How to Play as Kamen Rider W with this D&D Homebrew!


Kamen Rider W is a special entry in Toei’s mega-franchise, where detective noir crime drama overlaps with blood-pumping action and pyrotechnics sequences. Its main hook is the titular Kamen Rider having two people in one body.

Kamen Rider W - 2 people, 1 rider

Suppose you’ve got that itch to play in that style of adventure, all while using unique mechanics for both players and monsters. In that case, DM V has a custom 5e homebrew that guides DMs to run a superhuman monster crime family, a whole bunch of magic items to help carry the narrative, and of course, a bunch of player options from magic items, races, feats, and even TWO NEW subclasses to bring Kamen Rider W to your D&D table!

In DM V’s YouTube show Husbando Homebrew, he takes pop culture to pen and paper—and Kamen Rider is just one of his bigger homebrew creations.

What’s Kamen Rider W?

Kamen Rider W is a 2009 special effects show by Toei Company featuring the half-boiled detective Hidari Shotaro and his living search engine partner Philip, as they solve superhuman monster crimes orchestrated by the big bad crime family, Museum. When push comes to shove, Philip and Shotaro put their heads together and transform into the titular hero, Kamen Rider Double!

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