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Wasted Lands Playtest: The Three Faces of Hecate
Hecate. Encyclopedia Britannica.Trying out a few things today.First, I wanted to play-test a Sorcerer character, which is the Wasted Lands equivalent of the Witch from NIGHT SHIFT. In particular, I...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 15
Moving through the city the sounds of animals fighting can be heard. In a small depression, what looks like three panthers are attacking a large lizard. These creatures are not panthers of course, but...
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Deities & Demigods II: Part 1, Hecate
Let's kick off this inaugural Deities & Demigods II post by trying to figure out what should be in the standard stat block for these gods. Let me begin with some assumptions.The Triple Hecate,...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 16
A little ways off from this depression is a small cave opening. Inside, the party finds another treasure trove.Inside this room are hundreds of giant lizard eggs. The room is much warmer than the...
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Kickstart Your Weekend: Heroes Fall, Gods Rise!
What is this scene below?That is the sad battle of the characters in the Wasted Lands playtest going up against the minions of the Cult of the King in Yellow.My oldest is playtesting the Wasted Lands,...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 17
Moving on from the Lizard's lair there is a large open place. There are places in the open square that appear to have had large fires at some point in the distant past. This was the part of the town...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 18
Moving on from the execution site, you stumble on a strange scene. Two large owlbears are rolling around in a depression filled with glowing mushrooms. The owlbears pause, stare at the characters,...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 19
Moving on to the next clearing there is a large gray-skinned troll coming towards the party. It was likely alerted by the noise of the owlbears.This is a Cave Troll, it looks like a slightly shorter...
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Monstrous Monday: Cave Trolls
They say necessity is the mother of invention. Well, I had needs today. I went to the Swords & Wizardry SRD today to grab some stats for a monster, only to discover that the site is now gone! I am...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 20
Moving forward to another cave (where the troll came from) the party hears voices.Approaching the party is a Shadow Elf war band. Their leader is a 4th-level fighter and has a +1 sword.They attack the...
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Mail Call Tuesday: ReAction D&D Figures
A little over 3.5 months later, I finally received my ReAction D&D Figures in the mail, just in time for Father's Day.They are pretty cool. As you can see, these are the ones from Super 7.Of the...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 21
Entrance to the Grand TempleThe temple is the central focus of this lair and is in the center of this Shadow Elf city. In the front of the temple is statue of the Vampire Queen. Close inspection will...
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Interview with the Witches of Midnight Team
Another great Kickstarter coming up this week, in fact live by the time you read this. Witches of MidnightThis one caught my eye a while back. I have read over the draft rules, and there is a lot here...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 22
The entryway to the great temple is a long hallway. The hallway stretches 75 feet. To the left and right every 15 ft is an alcove with a statute of the Vampire Queen in various poses. Most feature...
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Wasted Lands Playtest: War at the Gates of Dawn. Chaoskampf in your Games
One of the later additions to Dungeons & Dragons lore was that of the Dawn War. Introduced in 4e and detailed a bit more in The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea book, this war dealt with the...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 23
Continuing on the 9th alcove (5th one on the left) hides a secret door. Opening it is easy, but it is obvious is not been opened in years. Once the door is found, it still takes a Strength of 18 to...
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Kickstart Your Weekend: Witches & Wasted Lands
I have already featured these two, but I want to do them again.This one has not launched yet, but the sign-up page is ready. Elf Lair is looking to get as many sign-ups as they can prior to...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 24
The large statue of the Vampire Queen at then end of this hallway has two arched doorways that lead deeper into the greater temple. From here are five other archways that lead to other chambers. There...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 25
Archway 1, Room 25: The Hall of the DeadThis archway on the far left from Room 24 leads down to a dark chamber. This room is filled with the bones of Shadow Elves (based on the skulls). The bones are...
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#Dungeon23 Tomb of the Vampire Queen, Level 6, Room 26
Room 26: The Chamber of the Blood PoolGoing back to Room 24 and taking the next left, this takes you to another dark chamber. This room is dominated by a large stone pool in the middle of the floor....
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