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This is just a brief notice of new changes and additions to the site. It's not going to announce each new room (those happen every day), but it will let you know about new blog entries, podcasts, new maps, and so on. August 13, 2010 As we get closer to the date when Super Genius will be officially helping Monte with Dungeonaday.com, we thought we'd offer all members the chance to check out some of the work we've done. This week's freebie is the Genius Guide to Feats of Subterfuge, which you can check out here:The Genius Guide to Feats of Subterfuge June 20,
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new blog posts: In Defense of Magic Items, Infinite Giants, Etc., Harpies and Fear, and Filling in the Background. Also, there's a bonus encounter, Lawford's Dairy (and the Worm). Lastly, don't forget there's a new hook on the Adventure Hooks page.June 4, 2010 Four new blog posts: The Duchess' Ritual, A Palate Cleanser, The Magical Prison of Level 9, and Punishing the Curious, Also, don't forget about the bonus encounter detailing the horrific Spiders of Maliz.May 21, 2010 I'm going to be gone for about 10 days, so you won't be able to contact me. In the meanwhile, make sure you don't miss these two articles: Handing Out Experience and Hero Points, as well as this bonus encounter: The Old Statue.May 14, 2010 Two new blogs are available, both on running scary games. One discusses spooky D&D games and the other with non-D&D games (like a favorite of mine, Call of Cthulhu). We also have a bonus encounter with a nasty dragon dungeon explorer. Lastly, don't forget that the pdf collection of Level 5 encounters is now available in the store.May 5, 2010 New blogs to read: Player Character Courage, More on Searching, Introducing Chordille Keep, and Design Expectations. (As a side note, the last one came from a question in the forums. If you have issues you'd like discussed in a blog, post them!) There will be a bonus encounter this week as well, but I'll be out of town so I'll tell you about it when I get back!April 25, 2010 Lots of new stuff! Check out Related Themes of Levels 7 and 8, Revisits, Running Two Groups at Once Part 1 and Part 2. There was a bonus encounter detailing the dangerous spell hunters (including a nifty new monster). Plus, there's another bonus encounter detailing the Temple of the River Gods. Last but not least (because of subscriber request), I've also created a page that gathers all the gods of the site together.April 9, 2010 Four new blog posts since last I posted. Using the Vraedix, an examination of Search Checks (which spurred a lot of good discussion on the forums), more fun Reaper Recommendations, and some discussion on all those ghosts on Level 8. There's also a brand new bonus encounter with a demon that will give your PCs some headaches.March 26, 2010 A big week! Blog entries for using Level 7 in the Ptolus campaign setting and using Czarzem as a recurring villain. The Vraedix! Serrestique herself (at long last)! Plus, an encounter with Czarzem, new monsters, weird treasure troves... Really, what more can you ask for?March 19, 2010 Another great week! Two blog entries of course, one with more Reaper figure recommendations and the other detailing what the PCs might find if they are so foolish as to go through the gate to Rivenyk's Realm. And, there's a new addition to Brindenford, the very rough bar known as the Water Stone. Plus, a new adventure hook called the Lord of the Ring. Lastly, the collected pdf of Level 4 encounters is in the store. As always, it's free to yearly and charter members.March 12, 2010 Two new blog entries this week, one on rewarding characters for doing what's right, and another on running demons. Also, a kind of special bonus encounter describing some NPCs that might be found in the dungeon as prisoners, or spoken to with speak with dead spells, or so on. Lastly, on Monday, look for the pdf of Level 4.Oh, and one more thing, check out this great review of Dungeonaday.com on Gnome Stew. March 5, 2010 This week, in addition to more demonic horribleness on Level 7, we had two new blogs. The first, in light of all the bonus encounters in recent weeks dealing with the Bestial Host, discusses what Brindenford does in reaction to all these humanoids showing up. The second is another set of miniatures recommendations. But the even bigger news are the special promotions I've developed to help celebrate that Dungeonaday.com is now a year old! Yearly memberships are discounted to $84, and members can earn additional time added onto their subscriptions by getting friends to sign up. Look here for more information. Happy birthday, Dungeonaday!February 26, 2010 It's Friday again already. Where does the time go? This was a cool week here, I think. We had two new blog posts, Part 2 of my discussion of random encounters and Part 2 of Jason Bulmahn's