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Variant Races

Sorry for being quiet the last few days. Work plus bad weather plus BroadSword stuff has kept me busy.

Either way, I managed to come up with a nifty idea for variant races in Fifth Edition.

Here is the link with my notes:  https://dmdave.com/race-variants/ 

And the PDF is below.

Enjoy!

Twitch Streaming the Creation Process

Following Dyson Logos, he's been Twitch streaming his map making process and I thought that was a pretty rad use of Twitch.

When I'm doing work on stuff, would that be something you'd be interested in seeing, too?

I figure I could do it here.

Storms, Work, etc.

Hey all!

Just letting you know why I've been quiet today. I live in Oklahoma and we're about to get thrashed with some huge tornadic storms. Plus, I've got a few big pieces I've been finishing up for my day job writing about Amazon.

Anyways, expect some cool stuff this week.

I'm trying to do more long form content now, so the stuff takes a bit longer to come out.

More scalable monsters?

Hey! I got a pretty good response from the scalable monster series.

Which one would you like to see me do next?

Let me know in the comments.

Poll: Best Post This Week?

Hey all!

As I'm doubling down on my Patreon efforts, I thought I might start getting some feedback from all of you.

Of everything I've posted in the last 7 days, what did you like best?

Scalable hobgoblins are here! PDF included (all tiers)

I'm a roll today. Decided to cook up scalable statistics for hobgoblins similar to the Martial Artist I did a while back.

Let me know what yout hink!

ZACS 5e Basic Ruleset Premium PDF (Silver+)

I made this quick and dirty PDF for ZACS 5e today. On the plus side, it's way smaller than Homebrewery PDFs and easier to print. 

Hope you enjoy!

ZACs 5e Basic (Complete Ruleset!)

Hey all,

Yesterday I did a thing. I turned ZACS 5e into a complete ruleset. Right now, it's just up on the blog, but I plan on sticking it into a PDF (it will be considered "premium") either tonight or tomorrow.

Let me know what you think.

Martial Arts Adept (Scalable NPC)

Today, I had an idea re: the way monsters are made in Fifth Edition. Third had some pretty good rules for scaling monsters. But Fifth lacks those.

So I've recreated those rules and tested them out on the martial arts adept NPC from Volo's Guide to Monsters.

Basically, this creates 20 new monsters for you.

Let me know what you think!

Looking for focus (Part 2) - Daily monsters?

Okay, so I've been chatting with folks on Discord and getting a feel for what people are interested in. I also realize that a lot of my colleagues that have success on Patreon (or at least seem to) focus on one particular niche.

Personally, I like making monsters. First, I can crank out a monster (or five) every day without breaking a sweat. That includes PDF formatting.

Second, DMs always need more monsters. And WotC has been a lot slower with the Monster books than they have in ...

What kind of content do you want to see?

Hey folks,

I know there's been a few changes since January. And my exit surveys--especially from long-time patrons--haven't always been, uh... "nice." LOL

The original concept for this Patreon was to 1) create requests and 2) put out PDFs of my content.

Unfortunately, #1 turned out to be very difficult, especially when I got hit with a ton of new Patrons at the end of January. When you have less than 30 patrons it's easy. With 100+ it's totally impossible.

#2 is good t...

What I'm working on this week (5/12/19)

Hey everyone,

This week, I'll be back at my day job, so I'll have some pretty big research projects I have to dig into. If you're interested in reading more of my non-D&D stuff, check me out at junglescout.com 

Also, I'm blogging about my getting-in-shape plan over on Medium which I'll probably update tomorrow. You can read that over on Me...

Sword and Sorcery Introduction

Now that I've got a "format" that I enjoy, I've started hardcore drafting of BroadSword Magazine. The first (and biggest) chunk will be S&S which will include The Goblin Mine adventure as well as details on the Castle of Chaos base of operations.

Enjoy!

Superhero Origins

No two superheroes have the same origin story. In place of races and species, the Powerful Superhero setting has Origins that provide ability score bumps, powers, and more.

