role-playing – Eric Watson

Tomb of Annihilation Session 8 Recap

The day of the great Dinosaur Race is finally here! Can the PCs win big with their wildshaped druid?

DMs Guild Review – Attack on Coppercoil

Rescue a gnomish community in their giant tree stump home from an invasion of duergar in this highly thematic 3rd level adventure.

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Designed by: Tel Aviezer

Gnomes are probably the most overlooked race in Dungeons & Dragons, and no I’m not trying to make a size joke. They’re often portrayed as an in-between combination of the pragmatic, stoic dwarves and free-wheeling halflings. Are they nature-loving hippies or industrious artificers? No one race should boil down to any single profession or trait, but it makes gnomes a bit trickier to pin down, and I don’t see them used very often in adventures.

Enter “Attack on Coppercoil,” which satisfies my gnome curiosity. The titular community, which resides inside a massive hollowed-out tree stump in a forest, is under attack by a sudden raiding party of Duergar who have tunneled up from underneath, and it’s up to the PCs to rescue them.

It’s designed for a party around 3rd level, with adjustments for levels 1-4, and should take about one or two sessions.

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Tomb of Annihilation Session 7 Recap

Returning to the city our heroes acquire an unlikely ally, then help repel an invasion of undead only to make a startling discovery about the Death Curse.

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Previously on Tomb of Annihilation

Starring:
Mannix, level 2 Human Rogue
Khaless, level 2 Half-Drow Rogue
Gillian, level 2 Triton Bard
George, level 2 Tortle Fighter
Therin, level 2 Hill Dwarf Druid of the Moon

After a fun little excursion to Fort Beluarian our heroes returned to Port Nyanzaru to get the ritual results from Zitembe, pick up new party ally Inete, and repel a sudden undead invasion from the slum district of Malar’s Throat.
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Tomb of Annihilation Session 6 Recap

We travel to Fort Beluarian to infiltrate the Commander’s quarters and uncover proof of a pirate alliance.

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Previously on Tomb of Annihilation

NOTE: Due to technical difficulties with Roll20, skip to 44:10 when we switch to using Skype for audio.

Starring:
Mannix, level 2 Human Rogue
Khaless, level 2 Half-Drow Rogue
Gillian, level 2 Triton Bard
George, level 2 Tortle Fighter
Therin, level 2 Hill Dwarf Druid of the Moon

After several sessions in Port Nyanzaru, this week provided a bit of a detour. The PCs accepted Rokah’s mission to travel to Fort Beluarian to try and uncover evidence of collusion between the Flaming Fist mercenaries and the pirates of Chult.

Rokah pulled some strings and got them all passage on the Brazen Pegasus for free, able to jump over to the Fort in about half a day. The Fort was open to the public, but the PCs ran into problems almost immediately.
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DMs Guild Review – Creature Feature Quarterly Vol. 1

A collection of otherworldly and demonic creatures presented in a black and white zine format.

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Designed by: Jeremy Hart

“Creature Feature Quarterly volume 1” is a compendium of 13 monstrosities (and otherwise) in a black and white zine style. I’m not normally a fan of that style, but the monster artwork is very well done, and the black ink fits the theme of the grotesque monsters.

Out of the 13 monsters, 10 of them are between CR 5-10, making this a solidly Tier 2 compendium. There’s a decent amount of variety to be found, though it relies too much on the hulking brute archetype. Continue reading “DMs Guild Review – Creature Feature Quarterly Vol. 1”

Tomb of Annihilation Session 5 Recap

At the Thundering Lizard Inn we meet with the colorful guides of Port Nyanzaru, and gain several new quests.

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Previously on Tomb of Annihilation

Starring:
Mannix, level 2 Human Rogue
Khaless, level 2 Half-Drow Rogue
Gillian, level 2 Triton Bard
George, level 2 Tortle Fighter
Therin, level 2 Hill Dwarf Druid of the Moon

After a lengthy battle with a small horde of zombies in a sacrificial chamber last week, the team gets a much quieter aftermath. Returning to the Temple of Savras results in a sizable monetary award of 20gp each, as well as the opportunity to ask Savras for guidance on several different characters, locations, and objects that our party is searching for.

The Savras ritual takes head priest Zitembe a full 24 hours, however. With evening approaching, our party returned to the Thundering Lizard Inn, where they could properly interview all of the guides.
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Tomb of Annihilation Session 4 Recap

We journey through the trapped chambers of a ziggurat in Old City, and battle a horde of zombies.

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Previously on Tomb of Annihilation

Starring:
Mannix, level 2 Human Rogue
Khaless, level 2 Half-Drow Rogue
Gillian, level 2 Triton Bard
George, level 2 Tortle Fighter
Therin, level 2 Hill Dwarf Druid of the Moon

We’re back up to a full squad in our fourth session, which put our team in the middle of a mission, taking them deep into a dark, heavily trapped chamber full of zombies. Continue reading “Tomb of Annihilation Session 4 Recap”