Tag Archives: Adventure

Days of Blight Book 1 is Now in Print!

Days of Blight, the best selling 5E horror adventure, is now available in soft cover on the DM’s Guild!  With new art and a new format, Days of Blight has never been better.  Rob from Passion Four Drawing and Rachael Allen have provided amazing illustrations to truly bring the horror to life!  Days of Blight Book […]

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Days of Blight gets a Facelift and the Monstrous Lexicon Draws Near

Hello friends! The Pickled Dragon has been in the midst of a whirlwind of activity. We collaborated with the Architects of Destruction, writing the Lost Tomb of Lord Longcloud to support the Rampage Kickstarter. Working with artists, Rob Shaffer and Rachael Allen, we have been working to give the Days of Blight series an artistic […]

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The Monstrous Lexicon and more giveaways!!

The last several weeks have been absolutely insane.  I have multiple projects in the works (Days of Blight 3, Collaboration with The Architects of Destruction, and prep for upcoming cons) but The Monstrous Lexicon is where most of my attention has been focused.  We are starting to get some art back for the monster manual […]

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The Long Overdue Stream of Many Eyes Post!

Now that I am back from New Orleans, I have a quick moment to reflect on this whirlwind month!  Ugh!  Where to even begin?! I arrived on Thursday and spent the day with Architects of Destruction honcho, Jamison Valerio.  He was kind enough to show me the lay of the Los Angeles land and brought […]

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Catching Up: Tavern of Heroes, Castle Ravenloft Giveaway, and more!

I have just returned from the Stream of Many Eyes (much more on that in my next post!) which has consumed all of my time for the last week.  Before I can share the good times had at the Stream I need to catch you guys up on a few things.   First of all, I […]

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Adoraith: Echoes of Eprius Wins Obsidian Portal’s RPG Campaign of the Month!

My home brew Dungeons and Dragons campaign, Adoraith: Echoes of Epirus, has won Obisdian Portal’s Campaign of the Month award!  This automatically puts us in the running for Campaign of the Year.  The Obsidian Portal folks posted an interview regarding our campaign on their blog.  Just because I am excited I am posting the interview […]

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The Pickled Dragon’s Finest Brew Game Review: Talisman

When I think of high fantasy themed board games the first name that always comes to mind is Talisman.  I am probably biased as Talisman was first released during the time that I first discovered fantasy role playing games.  The year was 1983, I was fully immersed in Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Gary Gygax had just sent […]

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Behind the Screen: Disfigurements and Permanent Wounds

Adventuring is dangerous business!  Monsters of all kinds line up with the hopes of feasting at the adventurer buffet. Adventurers run a gauntlet of pointy sticks, razor sharp claws, and scorching breath weapons. Thousands of points of damage are dealt but our heroes always seem to come out without so much as a scratch. Monsters […]

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Behind the Screen: Into the Belly of the Abyss

There are some who believe that the Abyss itself is a living thing, a bloated beast infinite in size and evil. Demons dwell within, the embodiment of the beasts rage and disdain for mortal life. Evil penetrates everything, from the demons you battle to the very air you breathe. The beast is pure evil. However, […]

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