look at running Level 5 with Pathfinder. Also, a bonus encounter a year in the making, where we finally get to meet the chief of the Bestial Host, Scrall. Last, but not least, there's also a new side view map that shows levels 8-13. I think it helps illustrate that there's some really cool stuff coming up in Dungeonaday.com.February 19, 2010 Busy week! First of all, there's a couple of blog posts you should check out. One is the first part of my two-part defense of random encounters, and the other is the first part of Jason Bulmahn's two-part discussion of using Level 5 with Pathfinder. Second, there's a bonus encounter The Bestial Host Patrol. (Scrall is coming!) Last but not least, there's even a new Listen Check podcast available. Woot!February 12, 2010 Two weeks of new content means lots of news! First of all, make sure you didn't miss any of the new blogs: Level 7 Overview, The Holy Sword, Part 2, In and Out, and A Few Level 7 DMing Tips. Second, there's the bonus encounter Bestial Host Invasion!. Last, but certainly not least, you can now download a collected pdf of all of the Terregaunt's Tower encounters (as well as Levels, 1, 2, and 3). Go to the Store to find the download. All members with a yearly subscription can download these pdfs for free.January 31, 2010 Just a quick update regarding new content. Aside from this week's rooms we have two new blog entries for you, the Importance of Failure and Invasion of the Host and a bonus encounter, the Bestial Host Incursion. The bonus encounter is the first of a series that details the fact that the Bestial Host moves into the area in a big way.January 22, 2010 Level 7 continues to get scarier. Two new blog posts this week, one on the architectural mishmash of the dungeon, and another dealing with the gruesome nature of Level 7. Also, there's a bonus encounter with a dangerous new foe in town, Sirus Craddock. There's even a new adventure hook dealing with dreams from Glarias, the Moon Goddess. It's been a full week!January 15, 2010 More Level 7 badness this week. Also look for the Soulbat bonus encounter and two new blog entries, Introducing Level 7 and Handling the Demon Face. The latter is about dealing with one of my favorite recent encounters, where the PCs can speak with a demon-possessed wall.January 8, 2009 Happy New Year! I haven't been updating this page over the holidays, because things have been really busy. Not only did I have all the normal family obligations and whatnot, but I've been writing a Pathfinder adventure in addition to the Dungeonaday.com content. Whew!There's been a lot of good stuff here over the last couple of weeks. You'll want to check out all of the blogs, not to mention the bonus encounter Kirill the Cursed. Plus, did you check out the Sound Effects for Your Campaign bonus feature? The biggest news, of course, is that we wrapped up Level 6, which means we are now exploring Level 7, the Sprawl of the Demon Liege! December 18, 2009 Wow. Another week gone already. Lots of fun content this week including another essay by Jason Bulmahn, this time on converting Level 4 for Pathfinder and a quick look at the Venom Cultists and poison. There's also more Venom Cultiness in the bonus encounter posted this week, Attacked in Town. Even though the holidays are upon us, content will continue as normal, even on Christmas and New Years Day. However, my own online presence will likely be diminished. If you have customer service needs, don't hesitate to use the Contact Us info on the left, but beyond that, I may not be around as much on the forums, and I may be late in updating this page. Happy holidays to everyone! I'll be gaming a lot over the holidays--I hope you will be too!December 11, 2009 It's Friday again, and that when (more or less) I like to give you an update of what's new for the week. This week we had more of Level 6 and Venom Cult goodness (or rather, badness). In addition, of course, we had a couple of blog entries. The first offered a variant rule for handling poisons. As someone pointed out on the forums, if you use that rule you may find that you have to increase the save DCs of poisons to keep them a serious threat. Not a bad suggestion--you'll just have to see how it works for your group. (It's another good example of why it's helpful to keep checking the forums.) The second blog entry this week covered how to best deal with the two assassins on Level 6. They've both some interesting hit-and-run capabilities, providing you with not just one but potentially many encounters as the PCs explore Level 6.December 4, 2009 Well, I don't know where you are, but it's snowing here right at this moment and it's starting to really feel like Christmas. I'm sure you've seen the bit on the front page about Christmas gift memberships, but if you haven't, click here. This week we had a blog entry on the strategy behind the encounter design of much of Level 6, and