The Vault of Magic Is Awesome! (Ep. 240)

Professor DM reviews Kobold Press' Vault Magic. Chock full of hundreds of unique magic items for your 5E or OSR game, this a book you don't want to miss!
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[@doublekrpg]

Kobold Press makes amazing 5e content and the Midgard setting is so interesting. All their Creature Codex books make great monster alternatives to any game.

[@billcox8870]

After killing a Wyvern, I took the stinger back to town. I found someone who was able to work with the venom sack and made me 10 vials of poison that I could use on a weapon. Video games with crafting helped me come up with that idea. Players and DMS alike should feel free to draw inspiration on what to do from completely different games.

[@drowningin]

That's the first thing my son did when I taught him DnD we home brewed it almost completely. Made his own world, and used his love of Minecraft and Monster Hunter as inspiration. It was very crafting focused. With gear made from monster types etc. He took it to friends and started DMing for them with his game

[@Yell0wCheese]

simularly i was able to consentrate the poison into one arrow which gave me a single hit worth 7d6 dmg

[@carpma11]

Ah, the best type of 5E content: the kind not made by WotC. This looks like a great resource, to use straight-up or to convert to whatever your system of choice.

[@leem2155]

ne’er has a truer phrase been spoken, matt. 5e is like an orc: you should hack it to pieces!

[@dbretton]

@@leem2155 5e is like a troll; kill it, then burn it and toss the ashes to the wind.

[@zekewarren1510]

The Verses of Vengeance stood out, to me, when reading! A cool item and a cool book!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

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[@brettschacht4183]

As soon as they release the pocket edition, I'm jumping on this book.

[@herryoung]

Kobold press is killing it with their quality books for 5e! And now that they’ve drawn in the Professor into their mad schemes, even better! Check out the Frungilator, it was my groups favorite!

[@adrianwebster6923]

Bezoars are real items created exactly as described. Historically they were thought to have magical and mystical properties. Fun stuff.

[@jamesalexhowlett]

Last year I’ve noticed that I’m more excited by Kobold’s books than I am wizard of the coast’s books.

[@danielrowan4716]

Great review as always, Professor. I too love weird and wondrous items made from exotic materials with sometimes bizarre effects. I also love consumable yet potent items, especially potions and wands. Puts a bunch of power in the hands of the PCs but if they mismanage it, it can end badly….

[@SomoneTookMyName]

As someone who tosses a good amount of magic items in their games this book is great. I picked it up some time back. Good stuff in it. Honestly, when it comes to Kobold Press you cant go wrong. They put out really good content. I would even say far better then what Wizards puts out.

[@oldmandave304]

I got my public library to buy a copy of every Kobold Press book! The Vault of Magic is well worth it.

[@raindog8684]

I own and am a huge fan. There are so many items I would have never considered: honey, bezors, etc.. I keep going back and looking at items for even more ideas.

[@davidu8283]

Thanks! Great review of a great product, Kobold always has quality stuff! Glad you got to be a part of this Vault PDM. 😀👍

[@drowningin]

Singing shrunken head. Can be used as a radio for rest bonus, or placed/thrown used to distract enemies. However it is known to complain when in a bag, and has bad allergies causing sneezing. both causing disadvantaged to sneaking. Is there anything it can't do?

[@twistedturns65]

Love that book, wish I picked up the physical copy when I backed it. One of my favorite magic items: The lantern whose light can be viewed by up to five people the bearer designates.

[@lestatjdr6882]

On one hand, it looks fantastic and is bound to be a great source of inspiration, but on the other hand, it is so much content for something that doesn't come up that much (if ever !) in my games haha. I wonder about you as well Professor, since you don't seem to include magical items extensively in your own games.

[@ddis29]

he wasn't going to use them so he sold them off to someone who would :)

[@lestatjdr6882]

@@ddis29 hahaha nice one. A true grimdark approach.

[@cybrim1]

It's not about the quantity... but the quality...

[@lestatjdr6882]

@@cybrim1 precisely, and that's my point. Do we need to buy a very specific supplement, as polished as it might be, if only to use two or three entries from it ? That's why I tend to stay away from overly specific supplements, even quality ones.

