Author Archives: Joseph

One-Shot: Orbital Vampire Tower (solo)

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Joseph

Play time: 3 hours Hero: Amaranth the Warlock (6) Note: This one-shot adventure was written for low-level play, but since we only had one player for this session I allowed him to super-charge his solo character to level 6. This … Continue reading →

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New campaign on DTRPG: Witches of Frostwyck

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Joseph

Well, it only took a month of writing, three months of playtesting, and another month of writing to bring you… Witches of Frostwyck! Who wants to fight my Baba Yaga? The ancient world of Harth is dying, but you’re going … Continue reading →

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Fangs of Vulgoth: Session #11

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Joseph

The adventure continues! Last time, Ward became a were-wyvern, the group defeated the vampire knight Lucien, tried to tame a dread wyvern, and discovered the remains of a Shifter village destroyed by the Dark Queen Lerazia… Play time: 4 hours … Continue reading →

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Homebrew: How to beat 5E’s CR and design better monsters

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Joseph

I’m running a Fifth Edition campaign (see “Nemesis Queens”), and we are having a lot of fun. But as the DM, I am struggling more and more to run combat. The players are all level 6 now, so they have … Continue reading →

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Fangs of Vulgoth: Session #10

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Joseph

The adventure continues! Last time, our heroes returned south, crossed a deadly stream of icy rocks, dug a medium hole, and fought a pitched battle against two deadly Apex Werewolves before discovering the ancient cave of the Wyld Altar, where Ward … Continue reading →

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Quest for the Forest Gems: Session #1

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Joseph

My youngest daughter loves to play one-on-one D&D with me (she also likes playing with the rest of the family, but we do that less often). This week we started a mini campaign together. She wanted to try playing a … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the new site

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Joseph

It probably looks a lot like the old site. But it will change eventually. For right now, I’ve moved all the posts over from the old site, so everything is here. Why the change? Because it’s time for some spring … Continue reading →

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