Elemental Evil--D&D Encounters S20 S19

Ready for another week of D&D Encounters!

We started at Chipotle

We had 6 tables and 35 players at Comic Quest this week--amazing!

DM Chris table was on fire running Princes of the Apocalypse

DM Chloe is closing in on the Hoard of the Dragon Queen / Rise of Tiamet story arc.

Tiffany, Brian, & John were at DM Spencer's table which is on fire

I ran a table again this week.

Bunch of new players & Jack ran through the retaliation phase and headed to the Earth Temple

The players rolled HORRIBLY and there were not crits--may be the first time in the history of D&D Encounters!

Here is Jacks character sketch of Srepah, my Elf Rouge...yes he is standing on a mountain of meat...

DM Summit @ UCI Chipotle

DM Chloe, DM Spencer & I meet this week at the Chipotle by UCI

We spent some time planning the transition to the next season

And then gossip'd a lot about what is going on in our life. Fun week.

Preparation for Out of the Abyss

The next season of D&D Encounters is based on Rage of Demons Out of the Abyss--basically, Demons in the Underdark, which is just an awesome topic!

Here is the blurb

Rumors of demonic activity in the Underdark have reached the surface through whispers and hushed tales of violence. King Bruenor sends his friend Drizzt Do’Urden to find out what’s happening beneath the surface but it becomes all too clear when the demon lord Demogorgon ravages the drow city of Menzobarranzan. The Horned Lord Baphomet toys with victims in the vast maze of the Underdark and the Demon Queen of Fungi Zuggtmoy plans to join with a massive city-sized fungus in an insane marriage ceremony. Yeenoghu, the Demon Lord of Gnolls, wanders the dark, spawning new gnoll servants from his kills to continue the destruction, while the demon lords of lust and deception prey on the weak-willed peoples of the Underdark.

In the madness of the dark, who will be the light to shine against the demons? The races of the deep vie against the demons but there are few allies in the Underdark among drow, mindflayers, duergar and deep gnomes. Drizzt Do’Urden and the magical panther Guenhwyvar are dedicated to tracking Demogorgon and putting a stop to his reign of madness but it’s even more crucial to find out why the demon lords came out of the Abyss at all. Who is responsible for the chaos that’s been unleashed? Solve the mystery before the demons reach the surface. Dare to descend!

There is already a Players Guide up and the Adventure comes out in a few days, for which there is a Synopsis

Dare to descend into the Underdark in this adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game!

The Underdark is a subterranean wonderland, a vast and twisted labyrinth where fear reigns. It is the home of horrific monsters that have never seen the light of day. It is here that the dark elf Gromph Baenre, Archmage of Menzoberranzan, casts a foul spell meant to ignite a magical energy that suffuses the Underdark and tears open portals to the demonic Abyss. What steps through surprises even him, and from that moment on, the insanity that pervades the Underdark escalates and threatens to shake the Forgotten Realms to its foundations. Stop the madness before it consumes you!

A Dungeons & Dragons adventure for characters of levels 1–15

Actual Play Elemental Evil--D&D Encounters S20 S18

Elemental Evil--D&D Encounters S20 S18

Another perfect night in Orange County for D&D!

We started in the night at a Sushi Place--the decorations were awesome!

There was this massive case with incredible treasures!

Brian, Chloe, & Jeffery were there

After sushi we headed to the shop. John continues to paint some fantastic mini's

I joined DM Chris this week--his table was not that crowded

He is a great DM--he actually has the Rolodex of Doom--print-outs of everything in the module filed alphabetically.

We had a whole lot of Crits!

I started it off with a crit during the surprise round!

Ryan got Back to Back crits!

And Jeffery even got in on the action!