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Kirt
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 Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2025 3:10 pm Subject: Post 376: Too many trolls |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module D1: Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
Post 376: Too many Trolls
19 May - continued - Underdark, 19 miles from Snurre's Hall
Roun ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2025 4:19 pm Subject: Post 375: The Big One |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module D1: Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Module D1 is the party's introduction to the ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:23 pm Subject: Post 374: Off track and on |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module D1: Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Babshapka's trances, and Thokk's dreams, are ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:11 pm Subject: Re: Post 373: Trapped like wererat masters |
I like this idea very much and immediately thought of a folding boat. However, when I read that Aurora discovers that they are one-shot magic items, my practical mind objected.
Definitely folding ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:44 am Subject: Post 373: Trapped like wererat masters |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module D1: Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
In the last post, I had changed the original ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 8:04 pm Subject: Post 372: Mind Flyer Outpost |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module D1: Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 372: Mind Flayer Outpost
17 May
con ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 2:09 pm Subject: Post 371: First (full) day in th Underdark |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module D1: Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in . The idea of drow using braille-like 'spell fans ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue May 06, 2025 2:05 pm Subject: Post 370: First Night in the Underdark |
| DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module D1: Descent into the Depths of the Earth. Locations keyed in the module are indicated in . Parts of Babshapka's vision of an alternate tim ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 2:09 pm Subject: Post 369: The First Drow Guardpost - Unaware |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module D1: Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 369: The First Drow Guardpost - Unaware
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:15 pm Subject: Post 368: Welcome to the Underdark |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module D1: Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
The original D1 suggests that the DM "ASSUME ... |
| Topic: Greyhawk Modules on Dragonsfoot |
Kirt
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Forum: World of Greyhawk Discussion Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 10:51 pm Subject: Re: Greyhawk Specific modules on DF |
DF32, The Tower of Azal Lan uses maps from Ivid the Undying and articles on Canonfire to explore a lich tower.
I used The Tower of Azal Lan as the basis of The Tower of Nholast in my current Greyha ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 2:44 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
This is an absolutely fantastic read, Kirt! Thank you for continuing to share it with us. :smile:SirXaris
Thank you for your kind words, and patience while I was not posting.
I must admit, thou ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 2:02 pm Subject: Post 367: Take me to the river |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 367: Take me to the river
16 May - continued ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 3:17 pm Subject: Post 366: A priestess of Lolth |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 366: A priestess of Lolth
16 May - continued ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2025 6:38 pm Subject: Post 365: Bait and Switch |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 365: Bait and Switch
16 May - continued - Sn ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2025 5:22 pm Subject: Post 364: The caverns |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 364: The caverns
16 May - continued - Snurre ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2025 8:44 pm Subject: Post 363: Obmi's Gambit |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 363: Obmi's Gambit
16 May - continued - Snur ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 8:32 pm Subject: Post 362: Ours Goes Up To 11 |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King.
Post 362: Ours goes up to 11
16 May - Snurre's Hall, second level, drow rectory
(low 82, high 106 ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 3:05 pm Subject: Post 361: "It's me, Mathias." |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King.
Post 361: It's me, Mathias
15 May - continued Snurre's Hall, second level, drow rectory
contin ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 3:11 pm Subject: Post 360: Murder Mystery |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 360: Murder Mystery
15 May - continued Sn ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 1:54 pm Subject: Post 359: Defending the stairs |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Post 359 Defending the stairs
15 May - continued Snurre's Hall, second level
continued]
Surp ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:19 pm Subject: Post 359: Three out, one in, two back |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Post 358: Three out, one in, two back
15 May - continued Snurre's Hall, second level, Temple
co ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:06 pm Subject: Post 358: Boldo enchained |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 357: Boldo enchained
15 May - continued S ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2024 12:49 pm Subject: Post 356: Rats! |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
The Thieves Cant with which Doro and the assassin ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 3:59 pm Subject: Post 355: And who do we have here? |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Content Advisory: Herein Mr. Wart is going to re ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 10:10 pm Subject: Post 354: The Rectory |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
In both the original G3 and the 5e Tales from the ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2024 5:05 pm Subject: Post 353: A Dangerous Game |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 353: A Dangerous Game
15 May - continued ... |
| Topic: Lundora? |
Kirt
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Forum: World of Greyhawk Discussion Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2024 10:18 pm Subject: Lundora? |
Gnomish ironic humor or HP universe logic?
'Let's keep our supply of moonstones secret by naming out settlement Lunadore' |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 11:07 pm Subject: Post 352: Drow Ambush! |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Post 352: Drow Ambush!
