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How I'm using your OCs...

How I'm using your OCs...

Hey, peeps,

Thanks for those of you who offered up your OC's recently. I wanted to give you quick glimpse into how they're being used in the Negative Energy Plane book, as I'm actually "baking" them into the story. They're all part of a group called "The Remnants," who, like the characters,...

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[Trinket+] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - Hollow Knight and Battle Knight

[Trinket+] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - Hollow Knight and Battle Knight

A hollow knight is a suit of empty, animated armor, neither undead nor summoned, yet fully capable of independent thought and reasoning. They are most often found as guardians, endlessly carrying out commands long after their creators have perished. A hollow knight appears as a towering warrior c...

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[All Patrons] DMDave Adventure - Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane - Thirteen Nails in the Mouth of God Part 2. Dreaming in the Shadow of a Broken Sun

[All Patrons] DMDave Adventure - Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane - Thirteen Nails in the Mouth of God Part 2. Dreaming in the Shadow of a Broken Sun

Traditional • Village • Dream Sequence • Horror • Weird

  • Adventure Level: 11th-12th

  • GM Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult

  • Player Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

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[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - Blackball

[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - Blackball

The blackball, or deadly sphere, is an entity of unknown origin—a perfectly featureless black globe, five feet in diameter, that moves silently through the void, disintegrating everything in its path. It has no known intelligence, no clear purpose, and no way to communicate. It does not hunt or...

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[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - True Wraith

[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - True Wraith

This is part of a series I'm calling "true undead;" essentially, undead monsters from 2e that I've taken and converted into 5e almost 1:1. This means that undead are true horrors, the type of things characters should avoid instead of this "oh har har it's just a wraith whatever lolololol" tha...

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[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - True Demilich

[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - True Demilich

A demilich is not a lesser form of the lich but rather its final, inevitable evolution. It is what remains when the physical husk of undeath becomes obsolete when the pursuit of knowledge stretches beyond the limits of corporeal form. In most cases, all that remains of a demilich is a single skul...

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Gimme your OCs (Call for Suggestions)

Hey all,

I need you all to generate some ridiculous character concepts. In the comments below list:

  • Your character’s name
  • Class and species
  • Three words to describe their appearance
  • One personality quirk


Keep it clean. No obvious p...

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[Free] DMDave Adventure - Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane - Thirteen Nails in the Mouth of God Part 1. Last Laughter of the Dying Stars

[Free] DMDave Adventure - Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane - Thirteen Nails in the Mouth of God Part 1. Last Laughter of the Dying Stars

This is the first part of an ongoing series of adventures featured in the Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane. Get the other parts using the links below:

[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - The Corroded

[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane Monsters - The Corroded

The Corroded are a grim and wretched order, their bodies ravaged by the slow march of entropy. Their flesh is marred by open sores, festering boils, and half-healed wounds that never fully close, a reflection of their belief that all things must rot and break. Many among them cough wetly, their b...

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Here're a couple reasons you should be excited about Negative Energy Plane...

Here're a couple reasons you should be excited about Negative Energy Plane...

Hey fam,

I've been a fan of Dungeons & Dragons for a long, long time. Not as long as some, but definitely longer than most.

And while I love the creative folks at Wizards of the Coast (Amanda is a friend I see a few times a year, and I've talked to Chris before), I can't help but...

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Poll #499 - Are you a reader or a runner?

I was wondering something recently... how many of you actually run the adventures I write?

Or do you just like to read it?

Either way is fine, but knowing which you prefer will help me know how to write it.

If you're a runner, I want to try to make it concise and to-the-point ...

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[Free] Adventure - Shadowrock (5th-Level) with The Griffon's Saddlebag and Dyson Logos

[Free] Adventure - Shadowrock (5th-Level) with The Griffon's Saddlebag and Dyson Logos

Dungeon Crawl • Horror • Vampire • Magic Items

  • GM Difficulty: Intermediate 

  • Player Difficulty: Extreme

  • Length: Long (5-6 Sess...

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[Copper+] The Best of DMDave - Shadowrock (5th-Level) - High-Res and Map Packs

[Copper+] The Best of DMDave - Shadowrock (5th-Level) - High-Res and Map Packs

Dungeon Crawl • Horror • Vampire • Magic Items

  • GM Difficulty: Intermediate 

  • Player Difficulty: Extreme

  • Length: Long (5-6 Sess...

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Cool Stuff (and When You'll Get It)

Cool Stuff (and When You'll Get It)

Crowdfunding is dumb. 

(Every time I do one, something goes wrong, and I look like an idiot for not delivering on time. Then I'm in the weeds for, like... six months trying to get it out. UGH. No more.) 

THEREFORE, everything in this campaign is already written, prin...

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Poll #498 - How do you want Thirteen Nails in the Mouth of God Released?

Hey all,

I'm about 1/4 the way done with this monstrous megadungeon/intro to the Negative Energy Plane adventure, Thirteen Nails in the Mouth of God. I've got the boiler plate, lead-up stuff, and first two levels complete. But there's still quite a bit to go.

