Gather. Laugh. Roll
Gather. Laugh. Roll
Waterdeep
A quiet night in Trollskull Alley gives way to deeper mysteries beyond the city walls. As music fills the manor, the party uncovers tension between a perfect vineyard and a troubled farm, where something unnatural may already be watching the fields.
The party’s first journey into Undercliff leads them to rival vineyards, suspiciously perfect orchards, and a meadery where a simple question nearly ends with a crossbow bolt. The Dark Harvest mystery begins to take root beyond Waterdeep’s walls.
A riddle hidden in Lif’s ledger leads the party to Trollskull Manor’s attic, where a ghostly troll rises from a cracked skull. Mystery, humor, and haunted memories collide in this Dragon Heist campaign recap.
Fire gives way to stories, bureaucracy, and quiet magic as Trollskull Manor answers the party’s care in unsettling ways. A haunting Dragon Heist session of ash, echoes, and unanswered questions.
Before the Fireball, before factions sharpened their knives, Waterdeep taught the party how to listen. This DM Diary reflects on planning the A Friend in Need arc, how pacing, patience, and trust shaped the early campaign and prepared the table for what came next.
In Session 15 of Voxels & Valor, everything went wrong, at least according to my prep. A villain meant to escape was caught. A chase I wasn’t ready for unfolded. And I felt something I hadn’t before as a Dungeon Master: anger.
This DM Diary explores improvisation, player agency, ego at the table, and what happens when the dice rewrite your plans.
After blood-soaked tunnels and hard-won survival, the party finally slows down—wandering Waterdeep’s marketplace, claiming Trollskull Manor, and discovering that even welcome doors can creak with warning.
A psychic threat beneath Waterdeep forces the party to confront something far worse than steel. With Floon rescued and Trollskull Manor deeded into their care, Session 19 closes A Friend in Need and marks a pivotal transition in the Dragon Heist campaign.
In the sewers beneath Waterdeep, trust is tested, mercy is weighed, and the party finally finds Floon, just as the true power behind the Xanathar Guild reveals itself.
