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Halls of the Mountain King Session 23 – A Grim Tithing

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 23rd session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night. After the characters haveContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 23 – A Grim Tithing”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 12 – Lift Off for Yellyark

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session in which the characters obtained the control amulet for Vorn, the shield guardian, and launched the goblin village of Yellyark into the jungle. I used another encounter from Cubicle 7’s Uncharted Journeys this session, and gave my newly painted grung minis a run out! BeginContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 12 – Lift Off for Yellyark”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 34 – The Hedge Maze

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015.  Here’s the write up from the 34th session, in which the PCs travelled to Xonthal’s Tower. I made this location my own, adding warlock’s trumpetblooms (a monster I’d just designed for Kobold Press’ Warlock zine) and one or two encountersContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 34 – The Hedge Maze”

Game Design News – Castles & Crowns and Tall Tales by Firelight

A couple of things I’ve worked on have been published recently, so thought I’d post a brief update. I started working on Campaign Builder: Castles & Crowns in Autumn 2022 and turned over my chapter on Rulers and Kingdoms in April 2023. Now, the book is out to buy from Drivethrurpg and will soon beContinue reading “Game Design News – Castles & Crowns and Tall Tales by Firelight”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 22 – Grand Lodge of the Old Masters

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 22nd session. Begin here with Session 1 – Alarm in the Dead of Night. The adventurers push openContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 22 – Grand Lodge of the Old Masters”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 11 – Bothered by the Biting Ants

Here’s the write up from our latest Tomb of Annihilation session in which the characters battled goblins from the Biting Ants tribe and reached Vorn, the shield guardian. I used a couple of encounters from Cubicle 7’s Uncharted Journeys again this session, and switched the goblin stats for the goblins and goblin captains in the new TalesContinue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 11 – Bothered by the Biting Ants”

Tyranny of Dragons Session 33 – Attack at the Yawning Portal

Tyranny of Dragons was the first full D&D 5e campaign I ran, starting back in 2015. Here’s the write up from the 33rd session, in which the PCs thwarted an attack by the Cult of the Dragon, attended the Third Council of Waterdeep, and reached 12th level. I got to use the excellent poster map ofContinue reading “Tyranny of Dragons Session 33 – Attack at the Yawning Portal”

Halls of the Mountain King Session 21 – The Thing in the Airlock

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 21st session featuring a nasty encounter with a mohrg (one of my favourite 3e/4e monsters) inContinue reading “Halls of the Mountain King Session 21 – The Thing in the Airlock”

Scarlet Citadel Session 65 – Gellert Defeated!

After 66 sessions (including Session 0), we finished my Scarlet Citadel campaign last Monday. I’ve had a great deal of fun running the game online over the past two years and eight months! Over the length of the campaign, there have been nine PCs, six players, and two special guests (running Barrett the Red HartContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 65 – Gellert Defeated!”

Scarlet Citadel Session 64 – Void of Annihilation

Here’s the write up from the penultimate session from our Scarlet Citadel campaign as the characters descended to the Howling Halls again to deal with the voidling and sphere of annihilation at the heart of the level. You can read earlier posts here. This post contains spoilers for Scarlet Citadel. The party return to Redtower afterContinue reading “Scarlet Citadel Session 64 – Void of Annihilation”