A mist-shrouded isle in the frozen north holds an ancient and malevolent secret
Lair of the Ice Wraith is a Fifth Edition adventure intended for three to six characters of 5th to 7th level and is optimized for a party of four chara...
2021-02-18 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the maps and tokens for The DM Tool Chest's Lair of the Ice Wraith adventure. Enjoy!
2021-02-18 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
In the background, we're working on a few projects with the DMDave writing team. Recently, I did a poll asking what sort of resource using the 5e ruleset you all would like to see, and horror/Lovecraft stuff won by a landslide.
It should be relatively easy to adapt t...
2021-02-18 15:17:23 +0000 UTC View Post![[Urban Monsters 1] #13-18/60 - Gir'gen to Hematite Dragons](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/5/ih/hl/a4542c-019e8ca2-6c6b-7d0d-8a14-ff1a8d092940.png)
Another big chunk of monsters for you today. This includes:
![[Urban Monsters 1] #05-12/60 - Dogs to Gaarghas](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/11/pm/gl/a4542c-019e8ca2-6c90-74f9-8650-67eac0de59ec.jpg)
Another big chunk of monsters for you today. This includes:
This asset pack goes with the adventure Speak with Dead. It includes:
Speak with Dead is a Fifth Edition mystery adventure for three to five characters of 6th to 8th level and is optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 7. This is a mystery adventure where the characters will need to look carefull...
2021-02-15 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post![[Monsters 2021] Days 30-33 - Monsters of Speak with Dead Supplement](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/2/xy/am/a4542c-019e8ca2-6cb2-7a30-a78a-321736f85f0c.jpg)
These monsters are featured in this week's big adventure release, Speak with Dead. It includes:
Hey all!
Here's BroadSword Monthly #12, one of our first books that contain predominantly our new writing staff's content! A huge thanks to these peeps for getting this big ol' monster put together. They include: Corvid's Emporium/Torchlight Press, Adventures Await, Humperdink's Wares, JKW,...
2021-02-12 23:36:03 +0000 UTC View Post![[Urban Monsters 1] 01-04/60 - Airle, The Goddess in Light; City Child; Corruption Hag; Desperon](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/11/zh/hx/a4542c-019e8ca2-6d3f-7e5d-8eba-06c5a28a129e.jpg)
It appears that I jumped the gun with arctic monsters. So I had to catch up a bit with the actual winner of the poll, Urban Monsters.
Here's the first three in the batch:
Hey all!
Today, I'm introducing another tool which you can use to track my progress. I'll be adding stuff to this that's currently in production. That way, you can get a sense of when certain things will be done. I've still got to add a few links, but this mostly has everything that's curre...
2021-02-11 16:24:57 +0000 UTC View Post![[Arctic Monsters 1] #01-03/60 - Bagonurn, Crochnoa, Dire Polar Bear](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/4/cv/og/a4542c-019e8ca2-6d96-7e61-9c03-aaf3a54c9fc3.jpg)
As shown in the last poll, arctic seems to be en vogue (although urban is pretty close still). Therefore, I'm kicking off this monster book with the first three entries: bagonurns, crochnoas, and dire polar bears.
Enjoy!
2021-02-11 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This map pack goes along with the new adventure, The Caves of Silence, by The DM Tool Chest.
Enjoy!
2021-02-11 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The Caves of Silence is a Fifth Edition adventure intended for three to five characters and is optimized for four characters with an average party level (APL) of 3. Characters who complete this adventure should earn enough experience to reach two-thirds of the way to lev...
2021-02-11 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOur latest monster book was a smash hit (and for those of you who have BroadSword Subscriptions owed, you'll be getting a copy soon!). Since I've got more writers helping me these days, I figured I'd put out a few more monsters each day 2-3, for a grand total of 60 per month. Then, at the end of ...
2021-02-10 23:56:50 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Since we've got a larger writing staff now, I thought I'd start venturing out into some other areas I feel are lacking in 5e, namely, books dedicated to classes. Much like the ones in 2e and 3.0/5e, these books will detail just one class offering new subs, magic items, quest hooks,...
