Baräsh and Engong both readied themselves to dash down the hill after their fallen comrade. But they were shocked to see Kosef dive down first. He landed where Victor’s body lay. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 24
D&D Tales From the Yawning Portal: Exploring the Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan
When I first got my hands on Tales from the Yawning Portal, the first dungeon to catch my eye was The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan, and I’ve been waiting for an excuse to throw it at my D&D group ever since. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 23
Last night was the 23rd session in my D&D group’s ‘Curse of Strahd’ campaign. We have been playing once per week over Skype and for the most part have managed to survive our time in vampire and horror suffused Barovia. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 22
The 22nd session of my Dungeons & Dragons group’s play through of ‘Curse of Strahd’ was strange and full of tension. We had traveled from the Wizards of Wines winery to Krezk in search of an Abbot who we had been told could heal our friend. When we arrived at the gates, there was some hostility, but once we mentioned that we had wine, they allowed us in. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 21
They had only been travelling for a couple of hours when Engong and Her Associates heard the commotion on the road ahead. If only they’d known it was Victor, the idiot wizard son of the ex-burgomaster of Vallaki. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 20
This was the 20th visit to Barovia in my D&D group’s ongoing ‘Curse of Strahd’ campaign. Only one of our party has died (properly) so far. As we began, I couldn’t help but think that statistic was soon about to change. Read More
‘D&D Curse Of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 19
The oppressive Barovian mists closed in around the party as they made their way down the winding shingled path towards the Wizards of Wines winery. They could see the wooden dilapidated construct looming ominously out of the fog one hundred yards ahead. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 18
As the heroes crossed the fields to the south, Vallaki burned behind them. Thick black clouds billowed up from the town in immense pillars that pushed back the sky. Engong and Her Associates felt no guilt. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 17
As he looked over his shoulder, Kosef saw thick pillars of black smoke billowing from the shattered stained glass windows and three figures mischievously hurrying away from the church. They quickly caught up with him and a taciturn nod from the gnome was all that needed to be said. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 16
At that moment Engong came smashing through the window. She had climbed to the roof and used Kosef’s rope of binding to swing heroically into Victor’s dormitory. Stunned and panicked, Victor began furiously turning the pages of his mystical tome. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 15
Everyone in the tavern heard Izek’s body break. His two henchmen stood, paralyzed by the shock of what they had just seen. Irwin drew his shortsword for the first time in many years, “EVERYBODY GET OUT!” he shouted. “You have doomed us all.” Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 14
Session 14: New beginnings Last night’s session in our ‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ campaign saw a new dawn in Barovia and two new members join the party. We must be getting pretty confident with this Skype thing to allow someone new to travel with us – let’s just hope the Paladin’s internet connection is up… Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 13
As Baräsh crossed the threshold of the church he turned and saw Kevon in the vampire’s clutches. Strahd’s focus was now entirely upon the tiefling, his mouth open revealing two sharp extended incisors that closed around Kevon’s neck. He did not struggle as Strahd drained his blood. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 12
Engong awoke as the guards roughly locked her into the stockade. She could hear Baräsh in the stocks next to her softly humming a dragonborn hymn. “Great,” she thought, “he’s here.” Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 11
Ignoring the coffin maker’s plea, Baräsh looked down at the glowing holy bones and smiled. His holy quest was about to be completed, and he could return to Barovia with the saint’s remains to help Donavich restore his church. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 10
A finely dressed man sat alone at a table in the corner. Conspicuous due to his brightly coloured shirt with extended cuffs and ruffled collar, exposing a rather hairy chest and large gold medallion. The man introduced himself as Rictavio, Read More
LEGO ‘D&D’ – A Match Made in My Own Personal Heaven
When I recently began DMing ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ games for a group of friends, it made absolute sense to me to incorporate my other favorite hobby: LEGO. After all, it was a resource I had in plentiful supply. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 9
The monk lit a torch and the gnome started to glow. Out of the silence, a soul-rending screech was heard that got louder as it echoed around the canyon, a damned soul howling into the darkness. Oh dear. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report Session 8
As we entered the tent we saw a hunched figure cradling a crystal ball. “At last you have arrived. Ha ha ha ha,” said Madame Eva. She then proceeded to recount our entire life stories to us. “Do you now wish me to unravel the strands of fate and reveal your future in this accursed land?” Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 7
We were scattered around the clearing, recovering from the witch battle as a tall, pale man appeared out of the mists before us. Dressed in a very fine suit and with slicked back hair, he confidently strode towards us, two fierce wolves prowling in file behind. Strahd Von Zarovich… Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 6
Last night was the sixth session of our Curse of Strahd campaign. We awoke in the morning, refreshed. We felt rejuvenated and happy for the first time since we met in the abandoned caravan site a few days earlier. And then the memories of the past days’ events came back to us. Read More
5 DM Questions to Help Pick Your Next ‘D&D’ 5e Adventure
So you’ve played through the Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition starter set and your party has reached the dizzying heights of level five, but where do you go from here? Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 5
We were in a dark crypt below the church. The stairs leading back had been covered in a magical grease, the fighter was feeling the effects of bad cheese poisoning, there was a wild magic storm going on. What’s more, our enemy seemed to hardly have suffered any damage at all. We were on the ropes … Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 4
We had just escaped the Death House (barely), and it was time to move onto the story proper. Last session, my character died and came back as one of ‘the returned’ and I was eager to see how this would affect the rest of the party. This week we faced our first vampire. Read More
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 3
Having completed our mission, facing specters, gricks and animated suits of armor in the process, we were very ready to make our retreat, but our DM apparently had other plans.
‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 2
Last night was the second session in my group’s play through of Dungeons & Dragons gothic horror campaign Curse of Strahd. Read More
‘D&D — Curse of Strahd’ Players Report: Session 1
Last night we began a new ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ campaign over Skype. Read More
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Adventures in 5th Edition: Coping With a New Arrival
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ is a relatively new hobby for my friends and me, and we plan to keep playing. However, in the time since my group completed Wizards of the Coast’s ‘Princes of the Apocalypse’ and laid what remained of their level 10 adventuring party to rest, my wife and I had a baby. Of course, this is a good thing. Read More
‘Dungeons & Dragons’: Adventures in 5th Edition
A few years ago, after discovering the joys of ‘Acquisitions Incorporated,’ I got really excited about playing ‘Dungeons & Dragons.’ So I did what any sane, married 30-year-old would do, and without even waiting to find a group to play, I bought the ‘D&D’ 5th edition Starter Set, ‘Player’s Handbook,’ and ‘Monster Manual,’ and planned my first game. Read More
