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The Great Modron March - The March Begins
I have wanted to run this adventure for about 20 years, and I finally got it underway last night. It's a big book. It will probably take somewhere around 15 sessions to get it done. I got the pdf for...
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Princes of the Apocalypse - Knights of Samular
5e DemogorgonThe new D&D adventure has been announced. It is called Out of the Abyss, and it apparently deals with the underdark, Demogorgon, and perhaps other demon lords. I am very excited about...
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Dungeons & Dragons - A Guide to the Githzerai
The githzerai are a classic D&D "monster", the enemies of the githyanki. I usually describe them to my players as "kung fu alien monks". Generally, the githyanki are used a lot more than the...
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The Great Modron March - The Unswerving Path
Pentadrone and a monodroneNote: I just posted our first podcast, which discusses this session in some detail. It is not safe for work and some might find it offensive. Check it out: Trap Bait - A...
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Princes of the Apocalypse - Sacred Stone Monastery
The game store now has five full tables running Princes of the Apocalypse. D&D 5e continues to grow here in New York.I lost a player this week - the wild sorcerer. It's too bad, as he was a lot of...
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Dungeons and Dragons - A Guide to the Displacer Beast
The displacer beast is an iconic Dungeons & Dragons monster that sometimes seems like it is forgotten. I don't think I've ever seen an adventure where the displacer beast is in a major encounter,...
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The Great Modron March - Ambushed
We went through the third chapter of The Great Modron March tonight. I had to make a tough call. Jessie couldn't make it, which means I'd be running this for one character. I decided to go ahead and do...
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Princes of the Apocalypse - Scarlet Moon Hall
We had 5 tables going once again at the game store tonight. I encouraged some of the other tables to give themselves a group name. The group that is still in episode 4 of Hoard of the Dragon Queen...
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Dungeons & Dragons - A Guide to the Nightmare
Today we're going to take a look at another classic D&D monster - the Nightmare. It's an evil, flying black horse with flaming hooves. A nightmare is the perfect mount for the main villain of your...
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The Great Modron March - Politics of the Beasts
Last night, we played through chapter 4 of the classic Planescape adventure The Great Modron March. We tried some really weird twizzlers - strawberry lemonade. The goo inside is a little unsettling.We...
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Princes of the Apocalypse - The Wicker Giant
At last, we've gotten into the actual temple of elemental evil in our weekly Dungeons & Dragons game in the store. The Other TablesI report these games through the Wizards of the Coast DCI program,...
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Dungeons & Dragons - A Guide to Demogorgon
Demogorgon in Out of the AbyssIf you've seen the cover of the upcoming adventure, Out of the Abyss, you know that it features Demogorgon on the cover. As dungeon masters, our work is never done. What...
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The Great Modron March - Modron Madness
We played through another chapter of The Great Modron March last night. The heroes are now 3rd level. This might pose a problem in the latter chapters, as I think they are made for characters of...
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Princes of the Apocalypse - Temple of Howling Hatred
I spent a few hours preparing for today's session. We're finally in the temple of elemental evil, and I wanted to make sure I had the whole place ready. We're doing the air temple, aka the Temple of...
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Princes of the Apocalypse - Aerisi Kalinoth
This past Sunday, I ran a special extra session of Princes of the Apocalypse at the game store. I want to make sure we get this book done by mid-September, when Out of the Abyss comes out. Also, my...
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Dungeons & Dragons - Why I Quit the Adventurer's League
I run games of Dungeons & Dragons in a game store. Currently we're playing through Princes of the Apocalypse. I write about it every week in this blog.I am using art by Jason Thompson in this...
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The Great Modron March - Law in Chaos
I had a hard time adjusting to not running the Wednesday game, so it was nice to get a session of The Great Modron March going tonight. Jessie is away, so I was able to bring in a guest star - Dark's...
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The Great Modron March - The Modron Judge
Jessie is back from her trip to Disneyland and it turns out that she hates hot weather. Lego land, however, is reportedly awesome.I warned the players that this adventure has an extreme railroad in it....
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Dungeons & Dragons - A Guide to the Slaad
Today we're going to take a good look at a really weird monster: The Slaad. My hope in writing this is to give you a nice base of information to draw from for when you use these monsters in your...
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Dungeons & Dragons - A Guide to the Drow
Today I am going to attempt to write a succinct and informative guide to one of the most popular races in D&D - the drow, also known as dark elves.Because of the sheer volume of material out there,...
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