I turned toward the voice to see Imoen approaching, her auburn hair bouncing just above her purple-clad shoulders. “Drakyn…I-I saw…I am SO sorry.” “Imoen? What are you doing here?” “I…accidentally read a letter on Gorion’s desk the other day. I never get out of Candlekeep and the monks are such a bore. Anyway, I’m not [...]

This is the 21st encounter of my 4E conversion of The Sunless Citadel. I’m now using the DDI Monster Builder to generate my stat cards, and you may notice that I’ve updated my 4E twig blight brute from the original posting. The minion and artillery versions are getting similar treatment in future encounters. Encounter 21: [...]

This is the 20th encounter in my 4E conversion of The Sunless Citadel, and the last encounter of the first level of the dungeon. It’s also the hardest encounter to date. Encounter 20: Hall of the Goblin Chief Encounter Level 5 (1000 XP) Overview The PCs enter the throne room of the goblin chief, a [...]

Gorion set a swift pace as we walked along the Coast Way, and the walls of Candlekeep soon disappeared from sight. As night fell, Gorion took us off of the road. I thought he might be looking for a place to set up camp, but though his eyes flit about, searching, he never slowed. Not [...]

Our last session was some three weeks ago. This time of year is always difficult for scheduling, whether due to illnesses or holiday plans. Finally, everyone’s health and calendar lined up. Except for Eric. Something about seeing some friends before he moves back to Idaho after the first of the new year. Wait!? What!!!!???? Seems [...]

This is the 19th encounter in my 4E conversion of The Sunless Citadel. I knew that if I combined this encounter with the goblin chief, it would be too difficult, but it took me a bit to find the best way to crop the map. Encounter 19: Welcome to Goblinville Encounter Level 4 (950 XP) [...]