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Tomb of Annihilation Session 3 – The Serpent’s Coil

Adventurers standing overlooking a series of jungle waterfalls

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

Fantasy city map with a river running through the middle. An island in the centre is connected to each side with bridges.

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”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 15 – On the Trail of Heinsoo

An airship approaches a dwarven stronghold in the mountains.

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. Here’s the write up from the 15th session in which the party’s nemesis, the rakshasa assassin Heinsoo, poisoned one of the PCs,Continue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 15 – On the Trail of Heinsoo”

Game Design News – Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer and Castles & Crowns

Richard Green wearing D&D t-shirt behind a DMs screen

I’ve got a couple of exciting bits of game design news to share this week! Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer is a new magazine published in the UK by Hachette Partworks, designed to teach you how to play D&D. It launched yesterday and is available to buy from WH Smiths etc and on subscription. I’ve writtenContinue reading “Game Design News – Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer and Castles & Crowns”

Scarlet Citadel Session 45 – Collateral Clerical Damage

Here’s the latest write up from the Scarlet Citadel, in which the characters continued to battle Imortra the Debased and her allies, including her deadly lich hound. Quite rightly, these terrifying foes had their stats toned down in the 2023 update to Tome of Beasts, but the Roll20 version of Scarlet Citadel I’m using hasContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 45 – Collateral Clerical Damage”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 26 – Ice Caves of Oyaviggaton

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 25th session in which we continued with The Rise of Tiamat. Begin here with Session 1 – Greenest in Flames. 16th Nightal, 1490 DR (contd.) Turin, Crake and Ug continue to explore the caverns, joined by Gwastdyn.Continue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 26 – Ice Caves of Oyaviggaton”

RPGaDay2023 Days 17 – 31

I’ve enjoyed taking part in #RPGaDay again this year, posting daily on Twitter X, Mastodon, and Threads. Here’s a round up of my posts from the second half of the month. Read RPGaDay2023 Days 1 – 16 17 – funniest game I’ve played. We’ve had lots of funny moments in our D&D and Cthulhu gamesContinue reading “RPGaDay2023 Days 17 – 31”