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[365 Days of Monsters] Day 013/365 - Boneyard

Sometimes called bone weirds or bonepiles, boneyards are fierce undead creatures imbued with the ferocity of the mightiest dragon and the cunning of an ancient lich. In its resting state, a boneyard resembles a huge pile of bones. However, its fluid nature allows it to take on the form of a mighty serpent, dragon, or any other form it pleases. A...

[365 Days of Monsters] 011-012 - Geiersakas

A geiersaka (GUY-ar-ZA-ka) is a foul vulture-humanoid hybrid. Imbued with twisted intelligence and cunning, these despicable creatures are a plague throughout northwestern Omeria. They can be found in Olyothyr, the Sabalona Timberlands, and even parts of Gar Wabrizz.

Altered Beasts. The geiersakas draw their origi...

[DMDave Does Maps] Castle Geierburg Map Pack [79 x 39] plus news

Hey all!

I'm a little behind on releases mostly because I've been focusing on some of the larger PDFs coming out this month including our TOP SECRET awesome book and Legends of Omeria, both of which should drop either tomorrow or early next week.

I've also got a few new adventures in the fire both from myself as well as the collabora...

Within which tier should my next adventure be set?

Hey all!

I write a lot of tier 1 content because 1) it's easy lol and 2) there's a pretty high demand for it. However, I thought I'd branch out a bit and see what you all are looking for.

Anyways, let me know what content you'd like to see with this poll.

[365 Days of Monsters] Days 007-010/366 - Monsters of Fear Grows Supplement

The following creatures appear in the upcoming DMDave adventure, Fear Grows. The monsters are:

• doppelganger plant
• executioner's hood
• juju zombie
• maniac

Mythic Monster Hunter Ranger Archetype | New Player Option for Fifth Edition

At 3rd level, a ranger gains the Ranger Archetype feature, which offers you the choice of a sublcass. The following Mythic Monster Hunter option is available to you when you make that choice.

Mythic Monster Hunter

The colossal creatures of legend once more roam the lands of Casar. You, as a Mythic Monster Hunter, must track these c...

[365 Days of Monsters] 006/365 - Tostrasz the Enormous

Tostrasz was once the proud leader of the Aegrayan Chromatics, the dragons who nearly destroyed The Summer Land and its noble knights in 965 AT. Fortunately, he vanished nearly a century ago. Tostrasz was last seen flying east over the Ocean of Warna, purportedly hunting for new kingdoms. Rumors now swirl that Tostrasz will soon make his return ...

Vaskil Valley: Wrath of the Wyvern Kings - Harpy Murder | New 3rd-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Harpy Murder is a Fifth Edition adventure designed for three to six 2nd to 4th level characters, and is optimized for four characters with an average party level of 3. Can the party uncover the grisly fates of a previous adventuring party and defeat the threat which hunts on the outskirts of civilization? This a...

Mythic Monster Hunter Subclasses

Hey all!

We're working on a Mythic Monster Hunter-style game for Roll20 and hope to get some feedback from all of you on subclasses. Currently, I've got a Mythic Ranger Monster Hunter (seemed the obvious choice) scheduled. But I want to see what others you'd like with the release of the game.

I've listed the other 11 classes below (I...

Tower of Gnolls | New 3rd-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition (by Alex of Tavern Tales)

Clear gnolls from an abandoned tower in this fast-paced adventure!

Tower of Gnolls is a Fifth Edition adventure designed for three to six 2nd to 4th level characters, and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 3. This adventure takes place in an...

[365 Days of Monsters] Day 005/366 - Dream Kid

Dream kids are powerful human children who possess extraordinary psychic abilities. There are rumored to be less than a dozen in all of the Cosmos. The vile illusionist, Uncle Skeleton, possesses eight of them; it's unknown where the others are. Skeleton's convinced the children that their world is nothing more than an elaborate illusion from wh...

Buckler December 2020 (Archived)

Happy New Year, folks!

Here's the first Buckler of the New Year in all its glory. This behemoth weighs in at a whopping 348 mb and includes:

• 10 new adventures by myself, Corvid's Emporium, and The DM's Tool Chest
• 17 new monsters
• 3 new player options

Enjoy!

This item has been retired, you can...

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[365 Days of Monsters] Day 004/365 - Nuckelavee

Nuckelavees are horrific demons that resemble one-eyed, skinless warhorses. A man's equally skinless torso rises from the center of the creature's equine spine; this torso terminates in a gaping maw, lacking eyes.

Of all the horrible things created to serve the danaavrakti of The Obsidian Plain, nuckelvees are always considered the worstâ€...

The Sea Hag's Lair | New 2nd-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition (by Humperdink's Wares)

Travel through the sewers to rescue a missing child in this urban adventure!

Lair of the Sea Hag is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to five characters of 1st- to 2nd- level and is optimised for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 2. Characters who complet...

Strange Lights | New 3rd-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition (by Adventures Await)

Strange Lights is intended for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 3. Characters who complete this adventure should earn enough experience to reach approximately halfway to 4th-level. Will-o'-wisps are luring people to their deaths at the mandibles of ankhegs in an old abandoned mine. This campaign takes place i...

