Cragmaw Castle
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Volo’s Guide to Monsters was published in November of 2016, two and a half years after Lost Mine of Phandelver – and there’s some good stuff in Volo’s about the Goblinoid worship of Maglubiyet that came after the publication of El Mop: “Maglubiyet’s holy symbol is a headsman’s axe, and the block is where it is blessed by…
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We can repurpose Abner Feldman’s farmstead (see yesterday’s hobgoblin daytime wilderness encounter) as the stage for a hobgoblin nighttime wilderness encounter as well. Everything doesn’t need to jump out of the bushes at the party once they bed down beneath the stars for the night, you know. In fact, who’s to say this couldn’t be…
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I’m rather fond of hobgoblins. In my mind, I see these mid-tier goblinoids as the Uruk-hai of Faerûn. Militaristic. Disciplined. Fearless. To me, the portrayal of hobgoblin vs. goblin is something akin to the Uruk-hai of Isengard vs. Mordor and Moria orcs. The former are larger in stature and operate as a disciplined fighting unit…
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Cragmaw Castle is a remnant of the Kingdom of Phalorm. It’s one of those bits of Forgotten Realms lore that’s mentioned in passing within the pages of Lost Mine of Phandelver, but otherwise has no significance in the adventure. El Mop is a beginner adventurer for both Dungeon Master and player, so I understand the…