Princes of the Apocalypse (D&D 5th edition campaign)
So this is the next big campaign WotC has come out with after Tyranny of Dragons. Unofficially, it is a sequel to Lost Mine of Phandelver, but not so much in plot but in writing, setting, and cartography. It’s a big one too, starting at 1st and going as high as 15th level, so it’s a massive storyline.
Session #1 – Red Larch
Session #2 – Berthunder’s Warehouse
Session #3 – Tomb of the Delvers
Session #4 – Terror at Lance Rock
Session #5 – Shallow Graves
Session #6 – Feathergale Spire
Session #7 – Lair of the Purple Wyrm
Session #8 – Escape from Feathergale Spire
Session #9 – Assault on Feathergale Spire
Session #10 -Deathtrap at Feathergale Spire
Session #11 – Rivergard Keep
Session #12– Beliard
Session #13 – Vale of the Dancing Waters
Session #14 – Return to Red Larch
Session #15 – Temple of the Howling Hatred
Session #16 – Queen Aerisi
Session #17 – Serena’s Deception
Session #18 – The Deception Continues
Session #19 – Sacred Stone Monastery, Part 1
Session #20 – Sacred Stone Monastery, Part 2
Session #21 – Sacred Stone Monastery, Part 3
Session #22 – Temple of the Black Earth
Session #23 – A Near Death Escape
Session #24 – Return to Black Earth Temple
Session #25 – Time to Leave
Session #26 – A Bullette Surprise & Future Plans
Session #27 – Air Temple Redux
Session #28 – Fane of the Eye
Session #29 – Guardians of the Earth Node
Session #30 – More Guardians of the Earth Node
Session #31 – The Medusa’s Node
Session #32 – Death to the Earth Node!
Session #33 – The Howling Caves
Session #34 – Death to the AIR Node!
Session #35 – The Lost Crown of Besilmer
Session #36 – The Looting of Black Earth Temple
Session #37 – Haayon the Punisher
Session #38 – Haayon’s Folly
Session #39 – A Doom of Ice and Fire
Session #40 – At the Halls of the Hunting Axe
Session #41 – The Lost Tomb of King Torild, Part 1
Session #42 -The Lost Tomb of King Torild, Part 2
Session #43 – Drannin’s Trap!
Session #44 – Return to the Vale of Dancing Waters
Session #45 – The Utter Defeat of Rivergard Keep
Session #46 – Temple of the Crushing Wave, Part 1
Session #47 – Temple of the Crushing Wave, Part 2
Session #48 – Temple of the Crushing Wave, Part 3
Session #49 – Temple of the Crushing Wave, Part 4 – A Coven of Hags
Session #50 – Temple of the Crushing Wave, Part 5 – The Enemy Flees
Session #51 – Temple of the Crushing Wave, Part 6 – Copper Vat Sucker Punch!
Session #52 – Another Horrible Devil & a Lizardish Battle
Session #53 – Enter the Water Node
Session #54 – The Water Node, Part 2
Session #55 – Assault on Shatterkeel, Part 1
Session #56 – Assault on Shatterkeel, Part 2
Session #57 – Assault on Shatterkeel, Part 3 (A.K.A. – “Sick of the Water Node“)
Session #58 – Death of Gar Shatterkeel
Session #59 – Serena & The Book of the Exalted
Session #60 – Yartar Faction War
Session #61 – Lair of the Krakenspawn
Session #62 – Demise of the Cointoss Tavern
Session #63 – “Where the Flame Still Flickers…”
Session #64 – Temple of the Eternal Flame
Session #65 – Temple of the Eternal Flame, Part 2
Session #66 – Temple of the Eternal Flame, Part 3- Brass Golem
Session #67 – Fane of the Triad
Session #68 – Death to the Fire Node!
Session #69 – Retreat From the Fire Node
Session #70 – Battle of the Triad, Part 1
Session #71 – Battle of the Triad, Part 2
Session #72 – Escape from the Fane of the Eye
Session #73 – Symbol of the Fiery Throat
Session #74 – The Machinations of Imix
Session #75 – Princes Endgame
JM Hauser 
Aug 02, 2015 @ 14:20:22
I love your 5e campaign write ups! They’re the only thing like it on the web. I’ve only played a few sessions of 5e and I’m hungry to read about more. You put so much effort into the images, minis, staging and story- not to mention the custom encounters- that the just the synopsis is engaging and exciting. I would love to see a real game! Thanks for putting these documented sessions online.
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Aug 02, 2015 @ 18:03:22
Thanks! I’ve been doing this for years now, it is very fun to look back later, MUCH later, and relive what happened in full color detail.
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Aug 02, 2015 @ 18:57:51
I think the summary synopsis at the beginning of each recap really gets my players and any readers back into the plot groove.
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Dec 13, 2015 @ 17:39:32
Just found your blog Jason….very cool!
Is your group still playing Princes of the Apocalypse?
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Dec 13, 2015 @ 20:13:44
yes, we’re up to session 21 but i haven’t posted the entries here in some time, i should do that.
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Dec 15, 2015 @ 05:05:59
Cool…look forward to reading what’s happened
Thanks for putting up the ones already here. They’ve been very helpful running my campaign and a great read
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Dec 16, 2015 @ 03:16:53
actually if you search Enworld for Princes of the Apocalypse session recaps you can find the rest…along with lengthy plot discussions with other members.
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Dec 16, 2015 @ 19:58:57
I just found this as well. Can’t wait to see more!
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Mar 20, 2016 @ 13:59:42
Wow! Great writing, i am currently running this story and i have gotten alot of good ideas from this. When will more chapters come out?
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Mar 20, 2016 @ 14:03:22
The maps are also good, do you print out the maps on A4 pages or do something else?
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Mar 20, 2016 @ 14:35:20
Hi. Thanks. Actually if you go to enworld.com and search for Princes of the Apocalypse campaign recaps you can find the whole series. We are up to session #30
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Mar 20, 2016 @ 14:36:26
The maps I photoshop to 1 inch =10 feet then print on tiles from pdf.
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Jan 11, 2021 @ 19:46:35
Hello! I am currently DMing this campaign in Roll20 for some of my friends. I have found your writeups extremely useful to clarify some things and also for inspiration. did you ever finish the campaign? And if so, are the writeups available somewhere? Thanks!
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Jan 11, 2021 @ 20:28:55
Hello. Thanks for commenting. We got to the penultimate episode which functioned pretty well as a final one. The actual “end” was missed because of reasons I forget, but I think someone moved away.
the campaign recaps in their entirety can be found here, I never got around to linking them all in my blog.
https://www.enworld.org/threads/princes-of-the-apocalypse-campaign-recaps.444419/
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Jan 11, 2021 @ 20:43:19
Thank you for the swift reply! I will read through the rest for sure.
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Jan 11, 2021 @ 20:49:03
Sure. Let me know if you like it. I also have campaign recaps for Tomb of Annihilation and Forge of Fury. and Lost Mine of Phandelver.
https://www.enworld.org/threads/tomb-of-annihilation-campaign-recaps.587369/
https://www.enworld.org/threads/forge-of-fury-5e-roll20-campaign-recaps.672376/
https://www.enworld.org/threads/lost-mine-of-phandelver-campaign-recaps-2019.668175/
Tomb we didn’t finish, 3/4 done. Lost Mine we were real close then pandemic hit and messed everything up.
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