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Tomb of Annihilation Session 18 – Monkey Business

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session, in which the adventurers finally reached the ruins of Mezro. I used material from Encounters in the Jungles of Chult, Dread Thingonomicon, and Uncharted Journeys for some of the encounters. Begin here with Session 0 – Caves of the Cockatrice 11th Uktar, 1495 DR IntriguedContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 18 – Monkey Business”

Courts of the Shadow Fey Session 2 – Winter’s Kiss

Courts of the Shadow Fey was the third 4th Edition Open Design project from Kobold Press. I ran the adventure in 2011 as part of the same Parsantium campaign as Wrath of the River King and Halls of the Mountain King. This is a really fun but tricky adventure to run so hopefully these write-ups will proveContinue reading “Courts of the Shadow Fey Session 2 – Winter’s Kiss”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 17 – A Gnome Possessed

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session, in which the adventurers continued upriver to the ruins of Mezro. I used the mini-adventure Beautiful Plumage from Jungle Treks in this session and it worked really well. Begin here with Session 0 – Caves of the Cockatrice 9th Uktar, 1495 DR Troubled by the graffitiContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 17 – A Gnome Possessed”

Ten TTRPG Goals for 2025

I had a lot of fun designing, running and playing RPGs in 2024, so thought I’d come up with a list of ten TTRPG goals for 2025: 1. Do an awesome job on my next Kobold Press project and any other freelance game design work I get. 2. Write a new Tier 1 Adventurer’s LeagueContinue reading “Ten TTRPG Goals for 2025”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 16 – A New Expedition

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session, in which the adventurers made preparations, then set off for the ruins of Mezro. Begin here with Session 0 – Caves of the Cockatrice 2nd Uktar, 1495 DR Eysleigh and Nanna wake up with sewer plague after yesterday’s trip to the rubbish pits in the OldContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 16 – A New Expedition”

2024: My Year in TTRPG Gaming

2024 has been another busy and enjoyable year of game design and playing RPGs. Here’s what I’ve been up to…. For the first half of the year, I worked on the Labyrinth Worldbook for Kobold Press, alongside Wolfgang Baur and Celeste Conowitch. The Labyrinth is the multiverse of Kobold Press’s Tales of the Valiant RPGContinue reading “2024: My Year in TTRPG Gaming”

Courts of the Shadow Fey Session 1 – A Chill in the Air

Courts of the Shadow Fey was the third 4th Edition Open Design project from Kobold Press. I ran the adventure in 2011 as part of the same Parsantium campaign as Wrath of the River King and Halls of the Mountain King. This is a really fun but tricky adventure to run so hopefully these write-ups will proveContinue reading “Courts of the Shadow Fey Session 1 – A Chill in the Air”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 28 – Victory!

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 final session. Now that I’ve come to end of these posts, I’ll repost write ups from CourtsContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 28 – Victory!”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 15 – Return to Port Nyanzaru

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session, which featured several mini-adventures from Encounters in Port Nyanzaru, and finally introduced Syndra Silvane and the death curse. Begin here with Session 0 – Caves of the Cockatrice 29th Marpenoth, 1495 DR Certes doesn’t want Wakanga O’Tamu to learn that the party have recovered Vorn so he can keepContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 15 – Return to Port Nyanzaru”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 39 – Tiamat!

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 39th and final session. Begin here with Session 1 – Greenest in Flames. 10th Flamerule, 1491 DR (contd.) As Rosie dimension doors to the entrance to Tiamat’s Temple in the Blue Chapel, Ug casts twinned haste on herself andContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 39 – Tiamat!”