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Tyranny of Dragons Session 37 – Ug’s Revenge

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 37th session, in which the Cult of the Dragon unleashed a deadly assault on the party and Ug finally avenged her family. The character have now reached 14th level. Begin here with Session 1 –Continue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 37 – Ug’s Revenge”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 13 – If Looks Could Kill

Adventurers standing overlooking a series of jungle waterfalls

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session, which featured the mini-adventure If Looks Could Kill from Jungle Treks by Teos Abadia and Eric Menge, and a visit to Camp Vengeance. I got to try out a playtest monster for Tales of the Valiant (the carnivorous lotus), and used the excellent TheContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 13 – If Looks Could Kill”

Game Design News – The Labyrinth and More

Void archangel Kel Belleth with blue halo and glowing blue sword against a backdrop of the Void

This week I have a few exciting bits of game design news to share! Firstly, the Labyrinth Kickstarter has launched. This is a big project that I worked on for Kobold Press over the past 10 months or so with Wolfgang Baur and Celeste Conowitch and I’m really proud of what we came up with.Continue reading “Game Design News – The Labyrinth and More”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 36 – Blue Mask and Red Wizards

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 36th session, in which the PCs recovered the Blue Dragon Mask from Xonthal’s Tower and went on a diplomatic mission to Thay. The characters reached 13th level at the end of the session andContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 36 – Blue Mask and Red Wizards”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 35 – Xonthal’s Tower

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 35th session, in which the PCs continued to explore the maze surrounding Xonthal’s Tower before finally entering the tower itself. I expanded the descriptions of the maze in the adventure to make this location myContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 35 – Xonthal’s Tower”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 12 – Lift Off for Yellyark

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session in which the characters obtained the control amulet for Vorn, the shield guardian, and launched the goblin village of Yellyark into the jungle. I used another encounter from Cubicle 7’s Uncharted Journeys this session, and gave my newly painted grung minis a run out! BeginContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 12 – Lift Off for Yellyark”

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

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”