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[Electrum+] Dungeons & Lairs #44: Xorn Tunnels (Levels 8, 11, 14, or 17) - PDFs Only

Xorn Tunnels is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 8, 11, 14, or 17. This document offers details for each level and makes adjustments accordingly. Flying high above the town of Darkwell is the castle of Tovin the Disfigured, kept aloft on caverns of enchanted bloodstone. Lately, a host of xorn have taken root in the caverns, drawn to the stone’s magic. The characters must enter the bloodstone tunnels and remo...

[Electrum+] Dungeons & Lairs #44: Xorn Tunnels (Levels 8, 11, 14, or 17) - Digital Asset Pack and PDFs

Xorn Tunnels is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 8, 11, 14, or 17. This document offers details for each level and makes adjustments accordingly. Flying high above the town of Darkwell is the castle of Tovin the Disfigured, kept aloft on caverns of enchanted bloodstone. Lately, a host of xorn have taken root in the caverns, drawn to the stone’s magic. The characters must enter the bloodstone tunnels and remo...

One Word Prompt #76 - Graveyard of Dragons

Hey all,

I'm stocking the first dungeon for Neverending Dungeon 2022 and I need some one word prompts. There is approximately 15 rooms to fill.

Here's how it works:

• List a single word in the comments below. I will create a room based on your prompt. Since this is Neverending Dungeon, I'll actually name the room after your prompt.
• Each patron only gets one word.
• Keep it clean—nothing too scandalous.
• Don't use proper nouns.
• Nothing t...
  2022-06-09 22:42:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Adventures by DMDave Index

This post collects all the adventures that are supported on this Patreon, which includes all of the Dungeons & Lairs adventures plus any adventures that we wish to still support—sorry, some older adventures will no longer get support from us as we they need a bit more work to bring up to our current standards.

Note that some of the adventures do not have links, as they have not yet been written. Just a taste of things to come!

Latest Update: June 6th, 2022 2022-06-06 17:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post

[Silver+] DMDave Maps - Tribal Warrior Lairs: Hill Fort Gate [16 x 16]

I wasn't sure if I was going to pull this off or not but I'm pretty happy with the end result. This is the front gate to a neolithic hill fort, like the ones you'd see at Maiden Castle in Dorchester, UK. Hill forts had a super complicated system of ditches and revertment that created this "wave-like" effect in the terrain. 

For mechanical purposes, treat these like difficult terrain. You m...

[Silver+] DMDave Maps - Encounters: Medium Snowy Forest A [25 x 25]

Download the ZIP file at the end of the post.

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Looking at the poll I just put out, looks like folks prefer maps that measure at least 25ish by 25ish (Roll20 default size) to 48 x 48. So what I thought I might do is create hunks of maps in quadrants. I'll share them individually first and then as a full set. That way, you can play them in "Medium" size or "Large" size. Who knows... maybe I'll get a wild hair and build them up to Gargantuan?

Here's the fi...

Poll #246 - Encounter Map Sizes

Hey all,

I've got a list of basic maps I need to knock out to bring this Patreon up to speed with fellow map makers. I want to make a bunch of encounter maps themed around the different types of terrain. However, I'm curious—what size do you prefer for your basic encounter maps? 

Let me know below.

Maps by DMDave Index

Important Note: Many of the maps on this page related to adventures aren't DMDave maps, but were created by Tom Cartos. These came before we added maps as a benefit. The maps listed below are the ones that are part of the new system. Furthermore, there are some old maps out there that don't use the new system yet. We're in the process of updating those.

If you see a map that you want and need it, drop me a message on here or Discord and I'll make sure that you get it. 

Thank...

Buckler May 2022 - DMDave Collected Works May 2022

The Dropbox download link is at the bottom of the page.

Thumbnail art by Nacho Lazaro.

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Here are the collected works appearing here on Patreon in May 2022.

This HUGE file (782.12 mb) contains the following goodies:

Adventures

• Dungeons & Lairs #40: Unicorn Island
• Dungeons & Lairs #41: Water Weird Ruins
• Dungeons & Lairs #42: Wyvern Motes

Maps

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2022-06-04 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Poll #245 - DMDave's Neverending Dungeon Returns

By popular demand, Neverending Dungeon will return. This time, I've got writers helping me to build it. I just get to make the maps. 

