Creed’s Codex: Arcane Secrets of the Summoners is a player supplement for fifth edition. Creed, an adventurer in pursuit of legend and lore, has delved into the secrets of the summoners, followed whispers of fearsome weapons wielded by warriors of the Burning Summit, and ventured deep into ruins looking for details on the fabled power of convergence. Details on his findings have been compiled into a 100+ page 5E supplement providing a mixture of new mechanics and lore. With new options for every character in 5E, make your character feel truly unique with a wealth of new choices. This book works with any fifth edition setting.

Inside this book you’ll find feats and gear for both martial and spellcasting characters alike, a variety of spells for all classes and schools of magic, the brand new summoner class, a plethora of beautiful illustrations, and much more!

Creed’s Codex has undergone over a year of playtests, surveys, and input from our active community. This material is designed and formulated to exceed the standards and rule-set of the official 5E materials in order to seamlessly integrate into your new and existing games. Back the book to bring new options to the table.

Summoner. Utilizing a quick wit, summoners have devoted their keen intellect towards the control of pure magical energy with extreme precision. Play a summoner if you want to bring forth summons to aid you in and out of battle as you attempt to outmaneuver your opponent. 

•  Brand New Summoning Point System to Streamline Summoning
•  Combat Formulas to Provide Damage, Defense, and Utility when you’re out of summons
•  Customize Your Character Further With Force Augments Such as Life Syphon, Elemental Fury, or Razer Edge 
•  Power of Convergence Feature Allowing You to Tap Into an Extra Well of Power at the Cost of Exhaustion and Triggering a Cataclysmic Event

There are five subclasses with vastly different playstyles. The colossus focuses on single summons, the convergent uses random tables to determine what they summon, the hivemind gains strength by having more than one summon under their control, and the evolutionist uses an personally customized eidolon as their summon. A 5th subclass was unlocked by a Master Summoner backer and is currently under development. Details coming soon!

Colossus

Specialists with a single summon, those that pursue the study of the colossus are driven by a passion to bring forth a singular, immense being of power. Whether through research, exploration of the world’s forgotten places of power, or direct combat with monsters found in the wild, colossus summoners focus on finding the strongest specimen they can control.

•  Overwhelming: Colossus summons radiate power, damaging nearby enemies
• ​ Resilient: Bolster your summon with your life force
• ​ Mangle: Devastate your enemies with brutal criticals

Convergent

Flaunting the esteemed precision of other summoners, the convergent recognize the power flowing all around them, and amplify this power by gently guiding, rather than binding it to their will. Convergent summoners forgo the choice of what they will bring forth allowing the environment to dictate what answers their call. This choice leads to more powerful summons but risks triggering a cataclysmic event.

•  Strength: Convergent summons are more powerful then their peers
• ​ Chaos: Easily tap into the power of convergence at the cost of control over the magic
• ​ Stamina: When others run out of energy, you can reach deep to bring forth the power you need

Hivemind

Seeing the synergy from controlling multiple summons, those delving deeper into the hivemind area of study find great strength in numbers. Where others feel a cacophony of competing information, those truly invested in the hivemind can weave together the threads into a fearsome force. The speed with which they approach and solve problems is an intimidating sight.

•  Horde: Power amplifies the more summons you control
• ​ Swarm: Overrun your enemies with your pack
•  ​Redirect: Take control of the battlefield

Evolutionist

Rather than summoning creatures they have encountered before, those focusing on creating their own personal ideal of a summon delve deep into research of the eidolons. These eidolons are painstakingly developed by the summoner to continually improve upon their initial framework in a never-ending quest to create the perfect summon.

•  Customize: Choose from a variety of increasingly powerful options to build your eidolon
• ​ Warded: The bond with an eidolon provides protective bonuses
•  ​Evolve: Continually add more traits as you level

Creed’s Codex comes with over 30 brand new spells. Covering all 8 schools of magic, there will be something for everyone. Whether you’re looking to amplify your charisma skill checks with theatrics, in need of extra defenses with bone armor, or just looking to up your shenanigan game with spectral bindings, there’s an option perfect to suit your character.

With spells oriented for both in and out of combat as well as new choices for each class, the wide variety allows for that unique twist you’ve been wanting for your spellcaster. 

Adding 10+ feats to choose from enhancing everything from social encounters, combat prowess, or general flexibility, every character has an option to expand upon their character concept. 

•  Obscure Knowledge: Solve puzzles, dazzle the court with your impressive recollection of facts, or annoy your party with exceptionally detailed stories on exceptionally boring topics.
•  Holy Cause: When you heal an ally, smite a nearby enemy.
•  Tap Convergence: Tap into the legendary power of convergence to enhance your next spell or attack, but risk triggering a cataclysmic event.

Deck out your character with new varieties of equipment: Symbiotic gear that improves over time and adapts to your behavior, the fabled War Scythes that are said to reap souls in addition to the lifeblood of your enemies, or the Bulwark Shields that though unwieldy, provide that extra layer of protection.

 Breath life into any character with these new gear options. 

This project started as a labor of love. Summoners are awesome characters in any fantasy setting, and the current spells and classes in 5E just didn’t offer the kind of experience we were looking for. It felt lack luster and just didn’t do the summoner justice. We wanted a true summoner class where we could create our own companion, bring them into battle, and support our allies. Conjuring your own army, customizing your summon, and really focusing on having a companion based class using their summons to solve issues without being just a glorified spell list. Now that sounded like a worthy objective. 

Properly balancing this class was challenging. We went through many iterations before settling on the summoning point system. Utilizing custom built tools like the 5E Monster Designer to analyze the relative strength of the class compared to peers, we’ve developed a character that’s fun to play, flexible in and out of combat, and is at its core a properly balanced summoner. 

If you’ve been waiting on a class like this for a long time, your wait is just about over. 

Along the way we developed a variety of fantastic spells, sweet gear, new feats, and really awesome illustrations. Our product is 100% audience focused through crowdfunding in the community. With your support, we are delivering a product that is constantly improving with our community’s tireless feedback, playtesting, and insanely wonderful ideas. For those of you just joining us now, we can’t wait to hear what you’d like to see.

Here’s why it’s a great time to come aboard:

•  Exclusive Discounts: You get access to the product at the lowest prices we’ll ever offer.
•  Make Your Vision Reality: By connecting directly with the Knight Vision Creative team, you’ll be able to provide your feedback on what you’d like to see, improvements you want to make, and things that you think would just be really cool. We’re excited to create something that is better than anything we could do just ourselves. If you have a great idea, we want to hear about.
•  Early Access: Our backers get access before anyone else not only to the final products, but to play testing sessions, early content releases, and other goodies. 

Speaking of early access, here’s a link to a preview of Creed’s Codex: Arcane Secrets of the Summoners.