#sunbear games

[sunbeargames]

Strongly considering writing a small dwarf-themed ttrpg where your four core stats are Brains, Brawn, Belly, and Beard

#dexterity is for elfs #sunbear games #ttrpg #ttrpg design

[dndtreasury]

Cloak of the Unheard Scream by Sunbear Games

#sunbear games #cloak #of the unheard scream #magic armor #magic items #tools #very rare #roguish #rogues #rogue #sound #stealth #perception #verbal #components #cloaks #robes #robe

[dndcharactersinfo]

Fearmonger

#sunbear games #fearmonger #feat #feats #frightening #abilities #ability #conditions

[wizardsspellbook]

Ghostly Advance by Sunbear Games

#sunbear games #ghostly advance #3rd #bonus action #necromancy #necrotic #force #ethereal #etheric #movement #weapons #dark #darkness #shadow #shadows #shadowy #info

[ilibra]

Have a bunch of cute little chibis that I drew for Dazzling Bookish Shop! These are all designs for acrylic charms included in their monthly subscription (and sometimes their special editions!)

In order the books are: Wolfsong, Ravensong, Cemetery Boys, The Sunbearer Trials, All That's Left in the World, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Icebreaker, AFTG, Gideon the Ninth, The Charm Offensive, The Darkness Outside Us and Legend & Lattes ♥

#aftg #wolfsong #cemetery boys #gideon the ninth #the charm offensive #ravensong #the sunbearer trials #the darkness outside us #legends and lattes #all for the game #all that's left in the world #the seven husbands of evelyn hugo #icebreaker #book art #book fanart #queer books #libra summers #chibi art #lgbtq

[wannabe-british-fangirl]

~ books read in 2023 ~

#9: The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

“Careful! We don’t want to fuck up and get caught again,” Teo whispered as muffled voices bickered inside his backpack.

Rating: 5/5

#the sunbearer trials #aiden thomas #2023 reading list #books #book aesthetic #book moodboard #ya books #fantasy #mythology #lgbtq author #lgbtq books #latinx books #hunger games meets percy jackson #but also so much more

[purpleshadow-star]

I just finished an absolutely amazing book. It had a sassy main character with an attitude and a dead parent. The main character starts out hiding away parts of their identity and very much dislikes seeing them uncovered. There was also a quieter, often times stoic love interest. The love interest is a twin, and he and his twin would literally die for each other. He also always wears armbands. No one ever sees him without them. The main character is somewhat of an underdog, while the love interest is absolutely amazing at what he does. They aren't on the best terms at the start of the book, but eventually, they grow closer and learn to trust each other, all while being surrounded by life or death stakes.

Anyway, go read The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas.

#i could not stop noticing the similarities to aftg while reading this book #so yes the aftg bait was 100% intentional lol #but tbh the character similarities end there #but this book was SO GOOD #i literally could not put it down #it was just so amazing #go read it now #aftg #all for the game #the sunbearer trials #the sunbearer duology #aiden thomas #book recommendations #book reccs

[libraryleopard]

YA fantasy novel

In a world ruled by a pantheon of gods who must keep the darkness at bay through a sacrifice every ten years, Teo, a teenage demigod enters a decennial competition to determine a losing competitor to be sacrificed by the winner

As the son of a minor bird goddess, Teo never expected to be selected to compete and finds himself up against powerful and battle-ready fighters, forced to compete for his survival

Mexican-inspired, queernormative fantasy world with modern-day technology

High stakes, enjoyable cast of characters, and unique world-building

Transmasc, gay, Latino main character

#i really enjoyed this! #the hunger games x percy jackson comp is very accurate #teo is such a little shit (affectionate) #loved how queer the world-building was #should have been more of teo's bird friends though hot take #the sunbearer trials #the sunbearer duology #aiden thomas #books #lulu speaks #lulu reads the sunbearer trials #lulu reads the sunbearer duology #2023 reads

[jaskiers-sweetkiss]

Just finished The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas and I diDNT KNOW IT ENDED IN A CLIFFHANGER IM FUCKING DYING

#it’s so fucking good #go read it #seriously #fuck the cliffhanger. read the book #also while you’re at it read Cemetery Boys #that one’s also getting a sequel but the book doesn’t end on a cliffhanger #I can’t get over this book #it’s like. pjo meets the hunger games with bonus queer rep #so much beautiful casual queer rep #I cry #the sunbearer trials #aiden thomas

[scarlethoodi]

Dystopian/fantasy series

that actually utilize its modern setting by expanding on recording events

but more importantly the media manipulation

of what is believed by the characters/population in story

is my new favorite genre. Please give me more.

