Month: August 2021

The explores some more of the Gauntlight and gears up for the mayoral debate! –GM

25th of Sarenith, 4721 AR

In the cave, the gang encounters a large, and to be honest, hideous toad. Giant maggots crawl out of it. Quincy uses acid splash and hits the maggot, thank God. You can’t tell with that man. Leneth rolls her eyes and steps to the front, slashing the maggot with her rapier. It hits, as expected. We fight for a little bit more, and eventually destroy the stupid maggots. Leneth is pretty hurt, however.

We leave the room and recuperate in the open area. Beldon sits in the corner, rubbing a sore tummy. Nythardra fails to heal Leneth, and rubs some dirt in her wounds, stupidly. In the cave, Quincy and Nythardra

The party and the rangers they rescued confront Mammy Graul, the matriarch of the hillbilly ogrekin family.  -GM

6th of Kuthona, 4707 AR

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Jail, tiefling inventor 8
Kraiton Utur, tengu cleric of Shizuru 7
美しい巫女 U / Utsukushī Miko, elf-beastkin cleric of Sarenrae 7

Previous post in this campaign

(Being a series of quick game notes trying to account for the events of many sessions of playing through The Enemy Within using the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1e rules.)

Session 70

Something Rotten in Kislev

• Larry [Mercenary Captain] – I 68
• Othmar [Assassin] – I 66
• Nate [Witch Hunter] – I 64
• Gottlieb [Witch Hunter] – I 63
• Wilfried [Templar] – I 63
• Scargetter [Assassin] – I 60

“I was hoping that you wouldn’t find out like this…” Kisa started as she reached out to grab hold of Larry.

And the melee begins. She has come prepared with a number of potent spells defending her as she tries to take on the group single-handedly.

The cell opposite Mickhail’s opens quietly as the fighting begins, and a soot-darkened dwarf silently slips into the fighting – but on the side of the knights Panther instead of Yatsakaya’s. Like the witch hunter, he…

Can my D&D character die of old age?

In 3.5 and earlier editions of D&D your character could die of old age. This is not presented as an option in 5th edition. If you want some rules for how your characters are effected when they are magically aged, with the possibility of dying from old age, this post is for you.

Your character ages normally as time passes in your campaign. Most campaigns won’t represent a long enough time for your character’s advancing age to effect your character’s abilities. But the world of D&D is a world full of magic and anything can happen.

The Player’s Handbook tells you when each race is considered an adult and their expected lifespan. You also learn that the “petrified” condition ceases aging and creatures under the effect of the “imprisonment” spell don’t age. You also learn that the “resurrection”, “true resurrection”, and…

5th Edition D&D uses ability checks in a pass/fail fashion. The DM sets the Difficulty Class (DC), the players roll, adding their ability modifier and any relevant skill proficiencies, and the result either meets/exceeds the DC (and passes) or falls short (and fails).

While there’s some guidance in the Player’s Handbook and Dungeon Master’s Guide suggesting a “fail forward” mechanic if you fail by two or less, this isn’t really hard coded in the system, or implemented in its adventures. Some D&D adventures offer differing degrees of failure (see, e.g. the avalanche and blizzard mechanics in Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden). But, some skills are better suited to having varying degrees of success.

The Problem with Pass/Fail

Insight is the prime example. Insight should not be a pass/fail skill. When used this way, it falls into a boring “lie detector” cycle where characters can either catch the non-player…