Tomb of Annihilation – Using the Mystara Setting

This fall’s great adventure for D&D is the Tomb of Annihilation, and I picked up the book with some interest. … More

Wandering Monsters as an invitation to role-play

For or against wandering monsters? Are they an important part of the game or are they disrupting the game? In … More

Light – Cantrip or First Level Spell?

In the good old days, the Light spell was a first level spell, that could be used to blind a … More

It calls from The Tomb of the Dragon’s Heart

Scouts report, that they have seen a hill standing on burning pillars. What lies behind this mystery, why is an … More

Waiting for Death’s Herald at The Flooded Temple

It is an ancient and forgotten temple hidden at the bottom of canyon only accessible by boat. Here wait’s death for … More

One Night amongst the Necromancers

The Disciples of the Lich King are gathering – and you are not invited! The adventurers are drawn into a … More

Design Principles for a Hinterlands Dungeon

There are many guides and posts on building an exciting encounter or creating a three-act structure or five room dungeon … More

Tower of the Star Watcher

A strange tower awaits the heroes. It lies deep in the forest. That is the premise for the first D&D … More

One Does Not Simply Play Dead Gods

Lately I have been playing Monte Cook’s Dead Gods super module to Planescape, that he wrote back in 1997. It … More

One Does Not Simply Walk Under Illefarn

After several evenings of storming the dungeons of The Temple of Elemental Evil we decided to put the module to a … More