Our Lairs & Legends Kickstarter is ending this Saturday, May 7. Don't miss out on your chance to save money on the books while they are on Kickstarter,...
2022-05-03 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The winner of our June patron-chosen video was Plot Hooks: How to guide layers toward the story of the campaign without railroading. (Now I just need to figure out what a "layer" is in the context of D&D...)
The ne...
2022-04-28 10:15:53 +0000 UTC View PostWe'd like your feedback!
Right now we publish two types of issues for Lair Magazine:
1) The first type simply contains a variety of resources you can drag and drop into your campaign. Adventures, magic items, etc.
2) The second type is our adventure arc issues that contain encou...
2022-04-26 10:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to vote for the next patron-chosen video I'll make! Place your vote below for the video you'd like me to make in April.
We are closing in on...
2022-04-21 10:29:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A little bit ago, we pinged some of our freelancers for ideas of things they'd like to create for Lair Magazine, and then we asked you all to vote on them in this post. Here are the winners and the pl...
2022-04-20 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Our Lairs & Legends Kickstarter is off to an amazing start. We've been destroying stretch goals and unlocking even more content for backers: traps, NPCs, adventure ideas, monste...
2022-04-19 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: Jennifer Irwin, PinkFreud, Andrew McDonald, Sheila Archer.
I'll be a player in this game this time, and Zac (Goliath Cleric) from the DM Lair team will be DMing the game!
I'll be adding ...
2022-04-14 11:23:58 +0000 UTC View PostWe reached out to some of our writers to see what ideas they had for content we might put in Lair Magazine. And now we're asking you, our patrons, which of the ideas put forth you'd like to see in an upcoming issue! So, vote on the one you like the most.
Note: 2022-04-12 11:10:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We run one 5e one-shot game each month and the players are chosen from my patrons. Below is a link to the form where you can sign up to express interest in playing D&D with me in May.
This time, Zac (Goliath Cleric), from our team will be DMing the game. They are a proj...
2022-04-11 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, April 10, is the last day to get the Silver Dragon early bird special for our Lairs & Legends Kickstarter! Get both hardcovers, both PDFs, the map pack, ...
2022-04-10 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, April 8, is the last day to get the Blue Dragon early bird special for our Lairs & Legends Kickstarter! Get both hardcovers, the map pack, and save $15 d...
2022-04-08 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The next issue of Lair Magazine, Fire & Fear, and other DM Lair patron benefits are now available! Click the link below that corresponds to your patronage level to access your benefits.
My Kickstarter is now live here: Lairs & Legends.
There are two early bird specials going on right now for folks who want to save money on their pledges.<...
2022-04-05 13:08:20 +0000 UTC View Post
My next Kickstarter, Lairs & Legends, launches next week, April 5, at 9 am Eastern time!
Basically it will put all 2021 issues of Lair Magazine into two hardcover books -- Lairs &...
2022-03-31 09:34:34 +0000 UTC View PostWhat happens when an orc turns into a werewolf? How do you modify its stat block? Or when an ogre turns into a vampire?
In an upcoming issue of Lair Magazine, we want to provide templates for turning X creature into Y variant. Now we have some ideas for this -- lycanthropes and vampires -- ...
2022-03-28 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The winner of our May patron-chosen video was When to Use Dice Rolls vs Having Players Use Their Brains. Look for that in May!
The next issue of Lair magazine, Bridges & Barriers, will be dropping in two weeks! Below ...
2022-03-24 10:02:55 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to vote for the next patron-chosen video I'll make! Place your vote below for the video you'd like me to make in May.
2022-03-17 09:06:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Many of you have been wanting physical copies of Lair Magazine (and I know there are others that print everything themselves and keep them in binders), so I'm happy to announce that my Lairs &...
2022-03-15 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: Shibi_Cherry, PaladinOfArgyle, Tarmina, Newton, and Brian the Lion.
I'll be adding you to the patron-one-shot-lair-2 channel on my Discord server soon for us to organize ...
2022-03-10 11:57:51 +0000 UTC View PostI run one 5e one-shot game each month and the players are chosen from my patrons. Below is a link to the form where you can sign up to express interest in playing D&D with me in April.
The next issue of Lair Magazine, Bridges & Barriers, and other DM Lair patron benefits are now available! Click the link below that corresponds to your patronage level to access your benefits.
The winner of our April patron-chosen video was Different Ways to Use Character Backstories in a Campaign. Look for that in April!
The next issue of Lair magazine, Bridges & Barriers, will be dropping next week...
2022-02-24 05:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to vote for the next patron-chosen video I'll make! Place your vote here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetxfqtvEO9PBLaFJD...
2022-02-17 10:57:06 +0000 UTC View PostAs follows are the players chosen for the next D&D one-shot game: Shibi_Cherry, DragonQuill, PaladinOfArgyle, Goliath, and Chris Capo.
I'll be adding you to the patron-one-shot-lair-2 channel on my Discord server soon for us to organize game ...
2022-02-10 11:27:38 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: the signup link appears to not be working for some folks. I've updated it. Hopefully this will work better.
Every month I run one 5e one-shot game, and the players are chosen from my patrons. Below is a link to the form where you can sign up to express interest in p...
2022-02-07 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello folks,
As you may know, our next Kickstarter, Lairs & Legends, is fast approaching. (We plan to launch it in April.)
In addition to a $10 discount, I'd also like to offer bonus conte...
2022-02-07 11:48:43 +0000 UTC View Post
As part of our ongoing efforts to make accessing your DM Lair patron rewards easier, we have improved the way you can access your patron benefits.
Download Lair Magazine and other digital benefits by clicking the attachments located at the very bottom of this page.
This post houses digital benefits for $15 patrons and will be updated monthly when new benefits drop. You can find a link to this post in your 2022-02-03 10:36:57 +0000 UTC View Post
The winner of our March patron-chosen video was When to Use Passive Mechanics and When to Make Players Roll. Look for that in March!
The next issue of Lair magazine, Sanity & Sabotage, will be dropping next week...
2022-01-27 15:43:15 +0000 UTC View PostAttached to this post is the MP3 audio file for all my January "talking head" DM advice videos. Download and listen while driving to work, doing the dishes, or playing with the squirrels.
Note: These audio files only include my Tuesday videos, and not my Saturday videos. 2022-01-20 13:26:56 +0000 UTC View Post