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Phasm | New Monster for Fifth Edition (Patreon Exclusive)

A return of a classic that I needed to cook up for a 3rd edition adventure conversion.

Enjoy!

Shungmo (Pandafolk)

An oldie, but a goodie, this one originally came as a request from one of my favorite patrons, John W.

Hope you enjoy again, John! 

Working on End of Month Book for the next couple days

Hey! If everyone's wondering where the requests and daily stuff are, don't worry. They'll pop back up soon. End of the month is tomorrow, so I need to sew up a PDF. I've still got my assistant working on a monster book and I'll have a magic book to go with it. The book will have both new and old ...

Avelynn, the Mother of All

Sorry I missed a PDF yesterday. But as you'll see from this, it took a little time to put together. This is a throwback to our old Gods of Wandrossa game: Avelynn, the Mother of All.

Now we'll need to debate: who can win in a fight against Tiamat and Avelynn?

Edit: fixed a boo-boo in ...

Is DMDave a crazy person? (Yes, but I can explain...)

I recently got some pretty good feedback in an exit survey. I sent them a reply, but I thought I'd share it all with you, too. As you know, there's been a number of changes to the format here on the Patreon over the last couple months. 

Here is the feedback:

Sorry Dave. ...

2019-03-29 09:27:54 +0000 UTC View Post

New Barbarian Options | Subclass + 5 New Magic Items

This is one of the first requests I've done for the new batch, a Barbarian subclass that gets stronger as it takes damage.

In addition to the subclass, I threw in five cool magic items that are definitely Barbarian-centric.

Enjoy!

Spear Warrior + 3 New Magic Spears

Here's today's PDF! Sorry it took a while. Obviously, I was in the middle of doing Kickstarter haha, but the good news is that everyone from Tiers Electrum and Up will be getting BroadSword Magazine when it debuts late summer!

Anyways, enjoy the PDF.

BroadSword Magazine is LIVE on Kickstarter!

Hey everyone!

BroadSword magazine is officially LIVE on Kickstarter, and already we're half way to our funding goal. Should have it smashed out before lunch time.

If you're a Patron at the $15 Electrum level, you'll already get a digital copy coming y...

[Call for Suggestions] What should tomorrow's creation be?

Hey all!

Starting off with the new way of doing things, I'm putting it out there for everyone to tell me what I should make for tomorrow.

I'm open to anything. I'll pick one and make it. :)

 Let your imaginations go wild!

Tier Changes Coinciding with BroadSword

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up to the tier changes that will be going into effect next Monday, April 1. I've been thinking these over for a while, and some of the decisions weren't easy, but hopefully I'll still be able to provide the same value to each and every on...

Gloom | New Monster for Fifth Edition

A gloom is an assassin that cloaks itself in supernatural camouflage, lingering in the periphery of vision and stalking its prey from the deepest shadows. A gloom looks very much like a human from the neck down, with dull, rubbery black skin. Its head, however, is another matter. Completely devoi...

How to Make a Monster Based on CR (and How to Assign CRs)

A few days ago, I posted asking you all what sort of stuff you'd like to learn about for Fifth Edition. This one comes from Gilyth:

How to make monsters for a specific CR and conversely how to assign a CR to a monster you've already made 

This is a pretty fun on...

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Becoming a Lich (But Were Afraid to Ask)

The contents of the Book of Vile Darkness give exact instructions for a wizard to become a lich. Only select wizards are awarded the book, typically the most vile, selfish, and chaotic of their kind. 

Becoming a Lich 

To become a lich, a creature must be at least ...

Bonewand | New Magic Item for Fifth Edition

Bonewand

Wand, rare

This black wand is created through the joint efforts of evil clerics and high level necromancers. This wand has 7 charges for the following properties. It regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at midnight. If you expend the wand's last charge, roll a d2...

Can’t type. Pinned.

Lulu is a snuggle bug. More coming tonight...

