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[All Patrons] Just Passing Through Extended Edition - Daleton (and the War in Daleton)

A village divided, its streets turned to battlegrounds, its shrine defiled, and its people trapped between warlords and wolves

From the road, the village looks more like a fortress than a home. The wooden palisade has be...

2025-10-04 22:46:48 +0000 UTC View Post

[Free] Just Passing Through - Aurvenvale by Dornwych (WIP)

Hey friends,

Here is the regional map of all the locations detailed in Just Passing Through. Of course, you're more than welcome to ignore the map and use the villages and towns detailed in JPT however you like. But if you are looki...

[All Patrons] Just Passing Through Extended Edition - Cedarvale (and the Drowned Voice)

A thriving coastal village of bright boats and bustling trade, masking whispered fears of creatures from the sea.

The village unfolds along the rugged coast, its harbor filled with bright, colorful boats bobbing against ...

2025-10-03 17:59:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Poll - DMDave Patron Rewards for Just Passing Through Remastered

Hey friends!

The Just Passing Through Remastered pre-order/backerkit goes live next week. There's not a lot of bells and whistles on this one as I'm mainly focused on fulfilling a couple past projects (which, thankfully, is going ex...

[All Patrons] Just Passing Through Extended Edition - Blackthorn (and the Silver Mummy)

A village of silence and strain, overshadowed by the brooding manor that watches from the hill.

The village sits in uneasy silence, sturdy timber buildings leaning under years of neglect. Roofs sag, walls bear fresh patc...

2025-09-26 19:35:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Just Passing Through 1 & 2 Remastered

SIGN-UP NOW TO GET DIGITAL COPIES OF BOOKS 1 AND 2, FREE!

Lacking time to create content for y...

2025-09-25 15:32:59 +0000 UTC View Post

[All Patrons] Just Passing Through Remastered Edition - Birchwood

A weary village by forest and sea, where silence lingers heavier than the salt wind and every face bears the weight of unseen affliction

The road opens into a somber settlement pressed between forest and sea, its weather...

2025-09-23 16:17:12 +0000 UTC View Post

[All Patrons] Just Passing Through Remastered Edition - Ashcroft

A once-fertile village now parched by drought, where resilience clings as tightly as the dust to its fields.

The road ahead dips toward a cluster of cottages and barns, their thatched roofs pale and brittle under the sun...

2025-09-22 19:43:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Poll #528 - Adventure Length for JPT Extended

Hey fans,

Quick question: As I'm extending the original Just Passing Through entries, I've budgeted an extra 4 pages for the 20 original villages. On those pages, I'll offer extended adventure descriptions. However, I'm not sure the best way...

Poll #527 - Just Passing Through "Extended Edition"

Hey friends,

Many of you are probably familiar with my Just Passing Through series. If you're not, it's a selection of random villages that you can easily drop into any fantasy TTRPG. Each listing includes a read-aloud text ...

One-Word Prompt #164 - Vault Seraphine

Hey friends,

I'm writing a big heist adventure for the Overclock book and need some one word prompts. There's a lot of rooms, so you're allowed up to three.

Here's the rules:

• 1) Three words per patron, preferably in separ...

  2025-08-20 14:59:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Poll #526 - Dark Fey Dungeons & Lairs

Hey everyone,

With Arch-hag handily winning (even if you don't count the fact that I put it twice), I think it might be useful to dig into some dark fey adventures using the 2025 Monster Manual. The other runners-up from the previous poll wi...

Poll #525 - DMDave 2.0 Content Vibe

Hey folks,

What vibe would you like to see with the content going forward? Choose below.

Poll #524 - 5e2024 Dungeons & Lairs Monsters for August/September

Hey folks,

Back to basics.

Pick the monster you want me to build adventures around between now and next month. These will use the 5e2024 versions, but will be playable with 5e2014.

Vote for the three monsters you like best. To...

