When your alone in the dark without light your likely to be eaten by a Grue. Those iconic words bring us to today's fun creepy monster! The Darkmantle; this gliding octopus like creature with skin between its tentacles and a hide like a stalagmite is a terrifying monster that is rarely seen. As it ready's… Continue reading You might be eaten by a Grue.
Here is a lovely little side trek for our gamer's that sure to if run right to be a wild fun game session. Inspired by a silly episode of Scooby doo that I only caught about five minuets of. But sometimes it's in the brief glimpse of something where we find some of out best… Continue reading The mines of the dreaded Behir
Oh Mimic, you wonderful monster. You beautiful tool of Dungeon Master deceit. A favorite creature to throw into an unsuspecting groups lap. So often underestimated in its use. Often some of its best ability's overlooked. Today we will touch much of what is overlooked about this great best. And then I'll give you a few… Continue reading Creature Feature: Mimic
So moving on into the next portion of Maps in your game experience. Battlemats and Poster Mats bring a lot to your table. But are they better then paper maps. For the long term gamer in many ways yes. They are more expensive in comparison but with that money comes a few things. So a… Continue reading Maps 3: Dry Erase Battlemats and Poster Maps
With D&D's 40th here it takes my thoughts back to when I first began the game. The creatures I encountered, the wonder I thrilled in as I explored deep dark dungeons and encountered terrible monsters. But few did I ever come to love and respect as much as the Kobolds ! I cut my teeth… Continue reading Kobolds
During a bout of terrible weather the party seeks shelter from the elements in a cave overlooking the road they have been traveling on. If the players blindly enter the cave with out scouting first they will find themselves immediately under attack. If the players take a moment to scout out the location before they enter… Continue reading Finders Keepers
As the players stop for the night at a crossroads inn they are warmly greeted by the inns stable boy. He offers to groom and stable all of the party's mounts while they stay for two silver per horse. He is willing to be negotiated down to a single silver for the labor. He takes… Continue reading Stable Boy; what stable boy ?
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