then some recommendations of miniatures you might want to check out if you're using Khorant. Perhaps best of all, you can finally get an idea of what's going on with those old catacombs below Brindenford, and how to use them in your game.Lastly, I just wanted to mention: don't forget the forums. They're a great way to interact with other gamers as well as ask me questions or (even better) make suggestions. Your questions and comments on the forums provide most of my fuel for my Listen Check podcast, so if you want more of those, post in the forums! November 27, 2009 This week, we had another article from Jason about converting Terregaunt's Tower to Pathfinder, and then one from me reminding everyone about some of the neglected site features at Dungeonaday.com. There was a bonus encounter about Gardok's House, which really sets the Venom Cult plotlines rolling, and last--but not least--a new installment of the podcast, Listen Check. It's got some previews of what's coming for future levels. Hope you check it all out.November 20, 2009 Level 6 continues! This week we had two new blog posts, one from Jason Bulmahn on converting Level 3 for Pathfinder, and another with a little background on the western portion of Level 6. Also there's a bonus encounter involving Relosa, an elven mage that could prove to be a valuable ally to the party.But the big news is that now you can download a pdf of the all the rooms (or should I say caves) for Level 3! Just click on the store link on the left. As always, yearly members get the download for free, while quarterly and monthly members pay a small fee. November 14, 2009 This week we completed Khorant and the Unknown Temple, and we started Level 6! Woo! This week's blog entries were Using the Unknown Temple Elsewhere and Wrapping Up Khorant. With the start of Level 6, make sure you don't miss all the new material that goes along with it, like the map of the first half or the random encounters. Level 6 is sizable and comes in two parts (east and west) and it also links up with Brindenford in interesting ways. With the help of my wife Sue, I'm working on making a Level 3 pdf for all the rooms on that level, and it should be available soon. And yes, I know I'm way behind in putting together a new podcast. I'll try to rectify that very soon as well.Lastly, I'm attempting to put together a special offer for the month of December to enable people to give the gift of Dungeonaday.com. More on this later, but as you're planning Christmas gifts for gamer friends, keep this in mind. November 6, 2009 I'm back from a great trip to Italy. The Lucca Comics and Games show was truly amazing. While I was gone, we had four new blog posts: one that talked about using magic items, another that discussed the Old Ones (a la both Lovecraft and the Unknown Temple found on Khorant), an entry about Khorant and Ptolus, and lastly a bit on one of my very first dungeons. There were also some bonus encounters, a special one entitled The Dream, and another called the Dreaded Messenger, which links directly to the Venom Cult of Level 6.October 23, 2009 This week I wrote two new blog posts. The first regards the PCs and how they might infiltrate the pirates of Skull Cove (and we got a few comments in the forums about Tom's little trickery with the artwork). The second deals with the sorcerer, Vangell, and the PCs' ability to use him as a source of information for both Khorant and Dragon's Delve. Today I also added the bonus encounter describing Queen's Crafts, an interesting Brindenford location that provides the PCs with another place to purchase goods... and find adventure.I'm headed off to Italy tomorrow, as I'm going to be the gaming guest at the Lucca Comics and Games show. This is a huge and extremely cool convention and I'm very excited. It does mean, however, that I'm going to be mostly away from the Internet and Dungeonaday.com for almost two weeks. Now, this doesn't mean you won't get all the updates you're used to, but it does mean that I won't be hanging around the forums or able to respond to most emails until I get back. There's some really cool content coming in the next couple of weeks. I'm sure you'll find the Unknown Temple to be fun and Halloween-appropriate. October 16, 2009 In the last week we've had two new blog entries, The Grahlus and Planar Travel and Yo Ho Ho, which discusses the pirates of Skull Cove. We've still got most of Skull Cove to cover, and then we go to the Unknown Temple, where things get creepy just in time for Halloween. After that, around mid-November, we'll be back in the dungeon.October 9, 2009 Over the past two weeks I posted some Dragon's Delve gaming music suggestions, a variant rule for handling wand charges , an article about how your PCs might go back and forth to and from Khorant a number of times, and a lengthy discussion of the grahlus in my blog. You can also find a bonus encounter