![[Monsters of the Day] Days 115-116/366 - Steel Ones](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/8/jw/dn/3b8f89-019e8ca2-ba28-701b-aa9b-8c4007ef6ee2.jpg)
These massive, vaguely-humanoid creatures appear to be made from seamless black iron. They have four long arms and featureless faces. While it's unknown where the steel ones actually come from, it's believed that they are the servant guardians of ...
2020-05-13 15:21:38 +0000 UTC View Post
This document is a precursor to the full primer that should be appearing sooner or later. But at least it'll answer a few questions that some folks have had regarding the Long Continent.
Enjoy!
2020-05-11 20:16:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Edit: Added a map pack to the adventure. Enjoy!
Before the rise of Odonburg as Omeria’s most powerful nation, the largest and most prosperous country in Omeria was the Glorious Empire of Karnione. Sadly, Karnione collapsed...
2020-05-11 16:43:40 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Hope you're all having an awesome Mom's Day. Here's the release schedule that we're looking at for the rest of this month (so far).
Hey all,
Some folks have asked me about this again, so likely I'll just put up regular updates on this.
All books will start mailing as soon as this week, possibly next week. Coronavirus slowed things down a bit for us (I had stay-at-h...
2020-05-10 16:49:31 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
Sarge and I have most of the content for the next week planned out. However, we don't have anything set in stone for the 18th yet (it's the Monday after next). I thought I might toss it out to all of you with a survey on what kind...
2020-05-09 19:35:16 +0000 UTC View Post![[366 Days of Monsters] Day 114/366 - Stonearm](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/5/gt/oy/3b8f89-019e8ca2-ba4e-7677-a4a2-3912e6172c5c.jpg)
When a Castlegrapsian soldier proves his or herself during training, demonstrating immeasurable virtue, they are encouraged to take the March of the Stonearms. The soldier must enter the first mine and seek the dao Gasta-Harrak. From there, he or ...
2020-05-09 18:13:35 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I've cut down on boxed texts (sometimes called descriptive text or read-aloud text) recently as a way to streamline the content. But I was wondering... what are your thoughts on boxed texts? Do you like it? Or do you dislike it? Let...
2020-05-09 00:24:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: fixed a few embarrassing typos. Whoops.
The Wither is the two-million square mile wasteland bordering Aspaeth and Dorithell. Most Central and Southern Omerian traders avoid The Wither. Instead, they travel by sea, evocraft, ...
2020-05-08 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Sorry no monster earlier today. I've got another adventure hitting tomorrow morning and then another on Monday, so those have kept me busy. PLUS I just hired Jennifer Craig—Scott, BroadSword's chief editor's wife—to handle fulfi...
2020-05-07 21:37:36 +0000 UTC View Post![[366 Days of Monsters] Day 113/366 - Desert Drake](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/6/bc/ey/3b8f89-019e8ca2-ba5f-70b2-ac0a-06aee99fbf1e.jpg)
Found primarily in Desolation of Ditimaya, The Obsidian Plain, and The Wither, desert drakes are the much more aggressive and animalistic cousins of the Great Chromatics. Content to do nothing more than hunt, sleep, and procreate, these dragons ar...
2020-05-06 17:25:42 +0000 UTC View Post
No, I'm not playing solitaire!
Above is a picture of the Project Management Tool that I use called Trello. Everything you see there is pretty much what's slated for the rest of this month. You'll recognize some popular entries such as Hot8 p...
2020-05-05 23:07:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The FREE download file for the adventure is included at the bottom of this post. For mobile users, there is a button that reads "Become a patron"—this is optional (recommended, but optional).
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2020-05-05 16:39:44 +0000 UTC View Post![[366 Days of Monsters] Days 111-112 - Gnoll Zombie and Gnoll Sand Lord](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/2/wu/gq/3b8f89-019e8ca2-ba74-74e7-8dbf-a181123677e1.jpg)
The following gnoll variants appear in the upcoming 4th-level adventure, Hunger, by DMDave, Tom Cartos, and Paper Forge.
Those gnolls who die from hunger don't stay down long. Dead gnolls return...
2020-05-05 16:14:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
Some of you have been asking for an Omeria/Orbea source book. I'm buying original art for it and a lot of it is full-color, so it might be a few days before I can get rolling on it.
In the mean time, I'll probably throw togeth...
