Hey folks!
I've just finished writing and reviewing the wereraven adventure "The Unkindness," which will be released tomorrow to all Patrons at the Copper+ tier.
If you want to get a hold of this 24-page murder (no pun intended) mystery adventure set in the Omerian city of Murktown (lotta callbacks to old content in this bad boy), make sure that you're a paid patron.
Remember: prices are going up on the 1st.
Hey all,
We’re going to need some subs for the new book. Pick the three you like best from the list below.
2024-12-14 21:17:50 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends,
I’m midway through the Broadsword Guide to Hunting Werebeasts. I’ve got a couple more adventures and some accessory content planned. It will then pop up on our Backerkit campaign in January for Patreon-related content.
We’re continuing the monster hunting momentum. I’ve added a new option.
Pick the one you like best.
2024-12-14 04:40:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
I've got two formatting styles I've been using for content lately, both pulling from old school looks. I'm trying to decide which one I like better. So, I thought I'd poll all of you.
In case you need a reminder, here they are:
1) Ravenloft-Style Black Border Formatting
This spread has the black textured borders, titles in the header and page numbers centered in the footer. It only uses two columns. This is what it looks like as 7.44" x 9.69" ...
2024-12-11 16:48:20 +0000 UTC View PostFive Plots Involving Wereravens
Hey all,
The next adventure features wereravens. I’ve used my robo friend to generate some ideas for plots. Pick the one you like best.
1. The Flock’s Oath
Plot Summary:
A village elder has disappeared after a mysterious murder, and the adventurers are hired to find them. Their investigation leads to a nearby forest, where a secretive wereraven flock has taken the elder. The we...
2024-12-10 12:25:59 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, DMDave unleashes something primal. Dive into new rules that bring lycanthrope lore to life and redefine how your party navigates the unknown. It’s grit, survival, and teeth bared against the wilds—perfect for campaigns that thrive on the raw thrill of constant motion. Whether you're running from the moonlight or chasing the horizon, these tools will make your journeys unforgettable. Don’t let this week’s release slip into the dark without you.
Here is a list of everyt...
2024-12-07 20:22:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all,
The last poll got me thinking: what sort of unusual lycanthropes should we add to the next book? I've already covered werejaguars and dread swine (coming out tomorrow). And the 5e book covers werewolves, werebears, wereboars, wererats, and weretigers, as well as reverse lycanthropes like jackalweres.
But what other shapechangers do we need?
Give me some ideas below. I'll add them to the list of monsters to make this month.
2024-12-03 22:44:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
Lycanthropes are the big feature this month. However, there’s so many out there, we’re going to have to narrow the adventures down to just 4, maybe 5.
Vote for your top 3 below. Chances are I’ll do werewolves anyways cause, you know… I have to.
2024-12-03 03:54:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends,
I'll start later this week on the content for BSM #25. To ensure we can market these individually at cons and in distribution, I want to have a theme with the issue.
So what theme should it be? These are all based on the old Van Richten Guides.
2024-12-02 14:49:31 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends,
I recently hired a new helper editor to help me get out of the weeds. After examining the Patreon page and determining what has worked in the past and what hasn't, we've decided to go back to basics.
Many of you will be receiving BroadSword monthly once more, as explained in my other post. However, those of you at Platinum and those who opt into the Just Passing Through Gold tier (click here to check it out) will instead receive Just Passing Through.
Below is an...
2024-12-02 01:52:20 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends,
I recently hired a new helper editor to help me get out of the weeds. After examining the Patreon page and determining what has worked in the past and what hasn't, we've decided to go back to basics.
As such, those of you at the Gold and higher tiers will receive BroadSword once more, starting with the new edition, which will hopefully ship by the end of this month and early January.
Below is an explanation of BroadSword, its benefits...
2024-12-02 00:03:17 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
I just re-released Tether: The Mystery of Skirvin Manor for its FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY (dear God, has it been five years???) as part of the Best of DMDave book.
That puts the book at about 1/3 of the way done. Below I've listed some of my other "greatest hits", that I enjoy and you all seem to enjoy. Let me know which one you want to see added to the forthcoming book.
We've marked down nearly every item on our website to the lowest prices of the year! Over 5,000 items are on sale.
We're a small store, so inventory is modest. But we carry all the latest hits!
Grab all of your favorite Role-Playing Games, Board Games, War Games, Miniatures, Dice, Magic, Pokemon, Sleeves, Deck Boxes and so much more!
Whether you're searching for this year’s hott...
2024-11-29 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post🎉 Exciting News for DMDave Patrons! 🎉
Starting Friday, November 29th, all Patrons at the Copper Tier and higher will unlock an exclusive 25% discount code for the DMDave retail store!
This massive discount applies to most of our epic offerings, including:
Hey all,
I’m nearly done with the first Crows in the Attic book which will be a patron reward in January.
I want to add some thematic content player options. Below are some subclass options. Pick the ones you like best.
1. Barbarian: Path of the Haunted – Channel the rage of a vengeful spirit.
2. Bard: College of Shadows – Performances that instill dread and manipulate darkness.
3. Cleric: Domain of Desp...
2024-11-25 02:52:38 +0000 UTC View Post
The forest opens to reveal a desolate graveyard, its boundaries marked by shattered iron gates lying rusted and half-buried beneath creeping vines. Cracked mausoleums dot the landscape, their stone walls broken and gaping, as if something clawed its way out. Overturned sarcophagi spill their contents across the moss-covered ground, their lids askew or shattered into jagged pieces. Crumbling statues lean at unnatural angles, their once-somber faces eroded into hollow, lifeless ...
