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Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-51771402289057415142015-08-31T21:57:00.001-07:002015-08-31T21:58:12.962-07:00Making Monsters Memorable
I remember when I first started playing D&D.
Like many earlier players of the day, my initiation took place in the
Caves of Chaos, Keep on the Borderlands. I remember being so excited and scared
about everything I encountered in those caves. I didn't know what a goblin or
orc or a kobold was and everything around the next corner was a deadly threat.
I remember getting the snot Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-18018922148362838302015-01-18T12:57:00.000-08:002015-01-18T12:57:31.233-08:00Keep on the Boarderlands- Dwarven ForgeJust a mock up I did of the lower left portion of the Keep from B2.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-8416290309172823462014-06-09T17:06:00.001-07:002014-06-09T17:06:26.711-07:00How to Play a Character...Alexi D. Smolensk, one of the writers of a blog I regularly follow over at The Tao of D&D has recently published a short (114 pg) booklet I thought Id post here. I received the book on Friday evening and finished it in one reading. I found myself not wanting to put it down and when it ended, I was wanting for more. It is kind a precursor to his up and coming "How to Run: An Advanced Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-50176283616810737952014-06-05T21:57:00.000-07:002014-06-05T21:57:42.917-07:00Dwarven Forge Dungeon Set
I wanted to see if I could set my entire Dwarven Forge collection up together. I rarely have enough room to do this, but I took advantage of a storage room I had access to for a bit to set up some plywood onto some stands and spent the afternoon constructing a dungeon that would incorporate nearly my entire collection of Dwarven Forge material ( minus lots of spare parts I just couldnt fit in). Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-22638272688820203832014-01-20T18:38:00.004-08:002014-01-20T19:35:15.535-08:00Barrowmaze Complete & Official Miniatures by OtherworldOnce again Greg over at Discourse and Dragons is getting another fine Barrowmaze product launched on Indiegogo. Check it out. The animated teaser is great. Ive been running Barrowmaze using the Dungeon Crawl Classics system and its been an awesome experience for me and my players. Really looking forward to the success of this launch and having customized barrowmaze figurines is really Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-64902378207049024002013-05-30T20:09:00.002-07:002013-05-30T20:09:39.830-07:00Yawning Portal Drink CoasterI came across this pic on the web for drink coasters with the Yawning Portal icon on them. The site was linked to Enworld but I couldn't find where these were produced or if they could even be purchased anywhere. If anyone knows where to get them please let me know. Id very much like them for my gaming group.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-40593326255742251952013-05-30T20:06:00.001-07:002013-05-30T20:06:43.508-07:00INTO THE WILDERLANDS- Adventures in Karameikos Session III
Since I have been very bad about posting the past few adventures I ran (and now because months later after the last time we played, I cant really recall the play by play events that took place as the group assaulted the Temple of Chaos ( at the Caves of Chaos). I'm just going to post the pics for any ones viewing pleasure.
Due to the inability of half of the players to commit to gaming right Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-78089352322375092062013-02-17T23:52:00.000-08:002013-02-18T00:13:28.645-08:00INTO THE WILDERLANDS- Adventures in Karameikos Session ISession I
The story begins with the group accompanying a caravan traveling south from the City of Selenica, through the Black Peak Mountains down into the northern wilderlands of the Grand Duchy of Karameikos. The Caravan Master, one Averos the Saddlemerchant hired on Garidy the mercenary as one of his caravan guards. Baltan the Halfling money lender had business southward and offered up his Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-22642093323398804852013-02-17T21:46:00.000-08:002013-02-18T00:13:10.774-08:00INTO THE WILDERLANDS- Adventures in Karameikos IntroIntro:
Well I finally got a group together where I moved to that's becoming a bit more regular. I wanted to really try out the DCC ( Dungeon Crawl Classics) because for me if felt like B/X on steroids. I felt DCC would appeal enough to the players who were used to the older versions of D&D and those that liked later versions with lots of character options. And since I'm runningTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-28867286618542104362013-01-10T23:19:00.000-08:002013-01-12T16:52:50.647-08:00FINALLY ARRIVED!!! Dwarven Forge Catacomb Set
My Dwarven Forge Catacombs sets (I ordered 3) finally arrived. I was hoping to get them for myself by Xmas but there was a delay in the shipping so was bummed out not to have presents to myself under the tree. I was excited today to find them on my doorstep and quickly set to opening them and unwrapping and setting them up.
The design is pretty cool and as usual the craftsmanship is the Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-85577270547705049082012-12-15T17:35:00.001-08:002012-12-15T17:35:09.537-08:00ADVENTURES IN THE NORTHER REACHES #11Session #11 (12-15-12): Back to Threshold, but not before a wilderness encounter...
After resting up in Eastbrook and resupplying for their journey, the group was now 11 in number ( Orien Greenflower, Myra the Wizardess, Brother Cadfael, Callum the Halfling, Golar the Dwarf and their hirelings, Thad the fighter, Mutlik the Man at Arms, Toldric and Finn the Torchbearers and the new recruits, Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-82536166675689121282012-12-11T21:38:00.001-08:002012-12-11T21:43:41.897-08:00Dwarven Forge 4th Edition EncountersI ran a 4th edition encounters game over Thanksgiving weekend at the local gaming store. Here is a set up of the dungeon I created and ran.
Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-72697299309704010532012-10-13T19:09:00.000-07:002012-10-21T08:14:21.336-07:00ADVENTURES IN THE NORTHERN REACHES #10Session #10 (10-7-12): The party finally discovers the Room of Pools
The group rested up back in Eastbrook after their harrowing ordeal in the Temple of Bhaal. They resupplied with weapons and healing salves and tromped back to Quasqueton. Callam, still recovering from grievous wounds, stayed behind.
The party made their way through the entrance hall and past the magic mouths Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-62274411009050601472012-09-11T20:22:00.000-07:002012-09-11T20:22:13.746-07:00Fortress of Fortitude- Dwarven Forge Set upTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-82534196560954002862012-09-02T16:58:00.001-07:002012-09-02T17:01:57.883-07:00New Dwarven Forge Producthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDGNZvp1e8o
Ok. I am DEFINITELY pre ordering this. Very cool. This will make a nice addition to my existing Dwarven Forge collection and enhance my personal Hirst Arts models. As an added bonus It will work perfect with the Barrowmaze and Barrowmaze II dungeons I plan on running. So Very Cool I cant wait.....Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-35793704942410233392012-07-26T21:41:00.000-07:002012-07-26T21:46:19.722-07:00Hirst Arts set up- just because I was bored/game update
The Northern Reaches campaign has taken a hiatus for a bit due to summer schedules of my players and due to a serious health issue I had to face for a month or so. I am also packing up and moving on to Portland Oregon. Once I get up there and set settled, I hope to get the group back online again. I also hope to find a group up there to run tabletop in Northern Reaches as well. Until Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-56667976556180401632012-06-18T17:04:00.000-07:002012-09-24T22:33:47.704-07:00ADVENTURES IN THE NORTHERN REACHES #9Session #9 (6-17-12): The party discovers the Temple of Bhaal
The last session ended with the group resting in the smithy after a harrowing battle with a Carrion Crawler that nearly swallowed Brother Cadfael whole. After a good long sleep and some spell recovery, the group decided to continue onward through the dungeon they were now lost in ( thanks to the teleportation room). They moved south Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-50650123493835683612012-06-15T12:02:00.001-07:002012-06-15T12:04:35.035-07:00Monster Manual Music Video- Awesome!!!Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-20549534560589600142012-06-14T23:33:00.000-07:002012-06-14T23:55:22.734-07:00Light Years- Gandahar
" IN A THOUSAND YEARS GANDAHAR WAS DESTROYED. A THOUSAND YEARS AGO GANDAHAR WILL BE SAVED, AND WHAT CANT BE AVOIDED WILL BE."
I just recently watched a movie I haven't seen since it came out back in the 80s-Light Years. When it came out I remember being awed by the strange science fantasy of it all. From the City of Jasper and the Council of Women, to the Deformed, theTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-41667124245191108192012-06-05T20:35:00.000-07:002012-06-05T20:40:03.543-07:00Dungeon Master ScreensI thought it might be fun to post the evolution of DM screens. Not only from an artwork and context perspective, but also to show that they really haven't changed much in their design and function. I like when game companies put out screens for their games, and I think its a good idea for some producers of mega adventurers or adventure series to put out screens that not only have artwork Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-30129074188556013322012-05-20T19:40:00.000-07:002012-09-24T22:33:12.674-07:00ADVENTURES IN THE NORTHERN REACHES #8Session #8 (5-20-12) : The Journey Through Quasqeton Continues
The group spends a few days back in Eastbrook resupplying, hiring a new man at arms named Hilag, and performing funeral rites for their fallen comrades. They also ran into Callam the Knowitall whom they thought they had left behind in Barrowcrest and he decided to join the group as they made another foray into the Caverns of Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-3885170017991561242012-05-14T08:57:00.004-07:002012-05-20T19:39:58.812-07:00Awesome Classic- now whats inside here?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-1239272998033018872012-05-13T20:59:00.000-07:002012-09-24T22:34:25.017-07:00ADVENTURES IN THE NORTHERN REACHES #7
Session #7 (5-13-12): Into the Caverns Below Quasqueton
After spending some time resting up in the woodworkers room, the group readies themselves to take on the lower levels of Quasqueton. Myra is convinced this is where the fabled Room of Pools is located and they must go there to find it. The group has no problem making their way back to the room with the staircase down into the caverns Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111597937814001174.post-56853288435325741422012-05-05T12:16:00.000-07:002012-05-05T15:09:10.431-07:00Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones........There are some good supplements out there that contain lots of information on various kinds of armor, weaponry and equipment. I often used these supplements in my games- primarily when designing a world setting but also as flavor for items the characters come across. Instead of just finding a longsword or a dagger or a shield, how about a Ninjato sword ( ninja sword) used by the Black Hand Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13878509009285202499noreply@blogger.com1