I make no secret of the fact I enjoy older D&D editions – anyone who has listened to Brandes Stoddard and I discuss D&D for hours on Edition Wars knows this to be true. However, I still play a ton of 5e D&D and I do believe it is a solid system. Recently, some friends […]
Exploring the Prelacy of Almor
The Darlene Map of Greyhawk When we look at the beautiful 1980 map of Greyhawk1 (lovingly referred to as The Darlene Map) we see that the Prelacy of Almor looks a barren, less-traveled place in 576 CY. This couldn’t be further from the truth, however, as there are (should be) small towns and villages sprinkled […]
The 4 Eras of the World of Greyhawk
I am starting preparations for my next campaign and it will take place in the Greyhawk setting. Since I will be running this campaign using Castles & Crusades, I will be writing a lot about Greyhawk and C&C, the changes, tweaks, and houserules I will be using, as well as the setting itself. In this […]
My #1 piece of advice for running Rime of the Frostmaiden
**This post contains spoilers – if you are playing Rime of the Frostmaiden, beware!*** I’m 17 sessions into my Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign and I want to tell everyone my #1 piece of advice for running this adventure. The Complaint One of the biggest complaints I have seen about this adventure is that the […]