If you aren't familiar with Neverending Dungeon, it's a series where new tiles come out every so often that you can take and assemble any way you like. First, they were done one room at a time, and then 25-30 rooms after that. This time it will be 20 x 20 tiles with 3-4 rooms each. The boilerplate will explain how they work.

Before we ...

[Electrum+] Dungeons & Lairs #43: Vampire Undercroft (Level 8 Version Only)

Vampire Undercroft is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 8, 11, 14, or 17. This document offers details for the 8th-level version. For the full adjustments for all level ranges, signup for the DMDave Patreon. In the bowels of a flying castle, a cursed vampire has made his lair. If the characters want to clear the area of evil, they must contend not only with him but the other guardians of the undercroft.

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2022-06-03 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post

[All Patrons] Dungeons & Lairs #43: Vampire Undercroft (Level 8, 11, 14, or 17)

Vampire Undercroft is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 8, 11, 14, or 17. In the bowels of a flying castle, a cursed vampire has made his lair. If the characters want to clear the area of evil, they must contend not only with him but the other guardians of the undercroft.

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[Electrum+] Dungeons & Lairs #43: Vampire Undercroft (Level 8, 11, 14, or 17) - Digital Asset Pack

Vampire Undercroft is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 8, 11, 14, or 17. In the bowels of a flying castle, a cursed vampire has made his lair. If the characters want to clear the area of evil, they must contend not only with him but the other guardians of the undercroft.

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Just the PDFs. Get just the full-color PDF...

DMDave Educational Series - What do you want to know?

Hey all!

I'm kicking off the new educational series with my most favorite type of post—a poll! I plan to start these probably the middle of the month and will feature a 2-hour live session that includes question/answer content.

Only trouble is... I don't know what you want to know. I've listed some options below. Feel free to post additional ideas in the comments below.

Dungeons & Lairs Poll for July 2022 + Index

Hey all!

Thanks for voting in our last poll to help us decide our next monster lair. The four big winners in our last poll were assassins and spies, archmages and mages, nobles and knights, and cultists and cult fanatics. Like the Flying Castle Mega-module, you can expect these four adventures to be related to each other.

Just as before, this post will decide the next *four* monster lairs that will follow those listed below. Pick the one that you ...

June 2022 Announcements

Hey all!

Happy June. An exciting month is in store as we're rolling out some big changes. I detail some of those below. Additionally, I've got updates for BroadSword, Hand of the Eight, and more.

Tier Changes

This month I will roll out some major tier changes. For those of you "grandfathered" in, you won't lose anything listed under your current tier heading, so no worries. If anything, I'll be adding a few things. Some of the changes we plan to roll out are detailed below...

[All Patrons] Maps by DMDave - Tribal Warrior Lairs: Neolithic Roundhouses [16 x 16]

Download the ZIP file at the end of the post.

Hey all,

Here is the first of 4+ maps featuring tribal warrior lairs. I knew when I did these I didn't want to go with the usual "native American" tribal trope and I wanted to do something different that I personally haven't seen other map makers do. That's why I decided to go with Celtic style Iron Age roundhouses. 

These buildings are wattle-and-daub construction with thatch roofs. Unlike Saxon and some Vi...

Poll #242 - CR 1/8 Tiny Lairs

Hey all!

Although Stronghold Builders won the last poll, I knew I probably wouldn't have enough time this month to do it justice. Tiny lairs finished second and it fits the overall theme of this Patreon and the tactics Patreon a little better.

Having said all that, I want to make the tiny lairs fit a theme. Below I've put in a few options. Polling ends later tonight at 9 pm CDT so I can work on it this evening when everyone goes to bed.

The poll will function similar to the ...

[Free] Dungeons & Lairs #42: Wyvern Motes (Level 8)

Wyvern Motes is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 8, 11, 14, or 17. The attached document offers details for the 8th-level version. Deadly wyverns circle the flying rock motes around a ruined castle in the sky. Characters exploring the motes discover dangerous foes as well as vast riches protected by the draconic creatures.

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2022-05-27 15:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post