Tresendar Manor
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I often feel like the Patron Saint of Seldom Used Rules, Mechanics, and Fluff in Dungeons & Dragons. If it’s there, I want to use it! If nobody at the table has ever had cause to don or doff their armor, rest assured that the character with the heaviest metal armor is going for an…
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Expelliarmus had to be a cantrip, right? Harry Potter didn’t sit down with The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 and memorize Expelliarmus every day. It was all in the reflexes; a spell etched into his memory to be cast over and over without any preparation. Do you think the boy who lived could ever…
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This is a public service announcement for the moon-touched sword. I think a moon-touched sword would be a fun addition to the crypt below Tresendar Manor, with one of the skeletons in its sarcophagus clutching a gleaming, well-crafted longsword – seemingly untouched by time. At first, a common magic weapon might seem like a lame…
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Quietly, they shambled through rubble and weed past the ruin of Tresendar Manor until, one by one, they appeared at the edge of the escarpment. Silhouetted by the light of the full moon, they gazed down upon the bonfire burning in the town square below. The revelers must have felt the gaze of the watchers…
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Some players may be clever and decide to use the dirty red cloaks from Tresendar Manor’s armory to engage in some subterfuge and try to pass themselves off as new recruits among the Redbrand ranks. And that’s always fun, but don’t let them off easy! Even if the Redbrands they encounter fall for the deception,…
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Finally, we get our first glimpse of Glasstaff. Whether he’s off duty or merely making himself available for his Eeevil Wizard office hours isn’t specifically stated, but there was one little thing in the box text that caught my eye, which means it’s tangent time. Unless this is your first visit to Along The Triboar…
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Okay, I read the following passage from Wizard’s Workshop (Redbrand Hideout, Area 11) and then went down a rabbit hole for, like, an hour. Iarno is trying to master the art of brewing potions and concocting alchemical mixtures. The books and notes scattered around the room are basic texts on alchemy. Any character proficient in Arcana can…
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In yesterday’s post, I discussed how a monster that trades secret and forbidden lore in exchange for magical treasure should have a decent magic treasure hoard. Based on the Nothic’s treasure chest stashed in Tresendar Manor’s crevasse, you’d never get the sense that this particular Nothic desired such things. Since I enjoy playing with seldom…