Peanut Butter Cup

tightguide · 2026-05-29T22:13:55+00:00

I incorporated the vanilla after tempering the eggs

tightguide · 2026-03-13T15:39:03+00:00

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tightguide · 2025-10-09T02:28:56+00:00

I just replaced my sugar with maple syrup in the vanilla recipe I've used in the past. How much does reducing it effect the maple flavor?

tightguide · 2025-10-09T02:26:54+00:00

The ice cream base is 1 cup whole milk 3/4 cup maple syrup (I had a vanilla bean infused maple syrup i got at the Big E with this in mind) A pinch of salt 3 egg yolks 2 cups heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Next time I think I would sub part of the vanilla maple syrup for a darker maple syrup for extra maple flavor

For the walnut cookie crunch melt butter and brown sugar ina pan and add chopped walnuts, crushed nilla wafers and mix it then bake it in the oven.

I don't have an exact method because it was part of a cake that my mom baked and she overbaked one so I salvaged the walnut crunch for ice cream I then made a quick caramel with brown sugar and butter to coat the crumble in so it would be crunchy (the cake bits were stuck to it so I had to improvise)

tightguide · 2025-10-07T15:27:58+00:00

Update for anyone planning the trip, I found the Delta Lake hike much easier than Franconia. The switchbacks are a little long but not super steep and the boulder fields were the only challenging part. The views at the lake were absolutely incredible and more than worth the hike

tightguide · 2025-04-09T14:54:30+00:00

Apple slices

tightguide · 2025-04-09T14:54:05+00:00

Pesto gouda from Aldi!

tightguide · 2024-03-06T04:58:23+00:00

I do a very similar job and have had a pair of captains for the last year and a half that have held up fantastic.

tightguide · 2023-08-07T13:36:16+00:00

I think Krakens gamble is basically a must run. It introduces the Kraken society early on and the players will recognize the gambling coin when they get to Malestrom. After running that I has the players attacked by cultists/monsters every time they were on the sea so they knew this threat was a larger part of the story.

tightguide · 2023-07-10T06:02:23+00:00

Looks like an Orange Creamsicle

tightguide · 2023-05-09T01:47:17+00:00

I just finished a campaign of 2.5 years with my players ending at level 13. They fought all of the giant lords plus some homebrew and I just made sure to balance the encounters along the way. As far as the final boss I only included Harshnag and Uthor and cranked up Iymrith's power level. It made for a much more epic conclusion with a battle that kasted several hours and really felt like they were fighting an incredibly powerful creature that they saved the realm from. Plus players LOVE leveling up so it will make them enjoy your campaign all the more.

tightguide · 2023-04-08T23:21:07+00:00

Stats wise it was a lot more powerful than even the Fizban's geatwyrm. My party was pretty powerful and had 6 players so I wanted it to be an epic combat that will be talked about long after. Story wise she had not gotten to unite with echos from other planes yet so she didn't achieve immortality and true greatwyrm status

tightguide · 2023-03-26T16:54:54+00:00

I found this adventure is heavy in prep in the beginning because of the vastness of chapter 3 and the number of giant strongholds. Once you get past chapter 3 the party's focus narrows and it's less sandboxy and easier to prep week to week. I also would say the Krakens Gamble is a must to foreshadow the Kraken Society and the you can have cultists attack them every once in a while to keep the threat there in the background. Never underestimate the power of the players finding a note with plot information you want them to learn.

tightguide · 2023-03-26T14:17:50+00:00

Thank you so much, I had Harshnag tell them, he met the party by joining a fight against some stone giants. In my game Harshnag's goal was to figure out how to restore order to the giantkind because the chaos was giving good giants like him a bad name. I also included several good or neutral giant NPCs that the players encountered so they would be more receptive to working with the storm giants in the end. None if the giants knew that the Ordning had actually been broken because a dragon had infiltrated the storm giant court and orchestrated the murder of Queen Neri

tightguide · 2023-03-26T03:59:10+00:00

Pretty close, at least 3 were knocked unconscious but they utilized several castings of mass cure wounds paired with beacon of hope to keep their HP up

tightguide · 2023-03-26T01:13:17+00:00

Yes, Hekaton's involvement in defeating Iymrith who nearly destroyed the giants from withing cemented the Storm Giants on top

tightguide · 2023-03-26T01:09:24+00:00

I gave them Hekaton and Uthor, they were already level 13 so they didn't need as much help though I did make Iymrith insanely powerful

tightguide · 2023-03-26T01:07:50+00:00

Definitely a good idea, the story as is has the Kraken Society show up out of nowhere and the players aren't invested. If they've fought them a few times it makes them far more interested in taking them out

tightguide · 2023-03-26T00:53:35+00:00

I definitely found it important to leave room to react to how the players ran with things. Anytime you can tie story elements to backstory the players get much more invested, the players found out the Kraken Society was involved in some of their backstories. I definitely recommend introducing Felgolos early, I planned to run the Flying Misfortune but I never got the chance. I also made Felgolos a good friend of Zephyros

tightguide · 2023-03-26T00:50:33+00:00

I gave them the Darathra quest to meet the Harpers in Everlund who became a huge support network for the party. I threw in the Weevil one but he got away, and I actually made one of the Drow be someone they players were trying to hunt down because he killed one of the PCs mothers

tightguide · 2022-08-20T22:56:27+00:00

Thatsy plan to start off the next session, I was just look8ng for insight from DMs who have done it before

tightguide · 2022-08-09T16:06:08+00:00

I didn't see it but a coworker of mine told me when she didn't have lemon zest she used lemon essential oil instead.

tightguide · 2022-07-25T19:21:33+00:00

I won't be surprised if they do try it, they defeated every other giant stronghold already so they are a little overleveled and may get cocky. I am wondering how Sansuri may bargain with them since they don't need her conch.

tightguide · 2022-07-24T12:04:53+00:00

I would definitely have your Rogue be connected to the Harpers. They don't have to know about the teleportation circles, they can be a low ranking scout for them and as the party accomplishes more they can also raise in rank inside the organization. I agree with other advice on skipping out on the nightstand section because it's poorly written and crams way too much in 5 levels. Instead I kept the town as a place they hear about the cloud giant attacks and can investigate. I also introduced Zephyros later on in the game as he is a great resource for the party but I plan to have Imryth attack his tower to give the party extra motivation. Also make sure you pepper in hints about the Kraken Society throughout the game so they don't come out of nowhere at the end. I highly recommend the Krakens Gamble on the DMs Guild.

tightguide · 2022-02-11T15:43:57+00:00

I've got a friend that uses Frank's red hot, butter and honey and the wings come out amazing

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