tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39027253401649863412024-03-19T08:48:45.766+00:00Daddy GrognardRaising the next generation of Old School gamersDaddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.comBlogger440125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-6712090913655588632014-07-20T17:06:00.001+01:002014-07-20T17:06:30.010+01:00Team Adventure - Fun and Fungus Alagon dived into the pool, using his ability to breathe underwater that he had acquired in the Tomb of the Holy Avenger. Alurax joined him and they investigated the silver disc. Gullhar checked the room for secret doors but found nothing. Then Larsh the polar bear joined the swim party. Gullhar called Elysia into the pool to see if casting a Reduce spell would help. She did just that and Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com135tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-79224249212975842222014-06-21T21:34:00.001+01:002014-06-21T21:34:54.594+01:00Team Adventure - Nobody's HomeSaved from certain death by the time egg, Alurax began to investigate the contents of the library, finding the books on the evil Outer Planes very interesting. Gullhar made his way down one of the corridors that, according to the very artistic map he had been making, had not so far been explored. The rest of the party followed along and found that it led to a room that was completely filled with Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-25841709635769112562014-06-15T15:12:00.000+01:002014-06-15T15:12:00.071+01:00An Adventure for Every Monster - Djinni
Otherworld Miniatures do it again!
Frequency Very rare No appearing 1AC 4Move 9”/24” HD 10% in lair Ni1Treasure type Nil No of attacks 1Damage per attack 3-24 Special attacks See belowSpecial defences NilMagic resistance StandardIntelligence Average-highAlignment Chaotic GoodSize L (Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-18286314030378377362014-06-09T23:30:00.001+01:002014-06-09T23:30:56.062+01:00Team Adventure - Catching FireThe party’s first action was to knock on the bronze doors; well, it was worth a try, but there was no response. Then Alurax decided to see if they would yield to the party’s default solution of throwing oil bombs at them. Again, there was no effect – apart from some smoke marks on the bronze (that’ll take ages to get out!)At this point, Gullhar decided to make use of Larsh, the polar bear; with Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-25240422444618073412014-05-24T21:52:00.000+01:002014-05-24T21:56:44.050+01:00Team Adventure - Turning TurtleWe rejoin the party having just finished the Tomb of the Holy Avenger. Lydia the somewhat aged paladin (now in her forties as opposed to eighteen) got word that something called the Chrysalis was awakening. This was clearly serious enough to arouse her intense alarm and she at once declared her intention to set off south to the city where her order of paladins was based. It was calledDaddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-86148915719559587322014-05-20T13:58:00.001+01:002014-05-20T13:58:31.558+01:00An Adventure for Every Monster - Displacer Beast
Frequency Very rare No appearing 2-5AC 4Move 15” HD 6% in lair 25% Treasure type D No of attacks 2Damage per attack 2-8/2-8 Special attacks Nil Special defences -2 on opponent’s attack diceMagic resistance Save as 12th level fighter +2 on dieIntelligence Semi-Alignment NeutralSize&Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-27631366838514802572014-05-18T21:17:00.000+01:002014-05-18T21:17:04.070+01:00The boys are back!Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-83072590563062848062014-03-29T17:02:00.000+00:002014-03-29T17:02:57.820+00:00Trampier - the master
Very sad to hear of the death - at such a horribly young age - of Dave Trampier. For my money, he was the best artist D&D had; his illustrations summed up how I visualised my dungeons and the one above is for me, THE archetypal dungeon scenario. He was a man who helped to make my memories, and is now a memory himself but what images he's left behind for us to remember him by. Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-36681583675329396522014-03-18T16:50:00.000+00:002014-03-18T16:50:55.824+00:00An Adventure for Every Monster - Dinosaurs!
(with thanks to Arthur Conan Doyle)
The party is in a frontier town when they are approached by two rough, tough adventurers (at least a couple of levels higher than them) who explain that they are in the business of running hunting trips for bored nobles. Their previous security detail was seduced away by the lure of a large dungeon complex and they are in need of fresh volunteers to provide Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-6937540609695393562014-02-04T08:00:00.000+00:002014-02-04T08:00:11.477+00:00The City by Stella Gemmell
Yes, Gemmell as in David’s wife. She worked with him on some of his books and completed his Fall of Troy series after his death. This is her first solo novel and by heck, it’s a cracker. This is, for me, the equivalent for fantasy of what Hawk Quest was for historical fiction. I don’t think she put a foot wrong in this one – it’s so well written, inventive and plotted that it was a joy to Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-73610364806672122712014-02-02T09:00:00.000+00:002014-02-02T09:00:09.964+00:00An Adventure for Every Monster - Devil, Pit Fiend
Frequency RareNo. appearing 1 or 1-3Armour class -3Move 6”/15” Hit Dice 13Percentage in lair 65% Treasure type J, RNo. of attacks 2 Damage per attack 5-8/7-12 Special attack See belowSpecial defences +2 or better weapon to hitMagic Resistance 65%Intelligence ExceptionalAlignment Lawful Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-65002853142251297482014-01-26T08:30:00.000+00:002014-01-26T08:30:01.872+00:00An Adventure for Every Monster - Devil, Lemure
Frequency Common
No. appearing 5-30
Armour class 7
Move 3”
Hit Dice 3
Percentage in lair 100%
Treasure type Nil
No. of attacks 1
Damage per attack 1-3
Special attack Nil
Special defences See below
Magic Resistance Standard
Intelligence Semi-
Alignment Lawful Evil
Size M
Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-77179080680006032632014-01-24T18:16:00.001+00:002014-01-24T18:16:41.775+00:00After a long absence...Just to advise that I am still alive. However, I need to inform my readers that because of the demands of schoolwork on Junior Grognard, we have had to take the decision to suspend Team Adventure for a couple of months. It's not a decision that we took lightly, since we know that the players really enjoy it and were looking forward to it starting up again after Christmas.
