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Tyranny of Dragons Session 34 – The Hedge Maze

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 34th session, in which the PCs travelled to Xonthal’s Tower. I made this location my own, adding warlock’s trumpetblooms (a monster I’d just designed for Kobold Press’ Warlock zine) and one or two encountersContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 34 – The Hedge Maze”

Game Design News – Castles & Crowns and Tall Tales by Firelight

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

A couple of things I’ve worked on have been published recently, so thought I’d post a brief update. I started working on Campaign Builder: Castles & Crowns in Autumn 2022 and turned over my chapter on Rulers and Kingdoms in April 2023. Now, the book is out to buy from Drivethrurpg and will soon beContinue reading “Game Design News – Castles & Crowns and Tall Tales by Firelight”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 11 – Bothered by the Biting Ants

Adventurers standing overlooking a series of jungle waterfalls

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session in which the characters battled goblins from the Biting Ants tribe and reached Vorn, the shield guardian. I used a couple of encounters from Cubicle 7’s Uncharted Journeys again this session, and switched the goblin stats for the goblins and goblin captains in the new TalesContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 11 – Bothered by the Biting Ants”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 33 – Attack at the Yawning Portal

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 33rd session, in which the PCs thwarted an attack by the Cult of the Dragon, attended the Third Council of Waterdeep, and reached 12th level. I got to use the excellent poster map ofContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 33 – Attack at the Yawning Portal”

Scarlet Citadel Session 65 – Gellert Defeated!

After 66 sessions (including Session 0), we finished my Scarlet Citadel campaign last Monday. I’ve had a great deal of fun running the game online over the past two years and eight months! Over the length of the campaign, there have been nine PCs, six players, and two special guests (running Barrett the Red HartContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 65 – Gellert Defeated!”

Scarlet Citadel Session 64 – Void of Annihilation

Here’s the write up from the penultimate session from our Scarlet Citadel campaign as the characters descended to the Howling Halls again to deal with the voidling and sphere of annihilation at the heart of the level. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. The party return to Redtower afterContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 64 – Void of Annihilation”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 10 – House of Man and Crocodile

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session in which the characters arrived at Camp Righteous. I enjoyed expanding one of the jungle encounters in Cubicle 7’s Uncharted Journeys into a larger swamp area for the characters to explore, and adding encounters with the swampgas bubble and arboreal grappler, a couple ofContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 10 – House of Man and Crocodile”

Scarlet Citadel Session 63 – Drinks with Gellert the Gruesome

After 62 sessions, it was at last time for the PCs to confront Gellert the Gruesome by accepting his generous invitation to drinks. Here’s what happened. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. After returning to Redtower, the characters spend a couple of days making plans for the meeting. FirstContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 63 – Drinks with Gellert the Gruesome”

Game Design News – Temple of Sekolah & Hidden Tomb of Nargoth

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any game design news but a couple of adventures I wrote in the second half of last year have now been released so I thought I should blog about them here! Today I received the latest four issues of Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer #31 – 34. These featureContinue reading “Game Design News – Temple of Sekolah & Hidden Tomb of Nargoth”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 32 – Council of Dragons

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 32nd session in which the PCs returned to Waterdeep and met with the Council of Dragons. Begin here with Session 1 – Greenest in Flames. 18th Hammer, 1491 DR Travelling back to Waterdeep from theContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 32 – Council of Dragons”