The Black Spider
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Doipify your El Mop?! Is that a verbal spell component? No, silly. Doip (DOIP: Dragon of Icespire Peak) ify your El Mop (LMOP: Lost Mine of Phandelver). In other words, remove the linear story from Lost Mine of Phandalin, and make it more open-ended like Dragon of Icespire Peak. I realize I could have just…
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Continuing with yesterday’s musing that wizards who become friendly with one another probably gift each other weird shit, I think it would be on-brand for Nezznar, a native of the world below, to gift wrap a token of the underdark, slap a bow on it, and hand it to his pal from the world above,…
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Wait, WAIT…hold up. Let me get this straight: the characters are about to explore the cellar of an ancient ruined manor where: It’s times like this I wish I wore glasses, just so I could take them off, rub the bridge of my nose for a long, dramatic pause before looking to the game designers and…
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A communication between two wizards with a combined Intelligence score of 33, discussing clandestine surveillance and a plot to abduct and murder strangers in the commission of a robbery. Written down on paper in the common speech, in which one of the perpetrators is identified by his first and last name! Your Honor, I present…
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From the introduction of Lost Mine of Phandelver, under the background section: “A powerful force of orcs reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave to seize its riches and magic treasures. Human wizards fought alongside their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much…