How do you want me to rel...

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One-Word Prompt #160 - Orcus, Pazuzu, Spelljamming Ships, Negative Energy Plane... AND A WHOLE LOT MORE!

One-Word Prompt #160 - Orcus, Pazuzu, Spelljamming Ships, Negative Energy Plane... AND A WHOLE LOT MORE!

OH SNAP! I'm doing Dyson Logos' Iseldec's Drop because I'M A CRAZY PERSON. If you aren't familiar (don't worry, it's pretty niche), Iseldec's Drop is one of Dyson Logos' (the same Dyson who does pro WotC maps ...

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Poll #497 - This is the last poll! (Until the next one)... pick a starting level for Negative Energy Plane adventures.

Yo!

What level should the Negative Energy Plane adventures start at?

Vote!

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Poll #496 - Let’s get weird in the Negative Energy Plane

Unless you’ve been living under a voidstone rock, you probably know the next big focus is the Negative Energy Plane.

I need adventures. I used the ol’ robot to come up with some weird sounding adventure names in the style of David Lynch (RIP).

Pick three you like.

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One-Word Prompt #159 - Oh, shit! It’s a hill giant!

Hey fam,

Hill giant’s winning the last poll. So I need some one-word prompts.

Leave a single word in the comments. I’ll make a room based on it.

1) Keep it clean

2) One word per patron

3) No proper nouns

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Poll #495 - OMFG it's the Neverending Dungeon! Sorta...

Hey friends (especialy Electrum/VTT lovers),

I just spoke with Bree (the lovely person who runs CS and makes our VTT packages) and we agree that it's a whole lot easier to release shorter VTT packs, 5 pages or so, with stock SRD monsters. SO I got to thinking—what if I just made content d...

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Poll #494 - What kinda monster books do you want?

Yo, I’ve got soooo much monster art. So I’m going to make a monster book for the next BK Gold+ pre-order campaign. However, I’m not sure how I wanna do it.

Weigh in below.

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One-Word Prompt #158 - What kinda stuff is in Elazar Manor?

One-Word Prompt #158 - What kinda stuff is in Elazar Manor?

On the outside, Elazar Manor seems like any other boring manor house. But below the vintage Victorian layout and sheet-covered furniture hides a dark secret.

But what?

In the comments, give me a one-word prompt. I'll take your word and use it to design rooms in this flashy little hous...

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One-Word Prompt #157 - Shattered Glyph Tavern

One-Word Prompt #157 - Shattered Glyph Tavern

What up, peoples,

One of the "adventures" this month is less an adventure and more of a... interesting location. It's the Shattered Glyph Tavern in the Abyssal Crossroads, Mortisphere, The Negative Energy Plane.

Constructed from scavenged stone, wood, and shattered crystal...

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[Free] The Best of DMDave - Queen of the Shadows (5th-Level) - Low-Res Only

[Free] The Best of DMDave - Queen of the Shadows (5th-Level) - Low-Res Only

This adventure is offered FREE to all enjoyers of spooky things. Get the PRINTED version in the latest DMDave Backerkit Pre-Order Campaign, NOW LIVE on Backerkit. View Post

What do you want in Best of DMDave Wave 2?

Hello, my freaky freaklings,

Best of DMDave 1 is near completion with Queen of the Shadows hitting your eyeballs Monday or Tuesday. Wave 1 consists of:

  • Queen of the Shadows
  • Tether
  • Shadowrock
  • Shrine of the Emperor of Bones
  • Werewolf Village
...

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Poll #493 - How should I lay this book out?

Hello, my dearest Patrons,

I'm about to kick off writing Broadsword #26, Guide to the Negative Energy Plane. I'm trying to decide the best format for this book and what information to include. I have a few ideas on how I want to split it up. Below, I've listed sort of my favorite formats f...

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[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane - Monster Supplement 1

[Free] Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane  - Monster Supplement 1

STOP! Before downloading this free stuff, this content is made FREE due to the generous support of my awesome patrons. If you aren't into the whole monthly subscription thing, consider backing our latest Backerkit Pre-order campaign, which is LIVE now on Backerkit:

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Look what Rick did…

Look what Rick did…

Broadsword Guide to the Negative Energy Plane is going to be a big deal, friends.

Posts start this weekend.

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[Free] The Best of DMDave - Shrine of the Emperor of Bones

[Free] The Best of DMDave - Shrine of the Emperor of Bones

This adventure is offered FREE for all patrons and enjoyers of werewolf things. Get the PRINTED version in the latest DMDave Backerkit Pre-Order Campaign, NOW LIVE on Ba...

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Poll #492 - SHRINE bonus content!

Hey friends!

I'm about to wrap up the formatting for SHRINE OF THE EMPEROR OF BONES for its release on the Backerkit. Then it's off to Mixam where it'll be printed before the thing even ends.

BUT... I've got two interior covers that badly need some fun stuff on them. Sure, I could lea...

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