G’day, all! I did a big update to the List of 5E Adventures today; added in a few thumbnails and tidied things up a little. But only a little – there’s a limit to what I can do with the technology at my disposal. (It’s a blog, Jim, not a database!) Not much in the way of new adventures were added – if you see … Continue reading List of adventures updated
Apologies for the delay in posting this. I’ve been very busy with another project over the last couple of months, which has eaten into my spare time to keep the blog updated. There are another two or three sessions to post over the next few days – along with the regular run of reviews and retrospectives. This session was two hours long, incidentally, and I … Continue reading The Rise of Tiamat, session 2
The fourth adventure by Dan Hass, And the Elf Prince Wept, is an adventure for 1-8 characters of level 2. It is the first part of the Red Blade War. The adventure consists of twelve encounters with a thirteenth, optional encounter with the Inquisition; a standard trope of these adventures. The adventure structure is quite interesting, as it contains a number of elements that go against … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: And the Elf Prince Wept
The fourth episode of Hoard of the Dragon Queen sends the group off on the quest that will continue for the rest of the adventure. It’s just a little bit important the players understand what they’re in for, and that’s the purpose of the initial meeting with Leosin and Onthar in Elturel. Both of these characters will be tremendously important in The Rise of Tiamat, … Continue reading Running Hoard of the Dragon Queen, episode 4
The third adventure by Dan Hass for D&D 5E is The Archaeologist, available either separately or as part of a package that includes three adventures and details of the Dimgaard campaign setting. Once again, we have a short, one-session adventure. This one consists of six encounters plus one optional encounter. The backstory for the adventure concerns a noble who is obsessed with finding a dragon … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review – The Archaeologist
For those who are interested in online shopping… Princes of the Apocalypse is now available for preorder on Amazon.com for US$37.59 It’s due out April 7, 2015. Hardcover. 256 pages! Abolish an Ancient Evil Threatening Devastation in this Adventure for the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game Called by the Elder Elemental Eye to serve, four corrupt prophets have risen from the depths of anonymity to claim … Continue reading Princes of the Apocalypse available for preorder on Amazon
DG2: The Lost Tome is the second adventure by Dan Hass compatible with D&D 5E. Designed for a party of 1-6 characters of levels 1-2, it is available both separately and as part of a low-level campaign pack. What you get is a short, 18-page adventure. The layout, art and maps are not particularly good, but the adventure is not without merit. In summary, Sir … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: The Lost Tome
Historical Notes The early history of Dungeons and Dragons is impossible to separate from the World of Greyhawk for, in the most part, they were the same thing. When Gary Gygax first heard of Dave Arneson’s fantasy campaign Blackmoor, he threw a set of rules together, and soon his group were adventuring into the depths of Castle Greyhawk. The rules he created grew to become … Continue reading A Short Introduction to the World of Greyhawk
Wizards have made the official announcement about the next campaign event for D&D. As expected, it’s the Elemental Evil event with the adventure Princes of the Apocalypse being the adventure. January 20, 2015 – Renton, WA – Today, Wizards of the Coast announced the newest Dungeons & Dragons storyline and accompanying product offerings for both digital and tabletop RPG players. Coming off of the biggest and most … Continue reading Elemental Evil is coming!
At 100 pages, A Storm About To Break is the longest adventure release I’ve seen so far for the new edition of D&D. It is the first part of “An Echo of Days Past”, an adventure arc in unexplored lands to the east of the Empire of Sarvania. The adventure is written with generous helpings of rules explanations so that it is suitable for new … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review – An Echo of Days Past: A Storm About To Break