15 May - continued Snurre's Hall, second level, outside entrance to third l ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2024 1:31 pm Subject: Post 351: Second Insertion, Part II |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in . I added the Tunnel entrance, as well as a small chamb ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2024 3:15 pm Subject: Post 350: Second Insertion, Part I |
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Raid on Fort Saddle (humanoids)
25 March: Sack of Fort Taelvu (frost giants)
27 March: Raid on Ebenenberg (humanoids and ogr ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:22 pm Subject: Post 349: A long, uncomfortable pause |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in . I added the Tunnel entrance, as well as a small chamb ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 3:24 pm Subject: Post 348: First Insertion, Part II |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in . I added the Tunnel entrance, as well as a small chamb ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 2:40 pm Subject: Post 347: First Insertion, Part I |
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Raid on Fort Saddle (humanoids)
25 March: Sack of Fort Taelvu (frost giants)
27 March: Raid on Ebenenberg (humanoids and ogr ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 4:28 pm Subject: Post 346: The Tunnel |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Post 346: The Tunnel
13 May - continued - The Tunnel to Sterich, nearly a mile from the Hall end
( ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2024 4:25 pm Subject: Post 345: Entering the Hall |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
The original G1, G2, and G3 were tournament modules, with the party plunked down next to a giant lair ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 3:37 pm Subject: Post 344: Second Foray |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 344: Second Foray
13 May - secret cave nea ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 3:39 pm Subject: Post 343: Preparing for the Second Foray |
Post 343: Preparing for the Second Foray
12 May - continued - secret cave near Snurre's Hall
(low 84, high 104; very dry)
As soon as Aurora wakes, she uses animate dead to reassert control over ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 3:23 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
This is exciting stuff, Kirt. 
I'm glad you are enjoying it. My apologies on the delay in response - I am, as far as I can tell, following this thread - and yet sometimes I get a mail saying t ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2024 10:40 am Subject: Post 342: Doro scouts the Hall |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 342: Doro scouts the Hall
12 May - outsid ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 3:50 pm Subject: Post 341: Sitting down with Glarnig |
Glarnig specifically, and the history of Snurre's dominion over the local dwarf clans in general, are my invention.
Post 341: Sitting down with Glarnig
11 May - continued - sulfur mining camp
... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:18 pm Subject: Post 340: Sulfur Mine Fight |
The history of Snurre's dominion over the local dwarf clans is my invention, as is the desription of the sulfur mine building and environs.
Post 340: Sulfur Mine Fight
11 May - continued - sul ... |
| Topic: Campaign in Furyondy |
Kirt
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Forum: World of Greyhawk Discussion Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2024 7:29 pm Subject: Campaign in Furyondy |
There’s also what I call the Forgotten Folio forest on the Crystal River, at https://grodog.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-strange-case-of-the-forgotten-folio-forest.html
Just now seeing this. Fascin ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2024 4:02 pm Subject: Post 339: Dwarfcart Ambush |
Post 339: Dwarfcart Ambush
11 May - rough lands north of the sulfur mining camp
(low 82, high 100; very dry)
Raid on Fort Southwatch
continued]
Surprise Round
Mathias emerges from around t ... |
| Topic: Gradsul vs. Niole Dra |
Kirt
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Forum: World of Greyhawk Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:21 pm Subject: Gradsul vs. Niole Dra |
| My perspective (see my old Oerth Journal article if you want details) is that at the time Niole Dra was being made the capital, Power was in the form of heroic cavalry, and the open plains of northern ... |
| Topic: The Twins motif in Oeridian Mythology |
Kirt
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Forum: World of Greyhawk Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:08 pm Subject: The Twins motif in Oeridian Mythology |
I've always assumed that H & H were twins, with Heironeous being slightly older.
Heironeous is LG because he rules by right of primogeniture. Order, Honor, and Justice are reflections of the i ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2024 3:20 pm Subject: Post 338: Open Sez Me |
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Raid on Fort Saddle (humanoids)
25 March: Sack of Fort Taelvu (frost giants)
27 March: Raid on Ebenenberg (humanoids and ogr ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 8:23 am Subject: Post 337: A Dwarven Caravan |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Snurre's dominion over the dwarven clans of the Hellfurnaces is an invention of my own, set up to bet ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:16 pm Subject: Post 336: First Foray |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 336: First Foray
10 May - (continued) ravi ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 6:11 pm Subject: Post 335: Go time |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Post 335: Go time
10 May - Secret Cave near Snurre’s Hall
(low 83, high 106; very dry. Volcanic r ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:51 am Subject: Post 334: Hard Landing |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
DM's Note on Logistics: Under normal conditions, a character will need one gallon of water per day by ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:41 pm Subject: Post 333: The Hall of the Fire Giant King |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G3: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Post 333: The Hall of the Fire Giant King
The party is now at 10th level - at least nearly all of th ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 6:08 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
"Vin Weasel" I just got that. 
