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The Hand of the Eight: Chapter 1. Storm of Mega (1st-Level)

DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF BELOWNOTE: This is the original version of the adventure, not the new version which will appear in the Hand of the Eight Kickstarter, May 5, 2021.Just off the coast of the small fishing town of Haver, a powerful storm churns. The Haverians have begun preparations for the hurricane, evacuating non-essentials to the nearby village of Roselake. Unfortunately, what they didn't account for is the sea-faring orc tribe of the Odzedoz. The orcish pirates plan to use the storm a...

[Cover Image] The Hand of the Eight

Folks, here is the promotional cover photo for the Hand of the Eight, the level 1-20 campaign I'll be crafting for the next 35 days in my 35-in-35 challenge. I think I did a pretty nifty job of making it look like a real 5e cover. Thanks for Dean Spencer for the awesome commercial art license and thanks to everyone who voted earlier for the overall title of the campaign.Here is the breakdown of how each day will break out from December 1st to January 4th.December 1st - 1st-Level Adventure - ...

Rivals for the Omerian Throne | Official Rules

King Evadimus of Riva is dead and the Omerian Throne sits vacant. Childless, Evadimus had no clear heirs. Consequently, it is now a time of grim politics, war, and intrigue as powerful lords and ladies from across the Shining Continent vie for the spot as the land’s greatest monarch. Who will become the next ruler of Omeria? That is the subject of theRivals for the Omerian Throne game.What is the Rivals for the Omerian Throne game?Rivals for the Omerian Throne is a game within my Patreon accou...

[Poll] The Theme of the 35-in-35 Adventure Series

All right, just one last post and then I'm going to be working on content for the rest of the day.If you didn't already read about it, I'll be doing 35 Adventures in 35 days. It's going to be set in the world that I've been creating with Cze/Peku and the rest. Beyond that, I don't really have any idea of what to make it. Platinum will help guide, of course. But I thought that I might turn to you all for the theme of the first part of the adventure.Below are some randomly ...

[Major Announcement] December Rewards: 35 Adventures in 35 Days

Hey everyone!Last night, I was sitting around staring at my phone thinking of what to offer all of you awesome folks for the holidays. I kept scrolling through my cartographer friends' feeds and they were all wrapping up Mapvember (where you make 30 maps in 30 days). And then it hit me:"What if I did an adventure a day for the month of December?"I started plotting it all out after that. Here's what I came up with:Adventuring Day XP. I decided that each would award 100% to 110% of...

Last call for BroadSword Physical #3 copies

Hey all!While I'm mailing the physical #2's (which just got here Wednesday), make sure that if you want to get your physical copy for this month that you upgrade to Gold or Platinum tier.Gold is if you're in the US or in a US territory, and platinum is for World Wide. I'll be running lists today before 5pm CST.Thanks all and have a great holiday!

4 Major New Platinum Rewards

I've long been trying to decide where to put platinum folks and get them the right goodies. Physical stuff is a headache because it'd all have to be print-on-demand so I feel like the value wouldn't be representative of my work—unless it was, like... t-shirts and stuff.So this is what I came up with:The Return of Gods of Wandrossa. Coming up, soon, Cze/Peku and I will be creating worlds based on his regional maps. This is the perfect opportunity for the Platinum folks to chime in a...

[Patreon Exclusive] Blood Magic | 4 New Spells for Fifth Edition

The following spells are available to sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards. It's worth noting that many of these spells are considered "evil" and may affect a character's alignment.

[Patreon Exclusive] Neverending Dungeon Room 15 - Spatula Sneezing Hunted

Welcome to the Neverending Dungeon! The adventure starts when characters wake in a dungeon with no recollection of how they got there. Each room of the dungeon is loaded with traps, monsters, puzzles, treasure, and more. As time goes on, I'll create more and more rooms, building out at least one room per week plus an additional room for every 10 patrons that follow my Patreon account.You are free to play the dungeon as it lies, or you can take the individual puzzles, traps, and room layouts ...

[Call for Suggestions] Black Friday Special

Hey friends,What sort of holiday reward would you like to see? Let me know in the comments below!

[Patreon Exclusive] Cleric Blood Domain | New Player Option for Fifth Edition

Blood gods are often dark, malicious gods cherished by those who creep in the shadows and feed off the life force of the living. Vampires, ghouls, and even many demons and devils give respect (and fear) to the blood gods. There are other blood gods who are worshipped by the mortal weapons of war. Whatever your connection to your god is, you must always respect two things: if a creature has blood it can be controlled, and if you cannot spill blood in combat, you have failed your god.

BroadSword #2 mailing this weekend

The books are here and going out. So long as you were a gold Patron on or before October 31, you’ll be getting a copy. Thanks for being patient!

[Patreon Exclusive] Blood Kind | New Player Race Option for Fifth Edition

Elves have a natural tolerance against undead effects. However, there are times when elves are bitten by undead creatures—particularly vampires—when, instead of turning, they contract a passive infection in their blood stream. If a female elf contracts this virus, there is a chance that they can pass it on to their young. Almost immediately, the child is seen for what it is, a blood kind. Blood kind are neither living nor undead, but instead something in between.Unlike other creatures that p...

