What's your favorite VTT?
Hey all!
Quick survey: what's your favorite virtual table top to play Fifth Edition (or otherwise on)?
Let me know below.
2020-09-09 20:44:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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New Player Option - Druid Circle of Aberranterra
At 2nd level, a druid gains the Druid Circle feature. The following Circle of Aberranterra option is available to a druid, in addition to those normally offered.
Circle of Aberranterra
Druids who are members of the Circle of Aberranterra focus on one goal: change. The world in its n...
2020-09-09 16:30:07 +0000 UTC View Post[Poll] Lovecraft Inspired Subclasses
Hey all!
It's Cosmic Horror month! So that means... a new subclass (or three)!
Let me know which class you want me to see make a subclass to combat the unspeakable horrors at the edge of reason.
Vote once! Voting ends later tonight!
2020-09-08 22:39:52 +0000 UTC View Post[One Word Prompts] Gimme Some Words for "The Lurkers"
Hey all!
It's that time again. Currently, I'm outlining the adventure The Lurkers and I need about 10-20 one-word prompts to create locations.
Gimme your best words. One per person, please!
2020-09-08 18:32:35 +0000 UTC View PostOur Friends Loot Tavern and Humperdink's Wares Kickstarter (Just Went Live)!
Hey!
Max and Mo, cross-continental buddies who make items for games like D&D under the guise of Loot Tavern and Humperdink's Wares, have a new Kickstarter that jus...
2020-09-08 16:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostDMDave Adventure - The Atrophy of Flesh
The Atrophy of Flesh is a Fifth Edition adventure for four to five characters of 2nd to 3rd level, and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 2. Characters who complete the adventure should earn enough experience...
2020-09-08 14:44:07 +0000 UTC View PostDreams in the Witch Room | New 1st-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition
Dreams in the Witch Room is a Fifth Edition adventure for a party of four or five 1st-to-2nd-level characters, and is optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 1. Characters who successfully complete this adventure should earn en...
2020-09-06 17:35:28 +0000 UTC View Post[366 Days of Monsters] Days 177-178/366 - Byakhee and Rat-thing
Byakhee
Byakhees are strange creatures that appear to be a mixture of rotting humanoids, crows, and ants. Although they make their home in interstellar space and other lonely voids, byakhees are frequently encountered as agents of some malign agenda.
Spacefaring Nature 2020-09-05 17:14:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Buckler August 2020
Hey all!
Here is the collected content for August 2020 with our arctic theme.
In this single zip, you'll get:
12 New Monsters
- Blood Lichen
- Draugr
- Drow, Omerian
- Emperor of Bones
- Etunaz
- Frost Skull
- Ice... 2020-09-03 16:47:59 +0000 UTC View Post
[366 Days of Monters] Days 175-176 - Romero Zombies
The typical Fifth Edition zombie is a slow-moving, mindless automaton controlled by a necromancer or its own insatiable desire to maim and kill. However, the zombies popularized by George Romero, The Walking Dead, and other zombie stories since the '70s and '80s are much less maliciousâ€...
2020-09-01 18:52:55 +0000 UTC View PostTonight! DMDave is streaming on Twitch.tv
Hey all! We're streaming a game tonight set in Waterdeep with characters from the regular Mad Mage game.
https://www.twitch.tv/dmdave_com
We'll have it up on YouTube soon, too.
2020-08-29 02:40:41 +0000 UTC View PostOne Word Prompts!
Hey all!
I've got another top-secret adventure I'm working on for which I need one-word prompts. Hopefully, you've seen some of the prompts from the last two adventures released.
Every patron gets one word!
Lemme see 'em!
2020-08-28 23:09:24 +0000 UTC View PostThey Came From Beyond Chapter 4 - Dr. Calamity's Temple of Horrors
Dr. Calamity’s Temple of Horrors is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to seven 12th- to 14th-level characters, and is optimized for five characters with an average party level (APL) of 13. Characters who play through this entire adventure should earn...
2020-08-28 20:07:58 +0000 UTC View PostImpromptu DMDave AMA Tonight at 8:15pm CST
Have some burning questions for DMDave? I'm doing an impromptu ask-me-anything tonight at 8:15pm CST.
See you there! <3
2020-08-27 01:08:11 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember Theme Announced - Cosmic Horror!
We're excited to announce that September is officially Cosmic Horror month! Expect thirty days of unspeakable terror as we delve into the the crunchy, icky world of horror authors like H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith and more.
Here's the content that you can...
2020-08-26 17:07:28 +0000 UTC View Post[One Word Prompts] Tales of Horror: The Reaping of Essenheim Manor
Hey all!
Just about to wrap up the latest adventure with all you guys' prompts, so huge thanks for that. Hopefully you all saw how I used your prompts in Neverending Dungeon this week.
