The battle with Karazikar the beholder concludes under increased difficulty. If you make yourself the main threat, a beholder WILL oblige. Does a PC die??? An unexpected windfall for Vizeran. Wait, wait, wait... MORE NPCs in this campaign for a DM to deal with??? Care and feeding of addled modrons. A sneaky sending stone message. ...
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Beholder fight in Karazikar's Maw (the Vast Oblivium)! Before that: eyes in the dark and messages to King Bruenor. This part of the book really needs some maps and diagrams, WotC! But hey, feel free to ask a question about them bridges and this zany DM will make up an answer on the spot, baby. ...
The Worm Nursery concludes. It's almost as if hanging around a place where purple worms protect their eggs might be dangerous. Saliva and guano in copious amounts. Sideswiped by a natural freight train. The mechanics of reading Vizeran's mad book on magic. The actual rules for harvesting poison from a creature (and what it sells ...
UPDATE: Wargaming and RPG historian Jon Peterson of Playing at the World provided an additional version of TSR's guidelines from 1982 after this post was initially published, so we now have documents from both 1982 and 1994. Thanks, Jon!
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The Worm Nursery continues. Be quiet or you'll make momma mad. Purple worm milking for fun and profit. Are you sure you want to check a book out from this library? Chasm crossing 101. This place really needs a Terminex inspection. Do all combat spells require you to see your target? The finer points of ...
The Valley of Dead Heroes continues as the Phoenix rises (sort of), we learn about a tantalizing new metal from a forgetful trader, buy some sweet loot, and finally enter the Necropolis only to interrupt some... aggressive negotiations. Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of ...
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Review of the PolyHero Dice Wizard set, a wizard themed polyhedral dice set complete with bolt, fireball, scroll, potions, wand and orb (plus a spell book as Kickstarter reward). Will these dice cast a spell on your table during gaming, or fizzle and leave you hanging? Watch and find out! PolyHero website:
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Stefan Pokorny on D&D, Dwarven Forge & Life!
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