DM’s Note: This was written in 2019 prior to the release of Descent into Avernus. One thing I want to do is adapt some adventures from other campaign settings. This way if my home game has a night where the DM can’t make it they can see some of the other campaign settings outside the…
Planescape: Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Since 5e came out Wizards of the Coast has been very….very…very slowly releasing the campaign settings of editions past. Some settings like Greyhawk or Eberron were an easy lift and one is justified for pondering what the hell took so long. Others like Dark Sun have some problematic shit in their blood and may never…
The Expanse – Caliban’s War
Our 2nd Expanse book raises the stakes with new characters Let’s start by reviewing the POV characters we’ll have in this book. James Holden is in a different place in this book. When we were introduced to Holden he was the 2nd in Command on the Canterbury. Former Earth Navy, dishonorably discharged, charming and handsome. …
The Expanse – Leviathan Wakes (1st Book Spoilers Only)
It takes some effort to get started on a new addiction. I knew The Expanse series would be something I’d like so I stalled on reading them, fearing a time sink. But it never went full scale addiction in the way A Song of Ice & Fire did. I think the biggest factor there is…
Domain of Dread – Kalakeri
Ending the long hiatus to talk about Kalakeri. Kalakeri is a Domain of Dread of the 2021 Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft book. It was created by Ajit George and is an update or a spiritual successor to the 2e domain of Sri Raji. I am just finishing one campaign arc set in Kalakeri and…
The 5e Hardcovers, Part 1
Running TTRPG games online for profit is still a business in infancy for me. I don’t have a sense of what sort of adventure people would be willing to pay for or where the demand is. So my first months out I’m trying to offer things I’ve done before that I know I can do…
Eberron: Summon Mightiest Heroes
I had a kind of emotional speech about the love and praise that’s come out since I started running games for money on Start Playing Games. I’m not ready to share it just yet. So let’s talk games! The adventure that I want to recruit most for right now is listed on the page as…
New PC – Blue Bell, Tiefling Bard-Barian
So Blue Bell has won the race to become my PC for Tyranny of Dragons. My Elf Cleric fantasy will await a more compelling pantheon than the Forgotten Realms which is probably for the best. I know I’ve posted about this build before but let’s recap. The build is, Eloquence Bard/Zealot Barbarian. Exact levels are…
Character Creation – Tyranny of Dragons
The D&D crew is once again drawing to the end of a Wizards of the Coast hardcover book. We are almost done with Candlekeep Mysteries and it’s time to select a new book. We’ve decided to to go with Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat, also known in their combined final form…
Candlekeep Retrospective
I have now played or run all of the adventures in Candlekeep Mysteries. So far all of the 5e Adventure anthology books have been worth picking up. Even if you don’t like all of the adventures, the maps and the variety provide a tremendous value. That said, some adventures are more equal than others. Here…