[@cybrim1]

@@lestatjdr6882 unfortunately people forgot how to use their own imaginations... and that is why supplements like this exist. I'm okay with map collections, prebuilt encounters, adventure hooks, adventure sites, but not all the fluff, i often strip modules down from their original narrative, replace a few maps and encounters... take cyberpunk's "the apartment", throw it in a fantasy setting, replace corporations with guilds... and the PCs have a reason to go adventuring... because now they have enemies with resources!

[@josephcollins5998]

"Arcane Artifacts and Curious Curios" by Madeline Hale also offers 1000 system agnostic quirky and practical items. Deffo worth the low price!

[@RovingBiologist]

I picked it up through the Kickstarter, its a welcome addition to my 5th edition library.

[@MarshmallowMadnesss]

This is my first purchase from Kobold Press. Having Professor and Sly Flourish as contributors help spur my purchase, but it is a FANTASTIC resource for magic item ideas. I like the mix of low powered and super powerful items. I love magic musical instruments and there is something for every DM in here and the production, writing, and art is on or above par with anything from WOTC. The only thing holding me back from buying the Kobold Press monster books is ... which one to get??

[@MichaelChadd]

Kobold Press makes excellent books and this one is just awesome. I think the common items are just great.

[@brentnorton1602]

Looks like a great book. My cleric of knowledge is already eyeing the Verses of Vengeance. Think it’s funny you are reviewing a book on magic items after you said if your players found a magic item they would throw it in a lake.

[@nordicson2835]

This looks great and Debra Anne Woll . If Satine Pheonix was in this book as well ... wow. Dad needs this in his Easter basket.

[@wanderinghistorian]

Thank you for reviewing this. I was on the fence about getting it but now I know I want to.

[@bengamingames5002]

Goblin shield baby! I need that 😆! Can't wait to get this!

[@WallyDM]

I backed this Kickstarter. This book is pure gold for fun and inspiration. Did not know that you were a contributor, awesome!

[@mikemckinney7031]

I have this book, & it makes a great addition to your game's possibilities to mix things up more than just what is in the DMG regular stuff to find.

[@loki.odinson]

If you like grim dark fantasy as much as I do, I highly recommend you take a look at the Berzerk manga by Kentaro Miura as well as its two animes from 1997 and 2016. Great stuff. I have never seen a darker fantasy than that from Kentaro Miura.

[@simmonslucas]

I back this so fast! So many of my favorite creators and Kobold is a great publisher, no Brainerd. Adds so much needed fun to items in 5e. I'm almost done coding a little Python app to roll the random tables in the back.

[@TheOnlyTherazan]

To my knowledge, Vault of Magic is the first 3rd party book I ever bought for D&D, because it reminded me of the 3.5 Magic Item Compendium, which was THE most important book to our party when we ran Pathfinder's Rise of the Runelords. I can't say I'm disappointed, a few items are even old friends.

[@simonfernandes6809]

The Vault of Magic is awesome. I gave my NPC Ranger (an enemy) some Angry Hornet arrows and used them against the PCs. Machine gun and ripped to pieces are phrases that spring to mind.

[@Kill2Hard101]

Hey professor I just bought this book and it's awesome.

[@trikepilot101]

I have used Gauntlets of Ogre Power that were made of ogre fingerbones. Good flavour.

[@anthonygent6378]

Interesting I may have to purchase that book just for reference in my Basic Fantasy game

[@rriosl]

Definitely I'm going to get this book!

[@oxydeep9404]

"Sorry, this coupon is not applicable to selected products." :( Great video though. I love nerdgasm-ing out on cool fantasy stuff.

[@agbenfante]

Same

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

The coupon code won't work with their current sale, but it will still work on Monday when the sale is over.

[@stephencraig3176]

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 i just tried the coupon and it didn't work, cant see anything saying there is currently a sale (25th of march, 5days before its meant to expire)

[@mrgunn2726]

As always, I love your work. I am meh on products like this, is USD 44.00 for the PDF and and hard copy, worth it.... The real news is the availability of on-line support for the Roll20, LFG and Shard platforms, but again USD 30.00... hmm. Another great review! Thanks.

[@Dudeosaurus]

Lakesh Meng - "Backlash" - A human leather whip. This object is a human leather whip. All craftdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is encircled with bands of human bone. This object menaces with spikes of human bone.

