As we have just finished our D&D campaign that has run since 2021 with 45 sessions spread over 100 hours, I have decided to run a mini campaign of an entirely different character, that of Lovecraftian horror! But I know asking my players to learn a full new rule system like Call of Cthulhu would […]
DM notes: In August 2021 we started the Adventures of the Hellbenders and yesterday, 27th March 2025 we have reached the end of their journeys at level 16. Together we told a 45 chapter long story spread over 5 distinct, but connect campaigns. This is the summary of the final chapter of the Hellbenders. Our […]
As the Hellbenders left The Grand Library, they stepped out into The Arrival, the main courtyard of Castle Rostak. It was clear that King Thaddeus Rostak, The Iron Lich, had successfully summoned all his forces to the castle as the courtyard was packed with undead new(-ish), old and ancient. A group of undead builders were crowded around a […]
When I started recreating my old LEGO space sets, the one that I played with the most was completely destroyed … as it was the one I played with the most. It was set 6970 Beta-1 Command Base. Now I’ve been lucky enough to find a set, with box no less, for a reasonable price […]
The surprise of seeing the two gunslinging wraiths, Billy the Wight and Calamabanshee Jane playing poker, was short-lived. The wraiths, casually playing poker as the heroes entered, suddenly got up from their poker game and bolted in different directions pulling their pistols from the holsters. The shootout at the Unlucky Horseshoe was on! DM note, […]
A shoot-out can be a novel and fun way to make a combat encounter with a twist While D&D traditionally is more on the mideaveal side, you can still have a shoot-out with bows, throwing axes and spells… Or introduce some guns. The trick is to prevent melee without aggravating your players. Here’s how I […]
After a surprisingly peaceful night at The Welcome, our heroes sat down at the lovely breakfast, Adolfuns, the animated—or possessed—cauldron that was the owner of the tavern, had prepared for them. Here the party shaped a plan for hiding two of them in Kaari’s Portable Hole for Pestilence to Teleport through the main gate and […]
Happy new year to all. Here are photos of my 2024 Winter Village, which is my second after my 2023 retro town moc. this was fun to build and i must admit the most fun was to to add snow to set 31050: Corner deli. In total this winter village consists of sets 10293: Santa’s […]
Another year of painting is coming to the end, which means another yearbook and a look back at what I’ve painted this year. While I still focus on painting what I need for our Dungeons & Dragons games, this year has been a year of retro Warhammer miniatures. I’ve increased the size of my Bad […]
Setting the scene It is closing in on Christmas in the City of Equilibrium. Having saved the party goers of the city, our heroes Double Trouble had been deputised as Investigators of the Balance. While they technically reported into the Grand Examiner Felix Marlowe, the role did not carry any official duties other than they […]
As i build up my LEGO Winter Village for 2024, I found this old, still sealed, Christmas polybag from 1995 with what is probably one of the first minifig santas. He uses a pirate bandana as a hat and wizards beard as santa beard! Fun little build.
The City of Equilibrium Click for larger image The City of Equilibrium is a large trading city located near the Crimson Stream, a river capable of carrying many ships to and from the city. Equilibrium is the home of the University of Necromantic Studies and the Temple of Vigilance and is ruled by the neutral and just Baron of Balance (simply know as “The Balance“). […]