Lance Rock. The Dessamber Valley. 3rd Mirtul, 1491 DR The adventurers considered the two paths before them and chose to move along a narrow, winding tunnel further into the cave system. They were met with an unusual sight: three zombies dressed in strange garments – one as a bear, one as a clown, and one as a lady. Thumbalina immediately wanted to acquire the bear … Continue reading Princes of the Apocalypse, session 2
Red Larch. The Dessamber Valley. 1st Mirtul, 1491 DR. Adventures begin in small places. As these things happened, it was in the small town of Red Larch, in the Dessarin Valley, that a group of six adventurers met and began their investigation into the rumours of trouble that had been coming from this land. The adventurers? Their names and stations? Let me lay out for … Continue reading Princes of the Apocalypse, session 1
Xonthal’s Tower, Mount Hlim. The adventurers could see the tower, but they were getting no closer to it, having been returning to the glade where a sundial with three shadows stood again and again and again. They headed off once more, taking a path they’d taken before, no closer to finding the solution. This time they ended up in an area of giant mushrooms and … Continue reading The Rise of Tiamat, session 9
The Tomb of Diderius. The Serpent Hills. The adventurers had rested following their discovery of the secret entrance leading to the yuan-ti tunnels, and they were now ready to proceed. As the secret door opened, it revealed six lizardfolk guarding the door, who sprang to attack the adventurers. They were not the greatest threat, and soon dispatched. One was taken captive, and left behind, tied … Continue reading The Rise of Tiamat, session 5
The new season for the D&D Adventurers League is upon us! The new Encounters season, Princes of the Apocalypse, begins this Wednesday in a lot of stores (some might delay it just a bit), and there are two shiny new documents to peruse – the Elemental Evil Player’s Companion, and the D&D AL Player’s Guide. All new characters must begin at Level 1 with 0 … Continue reading D&D Adventurers League: Creating a character for the Elemental Evil season
Waterdeep. The City of Splendours. Again. The adventurers had returned from Oviggaton with one thing missing: no Draakhorn. Where was it? Unfortunately, it seemed that it was already in the hands of the Cult of the Dragon. Maccath the Crimson had described how men dressed in ornate robes had taken the horn from Arauthator, and the descriptions of the men sounded very much like those … Continue reading The Rise of Tiamat, session 3
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
DDEX2-1 City of Danger: On the southern shores of the Moonsea, the residents of Mulmaster have eked out a living where others would likely have given up long ago—in a bleak city where corruption is rampant and the Church of Bane holds sway. In these 5 short, introductory adventures, you will travel the breadth of the City of Danger, meet its people, see its sights, … Continue reading D&D Expeditions in Mulmaster (Elemental Evil)
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!
Waterdeep, City of Splendours. The city’s citizens had been worried by the appearance of a flying castle in the sky nearby, but the castle had moved off northwards, ignoring the city. The five travellers who came into the city’s gates, accompanying a wagon full of goods, were unaware of the panic their transport had sent the city into, but were glad to be getting back … Continue reading The Rise of Tiamat, session 1
