Tyranny of Dragons Session 27 – Old White Death

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 27th session in which we continued with The Rise of Tiamat. I used Ed Greenwood’s excellent Wyrms of the North article on Arauthator to flesh out their foe. They got a nasty surpriseContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 27 – Old White Death”

Scarlet Citadel Session 46 – Attack of the Living Dead

Here’s the latest write up from the Scarlet Citadel, in which the characters escaped the Bat Caverns only to find Redtower under attack. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. The characters enter the immense cavern at the heart of the Bat Cult’s territory.  Clairmont tells the derro in dwarvenContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 46 – Attack of the Living Dead”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 15 – On the Trail of Heinsoo

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 15th session in which the party’s nemesis, the rakshasa assassin Heinsoo, poisoned one of the PCs,Continue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 15 – On the Trail of Heinsoo”

Scarlet Citadel Session 45 – Collateral Clerical Damage

Here’s the latest write up from the Scarlet Citadel, in which the characters continued to battle Imortra the Debased and her allies, including her deadly lich hound. Quite rightly, these terrifying foes had their stats toned down in the 2023 update to Tome of Beasts, but the Roll20 version of Scarlet Citadel I’m using hasContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 45 – Collateral Clerical Damage”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 26 – Ice Caves of Oyaviggaton

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. 16th Nightal, 1490 DR (contd.) Turin, Crake and Ug continue to explore the caverns, joined by Gwastdyn.Continue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 26 – Ice Caves of Oyaviggaton”

Scarlet Citadel Session 44 – Derro Queen’s Bargain

Here’s the latest write up from the Scarlet Citadel, in which the characters came face to face with Imortra the Debased for the first time. I made a few changes to her spell list as the selection in the adventure is very concentration heavy. She made good use of dimension door this session! You canContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 44 – Derro Queen’s Bargain”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 2 – When Death Calls

Here’s the write up from our second proper Tomb of Annihilation session. The PCs are in Port Nyanzaru and I’m running the mini-adventures in the AL module, A City on the Edge. We’ve now completed three of these and have two more to go. This session I got to try out the zombies from theContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 2 – When Death Calls”

Roleplaying at Gen Con Online 2023

For those of us living outside the US – and for anyone who isn’t able to travel to Indianapolis each year – Gen Con Online offers a wide selection of RPGs to play with gamers from all over the world. Gen Con Online started in 2020 when Covid prevented an in-person convention taking place andContinue reading “Roleplaying at Gen Con Online 2023”

Scarlet Citadel Session 43 – Deep Sea Diving Expedition

After a 4 week gap, we resumed the campaign last Monday. This session the players at last solved the mystery of the floating pools in the Clacking Caverns, and found their way down to Level 4. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. The adventurers enjoy some downtime inContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 43 – Deep Sea Diving Expedition”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 14 – The Forge of the Fire Blessing

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 14th session in which the PCs battled devils and cultists of Mammon . I was disappointedContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 14 – The Forge of the Fire Blessing”