The group takes on 4 alien creatures guarding a garden. They are interrupted by an unexpected guest.

The Mastiffs

Entering the cult’s garden cave, the group runs into 4 all black centaur like creatures. They have hard exoskeletons and large bulbous heads. They also have long sharp teeth. The group is able to spot the creatures hiding in the bushes before they get the jump on them.

Darkness and Wind Strikes

The creatures prove to be resilient. Their hard skin being highly resistant to most of the group’s attacks. However, a spirit blast from Gregile, a new powerful darkness spell from Suzaku and a series of powerful wind strikes from Stetson eventually take 2 of the creatures down.

The group takes on the Sha’Goth! The fight proves to be challenging. The group also learns of a dark discovery from Korog.

The Maddening Cacophony

The creature emerges from the stone walls of a pit. Countless mouths mumbling and screaming together.

The dark mass wasted no time approaching the party, attacking with thick strands of its form. Additionally, the party started being affected by the countless voices of the creature.

One of the most popular GM prep books out there is Sly Floorish’s Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master. It has had a great effect on how I prep my games. However, as good as the book is it never really explains how to use your note in game. I hope to explain how I use my notes at the table, the key takeaway from Lazy GM prep that we can apply to reduce our prep and some pros and cons of the style.

After a good few months of downtime, the group starts to hear rumblings from their people that not all is well at Candlemire. The Willo Wisps have grown in number and all who get to close feel a great unease. Wanting to appease their people, the group decides its time to return.

The group enter’s the mysterious Candlemire tomb. They encounter undead Pharasmins who have been in a timeless conflict with a Cult of Yog Sothoth. After some persuasion, the group is able to prove that they want to help.

King Irovelli fries! The time for talk is over. King Irovelli confronts the group. Seeking to take them out once and for all. He puts on a good fight but the group beats him.

The King’s Arrival

After licking their wounds from the fight with Juung. The party hears slow clapping approaching them down the hall.

The king strides in with his Naga Consort. He offers the group diplomacy. Saying they could rule the stolen lands together. Possibly even expand their kingdoms out of the stolen lands.

Inspired by a recent video I watched I thought I might talk a little about styles of play in TTRPGs. Different tables run games differently. No table will play exactly the same. In the video above, the commentator talks about 8 different play styles. I will be simplifying these down to 3 broad styles. I will talk about how these styles of game tend to be run, how we can prep to run a game in this style, and some pros and cons of the style as well.

The group takes on the palace treasury. Evades a trapped chest and is ready to take on king Irovelli.

Treasure

The king stored his treasure in one of the castle basements. The room also doubled as a winery. Holding some of the kingdom’s most precious wines.

The group spots a chest. However, Rox is able to sense that not all is well. After some further examination, the group discovers that it is armed with an alarm spell.

5e has always been the titan of the ttrpg space. For years and years, it was synonymous with ttrpgs. Despite this, I had never really looked into the system. I knew about it only in the periphery. Second hand accounts from others who had played the system for years. The first game I actually got to play was Pf2. I never read about 5e let alone played it… Till now.

The group is pushed to their limits with some big fights. The group encounters a “friend” within the castle and Rox, after learning about his families’ location many many sessions ago, finally saves them.

Throwing Down in the Thrown Room

After being transported to the castle by the nimph, the group steps into the thrown room.

It was empty but not for long. While the group was examining the king’s chair, his lieutenants enter.

The group defeats an ancient ghost who trapped a water nimph and starts the next big adventure location: The king’s palace!

The Gardener

The words of the mercenaries stationed here where true! The Abby has long been haunted by a powerful malevolent spirit. The group encounters at the end of a damp cave.

The spirit is not alone, feeding on it’s torment are several Will’o Wisps! The group enters combat right away.