2020-05-03 18:01:28 +0000 UTC View Post![[366 Days of Monsters] Days 109-110/366 - Giant Gnoll and Gnoll Scout](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/12/pc/cu/3b8f89-019e8ca2-ba7e-7221-b672-c92bc2e34c9d.jpg)
The following gnoll variants appear in the upcoming 4th-level adventure, Hunger, by DMDave, Tom Cartos, and Paper Forge.
From back paw to snout, giant gnolls measure over 20 feet in length. Their...
2020-05-03 16:38:57 +0000 UTC View Post![[366 Days of Monsters] Day 108/366 - Fetch](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/4/dh/pd/3b8f89-019e8ca2-ba7e-7d49-a9f5-ad0d09998379.jpg)
Certainly, there were countless of horrors spawned by the Transmuter Wars of the early 7th century. However, there were none worse than the disgusting shapechangers known as fetches. Loikiel, unhappy with the freewill his doppelgangers possessed, ...
2020-05-02 16:11:37 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
Someone asked when back copies are coming. Good news, folks! Today the Stay at Home order lifted for my state, which means I can start up again.
So here's the protocol:
![[BroadSword Monthly #6] Book and Free Preview](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/5/oj/ji/3b8f89-019e8cb3-9230-7c54-aae2-094662a29577.jpg)
For ease of storing files, I'm going to be using this post as a master post. It'll be bookmarked to the archive so if you want to download all the files as one, you can easily do so from here.
2020-05-01 17:41:30 +0000 UTC View Post![[366 Days of Monsters ] Days 106-107/366 - Gnoll Variants](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/4/gp/ew/3b8f89-019e8ca2-ba8b-7ad8-a0ab-9662ebfd9200.jpg)
The following gnoll variants appear in the upcoming 4th-level adventure, Hunger, by DMDave, Tom Cartos, and Paper Forge.
The gnolls of The Wither are vicious humanoids barely a step up from t...
2020-05-01 16:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
The last CoS sunk to the bottom of the pile. So I need some more monster suggestions.
Give me your idea for a monster below. Usual rules apply:
Awesome news everyone, but BroadSword #6 will officially hit tomorrow. In addition to this badass cover by Justin David Russell, #6 will include regular artwork from the most excellent Matias Lazaro. Here are a few of those images (bonus points if...
2020-04-30 23:45:50 +0000 UTC View Post![[366 Days of Monsters] Day 105/366 - Striped Man](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/2/hl/ij/3b8f89-019e8ca2-ba8f-7288-8497-794613c7331d.jpg)
Although it's rare, sometimes the dire illusionist, Uncle Skeleton, sends his minions out into The Real to cause trouble. Among his favorites for such tasks are the bizarre striped men. A striped man looks like a thin, seven-foot-tall humanoid wea...
2020-04-30 15:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Vadriken's adventure continues on page 3. Last we saw Vadriken, he tried talking his way out of trouble with some goblins. Unfortunately, the pickle heads weren't...
2020-04-30 02:39:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Note: this is a FREE adventure. The download links are toward the bottom of this post. For mobile users, it has a button that says "become a Patron" but that is optional if you want to upgrade the adventure with DMDave's enhancements.
... 2020-04-28 15:17:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Yeah, so I added another 30 pages worth of supplemental material to this week's mega adventure, so sorry for the hold up. The good news is that 95% of it has already been proofed, so it's just waiting on me to make corrections.
Also, I've st...
2020-04-27 18:23:21 +0000 UTC View PostThis week has been busy as heck! Without a day job to turn to, I dove right into the content, especially the major TOP SECRET release coming out this Tuesday'sh (proofing-pending). While I can't give away too many secrets about what's in store, he...
2020-04-27 00:35:15 +0000 UTC View Post![[366 Days of Monsters] Days 103-104/366 - Serpent Whisperer Snakes](https://img5.animemembers.com/storage/5/hj/bi/3b8f89-019e8ca2-ba97-7b57-bd03-beadbc0e8e68.jpg)
The Serpent Whisperers of Grihoo have a natural kinship with serpents. Through simple gestures and hissing sounds, they can communicate with snakes and direct them to perform simple tasks.
In addition to the anacondas, cobras, and other snak...
2020-04-26 16:29:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
Books #4-#6 will be mailed as soon as next week. For those of you who've been here for a few months, thanks so much for your patience.
Starting Monday, I'm going to be going through the list of Patrons at the Gold and Pl...
2020-04-25 16:08:07 +0000 UTC View Post