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34th session of my Neverwinter campaign. Three characters: half-orc vengeance paladin, human genie warlock, drow evoker wizard. At the end of the session they reached 7th level. We opened with the PCs in the Sunrise Club, an exclusive private club that acted as neutral ground for the intrigues...

I've taken some scalps with the Bodak (CR 6) and Dire Troll (CR 13).

Gamma World, people! C'mon! Gamma! World!

Having played 5E through level 20, the spells that tend to mess up worldbuilding come online at around level 13. These are spells like raise dead and planeshift. I think it's easy enough to simply greatly restrict the number of NPCs who reach that level. I mean, it's pretty rare IRL for players...

9th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 2: Dwarf Warrior. Heir to a lost kingdom -- in this case, Dwarvenhearth, deep beneath Ptolus. His trinket is half of a treasure map. Elf Magician. Outcast...

The nerds are winning!

I'm currently running a version of Dragon Heist that uses the Deck of Many Things as the MacGuffin, which I shamelessly stole from Madness at Gardmore Abbey. That's a cool adventure, too, which I would love to play one day.

For what it's worth, I'm enjoying this thread and hope you continue to update it. I'm not sure if I'll ever run Reavers, but I've definitely thought about it. I've seen those maps on Schley's website and could never figure out how the jived with the published adventure. Interesting (and somewhat...

This is my recent experience: Completed a 5E campaign from level 1-20 that lasted 122 sessions over 4 years. Candidly, I miscalculated the pacing of the campaign and we spent too much time at high levels -- particularly in Tier 4. Currently running a 5E campaign now at level 7 that's had 34...

If I was in this situation, I'd try to show that the death of the original PCs changed the balance of power and overall situation in the dungeon. The drow who killed the PCs, T'rissa, would get a promotion. Her sister, Melith, would get a demotion. Melith would then be willing to assist the new...

33rd session in my Dragon Heist/Deck of Many Things mashup. 7th level half-orc fighter, halfling rogue, and half-elf evoker wizard/grave cleric. In the last session, all of the characters had been brought to 0 hit points by a CR13 dire troll who was an enforcer for the Xanathar's Guild. In this...

What do I want in a new 5E DMG? The 4E DMG1 and DMG2.

What about Icons, Masks, or even Marvel Heroic Roleplaying/Cortex Plus? Seems like there are a lot of good superhero systems for this kind of play...

Gotta say I like the changes you made adapting Three Faces of Evil to Daggerford. Good stuff!

I grew up in the 80s and played some 1st edition Twilight 2000 in middle school. I loved the whole vibe. I still own a few of the original adventures. It would be great to pick it up again for a longterm campaign, but I've already got too many games going.

8th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 2: Dwarf Warrior. Heir to a lost kingdom -- in this case, Dwarvenhearth, deep beneath Ptolus. His trinket is half of a treasure map. Elf Magician. Outcast...

It's Pathfinder 2E. But from what I've read so far of the 400 pages, mechanics are about 3% of the overall book. You could use just about any fantasy system to play in Absalom, if you wanted.

I am very happy with both of the 3rd party books I bought this year: Vault of Magic from Kobold Press. Who doesn't love magic items? There's some misfires in here, but also lots of good stuff and great inspiration throughout. Absalom: City of Lost Omens from Paizo Publishing. I'm a sucker for...

33rd session of my Neverwinter campaign. Three 6th level characters: half-orc vengeance paladin, human genie warlock, drow evoker wizard. The paladin hit 7th level during the session. Previously, the characters were robbing the estate of a nefarious noble named Lady Avaryx during a high society...

My initial reaction is positive. This looks really like a really flavorful take on the beastmaster ranger, with an emphasis on evocative companions. Smart!