Drow Scout and Sniper

A slightly modified pair of drow to fill a combat niche during one of the pursuit encounters in my Out of the Abyss campaign. DROW SCOUT Very simple, add this reaction to the base drow to make them a little more offensive. Drow Two-Weapon Fighting. As reaction when first bloodied the drow scout uses its shortsword […]

Ilvara Mizzrym 3.0

I made multiple versions of Ilvara. The first time the party encountered her she was as outlined in the Out of the Abyss adventure – basically a default drow priestess from the Monster Manual. The second time she caught up them she had Lolth’s Favour, but the party ran before she could unleash any of her powers. The third […]

Ilvara Mizzrym v2.0

I made multiple versions of Ilvara. The first time the party encountered her she was as outlined in the Out of the Abyss adventure – basically a default drow priestess from the Monster Manual. The second time she caught up them is the one listed below, but the party ran before she could unleash any […]

Battle at the Garden of Horror

So you have Yestabrod, myconid guards and gas spores. I put all these together to create a nice little combat challenge for my players. I only use a battlemap for important battles – be it narratively important or a big-boss life and death struggle. In this case, it was more narrative as I thought this encounter […]

Xenoblade Chronicles 2… on the Switch

Digressing from my usual D&D campaign posts to post about Xenoblade Chronicles 2 announced today on the Nintendo Switch presentation. I know Monolith were working on something for the Switch and thought it was just a plane old port of Xenoblade Chronicles X. I was surprised (and happy) that it’s a new game AND a […]

Myconid Gas Spore

Some more supporting mooks for Yestabrod for your Out of the Abyss campaign. They may seem innocuous but work very well with other myconids in battle. MYCONID GAS SPORE Medium plant, unaligned Armour Class 11 Hit Points 1 Speed 0 ft., fly (hover) 10 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 6 (-2) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 1 (-5) 13 […]

S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks Conversion (5E)

A new product on the DMs Guild – S3 conversion notes. These are conversion notes only for S3. This is a very cut-down version of When a Star Falls. Blurb. A conversion for the classic AD&D S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks This complete conversion balances the adventure for four player characters of 8th level which […]

Myconid Guard

Some supporting henchmen for Yestabrod for your Out of the Abyss campaign. MYCONID GUARD Medium plant, unaligned Armour Class 13 (natural armour) Hit Points 101 Speed 20 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 18 (+4) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 8 (-1) 12 (+1) 7 (-2) Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11 Languages – Challenge 3 (700 XP) Distress Spores. When the […]

Yestabrod, Rot Priest of Zuggtmoy

Here is a more challenging and interesting to run Yestabrod for your Out of the Abyss campaign. YESTABROD Rot Priest of Zuggtmoy Large monstrosity, chaotic evil Armor Class 15 (natural armour) Hit Points 72 Speed 30 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) Damage Immunities poison […]

Skill Challenge: Navigating the Underdark

In my Out of the Abyss campaign, I moved the characters through 3 phases of Underdark travel which were dependent on their level and abilities. Velkenvayle to Sloobdublop – as written. The characters are unfamiliar with the Underdark and have no to little equipment. I rolled for random encounters (ahead of time) and closely tracked […]