Crooked Moon Sorcerers, Warlocks, and Wizards - Gothic Subclasses

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We’ve reached the grand finale of our journey through Crooked Moon. If you thought alchemical barbarians and plague monks were wild—wait until you see sorcerers turning into pools of blood, warlocks who serve a cosmic jester, and wizards who poke holes in reality itself. This is where things get truly unhinged.

Welcome back to Eternity TTRPG—your go-to source for all things D&D. This is Part 3 of our dive into the Crooked Moon subclasses, and the final five might just be the most dramatic of them all. We’ve got blood magic, chaotic laughter, witchcraft bargains, and two wizard paths that pull on the strings of reality.

1. Sorcerer: Crimson Sorcery

Crimson Sorcerers channel raw lifeblood as their source of magic. Their powers revolve around something called the Blood Well—a reserve of vital energy they can spend to boost damage, enhance healing, or fuel their abilities. They can even dissolve into a literal pool of blood, slipping through cracks and resisting damage like some vampiric horror.

As they grow stronger, they siphon life from their own body to supercharge spells, and eventually unleash Sanguine Feast—tendrils of blood draining everyone around them while restoring their own vitality. It’s absolute blood magic—a perfect subclass for anyone who wants their sorcerer to feel dangerous and unsettling.

2. Warlock: Great Fool Patron

Not all horror is blood and gloom—sometimes it’s laughter. The Great Fool is a cosmic jester patron, and its warlocks wield humor as a weapon. They lash out with Vicious Mockery as a reaction, slap curses on enemies that leave them blinded by flowers, clumsy with clown shoes, or honking uncontrollably every time they move.

At higher levels, their banter deals psychic damage, and eventually they can Send in the Clowns—summoning ghostly jesters that strike fear and knock enemies prone. It’s creepy circus energy meets eldritch pact, perfect for players who like their dark fantasy with a side of twisted comedy.

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3. Warlock: Horned King Patron

The Horned King reminds me, of course, of the Black Cauldron! ...So I already have nostalgia for it. This class is the darker side of warlock pacts—witchcraft, maledictions, and the like. These warlocks curse enemies with agony, rot, or madness, and later channel the Horned King’s majesty by sprouting antlers and radiating an aura that charms, terrifies, or weakens foes.

At their peak, they can even form a coven—bonding allies to share curses, teleport across the battlefield to each other’s sides, and spread extra necrotic damage. Thematically, this one screams ‘folk horror witchcraft’—rituals in the woods, blood pacts, and the slow transformation into something more than human.

4. Wizard: Occultist

Occultists are the wizards who say, ‘knowledge at any cost.’ They reach beyond the stars, tearing open the veil of reality for forbidden secrets. Their unique mechanic is the Intrusion Die—every time they push their magic, reality might fight back, causing strange intrusions from alien realms. In exchange, they get immense power: removing concentration requirements, teleporting through scrying spells, and even flying or resisting madness. It’s the perfect subclass for players who want their wizard to feel like they’re constantly balancing brilliance with cosmic horror.

5. Wizard: Philosopher

Where the Occultist seeks forbidden knowledge, the Philosopher seeks ultimate truth. These wizards distill existence into Quintessence—a crystalline powder created from dissolving creatures or objects with their magic. That quintessence can then be spent to boost spell levels, craft magic items, or even alter the damage type of spells.

Eventually, they craft a philosopher’s stone, granting them immortality, the ability to supercharge spells, and even cheat death itself. It’s the alchemical dream realized—equal parts academic and arcane.

And that’s it—the full lineup of Crooked Moon’s subclasses. Fifteen in total, ranging from blood-soaked sorcerers to those we covered in previous videos, like the plague monk, and alchemical barbarian. This supplement doesn’t just remix the classic D&D classes—it drenches them in gothic horror, folk myth, and cosmic strangeness.

If you’ve stuck with us through all three parts, thank you. Now I want to know—which of the fifteen subclasses across this series is your absolute favorite? Drop it in the comments, and let’s see which one takes the crown.

And if you enjoyed this series, be sure to like, subscribe, and share it with your table—because who knows, maybe your next campaign could use a paladin bent on the inquisition, or a spectral ranger.

