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The Twisted Tunnels - Campaign Setting and Game Rules
DOWNLOAD THE RULES BELOWHey all!Over the weekend, I worked up a new campaign setting for patrons to enjoy. Our inaugural game was on Saturday and it was a hoot. We plan to play again this coming Thursday, April 29th at 8:00 pm CST. There is also a marathon game scheduled for Saturday, May 8th from 12:00 pm CST to 12:00 am CST (split into four shifts).The PDF attached to this post contains the rules for play as well as details on the campaign setting.If you are interested in playing, you will nee...
The Twisted Tunnels of Tupan the Turbulent Part 3/8
Hey all!Just ran the first portion of that megadungeon you helped me build. Now it's on to part 3 (the first chunk was two pieces combined). Just like before, I need you to help me decide on the contents of this portion of the dungeon. Parts 1 and 2 had aberrations and constructs, so those won't be included in this poll. And I've removed celestials for simplicity's sake.First place is dominant. Second place is pet/ally.
Poll - Emergency Dungeon Alert!
Following up my last post with all of you (and considering I'm trying to go a whole day without passing out midway through since I keep staying up 'til 4am every night), I thought I might busy myself by working on a dungeon for my Saturday D&D group. The party is currently at 2nd-level.Some of my favorite adventures that Fifth has put out are the ones in The Yawning Portal. So I figured—why not make one? They've all got simple setups, interesting floor plans, and they're relati...
Druid Circle of the Wasteland | New Druid Subclass for Fifth Edition
At 2nd level, a druid gains the Druid Circle feature, which offers you the choice of a subclass. The Circle of Wastelands option detailed below is available to you when you make that choice.Druid Circle of WastelandsWastelands, deserts, barrens. These terrain types rarely inspire hope in the living. But as a druid of the Circle of Sand, you recognize that even the cruelest biomes hold wonder and magic. And as a druid of this circle, you draw on the elemental powers of the wastelands to turn its ...
I apologize - no more "half adventures."
Hey all,I want to apologize for the last two releases. I didn't realize that the collaborators were giving me half adventures until it was close to time to release them. This decision came from within our organization, so I don't blame the collaborators.Even still, I should have made the call and said no to the concept straight away. So I take full blame.I've made it very clear that I won't be doing this again as it harms this brand more than it boosts the collaborators' own ...
Captain Grisly's Treasure Hunt Part 1/2 - New 5th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition by Alex of The DM Tool Chest
Captain Grisly's Treasure Hunt is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to six 5th- to 6th-level characters, optimized for a party of four 5th-level characters. This adventure is set on the mysterious Asboro, Isle of Oddities, but can be placed into any campaign with dangerous jungle environments.The infamous Captain Grisly, a fearsome pirate, is said to have buried his treasure on Asboro, the Isle of Oddities. Rumor has it that the map to his treasure can be found on the island within the wre...
Captain Grisly's Treasure Hunt Asset Pack
DOWNLOAD LINK IS BELOWNote: This does not include the second part of the adventure which is only available through The DM Tool Chest.Captain Grisly's Treasure Hunt is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to six 5th- to 6th-level characters, optimized for a party of four 5th-level characters. This adventure is set on the mysterious Asboro, Isle of Oddities, but can be placed into any campaign with dangerous jungle environments.The infamous Captain Grisly, a fearsome pirate, is said to have bur...
One Word Prompt Time for The Silver Pyramid
Hey all!I've got a big ol' pyramid to fill with all sorts of dangers. I wanted to make this one pretty unique with lots of crazy death traps, horrible monsters, etc. I'll need some one word prompts from all you.The usual rules apply.1) Everyone gets one word.2) No proper nouns.3) Keep it clean.Looking forward to seeing what you throw at me.
[Poll] Desert-themed Subclass Poll
Taking a break from my normal projects, I'm still poking around with desert-themed stuff for The Burning Borderlands (BSM #17).What desert-themed subclass would you like to see? This poll is quick and will end tonight around midnight (CST) so I can launch it tomorrow.
Saguaron Playable Race
DOWNLOAD THE PDF BELOWSome folks call them cactusfolk. These same people assume that these tall, green plant-humanoid hybrids have personalities as prickly as their hides. Of course, locals who know them by their chosen name—saguarons—recognize members of this exotic race as loyal, thoughtful, and resolute.Desert WarriorsAs one might guess, saguarons thrive in hot, sun-soaked environments where water is scarce. Many desert travelers share stories of saguaron roamers saving them from death by...
