Enthusiastic Amateur

[This post contains spoilers for Princes of the Apocalypse] A chubby hand formed into a fist, shaking, the knuckles swelling. Jolliver panted in the dark and cursed, spitting blood and phlegm. It wasn’t working any more. He had to be in control of it, it wasn’t in control of him. He flopped back on his bed, dropping the bottle to the floor where it failed to make the customary clatter. He frowned and sat. The bottle was on the floor, sat at an angle. The stone around it was warped, discoloured. He looked at the slab it sat on and saw the edge where it met the next disappear. His eyes were wide but it was already too late to scream. Our party are: David Maltman as Reed Tosscobble, Halfling Rogues Swashbuckler David Longbottom as Ulfang Strackhelm, Dwarf Cleric of Helm Amanda Hewitt as Eva Dawnfell, Human Monk Necromancer Amy Tan as Amber Frostbeard, Dwarf Fighter After the attack by the Water Cult the party moved camp and amongst a secluded copse of trees lai...

I don’t know how some people do it. Our last session of Dungeons & Dragons ran for 13 gruelling hours. Well, I say gruelling. I actually mean quite pleasant given that I spent it with my partner, my two best friends and our Maine Coon; Eisen. This was an experiment, a chance to test out a long held theory of mine and an opportunity to make some progress on Princes of the Apocalypse. So what did we do and what did we learn? Breakfast Theory I am most productive earlier in the day. Not first thing, it usually takes me about an hour or so to reach running speed on the day, maybe a little longer if I don’t shower, but once I’m there I will keep firing on all cylinders until mid-afternoon. When I get up early I feel good, I feel energised and I can get stuff done. The day feels longer and often I feel like I get more done in it, even if that’s not always true. I wondered if it was just me, or if everyone was like that? My partner, for example, is by her own admissi...

Our last session of Princes of the Apocalypse was in November, and we hadn’t done much more than the adventure intro, so we returned to the Dessarin Valley after the events of Red Larch, in which our bold heroes had found a cult with an unusual symbol… [This promises to be a long one, we got a lot done. This post contains spoilers for Princes of the Apocalypse.] Our party consists of: David Maltman as Reed Tosscobble, Halfling Rogues Swashbuckler David Longbottom as Ulfang Strackhelm, Dwarf Cleric of Helm Amanda Hewitt as Eva Dawnfell, Human Monk Necromancer Dak’kon of the unbroken circle of Zerthimon a Githzerai and NPC Companion. This session was a trial at starting our sessions earlier in the morning. We convened at about 9am and shared a hearty breakfast of pancakes with crispy bacon and slathered in maple syrup. If you’ve never run a roleplaying session in the morning I heartily recommend it. This might be a point considering for your own group but there...