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Content update for May! (It's a lot.)

My friends!

You are all in for a treat this month. Here's what we've got going on:

  • BroadSword Monthly #13 physical is officially on the way. Jen will start mailing International copies today and we should have domestic copies going out in 7-10 days (gotta get them from pokey Amazon first, but the other ones are POD).
  • BroadSword Monthly #14 PDF should be out late this week or early next. It, too, will start printing as soon as early ...

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Pexia's Guide to Omeria/Hand of the Eight Content - What do you want to see first?

Hey all!

Just putting the finishing touches on the remainder of this month's adventures, including Awaken (it's a ton of fun, y'all... can't wait to show it to you). 

Starting tomorrow, I'll be hitting the grindstone working on the content for the Kickstarter and doing regular releases each day to have you all put your eyeballs on the content, playtest it, etc. Keep in mind that the finished versions will only be sold through the Kickstarter campaign, so if you haven...

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BroadSword Physical Update

Hey all!

Good news on the BroadSword front. The proof for #13 lands today and we should have orders right after that. From there, it's approximately 2 weeks to get the books.

Also, Scott's main focus now that Legends of Omeria is done and printing is to get caught up on BroadSwords. This means we'll be putting out two per month for the next couple months. Those of you who came in and didn't receive an issue yet should get two issues back to back until July.

Anyways, thanks f...

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Monster Lairs Poll 4

All right!

I'm all caught up now through June. From here, I can keep making one per week to stay on schedule while working on other projects. Not a bad spot to be in.

Here are our winners so far and the day you can expect to see them:

Monster Lairs Poll 3

Hey all!

Looks like banshees will be sure to win soon. And even if it isn't, I took it upon myself to make a banshee—er, I mean phantom-centric adventure.

Here's what we've got so far in this series:

  • Animated Objects
  • Archmages
  • Banshees
  • Kobolds
  • Skeletons

I've got one more adventure I need to make before I get to making Omeria/Hot8 content strictly. This will be the early June Dungeons & Lairs.

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Kobold Tunnels Asset Pack and Foundry VTT Links

This Foundry module pack includes the adventure text for both versions of the adventure, as well as the scenes, actors, items, and art contained in it. Scenes come pre-set with walls, lighting, actor tokens linked to their respective sheets, and hidden number tiles. Installation instructions are included in a 'read me' file in the download package. 

To use the URL, copy and paste it into the Manifest URL field that you can find when you click "Install Module" in the "Add-on Modules...

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[Gold+] Dungeons & Lairs #2: Kobold Tunnels (Levels 3, 5, 8, or 11)

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ROLL20 VERSION IS NOW LIVE

Kobold Tunnels is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 3, 5, 8, or 11. This document offers details for each level and makes adjustments accordingly.

Warning: Kobolds are pesky critters. You never know when they could spring some heinous trap on you!

Plug-in Adventure

As a plug-in adventure, the adve...

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Daily Updates on the Kickstarter Now Live!

Hey all!

Hope you're havin' an awesome Thursday. Just a quick update, we've started doing daily updates on the Kickstarter. That way you can put your eyeballs on some of the new art and content coming in the books.

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidhamrick/pexias-gu...

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Monster Lairs Poll 2

Hey all!

You have spoken: animated objects it is. I've already started working on it using a pretty cool Tom Cartos map I haven't used yet, and I should have it drafted by the end of the day. Archmage just finished drafting and Kobold Tunnels should be up tomorrow.

Thus, the show must go on! 

So which lair is next?

Below, I've listed the rest of the A's plus the first B.

I've given the whole weekend to vote! That way Chris c...

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Pexia's Guide to Omeria is Live - Funded in 6 Minutes!

Hey all!

If you didn't already know (how dare you if you didn't!!! :P) we are not only live on Kickstarter, BUT we managed to get this sucker funded in just 6 minutes flat.

Thank you all so much for making this dream come true. As a creative, I never know how well received something will be until it actually goes out and sees the world. And you helped show me and the entire DMDave staff that we create content that you care about.

This is just day one, too! W...

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Monster Lairs Poll 1

Hey all!

As I'm about to dive into some intense book writing with Omeria (well, more of collecting what's already there and cobbling it together in a nifty way), I thought I might knock out the rest of my content for the month by filling it with more monster lairs.

I figured the best way to go about doing monster lairs would be to go alphabetical by SRD monsters. Then, as you vote on one, I remove it and then add in the next option in alphabetical order. And then we continue to do...

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Here's one last Kickstarter preview before we go live on Wednesday!

Hey all!

Last night, I woke up at 1:00 am and started working on this page until it was complete. After about 12 hours of nonstop work, this is the (more or less) final result. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidhamrick/pexias-guide-to-omeria-fifth-edition-campaign-sourcebook?ref=1d5u9c&token=2...

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Dungeons & Lairs Poll: Tier 3 and Tier 4 Adventure

Hey all! 

Great news: I just finished up drafting Dungeons & Lairs: Kobold Tunnels for levels 3, 5, 8, and 11. You should see that hit by the end of the week. 

Folks really seemed to like these adventures, so you can expect more of them, probably 3-4 times per month.

Someone else also thought it might be cool to do some higher-level content. So I figured I'd look at what my buddy Paper Forge has to offer in that regard and then create adventures based ...

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Upcoming Content Slate for May 2021

Happy May Day!

Here's what you can expect coming out of DMDave's Patreon (and other sources) for the next 31 days or so. As usual, our schedule is subject to change and doesn't include surprise content or content by our collaborators.

Wednesday, May 5th

  • Pexia's Guide to Omeria/Hand of the Eight goes live on Kickstarter! I'll be posting chapters from both these books as it's written over the next month. Make sure to follow the campaign to get a...

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April's Content of the Month Poll

Hey all!

