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Rel's Faded Glory Campaign (Thank You Old One!)
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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 794" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>This Story Hour chronicles something I've never done before. For the first time, I'm using a campaign setting that I did not design myself from the ground up. I've always taken great pride (and had a lot of fun) in putting in the hours and hours required to assemble a grand world full of interesting details and abounding in possible adventures.</p><p></p><p>But life is beginning to take its toll on my free time. I am recently the proud father of a very cute baby girl. I was facing the prospect that I might not have time to roleplay at all. Thanks to my wonderful wife, I have been able to still make time to game one night a week. But my responsibilities prohibit me from spending a great deal of time on my campaign between sessions.</p><p></p><p>A few months ago, I had the pleasure to read Old One's "Faded Glory" story hour. I'm sure that all of you know how fantastic it is, so I won't go on about it at length. Suffice it to say that I was so impressed that for the first time ever, I considered using someone else's world to set my game in. Of course I made modifications to it, but most of them are minor (the most significant is that I am not using his religions, instead sticking with those deities presented in the PHB). I should also mention that I have stolen numerous other ideas from my favorite story hours that you may recognize. I'd like to think that I've woven these ideas into an interesting campaign.</p><p></p><p>I sent an e-mail to Old One and he gave his blessing for my story hour as long as I gave credit to him. Well I most certainly give him credit. I will also do my best to do justice to the great world he has obviously labored so hard to bring to life.</p><p></p><p>Just so we're clear, my storyline is entirely different from the one that the Faded Glory characters are pursuing so this won't be redundant with Old One's story hour. If you like his setting, perhaps you will enjoy my own take on what adventures are to be had there.</p><p></p><p>Without further delay, the player characters are:</p><p></p><p>Speaks With Stone - Human Druid - Speaks With Stone, or Speaks for short was born as Quintus in the city of Oar, south of Glynden along the Crescent Sea. His mother was a Cleric of Obad-Hai and he has always had an affinity for nature. But he became more introverted after his father was murdered by a group of mysterious shadowy figures. He was eventually apprenticed to a druid and has since adopted a somewhat hermitish lifestyle in the wooded hills outside Glynden. His only significant dealings with the folk of Glynden have been through a pair of adventuresome young boys from the town.</p><p></p><p>Rhys Cameron - Human Rogue/Sorcerer - Rhys is the son of Glynden's resident boyer/fletcher. He has always been one to get into trouble. Much of this was prompted by the tales told to him by his great-grandfather, who lived to an incredibly old age. Although he never came right out and said it, his great-grandfather implied that their family contained the blood of dragons. Sadly, Rhys' great-grandfather died just as Rhys was beginning to develop his sorcerous powers.</p><p></p><p>Krase Sandoval - Human Ranger - Growing up as the grandson of a legionnaire who mustered out just as the legions were recalled to the heart of the empire, Krase always dreamt of being in the military. As the son of the local tanner, he spent much time hunting the nearby woods for deer hides to bring to his father. After he met Speaks With Stone, who taught him a great deal about the wilderness, he felt that he was certain to be accepted into the Imperial Scouting Corp. He traveled to Oar to apply, but was turned down in favor of recruits of a more noble birth than he. Embittered by this experience, he has recently returned to Glynden to try and prove himself despite his humiliation at being turned away from the military.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Part One - Trouble at the Harvest Festival</strong></p><p></p><p>Rhys and Krase walked among the various wagons and stalls of the traders from Oar, admiring the various wares they sold. Each had only a few coins to make purchases with but they needed to make a decision soon because the merchants would be headed south within the next few days in order to avoid the first snows.</p><p></p><p>Lurking nearby was Speaks With Stone. He was recently convinced by Rhys that the townfolk would consider him less of a threat if he were to venture inside the town walls occasionally. Unfortunately, he was uncomfortable around large groups of people and wore a carved wooden mask to feel more secure. Between the mask and Jitterbug, one of the wolves who kept him company in the wilds, none of the people of Glynden was inclined to think of him as harmless.</p><p></p><p>The clear voice of Kyndalyn the Younger was heard over the noises of the crowd and the merchants hawking their wares, summoning those who would participate in the annual festival events. The first of these events was an archery contest.</p><p></p><p>Both Rhys and Krase hurried to take a spot in line with the other contestants. Rhys took a moment to load his crossbow while Krase strung his trusty longbow. Most of the other contestants were members of the town guard who spent many hours a week at archery practice.