We did a reconfiguration of the tables this session to account for players who have dropped out. There is one fewer table now; our numbers are generally stable around 30 players each week, which seems more sustainable into the future. My own table is nominally at six players, although Lewis couldn’t make this session so we only had five players this session. My table is … Continue reading Hoard of the Dragon Queen, session 15
“Hamster justice cannot be ignored, ugly man!” Yes, it’s time for the latest instalment of the Legends of Baldur’s Gate series, in which we get to see the upper half lives in Baldur’s Gate. Did I say “half”? I meant tenth, or less. Of course, Minsc doesn’t need an invitation to get into a ball, although his explanation to the usher as to why he’s … Continue reading Comic Review: Legends of Baldur’s Gate #3
Things have been pretty busy around here as we reach the end of the year, so I’ve fallen a little behind with updating my blog. Here’s a combined session report for sessions 13 & 14 of Hoard of the Dragon Queen, which brought my group to the end of Episode 6. We finished the last session with the group having cleared out most of the … Continue reading Hoard of the Dragon Queen, sessions 13-14
The descriptions for the remainder of the first season of D&D Expeditions have been posted. WARNING: SPOILERS FOR DDEX1-10! DDEX1-11 Dark Pyramid of Sorcerer’s Isle by Claire Hoffman, level 5-10. Duration: 8 hours (2 slots). Premiere: Winter Fantasy. Available: March 2015. Long unoccupied, the pyramid on Sorcerer’s Isle now flows with strange magical energy, warping creatures and the landscape around it. The Cult of the … Continue reading D&D Expeditions descriptions for DDEX1-11 through DDEX1-14
The third episode of Hoard of the Dragon Queen closes off the initial section of the adventure. The group return to the camp to discover what the cultists are up to and discover that they’ve mostly left. So, the plan changes to dealing with the eggs and cultists left behind. It’s at this point that Leosin, the half-elf monk that the group may have rescued … Continue reading Running Hoard of the Dragon Queen, Episode 3
This session, my players followed the tunnel they’d discovered during the last session through to the Mere of Dead Men, a large salt-water marsh that sits between Waterdeep and Neverwinter, created when a wizard caused the land to become flooded to win a battle many centuries ago. I let the players know of its origins as they made their way through its stinking surrounds. After … Continue reading Hoard of the Dragon Queen, session 12
The adventures (or possibly misadventures) of Delina, Minsc and Boo continue in this issue in fine style. We get a couple of new characters being introduced – a pair of rogues – who being to help our heroes (although possibly for more mercenary reasons than they’re letting Delina and Minsc know about), and we also get to see some of the powers of the city … Continue reading Comic Review: Legends of Baldur’s Gate #2
We had a couple of DMs missing for this session, but thankfully we were able to cover every table, even though it meant that Paul was DMing Lee’s group rather than playing on my table. Josh also did superb work DMing his regular 7.30pm table as well as filling in for our other Josh at 5.30pm. My own table was full, except for Paul, but … Continue reading Hoard of the Dragon Queen, session 11
After running the first episode of Hoard of the Dragon Queen, you may be forgiven for thinking the second episode of the adventure, Raiders’ Camp is a lot simpler. After all, it’s not like the players are at risk of certain death at every moment of the game, are they? Well, not exactly. The camp section is a far more dangerous beast; an episode where … Continue reading Running Hoard of the Dragon Queen – Episode 2
This week saw the lowest turn-out since this season began, primarily due to a rather major convention (PAX) being run down in Melbourne, as well as illnesses afflicting several players. We had only 25 players – I expect numbers to rebound next week significantly. My own table continued to accompany the caravan north towards Waterdeep. I’ve cut out a lot of the intervening space – … Continue reading Hoard of the Dragon Queen, session 10
