Tome of Heroes — Essential 5th Edition Character Expansion
Tome of Heroes — Essential 5th Edition Character Expansion
Your character sheet is about to get a lot more interesting. Tome of Heroes is the essential character expansion for D&D 5th Edition — a massive toolkit of new options that works with any 5E campaign, from established settings to homebrew worlds.
Whether you want to play a mechanical gearforged, an arctic elf, or a deer-like alseid, or you're looking for the perfect subclass to match your character concept, this book delivers more options than any single supplement in the 5E ecosystem.
Who This Appeals To
Players who feel constrained by the core 5E options and want more ways to express their character concept. Also great for GMs who want to offer their players a richer set of choices without overhauling the system. Works with any 5E or Tales of the Valiant campaign.
Features
- 70+ new subclasses including Circle of Bees, Way of the Unerring Arrow, Path of Hellfire, School of Black Powder, and Pugilist
- 20+ new races and subraces: alseid, gearforged, aquatic gnomes, arctic elves, and more
- 12+ new backgrounds including diplomat, freebooter, gamekeeper, and innkeeper
- New equipment: firearms, chakrams, glidecloaks, bombs, mounts, and clockwork companions
- New magical systems: manipulating magical plants, drawing draconic runes
- 50+ new spells including fuse armor, conjure fireflies, and steam gout
- Optional rules for downtime, group party themes, and weapon combat maneuvers
What You'll Experience
The subclass variety is the real draw here — with 70+ options, nearly every character concept has a mechanical home. The new races feel genuinely distinct rather than reskinned versions of existing options, and the equipment chapter adds texture to the world without requiring a system overhaul. This is the book that stays on the table session after session.
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