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Today we're looking at "Mazfroth's Might Digressions" by Alison Huang.
This is a really nice, very tight scenario that demonstrates Huang's trademark style of layering complexity into her antagonists: The PCs are sent to investigate some criminals...
#CandlekeepMysteries
This is a really nice, very tight scenario that demonstrates Huang's trademark style of layering complexity into her antagonists: The PCs are sent to investigate some criminals...
#CandlekeepMysteries
...who are indirectly defrauding Candlekeep and putting people in danger.
But it turns out the criminals aren't aware of the true dangers of their actions & their motivations are closer to desperate altruism.
... until you take a still closer look and all the ethics turn murky.
But it turns out the criminals aren't aware of the true dangers of their actions & their motivations are closer to desperate altruism.
... until you take a still closer look and all the ethics turn murky.
My copy of #CandlekeepMysteries finally arrived, so I'm diving in.
Beautiful cover art by Clint Cearley.
This is more or less live-tweeting. So expect to see a lot of raw thoughts.
Beautiful cover art by Clint Cearley.
This is more or less live-tweeting. So expect to see a lot of raw thoughts.
So my honest first question with this book was: Will it render the excellent DM's Guild book Elminster's Candlekeep Companion by @justicearman and @Thrawn589 obsolete?
The answer: Not at all. I would say it actually super-charges it.
The answer: Not at all. I would say it actually super-charges it.
As a visual example of this, consider the incredible poster map that Marco Bernardini did for the Companion. When I heard there was a going to be a poster map in Candlekeep Mysteries, I thought it was a shame that Bernardini's work was going to be rendered superfluous.
But no!
But no!
