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Tomorrow's Player Option

Hey all!I realize today was supposed to be Player Option Tuesday (POT?)Which class would you like to see a new subclass for? Options are listed below.

dmdave post Neverending Dungeon Prompts from patreon

Hey all!I'm adding in another (yes, I know UGH) reboot of the Neverending Dungeon this month, this time with a little more thought into the process. I'm using Tim Hartin's maps and including one per month as part of BSM. These will be available to Copper+ patrons. We will also have the tiles up on Roll20 al...

Exposure | New 3rd-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Exposure is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to seven characters of 3rd-to-5th-level. The adventure is optimized for five characters with an average party level (APL) of 3. Characters who survive this adventure should earn enough experience to reach the 4th level. The adventure takes place in a chilly arctic environ...

They Came From Beyond Chapter 3 - Tunnels of the Simulacra | New 12th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Tunnels of the Simulacra is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to seven 11th-to-13th-level characters. It is optimized for a party of five characters with an average party level (APL) of 12. Characters who play through the entire adventure should earn enough experience to reach the 13th level. The adventure takes plac...

They Came From Beyond Chapter 2 - Village of the Absent Sun | New 12th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Village of the Absent Sun is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to seven 11th-to-13th-level characters. It is optimized for a party of five characters with an average party level (APL) of 12. Characters who play through the entire adventure should earn enough experience to reach halfway to the 13th level, especially i...

Monastic Tradition - Way of the Winter Warrior | New Player Option for Fifth Edition

Monks who follow the Way of the Winter Warrior train in the harshest parts of the world, particularly those subject to year-round freezing conditions. These disciplined fighters hone their skills to become defensive combatants capable of withstanding extreme punishment from the large and dangerous creatures native to p...

New Subclass Today... What Should It Be?

Hey all!I've got to make a new player option today. It'll likely be snow/arctic themed to go with the month, but which SRD sub would you like to see with a new subclass?This poll will end soon, so get your vote in fast!

They Came From Beyond Chapter 1 - Mutiny on The Chivalrous | New 12th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Mutiny on the Chivalrous is a Fifth Edition adventure for four to six characters of 11th to 13th level. The adventure is optimized for a party of five characters with an average party level (APL) of 12. Characters who play through the entire adventure should earn one-quarter of the experience necessary to reach the 13t...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 168/366 - Etunaz

Scourge of the jötunn who roam the icy plains of northern Omeria, the etunaz are a subterranean breed of malicious giants who haunt the glaciers beyond the frostline. Thankfully, the jötunn have fought tirelessly to keep these creatures from pressing south. Should the jötunn fall, however, the etunaz could easily in...

Buckler June and July 2020

Here it is, folks.This is half a gig worth of PDFs for you to download, print, rub on your face—whatever.Mofo's so big, I had to put it on Dropbox. Enjoy!This Dropbox link has expired. If you are interested in this Buckler you can now get it as a one-time purchase through the DMDave.com Store!

Shrine of the Emperor of Bones - New 1st Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Shrine of the Emperor of Bones is a Fifth Edition adventure for four to five characters of 1st to 2nd-level, and is optimized for a party of five characters with an average party level (APL) of 1. This adventure is setting agnostic, meaning that you can easily place the adventure into any campaign setting or environmen...

[366 Days of Monsters] Days 166-167/366 - Emperor of Bones and Zombie Owlbear

The two new monsters detailed here appear in the adventure, The Shrine of the Emperor of Bones: the emperor of bones and a zombie owlbear.Undead Nature. The emperor of bones and the zombie owlbear do not require air, food, drink, or sleep.Emperor of BonesOnce a noble's son with a promising future in arcane magic, t...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 165/366 - Vampire Wretch

The process for turning humanoids into vampires does not always result in a vampire spawn. Sometimes, the subject is too weak-willed to return from the grave as a full vampire. These creatures return as vampire wretches, lesser vampires, whose thirst for blood overwhelm their senses. Often, vampire wretches are destroy...

The Elemental | New Otherworldly Patron for Warlocks

Four mighty elements bind the universe and The Real: air, earth, fire, and water. As an elemental warlock, you derive your powers from a creature of the elements such as an elder elemental, genie or possibly one of the elemental princes. This connection imbues you with the ability to bend the chosen element to your wil...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 164/366 - Draugr

Cold as the icy highlands that they haunt, draugr are the reanimated corpses of despicably evil Rasgax Highlanders who were improperly buried. A draugr appears much as it did in life, except that its skin turns even darker and its head and beard hair turns stark white. Their eyes burn blue.Undead Lords. Often, the pres...

