AD&D Adventure Review – DL2 Dragons of Flame

In July 1984, DL2: Dragons of Flame was published. Written by Douglas Niles, it was the second adventure in the Dragonlance Saga, an ambitious fourteen-part series of adventures that told a story about dragons returning to the world. Dragons of Despair, the first adventure in the series, had been a spectacular success. This wasn’t the case with this adventure. It took a great story idea … Continue reading AD&D Adventure Review – DL2 Dragons of Flame

5E Adventure Review: The Business of Emotion

EN World have just launched a 5E-compatible “magazine” through Patreon called EN5ider, which will consist of various articles and the odd adventure. The first adventure, The Business of Emotion by Paul Oklesh, is available as a free download. The adventure is written for 3-5 adventurers of levels 2-3. The adventure is presented in an 11-page document, and is nicely interested. The premise is intriguing: the … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: The Business of Emotion

The Rise of Tiamat, session 4

The Tomb of Diderius. The Serpent Hills. The adventurers had come to the hills in pursuit of Varram, a disgraced Wyrmspeaker who had lost his Mask of Dragons. As the session began, the adventurers came in sight of Varram’s objective: an ancient tomb carved into the wall of a cliff. Ruined buildings, remnants of a long-forgotten settlement, lay scattered about the plain before the cliff. … Continue reading The Rise of Tiamat, session 4

5E Adventure Review: The Storm Keep

The first adventure from WanderLOST Adventures, The Storm Keep, presents a keep that is currently being plagued by a number of elemental manifestations. The wizard who lived there is lost, and his apprentices are trapped inside. It’s a nice little adventure, which shouldn’t take much more than a session to play through. There are eight areas to explore, all of which get a good amount … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: The Storm Keep

5E Adventure Review: The Poison Works

Dan Hass’s seventh adventure, The Poison Works, sees the adventurers finally making their way into the territory of the Red Blades. As is typical with these adventures, the formatting is poor, the maps are adequate, it would be nice to see better editing, but there are some good encounter ideas. The formatting problems really hit the first encounter, which explains the details of the PC’s … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: The Poison Works

5E Adventure Review: A Little Bit of Thievery

A Little Bit of Thievery is a short adventure for first-level characters in which the characters are hired to steal a magical object (a silver raven figurine) that is being displayed at a noble’s party. The adventure describes the grounds of the manor, its inhabitants, and a number of potential options for the players. The adventure doesn’t presume the characters will go it in a … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: A Little Bit of Thievery

Adventure Review: Adventures in High Wold

Adventures in High Wold is a 9-page adventure and sourcebook for a small town by Corey Ryan Walden. It’s attractively presented, and is designed to be used with any fantasy RPG. This means that it lacks any statistics past terms like “1st level fighter”. It wouldn’t be hard to adapt it for use, but it does require some work on the part of the DM. … Continue reading Adventure Review: Adventures in High Wold

5E Adventure Review: And the Dwarf Thane Slept

The sixth part of Dan Hass’s Dimgaard series, And the Dwarf Thane Slept, finds the party hired to acquire and transport a supply of gems so that the clerics of the land can cast raise dead again (they’ve run out!). Persuading the dwarves to help is likely to be easy, as their Thane has recently died and the clerics can raise him! This is an … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: And the Dwarf Thane Slept

5E Adventure Review: And the Goblin Boss Wailed

The fifth adventure by Dan Hass (and the second in the Red Blade War series), And the Goblin Boss Wailed, has the characters dealing with a displaced goblin tribe, the Horned Skull. Written for 1-8 characters of level 2, the adventure is 25 pages long and is a significant amount of work. It is also available as part of a package that includes all four … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: And the Goblin Boss Wailed