Sometimes the natural currents around Ruathym, Whalebones, and the Moonshaes combine and create a whirlpool strong enough to draw in ships. Ships caught in its currents are torn apart and their wreckage drifts to the ocean floor three thousand feet below, where it is picked clean by Giant Crabs. The storm giant stronghold called Maelstrom lies underneath the whirlpool. The undersea fortress of…
Many Limukin are deeply in touch with the natural world around them. For some, this manifests as magical control over their surroundings. Limukin who show this trait often use it to help their kin shape their environment to better suit their needs, without fundamentally altering it. They craft burrows and redirect rivers but maintain a strict code of minimal harm to the environment. Limukin who…
Azeroth is a realm not merely shaped by war, but defined by it. No region, no nation, arguably not one contiguous square mile has escaped it. Wars have raged through all the ages. When modern citizens of Azeroth contemplate war, most think first of the long-running conflict between the Alliance and the Horde. This struggle is the cause of three of the great wars of modern history. Yet the…
Map: nelanther View Player Version Beyond the major islands and archipelagos, unaffiliated islands dot the sea—and some mysterious sites lie hidden under the waves. Gundarlun. Gundarlun, west of Neverwinter, experiences wintry weather most of the year, and its Northlander population is regularly terrorized by Arveiaturace, a white dragon from the North. Off the island’s southwest coast lies the…
A stormcaller feels the flow of the tides around, currents below, and shifting storms above the water, and can direct this power against those who threaten their people. Working together, a circle of stormcallers can bring down an entire fleet of ships. The greatest stormcallers have powers beyond what’s shown here; the merfolk tell stories of stormcallers who can command the beasts of the sea…
A stormcaller feels the flow of the tides around, currents below, and shifting storms above the water, and can direct this power against those who threaten their people. Working together, a circle of stormcallers can bring down an entire fleet of ships. The greatest stormcallers have powers beyond what’s shown here; the merfolk tell stories of stormcallers who can command the beasts of the sea…
Weapon (maul), legendary (requires attunement) A maul of chaos is crafted by melting down the magical plates of otherworldly constructs, infused with both the fluid and dust of elementals. The maul is then soaked in the grey matter of an aberrant brain. This steel maul is fitted into a shaft made from fiend skin leather and the ribs of a dragon. You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage…
Weapon (maul), legendary (requires attunement) This monumental hammer requires a Strength of 17 or higher to wield. You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. You can take a Bonus Action to use the command words, “light the forge,” and cause flames to magically curl up and heat the hammer’s anvil head. These flames shed Bright Light in a 20-foot radius and…
Weapon (maul), uncommon (requires attunement) When you hit a creature with this weapon, you are subjected to the effects of the Levitate spell, rising vertically up to 20 feet and remaining there for 10 minutes or until you end the spell as a free action. Once used, this power cannot be used again until you finish a Long Rest. (Everybody Dies at Turtle Bay) Proficiency with a Maul allows you to…
Weapon (maul), legendary (requires attunement) You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The weapon has 5 charges. You can expend 1 charge and make a ranged attack with the weapon, hurling it as if it had the Thrown property with a normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet. If the attack hits, the weapon unleashes a thunderclap audible out to 300…
Type: Martial Melee Weapon Cost: 10 GP Weight: 10 lbs Damage: 2d6 Bludgeoning Properties: Heavy, Two-Handed, Topple Proficiency with a Maul allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Topple. If you hit a creature with this weapon,…
Weapon (longbow), artifact (requires attunement) This bow was crafted by a powerful djinni in the Stormheart: a perpetual maelstrom of wind and electricity in the Elemental Plane of Air. Lost to time, it has remained in the storm for untold centuries absorbing the volatile magic that runs rampant there. You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. A Storm Is…
Weapon (Longbow), Artifact (Requires Attunement) This bow was crafted by a powerful djinni in the Stormheart: a perpetual maelstrom of wind and electricity in the Elemental Plane of Air. Lost to time, it has remained in the storm for untold centuries absorbing the volatile magic that runs rampant there. You gain a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. A Storm Is…
Type: Martial Melee Weapon Cost: 750 GP Weight: 15 lbs Damage: 2d6 Bludgeoning Properties: Hafted, Heavy, Momentum, Two-Handed, Brutal Mastery of Advanced Weapons requires military training and skill. To use any of the special properties or the Weapon Mastery properties of the Wrath Maul, you must take the Advanced Weapon Proficiency feat. This weapon has the following Mastery Property. To use…