[Free] Cradle of the Withered Saints (OSR Version)

One hundred and fifty years ago, fifteen royal martyrs chose to bleed their necks to seal a slavering aberration in a tomb far beneath the earth. Fourteen of these saints succeeded. The fifteenth—a man named Halwen—was spared by a faulty blade...

[Trinket+] Cradle of the Withered Saints (OSR and 5e Versions)

One hundred and fifty years ago, fifteen royal martyrs chose to bleed their necks to seal a slavering aberration in a tomb far beneath the earth. Fourteen of these saints succeeded. The fifteenth—a man named Halwen—was spared by a faulty blade...

Poll #523 - Which grimdark adventure title do you like best?

Hey everyone,

Most of you want to see a mid-level adventure. So I have some potential titles below. Pick the one that sounds coolest.

Note: I have zero idea what they're about other than I'll probably have a single village serve as th...

Poll #522 - What do you need the most for your games right now?

Hey friends,

I've been working on the Backerkit/Kickstarter campaign stuff, so that's why I've been quiet. But I can still hammer out a few things this month. Trouble is: I've got some crazy writer's block right now.

So the big questio...

Poll #521 - Cults

Do you all want to build and run cults or find and destroy them?

Poll #520 - Pick a cult name

Hey friends,

I'm wrapping up MEKBORG this week, so my attention is back on 5e/content for the Patreon. I'm working on some cult concepts with microadventures to drop in. Before I begin, I was hoping you all could help me pick a cool name fo...

Post-Origins Plans and AMA

Hey friends!

Just getting back from a pretty unsuccessful exhibition at Origins. The main thing I noticed is that 5e physical products just don’t do as well as they used to.

But do not panic! I will continue making 5e fantasy (or fa...

Poll #519 - Let's build a world through adventures!

Hey fam,

If you wish to read a long-winded post on my content creation methods going forward, keep reading. Otherwise, skip down to "ON TO THE POLL!"

As time goes on and the new "edition" (5.5... 5.25... whatever the f...

Poll #518 - Quickie Dungeons & Lairs Theme

Hey friends,

I've had a bit of writers block lately (also, I've been working on finishing up some of the crowdfunding things which I'm happy to say are going smoothly), so I was hoping that you could help out by voting on a Dungeons & L...

Poll #517 - The Origin of Madness Levels

Hey friends,

For Broadsword #27, I'm penning a big chonky adventure set in a megadungeon designed by Tim Hartin. I just need to know what level we should start it at.

Choose below!

One-Word Prompt #163 - The Origin of Madness

Hey friends,

I'm writing a tournament module for Origins. It'll come out after we appear at Origins this year. In the meantime, I need some one-word prompts for it.

In the comments, leave a single word. I'll create a section of the dun...

Poll #516 - Content split this summer

Hey friends,

I'm getting ready to start prepping Dungeons/Lairs compilations for the next Backerkit, something easy to do while I catch up on some content before Negative Energy Plane.

In the meantime, I wanna keep y'all fed. Below ar...

Poll #515 - Dungeons & Lairs collection release...

Hey fans,

I've decided to pause Ooze as the next major book and instead do a D/L collection.

However, I'm not sure what format to do it in?

To clarify, it'd be

Weigh in below.

One-Word Prompt #162 - Ew! Oozes!

Hey all,

I'm writing an ooze-themed adventure soon, so I'll need some prompts for it.

In the comments below, leave a single word. I'll use your word to create part of the dungeon.

Rules:

• 1) One word per patron (we h...

  2025-05-12 20:01:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Poll #514 - Ooze adventure!

Hey friends!

I'm jumping into July's book now with Ooze-centric adventures.

But what wonderful Ooze will focus on?

Below are all the oozes that have come out for Fifth Edition's main books (it's a short list), plus one I created ...

One-Word Prompt #161 - Crypt Thing

Hey fans,

I'm cooking up one more one-shot before the end of this month called CRYPT THING. It's a trap heavy, tournament-style dungeon.

In the comments, leave a single word. I'll transform one of the rooms there using your word. There...