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Unless I'm mistaken, the quick order of events was that the Colonel banished Laerthar and Utharn while you killed the Hill Giant Chief, then you negotiated with them. Later, you ran into Utharn in the cellars and chatted with him again, and he let you leave with the dwarves without conflict...

Looking around the room at the carnage, the stone giant held up both hands and said, ::By right of the Ordning, I declare myself, Laerthar of Howling Crag, to be highest! Drop your rocks! Cease fighting! We will speak!:: The hill giants were slow to do as they were commanded, but they had never...

The giant on the gate tower waved his arm behind him, and there was a knocking sound that could be heard over the winds. The quite conversation that followed could not be heard, however. Eventually, a voice was heard from behind the gates. It was not the voice of Laerthar, but his assistant...

"I know that it's not right to say so," said Lionel's mother, "But I never did like that man. Imagine - summoning my son and then changing his mind! Who does he think he is? Shame on him. You know that his sister, Morwen, would have made a much better duke, if only they hadn't honored that silly...

There really IS a big difference between what was considered appropriate for 12 year olds "back then" and "now". And a big difference between what they enjoy. It was also, definitely, no matter how much we pretend otherwise, aimed at "boys". This style is more gender-neutral. On top of THAT...

I think it will definitely feel simplified and codified compared to Phandelver. YMMV on whether that's a 'bad thing' or not, and I suspect we will hear a lot of "it's been dumbed down" complaints. I suspect that I will think of it as something of a caricature of D&D (this is evident in the...

Huh. I loved ToA up until the Tomb, which I found tedious both as a player and as a DM. I'm just not that big a fan of Dungeons, I guess. Because I also don't understand the love on display here for DoMM, which I got bored of very quickly. Different strokes and all that. I clearly prefer...

AFAIK it does have Character Creation! It's just designed in a modular style (pick your species card, pick your class card, pick your background card...) It's a boardgame-ttrpg fusion. And board games are very replayable, even if nothing changes (and I doubt that's the case here). It seems...

The bear began to drag Valda around by her leg, and she struggled to maintain her feet, far or less bring her sword down with any force. Thankfully for her sake, Jack put one final quarrel into the animal, and it slumped down, releasing her as it died. She tried to put her weight down on that...

You can guarantee Kobolds. Heck, the Red Dragon is probably their boss.

Morgan's eye sat on the street in front of a residence for long enough that the messenger popped into view. Not from that building, but from the intersection between the High Road and the Horse Way, returning from the direction of the Drill Field. He headed north along the Horse Way. By this...

I use the one-liners. Feel free to track anything you like, it will help me out for sure. There are things that I wish I was better at tracking (NPC names, plot details, magic items given out, what time of day it is, etc) that I tend to only think of when I need it, and it's too late and I have...

We had that in 4e, but it was widely panned as too "gamist". (Though, to be fair, they weren't usually well designed, implemented, or used, IMO).

Owlbears and Rocs are both in one of those "gray areas" when it comes to "is it an animal?" (Regardless of creature type) that I'd probably be inclined to let it work on either of them. Maybe I'd give them advantage on their save. IDK.

I don't disagree at all with this statement and don't understand why you'd think that what I said and what you're saying here are mutually exclusive.

Ooc: There are two stone giants - one on each tower on either side of the gates. However, inside there are three more stone giants and a hill giant in the courtyard behind the gates (Kahru can see them), plus there are probably more (at least the Stone Priest to the south and a Frost Giant to...

From his perch on the northern spire, with one eye on his allies and the other on those within the walls (with special attention to frost hawk, who looked at Kahru as if he would make a quick lunch, if only he could be bothered to fly against the strong wind), Kahru watched as the giants around...

The MCU is making the same mistake that comics make regarding "Continuity" (which is why the word can get a bad reputation in both fields). And I don't quite understand why. To me, the solution is simple: You should tell each story as if it is an entirely new story. It shouldn't matter if a...

The guard stood atop the tower, high over the heads of those on the road below. He considered the Colonel's words for a considerable time before calling down in a booming voice, ::Thane Arnak has declared that there will be no audience; there will be none.:: When this declaration was not enough...