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Esper's Emporium of Esoterica

Created by Esper

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Latest Updates from Our Project:

50k! Onward to Adventure!
over 3 years ago – Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 11:04:01 AM

We have made it past 50k, which thrills me! Amazes me! Inspires me! And now, adventure looms on the horizon ...


When the PDFs get sent, the adventure will come along with them. It will be a 5E adventure featuring monsters from the Emporium. I have some of the adventure written, other parts are notes, and other parts are raw ideas brewing within my font of inspiration. Expect a fantastical location, magic to be discovered, and dangerous challenges ;)


A thousand thanks to you all!

What a Feat!
over 3 years ago – Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 07:34:29 PM

We've hit 45k, which means there will be twice as many feats in the Emporium, providing a bunch of new ways to customize your character and expand your roleplaying potential.

Here's an example:

$40k - More Doors Just Opened for Business!
over 3 years ago – Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:42:47 PM

Perusing mystical wares is great fun for player characters, but DMs can sometimes feel overwhelmed or like they're having to grasp blindly to pull something together in order to facilitate a locale where such wondrous purchases can be made. And how do such magical merchants keep their goods from being stolen? What exactly do they have in stock? 


The Magic Shops section of the Emporium lends a big hand to DMs, providing a sampling (now twice as big a sampling) of different NPCs, their shops, their specializations, and their own challenges. Along with this comes a quick, easy mechanic to determine if an NPC has a given item available—freeing the DM from having to spend a long time making extensive "inventory lists" for each magic items dealer in the campaign.


Five of the NPCs will come from concepts provided by backers (shopkeeper tier), and the rest are spawning from my imagination. Learn the secret knock and bring your coins and gems, the magic shops are open for business.

Art Enhancement 2 Reached
over 3 years ago – Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 10:48:45 AM

I launched this kickstarter with an extremely limited budget for art. By this point, that budget has improved greatly. I'm already in communication with a number of artists that will aid me in illustrating the Emporium. I would not have been able to afford of this had it not been for us reaching this point. I sincerely hope we reach the third art enhancement level, as that would improve the book even further and provide better compensation to the artists—they really deserve it for their work and creative talent.


Onward to victory!

In Depth Preview of the Paragon Class
over 3 years ago – Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 03:17:50 AM

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