Tomb of Annihilation Session 6 – Whispers in the Dark

Here’s the write up from our sixth Tomb of Annihilation session. I ran Whispers in the Dark to finish The Jungle Has Fangs trilogy. I had time before the game to paint one of the grungs I got for Christmas so I had a cool mini for Wadumu, the party’s guide. As with the previous episodes,Continue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 6 – Whispers in the Dark”

Scarlet Citadel Session 54 – The Chained Thing

Here’s the write up from our first Scarlet Citadel session of 2024, in which we continued the battle between the PCs and their ally, the Shadow River Lord, and the lich Llagel, and the adventurers finally encountered the Chained Thing. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. As the Shadow RiverContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 54 – The Chained Thing”

Scarlet Citadel Session 53 – Return of the Shadow River Lord

Here’s the write up from our final Scarlet Citadel session for 2023, in which the PCs faced Llagfel, then freed the Shadow River Lord, and did it all over again. We ended the session for the Christmas break on a massive cliffhanger! You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. As greenContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 53 – Return of the Shadow River Lord”

Dungeon23 – Glittering Chamber of the Dao

Well, #Dungeon23 is finished! I managed 183 rooms, so half a year, which I’m pretty happy with. Here’s the final map, the Elemental Earth-themed Level 6. Room Descriptions 173 – Crumbling stone steps lead from the secret door in [27] on Level 4, bypassing the fish-folk caverns on Level 5. The walls have small nichesContinue reading “Dungeon23 – Glittering Chamber of the Dao”

Dungeon 23 Level 3 – Ghouls, Fiends, and the Slaughter Cult

For November and December’s #Dungeon23 rooms, I’ve been expanding Level 3 of the dungeon, creating an eight part map filled with ghouls, fiends, and gnoll cultists of Okkidor, Prince of Demons. I’ve got just one more map to go. This is going to be a map of Level 6 of the dungeon. It feels appropriateContinue reading “Dungeon 23 Level 3 – Ghouls, Fiends, and the Slaughter Cult”

2023: My Year in TTRPG Gaming

It’s been another busy year of game design projects and running and playing TTRPGs. Here are my 2023 highlights. Like lots of folk, I embarked on a #Dungeon23 project on 1st January, designing a new dungeon room each day. My dungeon is part of Parsantium’s vast Hidden Quarter, and gave me a great opportunity toContinue reading “2023: My Year in TTRPG Gaming”

Scarlet Citadel Session 52 – The Fate Eaters

Here’s the write up from our 52nd Scarlet Citadel session in which the PCs allowed themselves to be bitten by weird glowing worms to hear some cryptic clues. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. Xymargshra the spider of Leng attacks the adventurers, cursing the treasure thieves in VoidContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 52 – The Fate Eaters”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 5 – A Walk in the Park

Here’s the write up from our fifth proper Tomb of Annihilation session. After running A Day at the Races last time out, I ran the second part of The Jungle Has Fangs trilogy, A Walk in the Park, this session. I made a few changes to the adventure to get it to run how IContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 5 – A Walk in the Park”

Dungeon23 – Halls of the Slaughter Cult

The latest completed map is the sixth part of what will be an eight part map of Level 3. This area lies to the west of Caverns of the Heart Eaters and south of the Tainted Tunnels of the Triple-Headed Daeva. Just 20 days (and rooms) to go! Room Descriptions 147 – Tunnel to theContinue reading “Dungeon23 – Halls of the Slaughter Cult”

Scarlet Citadel Session 51 – Portal of the Golden Pyramid

Here’s the write up from our 51st Scarlet Citadel session in which the PCs were surprised to find themselves indebted to a devil and built yet another raft. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. With no sign of the dock at the Shrine of Charun, the characters reverseContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 51 – Portal of the Golden Pyramid”