Hooks: The Sunless Citadel
Old Durnan stood behind the bar of the Yawning Portal, as he always did; it was commonly thought that the sardonic old man simply chose the drudgery of maintaining the day-to-day operations of the...
View ArticleA Thousand Tiny Deaths
A Thousand Tiny Deaths, an alternate hook adventure for the Forge of Fury is now available on the DMsGuild. Play this short adventure before you delve into the Forge of Fury from Tales from the Yawning...
View ArticleHooks: The Forge of Fury
This article assumes that the characters are not using DDAL0601 A Thousand Tiny Deaths as their hook into the Forge of Fury adventure. Although that adventure is the intended path to get...
View ArticleHooks: Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan
“Durnan, the perpetually scowling proprietor of the Yawning Portal Inn, harrumphed as a he pushed his broom sullenly across the floor. He seemed to be muttering something about druids and...
View ArticleRoll20 D&D Adventurers League Game Filter
Roll20 recently rolled out a new “Gaming Groups” filter and D&D Adventurers League is the first available option. Be sure to tag your AL games so you can find more interested players. You can read...
View ArticleThe Redemption of Kelvan
The Redemption of Kelvan, an adventure linked to the White Plume Mountain adventure in the Tales from the Yawning Portal is now available on the DMsGuild. Play this short adventure before you delve...
View ArticleHooks: White Plume Mountain
This article assumes that the characters are not using DDAL06-02 The Redemption of Kelvan as their hook into the White Plume Mountain adventure. Although that adventure is the intended path to...
View ArticleTomb of Annihilation
In a streamed event called the Stream of Annihilation Wizards of the Coast announced the newest D&D Adventure, Tomb of Annihilation. ITEM DETAILS Price: $49.95 C$65.95 Release Date: 19 September...
View ArticleCrypt of the Death Giants
The Crypt of the Death Giants, an adventure loosely linked to the Against the Giants adventure in the Tales from the Yawning Portal is now available on the DMsGuild. Play this short adventure after you...
View ArticleHow do I CCC? (and Other Questions)
A little over a year ago, the D&D Adventurers League (DDAL) started a new program called the Convention Creation Content (CCC) program. Through this program, convention organizers who follow a few...
View ArticleHooks: Dead in Thay
This world is full of dangers and treasures, stories that are just waiting to be told and legends that want to be created. There are days where the Yawning Portal is home to all of these, and...
View ArticleThe Death Curse has arrived
GenCon and Labor Day conventions are just around the corner, many of which will have the Tomb of Annihilation introductory adventures and D&D Epic. With those adventures comes the reveal of the...
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Dateline: Indianapolis Gen Con 50 is in full swing: the city if full of dice-carrying gamers, the park behind the JW Marriott has a Green Day concert going on (we can hear it in our rooms!), and Lost...
View ArticleHooks: Against the Giants
I limped away from the cloud of dust and debris that had formerly been a Thayan stronghold, and for what felt like the millionth time I assured myself that I would never again interfere in the...
View ArticleHooks: Tomb of Horrors
“Durnan cannot possibly be human. He’s owned the Yawning Portal for more years than most of us can remember, and he’s always the only one behind the bar. Between the trying-too-hard bards and...
View ArticleIn Which We Talk About… Season Schedules
We’re well into season 8 with Waterdeep Dragon Heist and Dungeon of the Mad Mage, with many adventures released on top of the staggering amount of content contained in the hardcovers. And then there’s...
View ArticleAdventurers Wanted (and a Midwinter Gift!)
Hello, adventurers! Since July, there’s been a whole new way to get your Adventurers League news: Adventurers Wanted! Adventurers Wanted is a monthly talk show (usually airing at 11am PT on the 4th...
View ArticleDetect Thoughts, Volume 1.1
Welcome to Detect Thoughts! This series is something that I have wished for as a resource, particularly since my favorite DM does not use Facebook, and as such does not have access to the official...
View ArticleA Midwinter Elk Appears (with a Midwinter Gift!)
Happy Holidays from Max Energy Games and our D&D family! We regularly run 5+ tables of 5e AL at our weekly “Tabletop Tuesdays” at our favorite game store, Gamers Vault in Medford, New Jersey.A...
View ArticleIn Which We Talk About… Fistful of Platinum
So OH MAN have I got some stuff to talk about today! I recently kicked off Fistful of Platinum, our first AL stream. I’m running Waterdeep: Dragon Heist for some awesome players and we’re using the...
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