Let's see if I can remember everyone in the B cast:
Aurora's familiar, summoned as a Weasel: Vin Weasel
Aurora's familiar, summoned as a Spider: Cha ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2024 8:46 pm Subject: Post 332: Readying for the Hall II |
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Raid on Fort Saddle (humanoids)
25 March: Sack of Fort Taelvu (frost giants)
27 March: Raid on Ebenenberg (humanoids and ogr ... |
| Topic: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:21 am Subject: Post 331: Readying for the Hall I |
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Raid on Fort Saddle (humanoids)
25 March: Sack of Fort Taelvu (frost giants)
27 March: Raid on Ebenenberg (humanoids and ogr ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:51 am Subject: Re: Post 329: Salvage the Bones |
Tina Fey. 
;) |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2024 10:09 am Subject: Post 330: Debriefing by the Countess |
: For my description of Istivin and the buildings within I used "Istivin: City of Shadows" in Dungeon 117. The maps from this are freely and legally available at .
The backstory about Snurre's his ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2024 8:21 am Subject: Post 329: Salvage the Bones |
DM's note on Sources: Much of the information on the Feywild is taken from the description in the 5e DMG.
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Humanoid Raid on ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 10:06 am Subject: Post 328: Reunion |
Post 328: Reunion
3 May continued - Headwater, the Oerth Temple
The party (without Mathias), arrives at the Oerth Temple of Headwater, and is immediately surrounded by a squad of town guards. Ma ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2024 10:21 am Subject: Post 327: Odds n' Ends |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to the modules G2:The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl and G3:The Hall of the Fire Giant King
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in . ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2024 7:52 am Subject: Post 326: The Jarl's Private Chambers |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2:The The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 326: The Jarl's Private Chamber ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 8:10 am Subject: Re: Post 325: The Jarl is dead, Long Live the Jarl! |
“Nevertheless, I would take my late husband’s henchman, honor-bound to defend him and his household, as well.”
I smell a coup attempt in the next installment of this blog. 
SirXaris
I ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 7:23 pm Subject: Post 325: The Jarl is dead, Long Live the Jarl! |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Post 325: The Jarl is dead, Long Live the Jarl!
3 May continued - Glacial Rift, guest cave ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 10:04 am Subject: Post 324: Carl Måneskinn and the Second Carls' Challenge |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Post 324: Carl Måneskinn and the Second Carls' Challenge
3 May continued - Glacial Rift, g ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 12:49 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
My paternal grandmother was full-blooded Norwegian, so I have a smattering of knowledge of the language.
How fortunate! My father's mother's father was, according to family oral history, a Swede ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 4:51 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
I appreciate the addition of the magical chains binding the storm giantess
In 1e, a storm giant could hurl lightning once a day. In 5e, it is every third round (on average; it has a 'recharge'). ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 9:39 am Subject: Post 323 - Ambassador Lyn and the first Carl's Challenge |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
The special 'drow magic metal manacles', and Lyn's name, were my own inventions / additions ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:26 am Subject: Post 322: Meet the Carls |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Gygax's original module includes precious little information on the personalities of the Ja ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:33 am Subject: Post 321: Fishing |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 321: Fishing
2 May (continued) ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:21 am Subject: Post 320: The Will of Thrym |
| Long-time readers may have noticed that I post once a week, typically Tuesday morning (UTC - 7) - and that I didn't post last week. Nothing major, just a confluence of RL factors with a head cold left ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:54 pm Subject: Post 319: No rest from the wicked |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Post 319: No rest from the wicked
2 May (continued) - Glacial Rift
While Willa cont ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:07 pm Subject: Re: Post 318: The Jarl's Challenge |
| I have never had a party complete this module via diplomacy. I've DM'd it three times. Twice ended in a party TPK. This was a very entertaining story, though it leaves an awful lot of potential tre ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:19 pm Subject: Post 318: The Jarl's Challenge |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Humanoid Raid on ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:01 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
| The magical items that were in Jarl Grugnir's chambers (and available for his personal use) that I remember from the original AD&D module, G2, were the magical hammer (which I determined he could ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:42 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
| How did you guys interpret the description of Grugnur's sword in G2? It says "Two-handed +4", which I took to mean a +4 two-handed sword that a player could potentially wield. Given his size, he could ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:58 am Subject: Post 317: Nosy Neighbors II |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2:The The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
DM's Note: Jarl Grugner has made overtures to a great Oni Lord to join the Giant Allianc ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:32 am Subject: Re: Post 316: Nosy Neighbors I |
I always have the Jarl equip himself with all the magical arms and armor listed as treasure in his lair. It seems silly that he wouldn't.
