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Category Archives: D&D 5e
Customizing D&D 5e Leveling
TL;DR Let’s try something. Leveling up is an abstraction from the story. It breaks the fiction and limits character’s options by forcing them into predefined templates. Instead of leveling up with XP all advancement is through in game actions such … Continue reading
It’s better to be wanted than had
Seeing The Lord’s Watch coming out of The Helping Hand Kosef tried to turn Loru before he was noticed, but Loru, not aware of what was happening, resisted. However his disguise seemed to work as and he and Kosef quickly … Continue reading
A walk to the Temple
Adda and Talia left the Underfarms carrying an unconscious Kosef. After Talia failed in her attempt to persuade a donkey to help them, the smaller tiefling managed to acquire information on the location of the Temple of Nian, a place … Continue reading
The chance meeting of a strange group
Few tales begin without noble knights and highborn princesses. Legends need powerful heroes and dragons to be slain. Adventures, however, can start with but a little bit of ale… Theirs started in an ancient city of Tordan. It was in … Continue reading
We return to the Stonehill Inn around midday and immediately find Gundren. He asks if we have any new information about his brothers and we admit that we haven’t. We decide that the Wave Echo Cave is the most likely … Continue reading
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The Orcs in Wyvern Tor
The group reconvenes and discusses at great length how to best handle the orcs. As this goes on, Elada hears general conversation coming from the cave, one voice louder and deeper than the rest, speaking with a heavy accent. There … Continue reading
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House rules
The most complete list of house rules is here: Tordan House Rules Here are some of the house rules I normally use in my games with some additions for my newest one. I am going to try to explain them … Continue reading
Thundertree and Cragmaw Castle
We leave Phandelin in the morning to head toward Thundertree, which we know was once a prosperous community until Mt. Hooknal erupted and destroyed the area thirty years ago. Over the course of two days travel the group manages to … Continue reading
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We leave the winery with a cart and one of the cleansed barrels and head for Kresk. Not long into our journey we come to a T in the road and stop as Mondross hears voices up ahead. Mondross sneaks … Continue reading
Elgian has run out of sight to the north. Damien Martikoff calls for the group to help put out the winery’s fire, saying that “the boys” will find Elgian. Those who need healing are healed and we join the bucket … Continue reading