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Puzzle Dragons

A puzzle dragon is a powerful monster, but it does not have a traditional stat block. It can only be killed in one specific way. The challenge for the players is to learn how to kill the puzzle dragon, and then to perform the actions needed to do so. If they can perform the correct […]

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adventures announcements

NEW: Battle for Carrion Vale

There is a new Dungeon Age adventure available on DriveThruRPG today in both 5E and OSE formats! Go check out Battle for Carrion Vale. It’s grim. It’s dark. It’s gritty. It’s…grimdarkgritty. “This morning, the forces of Law and Chaos clashed at Castle Yennagor. The battle raged all day, but as darkness fell, a cataclysmic explosion […]

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On Sale: “13 Weird One-Shots”

13 Weird One-Shots on DriveThruRPG Hey everyone, I made a thing! The question is, should I try to sound like a well-established professional or a friendly go-it-alone artist? (seriously, I don’t know anymore) Option 1: Dungeon Age Adventures is proud to announce the release of “13 Weird One-Shots“, a collection of tightly written and beautifully […]

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New adventure “Star Dragon Rage” now on DTRPG

As promised, here it is: Star Dragon Rage is a new 5e campaign for low-level (or Tier 1) play. Adventurers begin in the lovely little village of Kettle, where the problems seem fairly mundane and manageable. Although the lake is very hot. And there is some very large wildlife. But then the cemetery erupts! People […]

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Coming soon: Star Dragon Rage

So. Last winter, in the middle of my campaign Witches of Frostwell, and its probably-never-to-be-published sequel, Fangs of Vulgoth, I also wrote another campaign… Star Dragon Rage. I put this last one on the shelf until there was a chance to playtest. Then edit. And illustrate. And now it is done! I know, I know, […]

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session report

Quest for the Forest Gems: Session #5

Can’t stop, won’t stop. My daughter insisted we complete her campaign! Play time: 1 hour Characters: Rose the Druid (2) Homeward Bound Rose the Druid slept the night in Fang Castle, and in the morning Bella made pancakes. With the Red Gem in hand, Rose set out into the forest. She quickly spotted a wolf, but […]

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Book Review Mini: Beowulf (Heaney)

What’s it about? (SPOILERS!) The hero Beowulf sails to the great hall of Heorot where the people are being terrorized by the monster Grendel. After a some courtly conversation, boasting, and insults, Beowulf and his men go to sleep in the hall. Grendel attacks and Beowulf rips off his arm, leaving the monster to limp […]

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To Hunt the Stars: Session #3

The adventure continues! Last time, our heroes went diving for tongs in a boiling lake, went apple-picking in a twisted orchard, and lost two friends to a voracious meadowshark and a pack of talon-dashers… Play time: 4 hours Adventurers: Altair the Clockwork Sorcerer (Professor of Astronomy) Astra the Celestial Warlock (Professor of Astrology) Kaze the Kensei Monk […]

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Fangs of Vulgoth: Session #10

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 is about to go through some serious changes… Play time: 4 hours Heroes: Asmund the […]

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Fangs of Vulgoth: Session #3

The adventure continues! Last time, our heroes left the town of Rukesti, crossed a perilous stream, fought some Shifters, interrogated some pacifist vampires, and made a sandwich for a strange witch! Which brought them to the outskirts of the village of Grashta… Play time: 4 hours Heroes: Type A is for Amelia As the team approached […]