And yes I know The Hunger Games did it “first”

#booklr #book recs #iron widow #the sunbearer trials #inject it into my veins #I’m currently reading Iron Widow and having so much fun #like sure there’s monsters attacking the area #but gotta have that sweet sweet propaganda #finding out in the Sidekick Squad series the whole hero/villain system was fake #set up by the government #and only rich people had water #Sunbearer Trials glorification of the Golds #like they had trading cards #we all remember the Hunger Games

[stardustandrockets]

To probably no one's surprise, I haven't read The Sunbearer Trials yet. I have this bad habit of buying books knowing they're going to be in a series and either reading them quickly, getting mad there's a cliffhanger, or buying it and waiting for the rest of the series to come out before reading. Rarely is there an in-between.

Book two hasn't even been announced yet, and I don't want to run the risk of the former happening, so it's been sitting on my shelf with my other two Aiden Thomas books. I'll get to it eventually. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Which one are you? Waiting until the whole series is completed or reading as they're published despite possible cliffhangers?

#TheSunbearerTrials #AidenThomas #TransBooks #TransRep #Duologies #HungerGamesMeetsPercyJackson #LGBTQReads #LGBTQIA #QueerBookRecs #ReadWithPride #ReadQueerAllYear #StardustAndRockets

#the sunbearer trials #aiden thomas #trans books #trans representation #duologies #the hunger games meets percy jackson #lgbtq reads #lgbtqia #queer book recs #read with pride #read queer all year #stardustandrockets #july 9

[sunbeargames]

Healing is famously underwhelming in 5e, which is disappointing because it's a playstyle a lot of people enjoy. This is largely due to the way healing a downed creature works, healing even 1 point of HP to an ally with 0 HP is pretty impactful, but healing 1 HP to an ally with, say, half their HP remaining is next to useless.

One solution I saw recently and have been thinking about a lot is this: All healing is doubled if the target has at least 1 Hit Point.

One caveat to this is that it only works on sources of healing that would not be able to heal a downed target. This mostly affects sources of self-healing, like the Vampiric Touch spell or the Champion fighter's Survivor capstone.

This gives more incentive to use healing spells before allies go down. As an optional add-on to this rule, healing could instead be tripled for targets with more than half their maximum HP remaining. This further incentivizes keeping the party topped up.

I also like the narrative implications of these rules. A healing spell is less effective on a dying target because the spell is spending a lot of energy just to keep the target alive, whereas a creature with only superficial wounds can be restored to almost perfect health a lot easier.

My party doesn't have a lot of healing, but I might still bring up these rules as a possibility to try at the table. What do you think?

#healing #dnd5e #dnd #d&d #d&d 5th edition #dnd homebrew #ttrpg #sunbear games #d&d homebrew #homebrew

[dndtreasury]

Sacrificial Dagger

#sunbear games #sacrificial #dagger #magic weapons #rare #daggers #sword #swords #warlock #warlocks #necrotic #spellcasting #arcane #focus #hexes #cursing #curse #cursed #curses

[dndcharactersinfo]

Eerie Hospitality

#sunbear games #eerie hospitality #warlock #warlocks #eldritch #invocation #invocations #rest #resting #travel

[wizardsspellbook]

Coronal Lance by Sunbear Games

#sunbear games #coronal lance #cantrip #cantrips #evocation #radiant #radiance #light #holy #divine #celestial #clerical #clerics #druidic #druids #info

[queerbookmasterlist]

(via Review - The Sunbearer Trials)

This book is one of the best Young Adult books I have read in a long time, possibly ever. I have read one other book by Aiden Thomas (Lost in the Never Woods) and didn’t enjoy it at all, but this book shows his growth as an author and an incredible range of diversity.

If you liked Percy Jackson and/or The Hunger Games, definitely give this book a try. I found The Sunbearer Trials to be a happy medium between the two while bringing something new and interesting.

#sunbearer trials #aiden thomas #review #hunger games #percy jackson #trans mc #gay mc #mlm romance