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Lair Magazine #29, Intellect & Imagery, Is Out!!!

The next issue of Lair Magazine, Map Pack, and bonus 5e adventure have dropped.

And the entirety of Lair Magazine is available in both 5e and PF2 versions! :D See note below regarding our Pathfinder 2 content.

Click the link below that corresponds to your patronage level to access your benefits. Note: The new files are available at the bottom of the posts as attachments.

May Lair Magazine Sneak Peak!

May's digital resources are planned for release on Thursday, May 4. Below is a sneak peek of what to expect.

Lair Magazine #29, Intellect & Imagery

You'll get 73 pages of GM resources for your D&D 5e and/or Pathfinder 2 games:

  • The Ch'Thuun - Eleven extraplanar aberrations of terrible countenance ranging from CR 2 to CR 20.
  • Hive of Misery - Five encounters, designed for levels 18 to 20, and featu...

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One-Shot Players & Vote on the Video I Should Make!

It's video voting time! Please vote on the patron-chosen video I should make in May.

🥓 May One-Shot Players 🥓️

As follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: Dragonquill, Ashlee, Mo20s, Rachel F., and Travels the Lost.

I'll be adding you to the patron-one-shot-lair-1 channel on my Discord server soon for us to organize game details. All communications for our game will take place in that channel on my Discord...

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"The Secret Art of Game Mastery" Coming Soon!

Hello folks!

My team and I have decided to add TWO MORE BOOKS to our upcoming Kickstarter, The Secret Art of Game Mastery: a Campaign Planning Workbook and a Game Master Journal.

These are the three books backers will get:

The Secret Art of Game Mastery. This is the core book that will be filled with the accumulate...

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April Bonus Content: Scaling 5e Adventures

Video Idea Submissions

Is there a topic you'd like to see a video on? Or a GM question you have? You can let me know things you'd like to see future videos about in the survey below:

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Scaling 5e Adventures

This month's BONUS CONTENT is now available for $15+ patrons:
Scaling 5e Adventures: Adjusting for Party Size and Level

This short guide expla...

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Play D&D with Me Live on My Channel!

It's time to organize the next D&D one-shot game! AND THIS TIME IT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! In fact, the plan is that all my one-shot games going forward will be live streamed.

I run one 5e one-shot game each month and the players are chosen from my patrons. The next D&D one-shot game will be on Saturday, May 20, from 6 to 10 p.m. Eastern US time. If you will be available at that time and would like to be considered as a play...

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Lair Magazine #28, Conquest & Champions, Is Out!!!

The next issue of Lair Magazine, Map Pack, and bonus 5e adventure have dropped!!!

And even more Pathfinder 2e content this month!!!

Click the link below that corresponds to your patronage level to access your benefits. Note: The new files are available at the bottom of the posts as attachments.

Exciting News and Some Changes!

$25+ Tier Adventures

Starting in July, I will be personally writing the adventures that our $25+ patrons receive every month.

Furthermore, we'll be publishing them in our adventure arc style, meaning July's adventure will segue into August's adventure and so on. For 2023, we'll be releasing two adventure arcs in this style:

  • The Desolation of the Sovereign - 3 adventures designed for levels 3, 4, and 5
  • The Ire of the Pumpkin King - 3 adventures desig...

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See Luke Be Dumb!

It's blooper video time. :D

You can also watch here: https://youtu.be/q5MlQsT4kx8

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April Patron Loot Sneak Peek!

April's digital resources are planned for release on Thursday, April 6. Below is a sneak peek of what to expect.

Lair Magazine #28, Conquest & Champions

This 55-page digital product contains the following 5e-compatible game master resources: puzzles, magic items, villains, spellcaster templates, and two adventures.

And, AND, AND... EVERYTHING WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED IN A PATHFINDER 2E VERSION!!! It will be delivered as our...

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Pathfinder 2e Content Has Arrived!

As promised, my team has been crazy busy working on converting our 5e content to Pathfinder 2e, and it's finally here!!!

All $15+ patrons will now find the three adventures from the March issue of Lair Magazine available to download at the links below. It's the file appended with "PF2".

$15 Patron Rewards 

$25 Patron R...

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Which Lair Magazine Content Do You Like the Most?

Hi folks!

My team and I would like some feedback on which content we publish you like the most and least and in between. This will help inform our future decisions about which content we publish in Lair Magazine and elsewhere.

Could you please take the survey linked below and give us feedback on which content you find the most useful? 

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Which Video Should I Make?

It's video voting time! Please vote on the patron-chosen video I should make in April.

🥓 April One-Shot Players 🥓️

As follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: Kllybttrfly, Ashlee, Mo20s, Sael, and Meepy670.

I'll be adding you to the patron-one-shot-lair-2 channel on my Discord server soon for us to organize game details. All communications for our game will take place in that channel on my Discord. I look ...

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March Bonus Content: Navigating the Hexes

Video Idea Submissions

Is there a topic you'd like to see a video on? Or a DM question you have? You can let me know things you'd like to see future videos about in the survey below:

Submit a Video Idea

Hex Crawl Ruleset

This month's BONUS CONTENT is now available for $15+ patrons:
Navigating the Hexes: A Game Master's Guide to Hex Crawls

This lightweight ruleset c...

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Play D&D with Me!

