The group skipped the session that would have happened on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, for understandable reasons. There had been talk about running a one-shot of some sort, but that didn't happen. And so we find ourselves here, having a make-up session that most of the crew couldn't make it too. No worries, our DM showed up and our hero, Carsten Brich , was joined on the other side of the screen by Edgariel Grandsword ( elf wizard/artificer ). As a precaution against the unthinkable we added an NPC/sidekick to the evenings activities, Brody the Fighter/Bard . Before we set off on the nights adventure, and while our sidekick was being generated to accompany Edgariel, the DM filled me in on what has come before. Which was a thing that I had been wondering about and certainly appreciated being brought up to speed. Not knowing, or understanding, where we were and what we were doing was more than a little frustrating. That is now less of an issue. I have an idea how it all st...

Matt Davids book, The No-Prep Gamemaster is a short book, 1h 50m, that intends to show you how you can run a tabletop roleplaying game with little to no pre-game preparation. It is read by Zac Katz-Stein, who does a fine job. I have no complaints. The book starts with a history of Matt's trials and travails of learning how to gamemaster, why he stopped doing prep work, and how that made his games better. Sounds to me like he was over prepping in an inefficient manner. The book then gives us his three keys to being a no-prep gamemaster, how you can apply them, and why you should. And wraps everything up with some tips and tricks that you can use. This book will help you cut down on preparation if you follow it's advice. But the advice itself isn't new. All of this is well trodden ground, and I would venture to say you've heard most of it from Sly Flourish in his Lazy Dungeon Master books. But still, it is good advice and you can only benefit your game by listening to wha...

With our Dungeon Master, Aaron, being out of town the Early Sunday D&D campaign is on hiatus this week.

 With the meal prep in full swing for the big Thanksgiving dinner and all the family obligations facing everyone, it was decided that the day before would be a bad day to try and hold the next session of our Eberron campaign. Sorry, no update on the further adventures of Carston Brich. We're going to have a make-up day next Wednesday, but today is off the table so that we can all get our tables prepped for tomorrow. Wishing everyone a delicious celebration, victorious football outcomes, and a very happy Thanksgiving.

  2023/11/19 Session 8: Errand to Trinity Island (Campbell, Doug, Ronn, Zak) I confess that I have waited too long to write this up and the events are unclear in my memory. I shall do my best to recall what transpired, the instigating events, and the secrets/clues revealed. –DM Ronn 7 Winterwane 5023 In the dark of night and fearing pursuit from the vengeful gobels, whose king they had just slain, the members of The Order of Righteous Peregrination made the three mile trek down to the Village of Trinity Center . They had rescued their friend, Gundren Rockseeker , and retrieved the precious map to the lost Phandelver Mine known as Wave Echo Cave , but had lost their hoblin companion, Vrandon Charez , to the claws of an owlbear in the process. Grieving, tired, and sore they returned to their horses and a nights rest in the barn of Bark and Vilma Wilson .    Broan Gelda the Elder | Vilma & Bark Wilson The villagers offered them simple sustenance in the morning, li...

Much has occurred since last I had opportunity to update this record. I stepped to the circle beneath the Black Monastery with a cadre of companions to gather reconnaissance and decide a course of action against the Returnal. That is no longer a concern I hold and is a decision I can have naught to do with, as some instability in the magics of that circle, sabotage, or wild chance have thrown me once again across the multiverse.  Much has changed and little of the familiar remains. I find myself on yet another world, beneath a strange sky, the sole companion remaining me is so changed and unlike himself as to be another persona entirely. The remainder of my fellows are lost to the winds of fate. But I am here. I am alive. Still, I feel the presence of my bond to the Verdant Mother of the Dawn. By blade, wand, and force of personality I have rebuilt myself on this new world. I shall persevere and blossom, as do I always. My gnome companion, Brock, is the sole member of our band to h...

A very handy thing that I did not think would be or a ridiculous money grab by Wizkids . Turns out it's the first one. I was gifted a full set of these book tabs by a friend, the same friend who bought everybody dice mats at the start of our Adventure: The 3-Dragon Problem campaign. Apparently, he's a gift giving powerhouse... who knew. Anyway, that's one set of tabs for the Dungeon Master's Guide, one set for the Monster Manual, and one for the Player's Handbook.  That's a lot of tabs. Took a long time to put on, but they are quite nicely repositionable. All three of my core books are now tabbed out and I've got to say, it's super handy. I didn't think I would like it, didn't think it was needed, and didn't want to clutter my books all up. Foolishness. It makes finding different parts of the book so much easier. So much faster. And yes, I know you could the same thing with some post-it flags or even with tape. These are all preprinted with a...

Tonight, I returned to The Game Warehouse,  the world of Eberron, and take up the role of Carsten Brich as he joins with his fellow adventurers to continue on with the quest. Whatever that might be. I can only go by the brief episode descriptions on the Facebook page, as I have not gotten any sort of story summary from anyone in the group to this point. I need to make a point of asking for something of the sort next time we meet. Deep in the jungle of Xen’drik, as we search for a giant hand we have been sought out by elven druids. They have beseeched us to cleanse their city of an ancient unread horticultural menace. We have slashed and burned our way through a crypt to discover the source of the evil... the heart of darkness awaits! Well, we did it. Our party of adventurers found our way through the maze of razorvine, undead plants, and apparitions to reach the center of the trouble. A defiled alter, undead treants, and awakened trees awaited us and we rose to the occasion. We too...

No game today. Our mission to unravel the mystery of the Deepnight Endeavour is on hold our referee is sick and I can only hope that it has nothing to do with the alien biomass that we discovered aboard the ship. That alien presence did terrible things to the crew of that vessel and I would not wish that upon anyone. Get well soon, my friend. Get well soon.