SirXaris
He didn't get to be Jarl, defeating all challe ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:53 am Subject: Post 316: Nosy Neighbors I |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2:The The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Post 316: Nosy Neighbors I
30 April (continued) - Glacial Rift, guest caves
“Uh...h ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:48 am Subject: Post 315: The Players get Played |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2:The The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
DM's Note on Plot: I don't consider ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:10 am Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Nice!
My players did not pick up on that. You are hereby awarded an Inspiration Point.
I liked the names 'Bud' and 'Lou' better for the hill giants, but for the dy ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:11 am Subject: Post 314: The Jarl's Opening Move |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2:The The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Enough swords and sorcery. Let's pl ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:12 pm Subject: Post 313: Take me to your leader! |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2:The The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 313: Take me to your leader!
3 ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:08 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
| I'm pretty sure G2, which was published before the Monster Manual II, described the white puddings as simply being a palette swap (video game term for monsters that have the same design but different ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:25 am Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Arrgghh, I hate puddings!
IKR? I have heard that one way to avoid them is not eating your meat.
Looking them up in the classic AD&D Monster Manual II, I saw that white puddings don't affect ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:08 am Subject: Post 312: Sweeping the Floor of the Rift |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2:The The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post Post 312: Sweeping the Floor of ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:46 am Subject: Post 311: Blue Eyes / White Out |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2:The The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post Post 311: Blue Eyes / White Out ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:13 am Subject: Post 310: Snow Demon Bears |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2:The The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Locations keyed in the module are indicated in .
Post 310: Snow Demon Bears
30 April ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:03 pm Subject: Post 309: Chain, chain, chain...chain of fools? |
DM's Note on Sources: This post contains spoilers to module G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Humanoid Raid on ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:51 am Subject: Post 308: Free Enterprise |
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Humanoid Raid on Fort Saddle
25 March: Sack of Fort Taelvu.
27 March: Raid on Ebenenberg.
28 March: Sack of Fort Iron Axe. ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:30 am Subject: Post 307: Reemergence |
New abilities in bold.
Special Agent Willhemina Stoutly (Willa)
Ninth Level Fighter (Martial Archetype: Champion) / Human (mixed race, predominantly Flan) (Sailor)
Str 20 (+5), Dex 17 (+3), Con ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:09 am Subject: Post 306: A Mid-Spring Night's Dream |
DM's note: What spell effects can and cannot target the occupants of a tiny hut are a source of much contention among 5e rules theorists.
Post 306 - The Dream of a Mid-Spring Night
25 April conti ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 2:57 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Wow, that was the most epic fight our intrepid band of heroes have gone through to date!
Yeah, that was a big one - it took three gaming sessions to play out! Nice environmental set piece, too, wi ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:15 pm Subject: Post 305: Repository III |
| DM's Note: A 'typical' 5e combat is assumed to take three rounds, with 6-8 combats in a day (the most-used formula is: combat, combat, short rest, combat, combat, short rest, combat, combat, long rest ... |
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Forum: World of Greyhawk Discussion Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 7:47 pm Subject: City of Greyhawk Plot Hook |
| I think it works best if, as Vulcan says, there is someone behind it. I would add, also some overarching plot reason. The PCs should be able to look around, see that they are getting specially unfav ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:12 pm Subject: Re: Post 304: Repository II |
Facing no immediate opposition in the main chamber, Mathias and Doro move deosil along the left-hand wall.
Awesome! I learned a couple of new words.  Deosil (and widershins) are high ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:06 pm Subject: Post 304: Repository II |
| Picture a great subterranean chamber, roughly circular but hundreds of feet deep. At a half dozen locations along the walls are platforms with ballista crews, each at a different height above the flo ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 2:15 pm Subject: Post 303: Repository I |
| DM's Note on sources: The original source of the Oestral Abyss is Dungeon 119, which explains that it is the result of a sinkhole that swallowed a Sterish noble manor, but is now an entrance to the Un ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:10 pm Subject: Post 302: Num-Theraz to the Oestral Abyss |
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Humanoid Raid on Fort Saddle
25 March: Sack of Fort Taelvu.
27 March: Raid on Ebenenberg.
28 March: Sack of Fort Iron Axe. ... |
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Kirt
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:43 pm Subject: It started in Saltmarsh... |
Boy, Thokk's Army wasn't much help, was it? Is he going to go back to the Steading to get some new recruits?
If you won't play out what happened to the orcs back at the Steading, what would you ev ... |
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Forum: Campaign Journals & General Online Play Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:04 am Subject: Post 301: We used to call this "name level" |
Record of the Troubles
21 March: Party's first day in Istivin
23 March: Humanoid Raid on Fort Saddle
25 March: Sack of Fort Taelvu.
27 March: Raid on Ebenenberg.
28 March: Sack of Fort Iron Axe. ... |
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