Ptolus: Midwood - "The Dark Waters of Moss Pond"

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

They do, but I'm planning on weaving the bits in as we go along later.

 

[Tock Chandler]

This flashback was written by Katydid's and Renraw's players, and I think they really got to the early heart of each character. I hope we do another of these. There are some awful things in Tock's past that I'd like to drop more hints about.

 

[bissichan]

Lots of unexplained bits, to. For instance, Tucker goes out of his way to protect Katadid and Tock accuses him of being Kat's bully.

 

[Trench]

I'm fully aware of how geeky this is: writing fan-fic about our own characters.

Still, given the fact that all the PC's grew up together, it seemed obvious. And Renraw's player and I have put a great deal of thought into our PC's family backgrounds and history. In fact, Renraw's player has put thought into the Kems that put my thoughts on the Leaches to shame. We get to play around with that a lot in a later story.

This was fun to write. I have thought of doing more, for certain.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If anyone has held off on reading the Midwood story hour because of its size or apparent complexity, the next chapter -- which starts tomorrow -- is a perfect time to jump on. The campaign is split in two, and the chapters will alternate between the heroes of Midwood and the fugitives.

Next up, the heroes attempt to win favor with Bishop Lehmann (and pay him back for raising Emmerson from the dead) by going into the incredibly haunted Maidensbridge Abbey and lifting the curse there.

 

[Renraw Kem]

This flashback was written by Katydid's and Renraw's players

I'm not sure how much I had to do with this one. I think not much at all, but I definitely approve. It was really well done, all of it.

I wouldn't say no to doing another one as a group.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"The Abbey in the Woods" adventure began August 15, 2006 and marks the beginning of a new, two-part direction for the campaign.

The heroes of Maidensbridge, who are featured in this chapter, have a clear goal in mind: Find out what the Green Mountain kobolds are up to, and stop them. But before they can do that, they have to honor a deal made with the local bishop.

 

[Renraw Kem]

Lots of unexplained bits, to. For instance, Tucker goes out of his way to protect Katadid and Tock accuses him of being Kat's bully.

I read that as Tock only seeing Tucker standing over a dripping, sputtering Kat and filling in the blanks for himself.

But the way it's written, it's kind of vague what actually happened...Tucker could have been the one who pushed Kat in in the first place, but felt guilty when Kat fell in.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Ptolus fans will notice the campaign is taking on a tone much more similar to that of the Big Book. This adventure closely coincided with its release, so a lot of the themes from the book start showing up in the campaign, even though it's set half a world away.

 

[Emus Graymullet]

Evening brings no relief from the rain spattering Maidensbridge with mud. The Sawyer house is no exception.

Oh, damn. Did I write that? I did, didn't I? Sorry!