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In practice, the lightning/ironstorm combo is slightly overpowered, but not so much that I want to do anything about it. The combo still has to be used thoughtfully and tactically. Remember, the ironstorm is immobile, and enemies can move out of it, but even if there's no one in the ironstorm...

My players all helped out, each playing an extra character as follows: Piratecat (Dranko's player): Ox KidCthulhu (Ernie's player): Yoba Kodiak (Kibi's player): Cashbox Jack Aravis (Aravis's player): Snokas Grey Wolf's player: Sagiro Emberleaf Morningstar's player: Kiro I still played...

Ian, it's always nice to hear from someone who's enjoying the story! Your first theory is pretty much on the mark. Once I started writing this session in earnest, I realized that I am going to have to detail a lot of combat actions. There are plenty of individual moments that will want...

A short update, to set the scene. Sagiro’s Story Hour, Part 249 The One in the Lightless Room There is a place... No. No there isn’t. To assign it the term ‘place’ is to grant an undeserved grounding in reality. 'Dimension' is a better term. Or maybe ‘frame of reference.’ ‘Madness’ is...

To Plane Sailing and LightPhoenix: it warms my heart to know I've managed to convey, at least to someone, the lump-in-throat, heart-pounding feeling I had at the table as Step was taking his step through the Black Door. I know I'm not supposed to grow attached to my NPC's, but that was an...

Wonderful. Just wonderful. :) -Sagiro

Fajitas, I’m going to answer you. But first, a warning. Readers who’d be happier not getting a glimpse of my game’s “sausage factory” may not want to read this post. That includes my players. While I confess I do a fair amount of long-term planning and foreshadowing, I don’t think I do as...

Perhaps the "Big Grin" smiley did not make sufficiently clear how far in my cheek was my tongue. Spyscribe, you should write to your own comfort level, of course. But I'm still going to be greedy about it. :) -Sagiro

Hey spyscribe, You know I love your writing, but I have two suggestions that will really take this Story Hour to the next level. 1. Updates that are twice as long. 2. Updates that are twice as frequent. :D -Sagiro

At a guess, I'd say that Step has been run by a guest player about 15% of the time (most often the husband of the player who used to play Kay), and Flicker has been run by a guest about 10% of the time. The rest of the games, they're mine. :) Morningstar's player and I tend to share Snokas...

I have a terrible, terrible memory. Once upon a time I wrote my Story Hour using a combination of that flawed memory, hastily-scribbled notes taken during the session, and my pre-game notes. I’d often supplement these with begged-for e-mails from my players, detailing specific things they...

Sagiro’s Story Hour, Part 248 The Final Step Morningstar is snapped back to her body, and finds that she is shivering. Porridge is curled into a little ball; Ernie has thrown a blanket around him. “Are you... are you all right?” Morningstar asks, trembling. “No,” whispers Porridge. He...

Thanks, and fixed. :) Given that I was literally falling asleep as I posted last night, I'll be amazed if that's the only typo. And Enkhidu, you can always post your guess with spoiler masking. The story hour is well behind the actual game, so you can't ruin anything for the players. And...

Sagiro’s Story Hour, Part 247 Memory of a Dark Place “He’s not raving mad,” explains Yoba, as the Company walks down the main street of Bakersfield. “He’s just... quiet. Most of the time he barely seems aware of what’s going on around him.” Morningstar has a notion to cast greater...

Blackjack, I was under the impression that when Malachite kills something with a melee attack, it prevents the creature from rising as undead, and not that it prevents the creature from being raised or resurrected normally. Am I wrong? -Sagiro

At this point in the story, no, the Company doesn't know why. They find out a few runs later, but that would be a spoiler. :) -Sagiro

Man, hundreds of pages of Story, and what causes people to comment? The poop jokes! :) Richard, I'm glad you're enjoying the tale. It's my pleasure to write it, and as I've said before, having a thorough written record of the campaign makes it much easier to maintain continuity. Now, a...

Yesterday was a sad day for me: I finally caught up with this most excellent story, and now have to wait for each new installment like everyone else. Spyscribe, it was most kind of you to remember my birthday. I’m old enough, I daresay, to know a good Story Hour when I see it. Please excuse...

Sagiro’s Story Hour, Part 245 First Sight (A short but sweet update) The Mystic Peralta, having finished recounting her dream, looks expectantly at the Company. “That creature with all the gems,” says Kibi. “He’s with us. He’s my Familiar.” Peralta opens her mouth, closes it, frowns...

Well, my birthday is officially over. I "celebrated" by treating my players to a brutal combat, though all of the Company is still standing. The fight isn't over, but the tide may be turning in their favor, as Morningstar just layed down some firestorm-flavored smack that killed one of the...