Tag: Dungeons and Dragons
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Casting Multiple Times in a Round
Doc charges into battle against a Earth Grue–his plan is to use a swift action to cast Shield of Faith on Cat the Ranger and then cast Spiritual Weapon.
DM Alan rules that I can only cast once per round.
I admit that I have not read the D&D Next rules and that DM Alan is right, but I cannot find the ruling.
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Elemental Plane of Earth Dead in Thay–D&D Encounters S18 S1
DM Alan lead Brian, Chris, David, Jack, Scott, & Victoria through the Game Day Adventure section this week–it was a blast.
This is DM Alan’s first time behind the screen and so far he is doing great–sourced his own mini’s, knew the rules, kept things moving and focused at a very difficult table. If week one is any indication, this may be an epic week!
Brian is playing Dopey the Gnome Druid and he is digging the new location–Comic Quest is near his home which makes it easy. The shop is also full of Magic players & Comic kids on Wednesday so there is some great interaction opportunities.
Scott is making the drive from Long Beach and playing Happy the Human Paladin. We meet before the session at the local Chipotle.
Victoria is a DotA playing friend of Scott’s–I think. This was her first D&D Experience. She played Cat, an Elf Ranger and did well.
Jack is playing Bashful, an Elf Wizard who casts fireball. A lot.
I think he is happy with the level of Magic players in the shop & seems to be having some fun.
Chris is still having a blast playing Kaius, the Drow Rogue. He seems to be fitting right in even though his views on D20’s vs Spin Dice is archaic at best.
Space was a little crowded at the table.
The shop has a soda machine, which stopped working about half way in–it was super hot this Wednesday, but the shop cranks the AC & it was actually a little cold at the end.
I am playing Doc, a Human Cleric to St Cuthbert & have the perfect mini
Brian is using his iPhone for his mini
The party does look much more heroic than the sound.
Negotiations with the NPC’s went better then expected
Combat was not horrible–with a lead off fireball & some decent strikers we are able to push through most combats in 15 minutes or so.
There were a few crits–here is DM Adam’s Earth Elemental crit on Jack
Victoria scored her first ever crit
Doc got one with his mace–for ST CUTHBERT!
We are having a map drawing contest. Here is my map
here is Brian’s
DM Adam liked mine better!
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Dead in Thay–D&D Encounters S18 S0
Character Building Week!
We have moved from Mercenary Market to Comic Quest in Lake Forest
We came up with a bizarre retelling of the Snow White story that involved an abandoned drow baby, a Naming Day Massacre, and a random pack of miners. You will have to watch the video to see if it makes any sense at all.
Brian is playing a druid this season, Scott has a paladin, Jack has some crazy DOTA wizard, I have a cleric, and new player Eric has a drow dagger master.
DM Alan will be behind the screen this season–he has an amazing knowledge of the rules & will likely run a very tight adventure–I am really looking foreword to it!
The store is very clean & has a great staff with awesome attitude. There is a Legacy Magic group that also meets on Wednesday so when attendance spikes in the summer things may get a little crowded–but this week with six people at the table things were just fine.
The shop is also near a lot of good food & coffee choices.
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Scourge of the Sword Coast–D&D Encounters S17 S9
Things got off to a rough start this week when we got the following news:Hello everyone, it saddens me to bring you this news, but unfortunately Mercenary Market is closing. We made a good run of it and made a wonderful community but were unable to keep the doors open. To that end, everything in the store will be at 30% off until the doors close. We will probably be open for another 2-3 more weeks, so come in and say hi one last time!
And before the body was even cold–people were giving us tips on other shops to go to!DM Brian has still not read the module, so we spent most of this week exploring the fallen Dwarven kingdom overrun with Duergar.
Scott was on fire–he picked up the Pathfinder book for 30% off and bought some magic packs. His Monk Wizard is a force to be reckoned with at level four.
Richard was on fire this week with discussions of Crevasse’s vs Crevice and some great nerd references–he even spent a lot of time taunting DM Brian on his bound of D6’s
Jack had a lot of space and spent a lot of time gaming.
The other table once again had a great crew.
I am very much enjoying my dice.
and the space at Mercenary Market is amazing.
Our tables mini’s look great & it is fantastic that Brian found his play mat.
I think Jack is the only person who got a crit this week…
what may be our last crit at MM. A great OC Shop that will be missed. -
Preview Dead in Thay
Conversation is already hot around the next season of D&D Encounters.Even though it is not yet available from D&D Classics there are some spoilers available online.The official blurb has:
This season of D&D Encounters kicks off May 10-11 with a cooperative launch weekend event, and then runs every Wednesday from May 14 until August 6.
Dead in Thay is a tribute to Tomb of Horrors, The Ruins of Undermountain, and other killer dungeons. The monsters, traps, and hazards in the adventure create a deadly challenge.
With Dead in Thay, Szass Tam, the lich lord of Thay, and his Red Wizards threaten to dominate all of the Sword Coast. The Bloodgate, an elemental node of power, must be destroyed in order to stop him.
This adventure is part two of the Dreams of the Red Wizards Sundering storyline, directly tied to Scourge of the Sword Coast, and loosely connected to the events in Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle.
Designed by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. This adventure is part of the Dreams of the Red Wizards storyline, continuing events in Scourge of the Sword Coast.
David Given Schwarm 