#homebrewery

I’m currently working on a homebrew murder mystery "noir" style campaign and wanted to share two small pieces of homebrew:

The first is the Detective’s Test Kit, a magic item that allows players to discreetly collect blood samples and analyze them using enchanted parchment. It can reveal things like creature type or whether someone is poisoned, cursed, or charmed. The idea was to give players a way to gather clues without relying purely on divination magic.

The second is the Blood Familiar, a tiny undead familiar that can taste blood after biting a creature and learn information about the target. It can then track that creature for a while afterwards. It is intended as an additional option for Pact of the Chain warlocks.

Both were designed specifically for an investigation-heavy campaign and are meant to support clue gathering and the tracking of suspects.

I’d be happy to hear feedback if anyone ends up using them! Both are available as free PDFs on my Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/backyardvampire

Artwork is by me, and the pages were designed with Homebrewery.

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Question : i dont know if it's just a problem on my part, but the only way i seem able to view the files from the homebrewery is by downloading and reading them in the raw .txt format... im assuming its not meant to do that, but clicking on the thumbnails does nothing.

Help?

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