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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 2419560" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Cast Upon Tides of Weal and Woe - Introduction</strong></p><p></p><p>This is the fourth soft point of Year 2 of the tournament module, "Cast Upon Tides of Weal and Woe," written by Chris Jarvis 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>. Please note that this story hour contains spoilers! 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>· Sebastian Arnyal (Dark-kin Sor 2) played by George Webster</p><p>· Beldin (Dwarf Ftr2) played by Joe Lalumia</p><p>· Kham (Val Rog 1/PW 2) played by Jeremy Ortiz <a href="http://www.dreamsculptor.com" target="_blank">http://www.dreamsculptor.com</a> </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 session took place over several hours at a Memorial Day barbecue. I knew it would take long with the sheer amount of detailed NCPs that the party had to face. I was also prepared this time, with cardboard maps and props, miniatures of all types (including my collection of painted lead miniatures, figures from the Pirate Battle game, and toys from a party store), and of course, my pirate mask.</p><p></p><p>What ensued was complete chaos. This was a grand melee of seven players against all kinds of enemies, such that I can’t even cover them all in the story hour. I hope you enjoy how I chose to portray them, as the bad guys are like the Legion of Doom—they’re just evil versions of the good guys. Just about everybody has an evil counterpart, but my favorite was Zainat Zameri, the clerical gunslinger who is after the bounty on Kham’s head. I had plans to use the dueling rules from D20 Deadlands…but with Kham, things never go according to plan.</p><p></p><p>In fact, I created an entire inn complete with tables, chairs, walls, fireplace, a menu, etc. Nobody ever made it there.</p><p></p><p>Oh well. As Amber says, “eventually, someone’s going to have a fight in an inn.” So one day I’ll get to use it. I hope.</p><p></p><p>I discovered that Sycorax is actually from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Although she’s long dead by the time the play starts, her presence is always felt through her malformed fish-like son, Caliban. If you’re familiar with the play, the ending will come as no surprise. That means somewhere out there is an island with Prospero’s staff and book and Ariel the sprite!</p><p></p><p>As an aside, I'm going to post some pictures of what the other characters look like (as the players grant me permission to do so). I first when with concepts generated through HeroMachine: <a href="http://www.heromachine.com" target="_blank">http://www.heromachine.com</a></p><p></p><p>But then I started to change the HeroMachine portraits to match the miniatures. So here then is Quintus where we last left him, just starting out as a signifer in the Legion of the Reluctant Warrior.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 2419560, member: 3285"] [b]Cast Upon Tides of Weal and Woe - Introduction[/b] This is the fourth soft point of Year 2 of the tournament module, "Cast Upon Tides of Weal and Woe," written by Chris Jarvis and set in the Arcanis setting. You can read more about Arcanis at [url]http://www.onaraonline.org[/url]. Please note that this story hour contains spoilers! 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 · Sebastian Arnyal (Dark-kin Sor 2) played by George Webster · Beldin (Dwarf Ftr2) played by Joe Lalumia · Kham (Val Rog 1/PW 2) played by Jeremy Ortiz [url]http://www.dreamsculptor.com[/url] I was Dungeon Master for this session: [url]http://michael.tresca.net[/url] This session took place over several hours at a Memorial Day barbecue. I knew it would take long with the sheer amount of detailed NCPs that the party had to face. I was also prepared this time, with cardboard maps and props, miniatures of all types (including my collection of painted lead miniatures, figures from the Pirate Battle game, and toys from a party store), and of course, my pirate mask. What ensued was complete chaos. This was a grand melee of seven players against all kinds of enemies, such that I can’t even cover them all in the story hour. I hope you enjoy how I chose to portray them, as the bad guys are like the Legion of Doom—they’re just evil versions of the good guys. Just about everybody has an evil counterpart, but my favorite was Zainat Zameri, the clerical gunslinger who is after the bounty on Kham’s head. I had plans to use the dueling rules from D20 Deadlands…but with Kham, things never go according to plan. In fact, I created an entire inn complete with tables, chairs, walls, fireplace, a menu, etc. Nobody ever made it there. Oh well. As Amber says, “eventually, someone’s going to have a fight in an inn.” So one day I’ll get to use it. I hope. I discovered that Sycorax is actually from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Although she’s long dead by the time the play starts, her presence is always felt through her malformed fish-like son, Caliban. If you’re familiar with the play, the ending will come as no surprise. That means somewhere out there is an island with Prospero’s staff and book and Ariel the sprite! As an aside, I'm going to post some pictures of what the other characters look like (as the players grant me permission to do so). I first when with concepts generated through HeroMachine: [url]http://www.heromachine.com[/url] But then I started to change the HeroMachine portraits to match the miniatures. So here then is Quintus where we last left him, just starting out as a signifer in the Legion of the Reluctant Warrior. [/QUOTE]
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