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Dungeon23 – Catacombs of the Monkey God

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

For Week 2 of Dungeon23, I decided to head downstairs from Room 6 to the Catacombs of the Monkey God, the secret refuge of the priests of Hanuman hiding from the forces of Dhak Janjua’s evil rajah. As I write this, I’m still pondering whether to continue adding descriptions to the map below or toContinue reading “Dungeon23 – Catacombs of the Monkey God”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 8 – Roots of Madness

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 eighth session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night.Continue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 8 – Roots of Madness”

Dungeon23 – Return to Parsantium

Like quite a few other people, I’ve decided to take part in #Dungeon23, creating a megadungeon by completing a room each day during 2023. I’ve been thinking for a while that I wanted to write some new material for Parsantium and this seemed like the perfect way to do it. The dungeon I am buildingContinue reading “Dungeon23 – Return to Parsantium”

Scarlet Citadel Session 31 – The Great Escape

Here’s what happened in our final Scarlet Citadel session of 2022, in which the adventurers escaped back to Redtower for some much needed R & R. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. We only had the three clerics for this session – something that would make the characters’Continue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 31 – The Great Escape”

Empire of the Ghouls Session 37 – Temple of Hriggala

In our first Empire of the Ghouls session of 2023 we continued with the final chapter, The Pure City of Vandekhul and the characters’ exploration of Chandelier Island. It was a fun and challenging session with the banishment spell causing some very entertaining shenanigans. 26th Deep Winter, 92 FY (contd.) The Gears pushes open the doors leading into aContinue reading “Empire of the Ghouls Session 37 – Temple of Hriggala”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 19 – Glazhael the Cloudchaser

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 19th session in which we finished Hoard of the Dragon Queen and started Rise of Tiamat. Begin here with Session 1 – Greenest in Flames. 5th Eleint, 1490 DR After some careful deliberationContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 19 – Glazhael the Cloudchaser”

2022: My Year in TTRPG Gaming

This year has been a busy one in terms of both game design projects and playing RPGs, so I thought it would be good to write about a few of my highlights. Back in January, the Tome of Beasts 3 Kickstarter launched and went on to raise an amazing $767,501 from 9,438 backers. I contributedContinue reading “2022: My Year in TTRPG Gaming”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 7 – Down the Great Stair

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 seventh session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night. The party searchContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 7 – Down the Great Stair”

Scarlet Citadel Session 30 – An Ignominious Retreat

Here’s what happened in our 30th Scarlet Citadel session, in which the adventurers came under attack from the trollkin living in the dwarven barracks on Level 3. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. As the second wave of trollkin and undead lich hounds emerge from Tricksy’s fog cloud,Continue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 30 – An Ignominious Retreat”

Tome of Beasts 3 and More Game Design News

Three projects I’ve worked on in the past year or so have been released in the past week, and I’m thrilled at how they’ve turned out. I hope you enjoy using these books in your game as much as I enjoyed writing them. First, Tome of Beasts 3 is available to buy in PDF fromContinue reading “Tome of Beasts 3 and More Game Design News”