</p><p></p><p>Each took a turn with the results being predictably accurate, with the exception of a recent young recruit named Tiberious who missed the target entirely, drawing a scowl from Kyndalyn. Rhys took a shot that had good promise, but failed to strike better than the best the guards had to offer. Krase stepped to the line and fired a magnificent shot that nearly struck the dead center of the target (Rolled a 19). In the end, none of the other guardsmen could better his arrow and Krase claimed the prize of a few coins and a handful of the best arrows Rhys' father could make.</p><p></p><p>Rhys was not bitter about his performance in the competition however, for he had spotted in the crowd the form of young Isabeau. Isabeau was the daughter of Marcus the shepherd who lived in Castellan Cassuvius south of town. Rhys had recently gotten in the habit of "visiting" Isabeau while she was supposed to be watching the flock. Thus far, neither the flock nor Isabeau seemed any worse for Rhys' attentions.</p><p></p><p>With Rhys occupied chatting with Isabeau, his friend Krase was left to enter the Greased Pig Competition (nods to the Byzantium on the Shannon thread) by himself. Krase was up against a handful of the other young men of the village, including Cassius Jucadius, Junius Octorus and Briley Brathwaite. Uncle Claudius, the town wizard stepped forward with a squirming young pig and with a quick casting of the "Grease" spell, the competition was underway.</p><p></p><p>While Krase and Briley were quick to go after the pig directly, Cassius and Junius hung back looking for an opportunity to catch the pig as it escaped the others or perhaps just to trip one of their opponents. After a couple of laps around the ring and a couple of narrowly missed opportunities by Briley, Cassius managed to cut off the pig and successfully grapple it. Despite attempts by the others to bull rush and trip Cassius, he hung on for the few extra seconds necessary to be declared the winner. A cheer went up from all of those present from Castellan Jucadius and Cassius was awarded the purse for his victory.</p><p></p><p>As the cheers died down and the pig was carried away toward the cook pits, Speaks was thinking about leaving town to return to his home in the woods. He had had enough of the large crowd for one day and was feeling resentful about the treatment of the pig. Even though it wasn't a wild animal, it still didn't deserve to be terrorized. He would need to have a talk with Krase about that soon.</p><p></p><p>As the three friends lingered near the town gate, they heard a cry and looked up to see Pontius Caius, a weaver from Castellan Cassuvius, running to Kyndalyn who stood nearby, giving a firm talk to Tiberious about the importance of archery practice.</p><p></p><p>Pontius cried out, "Kyndalyn, come quickly! One of the wagons has been attacked on the south road! I'm not sure, but I think it belonged to Marcus!"</p><p></p><p>Kyndalyn glanced around at the crowd, noting that most of the guardsmen were out of uniform and off duty. Turning to Tiberious, he said, "Go tell the men that I said to man the walls and close the gates behind me. I'm going to see what happened." Then, turning his gaze to Rhys and Krase who still held their bows in hand, he said, "You two, come with me."</p><p></p><p><strong>NEXT: The Lesser of Two Evils…</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 794, member: 99"] This Story Hour chronicles something I've never done before. For the first time, I'm using a campaign setting that I did not design myself from the ground up. I've always taken great pride (and had a lot of fun) in putting in the hours and hours required to assemble a grand world full of interesting details and abounding in possible adventures. But life is beginning to take its toll on my free time. I am recently the proud father of a very cute baby girl. I was facing the prospect that I might not have time to roleplay at all. Thanks to my wonderful wife, I have been able to still make time to game one night a week. But my responsibilities prohibit me from spending a great deal of time on my campaign between sessions. A few months ago, I had the pleasure to read Old One's "Faded Glory" story hour. I'm sure that all of you know how fantastic it is, so I won't go on about it at length. Suffice it to say that I was so impressed that for the first time ever, I considered using someone else's world to set my game in. Of course I made modifications to it, but most of them are minor (the most significant is that I am not using his religions, instead sticking with those deities presented in the PHB). I should also mention that I have stolen numerous other ideas from my favorite story hours that you may recognize. I'd like to think that I've woven these ideas into an interesting campaign. I sent an e-mail to Old One and he gave his blessing for my story hour as long as I gave credit to him. Well I most certainly give him credit. I will also do my best to do justice to the great world he has obviously labored so hard to bring to life. Just so we're clear, my storyline is entirely different from the one that the Faded Glory characters are pursuing so this won't be redundant with Old One's story hour. If you like his setting, perhaps you will enjoy my own take on what adventures are to be had there. Without further delay, the player characters are: Speaks With Stone - Human Druid - Speaks With Stone, or Speaks for short was born as Quintus in the city of Oar, south of Glynden along the Crescent Sea. His mother was a Cleric of Obad-Hai and he has always had an affinity for nature. But he became more introverted after his father was murdered by a group of mysterious shadowy figures. He was eventually apprenticed to a druid and has since adopted a somewhat hermitish lifestyle in the wooded hills outside Glynden. His only significant dealings with the folk of Glynden have been through a pair of adventuresome young boys from the town. Rhys Cameron - Human Rogue/Sorcerer - Rhys is the son of Glynden's resident boyer/fletcher. He has always been one to get into trouble. Much of this was prompted by the tales told to him by his great-grandfather, who lived to an incredibly old age. Although he never came right out and said it, his great-grandfather implied that their family contained the blood of dragons. Sadly, Rhys' great-grandfather died just as Rhys was beginning to develop his sorcerous powers. Krase Sandoval - Human Ranger - Growing up as the grandson of a legionnaire who mustered out just as the legions were recalled to the heart of the empire, Krase always dreamt of being in the military. As the son of the local tanner, he spent much time hunting the nearby woods for deer hides to bring to his father. After he met Speaks With Stone, who taught him a great deal about the wilderness, he felt that he was certain to be accepted into the Imperial Scouting Corp. He traveled to Oar to apply, but was turned down in favor of recruits of a more noble birth than he. Embittered by this experience, he has recently returned to Glynden to try and prove himself despite his humiliation at being turned away from the military. [B]Part One - Trouble at the Harvest Festival[/B] Rhys and Krase walked among the various wagons and stalls of the traders from Oar, admiring the various wares they sold. Each had only a few coins to make purchases with but they needed to make a decision soon because the merchants would be headed south within the next few days in order to avoid the first snows. Lurking nearby was Speaks With Stone. He was recently convinced by Rhys that the townfolk would consider him less of a threat if he were to venture inside the town walls occasionally. Unfortunately, he was uncomfortable around large groups of people and wore a carved wooden mask to feel more secure. Between the mask and Jitterbug, one of the wolves who kept him company in the wilds, none of the people of Glynden was inclined to think of him as harmless. The clear voice of Kyndalyn the Younger was heard over the noises of the crowd and the merchants hawking their wares, summoning those who would participate in the annual festival events. The first of these events was an archery contest. Both Rhys and Krase hurried to take a spot in line with the other contestants. Rhys took a moment to load his crossbow while Krase strung his trusty longbow. Most of the other contestants were members of the town guard who spent many hours a week at archery practice. Each took a turn with the results being predictably accurate, with the exception of a recent young recruit named Tiberious who missed the target entirely, drawing a scowl from Kyndalyn. Rhys took a shot that had good promise, but failed to strike better than the best the guards had to offer. Krase stepped to the line and fired a magnificent shot that nearly struck the dead center of the target (Rolled a 19). In the end, none of the other guardsmen could better his arrow and Krase claimed the prize of a few coins and a handful of the best arrows Rhys' father could make. Rhys was not bitter about his performance in the competition however, for he had spotted in the crowd the form of young Isabeau. Isabeau was the daughter of Marcus the shepherd who lived in Castellan Cassuvius south of town. Rhys had recently gotten in the habit of "visiting" Isabeau while she was supposed to be watching the flock. Thus far, neither the flock nor Isabeau seemed any worse for Rhys' attentions. With Rhys occupied chatting with Isabeau, his friend Krase was left to enter the Greased Pig Competition (nods to the Byzantium on the Shannon thread) by himself. Krase was up against a handful of the other young men of the village, including Cassius Jucadius, Junius Octorus and Briley Brathwaite. Uncle Claudius, the town wizard stepped forward with a squirming young pig and with a quick casting of the "Grease" spell, the competition was underway. While Krase and Briley were quick to go after the pig directly, Cassius and Junius hung back looking for an opportunity to catch the pig as it escaped the others or perhaps just to trip one of their opponents. After a couple of laps around the ring and a couple of narrowly missed opportunities by Briley, Cassius managed to cut off the pig and successfully grapple it. Despite attempts by the others to bull rush and trip Cassius, he hung on for the few extra seconds necessary to be declared the winner. A cheer went up from all of those present from Castellan Jucadius and Cassius was awarded the purse for his victory. As the cheers died down and the pig was carried away toward the cook pits, Speaks was thinking about leaving town to return to his home in the woods. He had had enough of the large crowd for one day and was feeling resentful about the treatment of the pig. Even though it wasn't a wild animal, it still didn't deserve to be terrorized. He would need to have a talk with Krase about that soon. As the three friends lingered near the town gate, they heard a cry and looked up to see Pontius Caius, a weaver from Castellan Cassuvius, running to Kyndalyn who stood nearby, giving a firm talk to Tiberious about the importance of archery practice. Pontius cried out, "Kyndalyn, come quickly! One of the wagons has been attacked on the south road! I'm not sure, but I think it belonged to Marcus!" Kyndalyn glanced around at the crowd, noting that most of the guardsmen were out of uniform and off duty. Turning to Tiberious, he said, "Go tell the men that I said to man the walls and close the gates behind me. I'm going to see what happened." Then, turning his gaze to Rhys and Krase who still held their bows in hand, he said, "You two, come with me." [B]NEXT: The Lesser of Two Evils…[/B] [/QUOTE]
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