Desert Races Poll
Hey all!Here's the poll for the desert races based on your calls for suggestions from earlier. Pick the one you like the best. It's a quick poll, so pick quick (sorry Euros, I know this is late for you, but I plan on writing this tonight).
[Call for Suggestions] New Playable Race for Deserts
Hey everyone!Hope you're having a good day so far.I'm running a quick Call for Suggestions followed by a poll to get ideas for a playable race to create for the theme for BroadSword Monthly #17—deserts!What sort of desert-thriving species would you like to play in a game?Let me know below in the comments. After we get a few ideas, I'll hold a poll.Looking forward to it!
War of the Monsters Pack 1 - Doom Ape vs. Supredragon
DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF BELOWWar of the Monsters presents new rules for mythic Gargantuan monsters (also known as “kaiju”) to play in Fifth Edition. The rules found herein allow you to run War of the Monsters one of two ways. First, a band of four to six 20th-level characters can fight against a single kaiju and earn rewards when they defeat the monster. Or two or more players can take on the roles of kaiju battling it out. The rules also include details on exciting locations where the fights ...
Patreon Tiers and Benefits Breakdown
Hey all!Today, we started cleaning up the Patron tiers on all our different channels and making sure that the wording matches on each one.Be sure to double-check your benefits. Also, you can check out https://www.patreon.com/join/dmdave to see everything that's offered.This spreadsheet I've attached shows you exactly all the tier benefits. Please let us know if you have any questions that we can answer down in the comments below.
Attack of the Mind Crawlers (Part 1/2) | New 9th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition
DOWNLOAD PART 1 OF THE ADVENTURE BELOWPart 2 is available on The DM Tool Chest's Patreon.The Gnome Initiative is a Fifth Edition adventure intended for three to six characters of 8th to 10th level and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 9. Characters who complete this adventure will earn enough experience to reach one-third of the way to the 10th level. A mysterious island has trapped our brave adventurers, and they are searching for a way to esca...
Attack of the Mind Crawlers Asset Pack
DOWNLOAD THE ASSET PACK BELOWPart 2 of this adventure is only available on The DM Tool Chest's Patreon.The Gnome Initiative is a Fifth Edition adventure intended for three to six characters of 8th to 10th level and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 9. Characters who complete this adventure will earn enough experience to reach one-third of the way to the 10th level. A mysterious island has trapped our brave adventurers, and they are searching for...
Dungeons & Lairs Poll Part 3
Hey all!The new Dungeons & Lairs series keeps moving forward. In week one, you all voted on skeletons; Skeleton Tomb should be out this week.Then, in week two (technically, it's still going), fey won by a landslide. I decided to choose hags as the signature fey for that adventure. That one's still drafting but should be here by the end of the month.Now, into week three, three of the entries from week one reappear hoping to claim that coveted spot on DMDave's content Trello. I've ...
Less Than 3 Weeks Until Pexia's Guide to Omeria and Hand of the Eight Go LIVE on Kickstarter
Pexia's Guide to Omeria is a 220+ page campaign sourcebook for Fifth Edition that introduces DMDave's setting of Omeria. It includes descriptions of 100+ locations, new player options (including the Elementalist Class), magic items, spells, and more.Additionally, this Kickstarter will offer a chance to grab the finalized copy of the Hand of the Eight adventure path which takes players from levels 1 to 11 (another 220+ page book).This is the single most popular adventure series we've ...
War of the Monsters Library
War of the Monsters presents new rules for mythic Gargantuan monsters (also known as “kaiju”) to play in Fifth Edition.There are two ways to play: Kaiju vs Kaiju (where two players take on the roles of the epic monsters) Players vs Kaiju (where a party of four to six 20th-level heroes fights a single mythic kaiju)Each pack in this series includes: 6 new legendary boons 4 pre-generated 20th-level characters 2 epic monsters 2 new legendary magic items 2 highly detailed battle mats with special...
I may have gone a little crazy last night...
At about 1am, I had an idea. This is the result of that idea.For those of you who know what this is... well. You know.For those who don't? You'll see.Typing time.