[365 Days of Monsters] Days 002-003/365 - Saguarons

A saguaron is a huge variety of desert cactus given sentience by the efreeti that once inhabited the Desolation of Ditimaya. These neutral, gentle plant creatures still thrive in the deserts that cover most of the central Omeria. Saguarons are extremely long-lived, living 200 years or more. Like the cacti they closely resemble, the older a sagua...

Descent Into Hell | New 5th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition (JKW and Limithron)

Descent Into Hell

Brave the minions of hell and defeat a powerful devil!

By: JKW and Limithron 

Descent Into Hell is a Fifth Edition adven...

[365 Days of Monsters] 001/365 - Chiro

Long horns, leathery wings, and a twisted, ghoulish face—it's no wonder these creatures are often mistaken for fiends. However, chiros—or batfolk, as they're often labeled—are actually humanoids.

Habitat/Society. Tribal creatures, chiros live in small family groups called cauldrons, ranging between 10-20 adu...

Primal Path of the Luchador | New Barbarian Subclass for Fifth Edition

At 3rd level, a barbarian gains the Primal Path feature, which offers you the choice of a subclass. The following Path of the Luchador is available to you when making that choice.

Path of the Luchador

A luchador, the Spanish word for fighter, utilize a style of fighting known as "free fighting" or lucha libre. Barbarians who walk t...

Happy New Year! Here's the new schedule!

Hey all!

I'm finally back from vacation and I'm a-writin'. We've got a lot of cool stuff we're working on, so I'm pretty excited. I've posted a link above to the content schedule. To access it, make sure you click the image up top and it'll take you to the sheet.

Also, for those of you who signed up with Legends of Omeria, it's almos...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 229/366 - Shadow Symbiote

Horrible things lurk in the The Other, the endless sea of shadow at the edge of reality. The shadow symbiote is one such horror. At first glance, these fiends resemble ordinary undead shadows. That's a mistake, of course—they lack the same sunlight weakness common shadows do. In addition, they feed of the despair and sadness they create and pr...

Blood Baptism | New 1st-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition

Rescue a missing daughter from an evil cult and its blood pools!

Blood Baptism is a Fifth Edition adventure designed for three to six 1st to 3rd level characters and is optimized for a party of four characters with an average party level (APL) of 1. This adventure takes place in the DMD...

Monster Requests!

Hey all!

I'll be cracking into new content for January this week, so I'll need some monster requests from all of you.

Below, give me a short (preferably Twitter-length, 140-characters or so) description of a monster. A few rules:

1) No intellectual property. IE, don't ask for Wolverine, Batman, etc. Also, a few 5e monsters can'...

Santa Claus Versus The Body Snatchers | New 7th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition (featuring Cze and Peku and The Griffon's Saddlebag)

Santa Claus vs. The Body Snatchers is a Fifth Edition adventure designed for three to five characters of 6th to 9th level, and it is optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 7. Characters who complete this adventure should earn half the experience necessary to reach the next le...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 228/366 - Dream Golem

Claws, teeth, tentacles, and too many limbs, this formless creature takes on the shape of the dark dreams drawn from sleeping creatures. A dream golem thrives in populated areas where its ability to feed on fears is at its strongest.

Pexian aberrationists were horrified to learn that dream golems are actually constructs. Before this grim r...

Witches of Yuletide | New Fifth Edition for

The Witches of Yuletide is an adventure made for a party of three to five adventurers of 3rd to 5th level; it’s optimized for four adventurers with an average party level (APL) of 4. Characters who complete this adventure should earn enough experience to almost reach level 5. The renowned toymaker Kristof Klau...

DMDave is Going on Vacation!

Hey all!

I've just finished up the last of my posts for the holidays, so there are still two adventures (maybe three) plus a few more monsters that will hit your eyeballs by year's end.

It's been a wild year! All thanks to you! So, if you all don't mind, I'm going to take a much-needed vacation which starts tomorrow and lasts until J...

Drow Hard: Three Levels of Sheer Adventure! | New Fifth Edition Adventure for 5th-Level

Drow Hard is a solo Fifth Edition game for one 5th-to-6th level character. If more players wish to play, they can take the parts of the opposition. A character who successfully completes this adventure should earn enough experience to gain the 6th level. Although this adventure is intended to be a stand-alone adventure,...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 227/366 - Wild Magic Storm

Sorcery is a mixed bag, granting certain blessed individuals powerful arcane abilities. However, there are a few instances where a sorcerer might actually become blessed with "too much magic." When this occurs, the blood itself becomes sentient and escapes the sorcerer (typically killing the sorcerer in the process). These wild magic storms appe...

[366 Days of Monsters] Day 226/366 - Jester

Also known as fools or court jesters, jesters are specialized entertainers who act as members of a noble or monarch's household staff. They also entertain the common folk in town and at marketplaces, and often travel with troupes or carnivals.

Generally, a jester wears motley clothing, eccentric hats, and makeup or masks that makes a caric...