Halls of the Mountain King Session 27 – The Prime Forge

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 penultimate session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night. As the fight inContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 27 – The Prime Forge”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 14 – Mystic River

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session, which featured the mini-adventures Mystic River from Jungle Treks by Teos Abadia and Eric Menge, and Monkey See, Monkey Do by Will Doyle from Encounters in the Jungles of Chult, as well as more from Cubicle 7’s Uncharted Journeys. We’re at last back in Port NyanzaruContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 14 – Mystic River”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 26 – Hammer Time!

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 26th session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night. Returning back down theContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 26 – Hammer Time!”

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”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 25 – The Gates of Heartsblood Forge

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 25th session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night. 25th Quintilis (contd.) AsContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 25 – The Gates of Heartsblood Forge”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 13 – If Looks Could Kill

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

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”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 24 – The Slag Pits

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 24th session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night. The party attempt toContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 24 – The Slag Pits”

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”