Dungeons & Lairs Poll Part 2
Hey all!Confession time: pretty much as soon as I saw skeletons was winning our last Dungeons & Lairs poll, I got to work on one and had it finished this morning. That means it should be up, ideally, by the end of the week.So that means that we get to vote on one for next week!If you didn't see the last poll, here's how this series work. Each week I'll let you choose a "classic" D&D dungeon monster in the poll. Whatever wins, I'll create a small dungeon that you can plop ...
Poll - DMDave's Dungeons and Lairs Series
Hey all,WhIn between bigger releases, I want to start "filling the blanks" with basic dungeons and lairs that are sorely needed for extended games. These simple dungeons, caves, and lairs will take a classic D&D concept—like bandit hideout, goblin den, etc.—and give DMs everything they need to slap it into a preexisting campaign.Think of it as like Tom Cartos' into the wild series... but with monsters and traps and stuff. Expect these to be no more than a few pages with very litt...
BroadSword Monthly Book Update
Hey all,Quick status update on BroadSword Monthly #13 physical copies. As you know, we already had it drafted with the Vaskil Valley release. Now that Scott's out of the weeds with Legends of Omeria, we'll be changing gears to BSM.BSM #13 is already written and just needs b/w formatting.BSM #14 should come right after. Likely, we'll ship both in early-to-mid May, so look forward to getting two that month.And since BSM #15 is basically already drafted, it shouldn't be too far behi...
Curse of the Sunken Castle Asset Pack
DOWNLOAD THE ASSET PACK BELOWCurse of the Sunken Castle is a Fifth Edition adventure for 3 to 7 characters of 7th to 8th level. The adventure is optimized for five characters with an average party level (APL) of 8, though characters of the 7th level can survive this adventure if they are extremely cautious and rest between encounters.The characters are asked by a local mage to track down a group of explorers that have gone missing on a recent expedition. This adventure begins on a remote island ...
Curse of the Sunken Castle | New 8th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition (Torchlight Press)
DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF BELOWCurse of the Sunken Castle is a Fifth Edition adventure for 3 to 7 characters of 7th to 8th level. The adventure is optimized for five characters with an average party level (APL) of 8, though characters of the 7th level can survive this adventure if they are extremely cautious and rest between encounters.The characters are asked by a local mage to track down a group of explorers that have gone missing on a recent expedition. This adventure begins on a remote island th...
Hand of the Eight Comic Book
Hey all!The Hand of the Eight Comic is in production and will debut on a brand new Patreon just for comics that we hope to build. Of course, we'll be sharing a lot of it here, but this is for those who'd rather not have their D&D stuff mixed up with their comic stuff and vice versa.Anyways, for those of you who ARE interested in reading the comic book, I want to know how you'd like to see the information presented. Vote below.
DMDave's Buckler Library
This post is used to hold links to all releases of Buckler, our monthly collected works ZIP package. Back issues of Buckler are offered to the following patrons: 0-30 Days: Silver Patrons get access to the most current release of Buckler in ZIP format for. 31-90 Days: Electrum Patrons get access to the current release of Buckler in ZIP format, plus the previous two releases. 91-180 Days: Gold Patrons get access to the current release of Buckler in ZIP format, plus the previous five releases. 181...
Pexia's Guide to Omeria - Introduction + Chapters 1 and 2
Hey all!Thought I'd share with you what we've got together so far for Pexia's Guide to Omeria. Here's the introduction, Chapters 1 and Chapters 2. Keep in mind that these are just drafts. The final versions will have a different document template, artwork, more tables, etc. But for now, I thought I'd keep you busy with the details about Omeria that many of you have requested.Let me know what you think.Follow the campaign to get 20% off when it launches!If you didn't alrea...
Less than one month 'til we go live. Be sure to follow for the EARLY BIRD discount.
Hey hey!Happy Sunday, folks. It's less than 30 day until Hand of the Eight and Pexia's Guide to Omeria go live on Kickstarter. Already, I've been drafting both books to have them ready in time for the Kickstarter, so you should start seeing samples from that soon (just waitin' on them dang proofers).In the meantime, don't forget to follow the campaign. The first 125 campaign backers will get 20% off the two book set.Click this link to learn more:https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...
[Call for Suggestions] 'Worldbuilding with DMDave' content ideas...
Hey all!I plan on filming a few episodes of Worldbuilding with DMDave tonight and needed some ideas for content.What would you like to know about?Let me know down in the comments!
