What lies within Faerie?
Drawing on the legends and myths of medieval British folklore, Faerie: A Realm Wanderer’s Guide is a 5e sourcebook that presents a brutal “Game of Thrones” style take on the kingdoms of the Fey Realm, fully compatible with 5th Edition!
The world of Faerie is the fey realm as you’ve never seen it before in 5e. A setting born of the folk legends and medieval history of the British Isles. Explore a land of ancient magic, torn apart by a brutal conflict between the feudal fey houses. Wage a war against creatures of fate and fable, unlock new subclasses and races, and discover elder magic with the new Witch class.
This fully illustrated 200+ page guide provides a fully fleshed out fey realm, with a deep well of lore and player options, over 100 new fey creatures and a new system of FEALTY that allows players and DMs to invoke the help or hindrance of the various fey kingdoms.
The Witch Class
Faerie introduces a brand new class for 5e, The Witch. Witches are casters that use a unique form of spellcasting called the Magic of Rite, allowing them to cast spells using Mystic Marks rather than spell slots. These marks can be used by witches to both cast their elder magics, as well as weave sigils into their spells to alter their very nature. A witch also needs a coven, and Faerie has two to offer: The Coven of the Familiar, granting witches a bolstered companion to aid in battle and magic, and the Coven of the Hex, which entrusts powers of curse and bane to its members. For a peak at the first few levels of Witch class, check out the preview PDF!
Fey Lineages & Subclasses
Stepping into the world of Faerie unveils more than just myth, it is also home to 2 new playable lineages, and 10 new subclasses. Maybe you will take on the guise of your prey as the shapeshifting Fetch rogue, bring doom and decay to the living as the Circle of Blight druid, or champion the elder magics with blade and spell as a Witch Knight fighter.
And what lineage will you be? Perhaps a Hagborn, children who survived their part in a deadly hag’s ritual but are forever changed by it. Or maybe you will be an Etterkin, spiderfolk native to the lands of Faerie, weavers of legendary silk, skulkers of only the darkest places.
The Fealty System
Navigating the violent world of kingdoms and war that the realm of Faerie is means navigating the various courts and kingdoms that claim stake to its lands, as well as the conniving Fey that control them. In Faerie you’ll find a new progression system for DMs & Players in the form of the new Fealty System. Fealty is an in-depth but easily accessible system of renown, that allows players to gain the aid of the courts they assist as well as the bloody ire of those they denounce. As a band of heroes gains renown within a court, by defeating its enemies or impressing its nobility, their fealty score increases. As their fealty score increases they unlock new titles, class specific seasonal powers, and access to a variety of Court Favours. These court specific favours can be used by players to summon the aid of their patron court in a moment of crisis, scorch the earth with magical firepower, or to bolster them for encroaching danger.
All is to play for in the game for Faerie, but will your party survive long enough to play their hand?
Creatures of Fable & Myth
There can never be too many monsters, but their can definitely be too few. 5e presents only a small selection of fey creatures to torment players with, but no longer; Within Faerie GMs can find over 100 new and improved fey creatures and NPCs born from the myth and folklore of the British Isles. Some are monstrous, some are conniving, all are just waiting for your players to step off the treaded path and fall deep into the lands of Faerie!
Faerie Magic
Within Faerie players and GMs will find new spells, and magic items, all born of Faerie itself and the folk lore that inspired it. Discover the ancient elder magic, a primordial spellcraft used by witches and elder creatures, but conquerable by all who are bold enough! Wield mystical relics forged from the tales of Arthurian myth,or hammered by smithies of such legend that their mark is left in mountain as readily as in steel…
Alongside this you will find a new collection of feats, backgrounds and more that allow players and GMs to craft characters that feel deeply entwined within the story of Faerie itself.
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Pledge Rewards
You will get a DRM free PDF copy of Faerie: A Realm Wanderer’s Guide hosted and distributed through DriveThruRPG. The PDF will be indexed and hyperlinked, for ease of use.
You receive our STL pack, featuring three pre-supported creature models that come ready to print: The Blightwyrm, Gogmagog the Elder, and The Great-Errant!
You receive our digital token pack, featuring creatures and NPCs from the bestiary within the book. Delivered as high resolution PNGs and usable with your chosen digital tabletop!
You receive our hand illustrated witch character sheet as a high quality PDF, printable at home and made for ease of use with the witch class features.
You receive the standard hardcover version of Faerie: A Realm Wanderer’s Guide, featuring high quality semi-gloss pages and rich contrast art.
You receive our large Realms of Faerie medieval style illustrated map, printed on soft parchment like cloth with weathered edges, for use at your table or for display.
You receive our 7 piece sharp-edge polyhedral dice set, cast in an alternate “crystal” shaping with hand drawn runic numbering. Stored in a foam lined dark metallic case for safe keeping.
You receive our premium GM screen, featuring a beautifully illustrated depiction of the elder realm of Faerie on its player-side. Its GM-side displays quick reference information for both 5e, the fey realm, and our new fealty system.
You receive our campaign exclusive art card, featuring a hand illustrated and foiled ink art piece. Only available to select tier backers of Faerie, and only available for the duration of this campaign.
You receive our digital battlemap pack featuring 8 illustrated maps that depict 4 seasonal locations across Faerie, as well as their blighted counterparts. The maps are presented both gridless and with a 1-inch grid. The map pack is printed double-sided for Earl tier and up.
You receive four weighty metal medallions, each bearing the sigil of one of the Fey houses; House Summer, House Winter, House Spring, and House Autumn. These medallions feature as usable items within Faerie, and within the Fealty System
You receive a deck of illustrated spell cards with gold foiled edges, featuring the 50+ new spells as presented within the book.
You receive a deck of illustrated magic item cards with gold foiled edges, featuring the 50+ new magic items as presented within the book.
You receive 3 large high quality art prints of our favourite pieces from within the book, printed on thick card and made for display. Only available to select tier backers of Faerie, and only available for the duration of this campaign.
You receive the Collector’s Edition of Faerie features a beautiful ink illustrated cover evoking the battle between mortal knight and fey hag, gilded with gold foiling and featuring a bookmark ribbon! This version of Faerie: A Realm Wanderer’s Guide is exclusive to Backerkit and will not be available again.
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