featuring a new monster (a dragon-spider-thing) and a new location in Brindenford: the Logger's Landing. The tension in Brindenford between the loggers and the elves is something for which I intend to only plant seeds and give hints. I'm leaving it to DMs and players to decide if it's something they want to make into a larger part of the campaing.Sept 25, 2009 This week I posted From Dungeon to Jungle, discussing the strange island of Khorant, and some new specific recommendations for Reaper figs for encounters on Levels 4 and 5. Also, don't miss the bonus encounter with Piven Golastar, and check out the cool hill-house made by Miniature Building Authority.Sept 20, 2009 This past week I've posted two new blog posts. One deals with the Holy Sword of Baine Strongbow. (Strongbow is also the name of some hard cider which is pretty good. You should try it. If you're of age, of course.) The other deals with the flavor of Level 5. Which is, obviously, strawberry.Sept 11, 2009 There's another blog post you don't want to miss. It's about how Level 6 is above Level 5, but is still considered Level 6. Plus, a bonus encounter linking Level 2 and Level 5 together with doppelgangers and a mimic. Fun! Lastly, there's a new adventure hook that will help convince your PCs to go to the island of Khorant.Sept 9, 2009 I've been behind on updating this page. I'm sorry. While I've been away, there have been four new blog posts: The too-difficult frozen tomb encounter, a post from Jason Bulmahn about the new Pathfinder, the mimic plague, and one dealing with players mapping. There have been two cool new bonus encounters, too. The first deals with some weird undead for Level 5 (or anywhere) and the second with another inn in Brindenford, the Bridgeman, possibly the nicest, most normal place in town. Not everything is a danger or a challenge, you know.August 21, 2009 Hey, a new podcast! It's about time. Check out Listen Check 5. Also, this week we've had blog entries on adding inscriptions to treasure and using the levels as standalone dungeons.August 19, 2009 Whew. Just got back from GenCon. Great fun, but computer problems kept me from accessing the site while I was there so I couldn't update this page. (Luckily, the magic of Dungeonaday.com lets the site update even when I'm away.) Anyway, other than more encounters in Level 5, I've posted a link to the video of my Designing Dungeons seminar from PaizoCon, and a blog about how to handle the fact Level 5 is really a crossroads. Also, there's a Brindenford bonus detailing the Temple of Belestros.August 7, 2009 Holy crap, it's August already. In addition to bringing Level 4 to a close and starting Level 5, this week saw two more blog entries: one on how I plan on using ghostly encounters in Dragon's Delve and another with more details on Terregaunt and Azassarah. Last but not least, the Bestial Host shows up yet again!July 31, 2009 Check out a couple of new blog entries: the Dungeonaday process and some thoughts on the term "old school." There's also a bonus encounter detailing the Mill in Brindenford, which has some secrets that will become important later on...July 24, 2009 Vote for Dungeonaday.com in the ENnie Awards! This week we've had a couple of blog entries to note. I've recieved quite a few emails in support of my article on messy character sheets, and the article on mean encounters (as well as the rust monster encounter in area 100) has generated some interesting conversations in the forums. Check them out!July 18, 2009 Now we're well into Level 4 and its extradimensional weirdness. I hope you've all downloaded and built your cubes. In the past two weeks we've had blog entries with some miniatures recommendations for specific encounters, a discussion of tesseracts, a quick look at why there are so many fighters in Brindenford, the announcement of new sponsors to the site, and an update to Jason's Pathfinder blog. And don't forget the newest addition to Brindenford, Aesa's Smithy, as well as a cool encounter with a 4D creature.July 9, 2009 You can now download a collected pdf of all the Level 1 encounters. Go to the Store to find the download. All members with a yearly subscription can download this pdf for free. Quarterly and monthly members need to pay a small fee. As I've explained previously, this is only to keep things fair to those who are subscribed for a year, so that someone can't come along, subscribe for a month, easily download all the content for free, and then leave.Let me also reiterate that this feature is only for those members wanting the convenience of a single file with all the encounters. All members can still access the content of the site as normal. Nothing about the website or its content has changed. July 5, 2009 Last week, we explored more of Terregaunt's Tower. I posted a blog entry about some upcoming changes that will likely take effect this week and another about using