• A mockup of the cover of SIDEQUEST Issue 25. The cover art depicts An armored tyrant fights two heroes. They use magic to draw the life from one of the heroes, as the other lies helpless on the ground, their sword broken. Text overlaid on the image describes the contents of the issue.
  • A circular token which depicts The vinemaw, a large orange-red plant creature which a huge mouth which runs the length of its body. It has twisting vines for legs, and a canopy of large brightly colored petals.
  • The Cinderclaw Gauntlet, an armored glove with a glowing red gem set into its center.
  • The Emberheart staff, a wooden staff which ends in a pair of carved hands which can open around a glowing orange gemstone which seems to float away from the end of the staff.
  • A lance which a shaft made from fiend wood which glows with infernal power. The tip of the lance is a crystal that shifts into multiple color as it moves.
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Icarus Games

SIDEQUEST Issue 25

SIDEQUEST Issue 25

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The best-selling 'zine for 5E game masters and players.

SIDEQUEST is a love letter to the gaming 'zines of old, and is packed with 5e compatible  content to inspire you. Whether you are a game master or player you'll find something to use within the pages of SIDEQUEST. 

What's Inside

This issue of SIDEQUEST includes:

  • The World of Istar: An introduction to the world of Istar, which is the Icarus Games setting. We've been sharing things from areas of this setting, including Ashk and the Jewel Cities, for the last few years, but there's going to be a LOT more Istar specific content coming so we thought a quick refresher primer was in order!
  • The Shards of Istar: One of the defining features of the world of Istar is that magic came to the world when the dragon-god Istar was killed and their body crashed into the world. As their bones fossilized, they became the magical substance known as sunat stone which first introduced magic to the mortals of the world. The Shards of Istar are weapons made from pure pieces of the corpse of the dragon-god Istar, and in this first of a new series, we introduce the concept of the shards and give you the first stats for three of them.
  • Vathek, Twice Cursed: Vathek is one of our Iconics, characters who appear across multiple artworks. He is a tiefling reaver fighter and has appeared in several pieces of cover art through the years. Folks have been asking for more information on our iconic characters, so this is the first in a new ongoing series that will introduce each of the 12 iconics and provide stats for them as NPCs in your games.
  • The Vinemaw: The Vinemaw is a jungle predator - better known as the feeding flower. This article includes lore, art, and stats to use this new CR 7 plant in your games. 

All the mechanical content in this issue is compatible with the 2014 version of Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition. 

Download includes a 12-page bookmarked PDF and tokens for using the Vinemaw in VTT play. 

What People Are Saying

 I've used content from Sidequest in my own world to save me creating monsters and inspire me with quests and other things, which has been especially useful as a newbie!
- Lexi

Credits

WRITTEN & EDITED BY: Anthony Cerrato
LAYOUT & GRAPHIC DESIGN: Anthony Cerrato
TRADE DRESS: Alderdoodle
COVER ART: Dean Spencer
INTERIOR ART: Dean Spencer, Hokunin, Mattias (Baconstrap), Michael Fiore.
CARTOGRAPHY: Anthony Cerrato using Inkarnate & Photoshop.

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