Sean Does Games

Skyfell Introduction I started a once-per-month  Dungeons and Dragons  game in my  Skyfell campaign setting . I wanted to provide my players with a log of their adventures and then realized that such a log might make for fun blog posts.  See the  Session Index  for a complete listing. The cast is: Laura - Meribore Softwalker - female fitbolg, Druid ( Circle of the Moon) Jeff - Omagoshno - male rock gnome, Artificer ( Artillerist ) Rodney - Tauffae Twofeather Topshelf - male orc, Fighter ( Champion ) Dan - Drekzhar - male minotaur, Bard ( College of Swords ) Pat - Frit Nimbly - female goblin, Monk ( Way of Shadow ) Michelle - Bronte Whitewinter - male firbolg, Cleric ( Tempest Domain) Session 7: The Piruna Run, "Into the Burrow part 3" Preparation Given how the interaction between Swiftwords and the party went down in Session 6 , I spent a lot of time considering how Session 7 could and should roll out. There was a v...

Source: Dungeon Master's Guide Introduction Creatures do more than rip, bite, tear, and pummel player characters for the fun of it. They eat. They seek shelter. They poop. They need protection from predators. They sleep. They make little versions of themselves (with and without the help of others). In short, they have lives outside of the brief time they appear in your Dungeons and Dragons game session. When developing an encounter that involves a creature, you should take into account all of these aspects of its existence. Doing so will get you thinking more deeply about your game which almost always leads to a more entertaining role-playing experience for you and your players. You might even come up with ideas you would not have considered without such an in-depth analysis. It’s also just plain fun. Source: Dungeon Master's Guide To that end, I'd like to talk a little bit about environment and its impact on your creature encounters. Environment Sou...

Skyfell Introduction I started a once-per-month  Dungeons and Dragons  game in my  Skyfell campaign setting . I wanted to provide my players with a log of their adventures and then realized that such a log might make for fun blog posts.  See the  Session Index  for a complete listing. The cast is: Laura - Meribore Softwalker - female fitbolg, Druid ( Circle of the Moon) Jeff - Omagoshno - male rock gnome, Artificer ( Artillerist ) Rodney - Tauffae Twofeather Topshelf - male orc, Fighter ( Champion ) Dan - Drekzhar - male minotaur, Bard ( College of Swords ) Pat - Frit Nimbly - female goblin, Monk ( Way of Shadow ) Michelle - Bronte Whitewinter - male firbolg, Cleric ( Tempest Domain) Session 6: The Piruna Run, "Into the Burrow part 2" Preparation The day after  session 5 , Jeff started texting me about the arm Omagoshono wanted to make for Bronte. He had many plans, including an arsenal of magic wands built into...