
The Magical Renaissance – Player’s Guide for 5e
Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Supplement by Vortex Verlag

Bring the wonder, ambition, intrigue, and hidden horrors of the Renaissance to your 5e game!
The Magical Renaissance: Player’s Guide for 5e is a comprehensive collection of character options drawn from The Straight Way Lost and Serenissima Obscura. Use it to create characters for our own Magical Renaissance settings – or introduce its exciting new options into any 5e campaign.
Choose from four original classes:
- The Philosopher, who uncovers the hidden principles governing nature and magic
- The Artist, whose creative genius possesses extraordinary power
- The Gonneslinger, a daring master of Renaissance firearms
- The Merchant, who turns influence, resources, and negotiation into formidable advantages
The book also features:
- New options for Warlocks
- The urban magic of City Druids
- The Courtier, a new Bard subclass
- Updated skills and adaptations of familiar 5e options
- Character motivations tailored to Renaissance adventures
- New mechanics for confronting the Horror Within
Create characters from three distinctive new species:
- Children of the Lagoon
- Nephilim
- Half-Dwarves
An extensive background chapter explores both the historical and magical Renaissance, providing ideas, context, and inspiration that can enrich any fantasy setting.
Whether you are exploring our worlds or expanding your own campaign, this book gives you everything you need to create heroes shaped by an age of discovery, beauty, conflict, and transformation.
Bring the Renaissance into your game!

The Magical Renaissance – Player’s Guide for 5e is available through DriveThruRPG in PDF.
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