DMDave Blog Archives

DMDave Blog Archives

Knights and Nerds – Creating Villains | Free Podcast for Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition

This week we’re talking about how to use player classes in the Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook to generate ideas for enemies and villains in your campaigns. This time, we look at making a villain based on the lore and abilities of the Druid and come up with the Elemental Druid and the Circle of […]

EVIL available tomorrow on Patreon

I’ve got a little extra bandwidth this evening and tomorrow, so I’ll be working on putting EVIL into PDF form. If you’re a Patron, then you’ll get this book FREE with your monthly support. Here is everything that I expect to be in it:   New Character Options Weretiger Playable Race Vampir Playable Race Barbarian […]

Fighter Wrestler Martial Archetype | New Player Option for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

You’d think that after I did 17 subclasses in the span of two weeks I’d be sick of creating subclasses, but NOPE! If anything, the practice made me a master at it (or so I’d like to think). Playtest Content The material here is presented for playtesting and to spark your imagination. These game mechanics are […]

Puppet Master Class Part 2 – Upgrades | New Player Option for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

This is the second part of the Puppet Master class. It covers the upgrades that puppet masters can give to their puppets and explains the process for doing so. Playtest Content The material here is presented for playtesting and to spark your imagination. These game mechanics are in draft form, usable in your campaign but not refined […]

The Chains of Sloth | Seven Deadly Sins Artifacts

This request comes from one of my Patrons. Here’s what he requested: “Would love to see what magical cursed items under the theme of the seven deadly sins. I’m running a campaign that each sin is a mini-boss (or ally) and me and my players are having a great time with it.” Sounds awesome! With Infinity […]

Improved Mass Combat Rules (Part 3: Design Notes for Unit Purchasing) | New Rules for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

This is the third installment of the mass combat rules series. While writing the basic rules for the system, I realized that there were no rules for purchasing units. However, I think there’s a pretty easy way to do it as I’ll detail below. This is an attempt to improve upon the mass combat rules that […]

This Spell is NOT Ruining D&D 5e | The DM Lair [Video]

There have been some vicious rumors going around about a D&D 5e spell that is supposedly RUINING the game. Now, I’ve been playing Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition for several years, and I’ve yet to see a spell ruin the game. So, either we haven’t been using this spell, or it’s insidiously deceptive. OR, maybe […]

Mass Combat Rules Now Available in PDF Form

Hey all! If you didn’t already see, I created set of new mass combat rules for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition. Those rules are now officially in PDF form (in their v1.2 format) on both Patreon and here on the blog. The downloadable book itself costs $2.00 and only includes rules for creating units. However, […]

Omerian Echo: Vindanda Playable Race | New Player Option for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

The following details are part of the Omerian Echo campaign setting that will be released at the end of the first quarter of 2019 on Patreon. For more details, check out the Omerian Echo entries here on the site. Playtest Content The material here is presented for playtesting and to spark your imagination. These game mechanics […]

Dreg Watchers | New Monster for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

For those of you who’ve been following along with the blog, you probably noticed that I’ve been working on a mini-project with the amazing, awesome Bert Verwaest of Crosshead Studios on his Metalhead project. I absolutely love Bert’s vision and style, so I’m glad to help out with all the mechanical know-how to help bring […]