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A Short Introduction to Greyhawk, part 3

The World of Greyhawk is one of the oldest fantasy RPG settings, and grew out of the personal campaign of Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons. In previous articles, I’ve discussed its origins, and the updates to the setting. In this article, I’ll discuss its adventures. Many campaign settings are defined by their sourcebooks. Greyhawk rarely had a sourcebook, although some came out … Continue reading A Short Introduction to Greyhawk, part 3

A Short Introduction to Greyhawk, part 2

I talked in part one of this series about the main themes of the Greyhawk boxed set released in 1983, which described the world in the year 576 CY . Over the next couple of decades of publication, several major events occurred in the World of Greyhawk, which led to the release in 2000 of the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (591 CY in the campaign), the … Continue reading A Short Introduction to Greyhawk, part 2

5E Adventure Review: Haunted Memories

Haunted Memories (CCC-MACE01-03) is a Tier 1 CCC adventure for the D&D Adventurers League program. It is the third in a series of adventures revolving around missions for Lord Geoffrey of the Smiths, a rich noble in Hulburg. This adventure sends the heroes into a haunted house to solve a decade-old murder mystery. The adventure uses the conventions of horror stories very effectively. It is … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: Haunted Memories

5E Adventure Review: Into the Dark

Into the Dark (DDAL08-07) is the first of the Tier 2 adventures of Season 8 of the D&D Adventurers League. In it, Artor Morlin, the Vampire Lord of Waterdeep, recruits the characters to remove a vampire nest in Undermountain. It’s very definitely aimed at characters that have played the first Tier 1 trilogy of this season, but it works with other characters as well. This … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: Into the Dark