It's time to organize the next D&D one-shot game! :D

I run one 5e one-shot game each month and the players are chosen from my patrons. The next D&D one-shot game will be on Saturday, April 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. Eastern US time. If you will be available at that time and would like to be considered as a player, please express interest on the form linked below.

Express interest here: 2023-03-06 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

See Luke Act Dumb! February Blooper Reel

We had a really fun filming day... From my teleprompter malfunctioning, to my phone dialing 911 from my pocket, to Squeaky needing attention. Yeah fun day.

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Lair Magazine #27, The Hex Crawl Issue, Is Out!!!

The next issue of Lair Magazine, Map Pack, and bonus 5e adventure have dropped!!!

Click the link below that corresponds to your patronage level to access your benefits. Note: The new files are available at the bottom of the posts as attachments.

March Patron Rewards & Benefits Sneak Peak

March's digital resources are planned for release on Thursday, March 2. Below is a sneak peek of what to expect.

Lair Magazine #27, Endeavors & Exploration

THE HEX CRAWL ISSUE!

  • The Harrowed Lands Hex Crawl - Everything you need to run the Harrowed Lands hex crawl, designed for characters levels 5 to 7, including nine encounters, three mini-adventures, and three full-length adventures. Maps are included for everything: t...

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Pathfinder 2e Content Coming!!!

For folks trying out Pathfinder 2e (PF2) content, or considering the switch from D&D 5e to PF2, my team and I are working hard to make our resources compatible with PF2 ASAP!

First, I want to stress that the content we create for patrons (Lair Magazine, stand-alone adventures, etc.) will continue to be compatible with D&D 5e. We know that almost all of you are here for 5e content, so we will 100% continue to provide that.

However, there is also a growing i...

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One-Shot Players and Video Voting!

It's video voting time! Please vote on the patron-chosen video I should make in April.

🥓 March One-Shot Players 🥓️

As follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: Desirae Oliver, Ed Robinson, Owen Davies, Daniel B., and Coin Slot.

I'll be adding you to the patron-one-shot-lair-1 channel on my Discord server soon for us to organize game details. All communications for our game will take place in that channel on...

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February Bonus Content: Mass Combat Ruleset

Video Idea Submissions

Is there a topic you'd like to see a video on? Or a DM question you have? You can let me know things you'd like to see future videos about in the survey below:

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Mass Combat Ruleset

This month's BONUS CONTENT is now available for $15+ patrons:
Warfare: Mass Combat and Sieges

This lightweight ruleset contains guidelines and r...

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Play D&D with Me!

It's time to organize the next D&D one-shot game! :D

I run one 5e one-shot game each month and the players are chosen from my patrons. The March D&D one-shot game will be on Wednesday, March 8, from 6 to 10 p.m. Eastern US time. If you will be available at that time and would like to be considered as a player, please express interest on the form linked below.

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January Blooper Reel

This month we learn how I was CURSED and all the extra work it caused my video editor who had to hide my curse in every video. Sorry, Zack... :(

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February 2023 Patron Digital Benefits Now Available!

The next issue of Lair Magazine, Map Pack, and bonus 5e adventure have dropped!!!

Click the link below that corresponds to your patronage level to access your benefits. Note: The new files are available at the bottom of the posts as attachments.

February Patron Rewards & Benefits Sneak Peak

February's digital resources are planned for release on Thursday, February 2. Below is a sneak peek of what to expect.

Lair Magazine #26, Idealism & Infamy

  • The More Things Change | Evolving the World Based on Character Decisions - This article details how to evolve your game world based on characters' actions in the game, giving your players something remarkable to remember.
  • Pest and Pestilence | Traps...

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Lairs & Legends and Loot & Lore Now Availalbe

Hey folks, I wanted to let you know that Lairs & Legends and Loot & Lore are both now available on the DM Lair Store for anyone who may have missed the Kickstarter: https://the-dm-lair.myshopify.com/collections/lairs-legends

Get over 700 pages of adventures, creatures, encounters, puzzles, traps, magic items, villains, and more -- all compatible with the fifth edition of the world...

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Video Voting Time!

It's video voting time! Please vote on the patron-chosen video I should make in March. 

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The Path Forward in Light of the OGL Changes

Hi folks,

A lot of you probably have questions about the future of Lair Magazine with the OGL changes. Since my last update to all of you early last week, my core publication team and I have had many discussions which have led to a decision about our short- and long-term direction with regards to the pending OGL changes.

The way we see it, OGL v1.0a seems destined to be unusable, whether because WotC pushes forward with this "un-authorization" business, or because they just drop t...

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January Bonus Content: Accursed Arcanum

This month's BONUS CONTENT is now available for $15+ patrons:
Accursed Arcanum, A Practical Guide to Hexes and Curses

This lightweight ruleset for the fifth edition of the world's most popular roleplaying game provides an expanded guide for using hexes and curses in your games.

Features:

  • Expanded curse rules that include hexes, basic curses, intermediate curses, advances curses, and true curses.
  • Guidelines for creating...

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D&D One-Shot Players Announced

Video Idea Submissions

Is there a topic you'd like to see a video on? Or a DM question you have? You can let me know things you'd like to see future videos about in the survey below:

Submit a Video Idea

🥓 February One-Shot Players 🥓️

As follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: DaveDaWanderer, Anna Dunster, Artsoccer, Hes, and 3v3nt H0r1z0n....

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