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Roll20 Dynamic Lighting Summer Camp: The Camp Clearwater Massacre | New Fifth Edition Adventure for 3rd-Level

Edit: Reposting this to celebrate the Friday the 13th holiday! Enjoy! 

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We're thrilled to unveil an adventure made for Roll20's Dynamic Lighting Summer Camp event taking place over the next ten days. The adventure PDF is free here, but if you're a Roll20 subscriber you can also get the fully conve...

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[Gold+] Dungeons & Lairs #11: Dread Knight's Oubliette | New Fifth Edition Adventure for 8th, 11th, 14th, or 17th-Level

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Dread Knight Oubliette 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 adjus...

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Dread Knight's Oubliette Digital Assets

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Dread Knight Oubliette 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. This adventure takes the heroes underground into a massive dungeon overrun by intelligent undead creatures who follow the leadership of a mighty dread knight.

Plug-in Adventure

As a plug-in...

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One Word Prompt #38 - The Hill

Hey all!

I've got a mysterious system of caverns to fill. This time, it's located below a hill atop of which stand mysterious menhir (standing stones).

Leave a single word in the comments below. I'll dedicate a room to that word.

Typical rules apply:

1) Keep it clean

2) One word per patron

3) No proper nouns

Looking forward to what you come up with!

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Dark Domains Poll #5 - Pick the adventure hook

Hey all!

If you didn't see the last four posts, I'm kicking up a new series to piggyback off the success of Dungeons/Lairs. This time it's called Dark Domains. It's my attempt at creating adventures based on the hooks from the new Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft book.

Here are the previous prompts that won:

Bog mummies rise from frozen swamps; they're ancient druids who now command undead animals2021-07-08 19:32:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Shrine of the Dark Efreeti Map

Shrine of the Dark Efreeti is a Fifth Edition adventure intended for three to five characters of 8th to 10th level and is optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 9. Characters who complete this adventure should earn enough experience to reach one-quarter of the way to level 10. An ancient pyramid tied to the elemental plane of fire holds a powerful archmage prisoner. This adventure takes place in the 2021-07-08 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Shrine of the Dark Efreeti | New Fifth Edition Adventure for 9th-Level (The DM Tool Chest)

Shrine of the Dark Efreeti is a Fifth Edition adventure intended for three to five characters of 8th to 10th level and is optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 9. Characters who complete this adventure should earn enough experience to reach one-quarter of the way to level 10. An ancient pyramid tied to the elemental plane of fire holds a powerful archmage prisoner. This adventure takes place in the 2021-07-08 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

One Word Prompt #37 - Temple of the Drowned Priests

Hey all!

I got a quick one word prompt need for an adventure I'm cranking out today.

Drop a single word in the comments below. I'll take that word and create a room based on it.

Rules:

1. One word per patron.

2. No proper nouns.

3. Keep it clean.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

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Poll #184 - Omeria Region Poll #3

Hey all!

I'm working my way through the Omeria regions in Pexia and I've got a lot of ground to cover. Before I get started, I was thinking I might poll all of you to see which regions you're most interested in learning about first.

Here are the ones you've picked so far:

  • Aegreya - drafted
  • Aspaeth - drafted
  • Elsath - map created
  • Dorithell - map created

In the last poll, Dorithell won. Hag Peninsula and Karnione both got over 20% so...

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Temple of the Druid Lich Map

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Temple of the Druid Lich is a Fifth Edition adventure for a group of three to six characters of 8th to 10th level, optimized for a party of four 9th-level characters. After millennia of abandonment, the ancient temple of a legendary necromancer has been reclaimed by a terrifying force and old enemy that is quickly expanding her territory: Caolfhionn, the Druid Lich. Gnarled, poisonous thorns have ...

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Temple of the Druid Lich | New Fifth Edition Adventure for 9th-Level (Alex Tavern Tales/The DM Tool Chest)

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Temple of the Druid Lich is a Fifth Edition adventure for a group of three to six characters of 8th to 10th level, optimized for a party of four 9th-level characters. After millennia of abandonment, the ancient temple of a legendary necromancer has been reclaimed by a terrifying force and old enemy that is quickly expanding her territory: Caolfhionn, the Druid Lich. Gnarled, poisonous thorns have begun to s...

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Poll Results so far...

Hey all!

Thought I might share what I've been working on this holiday weekend. Above is an image I created for the dragon citadel at Aegreya, Vast'r Draconis. I created this image using nothing but Inkarnate (it's shockingly powerful).

I plan to do a few more like it.

Those of you who know the setting pretty well, are there any cities or landmarks you'd like to see me create in this style?

Let me know in the comments below.

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Poll #183 - Omeria Region Poll #3

Hey all!

I'm working my way through the Omeria regions in Pexia and I've got a lot of ground to cover. Before I get started, I was thinking I might poll all of you to see which regions you're most interested in learning about first.

Elsath won the last poll and both Dorithell and Gar Wabrizz move to the next one. Before that, Aspaeth and Aegreya tied.

Below, I've listed six regions as they appear in alphabetical order (Odonburg got cut up into its separate states for simplic...

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Poll #182 - Omeria Region Details #2

Hey all!

I'm working my way through the Omeria Regions in Pexia and I've got a lot of ground to cover. Before I get started, I was thinking I might poll all of you to see which regions you're most interested in learning about first.

Believe it or not, Aegreya and Aspaeth tied in the last poll. So I'm going to go ahead and knock both of those out. 

Below, I've listed six regions as they appear in alphabetical order (Odonburg got cut up i...

