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Halls of the Mountain King Session 16 – Deeper Darkness

Halls of the Mountain King was the second 4th Edition Open Design project from Kobold Press. I ran the adventure in 2010 as part of the same Parsantium campaign as Wrath of the River King. This session features one of my favourite Kobold Press monsters, the very disturbing derro fetal savant. Begin here with SessionContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 16 – Deeper Darkness”

Dungeon23 – Fuligin Chambers of the Dark Ones

Since the original Fiend Folio, I’ve been a fan of the dark ones – dark creepers and dark stalkers – now known as darklings in 5e. They appeared in Parsantium’s Hidden Quarter in one of the first 4e sessions I ran, so I wanted to include them in my Dungeon23 project. The map I’ve beenContinue reading “Dungeon23 – Fuligin Chambers of the Dark Ones”

Scarlet Citadel Session 48 – Messing About on the Black River

Here’s the latest write up in which the PCs returned to the Scarlet Citadel on a mission to deal with the Chained Thing and close the portal to the Dry Lands. We only had the three cleric players for this session – Tricksy the river elf rogue was missing. You can read earlier posts here. ThisContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 48 – Messing About on the Black River”

Scarlet Citadel Session 47 – Faces of the Forgotten Spectre

Here’s the latest write up in which the PCs discussed defending Redtower from the undead menace, and laid a starving spectre (from Tome of Beasts 3) to rest. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. Following the attack on the village by zombies last session, the characters discuss how toContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 47 – Faces of the Forgotten Spectre”

Dungeon23 Level 1 – Sewers of the Hidden Quarter

After restarting my Dungeon23 project exploring the Hidden Quarter beneath Parsantium: City at the Crossroads, I revisited the very first map I did back in Week 1 and added in some areas to the empty spaces. Room Descriptions Rooms 1 – 7 103. Broken steps lead up to a dais where a large statue ofContinue reading “Dungeon23 Level 1 – Sewers of the Hidden Quarter”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 3 – The Serpent’s Coil

Here’s the write up from our third proper Tomb of Annihilation session. The PCs are in Port Nyanzaru and we finished the last two mini-adventures in the AL module, A City on the Edge. My plan is to run The Jungle Has Fangs trilogy next, interspersed with one or two encounters from Encounters in Port Nyanzaru.Continue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 3 – The Serpent’s Coil”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 27 – Old White Death

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 27th session in which we continued with The Rise of Tiamat. I used Ed Greenwood’s excellent Wyrms of the North article on Arauthator to flesh out their foe. They got a nasty surpriseContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 27 – Old White Death”

Warlock – The Final Chapter

All good things must come to an end, but I was very sad to hear that Warlock, Kobold Press’ Midgard zine, supported via Patreon, was finishing its run after 37 issues, several specials, and 78 lairs. Warlock has featured articles from Wolfgang Baur, Jeff Grubb, and many other fantastic writers, covering a wide variety ofContinue reading “Warlock – The Final Chapter”

Return to Dungeon23 – The Den of the Dredger

At the start of 2023, I took part in the #Dungeon23 project, creating a megadungeon by completing a room each day. After 13 weeks and 91 rooms, I was worried I would get behind with my freelance game design work so put the project on hold. I’ve had a bit more time recently and wanted toContinue reading “Return to Dungeon23 – The Den of the Dredger”

Scarlet Citadel Session 46 – Attack of the Living Dead

Here’s the latest write up from the Scarlet Citadel, in which the characters escaped the Bat Caverns only to find Redtower under attack. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. The characters enter the immense cavern at the heart of the Bat Cult’s territory.  Clairmont tells the derro in dwarvenContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 46 – Attack of the Living Dead”