[366 Days of Monsters] 163/366 - Ice Wasp

Ice wasps are giant wasps adapted to cold environments. They're tougher, stronger, and much more aggressive than their warm climate counterparts. An ice wasp's sting has the ability to fill its prey's veins with chilly poison which slows them down and deals additional cold damage.Swarm of Ice Wasps. It'...

Plug-and-Play Supplement - Burakumin Homes by DMDave and Tom Cartos

Burakumin Homes is a plug-and-play add-on for Fifth Edition. This location easily fits into any campaign setting of your choice and can work as both a part of a larger village, town, or city, or as stand-alone structures at an important crossroads. Although this location is chock full of ready-made details, feel free t...

Changes to Trinket Tier Starting August 1st

Hey there Friends!I hope you have been enjoying your summer and staying safe!I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your patronage as Trinket members, truly! Thank you! I hope you have been enjoying all the content so far.The DMDave team and I have been working hard over the past few months ensuring that I co...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 162/366 - Trapfoot

Trapfoots are white-haired rabbit-humanoid hybrids commonly found in arctic climates. They live in small tribal groups called clusters. Viewed as "lesser" by many of the larger humanoid races and giants that live near them, these clusters frequently find themselves under the rule of powerful, non-trapfoot creat...

Angry Squad from the DMDave staff's pal, Lucas Scheffel!

Hey all!A good pal of myself and, well, basically everyone that works at DMDave has a Kickstarter that just went live. No obligation, of course, and it's not really 5e/D&D related. But Lucas is a good friend and a helluva talent, so I'd be a bunghole if I didn't share his work with all of you. Plus, it look...

[366 Days of Monsters] Days 161-162/366 - Cold Roots

Trees and shrubs destroyed by necrotic energy sometimes rise a cold roots. For all intents and purposes, these creatures are undead plants. A typical cold root resembles a shrub or small tree that lacks leaves. These mindless creatures fight in great packs, seeking to overwhelm trespassers into their dark, wintery wood...

The Frostgauntlet | New 9th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

The Frostgauntlet is a side trek adventure for Fifth Edition. The adventure is intended for three to seven characters of 8th to 11th level, and it is optimized for five characters with an average party level (APL) of 9.BackgroundThe Frostgauntlet offers a shortcut between two important stretches of arctic territory tha...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 160/366 - Chill

Those few who've come across these monstrosities and lived to tell the tale speak of horrors unfathomable. Silently, the chill moves across the frozen wastes of Husweagua delivering their visions of doom to any creature unfortunate enough to gaze into its aberrant eyes. Although a chill's victims cannot recall ...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 159/366 - Wailing Wind

Often referred to as "The Winds of Vapul", wailing winds are deadly elementals that exist only to eradicate life. The northern Omerians, particularly those who live beyond the Rasgax Highlands, give continual thanks to the other elemental powers who keep these demonic forces at bay.Elemental Evidence. Vapul, th...

[366 Days of Monsters] Days 157-158/366 - Aukfolk

The frozen lands of Husweagua are home ot the aukfolk, a race of squat, tundra-dwelling humanoid birds known for their large, colorful beaks and close-knit culture.Power of the Tribe. Although some Pexian anthropologists consider aukfolk culture simple and lawless, these birds continue to demonstrate a proclivity for u...

[Call for Suggestions] Monsters

Hey all!I could use a few ideas for monsters to make. Typical rules apply: No intellectual property (ie, no Marvel superheroes, TV characters, etc.) No anime (just a personal preference... sorry) No D&D monsters that aren't in the SRD (as much as I'd like to make variants of beholders, kuo-toa, etc. I can't...

BroadSword Monthly #7

Sorry for the delay on this folks! But here it is.The physical copies should start mailing likely by the end of this month and 8 should follow shortly.This title has now been retired to the DMDave.com store! Get BroadSword Monthly Issue #7 PDF One-Time Purchase Get BroadSword Monthly Issue #7 Print One-Time Purchase

Thrown to the Wolves Tier 3 Variant

Now that I've knocked out the Tier 1 and 2 variants for the "old wolf den" map, Vines and Thrown to the Wolves respectively, it's time to get suggestions for the tier 3 version of the map. Tier 3, if you didn't know, are for characters levels 11 to 16—the big times.Again, I've tossed out a few...

Vines | New 1st-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Vines is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to five characters of 1st to 3rd level. It’s optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level of 1. The adventure is campaign agnostic, but can just as easily be placed into any campaign setting which includes a forest or jungle setting where a carnivor...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 156/366 - Decipula Plant

These carnivorous plants are found in warm, wet climates around the world. The decipula uses its long vines to hunt for prey. Once the vine grapples a creature, it pulls the creature back to its lair where it slowly digests the creature within its leafy maw.Edit: changed some of the vines' stat block.