Squad Leader, scenario 7 Buchholz Station AAR

Scenario 7 of the original Squad Leader game adds the Americans to the game. Low of Morale (but good at rallying), I’ve used them a lot in the later Advanced Squad Leader, but this is the first time I’ve played them in their original incarnation. As with most of my Squad Leader games, this one was played solitaire. There are a few victory conditions for … Continue reading Squad Leader, scenario 7 Buchholz Station AAR

5E Adventure Review: Don’t Wake Dretchlor

The third adventure from EN5ider, Don’t Wake Dretchlor, is a fascinating product. Designed by Kiel Chenier, it manages to present a trap-infested mansion with a good reason for why it’s trapped. Unfortunately, it’s likely the players don’t know that reason, for otherwise they’d never go inside the place! No, the players know that there’s treasure in there, and either they’re hired to retrieve some, or … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: Don’t Wake Dretchlor

Princes of the Apocalypse, session 6

Red Larch. The Desamber Valley. 2nd Kythorn, 1491 DR. The adventurers had rested after their fight with the scoundrels in Wormford, and were now ready to head upriver. The inhabitants and travellers in Wormford avoided the adventurers, well aware that they had slaughtered the crew of a keelboat the previous day. As their spoils, the adventurers took the keelboat and sailed it upriver, seeking the … Continue reading Princes of the Apocalypse, session 6

5E Adventure Review: Bloodfang Caves

The second adventure release from Assassin Games, Bloodfang Caves, is a short dungeon-crawl for low-level characters. The background for the adventure relates how once Graknor Bloodfang was a feared orc warlord until he was deposed by a lieutenant. Now he lives as the head of a band of puny goblins. Four potential adventure hooks are given for the characters; interestingly, two of them involve working … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: Bloodfang Caves

Hoard of the Dragon Queen – again!

I’ve begun running Hoard of the Dragon Queen again for another group in our Wednesday D&D Encounters sessions. My original idea was to just run the first section before Princes of the Apocalypse came out and then start that, but we’ve been enjoying Hoard so much we’ve just kept going. We finished chapter 5 today, so we’re actually progressing quickly towards the end of the … Continue reading Hoard of the Dragon Queen – again!

5E Adventure Review: The Tiger’s Song

The second adventure from Save vs Boredom is a horror/mystery adventure for second tier (levels 5-10) characters. Entitled The Tiger’s Song, it has the adventurers being forced to help a hag who has stolen the soul of one of their number, and being transported to a distant city to do so. Some players and DMs might balk at the unavoidable nature of the hook, and … Continue reading 5E Adventure Review: The Tiger’s Song

Princes of the Apocalypse, session 4

Red Larch. The Dessamber Valley. 20th Mirtul. 1491 DR. A few days had passed since the adventurers’ triumphant return from Lance Rock. Monkey, Francis and Jakesy said goodbye to the other adventurers, and continued on their travels, while Diablo and Gimbel returned from their own travels and rejoined the party again, where they were regaled with tales of all the trouble the adventurers had experienced … Continue reading Princes of the Apocalypse, session 4