The ideal buccaneer's companion returns to 5e & 5.5! Awash with the dark mystery of maritime fantasy, it's time to climb aboard and chase down that horizon!
Filled with swashbuckling adventure and maritime mystery, Tempest: A Seafarer's Sourcebook remastered and expanded holds everything you need to take to the seas and bring nautical fantasy back to the tabletop for 5e & 5.5! Step aboard the ultimate in pirate fantasy with Tempest: A Seafarer's Sourcebook! Sail the stormy seas of Tempest, a maritime setting born from the myths of the Golden Age of Piracy! This is a world awash in salt and thunder, spiralling around the great and terrible maelstrom at its heart. How will ye carve yer destiny? Be it in service of one of the many isles perhaps? Or be it aboard a chartered ship under the flag of the 'honourable' West Tihini Trade Company? Or, mayhap, it be a destin of yer own making, and piracy be yer only path...
This fully illustrated 250+ page tome supplies you with the sails and the rigging to run and play real nautical adventures, including complete and expansive setting lore, a trove of swashbuckling player options, a buccaneers bestiary of ships & monsters, and a new and improved ship system for managing, upgrading, and battling with your very own galleon!
Here's a look at some of the plunder you can acquire alongside your copy:
If you'd like to get an eye on the oceans that await you, look no further. Click below to explore the Interactive map of Tempest, brought to life by LegendKeeper! Plan routes, explore islands, and set a course for adventures unlike any you've yet to embark on...
There's more than the sights to see on the seas of Tempest, and more than sailing to be done! Inside you'll discover 5 playable species, as well as 5 playable subspecies. Perhaps you'll step ashore as a half-merfolkMermeer, or apparate on deck as an impishly misty Foglin! Or it might be a twist on something familiar that catches your eye, the volcanic Blacksand Dwarves perhaps, or even the rare Stormkin Elf?
12 new subclasses also await you within, and you'll need them too if you hope to outlast the storms, but which boots will ye fill? Could it be those of a Witch of the Coven of the Sea, chanting elder rituals of brine and curse? Or maybe a Powder Monkey Fighter, armed to the teeth with enough explosives to make kraken calamari?
And what good be pillage without plunder? Fortunately there be enough treasure stuffed in the holds of Tempest to choke a Deepwellian Hornwhale! So whatever you're seeking you'll likely find it amongst the hoard of new items up for grabs inside, from the cursed Pieces of Eight, to the Arcanic Tarot, to the Heirlooms of the Seaworthy! And if items aren't yer gold there be magic of other kinds too, spells like Dead Men Tell No Tales that let ye bind a sailor to their word, or spells that unleash the fury of cannon fire upon yer foes like that of Broadside...
Tempest Invites you to sail the Several Seas, and explore a vast archipelago of islands swirling year by year about the great and terrible storm at their centre. Each island you visit holds new mystery and adventure, countless cultures living upon the waves, treasures buried long ago, and danger lurking beneath the tide. Explore numerous ports and places, each with distinct customs and traditions. Battle it out against agents of the insidious West Tihini Trade Company as they seek to establish dominion over each and every island. Or turn to the storm itself, and venture beyond the fulgurous mists to uncover what no sailor has yet to survive...
The remastered Tempest Ship System is a robust reimagining of the same easy to use ruleset first introduced in Tempest: A Seafarer's Sourcebook. If you've ever wanted to take part in exciting naval combat without needing to jerry rig a clunky rules set or learn an entirely new game, look no further. The Tempest Ship System is a playtested and comprehensive ruleset that provides minimal micromanagement and maximum customization. Players will be provided with everything they need to manage, crew, and upgrade their very own ship. They'll also take on ability score agnostic officer roles, which grow alongside their character and offer multiple options for progression.
And that's all without leaving port! Out on the seas there is plenty of danger, and the ship combat system has everything a GM needs to run fluid and dynamic combats without getting bogged down in the traditional complexities of ship to ship battle. You'll find easy statblocks for enemy ships, hazards and weather, and even massive titanic monsters for your players to face down! All this and more lies moored within the pages of Tempest, awaiting the right sailors to climb aboard and chase down the horizon!
What lurks where the eye can't see, beneath the waves of an untamed ocean? Tempest brings with it a menagerie of nautical nasties for players to brandish cutlass against, from the deceptive Castaway, to the aptly named Sharkosaurus. And if briny beasts weren't enough to contend with, Tempest also features a shipyards worth of sailors and vessels just itching to send you down to see old hob...
The original version of Tempest released on Kickstarter over 4 years ago, the Dragons Vault's very first foray into the realm of sourcebooks and publishing. While it was a mighty tome that we remain proud of, we have learnt a lot since then; from editing to game design to artwork, we aren't the novices we once were. So now we return to the tides of Tempest, to bring it forth new and improved, and with a shipload of added content.
Alongside much of what made the original Tempest so beloved you will now also discover over 100 pages of new content, including:
New Player Options. Be it the new playable Foglin species, the new Powder Monkey Fighter subclass, or any of the additional feats, spells, or items, there is a wealth of new material to be explored!
A Remastered Ship System. Building on the original, and incorporating elements from its successor (as featured in Lodestar: A Spacefarer's Manual), the remastered ship system brings with it tonnes of new options and mechanics whilst improving the areas lacking in the original.
Reworked Mechanics and Rules. We've had years to playtest Tempest, and know better now where the holes in our hull lie! From subclasses to spells to statblocks, the entire book has been given a thorough rework, including replacements and rebalancings where needed!
New Lore, New Monsters, New Ships. Beyond the new player options lies a fresh treasure ship of new content, from expansions to the existing lore of Tempest to brand newmonsters and enemy vessels!
New and Improved Artwork. Much of the existing artwork will be revisited and refined, whilst a plethora of newpieces are added, painting the pages of Tempest in even more colour!
Improved Print Quality. The original hardback of Tempest was printed using a print on demand service, but no longer! Both the collectors and standard edition now feature beautiful custom printing, with high quality art and gorgeous new covers & bindings.
So whether this be your first time sailing the seas of Tempest, or you've sailed with us before, Tempest: A Seafarer's Sourcebook Remastered Edition has a treasure chest of brand new booty for you to bring to your table!
Members of the Vault Discord who back Tempest also get the exciting Soups of the Sea Sticker & Content Pack free with their pledge! This illusive (and somewhat cursed) exclusive extra contains a pack of illustrated stickers featuring fantastical soups and stews from the seas of Tempest, as well as an illustrated and playable content pack with mechanics for soup-based magic items and even a few real-world soup recipes! Join today to secure yours!
Tempest is planned to begin distribution in Spring 2027. All throughout the process we'll be giving you monthly updates giving you an insight into our process and progress as we piece together this manual and the rewards. We'll keep you abreast of any adjustments or changes made that will be relevant to you, as well as provide access to early play test material (with an opportunity for you to provide feedback and potentially guide the balance process!). The Dragons Vault works with multiple distribution partners across the US and UK to make sure we get Lodestar into your hands as safely and affordably as possible!
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