From freezing tundras to lush jungles, this supplement features 100 NPCs who live in the wilds. These stat blocks cover everyone you would meet in the wilds, like survivalists, cultists, explorers, guides, new species, and so many more!
Faces of the Wild is a sourcebook for your 5th edition game, providing fun and narratively exciting NPCs to interact with, all focused on the individuals you'll meet in the Wilds!
Faces of the Wild is a softcover book. Cover art by BlueYolk.
Faces of the Wild features over 100 Wild-themed NPCs, including 10 unique Heroes & Villains with detailed backstories, powerful magic items, and unique stat blocks. You can check out the preview PDF here, which features example NPCs and one of the Heroes you'll find in the book.
If you've grown tired of using the same bandit stat block over and over again, our Wilds-themed NPCs are for you! We believe that NPCs should feel unique, and the players should know that they are fighting with unique powers and abilities.
That's why our hunters will fight differently from our bandits. In fact, our hunters don't just share a name; they have distinct combat roles and abilities to challenge your players. Some may prefer to hide in the shadows, sniping with their bows, while other hunters want the glory of the kill and are on the front lines, smashing through monsters (and your adventuring party).
This book launches with over 90 Wild-themed NPCs, organized by role and challenge rating for instant use at your table. And with Stretch Goals poised to add up to 40 more, your campaign's wilderness will be teeming with more life—and danger—than ever before.
The Monster Manual only has a few Humanoid stat blocks, with limited choices. Faces of the Wild fixes that. If you want to introduce a Ranger to your game, with the offical book, you have two options with the Scout and Scout Captain. With our book, you're going to have so many more options to choose from with 6 Rangers, 4 Hunters, 4 Explorers, 6 Slayers, and 4 Wardens across the entire CR range.
Encounter Roles
Each NPC features an Encounter Role. This role helps the DM understand how this monster should be used, so there's no guessing about who to use in an encounter and if this monster should be ranged or up front. There are 10 unique roles, like Brute (frontlines, powerful) and Leader (provides buff to allies), with unique ways that they interact in a fight, ensuring that every combat is action-packed and exciting.
Artillery | Ranged combatants who stick to the back of a battle. Berserker | A powerful warrior who only gets stronger when they become Bloodied. Brute | A powerful frontline combatant with a focus on health and damage. Cavaliers | Mounted combatants who utilize mounts to win their fights. Controller | Manipulators of the battlefield, the Controller focuses on debuffing their enemies. Leader | Providing buffs to their allies, a Leader is focused less on straight damage. Lurker | Found in the shadows, Lurkers constantly seek ways to hide and surprise their enemies. Skirmisher | A Skirmisher is about movement, charging forward and striking, and then quickly retreating. Soldier | Found on the frontlines, a Soldier keeps enemies from advancing. Spellcaster | Blessed with magic, most Spellcasters can take on many roles in combat. Hybrid Roles | While not a set role, a creature with a hybrid role can take on two or more roles, so you have greater flexibility in their use.
These stat blocks reflect that the NPCs are dynamic and distinct combatants, not simple sacks of hit points. Each is designed with a clear role—such as Artillery or Skirmisher—whose mechanics authentically embody their fantasy. This ensures that fighting a barbarian feels like a relentless assault while a hunter presents a cunning challenge, making every encounter uniquely engaging.
Stat block preview for Berserker (1 of 6 Barbarians!), Art by Forrest Imel
When exploring the Wilds your sure to meet new friends...and enemies. In this book, we are featuring 10 Heroes & Villains who have fleshed out backstories, quest hooks, example encounters, new magic items, and a unique stat block so you're always prepared, no matter what your players do.
You can check out Vyncent Beray in our Faces of the Wild - Preview here! He is a wandering minstrel, trying to make a name for himself, all the while surviving out in the wilds. Adventurers who impress him will soon find their great deeds immortalized in songs sung in taverns across the kingdom.
Preview of Vyncent Beray, Art by Sebastian “Dubious Artiste”
Vyncent is only one of the Heroes & Villains the party will get the chance to meet. With 9 other options, you'll have a Sultan, Witch, Tomb Baider, Herbalist, and even a Cult Leader attempting to destroy the Wilds and the world. Each features a unique stat block, quest hooks, magic item, and backstory to help you prep less for your next game!
