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The Neverending Dungeon Room 14 – Mirror Joy Gas

The first time the characters enter this room, read the following: You come face-to-face with: yourself! Or so it seems. Clearly, it’s a mirror reflection of you and your companions. And from the looks of it, you’ve entered a hall of mirrors. This room is laid out a little differently than most of the Neverending […]

Doctor Piersym, Bove, and The Storm Lady | New BBEG for Fifth Edition

Doctor Piersym Doctor Piersym is a lawful evil male human noble with the Mad Scientist Boost (see below). He is the creator of the Tempusfuge and hopes to study its power. He also creates the flesh golems that protect the Storm Lady’s Maze. While loyal to the Storm Lady, he would quickly switch sides if […]

Triceratops Skeleton | New Monster for Fifth Edition

This week, I’ll start working on a cool adventure with Tom Gibbons (@TomCartos) that takes place in a medieval museum. One of the big set pieces in this adventure is a large triceratops skeleton in the west wing of the museum. Naturally, it’s perfect for something that comes to life and tries to kick the […]

How to Build an E-Commerce Brand, Part 1: Identify Your Brand

Hey folks! Something a little different than my normal content, but I thought it might be cool to share 1) what I do in my day job and 2) a little background on how I got started as DMDave and how, you, too, can get started with your own e-commerce brand like DMDave. Here’s the […]

Mindscrew and Possessor Otherworldly Patrons | New Warlock Subclasses for Fifth Edition (Aberranterra)

Otherworldly Patrons At 1st level, a warlock gains the Otherworldly Patron feature. The following options are available to a warlock in addition to those normally offered: Mindscrew and Possessor. Only the Mindscrew Patron is presented here. If you would like access to the PDF version of the Mindscrew as well as the Possessor otherworldly patron, […]

D&D Story: Gary the Intern Runs Amok in Adventurers League | The DM Lair [video]

How much trouble could a small, harmless kobold really get himself into? In this video, I tell the story of all the problems Gary the Intern caused in my very first D&D Adventurers League game, and how I’m surprised they allowed me back. For more videos to help dungeon masters run awesome games, check out […]

Bookman Arcane Tradition | New Wizard Player Option for Fifth Edition

Arcane Tradition At 2nd level, a wizard gains the Arcane Tradition feature. The following Bookman option is available to a wizard, in addition to those normally offered. Bookman Part cult, part school, part army, the Bookmen are the largest faction of spellcasters in all of Aberranterra. They are easily recognized by their trademark gas masks, […]

The Neverending Dungeon Room 12 – Falling Mimicking Chairing

Welcome to the Neverending Dungeon! The adventure starts when characters wake in a dungeon with no recollection of how they got there. Each room of the dungeon is loaded with traps, monsters, puzzles, treasure, and more. As time goes on, I’ll create more and more rooms, building out at least one room per week plus […]

Serpent Men of Yig | New Monsters for Fifth Edition

The Serpent Men are humanoid reptiles who possess the head of a snake. They are magical creatures with many abilities, but the one they use most commonly is their ability to cast illusions upon themselves in order to appear as a regular human. According to some legends, the spirit of a mortal killed by a […]

How to Create Puzzles for Fifth Edition | A New How-to Guide for 5e GMs

Fifth Edition has a lot of cool elements to it that GMs can use: combat, exploration, and, of course, plenty of role play. These are often considered the four pillars of a tabletop RPG. However, I believe that there is a fourth that’s just as important: problem solving and critical thinking. And it is arguably […]