I am still working on Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-80197286952325535572013-12-18T08:30:00.000+00:002013-12-18T08:30:05.480+00:00An Adventure for Every Monster - Devil, Ice
Frequency UncommonNo. appearing 1 or 1-4Armour class -4Move 11” Hit Dice 11Percentage in lair 60% Treasure type Q, RNo. of attacks 4 Damage per attack 1-4/1-4/2-8/3-12 Special attack See belowSpecial defences +2 or better weapon to hitMagic Resistance 55%Intelligence HighAlignment LawfulDaddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-47810182922717901262013-12-15T15:40:00.002+00:002013-12-17T22:50:52.791+00:00Team Adventure - The Ghosts and Christmas Presents. Three ghosts down, one to go. The fearless phantom swept into the room and headed for Gullhar, who the party had pushed to the front, figuring that the age attack would affect him the least. Garry the Gnome stepped up to support the elf and Ferros came in from behind to joint the fray.
Ferros and Gullhar’s attacks missed, as did the ghost. Garry weighed in with his magic daggers and scored a hitDaddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-35625895535420911862013-11-18T15:51:00.000+00:002013-11-18T15:51:39.443+00:00Team Adventure - The Phantom Menace
The giant slug (for such it was) emerged into the room; Elysia fired a Fireball at it and although it damaged the monster, it didn’t stop it. Alagon swung into action, moving in to attack the slug as it got a volley of arrows from Alurax, Ferros, Gullhar and Garry. It tried to bite at Alagon but missed; the party then fired their second shots and Elysia let rip with a Magic Missile; at 9th Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-62429578979844578432013-11-06T20:47:00.003+00:002013-11-06T20:47:57.167+00:00Too funny not to shareThis. Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-10886578526572055912013-11-05T08:30:00.000+00:002013-11-05T08:30:01.257+00:00Legend by David Gemmell
There’s late to the party and then there’s only reading this book this year. It was published in 1984, when I was just 19 and Joe Abercrombie was 10 (or possibly 9). All this time, it’s been off my radar and only now, having read stuff that’s been compared to it did I decide to find out what all the fuss is (was) about.So what is it all about? Well, Legend can best be Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-39463972423072020552013-11-03T11:17:00.000+00:002013-11-03T11:19:21.189+00:00Team Adventure - Gnome ComfortsActing quickly – and unsure of how much longer the floor around Alurax would continue to support him - Gullhar (who had returned to the narrow corridor) pulled the doughty fighter out and onto firmer ground. Whilst he was busy doing this, Larsh detected somebody coming down the corridor behind him. It turned out to be a small figure armed with a short sword and wearing studded leather armour. He Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-42769908775553917172013-10-28T08:00:00.000+00:002013-10-28T08:00:17.612+00:00Four years oldThis blog, that is. 28th October 2009 was my first post. Seems a long time ago now. Lots of water under the bridge and hopefully plenty more to come. Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-27226393736170301362013-10-25T08:30:00.000+01:002013-10-25T08:30:04.485+01:00Good Guy Cthulhu 5Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-85183122854063740492013-10-23T08:30:00.000+01:002013-10-23T08:30:00.686+01:00An Adventure for Every Monster - Devil, Horned
Frequency UncommonNo. appearing 1-2 or 2-5Armour class -5Move 9”/18” Hit Dice 5+5Percentage in lair 55% Treasure type INo. of attacks 4 or 1 + weaponDamage per attack 1-4/1-4/2-5/1-3 or 1-3 plus weapon Special attack See belowSpecial defences +1 or better weapon to hitMagic Resistance Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-20403820718752566382013-10-20T23:24:00.001+01:002013-10-20T23:26:51.955+01:00Team Adventure - It's a tomb in a swamp but it's not THAT tomb in a swampAlmost before the party knew what was happening, both corridors out of the chamber of the hydra had been closed off with walls of thick ice. Both Lydia and Alagon sensed a strong feeling of evil close by but nobody could see anything until Alurax looked up at the ceiling to see a sinister creature with clawed hands and feet and the head of a mantis looking down at him. Moments later, the creatureDaddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-70038697143312662872013-10-01T08:30:00.000+01:002013-10-01T08:30:02.062+01:00Good Guy Cthulhu 4Daddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902725340164986341.post-58678701965652078132013-09-30T10:44:00.000+01:002013-09-30T10:45:08.151+01:00Team Adventure - The Frost Giants' SlaughterThis was the first session after the long summer holiday and it certainly showed; it took some time for the players to regain their focus and to begin with, there were some very odd goings-on as Alurax climbed up the tower, Galadeus came down it and went into the main cave entrance (where Alurax had been standing a few minutes previously).
Galadeus heard strange snarling and growling noises fromDaddy Grognardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559857164172090739noreply@blogger.com3