DMDave Blog Archives

DMDave Blog Archives

Stat Anything – Freddy Krueger | New Monster for Fifth Edition

Frederick Charles Krueger, referred to as Freddy Krueger and Fred Krueger, is a serial killer and the main antagonist of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. A family man on the surface, Krueger was actually the serial killer known as the “Springwood Slasher”. When he was caught and subsequently released on a […]

Neverending Dungeon – Room 1 – “Good Morning” | New Adventure for Fifth Edition

Welcome to the Neverending Dungeon! The adventure starts when characters awaken 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 dungeons, building out at least one room per week plus […]

Possumfolk (Waba-Animoosh) | New Race for Fifth Edition

Humanoid possums are known simply as possomfolk by the other races or waba-animoosh by in the opossum tongue. Possomfolk are rarely seen in major humanoid cities, preferring to live far from humans and elves. However, they do intermingle with gnomes, halflings, and wood elves, as well as the fey. Get this race option plus over […]

The Travellers Caves | New Adventure for Fifth Edition (3-5 1st Level Characters) (Updated 10/17/19)

The Travellers Caves is a quick and easy adventure for 3-5 first level adventurers. Maps by Dyson Logos, notes by Dave Hamrick.

Will-o’-Wisp Playable Race/Class | New Player Option for Fifth Edition

About a year ago this time I created one of my first ever playable race/classes, the will-o-wisp for one of my players. Hard to believe this, but a year ago I was still pretty new to class and subclass creation. So overall, the class was a disaster. Recently, I’ve noticed a few folks are going […]

Knights and Nerds Podcast | Episode 37 – Celebration and Discovery

This week in Dungeons and Dragons, the heroes bond with the people of Tall Hill after taking stock of their findings in the Black Bog. Later, they make an important step forward in their quest to save Farro’s Point. If you’re just finding out about us, why not start the adventure from the beginning? Click […]

Tips for Running Large Dungeons with Complex Maps in D&D | The DM Lair [video]

Have you ever been frustrated with running large dungeons in Dungeons & Dragons? Perhaps not sure about the best way to prepare for them? In this video, I’ll discuss how I run large dungeons with complex maps in D&D and give some tips for dungeon masters. For more videos to help dungeon masters run awesome […]

Aboleth Variants | 4 New Monsters for 5th Edition (Updated 10/13/19)

Welcome back to Dave’s Daily Fifth Edition Monsters! Today, I’ll be tackling the aboleth. Here’s what you can expect from this post: A short introduction to aboleths. My thoughts and inspirations going into creating these variations. 2 new aboleth variants plus 2 spin-off creations. Aboleths, the Horrors from the Depths Aboleths. They’re totally gross, right? […]

Knights and Nerds Podcast | Campaign Planning Episode 7 (parts one and two)

Featuring Ryan Howard Tim is joined by long-time supporter and fellow podcast host Ryan Howard (of Rollin’ Bones with Ryan Howard) to discuss where the campaign is heading.  Topics range from trying to anticipate the players’ actions, to planning on how the enemies will react to the party’s successes.Spoilers ahead! Be sure to check out […]

Fire-Eater Sorcerous Origin | New Player Option for Fifth Edition

At 1st level, a sorcerer gains the Sorcerous Origin feature. The following Fire-Eater option is available to a sorcerer in addition to those normally offered. Fire-Eater Fire-eaters can trace their origins to the strange fire elves of the elemental planes. As the name implies, fire-eaters consume fire, converting it into raw arcane energy. Fire-Eater Features […]