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Crooked Moon Subclasses – Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, and Rogue

By Jacob Tegtman • September 8, 2025

Transcribed content from our recent YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBi0mbbG04&ab_channel=EternityTTRPG Transcription In our last video, we met alchemical berserkers, ghost-whistling bards, and druids who turn into walking forests. But we’ve only scratched the surface of what Crooked Moon has to offer with its monstrous classes. Today, Crooked Moon takes us deeper into grave-bound fighters, plague monks, fire-and-brimstone paladins, and rogues who gamble with fate itself. Let’s dig in. Welcome back to Eternity TTRPG—your go-to source for all things D&D. This is Part 2 of our look at Crooked Moon’s subclasses. If you missed Part 1, definitely check it out—we covered everything from the barbarian and bard, to the cleric and druid subclasses. Today, things get darker and even cooler. 1. Fighter: Barrow Guard Barrow Guards are warriors bound to the grave. They carry within them fragments of lingering souls, represented by something called Draugr Dice. Think of them like necrotic fuel cells you can spend to summon a ghostly steed, reduce incoming damage, or literally choke enemies with spectral hands from the beyond. As you level up, your deathly powers expand—your phantom charger can teleport through walls, enemies take psychic damage just for hurting you, and eventually, you become an eternal crypt lord – something like a lich – who doesn’t age, doesn’t need to eat or sleep, and commands the dead like it’s second nature. It’s a knightly subclass with a strong touch of gothic horror. 2. Monk: Warrior of the Pestilent Haze If you’ve ever wanted to play the personification of a plague (I think of the D&D 3.5e Blackguard Prestige Class), this is it. Pestilent Haze monks cultivate disease inside themselves, unleashing it through claws, cursed strikes, and clouds of choking miasma. You can infect enemies with your plague, communicate with vermin like rats and insects, and later your contagion grows so virulent it even bypasses resistances. At the peak, your plague ignores immunity and spreads like wildfire—turning you into a walking epidemic. It’s part folklore pestilence demon, part grim reaper’s shadow, and absolutely terrifying to imagine at the table. 3. Paladin: Oath of Castigation These paladins are divine inquisitors – like witch hunters – sworn to root out evil and burn it away. Their oath spells and Channel Divinity let them clap enemies in fiery chains, sniff out lies, and strike fear into the corrupt. As their power grows, they radiate an aura that lets their allies burn through fire and radiant resistances, and eventually, they literally embody cleansing flame. The paladin’s capstone, Fire and Brimstone, makes them immune to fire, extends their reach with lashes of divine flame, and punishes any enemy foolish enough to step into range. Think Judge Dredd by way of holy fire—relentless, terrifying, and impossible to escape. 4 . Ranger: Grim Harbinger This ranger comes with a chilling companion: the Grim, a spectral omen of death—often a ghostly black dog—that fights alongside you. You seal a creature’s fate with your Omen of Doom, causing it to take extra necrotic damage, and your grim manifests to harry them with bites and baleful howls. As you level, your doom powers get stronger: necrotic damage cuts through resistances, your grim becomes tougher, and you can even curse enemies with vulnerability to yours and your grim’s attacks. It’s part folkloric death omen, part monster-hunting ranger, and it oozes grimdark style. 5. Rogue: Sinner Sinners are rogues steeped in vice—gamblers, cheats, and scoundrels who cut deals with malefic powers. Their signature ability, Hex Slinger, lets them twist their Sneak Attack dice into curses, hexes, and bursts of bad luck for enemies. They carry a magical jinx weapon—maybe a pistol, maybe enchanted playing cards or dice—that channels their luck-bending power. As they grow stronger, they can steal inspiration, double down on curses, and even call on their infernal ‘friends in low places’ to reroll attacks or turn hits against them into misses. If you’ve ever wanted your rogue to feel like a cursed gambler or a devil’s dealmaker, the Sinner has that flavor. And that’s Part 2 of our dive into Crooked Moon. Grave-bound knights, plague monks, fire-fueled paladins, spectral rangers, and sinful rogues—you can really feel the book leaning into the Halloween, darkness vibe here. Next time, we’ll wrap things up with the final five subclasses, so stick around for Part 3. But I want to hear from you—if you had to pick between these five, which would you bring to your table? Drop your thoughts in the comments, and don’t forget to like and subscribe so you don’t miss the finale. to this series.

