Half of the third level of the Scarlet Citadel is home to a clacker beetle hive. Clacker beetles are nasty buggers, with an area of effect attack that gets compounded when multiple beetles work together: “When multiple beetles clack in the same turn and create overlapping cones, each affected creature makes just one Constitution saving …
In Defense of the Stunned Condition
I was listening to the Eldritch Lorecast episode #118 this morning while walking my dogs, and towards the end of the episode, they touched on a common pain point in many 5e games: the stunned condition. Folks commonly say that it's a bad terrible no-good thing because you can't do anything and effectively lose your …
Miniatures Monday: Nautiloid and Salamanders
The winter school break has drawn to a close and I can start getting more work done, just as long as I’m not called in for jury duty this week. The fun never ends. “I’m the king of the world!” Going way back to 2022, I printed a mind flayer nautiloid and used it in …
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Letting Go, Looking Ahead
“I want to tell you a little story, Because it makes me warm inside. It’s about some friends growing up, And all the things they tried.” Letting Go: I was planning to write a companion post to last week’s review of 2023, but I have one more thing to close the books on. I played …
Miniatures Monday: Fish Guy and Fish God
The Dark of Hot Springs islands uses a densely packed key, where every hex has three notable locations that can be discovered. It isn't quite a landmark/hidden/secret structure, but it offers the players clear choices between exploring deeper or moving on. Oh, shoot, WARNING: spoilers ahead! There is an ancient temple in one of the …
Proving Grounds of Folkvangr 
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