"For a homebrew campaign spun off of established lore and content, and increasingly centered on a major city, this collection of stat blocks is invaluable for spicing up social and combat encounters in the winding streets and alleys. Highly recommended!" 5 Stars - Michael O, review of Faces of the City
Our goal is $900. This will cover art and printing costs, but we know that this project could be a lot bigger! The more people you share this project with and join us, the more NPCs you'll have. While this book already starts with 102 stat blocks, every time we hit an Achievement below, we'll be increasing that number!
When we hit 50 Facebook shares, we'll add in an 11th Hero or Villain! This will include a unique character, art, backstory, magic item, and stat block.
Once we reach 100 backers, we will be unlocking additional NPCs to be added to the book! You'll get to vote on what category we include as a thank you for your support!
Potential categories include Centaurs, Cultists, Elves, Ettins, Gnolls, Goblins, Hills, Monks, Monsters, Mountains, Orcs, Swamps, Witches, and more.
At $2,000 (and every $1,000 after up to $10,000, up to 40 new NPCs!), we'll be adding in another category of NPCs that YOU vote on!
Potential categories include Centaurs, Cultists, Elves, Ettins, Gnolls, Goblins, Hills, Monks, Monsters, Mountains, Orcs, Swamps, Witches, and more.
When we hit this goal, we will create a mobile-friendly PDF of the finished book.
This will be a single-column document focused on optimizing the format for mobile and tablet screens. This may reduce the number of graphics and art in the mobile PDF, but it will not impact the book's main PDF. The main PDF will be prioritized to be completed first.
If we reach $15,000 or more, we will provide additional rewards as a Thank You for your support. We do not want to increase the project's scope and become too bloated, so we will be coming up with ideas that improve what we've already created, like book ribbons, better paper, dark mode PDFs, and other ideas. We may even include free stickers or other ways of showing our appreciation to our backers.
Our plan is to have Faces of the Wild in your hands in March 2026.
We want you to use our book as soon as possible, and we are going to work tirelessly to make sure you get it as soon as possible. While our goal is March 2026, we recognize that things happen, and our schedule may have to be adjusted. If that happens, we will communicate our new timeline and ensure you stay in the know. We have, personally, backed many projects, and there is nothing more frustrating than not hearing from the creators when they experience delays.
Below is a brief overview of our timeline for getting you your rewards and when we expect to hit key milestones.
October 15, 2025 - Campaign begins November 14, 2025 - Campaign ends End of November - Digital rewards (excluding Faces of the Wilds) are sent to backers Beginning of December - Share a Playtest Packet featuring a large portion of the NPCs in Faces of the Wild (Backers only) Beginning of January - Feedback is incorporated from the Playtest Packet End of January - PDF v1 for Faces of the Wild is released February - Feedback is incorporated from the PDF v1 End of February - Go to the printers, charging shipping at this time March - Mail out all physical rewards (If you are outside the USA, your books may not arrive until April, see Shipping for more information) End of March - Faces of the Wild Foundry VTT Module is released
Shipping is based on the tier and where the books are being sent. In addition, we will be utilizing a direct to print and ship company to help our international audience with shipping and VAT costs. Shipping costs will be collected after the conclusion of the campaignvia Pledge Manager and when we are ready to ship, likely in February.
Faces of the Wild Softcover: US $5, Canada $14*, UK $7, EU $9, Australia $9, Rest of World $15
Book + Adventure Bundle: US $8, Canada $25*, UK $11, EU $15, Australia $13, Rest of World $25
Everything Bundle: US $10, Canada $30*, UK $12, EU $17, Australia $13, Rest of World $45
Please note that we cannot ship to Afghanistan, Belarus, Brunei Darussalam, Cuba, Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Myanmar, Niue, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, Vanuatu, or Yemen.
If you are a part of the "Rest of World" and think that shipping is too high, please reach out to us, and we will verify shipping costs. We have only priced out previous countries and locations that have ordered from us in the past.
Ordering Add-on items may increase the cost of shipping slightly.
*As of this campaign, there is an ongoing Canadian Postal Strike. The above rates are based on what they were before the strike began on September 25, 2025. They may change by the time the books are ready to be printed.
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