2024-11-23 01:35:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all,
I’m midway through Phantasmal Forest (renamed Bleak Forest), and it’s turning out to be a pretty rad little number.
So now it’s time to pick #3!
NEW Càrn Dorchadas—A haunted mountain upon which an ancient dwarven bastion stands, where an ancient mechanism within warps time around it
The Catacombs—A deadly series of undead-infested caverns rumored to hold the fabled Crown of Corruption.
Rotfang Vale<...
2024-11-22 04:17:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
The latest adventure, Crows in the Attic 2 - Nightwrought Manor (5e Levels 1-3) is out. I'm building toward a full book of content, so I need y'all's help in deciding what to do next.
Pick the next location below.
NEW - Phantasmal Forest—A mist-shrouded, forested cluster of micro-Dread Domains where some of the most dangerous creatures that ever ...
2024-11-20 20:01:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Edit: Fixed the map so it has labels.
Nightwrought Manor was the home of the legendary crusader Lady Cassandra Nightwrought, known as Shadow’s Bane. A champion of the Great Yew, Cassandra dedicated her life to eradicating the venir and their servants, becoming a symbol of justice and hope. After decades of crusading, she retired to build Nightwrought Manor, a monastery where she raised her children alongside her two husbands, Helmut and Gustav. In time, her children moved awa...
2024-11-20 19:21:36 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Someone earlier asked about FoundryVTT packs. We will have some new ones coming up soon with the new Crows in the Attic content. Unfortunately, we can't do FoundryVTT packs for the other content that's come out as it is either a) not our IP or b) not really FoundryVTT friendly.
The next one you can expect is one for Nightwrought Manor, which should be out before the end of the month.
If there's any particular modules you want to see us adapt, let us know, and we can...
2024-11-19 20:29:16 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I'm working on some spooky stuff based on my love of the old Ravenloft setting. This content will be labeled Crows in the Attic.
I'm taking the Kartakass section of Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and fleshing them out. The first such bit was the Velhaven post I just releas...
2024-11-19 01:11:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I’ve done about 1/5 of the content for the crypt delving book you voted for and have some other ideas, but I’m curious what other stuff you want to see in it.
Let me know in the comments. Go wild!
2024-11-10 21:02:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
I've been doing some retail therapy lately, collecting all the old Ravenloft modules from the 80s-90s. There used to be a series of books called Van Richten's Guide, which took a different type of creature and created a whole book on how to identify, track, hunt, and destroy such creatures. The books covered topics from ghosts to vampires to the created and even liches.
I kinda want to bring some of that book as part of the upcoming physical book campaign to get back on t...
2024-11-09 18:47:30 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
As we're gearing up to get books out to all of you, I want to put out a call for suggestions for you to tell me what exactly to clean up and rerelease from our vast content library. This include anythings from:
Your favorite adventures that I've written over the last six years that could stand an update (even if it's near perfect)
Incomplete adventure series or one-shots that you wish were completed
Other items that you really like an...
2024-11-08 18:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostHey friends!
A lot of you have questions re: books, credits, and all that jazz.
And fortunately, we have a solution!
Although we don't have all the details yet, basically this is how it'll work.
We're working with Backerkit to organize a crowdfunding campaign/pledge manager of content we've already created for this Patreon that'll be finalized into book form.
You'll get credits towards the upcoming campaign...
2024-11-08 17:48:57 +0000 UTC View Post
This adventure will be included in the Overclock: A Steam-Powered Campaign Setting book by Mage Armoire which is now LIVE on Backerkit.
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"Tainted Tinctures! Distillery Disaster Sparks Chaos!"
Dateline: Aela. Trouble is brewing—literally! The ...
2024-11-07 15:06:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I’m toying with an idea for a Five-Room Dungeon Generator focused on a particular theme/monster. I want to test it out first to see what you think.
Pick one of the options below.
2024-11-02 22:58:27 +0000 UTC View Post
This adventure will be included in the Overclock: A Steam-Powered Campaign Setting book by Mage Armoire which is now LIVE on Backerkit.
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"Hot News from the Heart of Aela: Forge Fires Fizzle Out in the Broadforge District!"
Dateline: Broadforge! The beating heart of Aela’s ...
2024-11-01 21:50:54 +0000 UTC View Post
This adventure will be included in the Overclock: A Steam-Powered Campaign Setting book by Mage Armoire which is now LIVE on Backerkit.
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"Help Wanted: Bold Bodyguards Needed to Thwart Ruthless Rivals!"
Are you sharp-witted, quick on your feet, and eager for adventure? An ecc...
2024-10-30 18:29:57 +0000 UTC View Post
This adventure will be included in the Overclock: A Steam-Powered Campaign Setting book by Mage Armoire which is now LIVE on Backerkit.
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"Extra! Extra! Bold Burglaries in the Skies of Aela! The Heist of the Century Leaves Airships High and Dry!" 2024-10-29 21:40:38 +0000 UTC View Post