Terregaunt, et al in Ptolus. And don't forget the bonus encounter with the peddler which is no peddler (but even the most suspicious players won't actually figure out what's really going on, at least at first). This upcoming week, we start Level 4!June 23, 2009 I'm off to the Origins game convention tomorrow and I don't know if I'll get a chance to update this page from there or not. As for what's new, last week of course we had two new blog posts, one from guest blogger Jason Bulmahn converting monsters from Level 2, and the other about whether or not PCs should be able to "shop" for magic items. There was also a cool Brindenford locale with thieves hiding out in a ruined chapel. This week had a blog about handing out interesting magic items. (It's a goal of mine in Dragon's Delve to make certain that characters get lots of strange and fun treasure.) On Thursday, in both the regular encounters and the blog, you'll see a focus on Terregaunt's Tower, a side trek outside of--but important to--the dungeon. There'll also be some fun bonus history material relating to both the tower and Level 4. Oh, and I hope you didn't miss out on the new episode of the Dungeonaday.com podcast, Listen Check #4. Lastly, check out the cool maps here created by Donald MacLean. Some are handy as DM references, while others could be handouts. June 13, 2009 I'm at PaizoCon right now, and as a part of that, I'm handing out cards with special promotional codes. If you got a card, input the code during the sign up process and you'll get a year's membership at only $84. Plus, the first week of your membership is free--you won't be charged until after that, so you'll have that time to check out the site risk free. This week there's a blog post about some of my plans for future content, and another regarding the tricky issue of taking prisoners in a dungeon delve. Yesterday I also posted a bonus encounter with a goblin that is much more than he seems and the regular goblins that follow him. Lastly, I hope some of you took advantage of the Dwarven Forge special offer this week. Check out the Announcements forum for the Malhavoc Press special offer that continues through the rest of this month. And look for more special offers in the future, for Dungeonaday.com members only! June 5, 2009 And now there's a new bonus encounter expanding Brindenford a bit more in the form of Master Sage Felstor Knoveli and an accompanying blog post about using sages (an often overlooked resource in many games). Don't forget about the Malhavoc Press special offer, and yet another one that will come next week from Dwarven Forge--but it will be available only for a week--so jump on it quick.June 3, 2009 Level 3 is going along swimmingly, and on Monday I posted a blog entitled Rebranding Monsters. What I really want to tell you about today, however, are some exciting new announcements. Check out the Announcements forum on the messageboards for some cool announcements about a big new upcoming feature to the site (requested by many members) and a special offer for all dungeonaday.com members for Malhavoc Press pdf products in the month of June.Lastly, keep your eyes open for an additional special discount for members on Dwarven Forge products next week. May 29, 2009 This week's blogs included another two-part series, this time on real-world caves. I also updated the Adventure Hooks page with a new hook to help get your PCs down into the dungeon. Don't forget about the Adventure Hooks page, as well as the Rumors page, to help spice up the adventure and keep things interesting.May 22, 2009 In addition to this week's rooms (we're on Level 3 now!), there's a two-part blog entry about my relationship with the rules, the aforementioned Brindenford map, and a cool bonus encounter with a rival adventuring group. The adventuring group was created by randomly chosen dungeonaday.com charter members! May 20, 2009 There's now a map of Brindenford! Check it out. May 15, 2009 The first of this week's blog articles is the second of Pathfinder RPG designer Jason Bulmahn's conversion notes for some of the characters and monsters of Level 1. The second, Putting the Doppel in Doppelgangers, deals with using those monsters in general, as well as discussing some specific doppelganger encounters on Level 2. There's also a bonus encounter this week, The Gathering Hall, detailing some of the authority figures in nearby Brindenford. May 6, 2009 This is the first entry in this list. This week's blog articles are up, Below Ptolus and Careful with that Axe, Eugene. The Level 3 map is up for you to preview, even though we're still in the thick of things on Level 2. And lastly, I added a new entry in both the Hooks and the Secrets and Rumors files. (If you have forgotten about these files, give them another look-see. They and the rest of the Dragon's Delve Resources will really help in bringing this dungeon adventure alive.) |