This is Halloween!


Not counting Groundhog's Day, Halloween is my favorite holiday. I have made quite a few Halloween-themed posts over the years and thought I would compile them in one place for DMs who might want to mine ideas for a Halloween-inspired session.


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The Battle of Tarithnesti - A Realization

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05 Deepkolt 349 AC PARNITHA'S COMMAND CENTER Cedron steps into the role of administrator. He begins coordinating resources and responsibilities of units of healers, communications, field transport back into battle readiness. “There’s no time to waste. We must be prepared to stand strong!. Prepare the children and elders to be ready to take shelter!” He commands, having seen first hand the fury that can be unleashed by dragons. Romulus nods, "They know what we can do now. They won't commit their full strength against us. They will probe, draw us out, and then strike elsewhere, knowing we can't be everywhere at once." The archmage walks over to Commander Parnitha's war table and looks at the map, looking for vulnerable spots. "And they will send dragons to everywhere we are not." The elven warrior looks at the map as well, circles and dots show the locations of villages. Lines show the roads and trails that connect them. "Supply depots, farmst...
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The Battle of Tarithnesti - Aftermath

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04 Deepkolt 349 AC Kysek, Ra'ziir, Cedron, and Shadow all fly over the battlefield, searching for survivors and any goblins who may be fleeing. Smoke rises from blasted craters and burned bodies. Romulus' conjured blizzard continues to rage throughout the remainder of the day and well into the night. Elven scouts, under the supervision of Commander Parnitha, Ornforithalas, and Raven comb the field, finishing off those few humanoids unfortunate enough to have the survived the overwhelming magical onslaught unleashed upon them by the party's wizards. Raven begins counting the fallen and while he is unable to entire the raging snowstorm, he is able to confirm a little over one-hundred slain enemies. Sifting through the pieces of bodies left behind after being ripped apart by blasting spells, he is able to comfortably estimate at least forty more, although he admits that this number is probably low - bringing the confirmed number of those slain in at around seventy percent of ...
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Greta the Climate Goblin - Shadows in the Dark

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THE BUS STOP Dusty pulled out of the parking lot and headed toward town. The tension in the air was thick. The only sounds were those of the tires on asphalt and the purr of the engine. Greta sat up front in the passenger seat, giving Dusty directions and in less than five minutes, the van pulled up to the bus stop and its shelter. He parked and killed the engine. Everyone sat quietly for a moment. Then Greta threw open her door and stepped out of the van. She grabbed the handle of the sliding door and pulled it open, allowing everyone else to get out. The streetlight buzzed overhead, casting a harsh yellow-white glare. The glass shelter reflected everyone's movements as they piled out. Professor Avery switched on his EMF scanner and was sweeping the area. Max placed the oscilloscope on the front passenger seat and got it started before digging out a rugged-looking camcorder and hitting the "RECORD" button. Greta pointed at the shelter. "That's where it was,...
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The Arboretum

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I haven't even finished my current campaign and I am already putting ideas together for a sequel . Presented below is a ship I based on what my household blender would look like with wings.  Raven is the ship's intended captain  and pilot but really any party member who can be expected to survive another 300 years or so could fill the role. I am strongly considering a robotic engineer and a pair of Artificial Intelligences who serve as the Sensor and Communications operators respectively.  The Arboretum Type: Ultralight Size: Colossal Subtype: Scout Ship Tactical Speed: 3500' Defense: 7 Length: 80'; Wingspan:  75' Flat-footed: 2 Weight: 275,000 pounds Autopilot Def: 5 Targeting System Bonus: +3 Hardness: 30 Crew: 4 HD: 10d20 (200 hp) Passenger Capacity: 4 Initiative Modifier: +9 Cargo Capacity: 10,000 pounds Pilot Class Bonus: +0 Grap Modifier: +16 Pilot Dex Bonus: +5 Base Purchase ...
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A Playlist of D&D-inspired Songs

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Sometimes, I will pop in my CD of these and sing along, waiting for ... I don't know, inspiration or at least a sense of escape. There are literally dozens, if not hundreds, more but these are some of my go-to tracks. Enjoy! Never Split the Party - I always enjoy the El Dorado, Last Airbender, and Mummy clips... So many versions of this on YouTube, decided to go with the one from the album... My four year old son lives this. He obviously doesn't get the double entendre but he keeps asking for the "loud song". Grim but upbeat! No real commentary here but I like the clip from Dorkness Rising at the end. I feel the pain here... so many dead PCs over the years... Yeeaahhh!!! If you think your group doesn't have a "George", you may be him...
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Accidentally Funny

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Humor is not that unusual in gaming sessions.   When it happens on accident however, it can create long-lasting memories. Once upon a time, I ran a solo adventure for a dwarf named Happy Jack.   Happy was a psychic and an inventor of sorts.   From the pressurized wooden keg full of alchemist’s fire worn on his back with the spray nozzle and sparker to his own brand of beer, Happy Jack was an innovator.   His player always made sure to take good notes of his adventures so he could review what had happened and plan Happy’s next move. For the adventure, I adapted the AD&D 2 nd ed module “Wizard’s Challenge”.   I placed my telling of this tale in Eveningstar in northern Cormyr.   The village, a favorite retreat of King Azoun’s was ruled over by Tessaril Winter.   She was known for mentoring mages of all talents and was a magnet for hopeful apprentices. Several years prior to Happy Jack’s adventures in the village, mysterious circumstances caused...
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