Revenge of the Giants Flowchart
After running through Revenge of the Giants I created this flowchart to manage the adventure path. The adventure itself is pretty confusing and I found this useful. Enjoy.
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Old School XP in 5e
Here is a simple rule I am going to try next campaign. Monsters are worth 1/10th their listed XP value and a gold piece is worth 1 XP. I expect it will promote a bit more exploration and creative thinking in how to extract as much treasure as possible from a dungeon. Reminiscent of D&D […]
Read More Old School XP in 5eInto the Past: Putting it Together
When I ran Into the Past it was a series of battles using tactical maps. I “borrowed” the basic setup and idea from the encounters of the same name from Revenge of the Giants. Here is the layout of Xoud’s Laboratory with each monster key. These were tough encounters for my party of four level 8 […]
Read More Into the Past: Putting it TogetherInto the Past: Prototype Robotic Apprentice
Previous entries in this mini-series of visiting past Nimmeria: Gearsmen Mk. I – “Knight” Gearsmen Mk. II – “Destroyer” Gearsmen Mk. I – “Thunder Priest” Gearsmen Mk. I – “Boneclaw” Guardian-Skull Hunter-Killer – “Bastion Class” These new and updated gearsmen guard Xoud’s laboratory at the Technic League Compound before he had built The Choking Tower. This is the prototype version of the […]
Read More Into the Past: Prototype Robotic ApprenticeDrow Ambush @ DMSGUILD
A printable version of the tactical battle map discussed here is now available over at DMS GUILD.
Read More Drow Ambush @ DMSGUILDInto the Past: “OGRE” Class Gearsman (Mk. II)
Continuing on from part 1 with our visit into the past of Nimmeria here is another updated gearsmen guarding Xoud’s lab at the Technic League Compound. This is a range specialist model. “OGRE” CLASS GEARSMAN (MK. II) Large Construct (robot), neutral Armour Class 20 (reinforced skymetal plating) Hit Points 138 (12d10 +60) Speed 20 ft. Str […]
Read More Into the Past: “OGRE” Class Gearsman (Mk. II)New Spell: Energy Drain
Running a combination of 1e Against the Giants and 4e’s Revenge of the Giants. Found this little spell in the back of the 1e adventure. Converted to 5e. Very nasty spell. Energy Drain 9th-level evocation Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V (“Entropy” or similar), M (essence of spectre or vampire dust) Duration: Instantaneous […]
Read More New Spell: Energy DrainBattle at the Garden of Horror
A printable version of the tactical battle map discussed here is now available over at DMS GUILD.
Read More Battle at the Garden of HorrorD&D and the Divine Lores
Previous posts in this series: D&D and the Old World D&D and the Winds of Magic D&D and the Arcane Lores This post focuses on the Divine Lores and fitting them into the D&D 5e ruleset with the end goal of running an Old World campaign using D&D. Divine Lores are easier to fit into […]
Read More D&D and the Divine LoresD&D and the Arcane Lores
Previous posts in this series can be found here and here. This post focuses on the Arcane Lores and fitting them into the D&D 5e ruleset with the end goal of running an Old World campaign using D&D. Here is an overview of the magic in the Old World and, where possible, D&D rules. I […]
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