Kobold Alone | 1st-Level Holiday Adventure for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (PDF included)

Happy holidays, everyone! A few days ago, I got the wild idea to create a holiday-themed adventure. And not just any holiday-themed adventure, but one based on none other than the 1990 film, Home Alone. If you aren’t familiar with the film, it tells the story of a kid named Kevin McCallister (played by a […]

Blutgeists | Monsters for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

“I dropped my sword and fell backward into the mud. The thing, whatever it was, pulsed and expanded. Blood flowed from it like tendrils that stretched into the space around it. Those who still stood near it were caught within its web. I watched in horror as they would break free for a moment only […]

Dwarven Wardogs | Monsters for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

This is a request I got a while back that I’m finally able to get to making (sorry for the delay, Graham). Graham’s request is simple: “A genetically superior hellhound bred for battle.” Graham expanded on the idea on Instagram: “What would a war dog be like? In the world I’m building, the dwarves of […]

5 Cool Things Happening in the World of D&D This Week (12/23/2018)

Hey all! Happy Sunday! Hard to believe it’s just two more days until Christmas. Hope someone got me something nice like one of those gold death knight rings over on Death Saves. 😛 Kidding. But for real, I will take one of those beholder pins. Sucka nice. Anyways, I thought I might throw out some […]

10 Things to Know About The Secret of Forsaken Peak

Those of you who’ve been keeping an eye on the blog know that Justin David Russell and I have been hard at work on an adventure setting titled The Secret of Forsaken Peak. I thought I might take today’s Top 10 list to offer some insight into what it’s all about. #1 – It’s Fifth […]

Krampus | Monster for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Earlier, I asked folks on Instagram who I should create for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition. And I got back a lot of cool ideas. But the one that I seemed to get over and over and over again was Santa’s demon-buddy Krampus. Who is Krampus? From Wikipedia: In Central European folklore, Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as […]

10 Changes DMDave Made to the Lost Mines of Phandelver

Back when I started my main campaign in March of 2018, I needed to knock some of the rust off. It’d been a while since I’d DM’ed a full game and I hadn’t yet been fully introduced to Fifth Edition yet (obviously, I’ve learned it since). So I thought, “Why not start with the Starter […]

10 Celebrities That You Didn’t Realize Were Huge D&D Nerds

There’s no denying it. Dungeons & Dragons is a big deal. And D&D players no longer have to hide their identities. In fact, many celebrities play D&D, too. Here is a list of 10 celebrities who’ve recently come “out from behind the Dungeon Master screen” and revealed their love for the game. 1 – Joe […]

Darkwind | Monster for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Initial Observations on The Creature of the Eyries of the Forsaken Peak, Its Lair, the Region Surrounding It, and Interviews with Those Who’ve Encountered It by Brother Roma A’tonel, Chaosmagi Secundus I am not of the northern lands but instead hail from a small town to the far east across the Lightning Bay named Redstump. Its […]

Grim Reaper | Monster for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

I’m finally starting to recover from my ailment. Thought I might shake some of the “ugh” off with doing a 2nd edition conversion. Those usually help me get back into the right mindset. Here is an old monster conversion from Ravenloft, the Grim Reaper. What is the grim reaper? The grim reaper (or death spirit) […]