Dungeon Solvers - Improving Your D&D Campaign One Dungeon at a Time

skum from Ghosts of Saltmarsh. It's a translucent-white eldritch horror-looking creature with long dangly arms and four tentacles for legs.

D&D Monster Monday: Skum

February 17, 2020 Eldadres 0

You hurridly make you way out of the sunken ship, narrowly escaping the aboleth that decimated your allies. A wave of relief washes over you […]

Enormous demon with bull-like horns towers over a small house feasting on its livestock.

Taking a Look at Shadow of the Demon Lord’s Corruption Mechanic

February 14, 2020 Eldadres 2

After the flurry of the holidays, business trips, and other such real-life distractions, my group was finally able to get back into our Shadow of the […]

A human rogue with a glowing-blue shortsword about to get the drop on a skeleton-looking robot-like creature.

How Does the Hide Action Work in D&D 5e?

February 3, 2020 Eldadres 3

A common theme I’ve been expanding upon lately is the importance of positioning and battlefield control in D&D 5e combat. Having an advantageous position can […]

D&D Monster Monday: Shadow

January 27, 2020 Eldadres 0

A chill runs down your spine as you turn the corner in the sepulcher. Suddenly you begin to feel weak. So weak that you drop […]

a ghostly town center with a broken-down carriage next to a stone fountain. Ghosts appear to be rising from the fountain and there is a full-moon in the distance.

Using Player-Owned Property to Generate Plot Hooks

January 24, 2020 Eldadres 1

Recently in my Shadow of the Demon Lord campaign, I opted to run a premade module for the party’s latest adventure. I wanted to do this […]

a circular throne room with two stone thrones, an enormous red carpet, and 12 huge columns.

Tabletop Tactics: Pillars and Spider Climb

January 20, 2020 Eldadres 3

This past week I ran perhaps the greatest boss fight I’ve ever created in D&D 5e. While the homebrew version of Lolth that I created […]

the merrow from the monster manual which is essentially a demonic merfolk. They have demonic-fishlike top-halves instead of more humanoid ones and carry a large harpoon with a chain affixed to it.

D&D Monster Monday: Merrow

January 13, 2020 Eldadres 0

Kneeling at the shore you find yourself vomiting the salty seawater and struggling to catch your breath after your boat was overturned by a violent […]

one of the three musketeers (the person not the candy) trying to talk their way into a crowded bar with a bouncer blocking the entrance

Using Rumors and Folklore to Describe the Party’s Next Foe

January 10, 2020 Eldadres 3

I came across a post on /r/dndnext this past week regarding how to describe an owlbear to a party without telling the party it’s an […]

tiamat artwork from the Tyranny of dragons books. It features tiamat engaging in battle against an adventurer

On Ending a D&D Campaign

January 6, 2020 Eldadres 3

Today I want to talk about an issue I’ve been facing lately. This is a very opinionated topic so bear with me as I try […]

frost salamander artwork from the Monster Manual. It's a large, blue, 6-legged lizard creature.

D&D Monster Monday: Frost Salamander

December 30, 2019 Eldadres 0

The Plane of Ice contains many treasures that many back home would pay handsomely for. You knew it would be dangerous, but you knew nothing […]