Somnus Domina: Blade, Bone, & Benefit (5th Edition Expansion)

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Supplement by Logan Laidlaw

Blade, Bone, & Benefit is an enhanced compilation of the three splash books Nat19 released in 2025 (Lana’s Fateful Vault, Dead Saint Record, and Three Gentle Sins) – each of which is a Gold tier selling title here on DTRPG! It is filled to the brim of its 280 pages with the existing 200 pages of content found in those books, as well as an additional extra book of content made possible by the supporters on our BackerKit campaign to print them!

A NEW CLASS | 67 SUBCLASSES | 3 RACES | 81 SUBRACES | 3 BACKGROUNDS | 61 NPCs | NEW SPELLS | NEW ITEMS

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This robust compendium features content from Nat19’s JRPG-inspired setting Somnus Domina – though it can be used in any 5E setting – and includes themes of fortune, chance, transhumanism, dark gods, technique, self-improvement, and draws from inspirations such as Prince of Persia, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and much more. It contains options for players, GMs, and for general worldbuilding!

Below is a quick run-through of what this book contains:

• Lore on five gods, their clergy, realms, and habits
• Cults and organizations
• Various planes, divine realms, and their effects on outsiders
• Mechanics made for our reverse-compatible 5.19th Edition system
• 1 new class – the Blood Minister
• 59 subclasses (and 8 for the Blood Minister)
• 3 new races
• 81 subraces
• 3 backgrounds
• A library of new spells and spell groups
• A bestiary filled with 61 gods, beasts, NPCs, mechs, and more
• A robust treasury with magic items, artifacts, elixers, and more
• Phantom Third, a dice game playable at the table and in-game

All brought to life by the gorgeous art of our team, imagined through the lens of creators who grew up loving D&D, and wanted to combine it with everything they loved about their favorite inspirations. It’s all a little bit JRPG, a little bit anime, and a lot of excitement and adventure!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter I – Gods of Self & Sin… 1

Summaries and stories about the Somonian gods this compendium’s content is largely based on.

Chapter II – Clergies of Sin… 7

The orders and cults of the Gentle Sin gods.

Chapter III – History of the Sword Saint… 12

A brief history of the sword saint, a class and way of life featured in Somnus Domina.

Chapter IV – Planes & Divine Realms… 13

The various supernatural realms, planes, and places of worship relevant to the gods and beasts of this guide.

Chapter V – 19th Edition Mechanics… 19

A review of important mechanics introduced in 19th Edition, which are used in this book’s play material.

Chapter VI – Phantom Third… 23

An easy-to-learn dice game that requieres only a d12 and 2d6, which can be played in and out of character.

Chapter VII – Races & Subraces… 25

3 new races, each with 3 subraces, and 81 subraces for previously released races, all built for the 19th Edition Legacy Trait system.

Chapter VIII – Backgrounds… 63

Three new backgrounds for player characters.

Chapter IX – The Blood Minister… 68

A new class that wields their blood in a variety of powerful ways, including 8 subclasses.

Chapter X – Subclasses… 79

59 new subclasses for known classes.

Chapter XI – Spell Library… 139

A vast library of new spells and spell schools.

Chapter XII – Treasury… 179

New items, artifacts, saint relics, elixers, eidolic armaments, and sepherite.

Chapter XIII – Beasts, Gods, & Icons… 199

Somnus Domina: Blade, Bone, & Benefit (5th Edition Expansion) is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.

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