House Rules for the Skull & the Eye 2020

My home game of Dungeons & Dragons just surpassed session 51 of our campaign (about 6- 8 hours a session), The Skull & the Eye. Part of this campaign was honing in on what house rules we wanted to play with to make the game fun and interesting, while having elements that made the game feel …

Amanda’s D&D Intro

Today's post comes from my friend and writing partner, Amanda Rye. We are in the process to finalizing our first DMsGuild publication, "Children of the Hills," for release in February. But do enjoy her fantastic take on entering the infinite adventures of Dungeons & Dragons! Hi all! When John asked me to collaborate on a …

The House Rules: Tortle Redux

Like many, I was excited when the Tortle Package dropped. This came for several reasons. First, I always love new Dungeons & Dragons material. But my main reason was I remember being obsessed with the tortles in 2nd edition in the Mystara books. Having come off the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles generation of the 80's, …

The Skull & the Eye Sessions 8, 9, & 10 Reflection

The campaign is coming to its first major villain: Angrboda, the rogue Frost Giantess. But just finding her is a good portion of the adventure. Being of the Hrímþurs, she had the distinct advantage of traveling straight across the Frozen Crown Mountains to the sites around Frost Doom Peak. Crossing the Kingdom of Oesel, taking a …

The Skull & the Eye Session 6 & 7 Reflection

Skipped a few reflections, but definitely wanted to weigh in on this session. If you have not or do not have the time to read the recaps, here is what is going on: the party has been asked by the Frost Giant Shaper, their holy person, to kill a rival to the Jarl that has …