This weekend we continued with Empire of the Ghouls, Chapter 5: Into the Fuligin Realm, as the adventurers continued to explore the caves of the Cult of the Withered Hand, searching for the “hidden prizes” they needed for an audience with Orda, the cult’s leader. As we were playing in person, I got out my trusty Tact-TilesContinue reading “Empire of the Ghouls Session 31 – Test of the Withered Hand”
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Scarlet Citadel Session 18 – The Alchemist’s Furnace
Here’s the write up for our 18th Scarlet Citadel session. Hopefully these write ups will prove useful to others running the adventure. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. Last session we ended with the PCs about to launch a surprise attack on Danaska Maksilov in the Alchemist’s Furnace.Continue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 18 – The Alchemist’s Furnace”
Scarlet Citadel Session 17 – Third Time Unlucky
Here’s the write up for our seventeenth Scarlet Citadel session. Hopefully these write ups will prove useful to others running the adventure. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. This was our first session for four weeks as we’d skipped one due to holidays. There were four out ofContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 17 – Third Time Unlucky”
Empire of the Ghouls Session 30 – Revenge of the Hunger God
This weekend we continued with Empire of the Ghouls, Chapter 5: Into the Fuligin Realm, as the adventurers headed from the Pit of All Flesh to the caves of the Cult of the Withered Hand. Here’s the write up which contains spoilers for the campaign. Read past episodes 10th Deep Winter, 92 FY (contd.) After making a hasty exitContinue reading “Empire of the Ghouls Session 30 – Revenge of the Hunger God”
Tyranny of Dragons Session 13 – Beneath the Castle
Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 13th session in which the party continued their exploration of Castle Naerytar. Begin here with Session 1 – Greenest in Flames. 19th Eleasias, 1490 DR The characters push open the door to theContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 13 – Beneath the Castle”
Scarlet Citadel Session 16 – Undead But Not Forgotten
Here’s the write up for our sixteenth Scarlet Citadel session. Hopefully these write ups will prove useful to others running the adventure. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. We had everyone here for this session for the first time since the unexpected TPK in Session 14. Despite itContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 16 – Undead But Not Forgotten”
Tyranny of Dragons Session 12 – Castle Naerytar
Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 12th session in which the party travelled through the Mere of Dead Men and entered Castle Naerytar. Begin here with Session 1 – Greenest in Flames. 17th Eleasias, 1490 DR The adventurers continue through the swampContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 12 – Castle Naerytar”
Scarlet Citadel Session 15 – The United Church of Sub-Optimals
Here’s the write up for our fifteenth Scarlet Citadel session. Hopefully these write ups will prove useful to others running the adventure. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. After the unexpected TPK last session, it was time to introduce three new characters, all of them clerics. As I mentioned previously, thisContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 15 – The United Church of Sub-Optimals”
Empire of the Ghouls Session 29 – The Pit of All Flesh
This weekend we played our first Empire of the Ghouls session for two months continuing with Chapter 5: Into the Fuligin Realm. Surprisingly (to me), the group seemed to have learned the importance of staying incognito and didn’t start a massive fight in the ghoul outpost! Here’s the write up which contains spoilers for the campaign. Read pastContinue reading “Empire of the Ghouls Session 29 – The Pit of All Flesh”
Tyranny of Dragons Session 11 – Carnath Roadhouse
Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 11th session in which the party stopped off at the Carnath Roadhouse and entered the Mere of Dead Men. As with earlier sessions, my library of AD&D and 3rd edition Forgotten Realms boxed sets and supplementsContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 11 – Carnath Roadhouse”