Author: nfbenson

2021 Review

I started 2021 believing it could only be better than 2020. On the gaming front there definitely was an improvement with a significant amount of face to face gaming, but life in general continued to be pretty lousy, including 5 months of furlough (ok, being paid not to work isn't too bad), redundancy, wrong step … Continue reading 2021 Review →

Grogmeat 2021, the meatiest yet

You've heard it all before... "can't wait for this", "more excited than a kid on Christmas eve", "will be brilliant to catch up with people". But this time every sentiment like this carried the hopes of Grognards everywhere. Missing the face to face Grogmeet in 2020, we were desperate for this one, we needed our … Continue reading Grogmeat 2021, the meatiest yet →

The Evils of Illmire: This is the End… or is it?

Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire don’t read this! So this is it... the last session report of our The Evils of Illmire campaign which has been running for well over 12 months and 35+ sessions. When I started preparing for the campaign earlier in 2020 I knew The Evils of Illmire … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: This is the End… or is it? →

Owlbear and Wizard’s Staff Con 2021

In the lead up to #OBaWS I was expecting something to go wrong; we'd go into another lockdown or I'd test positive for Covid. It was with true joy and relief that a couple of weekends ago I arrived in Leamington Spa and walked from my digs to meet fellow Grognards at the Royal Pug, … Continue reading Owlbear and Wizard’s Staff Con 2021 →

The Evils of Illmire: The Lair of the Nightmare Cult

Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire don’t read this! Here's another bumper set of the last two sessions of The Evils of Illmire written up by @Dragongirl74, thanks for these amazingly detailed notes. Deciding that the cult needs to be taken down, no matter the cost, our heroes leaving the fungal caverns, … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: The Lair of the Nightmare Cult →

The Evils of Illmire: A Shortcut to Fungi

Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire don’t read this! Once more I have to thank @Dragongirl74 for keeping such detailed and brilliant session notes for our group. Here is a bumper set covering our last two sessions. The blades the giant undead hold are quite archaic, they must have lain here in … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: A Shortcut to Fungi →

The Evils of Illmire: A Drudge of Skeletons*

Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire don’t read this! @Dragongirl74 is really turning out these session reports, this one brings everything up to date as the party explore and ponder on the nature of the Forgotten Crypt of the Lost Clan. The room is full of dark shapes whose baleful stares turn … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: A Drudge of Skeletons* →

The Evils of Illmire: The Forgotten Crypt

Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire don’t read this! Once more my players have stepped up and provided notes for the last couple of The Evils of Illmire sessions. First we have a letter from the front style report by @JimjimTheGrim, sent from his character Anistor to Lord Crellmont in Illmire. The … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: The Forgotten Crypt →

The Evils of Illmire: The Sorceress and the Crypt

Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire don’t read this! @Dragongirl74 has provided fantastically detailed notes of the previous session of The Evils of Illmire (we've played another session since), they really capture everything. Great work, thanks @Dragongirl74! The Sorceress' Tale Esmeraldra's digs Leaving the wounded Gravik in the care of Lord Crelmont … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: The Sorceress and the Crypt →