In order to continue to deliver value to all of you, I'm interested in learning about your favorite piece of content that we released in April. 

Pick as many as you love so we can see what you like so we can double down on it moving forward.

Thanks!

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Shrine of the Emperor of Bones 2021 Rerelease | New 1st-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

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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 environment of your choice. Ideally, the shrine is hidden in a tropical environment such as a...

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Shrine of the Emperor of Bones EXTREME | New 5th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

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Shrine of the Emperor of Bones is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to five characters of 5th to 7th level and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 5. This adventure is setting agnostic, meaning that you can easily set it into any campaign setting or environment of your choice. Ideally, the shrine is hidden in a tropical environment such as a jungle ...

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Shrine of the Emperor of Bones Asset Pack

THIS DIGITAL ASSET PACK IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE DMDAVE.COM STORE!

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...

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Cliffs of Longing Asset Pack

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Cliffs of Longing is designed for three to seven 5th-7th-level characters and is optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 6. Characters who complete this adventure should earn enough experience to reach halfway to level 7.

The party must combat a nefarious coven of sea hags to prevent them from terrorizing the island in their newly-raised ghost ship...

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Cliffs of Longing | New 6th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition (by Titanium Tomes)

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Note: This from a writer in the DMDave network, so it will not include a Foundry pack.

Cliffs of Longing is designed for three to seven 5th-7th-level characters and is optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 6. Characters who complete this adventure should earn enough experience to reach halfway to level 7.

The party must combat a nefarious cove...

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Shadow Fey | New Elvish Subrace for Fifth Edition

To most, the shadow fey are little more than a dancing shadow among the leaves. To savants, they are the creatures that taught the shadowdancers all they know, and kept many secrets to themselves. They were once elves like all others, dwelling in mortal lands beneath the sun. An ancient catastrophe drove them to darkness, and now they are creatures of the shadow. Though they can be found on the Material Plane, they are inextricably tied to the plane of Shadows, and that is the seat of their p...

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Twisted Tunnels 8/8 - Monsters

Time for the eighth part of the Twisted Tunnels "stock-the-dungeon" poll. The results of the first six polls are more or less decided:

  • Section 1 - Constructs & Aberrations
  • Section 2 - Constructs & Aberrations
  • Section 3 - Oozes & Fey
  • Section 4 - Plants & Elementals
  • Section 5 - Beasts & Monstrosities & Fiends
  • Section 6 - Gi...

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Twisted Tunnels Update 4/28/21

This Twisted Tunnels game continues today at 12:00pm CST. If you'd like to listen to the game, join us in Discord at 12:00pm CST in the RPG-1 voice channel. 

https://discord.gg/mJHJNTrD

Below is a document that covers the first few rooms that have been discovered. As the characters uncover more mysteries and the game changes, more updates will be added.

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Twisted Tunnels 6/8 - Monsters

Hey all!

Time for the sixth part of the Twisted Tunnels "stock-the-dungeon" poll. The results of the first four polls are more or less decided:

  • Section 1 - Constructs & Aberrations
  • Section 2 - Constructs & Aberrations
  • Section 3 - Oozes & Fey
  • Section 4 - Plants & Elementals
  • Section 5 - Beasts & Monstrosities & Fiends
  • Section...

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One Word Prompt Alert - Tower of the Shadow Fey

Hey all!

Glad you all liked the new Skeleton Tomb adventure and format. I'll be doing that again with the next theme you picked: fey! Specifically, a whole mess of shadow fey from Kobold Press's monster books.

I've got 19 spots to fill. Usual one-word-prompts apply:

  • Each patron gets one word
  • No proper nouns
  • Keep it clean

Thanks for your help!

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Skeleton Tomb Asset Pack

Download the assets at the end of the post.

Skeleton Tomb is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 1, 3, 5, or 8. This document offers details for each level and makes adjustments accordingly. As a plug-in adventure, the adventure content serves as a versatile material for game masters who wish to add a small dungeon to a preexisting campaign or need a side quest.

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[Gold+] Dungeons & Lairs #1: Skeleton Tomb | New 1st, 3rd, 5th, or 8th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

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Skeleton Tomb is a Fifth Edition plug-in adventure for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 1, 3, 5, or 8. This document offers details for each level and makes adjustments accordingly. As a plug-in adventure, the adventure content serves as versatile material for game masters who wish to add a small dungeon to a preexisting campaign or need a side quest. 

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Twisted Tunnels 5/8 - Monsters

Hey all!

Time for the fifth part of the Twisted Tunnels "stock-the-dungeon" poll. The results of the first three polls are more or less decided:

  • Section 1 - Constructs & Aberrations
  • Section 2 - Constructs & Aberrations
  • Section 3 - Oozes & Fey
  • Section 4 - Plants & Elementals
  • Section 5 - You decide!
  • Section 6 - You decide!
  • Section 7 - You de...

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[Poll] Dungeon Delving Subclasses

Hey all!

I'm trying to knock out a bit more content for ya before the end of the month. Currently, I'm running a campaign that involves some pretty heavy dungeon-delving. So I thought I might offer up a few subclass options to you all to see which one you think would be most interesting.

As I've already made a druid sub this month, I omitted that. Everything else is fair game.

Note: Artificers are not SRD-friendly, therefore, I cannot include them.

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Twisted Tunnels Part 4/8 - Monsters

Hey all!

Time for the fourth part of the Twisted Tunnels "stock-the-dungeon" poll. The results of the first two polls are more or less decided:

  • Section 1 - Constructs & Aberrations
  • Section 2 - Constructs & Aberrations
  • Section 3 - Oozes & Fey
  • Section 4 - You decide!
  • Section 5 - You decide!
  • Section 6 - You decide!
  • Section 7 - You decide!
  • Section 8 - You...

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