EN Publishing has revealed Secrets of the Tome, a hardcover spellcaster sourcebook for both Level Up: Advanced 5E and standard D&D 5E that introduces a brand-new full class: the pactweaver. The pactweaver bargains with mysterious entities called arch spirits, of which over 100 are detailed in the book. Where a warlock locks in with a single patron at level one and lives with that choice forever, a pactweaver can sign with a storm spirit one session for lightning powers, then walk away mid-campaign and bargain with a death spirit for necromancy.
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Start organising for freeIf the name EN Publishing sounds familiar, it's the team behind EN World, one of the longest-running D&D fan communities online, and the Level Up: Advanced 5E system. A5E has built a reputation as the thinking person's 5E: deeper character options, fixes for the healing yo-yo and the dead monk problem, and an actual treasure economy with magic-item crafting and strongholds.
Beyond the new class, the book delivers a fresh subclass for every existing full caster (artificer, bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock and wizard), themed around forgotten or suppressed magical traditions. The spell chapter is described as "by far the longest," packing in over 500 rare spells, and there's a new magic-item category called tomes that work as world-altering treasures rather than simple loot drops.
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See how it worksSecrets of the Tome will land on Kickstarter later this year, and the book is compatible with vanilla 5E out of the box. For groups already running A5E, or anyone who finds standard 5E spellcasters samey by tier 3 (same cantrips, same spell slots, same fireballs), the pactweaver alone might justify the pledge.
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Sources: EN World | EN World Event Listing | Level Up A5E
