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Emperor Ariakas' Speech Citizens of Sanction! This is your Emperor speaking! More than 350 years have passed since the Old Gods plunged Ansalon into an age of sorrow, where once-great civilizations lost touch with honor, dignity, and sense of history. Division and petty greed blinded us from...

Dragons of Renewal DL9: Dragons of Deceit by Larry Elmore Overview After recuperating from the Battle of the High Clerist's Tower, the party is approached by D'argent/Silvara in her disguised form. She tells them that they must head out to the city of Sanction in the heart of Takhisis'...

Dragons of Renewal DL8: Dragons of War Artwork from Legacy: War of Dragons MMORPG Overview This adventure revolves around the iconic Battle of the High Clerist's Tower, while also briefly covering the heroes journey from Southern Ergoth to Palanthas. Once they reach their destination they...

Dragons of Renewal, DL7: Dragons of Light Cover Art by Larry Elmore The second in the Winter Night arc, Dragons of Light is perhaps one of the most iconic moments in the series, for the PCs will recover the ancient secret of the creation of the Dragonlances. Overview While heading for the...

Dragons of Renewal, DL6: Dragons of Ice Dragons of Ice Cover by Larry Elmore Note: The original DL5 was a setting overview of the world of Krynn before there was a full campaign setting. Since future up-to-date books adequately cover this ground, I "skipped" that sourcebook. Dragons of Ice...

Dragons of Renewal DL4: Dragons of Desolation Dragons of Desolation Cover by Keith Parkinson The finale to the Autumn Twilight arc takes place entirely within the dwarven kingdom of Thorbadin. Now that the PCs have the Helm of Grallen, they possess a surefire way to get the dwarves to...

Dragons of Renewal DL3: Dragons of Hope Skullcap from the 3rd Edition Dragonlance Campaign Setting This portion of the Autumn Twilight segment of the Dragonlance Chronicles is an overland wilderness trek with a dungeon crawl at the end. The PCs having freed the prisoners of Pax Tharkas must...

Dragons of Renewal DL 2: Dragons of Flame Artwork by Jeff Easley The following chapter has a lot more revisions of mine than the last one, and for good reason. As one of the early adventures most gamers will be experienced with if they got through Xak Tsaroth, this module is infamous for...

Dragons of Renewal: DL1 Dragons of Despair Image by Clyde Caldwell It's been a while since my last update. Nearly a year, in fact. A variety of factors came into play, for a while I was running the original Dragonlance Chronicles adapted for the 13th Age ruleset. As of last Saturday...

Dragons of Renewal: Overarching Themes Laurana the Golden General by Larry Elmore Before a campaign starts one must address the typical issues with the players: whether or not they find the proposed idea engaging, whether it's going to be a short arc or a long-runner, whether they already...

Dragons of Renewal: Character Creation Artwork by Larry Elmore So the original Chronicles had the idea that the players would take control of the heroes from the book series, such as Tanis, Laurana, and later additions such as Tika as new choices as the adventure progressed. The reality is...

Making your own character is one of the greatest joys of role-playing. Who is your Hero of the Lance? What stories will they share around the campfire? Note: These were originally posted many years ago on my blog. In the event that Blogspot ends, I wanted to transfer the contents to a more...

Side by Side Comparison Now that I reviewed both Tasslehoff’s Pouches of Everything and the Dragonlance Companion, how do they stack up against each other? First off, in terms of total content Tasslehoff’s is 140 pages, while the Companion is 182. 32 out of 140 pages of Tasslehoff’s are...

Side by Side Comparison Now that I reviewed both Tasslehoff’s Pouches of Everything and the Dragonlance Companion, how do they stack up against each other? First off, in terms of total content Tasslehoff’s is 140 pages, while the Companion is 182. 32 out of 140 pages of Tasslehoff’s are...

Chapter 8: Creatures of Ansalon This chapter provides 19 new creatures, roughly half of which are draconians and dragonspawn. Barring the Ogre Titan, all of them fit within Tiers 1 and 2 for Challenge Ratings. Draconians have been covered lorewise in the first Chapter, so instead we have...

You're welcome! Dragonlance is a setting near and dear to my heart, so I had my eyes on this book for a while now. I appreciate your explanation on the Solamnic Knight design, which makes sense and sounds open-ended.

Chapter 3: Background & Feats We’re halfway through the book, and most of the following chapters are significantly shorter. To start off with, Backgrounds and Feats are self-explanatory, rounding out the character-building chapters. First up, the Backgrounds. Ambassador means that you’re a...

Rogues are yet another almost-everywhere class, reflecting a variety of stealthy occupations along with the more hobbyist “handling” of kender. The Nightstalker is our new subclass, having its origin among kender during the 5th Age when Krynn got overwhelmed with spirits unable to move on to the...

Chapter 2: Classes & Factions Now that we covered the races, we’re moving on to the kinds of adventurers one can be and iconic organizations PCs can join. Each class has at least one new archetype. Barbarians tend to be common to the rural and nomadic peoples of Ansalon. The Path of the Dragon...

To add onto the ridiculousness of Advanced Weapons, their price points are overinflated. That Gladiator Net is worth as much as a greatsword and breastplate combined, but what does it do that a regular net can't? Well, you can grapple the target as a bonus action without needing a free hand, for...