D&D, D&D 5E, Lost Mine of Phandelver, Session Report

Lost Mine of Phandelver – Saturday session 4

As it turns out, running two groups through Lost Mine of Phandelver, each fortnightly and each offset from the other by a week is not entirely conducive to me remembering everything that happened in a session. These reports, therefore, are terribly important for reminding myself of what occurred in the previous session! We had five players at this session of the Saturday group: Jesse, Tait, … Continue reading Lost Mine of Phandelver – Saturday session 4

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Advanced Squad Leader, Session Report, Wargames

ASL Session Report: S25 Early Battles

I’ve fallen behind quite significantly in my ASL reports and in my ASL play, as both Michael and I have been busy and unable to set aside afternoons for two-player gaming as frequently. I’ve also been just a little distracted by the release of D&D 5E! Michael and I played this game back on July 7th, 2014. Michael took charge of the Russian forces; meanwhile, … Continue reading ASL Session Report: S25 Early Battles

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D&D, D&D Encounters, Session Report, Tyranny of Dragons

D&D Encounters: Hoard of the Dragon Queen session 2

The second session of Hoard of the Dragon Queen saw another seven players turn up, which gave us a group of 42 people. This was somewhat challenging, both in terms of space and finding enough Dungeon Master’s, and was complicated further with a few late arrivals. Eventually, we moved Ben onto a table of new players while Sarah took over the DMing at her table. … Continue reading D&D Encounters: Hoard of the Dragon Queen session 2

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D&D, D&D 5E, D&D Adventurers League, D&D Encounters

More information on choosing adventures to play in the D&D Adventurers League

We’re almost at September, which is when the first adventures of the D&D Expeditions become legal to play. I was hoping to run a special session of them on September 1st, but the store is going to be a bit busy that day. Instead, we’ll have a couple of tables available to run on Tuesday, September 2nd and again on Monday September 8th. (I’ve got … Continue reading More information on choosing adventures to play in the D&D Adventurers League

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D&D, D&D 5E, Lost Mine of Phandelver, Session Report

Lost Mine of Phandelver – Friday session 3

My fortnightly campaign of Lost Mine of Phandelver continued for my Friday group last week. We took up the adventure with the group resting in a room with a number of sarcophaguses – and not checking the nearby door which actually led to a prison where a couple of Redbrand Ruffians were standing guard, having heard the fight the group had had with the skeletons … Continue reading Lost Mine of Phandelver – Friday session 3

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D&D Adventurers League: Which adventures should I play?

I’m sure that new players – to D&D and to Organised Play in general – are somewhat confused by the different programs the D&D Adventurers League offers, as well as the restrictions on which adventures their characters can play. In this article, I hope to give you help in deciding what to play and which character to play it with! A few points to keep … Continue reading D&D Adventurers League: Which adventures should I play?

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D&D, D&D 5E, Review

Adventure Review: The Sylvan Temple

The Sylvan Temple is a short, free D&D 5E adventure from Mithgathr Entertainment available from their website. The adventure is presented in a 24-page PDF with no illustrations. The maps are computer-generated and quite nice; they’re particularly old-school in form, which means they are quite clear. The adventure is fairly basic. After a perfunctory background (evil elves built a tower before being slain by good … Continue reading Adventure Review: The Sylvan Temple

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D&D, D&D 5E, D&D Adventurers League, D&D Encounters, Tyranny of Dragons

D&D Encounters: Hoard of the Dragon Queen, session 1

It’s been a busy week for me. On Tuesday, the Player’s Handbook got released in Ballarat, and I spent the afternoon and early evening helping people understand it and running short adventures. On Friday, I ran a session of Lost Mine of Phandelver for my regular group. On Saturday, we had the first session of the new season of D&D Encounters (as well as more … Continue reading D&D Encounters: Hoard of the Dragon Queen, session 1

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