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Guides

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Guide to Encounter at Blackwall Keep

Mar 15, 2026

A guide to running Encounter at Blackwall Keep, the third Age of Worms adventure — the keep siege, the Mistmarsh lizardfolk diplomacy, and the terrifying Spawn of Kyuss confrontation.

Campaigns Guides AgeOfWorms Greyhawk

Guide to Running the Three Faces of Evil, Part 4

Feb 1, 2026

Part 4 of the DM guide to The Three Faces of Evil — the kenku-filled Labyrinth of Vecna, the Faceless One's escape, and a full 5e stat conversion of the Ebon Aspect boss fight.

Campaigns Guides AgeOfWorms Greyhawk

Guide to Running the Three Faces of Evil, Part 3

Jan 25, 2026

Part 3 of the DM guide to The Three Faces of Evil — the pitch-dark Caves of Erythnul, from the grimlock ambush on the ledge to the showdown with Gralluck Kur's hallucinogenic shrine fire.

Campaigns Guides AgeOfWorms Greyhawk

Guide to Running the Three Faces of Evil, Part 2

Jan 18, 2026

Part 2 of the DM guide to The Three Faces of Evil — a room-by-room breakdown of the Dark Cathedral (Hextor's temple), with a dynamic enemy response table showing how the cult reacts to the intrusion.

Campaigns Guides AgeOfWorms Greyhawk

Guide to Running the Three Faces of Evil, Part 1

Jan 12, 2026

Part 1 of the DM guide to The Three Faces of Evil — the modified Call to Action using Balabar Smenk as a coercive villain hook, and detailed notes on infiltrating the Dourstone mine.

Campaigns Guides AgeOfWorms Greyhawk

Running the Age of Worms Adventure Path

Jan 10, 2026

A master index of all Age of Worms content on this blog — reviews, DM guides for each adventure, and supplements for the classic Greyhawk adventure path, updated as new posts are published.

Campaigns Guides AgeOfWorms Greyhawk

Guide to Running The Whispering Cairn, Part 3

Jan 4, 2026

Part 3 of the 5e DM guide to The Whispering Cairn — the outside interlude, interrogating Kullen's grave robbers at the Feral Dog, and defeating Filge the necromancer at the abandoned observatory.

Campaigns Guides AgeOfWorms Greyhawk

Guide to Running the Whispering Cairn, Part 2

Dec 28, 2025

Part 2 of the 5e DM guide to The Whispering Cairn — the false tomb's seven-lantern puzzle, the deadly Screaming Mouth trap, the underwater Laborer's area, and Alastor's haunted gauntlet.

Campaigns Guides AgeOfWorms Greyhawk

Guide to Running the Whispering Cairn, Part 1

Dec 21, 2025

Part 1 of the 5e DM guide to The Whispering Cairn — the tomb entrance, wolf den, and Gallery of Seven Lanterns, with room-by-room checks, 5e trap conversions, and stat block recommendations.

Guides AgeOfWorms Greyhawk

Player's Guide to Diamond Lake

Dec 14, 2025

A player-facing setting guide to Diamond Lake, the corrupt Greyhawk mining town at the heart of the Age of Worms adventure path — key NPCs, rival mine managers, and notable locations.

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Running the Vault of Dragons from Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Apr 22, 2025

Post-mortem on running the Vault of Dragons finale of Dragon Heist — tips on the enthralling fresco, negotiating with Aurinax, and balancing the climactic Manshoon fight with Doom Raider backup.

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Random Guilds of Waterdeep

Feb 5, 2025

A d100 random table of all 44 Waterdhavian guilds for quick scene-building, plus a comparison of how ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude each generated the table from the same raw guild list.

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5E Adventure Database

Jan 7, 2025

A growing Notion database of 5e published adventures rated by quality and portability — currently covering Storm King's Thunder, Dungeon of the Mad Mage, and Tales from the Yawning Portal.

Campaigns Guides DragonHeist

The Mystery of Maerlon's Tower: Tools for Running a Hybrid Adventure

Dec 27, 2024

A review of tools for running a hybrid D&D session — VorpalBoard streaming, Dwarven Forge Watchtower terrain, a Jabra speakerphone, and miniature recommendations for Mystery of Maeralon's Tower.

Campaigns Guides DragonHeist

The Mystery of Maeralon's Tower, A Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Faction Quest

Dec 6, 2024

A complete Dragon Heist faction quest — The Mystery of Maeralon's Tower, a four-floor wizard tower with a wild magic zone, animated ballista, stone cursed, clockwork iron cobra, and mimic.

Campaigns Guides DragonHeist

Preparing a Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Campaign

Nov 23, 2024

Practical lessons from ten sessions of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist — gold pacing, faction assignments, villain selection, season choice, and the best DM's Guild supplements to expand the campaign.

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Dungeons and Dragons Settings 101: The Forgotten Realms (Part 1)

Oct 28, 2024

A primer on the Forgotten Realms for players new to the lore — major historical events from Netheril to the Second Sundering, plus iconic heroes like Elminster, Drizzt, and the Seven Sisters.