[@dot0verdrive]

I could be mistaken, but I don't think the coupon code works

[@sirguy6678]

Looks fantastic!

[@francescocasto6672]

I would love to see a cards deck edition of it. Would be awesome.

[@danielowens7923]

love the channel. Thanks for this vids!!

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@TookyG]

I'll have to pick that up. Even though I'm pretty much done with 5e it seems like a great resource for any edition of D&D / fantasy RPG.

[@detectiveMM]

What will you play instead of 5e?

[@TookyG]

@@detectiveMM OSE, AD&D BECMI/BX, OD&D, anything that gets more out of my way than 5e. I enjoyed 5e for a good 5 years from when it came out until a few years ago. At this point I'm just done with it.

[@detectiveMM]

@@TookyG what do you mean gets out of your way?

[@wesleywalker2831]

Yaaarg! 🧐 Code "not applicable to selected products." Doesn't say why, but maybe due to concurrent KP 16th Birthday sale promo through 20 March?

[@UnwalledGarden]

Kobold press is pretty good for a monster-run outfit. 🤣

[@knghtbrd]

Professor Dan contributed BIBLE THUMPING to this book! I love it! 🤣🤣🤣 The power of $DEITY compels you! *THWACK!* The power of $DEITY compels you! *THWACK!* The power of $DEITY compels you! *THWACK!*

[@jerryjensen5700]

I got that book. I enjoy that book. Brotherhood of the fezzes forever!!!

[@israelmorales4249]

Wow, just wow, i really hve this kind of dream of making my own magic items (i play PF1E) but i m looking forward to this product for inspiration

[@justinhicks6816]

i had this book already and i can definitely agree with the recommendation. great book all around and cool that you contributed!

[@sherizaahd]

That Tome that can be a shield or weapon was cool. I agree that monsters' corpses should be harvestable. Like, the blood and kidneys of a manticore has to be magical and valuable, right?

[@AbyssallAberrant]

Heliana's Guide To Monster Hunting has a in depth system to crafting monster parts into equipment.

[@Spiceodog]

I can confirm, it’s really fricking good

[@blairnelson2953]

Rothfuss? Somebody tie him to a desk and make him finish "Kingkiller Chronicles" Thx!!

[@lestatjdr6882]

You don't say...

[@Adrian_Lee6113]

So good! Man you deserve to get to 100k subs!

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

Sounds really cool I’ll have to put it on to buy list

[@Rick-tt5hi]

It is great!! I was a kickstarter.

[@Keaggan]

I love armor and weapons made from monsters. I would like a book that has a chart on harvesting monster parts to produce magic items potions weapons etc. I've seen little bits here and there but I want like a full on chard / table system.

[@MarkAVP]

Discount code doesn't work for the Limited Edition, just a heads up. Now I just have to mail it to you to get you to sign it!

[@gardenrabbit3565]

I have this one as well as the monster tomes and in my opinion there’s more effort and creativity here than in many of the wotc books which I just don’t find worth buying anymore

[@RyanWBL]

Not to mention WoTC is sanitizing their content to a point where if you want gritty mature content you have to go to third party sources. This whole "calling x monster evil is problematic" mess is making their content vanilla.

[@gardenrabbit3565]

@@RyanWBL correct. dont worry we have wheelchair accessible dungeons now though 🤡

[@legionarybooks13]

This reminds me a bit of Cyran's Magnificent Walking Marketplace, which I'm a backer of on Kickstarter. I'm eager for its release and really hope Professor Dungeon Craft reviews it.

[@BarbarosaAlexander]

I just put this on my bday wish list because of your review, PSM.

[@korylytle9045]

I really like the look of this, and I have to say Kobold Press does a great job with their products. I use the Midgard Heroes Handbook a lot in my games, despite using a homebrew setting. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the HH and some of their other products.

[@joesgotmore]

I have had this on my wishlist for a while on Roll20. Now I think I will have to pull the trigger.

[@mateofantasma]

I own this and it's great. Used only a few of the items in there, because there is so much! and I am kind of a stingy DM :)

[@mateofantasma]

The random table at the end that combines de standard 5e items and incorporates the new ones in this book is absolutely fantastic.

[@BewareTheCarpenter]

bought one book like this in the past. Most of the items were, "lets you cast X cannonical spell once per day."

