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Thanks! Yes B2 can be lethal for 1st level adventurers, and unfortunately Percival is of that level of experience. However, I have created a wandering encounters table for the valley (I have made the wilderness area surrounding the Keep a valley within The Stormkiller Mountains) which may help them ...

On Saturday the 23rd of March we continued with our Blackmoor campaign. In the three weeks previous we have had two sessions of board games, plus one Saturday of no gaming due to a member of the group attending a wedding. We are all pleased and excited about continuing with our campaign. The players...

No they haven't been put off which is good! They came to the conclusion that they should have been more careful crossing the royal/ noble living quarters, and that next time they will be more careful around dusty areas (LOL). In the next series of adventures they are going to get an opportunity to c...

During the session on Saturday the 24th of February the players managed to finish their quest to find the magic crystal. They continued with their search of the Keep's first floor, stumbling almost by chance upon the chaotic Cleric and his three Acolytes. A battle ensued within which the PCs turned ...

A note on the weather: I forgot to mention anything about the weather in my previous posts about the Blackmoor campaign. As this adventure is an introduction for players new to the OSR I gave them and adventure suitable as an introduction to the play style, which contains challenges so as not to be ...

Yeah it's going well, something that I'm obviously pleased about. They have taken to OSR gaming quickly and possibly prefer it to 5e (but don't quote me on that). There are rules for firearms in Jonathan Becker's "The Complete B/X Adventurer", though they are the only thing in there which completely...

During the session on Saturday the 10th of February my players continued their exploration of the ground floor of the abandoned Keep. This time they made their way into the western rooms of the Keep which contain the living areas for what were the guard Dogs of the Keep, the religious ceremony areas...

In their second session on the 27th of January 2024 the PCs made their way onto the grounds of the Keep. The outer walls are ruined and the gates are beyond repair, but the Keep within is in fine condition up to and including the first floor (there's also a dungeon below), though the Keep is dilapid...

is this your hedge against overwhelming a group of OSR newbies? Yes! ;) It's an adventure that is set up specifically for newbies. I had another possible adventure to run that's suitable for low level PCs played by players with a bit more experience. The next entries will be a little bit more succi...