There’s something ancient—and a little dangerous—about the Fae.
They don’t just dwell in forests or dreams. They dwell in rules. In riddles. In the idea that for every gift, there is a price. And in many TTRPG settings, incorporating the Fae means flirting with narrative chaos, unpredictable magic, and character-rich worldbuilding.
That’s where the Build-A-Fae Toolkit shines.
Created by the mind behind MrFaust.Gumroad.com, this toolkit isn’t just a lore dump. It’s a multi-layered resource pack designed to help GMs, writers, and worldbuilders craft original, richly thematic Fae beings from scratch—or build entirely Fae-dominated regions of their world.
Whether you’re running a high-fantasy D&D campaign or building a folklore-heavy original system, this toolkit transforms the Fae from a gimmick into a core narrative force.
Let’s crack it open.
✨ What Is the Build-A-Fae Toolkit?
At its core, this is a plug-and-play toolkit designed to help you:
Create custom fae creatures or courts with coherent logic and mystique
Design fae-driven encounters, pacts, and plots that feel immersive and balanced
Inject mystery, danger, and whimsy into your campaigns with minimal prep
Draw from folkloric and fantasy traditions without relying on clichés
It includes categorized traits, naming conventions, behaviors, appearance tables, court themes, and narrative prompts. All of it is written in a tone that balances utility with creative flair.
The result? Tools that don’t just fill a stat block—they inspire story arcs.
🦋 What Makes It Different?
1. It’s Not Just “Fairies”
This isn’t a reskin of pixies or dryads. The toolkit treats “Fae” as a broad, narrative species encompassing everything from regal Seelie monarchs to trickster imps, shadowy bog spirits, and ancient beings made of dream-logic and seasonal law.
Every tool within the pack respects the complexity of the myth: Fae are dangerous, alluring, alien, and fun.
2. Fae Courts Are More Than Alignments
Rather than slotting fae into Good vs Evil or Summer vs Winter, the toolkit lets you define courts by aesthetic, goals, contracts, and relationships. You can build:
The Court of Hollow Eyes (obsessed with nostalgia and lost memories)
The Glade of Drowned Light (where time runs backward and promises matter more than truth)
The Carnival of the Dappled Bloom (equal parts joy, chaos, and color)
Each court includes traits, goals, weaknesses, and behaviors that fuel narrative tension.
3. It’s Built for Usable Randomization
While deeply thematic, this toolkit doesn’t sacrifice practicality. It includes:
Rollable tables for quirks, glamour effects, names, powers, and appearances
Court generator mechanics
Vows, pacts, and conditions that are gameable (perfect for DMs who love structure)
Whether you’re in the middle of a session and need to invent a Fae noble on the spot—or prepping a sprawling archfey arc—this toolkit saves hours of design work.
🌒 Best Ways to Use It in Your Campaign
Court-Centric Campaign Arcs
Build out rival fae courts that manipulate events in the material world. Each court becomes a faction, full of pacts, agents, and rules. Perfect for intrigue-heavy plots or planar travel.Player Contracts
Let players forge pacts with fae figures, using the toolkit’s clauses and complications. What does the Moonbound Glade want in return for magic? How long is “one favor” in fae years?Mystery and Horror Adventures
The toolkit supports “creepy” as much as it does “whimsical.” You can run stories where the fae aren’t evil—but aren’t understandable either. Great for surreal exploration or dreamworld arcs.Magic Item Creation
Every fae gift is laced with meaning. Use the toolkit’s enchantment themes and glamour effects to build custom boons that matter mechanically and narratively.
🎲 Who Is This Toolkit For?
Game Masters running any fantasy system (5e, Pathfinder, Cypher, OSR, etc.)
TTRPG Designers looking to add mythic depth to their setting or bestiary
Fiction Writers needing a structured way to build fae societies or magical rules
Lore Buffs who want to dive deeper into fairy folklore and remix it in fresh ways
And honestly? Anyone who’s ever been intrigued by a whispered bargain in the woods.
🧝 RPGInquisitor Verdict
Build-A-Fae Toolkit is a beautiful blend of inspiration and execution. It respects the source material—myth, folklore, faerie stories—while delivering something practical, structured, and immediately useful at the table.
You won’t just roll up a fae creature. You’ll wonder what it wants. Why it’s watching. What would happen if your players said yes.
It’s evocative, weird, haunting—and one of the best fae-focused game tools we’ve seen on Gumroad.
🌿 Where to Get It
🛒 Available now via Gumroad: https://mrfaust.gumroad.com/l/jjewm
No subscriptions, no bloat—just a single, polished toolkit ready to plug into your campaign.
