Session 26: Confronting King Grol

After four exhausting sessions inside Cragmaw Castle, the party finally confronted King Grol in a desperate battle fought through rubble, narrow hallways, psychic attacks, and absolute chaos.
Gather. Laugh. Roll
Gather. Laugh. Roll

After four exhausting sessions inside Cragmaw Castle, the party finally confronted King Grol in a desperate battle fought through rubble, narrow hallways, psychic attacks, and absolute chaos.

Thanksgiving weekend finds Voxels & Valor reunited, but incomplete. As Venomfang waits in his tower, the party chooses patience over glory, clearing Thundertree’s blights and discovering that presence at the table matters as much as power on the page.

Zend receives a hero’s welcome in Phandalin while a fierce new warrior joins Voxels & Valor. But warmth fades quickly on the road to Thundertree, where rot waits beneath the roots.

In this session of Voxels & Valor, the party launches a decisive assault on Wyvern Tor before entering Neverwinter Wood to question Agatha the banshee. What follows is a lesson in force, restraint, and the power of a single respectful gesture.

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.