Category: Session Report

D&D, D&D 5E, Greyhawk, Session Report

Exploring the Crypt level of “Castle of the Mad Archmage”

Today’s session was a 3-hour delve in to the seventh level of Joseph Bloch’s “Castle of the Mad Archmage“, which I’ve been using as the basis of my Castle Greyhawk campaign. For the seventh level of the dungeon, there are some seriously underpowered monsters here. I know it’s an old school dungeon, but even so, you’d expect better foes than “1 zombie” or “2 skeletons”, … Continue reading Exploring the Crypt level of “Castle of the Mad Archmage”

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D&D 5E, Review, Session Report

Weekend Adventurers – September 5th 2022

The basis for this week’s session was the short adventure The Chieftain’s Barrow, available on the DMs Guild, plus wilderness random encounters from Lost in the Wilderness (no longer available). The party heard rumours of undead troubling a village in the Cairn Hills, so set out to investigate it. On the first day of travel, they came across a small house near a pond, where … Continue reading Weekend Adventurers – September 5th 2022

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D&D, D&D 5E, Greyhawk, Play Advice, Session Report

Two High-Level Encounters

My Greyhawk game has reached the City of the Gods. And they met some blue “goblins”. After sneaking around in the previous session, it was time for a fight! So, the session began. And the “goblin” leader opened his mouth and said, slowly, “Do you understand me?” Yes. Not goblins, but in fact explorers from an advanced technological plane! Which led to a hilarious conversation. … Continue reading Two High-Level Encounters

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Curse of Strahd, D&D, D&D 5E, Play Advice, Session Report

Running Curse of Strahd: Endings

After about seven months of weekly play, typically with 3-hour sessions, my Wednesday group finished Curse of Strahd last night. They found the last of the artefacts at the end of the previous session, and – having already found Strahd – they began the session by confronting him in his lair. Two rounds and one action later, he was dead. It turns out that a … Continue reading Running Curse of Strahd: Endings

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D&D, D&D 5E, Greyhawk, Session Report

Adventures in Greyhawk – A City of Gods

My World of Greyhawk campaign has now reached the quest for the fifth segment of the Rod of Seven Parts. The characters recovered the fourth from the lost treasure vault of the Great Kingdom. For the fifth part, I decided to set it in the most northern City of the Gods, which lay somewhere within the land known as Blackmoor. For those unaware of the … Continue reading Adventures in Greyhawk – A City of Gods

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Board Games, Session Report, Wargames

Undaunted: North Africa – Scenario 2

Libya. 11 January 1941. The LRP has been renamed the LRDG and has been given the task of attacking an airfield at Murzuq. However, for this scenario, the Italians had a potent defense: a medium tank! Yes, it is the second scenario of Undaunted: North Africa. This game started just after we played Scenario 1 and is another of the introductory scenarios to the game. … Continue reading Undaunted: North Africa – Scenario 2

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Board Games, Session Report, Wargames

Undaunted: North Africa – Scenario 1

Libya. 17th September 1940. The British LRP (Long Range Patrol) came across an Italian fuel dump and airstrip and attacked, seeking to destroy it. A few Italians stood between them and victory. This engagement is the first scenario in Undaunted: North Africa, a deck-building war game designed by David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin. Unlike most historical wargames, each counter on the map represents a single … Continue reading Undaunted: North Africa – Scenario 1

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Curse of Strahd, D&D 5E, Play Advice, Session Report

Another Visit to Curse of Strahd

On my birthday, we began a new campaign. The adventure? Curse of Strahd. It is the third time I have run the adventure. As I have expressed on Twitter, I delight in adventures that I run more than once – the experience of a role-playing game is something that changes whenever you get a new group. Different things are explored and emphasised. My conception of … Continue reading Another Visit to Curse of Strahd

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D&D, D&D 5E, Greyhawk, Session Report

Adventures in Greyhawk – The Company Goes South

My home Greyhawk campaign continued with the characters seeking the third part of the Rod of Seven Parts. The group teleported back to Brusinton, a small town in the west of Veluna, after slaying the dragon. This has been their home base for several months, but it was now under occupation by the Shadow Fey. Checking in at Home The Shadow Fey had concluded an … Continue reading Adventures in Greyhawk – The Company Goes South

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D&D, D&D 5E, Session Report, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Waterdeep Tales: To Helm’s Hold

Play in my Sunday night Waterdeep Dungeons & Dragons campaign has been somewhat erratic of late, as real life shows lots of ways it can intrude. Our previous session saw the group head north from Waterdeep to deal with a threat at Black Marble Quarry, as I mentioned in my review of that product. That saw some incredibly reckless actions from the paladin that resulted … Continue reading Waterdeep Tales: To Helm’s Hold

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