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. 12th Nightal, 1490 DR (contd.) The crew of the Frostskimmr haul the longship onto the ice for the night.Continue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 25 – The Sea of Moving Ice”
Category Archives: Session logs
Tomb of Annihilation Session 1 – Voyage to Port Nyanzaru
Last night was the first session proper of my Tomb of Annihilation campaign and was a lot of fun. The PCs travelled “by map” from Suzail to Baldur’s Gate to the Bay of Chult, where they ran into Aremag the dragon turtle, before arriving in Port Nyanzaru. I want the players to spend some timeContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 1 – Voyage to Port Nyanzaru”
Scarlet Citadel Session 42 – Death of the Beetle Queen
It’s taken a while but the characters finally dealt with the clacker beetles in this week’s session! I added a clacker beetle queen to the nest, reskinning the carrion beetle from Tome of Beasts 1 and replacing its Acid Spit with a more powerful version of the soldier’s Clack. We’re not quite done with theContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 42 – Death of the Beetle Queen”
Halls of the Mountain King Session 13 – The Tests of Faith and Lore
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 13th session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night.Continue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 13 – The Tests of Faith and Lore”
Tyranny of Dragons Session 24 – Flotsam Rosie’s Bloody 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 24th session in which we continued with The Rise of Tiamat. Begin here with Session 1 – Greenest in Flames. 30th Marpenonth (contd.) The adventurers interrrogate the captured yuan-ti malison, Mek-Ssss who promises hidden treasure and safe passage outContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 24 – Flotsam Rosie’s Bloody Revenge”
Halls of the Mountain King Session 12 – The Test of Valour
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 12th session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night.Continue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 12 – The Test of Valour”
Tomb of Annihilation Session 0 – Caves of the Cockatrice
Now that my Empire of the Ghouls game has finished, we’re returning to the Forgotten Realms for Tomb of Annihilation, a campaign I’ve been keen to run for some time. I’ll be posting write ups on this blog after each session – hopefully they will prove useful to others who are running the adventure. WeContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 0 – Caves of the Cockatrice”
Roleplaying at UK Games Expo 2023
We’ve just got back from UK Games Expo at the NEC, Birmingham and, as always, had an awesome time, playing games, catching up with friends, and shopping in the trade halls. Conventions are when I get the chance to play some different games, and this year’s Expo was no exception. Free League are making someContinue reading “Roleplaying at UK Games Expo 2023”
Scarlet Citadel Session 41 – The Swarm
I thought this might be our final session in the Clacking Caverns on Level 3, with the adventurers dealing with the beetles once and for all, but I was wrong. Maybe next time! You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. As the adventurers take a short rest in one of the dwarvenContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 41 – The Swarm”
Tyranny of Dragons Session 23 – The Fate of Varram the White
Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 23rd session in which we continued with The Rise of Tiamat. I introduced a random table for call woodland beings this session as I didn’t want Gwastdyn summoning 8 pixies every time heContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 23 – The Fate of Varram the White”
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