Tag Archives: Adventurers League

Game Design News – Death on the Styx, Underworld & More

Last week, Kobold Press released their new Tales of the Valiant adventure book, Death on the Styx in print and PDF. This is a collection of nine interlinked adventures spanning 3rd to 11th level (tiers 1–3) that take place in the many worlds of the Labyrinth that connect to the River Styx.  I was theContinue reading “Game Design News – Death on the Styx, Underworld & More”

Game Design News – Underworld, Murghôm & More

I’ve got a few pieces of game design news to share this week. I can’t say too much about it until the Kickstarter launches, but earlier this year I worked on the upcoming Underworld book from Kobold Press. It was very enjoyable to revisit the gloomy subterranean depths, and I’m excited to see how theContinue reading “Game Design News – Underworld, Murghôm & More”

Ten TTRPG Goals for 2026

This time last year I posted a list of Ten TTRPG Goals for 2025 and managed to complete eight out of ten which I’m very happy with! Here’s my (aspirational) list for 2026, including a few that I’m carrying over because they’re still relevant or I didn’t manage to do them. Do an excellent jobContinue reading “Ten TTRPG Goals for 2026”

2025: My Year in TTRPG Gaming

I’ve had another busy year of game design and playing and running RPGs. Here are my 2025 highlights: I spent the first couple of months of the year working on the Northlands campaign setting, writing a mixture of heroic and villainous factions for the Worldbook.  Northlands launched on Kickstarter, and reached $239k with 2,251 backers.Continue reading “2025: My Year in TTRPG Gaming”

Game Design News – Northlands, Monster Vault 2, & More

I’ve got a few pieces of game design news to share this week.  Firstly, the Northlands Kickstarter has launched. This is a setting of epic, rune-driven adventures across a northern realm of giants, gods, and reavers, designed for Dungeons & Dragons 2024 and Tales of the Valiant.  I worked on this awesome project from DecemberContinue reading “Game Design News – Northlands, Monster Vault 2, & More”

D&D Adventurers League & More at UK Games Expo 2025

Last weekend was UK Games Expo at the NEC in Birmingham and, as always, we had a fantastic time playing games, hanging out with lovely friends, and buying stuff. Friday was all about D&D Adventurers League and the new adventures I’ve been working on with David Wright, Ian Hawthorne, and Colin Tweddle from Polyhedral Adventures,Continue reading “D&D Adventurers League & More at UK Games Expo 2025”

Game Design News – Farewell to D&D Adventurer & Countdown to Expo

This weekend I received my final package of Dungeons & Dragons Adventurer magazines, containing issues 75 – 80. These issues include the last two adventures I wrote for the magazine: Gateway to the Plaguestone (issue 76) and Scourge of the Plaguestone (issue 79). Gateway to the Plaguestone is the 7th instalment in the campaign’s finalContinue reading “Game Design News – Farewell to D&D Adventurer & Countdown to Expo”

Game Design News – Trouble at Kobold Crown & Our Lady of Thay

This week I’ve got a few bits of game design news to update you on. For the past few weeks I’ve been working on my D&D Adventurers League adventure for UK Games Expo, Trouble at Kobold Crown. I’m part of the Polyhedral Adventures design team and as a Premier Organiser we’ve been given the relativelyContinue reading “Game Design News – Trouble at Kobold Crown & Our Lady of Thay”