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Crooked Moon Subclasses: Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, and Druid

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Transcribed content from our recent YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6i50hO1-bI&ab_channel=EternityTTRPG Transcription Today we’re diving into Crooked Moon, a D&D supplement that takes classic classes and twists them into something darker, stranger, and sometimes—downright horrifying. We’ve got barbarians pumped full of alchemical serums, bards who summon up ghosts, and clerics who wield the cycles of life and death like a farmer’s scythe. Let’s get into it. Welcome back to Eternity TTRPG—your go-to source for all things D&D. This week, we’re kicking off a three-part look at the subclasses from Crooked Moon. There are 15 of them in total, so I’m splitting things up to give each one the spotlight it deserves. If this video gets a good response, I’ll keep rolling with parts two and three. So, let’s check out the first five subclasses. 1. Barbarian: Path of the Experiment Take your standard barbarian rage—and add mad science. The Path of the Experiment plugs copper tubes, glass syringes, and volatile chemicals into your veins. When you rage, you inject yourself with serums that can either make you monstrously huge, give you berserk cleaving attacks, or even force your wounds to stitch themselves back together mid-battle. Later on, you can ooze corrosive acid, shrug off conditions like blindness or poison, and eventually combine multiple serums at once for absolutely brutal effects. This subclass reminds me of the “alchemist” class in Warcraft 3, and fits perfectly for a barbarian. 2. Bard: College of Whistles You’ve heard the superstition about whistling at night calling spirits? These bards crank that concept up to eleven. The College of Whistles lets you summon spectral companions called haints whenever you use Bardic Inspiration—spirits that can intimidate enemies, shield allies, or boost movement speed. And it doesn’t stop there. You can whistle a ghost train that literally teleports you and your party across the battlefield—or even across the map with a phantom locomotive. At high levels, your whistle becomes a death knell that curses enemies with psychic fear. It’s part folk horror, part hobo folklore, and honestly one of the coolest spins on bard magic I’ve seen in quite a while. If you know me, you know that I’m not the biggest fan of bard classes, to be honest. But this one feels unique, and helps pull you into Crooked Moon’s grim mystique. 3. Cleric: Harvest Domain Harvest Domain clerics embody the endless cycle of sowing, growing, and reaping. You choose which phase of the harvest you’re channeling: planting brings protection, growth offers guidance and boosts, and reaping is straight-up necrotic damage. You can conjure magical cornucopias that heal allies during rests, spread divine inspiration like grain, and eventually grant full-on regeneration or resistances depending on your chosen aspect. Flavor-wise, it feels like a rural priest who can bless the crops one day and swing the scythe of death the next. It’s a brilliant mix of pastoral peace and grim inevitability. 4. Druid: Circle of the Old Ways This druid taps into the ancient, primeval spirits of the forest. These are the kind of druids who don’t hug trees – they actually become them. Casting shillelagh makes a living shield grow right out of your arm, and you can enter a state called the Wood Wose, where bark covers your body and sap makes enemies hesitate to attack anyone else. As you grow in power, you strike harder, shrug off blows, and eventually transform into a towering ancient protector—Large-sized, thorn-covered, and punishing anyone who dares cut into your sacred grove. It’s like playing a walking forest guardian ripped straight from folklore. Perhaps, this is even the precursor to what later became Ents, in the Lord of the Rings. 5. Druid: Circle of Wicker Crooked Moon offers two subclasses for certain classes, and the druid is one of them. So,we leave off on Druid for today. Where the Circle of the Old Ways druids draw power from nature itself, the Circle of Wicker druids work through effigies—that is, twig dolls, charms, and crude figures that carry powerful magic. You are like a witch in old fairy tales, or a mysterious wizard of the dark woods. You can plant an effigy that radiates an aura—healing allies, warding them, or punishing attackers with bursts of fire. Later, your wicker creations can shield allies from conditions, curse enemies with necrotic damage, and at the peak, become flexible enough to swap auras mid-battle. If you like the vibe of creepy folk rituals, protective charms, and just a dash of voodoo doll flavor, this subclass is dripping with atmosphere for you. And that’s the first batch of subclasses from Crooked Moon: the experimental barbarian, the ghost-whistling bard, the cycle-of-life cleric, and two very different but equally eerie druid circles. Next time, we’ll be covering the Barrow Guard Fighter and beyond, so make sure to subscribe if you don’t want to miss it. But before we wrap it up, now it’s your turn—tell me in the comments: which of these subclasses would you roll up first? Or, if you haven’t heard yet from the subclass you’re most interested, tell me which one you can’t wait to hear more about!