[@dansantospirito5310]

Kobold press is what... Ahem... Certain other major publishers should be.

[@keithkannenberg7414]

The fact that most magic weapons and armor is D&D have a standard mechanic - +x to hit/dmg/AC - makes them so boring. I understand why this is so. Back in the Chainmail days a magic sword was just a die modifier to wargaming rules. But there are so many more interesting things you can do with them. Magic items are an opportunity for DMs to be creative and make the game interesting and fun. Start with minor powers and work up if you're concerned about balance.

[@charlieblocher7456]

Bezoars are always good for alchemy.

[@davidmunoz2176]

Am I the only one having an issue with applying Professor DM's coupon code???

[@ScottForrest420]

Nope

[@TroySavary]

It isn't a "review" if it is a product that you had a hand in creating.

[@phillipbernhardt-house6907]

Very cool! Congratulations on your contributions being published in this all-star volume! Does it list who wrote which items in the book somewhere, so we can look up all the items you created easily?

[@VikingFyre]

And sold

[@mtgtraininggrounds6879]

Coupon code doesn't seem to work. Tried to apply it to the regular hardcover version and says the "Coupon is not applicable to selected products"

[@TaberIV]

Your review videos are always great. I think you'd really enjoy some of the adventures by Necrotic Gnome and I'd love to see your thoughts!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

I review Halls of the Blood King in an upcoming episode. It may be okay Patreon now. I can’t recall.

[@DarkAutumnScribe]

Ah well, add to cart...

[@sleepinggiant4062]

I may have to pick this one up. I'm curious how much of the stuff has 5e mechanics like short/long rest tied to it.

[@tomdulski6616]

well done

[@realitymill]

Anyone else having problem with the discount code? Telling me it's not applicable to selected product (I tried both the hard cover and soft cover preorder)

[@owenhodson7921]

Love the crafting concepts any other books with creature crafting recommend?

[@blazecorp]

Was going to buy it until I seen the postage to Australia....NO WAY.

[@Squirrel-Hermit]

Kobold press...they are quality stuff...

[@MrOmega-cz9yo]

Like others have posted, I find that the discount code does not work. Is there a start date for it? Anyway, nice vid. Looking forward to using this book.

[@TheGlosoli]

Got so hyped i bought it before you talked about the coupon code.... im an idiot haha xD

[@cameronmaas2644]

One Deathbringer is one like

[@Insanalyst]

If the magic item is useful, the creature that has it is using it. Why would they be just laying around? This also makes the items more rewarding because they have to be earned.

[@Dra8er]

What a schill 🤣

[@zachwild2178]

Kobold Press with another banger! Where can I get access to your discord channel or is for Patreon backers only?

[@LordOz3]

The coupon code didn't work. What's the better deal - the current sale or the coupon?

[@rewejuegos6839]

It took me 2 minutes into this video to order it online xD

[@Tentfox]

Professor, which items did you contribute?

[@TheArcturusProject]

Woo

[@Billchu13]

King killer chronicles by Pat Rothfuss book review would be a great video

[@juliancanaves]

sadly the shipping costs to spain are prohibitive :/

[@ttprophet]

it's neat, but have my players collect raw monster components, then they tell me what they want. they need at least 100 components to attempt to conjure a magic item at an altar in town. based on the probability or absurdity, i negotiate a fail chance percentage to roll against for success. the roll burns the same amount of components regardless if they succeed or not. to try again, you'll need 100 raw components minimum. to me, while getting surprised with something random could be fun... players have more fun making up their own magical abilities that do the thing they want it to do.

[@DarkHeartofBlackmoor]

Video is for Vault of Magic, discount code is good till April 30 but vault of magic is not eligible to be used with this coupon code???

[@davidrinehart7415]

sweet

[@tomdulski3729]

toy chest of inspiration

[@redd_Jack]

Your discount code doesn't work on Kobold Press :(

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

It will on Monday. The weekend sale discount code overrides it.

[@punteral101]

Could you use this book with 3.5?

[@patricksanders7988]

But Professor Dungeon Master...you said that your players in your campaign mistrust all magic items and leave them where they lie. 😆

[@mrgunn2726]

Asked him the same on Patreon! Great minds Patrick.