9 New Fifth Edition Spells for Wizards

The following spells are usable in your Fifth Edition campaigns.

Avoidance

5th-level abjuration

Cast Time: 1 action

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S, M (a magnetized needle)

Duration:...

Came home... this happened 😅

7 hour drive back to OKC left me wiped. Also, we got a new teeny tiny pup named Lulu. Here she is kissing her new buddy Sammy.

New content tomorrow!

Hey gang. I’m at a meeting in Austin. When I return tomorrow I should have some goodies. Lots of magic stuff plus a few “how to” articles I’ve been thinking about.

Anything in particular you’re interested in learning? Let me know in the comments below.

Broadsword Magazine Officially Announced

Hey folks! Great news today. Broadsword Magazine has officially been announced.

I'm still working out the logistics for those of you who are subscribing, but it's likely that all tiers of Silver or higher will receive at minimum a PDF copy of the magazine when it comes out, with Gold and Pl...

Wizard Subclasses

Recently, I put together an extensive adventure involving a shit ton of wizards. On top of the dozens of new spells, magic items, and monsters I need to stat up for this adventure, I also could use some ideas for wizard subclasses. Just wizards, no sorcerers, warlocks, etc.

I've kept this l...

Broadsword Magazine

I had this multi-tiered conundrum.

1) I have this Patreon that's getting pretty popular and folks want content and requests.

2) I've talked about doing physical swag on here.

3) I want to do a Kickstarter soon (for The Secret of Forsaken Speak).

4) I'm worried that all the...

Requests and Patron Tiers

Hey everybody! Hope you're having a good pre-spring so far. 

I've been totally blown away by how fast this Patron is growing. Each and every person that comes in is pretty exciting.

Having said that, the requests are also putting me in the weeds like crazy. And as a result, I'm t...

On Requests & Revisions

Hey guys! 

If you put in a request and it gets made and there's something you don't like about it, just ask me to edit it. Unless it's a huuuuge overhaul, 9/10 I'm likely to do it. And if there's something specific you want to see in a design, let me know in advance. 

My cre...

Request Fulfilled - Spellbound Woods Adventure (Part 1)

This is the start of a request from patron Keith (22 CT balance).

Here you can see the rough idea of how I'm building this event-based adventure.

Let me know what you think down in the comments!

Request Fulfilled - Voidbränd (New Playable Race)

This one is requested by Chris R (balance now 20 CTs).

Let me know if you have any questions!

Mid-March Request Sheet, Current CT Balances, Tip Jars, and Gods of Wandrossa Announcement

This is the new request log for March with updates. 

Be sure to get your requests in on this sheet now. 

Here are the current requests that I'm working through, too. I've put everyone's name and their CT balance which is BEFORE I create the thing they've asked for:

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2019-03-14 13:36:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Monster of the Day: Clockwork Creature Template (Patreon Exclusive)

Gnomes love to tinker. For a gnome, each new creation is more than a product of effort being brought into the world. It's a challenge worth pursuing. Therefore, it's not uncommon to find gnome laboratories filled with all manner of projects. And for many expert tinkers, the pinnacle of tinkering ...

Monster of the Day: Helldrakes (Patreon Exclusive)

Few creatures in the Nine Hell inspire as much dread and fear as the horrendous beasts known as helldrakes. Used in the infernal armies as shock troopers, these vicious wyvern-like monsters throw themselves into combat armed with equal parts ferocity and cruelty.

Outside of The Blood War, h...

Here comes the goblins! (More mass combat)

Okay, this is the last one before I go to bed. But these have been fun. Now the humans have something to fight.

One thing that I find really interesting is how expensive high level units are. A group of ogres costs like 18,000 unit points, yet a squad of goblins costs 700. Granted, goblins ...

Humans! for Mass Combat in Fifth Edition

Here's some humans. Plus, I made a few quick rules changes. Pretty nifty!