Video Winner & May Issue of Lair Magazine

The winner of our June patron-chosen video was Plot Hooks: How to guide layers toward the story of the campaign without railroading. (Now I just need to figure out what a "layer" is in the context of D&D...)

Coin & Courage: Next Issue of Lair Magazine

The next issue of Lair magazine, Coin & Courage, will be dropping next week! Below is an overview of what you'll be getting. Remember that the issue is split into different tiers and that patrons at higher levels of patronage get access to more content.

Tier 1 ($5 patrons)

• Rewards & Recognition System - Tired of rewarding your players with gold, more gold, even more gold...and magic items? You might like this.
• Puzzles - Because creating cool, interesting puzzles is hard. our amazing writers do it for you.

Tier 1 and 2 ($10 patrons)

• Windvale - We give you a new town in our Harrowed Lands campaign setting.
• The Wandering Grove - We expand on this region of our Harrowed Lands campaign setting.
• The Forge of Borrowed Time  - a level-ten 5e adventure complete with digital maps
• plus everything from the list above

Tier 1, 2, and 3 ($15 and above patrons)

• Dockside NPCs - Whether your players are on the docks to booze and brawl or sniff out a lead, these NPCs will help you liven up the scene.
• The Vault of Wishes - a level-17 5e adventure complete with digital maps.
• plus everything from both lists above -- you get everything!

This month's content contributors include Danni Arriaga, Zac Chaney, Owen Davies, Sebastian Duesing, Phillip HOdge, David J. Morand, and Ed Robinson. The maps for this issue were created by Shy S. Horizon and Randy "Macarandi and Cheese" Phillips.

And as always, a super huge thanks to Ashley "Sunny" Jones (project management and editing), Zac Chaney (project management and editing), Thomas Townsend (editing), Mark MacPherson (graphic design and layout), and Ed Robinson (game development and balance) for all their hard work to help make this issue happen.

Bonus Content

• $10+ Patrons: more City Tiles created by BluBerrey that you can use to create your own city maps
• $15+ Patrons: a Map Pack with 10 maps designed for VTT use (4 "dungeons" and 6 overland maps)
• $25+ Patrons: The Clash of the Vestiges, a level-seven adventure with digital maps.

This bonus content is NOT part of Lair Magazine. They are stand-alone items that patrons at different tiers will get for free! :D

As always, thank you so very much for your patronage!

-Luke