November Content Survey

It's that time again! What sort of content are you most interested in? Based on the answers below, I'll adjust my weekly schedule accordingly.

[Call for Suggestions] Theme of the Week

Hey all,I’m going to work mostly on bite sized content for the rest of the week and probably into December. Going to experiment with weekly themes. What should the first week’s theme be?

[Call for Suggestions] What’s in the Ice Cave?

Gimme some ideas for some gonzo encounters!It’s second tier, so go nuts.

[Patreon Exclusive] Ice Map!

As a favor for a friend, I needed to put together a quick map and dungeon set in an ice cave. Here's the dungeon for it... brrr! Cold! I made the map using Donjon's Random Dungeon Generator then used a bunch of cool tricks I know in Photoshop to make it look icey. I added in the frozen lake for fun.I'll probably have some details on this later this afternoon.

Hearth: Quest for the Shunned City | New 7th Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Over 60 pages of classic exploration and tropical adventure!This behemoth of an adventure takes you the lost city of Hearth: a once great and radiant city. But who are these strange cultists? Who were the Couatl Heralds? What lingering magic still lies dormant here? There is a tremendous wealth of content to explore and uncover for parties level 7 and up that can even stand to play a larger part in a campaign!DMDave wrote this adventure and writes content just like it, including feats, classes, ...

73 pages, folks.

Tomorrow, Hearth: The Quest for the Shunned City.

[Call for Suggestions] Desert Encounters

New mega adventure tomorrow with lots of goodies. One goodie in particular is a guide on desert exploration. What sort of encounters (monsters or otherwise) should one expect in the desert?

[Sneak Peek] Oooo... fancy cards!

Hearth is just a day away. I just sat and made 18 fancy player handout cards for the adventure.Hope you're all looking forward to this one!

[Sneak Peek] Hope your players like puzzles...

Hearth (out on Tuesday) has a single puzzle with 73 steps to it. Don't worry. It's not as crazy as it sounds.Or maybe it is?

[Sneak Peek] Hearth on Tuesday

Hey all!I know I've been quiet, but this massive project is what I've been working on. It's looking to be at least 60 pages. It 100% will be out this Tuesday.

[Sneak Peek] This is the kinda shit I love to write...

Here's an excerpt from the upcoming Maze of the Storm Lady:8 - The LoopThis area only exists if the Tempusfuge is not set to a state. This area is nothing more than a dark hallway that loops back in on itself, appearing this way in almost all of the maze's states, including the second.Creatures in this area who try to open the Reality Door (the double-doors connecting this Area to Area 7) while the Tempusfuge is set, discover that it is sealed shut and remains that way until the Tempusfu...

[Patreon Exclusive] The Neverending Dungeon Continues...

Welcome to the Neverending Dungeon! The adventure starts when characters wake in a dungeon with no recollection of how they got there. Each room of the dungeon is loaded with traps, monsters, puzzles, treasure, and more. As time goes on, I'll create more and more rooms, building out at least one room per week plus an additional room for every 10 patrons that follow my Patreon account.You are free to play the dungeon as it lies, or you can take the individual puzzles, traps, and room layouts ...

[Call of Suggestions] Neverending Dungeon One Word Prompts

It's that time again!In the comments give me ONE WORD. That word will be used to create Neverending Dungeon Rooms.First come first served! GOOD LUCK!

[Patreon Exclusive] NPCs of the Storm Lady's Maze

Before releasing the adventure (it's nearly wrapped up), I thought I'd release a list of NPCs from the Maze itself to get you all interested.In addition, I've included more of my Monster Boosts. They're basically feats you can apply to creatures to give them a bit more flavor.Enjoy!

BroadSword Hardcovers

Hey all!I sent a couple messages out regarding the hardcovers, but writing again here in case there's any confusion or the messages were missed. Also, remember that you can check the DMDave release schedule at anytime: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dmdave-release-31614950BroadSword #2 Hardcover is currently being flown in and should start mailing as soon as early next week. As long as you were subscribed last month at the 31st, you'll get a copy mailed to you. Even if you leave or end yo...

BroadSword Monthly #3

Here it is! There's was a lot of back and forth on the design elements, so it took a little longer than expected, but it's already off to the printers.Lot of great content in this one so I hope you enjoy.Note that this version is the "off to the printers" version, so we might have a few changes that need to be made between now and print. If you catch anything, let us know either on Discord or here on the patreon.This title has been retired to the DMDave.com store: Get the BroadSw...

[Sneak Peek] BSM #3 PDF tomorrow!

Woot woot!We finally got #3 wrapped up. I still gotta make some corrections, but the bad boy will be out tomorrow at 9:00am.Remember, it's Electrum up only. This mofo is 100 pages of RPG goodness with a sh'load of adventures this time.