I've got another big adventure coming out on Monday that's going to be a horror story titled Tales o...
2020-08-26 05:39:25 +0000 UTC View PostTrying out Twitch streaming today...
Hey folks!
Thought I might try out something a little different today and do Twitch streaming. Check out my channel here while I doodle around with Roll20 today.
https://www.twitch.tv/dmdave_com
2020-08-25 21:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostFrost Giant Playable Race | New Player Option for Fifth Edition
In the Syrhros Peninsula, the frost giants—or jötunn as they refer to themselves—dominate the arctic wastes. These huge beings live by a decree of "might makes right." Cold-hearted, both literally and figuratively, the frost giants of Omeria suffer no qualms in destroying and stealing from t...
2020-08-25 19:56:03 +0000 UTC View Post[Call of Suggestions] Last Player Option of the Month
Hey all!
Today is Tuesday, which means I need to put out the last player option of the month. So far, I've done three subclasses. But I though I'd turn to all of you and see if you have any cool idea for player-facing content with the arctic theme.
Let me know your ideas below! <...
2020-08-25 15:25:17 +0000 UTC View PostDungeons & Dragons Epic D&D from Viva La Dirt League
Hey all!
Our friends over at Viva La Dirt League have created a campaign set in the world of Epic NPC Man. If you're looking for some enjoyable entertainment from professional actors (whose videos are amazin...
2020-08-24 23:01:50 +0000 UTC View PostUncle Skeleton's Neverending Dungeon - Tile #001 - Frozen
The Neverending Dungeon is a Fifth Edition adventure series built for parties of any size and any level. Each edition of this series adds a modular dungeon tile to what came before. These tiles fit together any way you like and are VTT-compatible. Because of the “endle...
2020-08-24 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostReturning Villain
Hey all!
We're a few days away from announcing our big theme for September (it's going to blow your minds away). Although I can't get away too much, I can say that Tom Cartos and I will be collaborating on a massive adventure to coincide with the theme.
As part of that adventure, I wa...
2020-08-24 12:31:20 +0000 UTC View PostD&D Monster Manual by Ability Scores, Saves, Conditions, and More
I stumbled onto this useful graph some time ago and thought—hey!—all of you might like to use this, too.
Anyways, check it out. It's soooo useful for creating encounters. Enjoy!
[Only 23 More Words Needed!] One Word Prompts for They Came From Beyond! Chapters 4 and 5
Hey all!
I just wrapped up the draft for Neverending Dungeon which will be out on Monday. I had a lot of fun tying in your one-word-prompts for the module. Since They Came From Beyond's Chapters 4 and 5 (which should be out by the end of next week) has over 60 rooms to populate, I thought I...
2020-08-22 23:32:37 +0000 UTC View PostExposure and The Sanguine Dawn Inn now on Roll20!
Two of our biggest releases yet just hit Roll20's Marketplace today! Check 'em out!
Exposure
Exposure is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to seven characters of 3rd-to-5th-level. The adventure is optimized for five characters with an average part...
2020-08-21 20:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostVirtual Table Top Tokens - Arctic Monsters Series 1
Hey all!
We've quietly been working on a new series of arctic monsters that'll start appearing in our Roll20 series. This is just the first batch of critters we've got for you this month going with the ongoing arctic theme.
This set includes:
- Ice mephit
- Yeti (blue... 2020-08-20 21:57:04 +0000 UTC View Post
[366 Days of Monsters] Days 172-174 - Blood Lichen, Prototaxite, and Shoggoth
Blood Lichen
Blood lichen looks visually similar to reindeer moss except that it is dark red. While called blood lichen, the fungus actually consumes heat. When overwhelmed with intense sources of heat—such as that from fire—it ejects it as a method of self-defense. Thus, blood lichen...
2020-08-20 17:38:02 +0000 UTC View Post[366 Days of Monsters] Days 169-171 | Frost Skull, Wind Cat, and Omerian Drow
Frost Skull
Frost skulls are the semi-immortal warlock servitors of Vapul, the demonic god of death and winter. These floating skulls continue to serve in the afterlife as fiends. Because they look similar to their flaming counterparts, frost skulls are often mistaken for undead.
The Bulletin Board (Last Updated 03/18/22)
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2020-08-19 18:13:55 +0000 UTC View PostNew Roguish Archetype - Maven of Adaptation (with Bonus Magic Item)
Rogues do not exclusively operate in urban areas or the Low. There are some rogues who prefer the embrace of nature. These mavens of adaptation work alongside the four prime elements to hone their talents. Mavens of adaptation are quick like the wind, tough as the earth, burn with fire's might, a...
2020-08-19 16:17:42 +0000 UTC View Post