Category: GM Tools

Potted Plant of Sleep and Hypnosis | New Magic Item for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Today on Instagram, I threw out a mini-contest: come up with a cool magic item and you’ll win a contest. I expected maybe 25-30 entries. However, when I logged back into Instagram about 8 hours later I discovered that I had over 93 ideas thrown my way. Wow! Thus, I decided, “Why not choose all […]

Adventuring Priests | Monsters for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Another quick one for my session today, I noticed that there is a serious lack of “cleric”-like NPCs in the monster books. We have the Priest in the Monster Manual with is a 5th-level caster and CR 2. And then we have the War Priest which is a huge jump up to 9th-level and CR […]

How to Create an Elite Humanoid in Fifth Edition | Monster Workshop with DM Dave

Recently, I showed you all how to make a cool, new monster variant in 15 minutes or less. And many of you shared that enjoyed it. So thank you so much! This time, I’d like to dive into how to make an elite version of a monster. What is an elite monster? An elite monster […]

Henchmen for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Editon (Plus a Preview of the New Superhero Class!)

Vader has stormtroopers. Doom has doombots. Darkseid has parademons. Every bad guy needs henchmen. What are henchmen? Henchmen (and women!) are the folks with the matching uniforms that act as speed bumps for a hero to cross to get to the big bad evil guys. They’re often cocky (or cowardly), have terrible aim, and are […]

Skeleton Template for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Need more skeletons for your Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition campaigns? Obviously, not every skeleton you’ll run across in Fifth Edition is going to be either a humanoid, minotaur, or warhorse, right? No worries. We’ve got you covered. Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition Skeleton Template This skeleton template can be applied to any beast, dragon, […]

Eloise (Sentient Fiendish Longsword) for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Eloise may be over 1,000 years old (or so she says), but she has the patience and attitude of a spoiled teenager. Passed around from one devil to another, Eloise doesn’t stay in the hands of others for long. Either they grow tired of her whining or they simply have no further need for her. […]

Mariachis for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Mariachi is a type of Mexican music and a musical group whose style dates back to at least the 18th century. It has distinctive instrumentation, performance, and singing styles, as well as costumery. Many mariachis wear the traje de charro, or horserider’s uniform, complete with large, wide-brimmed hats (sombrero de charro). Typically, mariachis employ guitars, […]

New Magic Item: Zexian’s Magic Key Holder

By the end of this year, I’ll be releasing a brand new product on my Amazon store. It’s a carbon fiber key organizer that holds and stores keys and other cool nicknacks. While the product itself is pretty dang cool (if I say so myself), I thought it was only appropriate if I made the […]