What have I done? I started running a new 5th Edition D&D adventure for some friends I met through work. It’s in the same world setting that I created for the Dreadstorms Lost campaign, which I’m continuing with the several-years going now Sunday group. (Note, the image at the top of this post is from the Wizard’s of the Coast D&D 5.0 Starter Set. I sam … Continue reading A New Tale Begins
Check out the improved upon version of this map of Obsidian posted in April 2019 The town of Obsidian lies along the northern stretch of Briarstone’s Free Road, between Berlstrum and Goremont. The population is primarily gnome. The ground floor is “human” size and scale, where the rather random levels off the ground are more comfortable for the shorter races. Beneath the city is a … Continue reading Town of Obsidian
When fighting a battle with harpies in a forest, sometimes you have to get creative with those trees and nests! November 2018 – Added backstory below photos. Backstory These notes are being added in November, 3 months after the game occurred. My game notes aren’t great, so some of the details are a little fuzzy. Our band of adventurers were camped beside the free road … Continue reading Harpy Battle
My hand-drawn map of The Ruins of Amara on the NE Coast of Briarstone (campaign setting) Continue reading Ruins of Amara
my hand-drawn map named Luapi Continue reading Luapi
Colored, hand-drawn map of the fantasy land of Xarundran Continue reading Xarundran – X marks the spot in color
Started working on my next map. I’m enjoying the shape and feel of this one so far. Continue reading X marks the spot
Additional work done on the Yewnaria map, including city labels, pathways, and color Continue reading Yewnaria Revisited
Description of the effects of the Will of Orcus spell being cast by Kazel and the plague the casting triggers each day Continue reading #20 – Will of Orcus Plague – Dreadstorms Lost
This delightful hand-drawn map of Anzorae has towns, hamlets, castles, labeled locations and more! Includes some descriptions of goings on at key points of interest. Continue reading Anzorae – fantasy map
New Dice Bringeth D&D Geek Happines There’s something absolutely giddy making about getting a bunch of new, nice looking dice. I’ve always felt a bit deprived in the dice-quantity side of things. Typically I buy a single poly set at a time every couple of years, but not this time. I’d been coveting the Wiz Dice Bag of Devouring on Amazon that comes with “140 Polyhedral … Continue reading Dice & the Bag of Devouring
An outline of things still to come in the Dreadstorm Campaign and some rambling stuff about taking a break. Continue reading What’s left for the Dreadstorm Campaign?
About Gruber Gruber Background Wizard’s Pet / Guard *Gruber is oddly intelligent, articulate, and social for a mimic. He’s been desperately bored and lonely being stuck in the treasure room with skeletons and 2 other “standard” mimics who don’t speak at all. He’s eager to make friends and have someone to talk to. Desperate. to. Talk. *Gruber was raised by a wizard who recognized the unusual … Continue reading #19.5 – Gruber, The Mimic
It’s time to dive into the Treasure Room loot! Whooo! … Wait. What do you mean there are more traps?! Continue reading #19 – Treasure Room Loot in the Berlstrum Belly Dungeon
For the D&D Dreadstorms Lost Campaign: Room 8, otherwise known as the Dreadstorm Treasure Room Continue reading #18 – The Deadly Treasure Room of the Berlstrum Belly Dungeon
For the D&D Dreadstorms Lost Campaign: We’re in the belly of the beast now! Earth elementals? Chimera? Minotaurs? Let’s clean up this place. But where are the Champions? Continue reading #17 – More Encounters in Berlstrum Belly Dungeon
For the D&D Dreadstorms Lost Campaign: The adventurers have headed down into the Belly of Berlstrum. What monstrosities await them there? Will they find the missing Champions in time? Continue reading #16 – Encounters in Berlstrum Belly Dungeon
For the D&D Dreadstorms Lost Campaign: It’s time to find our way down into the the secret tunnels beneath Berlstrum in search of the Champions. Will our adventurers survive the myriad monsters below? Continue reading #15 – Berlstrum’s Belly Dungeon Overview
Another full-page pencil doodle of swirls and curls. How would you use something like this in an adventure? Continue reading More Doodle, Less Noodle
For the D&D Dreadstorms Lost Campaign: The 2nd wave of zombie-making plague hits Berlstrum, this time it killing small creatures … like rats and kittens. Continue reading #14 – Day 2 of Plague Wave
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