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Poll #181 - Omeria Region Details

Hey everyone!

I'm working my way through the Omeria Regions in Pexia and I've got a lot of ground to cover. Before I get started, I was thinking I might poll all of you to see which regions you're most interested in learning about first. 

Below, I've listed six regions as they appear in alphabetical order (Odonburg got cut up into its separate states for simplicity's sake). Typical voting rules apply—I'll make whichever one gets the most votes and then push any that get 20%...

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Monster Lairs Poll #12

Hey all!

Genies are the big winners for Week #11. And fungus (of all things) finished above 20%, so they get to move into the new poll.

Here's the current schedule of Dungeons & Lairs plus everything else that's come out so far.

Adventures with links are live. Adventures with asterisks have been drafted.

Depth Watcher's Pool Foundry VTT & Digital Assets

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Depth Watcher’s Pool is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 11, 14, 17, or 20. This document offers details for each level and makes adjustments accordingly. This adventure takes the heroes underground into a series of tunnels, pools, and temple chambers where fish-humanoid hybrids worship a horrific, multi-eyed aberration called a depth watcher....

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[Gold+] Dungeons & Lairs #10: Depth Watcher's Pool | New Fifth Edition Adventure for 11th, 14th, 17th, or 20th-Level

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Depth Watcher’s Pool is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 11, 14, 17, or 20. This document offers details for each level an...

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Adventure Level Adjustment Chart

I needed this for my own purposes, so I thought I'd make it all pretty and share it.

Basically, this will help you decide what level of an adventure to throw at a party that has too many or too few characters.

For example, if you have six players with an average party level of 4, they can reasonably play in a 7th, 8th, or 9th-level adventure. Likewise, if you have a 4th-level adventure you want to run, you could run the adventure for six 2nd-level characters, five 3rd-level charac...

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One Word Prompt #36 - The Old Manor

Hey all!

I'm putting together an adventure that's got four levels of an old manor to explore. I need some one word prompts to fill it.

Here's how you can help!

In the comments below, leave a single word comment. The word must follow these rules:

  • Keep it clean
  • No proper nouns
  • One word per patron

I'll take these words and use them to create monsters, traps, etc.

Looking forward to it!

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Dark Domains I: The Lost Reliquary | New Fifth Edition Adventure for 1st, 3rd, 5th, or 8th-Level

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The Lost Reliquary is a Fifth Edition adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 1, 3, 5, or 8. This document offers details for each level and mak...

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Dark Domains I: The Lost Reliquary VTT & Digital Assets

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Poll #179 - Map making: what type of map to make first?

Hey everyone!

I'm going to start whipping up some regional maps (since 91% of you voted YES in the last poll). I figure the best way to start is to hold a poll. Below, I'm going to list all the different terrain types from 5e's Dungeon Master's Guide. The terrain type that gets the most votes will be the "dominant" type of terrain and take up over 50% of the map. Second place will take up 25% and third place will take up 13%, and the remaining 12% will be distributed among the ...

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Poll #178 - One Stop Shop for all things D&D?

Hey all!

As the company continues to grow, we're always trying to think of new benefits to add to our repertoire. One thing that I've had fun doing lately is creating assets with Inkarnate and Dungeon Draft. I'll do this when I can't find an existing map that accomplishes what I'm trying to do.

Since I'm never one to make waste, I figured... why not offer these on Patreon?

  • They don't take very long for me to make since I'm using Inkarnate, and since I am pretty slick w...

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Dark Domains Poll #4 - Pick the next adventure hook

Hey all!

If you didn't see the last three posts, I'm kicking up a new series to piggyback off the success of Dungeons/Lairs. This time it's called Dark Domains. It's my attempt at creating adventures based on the hooks from the new Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft book.

The two big winners the last times were the following prompts:

Bog mummies rise from frozen swamps; they're ancient druids who now command undead animals—releases Tuesday June 29t...

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Mummy Lord's Pyramid VTT & Digital Assets

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Mummy Lord’s Pyramid is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 11, 14, 17, or 20. This document offers details for each level and makes adjustments accordingly. The adventure sees the party enter the pyramid of a d...

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[Gold+] Dungeons & Lairs #9: Mummy Lord's Pyramid | New Fifth Edition Adventure for 11th, 14th, 17th, or 20th-Level

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Mummy Lord’s Pyramid is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 11, 14, 17, or 20. This document offers details for each level...

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Monster Lairs Poll #11

Hey all!

Faerie dragons are the big winners for Week #11. None of the other monsters reached 20%, so that means they're all cut—five new contenders, here we come!

Here's the current schedule of Dungeons & Lairs plus everything else that's come out so far.

Adventures with links are live. Adventures with asterisks have been drafted.

One Word Prompts #35 - Dark Carnival Adventure Prompts

Hey all!

I'm putting the finishing touches on the Dungeons & Lairs: Dark Carnival supplement/adventure series (mofo is clocking in around 30 pages), and I thought I might turn it over to all of you to help me come up with some adventure ideas.

These prompts will be shorter side-quest style adventures versus explorative adventures, and I'm going to base the plot on the prompts given in groups of three. So, instead of using just one word for each prompt, I'm going to ta...

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BackerKit Survey is LIVE!

Alright, after a minor delay the BackerKit survey is now live and on its way to your inbox! You are welcome to add things to your purchase that you did not pledge initially, and you also have the opportunity to upgrade your pledge as you desire.

If you're an Omerian Worldbuilder there are some additional questions regarding your intended contributions to the books, so please make sure that you check your email and fill out your surveys as soon as possible!

If you'...

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