Check it out!

I may have jumped the gun...

Okay, I know I just posted that poll, but like, I got 7 votes for superheroes almost instantly.

And since I write crazy fast, I put this introduction together right away.

Enjoy.

Super Heroes or Star Frontiers?

I had fun cooking up that 11-pageArchers book. It wasn't too long, I could work on it while focusing on other projects, and it seems to be fairly well received so far.

I've got two ideas kicking for the next one I want to work on. 

Which one would you prefer to see first?

Both are separate mini-RPG rulesets, so not really D&D.

New PDF: Archers by DMDave

A brand new 11-page PDF book for you all, containing new subclasses, prestige classes, magic items, legacy weapons, rules options, and units for archers in Fifth Edition.

Enjoy!

Magic Items for Archers

Here are 8 new magic items for your archer characters. Enjoy!

Archer Options

Want to add some variety to your Fifth Edition archers? Here's a few ideas you can use.

Once the other three elements of this supplement are finished, I plan on rolling it up into a PDF for all of you.

Enjoy!

Useful tips for creating challenges that don't involve stabbing things.

While I'm penning BSM #1, I put together this handy-dandy resource for myself (and everyone else) to create challenges that are level-independent.

Enjoy!

Archers Part 2: The Blind Archer

A prestige class I whipped up for the Archer supplement that's coming soon. More to follow.

Archer Subclasses

Here are three new archer subclasses (Barbarian, Monk, and Rogue) to be included in an Archer supplement I'm working on.

[Electrum, Platinum and Gold] Next Major Piece of Content

Hey higher tier folks!

I'm looking to publish a 10-15 page ebook this week covering a particular topic. What ideas do you all have for content to fill the book with?

It can be any theme you want. Let me know in the comments below.

Warning: Contains Massive Spoilers

Just got back from Colombia. Here is everyone's favorite purple meanie, Thanos!

Tomb of Annihilation Cancelled

Hey all! Quick announcement, Tomb of Annihilation is cancelled tonight due to some unforeseen circumstances. We'll pick back up in a couple weeks when I return from Colombia.

Thanks!

Tomb of Annihilation Continues Tonight!

Week 3 is coming up tonight at 8:30pm CST. Sadly, we lost Dr. Bert to the traps in Camp Righteous. Tune in tonight to see what happens next!

https://www.twitch.tv/dmdave_com 

Bariaur | New Race for Fifth Edition

Native to the rolling hills and woods of Ysgard, the centaur-like bariaurs wander the lands in search of evil. When a vile foe is located, the bariaurs charge into glorious battle. 

Personality: To those unfamiliar with them, bariaurs appear carefree or even irresponsible, but this behavior is merely the outward sign of their wanderlust. They rarely remain in one place for long, preferring a life of travel to sedentary existence. When evil rears its ugly h...

DMDave Is in Cartagena, Colombia April 26 - May 2nd

Hey everyone!

If you didn't already know, I'll be on a work retreat until May 2nd. I *try* to get work done during these retreats, but usually I end up so busy that I'm unable to do anything more than what's going on there. Plus, I'm a team leader during the retreat, which means I'll have to babysit seven other folks haha

Anyways, I'm going to try to crank out some fresh content over the next couple days. I've been reading up on the old planescape books for my high-level campaign,...

The Penultimate Seven Deadly Sins "Artifact"

After much demand, here it is: the sixth Seven Deadly Sin "Artifact", the Worm of Gluttony.

Enjoy!

Dabus | New Monster for Fifth Edition (Patreon Exclusive)

This tall, slender humanoid floats along just above the ground. It wears long robes and carries a hammer in its hand. It passes another of its kind and exchanges what appears to be a greeting. The air above the heads of both beings fills with pictures of objects which, if their names were spoken in succession, would form words. 

Servants of the Lady of Pain, the dabus band together to form silent legions that keep Sigil operating and enforce the Lady’s will. Some believe...