Our Lairs & Legends Kickstarter is ending this Saturday, May 7. Don't miss out on your chance to save money on the books while they are on Kickstarter, get the Loyalty and Lament PDF ($15 value) for free, and get $10 off your pledge just for being a patron!
Two massive books -- Lairs & Legends and Loot & Lore --...
2022-05-03 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The winner of our June patron-chosen video was Plot Hooks: How to guide layers toward the story of the campaign without railroading. (Now I just need to figure out what a "layer" is in the context of D&D...)
The next issue of Lair magazine, Coin & Courage, will be dropping next week! Below is an overview of what you'll be getting. Remember that the issue is split into different tiers and that patrons at hig...
2022-04-28 10:15:53 +0000 UTC View PostWe'd like your feedback!
Right now we publish two types of issues for Lair Magazine:
1) The first type simply contains a variety of resources you can drag and drop into your campaign. Adventures, magic items, etc.
2) The second type is our adventure arc issues that contain encounters and adventures all themed around new monsters. These resources can still be dragged and dropped, but they are by design a bit more tightly coupled.
Essentially, we'd like to know how you l...
2022-04-26 10:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to vote for the next patron-chosen video I'll make! Place your vote below for the video you'd like me to make in April.
We are closing in on our 185K stretch goal which will unlock more magic items and artwork!
Remember, all DM Lair patrons during the month of April who back the project will automatically get a bonus PDF, Lo...
2022-04-21 10:29:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A little bit ago, we pinged some of our freelancers for ideas of things they'd like to create for Lair Magazine, and then we asked you all to vote on them in this post. Here are the winners and the planned publication dates:
Our Lairs & Legends Kickstarter is off to an amazing start. We've been destroying stretch goals and unlocking even more content for backers: traps, NPCs, adventure ideas, monsters, and puzzles. Also the books will now have thicker, premium paper, too!
I attached to this post samples of the artwork being commissioned. The more stretch goals we unlock, t...
2022-04-19 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: Jennifer Irwin, PinkFreud, Andrew McDonald, Sheila Archer.
I'll be a player in this game this time, and Zac (Goliath Cleric) from the DM Lair team will be DMing the game!
I'll be adding folks 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. I...
2022-04-14 11:23:58 +0000 UTC View PostWe reached out to some of our writers to see what ideas they had for content we might put in Lair Magazine. And now we're asking you, our patrons, which of the ideas put forth you'd like to see in an upcoming issue! So, vote on the one you like the most.
Note: Due to the amount of lead time built into the magazine, the content chosen won't be featured until a fall issue. Yeah, sorry, but it takes a lot of time and there are many steps involved in putti...
2022-04-12 11:10:57 +0000 UTC View PostWe run one 5e one-shot game each month and the players are chosen from my patrons. Below is a link to the form where you can sign up to express interest in playing D&D with me in May.
This time, Zac (Goliath Cleric), from our team will be DMing the game. They are a project manager, writer, and editor for us...and an excellent game master. You'll get to experience the joyous chaos that is Luke as a player in a game. :D
Today, April 10, is the last day to get the Silver Dragon early bird special for our Lairs & Legends Kickstarter! Get both hardcovers, both PDFs, the map pack, and save $25 dollars.
Everyone who is a patron during the month of April:
ยท Will get a $10 credit in the pledge ma...
2022-04-10 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, April 8, is the last day to get the Blue Dragon early bird special for our Lairs & Legends Kickstarter! Get both hardcovers, the map pack, and save $15 dollars.
Everyone who is a patron during the month of April:
The next issue of Lair Magazine, Fire & Fear, and other DM Lair patron benefits are now available! Click the link below that corresponds to your patronage level to access your benefits.
My Kickstarter is now live here: Lairs & Legends.
There are two early bird specials going on right now for folks who want to save money on their pledges.
Reminder. All patrons during the month of April who back the project will get:
My next Kickstarter, Lairs & Legends, launches next week, April 5, at 9 am Eastern time!
Basically it will put all 2021 issues of Lair Magazine into two hardcover books -- Lairs & Legends and Loot & Lore -- with the following additions:
What happens when an orc turns into a werewolf? How do you modify its stat block? Or when an ogre turns into a vampire?