2021-02-10 18:34:35 +0000 UTC View Post![[Monsters 2021] Monster 029 - Rinser](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/8/if/xh/a4542c-019e8ca2-6dce-75b3-97cd-f6a7da125097.jpg)
A rinser is a gruesome, vaguely humanoid creature whose entire chest consists of a plethora of sharp, yellowish teeth. This abomination grabs its prey with its regenerative tentacles which it then uses to feed itself. Foul creatures, rinsers emit multiple diseases from their foul mouths as well a...
2021-02-10 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
We had a CRAZY response for our "How to Write Tabletop RPG Adventures" class (over 1,000 as of this writing), which means we had to invest in some new technology to make sure we could all of you. As such, we've divvied up the class into three days:
Nightmares in the Puppet Shop is a Fifth Edition adventure for 3 to 7 characters of 5th level, and is optimized for 5 characters with an average party level (APL) of 5. A cult is preparing a dark ritual to summon their eldritch masters into the world. One of the town’s guards infiltrat...
2021-02-09 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This map pack includes the art images for the adventure as well as the maps featured in this adventure both in numbered and unnumbered formats.
Get the rest of the adventure here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/473115...
2021-02-09 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post![[Monsters 2021] Day 028/365 - Sahuagin Champion](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/11/wa/ap/a4542c-019e8ca2-6e78-7184-9cc2-826029558b54.jpg)
Sahuagin are tall, amphibious humanoids common in the southwestern waters of the Omerian Ocean. They have wide, pitch-black eyes like a shark's and thick, colorful scales that range from emerald green to royal blue.
The sahuagin of Omeria are both well-organized and extremely intelligent. A...
2021-02-09 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
I know some folks have been asking about BroadSword Monthly and its shipping status, so here's what's up.
![[Monsters 2021] 027/365 - Ice Scream](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/12/xw/gv/a4542c-019e8ca2-6eb1-72de-b9fc-9403aadb2a29.jpg)
These small oozes look exactly like scoops of ice cream. In fact, it's not uncommon for these malicious creatures to haunt carnivals, festivals, and even restaurants. From these strategic locations, they wait for creatures to approach them, then launch their attack.
Ice screams have two nat...
2021-02-08 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Interested in seeing you guys' opinion on adventure length and synergy.
What type of adventures do you prefer? Do you prefer one-shots that you can throw into any setting? Or do you like longer, interconnected adventures?
This may help me decide where to focus my ...
2021-02-07 22:22:14 +0000 UTC View Post![[Monsters 2021] 026/365 - Giant Arctic Spider](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/8/ds/ec/a4542c-019e8ca2-6eea-7430-b1d4-fcfc2ff2f4d4.jpg)
Horrors of the great northern tundras, giant arctic spiders are massive ten-legged beasts that lurk in the crevices of glaciers, frosty tunnels, and even on the cold-blasted plains themselves. These creatures are much more aggressive than the smaller, warm climate counterparts. Although they use ...
2021-02-05 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post![[Monsters 2021] 025/366 - Prismatic Elemental](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/7/fe/lg/a4542c-019e8ca2-6f18-7986-80a6-fe8065c74010.jpg)
Prismatic elementals are created from the raw, chaotic energies of the multiverse. Instead of focusing on a single element, they are combinations of the four major inner planes as well as the paraelemental and pseudoelemental planes.
Prismatic elementals have no true home plane. Like the ot...
2021-02-04 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's January's Buckler!
Within, ye shall find:
Avast, matey, and lend here yer ears. Pirates are lords and ladies of the skies and sea, simultaneously capable fighters, noble wanderers, and plucky socialites. At home away from land, pirates care more for the cool breeze of the sea or thunder of cloud cover than a busy street or quiet farmstea...
2021-02-03 16:08:18 +0000 UTC View Post![[Monsters 2021] 023-024/365 - Manta Rays](https://img5.doujinstars.com/storage/10/hy/jz/a4542c-019e8ca2-6f55-7051-a724-b4971cf8949c.jpg)
A manta ray is a large fish with a diamond-shaped body. They grow to incredible lengths, the largest of their kind growing as long as 15 to 20 feet. Most manta rays are found in tropical and sub-tropical waters.
Manta rays are macropredators, meaning they only eat krill, shrimp, and other s...
2021-02-03 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Had an impromptu writers meeting today and we're trying to decide on the theme for #15 (yep, we're that far ahead on content ... too bad the USPS isn't lol).
Here's some of the crazy ideas we came up with:
2021-02-02 22:29:22 +0000 UTC View Post