Weapon (maul), common (requires attunement) Immediately after you score a Critical Hit with this hammer, it casts Thunderclap, using your level to set the cantrip’s damage. Your allies have Immunity to the damage dealt by this casting of the spell. Proficiency with a Maul allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following…
Weapon (maul), uncommon (requires attunement) You can invoke great destructive power when you wield this weapon, causing triple damage on a successful hit. The power requires a magical word or phrase to be uttered, which you choose when you attune to it. Once used, this power cannot be used again until you finish a Long Rest. (Everybody Dies at Turtle Bay) Proficiency with a Maul allows you to…
Its gray and white skin is stretched tightly over its muscular form. Its wide-set mouth shows rows of jagged teeth below beady, stormy, blue-black eyes set in the center of its large bald head. Ripples of electrical currents pulse through its body, its veins glowing electric-blue like a network of lightning bolts across its skin. Storm Trolls can be found anywhere storms are common, such as the…
Weapon (maul), uncommon (requires attunement) This deep red weapon was made by a vengeful craftsman. You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. If the attack is made against a creature who dealt damage to you since the end of your last turn, this bonus increases to +2 instead. Proficiency with a Maul allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack…
Weapon (maul), uncommon (requires attunement) When you hit a creature with this weapon, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be moved 15 feet away from you in a straight line. You must be laughing maniacally while using the weapon to activate the blasting effect. (Everybody Dies at Turtle Bay) Proficiency with a Maul allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack…
A swirling vortex of dark clouds, debris, and icy shards moves in like an eldritch storm. Crackling octarine lightning fills the air, the ground rumbles and shakes with the might of the unnatural weather phenomenon, but this is no ordinary storm. Within the dark clouds appears a snarling face, its eyes and mouth like pools of octarine light. The creature is the weather itself, warped and infused…
Many Limukin are deeply in touch with the natural world around them. For some, this manifests as magical control over their surroundings. Limukin who show this trait often use it to help their kin shape their environment to better suit their needs, without fundamentally altering it. They craft burrows and redirect rivers but maintain a strict code of minimal harm to the environment. Limukin who…
Recently, a longship fleet of fire, frost, and hill giants sailed to Oman’s Isle from Maelstrom (see “Related Locations” below). They reclaimed their ancient steadings, driving out Ffolk and Norlander families. Fomorians surface from the Underdark wherever the Rusting takes root. Many suspect a connection between fomorians and this strange curse.
Weapon (maul), rare You have a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Proficiency with a Maul allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Topple. If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can force the…
Weapon (maul), varies (requires attunement) Bound into this weapon is a spell of level 8 or lower. The spell is determined when the weapon is created and must belong to the Conjuration, Divination, Evocation, Necromancy, or Transmutation school of magic. The weapon has 6 charges and regains 1d6 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the weapon, you can expend 1 charge to cast its spell.…
| Layer | Description |
|---|---|
| Krigala | The River Oceanus is a strong torrent flowing through this wilderness of eternal summer noon. |
| Brux | A red sun hovers forever on the horizon as mists and streams roil through the trees in eternal twilight. … |
Weapon (maul), very rare You have a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Proficiency with a Maul allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it. Topple. If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can force the…
Weapon (maul), uncommon (requires attunement) As long as this weapon is within your reach and you are attuned to it, you and allies within 30 feet of you gain the following benefits. Alarm. The weapon magically awakens each subject who is sleeping naturally when combat begins. This benefit doesn’t wake a subject from magically induced sleep. Supernatural Readiness. Each subject has Advantage on…
Years ago, a coalition of giants from Maelstrom returned to Oman’s Isle in enormous longboats, driving the previous inhabitants out of their homes and across the water. Now the giants live in small but well-established steadings across the isle, especially where Ostorian ruins were left intact in the Grampalt Highlands. Hill Giants cluster on the eastern slopes, protecting their steadings with…
Of all Azeroth’s seas, the Great Sea warrants most attention. At its center churns the Maelstrom, an eternally swirling vortex where the Well of Eternity was destroyed during the Great Sundering. It is home to multiple underwater civilizations. Nazjatar. An undersea city of stone structures and coral groves, Nazjatar is the center of naga power but has splintered into powerful competing factions…
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