In an upcoming issue of Lair Magazine, we want to provide templates for turning X creature into Y variant. Now we have some ideas for this -- lycanthropes and vampires -- but wanted to see if you all had some ideas as well.
If you have ideas for other "monster templates" we can make, please leave your ideas as a comment on this post.
2022-03-28 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The winner of our May patron-chosen video was When to Use Dice Rolls vs Having Players Use Their Brains. Look for that in May!
The next issue of Lair magazine, Bridges & Barriers, will be dropping in two weeks! Below is an overview of what you'll be getting. Remember that the issue is split into different tiers and that patrons at higher levels of patronage get access to more content.
Tier 1...
2022-03-24 10:02:55 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to vote for the next patron-chosen video I'll make! Place your vote below for the video you'd like me to make in May.
2022-03-17 09:06:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Many of you have been wanting physical copies of Lair Magazine (and I know there are others that print everything themselves and keep them in binders), so I'm happy to announce that my Lairs & Legends Kickstarter will now be launching April 5!
We'll be taking all 2021 issues of Lair Magazine and publishing them in two hardcover books: Lairs & Legends and
As follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: Shibi_Cherry, PaladinOfArgyle, Tarmina, Newton, and Brian the Lion.
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 forward to playing!
Shibi_Cherry and PaladinOfArgyle were both chosen for March, but RL got in...
2022-03-10 11:57:51 +0000 UTC View PostI run one 5e one-shot game each month and the players are chosen from my patrons. Below is a link to the form where you can sign up to express interest in playing D&D with me in April.
Note: There is ...
2022-03-07 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The next issue of Lair Magazine, Bridges & Barriers, and other DM Lair patron benefits are now available! Click the link below that corresponds to your patronage level to access your benefits.
The winner of our April patron-chosen video was Different Ways to Use Character Backstories in a Campaign. Look for that in April!
The next issue of Lair magazine, Bridges & Barriers, will be dropping next week! Below is an overview of what you'll be getting. Remember that the issue is split into different tiers and that patrons at higher levels of patronage get access to more content.
Tier 1<...
2022-02-24 05:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to vote for the next patron-chosen video I'll make! Place your vote here:
Unfortunately, it looks like we won't have any new city tiles this month for folks. Sorry about that. I'm hoping to se...
2022-02-17 10:57:06 +0000 UTC View PostAs follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: Shibi_Cherry, DragonQuill, PaladinOfArgyle, Goliath, and Chris Capo.
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 forward to playing!
Got a video idea? Tell me!!!
You can let m...
2022-02-10 11:27:38 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: the signup link appears to not be working for some folks. I've updated it. Hopefully this will work better.
Every month I run one 5e one-shot game, and the players are chosen from my patrons. Below is a link to the form where you can sign up to express interest in playing D&D with me in March.
2022-02-07 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello folks,
As you may know, our next Kickstarter, Lairs & Legends, is fast approaching. (We plan to launch it in April.)
In addition to a $10 discount, I'd also like to offer bonus content (in PDF format) to all patrons who back the project. So, I'd like to see what kinds of content you all are most interested in.
Please drop your ideas for bonus content into the survey...
2022-02-07 11:48:43 +0000 UTC View Post
As part of our ongoing efforts to make accessing your DM Lair patron rewards easier, we have improved the way you can access your patron benefits.
Download Lair Magazine and other digital benefits by clicking the attachments located at the very bottom of this page.
This post houses digital benefits for $15 patrons and will be updated monthly when new benefits drop. You can find a link to this post in your My Membership tab on The DM Lair Patreon page.
Attachments are located all the way at the b...
2022-02-03 10:36:57 +0000 UTC View Post
The winner of our March patron-chosen video was When to Use Passive Mechanics and When to Make Players Roll. Look for that in March!
The next issue of Lair magazine, Sanity & Sabotage, will be dropping next week! Below is an overview of what you'll be getting. Remember that the issue is split into different tiers and that patrons at higher levels of patronage get access to more content.
Tier 1<...
2022-01-27 15:43:15 +0000 UTC View PostAttached to this post is the MP3 audio file for all my January "talking head" DM advice videos. Download and listen while driving to work, doing the dishes, or playing with the squirrels.
Note: These audio files only include my Tuesday videos, and not my Saturday videos.
Enjoy!
-Luke
2022-01-20 13:26:56 +0000 UTC View Post