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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 2260071" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>The Children of Leviathan - Introduction</strong></p><p></p><p>This is the first soft point of Year 2 of the tournament module, "The Children of the Leviathan," written by Scott Charlton and set in the Arcanis setting. You can read more about Arcanis at <a href="http://www.onaraonline.org" target="_blank">http://www.onaraonline.org</a>. Our cast of characters includes:</p><p></p><p>· Ilmarė Galen (elf Brd3), played by Amber Tresca (my wife)</p><p>· Vlad Martell (human Ftr3), played by Matt Hammer.</p><p>· Calactyte (ss’ressen Bar1), played by Joe Tresca: <a href="http://www.creepyportfolio.com" target="_blank">http://www.creepyportfolio.com</a></p><p>· Bijoux (fihali 2/Drd1), played by Melissa Gendron</p><p></p><p>I was Dungeon Master for this session: <a href="http://michael.tresca.net" target="_blank">http://michael.tresca.net</a> </p><p></p><p>This was a new session for my brother (Joe) and his girlfriend (Melissa). She’s never played Dungeons & Dragons before and I wanted it to be a fun session. Ironically, she ported over a character she played on EverQuest who was a catfolk druid. Since the party had just recently visited a world of cat type people (called fihali), it only made sense. Incidentally, being a fihali means starting out at with 2 humanoid levels, an important edge. </p><p></p><p>I haven’t been in the DM seat recently so this was my chance to dive into it. And dive into it I did, with all the sweaty madness of a guy who has a 9 to 5 corporate job and doesn’t get to express himself often enough. I knew this was an adventure on the high seas, so I went out to the local party store and bought pirate props, including a pirate mask, a treasure chest, edible gold coins (a treat for the players afterwards) and used the Weapons and Warriors Pirate Battle Game set as a prop. I'll include pictures too.</p><p></p><p>I was THIS CLOSE >< to buying an inflatable parrot. Don’t push me, I’ll do it!</p><p></p><p>Ahem. Anyway, this was probably the most insane, over the top, Indiana Jones style game we’ve played in awhile. The writing was a bit too florid for my tastes, but the action was spot on and more than once the players thought their characters were in mortal danger. Calactyte had a tougher time because he’s the lowest level, but Bijoux did fantastic—her gliding ability and blood drain saved the day multiple times, including the end. All that, and this was the first time her player ever played D&D.</p><p></p><p>The adventure was tweaked in several ways. Due to the scaling of the models, the cannon that the PCs are supposed to retrieve ended up being massive; so massive that it would be unrealistic to try to drag it with them. I replaced an Altherian NPC named Khalil with Kham. And I replaced several of the sailors with Baldric, Crazy Bob and Edward, because the trio is collectively far more entertaining.</p><p></p><p>It’s the most fun I’ve had being a DM in years. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>SPOILER ALERT: This adventure is not yet retired, so if you plan to play it you may want to look elsewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 2260071, member: 3285"] [b]The Children of Leviathan - Introduction[/b] This is the first soft point of Year 2 of the tournament module, "The Children of the Leviathan," written by Scott Charlton and set in the Arcanis setting. You can read more about Arcanis at [url]http://www.onaraonline.org[/url]. Our cast of characters includes: · Ilmarė Galen (elf Brd3), played by Amber Tresca (my wife) · Vlad Martell (human Ftr3), played by Matt Hammer. · Calactyte (ss’ressen Bar1), played by Joe Tresca: [url]http://www.creepyportfolio.com[/url] · Bijoux (fihali 2/Drd1), played by Melissa Gendron I was Dungeon Master for this session: [url]http://michael.tresca.net[/url] This was a new session for my brother (Joe) and his girlfriend (Melissa). She’s never played Dungeons & Dragons before and I wanted it to be a fun session. Ironically, she ported over a character she played on EverQuest who was a catfolk druid. Since the party had just recently visited a world of cat type people (called fihali), it only made sense. Incidentally, being a fihali means starting out at with 2 humanoid levels, an important edge. I haven’t been in the DM seat recently so this was my chance to dive into it. And dive into it I did, with all the sweaty madness of a guy who has a 9 to 5 corporate job and doesn’t get to express himself often enough. I knew this was an adventure on the high seas, so I went out to the local party store and bought pirate props, including a pirate mask, a treasure chest, edible gold coins (a treat for the players afterwards) and used the Weapons and Warriors Pirate Battle Game set as a prop. I'll include pictures too. I was THIS CLOSE >< to buying an inflatable parrot. Don’t push me, I’ll do it! Ahem. Anyway, this was probably the most insane, over the top, Indiana Jones style game we’ve played in awhile. The writing was a bit too florid for my tastes, but the action was spot on and more than once the players thought their characters were in mortal danger. Calactyte had a tougher time because he’s the lowest level, but Bijoux did fantastic—her gliding ability and blood drain saved the day multiple times, including the end. All that, and this was the first time her player ever played D&D. The adventure was tweaked in several ways. Due to the scaling of the models, the cannon that the PCs are supposed to retrieve ended up being massive; so massive that it would be unrealistic to try to drag it with them. I replaced an Altherian NPC named Khalil with Kham. And I replaced several of the sailors with Baldric, Crazy Bob and Edward, because the trio is collectively far more entertaining. It’s the most fun I’ve had being a DM in years. :) SPOILER ALERT: This adventure is not yet retired, so if you plan to play it you may want to look elsewhere. [/QUOTE]
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