Stat Anything: Private First Class William Hudson | New NPC for Fifth Edition

Private First Class William L. Hudson was a combat technician in the United States Colonial Marine Corps, part of 2nd Battalion Bravo Team. He was a member of the combat unit deployed to Acheron aboard the USS Sulaco in 2179, to investigate the sudden loss of contact with the colony of Hadley’s Hope. He was subsequently involved in combating the Xenomorph infestation at the colony. Hudson was part […]

Constructed Minion| New Monster for Fifth Edition (BroadSword Preview)

Constructed minions appear to be tall, ordinary, silent humans. They stand over six-feet tall and appear to be quite muscular. However, the reality is much more disturbing: they are actually clockwork constructs that use illusions to make themselves appear human. These machines possess limited intelligence and are often programmed for specific functions acting as guards, […]

How to Make the Perfect Boss Fight in D&D – Part 2 | The DM Lair [video]

Ever been in a D&D game where the big bad boss turned out to be a lame pushover? Of course. We all have. In this video, I discuss ways dungeon masters can design boss fights to be more fun and engaging for their players: the perfect high-level boss fight! For more videos to help dungeon […]

Loot, Die, Repeat | New 4th-Level Adventure for Fifth Edition (BroadSword Preview)

I received this submission for BroadSword Monthly a few months back and thought it was such a cool concept I just had to have it. Right away, Alec and I started working together to flesh it out a bit more. And here it is, the finished product, “Loot, Die, Repeat”. Credits: Alec Conte with Dave […]

Yautja Playable Race | New Player Option for Fifth Edition

Because you asked, I delivered. If you didn’t already see it, be sure to check out the yautja monster for Fifth Edition as well as xenomorphs. Yautja Traits Your yautja character has the following racial traits. Ability Score Increase. your Strength score increases by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 2. Age. Yautja have […]

Stat Anything – Xenomorph | New Monster for Fifth Edition

The Xenomorph XX121, better known just as Xenomorph (which literally translates to “strange form” from Greek ξενος, xenos=strange and morphe=form) or the “Alien“, is an extraterrestrial endoparasitoid species with multiple life cycles, possibly originating from the planet Proteus (also known as “Xenomorph Prime”). One of the deadliest of all known alien species, these creatures require a host organism in order to […]

Stat Anything – Yautja (Predator) | New Monster for Fifth Edition

The Yautja, (pronounced Ya-OOT-ja), known colloquially as the Predators or Hunters, are an extraterrestrial species characterized by their hunting of other dangerous species for sport and honor, including humans. The Yautja are a sentient, humanoid race that breathe an atmosphere similar to that of Earth’s but possess a level of technological advancement far in excess of anything available to humans. The Predators stalk and […]

Play D&D with Me: 25k Giveaway | The DM Lair [video]

As a thank you to my viewers for helping me reach 25k subs, I’ll be giving away four spots to a D&D one-shot adventure with me as your dungeon master. It will be one game session about four hours long that we’ll plan on Roll20 and Discord. Enter here ▶▶ https://gleam.io/kphcG/dd-oneshot-adventure-25k-giveaway For more videos to […]

Patreon Requested Alien Races | 8 New Monsters for Fifth Edition (BroadSword Preview)

Every month, I turn to my Patrons over on http://www.patreon.com/dmdave for cool ideas. Last month it was monsters and they certainly delivered. Now, it’s aliens. Here are some of the cool aliens that they came up with to help populate the science fiction campaign setting of Blueshift. Some of the races work best as monsters […]

The Paramount Russell-Class Science Vessel | New Ship for Fifth Edition (BroadSword Preview)

The Paramount is a vehicle and as such has special rules associated with it. Like a creature, a vehicle has six ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma) and corresponding modifiers. The Strength of a vehicle expresses its size and weight. Dexterity represents its ease of handling. The vehicle’s Constitution score covers its […]