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Illuminating Darks - 3/2/2022 I knelt by the corpses and looked at the pair carefully. Their faces were puffy, and their noses had turned a deep black color. Their limbs were torn away from the torsos, but overwise, it didn’t look like the wolves had spent much time with them and looking beyond...

I love the setting in general, as the adventures that can be had are quite varied. The power groups have depths, and it isn't clear if a group is a friend or foe...with some obvious exceptions like the Lords of Dust or the Dalkyr. I do know it isn't everyone's cup of tea, in the same way that...

The Road Re-Travelled - 2/8/2022 I was miserable, and in good company. I knew that my equestrian skills could have used some work, and I knew that I was going to be very sore at the end of the ride. When I first rode to Denning, Wy had taken great glee in pointing out how bad I was. He laughed...

It was...it took a while for the group to realize what anime they were in as well. Several folks were laid out on death saves. The constant stream of legendaries did take a bit of time to run through so many 9th-7th level spells you never get to see very often. It was also fun, as almost...

So this story is one of the last ones about Arnara I that I plan to publish for a while; she hasn't been active in a campaign to play in after all. But this one needs a bit of setup. We were in between ideas for a campaign, and I had an terrible terrible idea that I just had to do. I offered...

The player does create very interesting characters, all of them fun to dm or play off of. I should note also, that Bookshelf's past was interesting addition, as it explored how broken a lot of warforged could be. It took a lot of sessions to be comfortable with the direction they took the...

Material Gain - 1/27/2022 I ran through the garbage choked alley in the rain, heavily laden with smoke and brimstone. The cobblestones were slick and I was trying to maintain my footing as my bare feet slapped against the stone. No one impeded me as I ran around the empty alley, turning...

Sieges and plagues are unpleasant business. But, throw in a cult of fanatics (The Emerald Claw) anything could happen. A break though...that probably isn't in the cards.

Perspectives - 1/17/2022 Special thanks to Ryan, Graysire, and Jess (see notes) Several large columns of thick black smoke wafted high into the air. As we watched, several mounted solders gave chase to vegepygmies fleeing the battle. Loramica’s men were swift and merciless, lancing and...

Stone and Flame - 1/1/2022 Sage moved to look over the pedestal. “I do not know of a language called ‘Infernal.’ Explain.” I looked at Sage with what I assume was disbelief, “Infernal…is the language spoken by the denizens of Baator, and other places around the lower planes. It’s really a...

Queries about a Quarry - 12/24/21 The cobblestones were slick with the water from the downpour. The brimstone laden rain, ran over the dirty stones, adding more filth to the roadway. The acrid smell of the muggy air was in no way an improvement to the denizens of the Lower Ward, who covered...

Becoming Rosa - 12/12/2021 I didn’t really have time to process what had happened. Rosa’s form had changed, but that was all. Right now, I was far more concerned with the melee deeper in the room. I flexed and pulled on some strands and tried to wrap them around a tree and vegeogre. But I could...

A Key Lost I went to work, and laid each of the Cannith housemates to rest. Adrissa helped me, as I placed coppers on each eye and whispered a quick litany for each of them. I felt a little guilty in rushing and doing them all as a group, instead of each one alone. But I was sure that my god...

Story XXI – A Dance for a Quarry Context and warnings: There are spoilers to events that occur in "Rime of the Frostmaiden" below. Having said that, there is a point in the adventure that Apolyta catches up with the party to interogate a character Nadin, about the wherabouts of a chest...

Story XX - Love The mists swirled around Rafelor, but it was no longer gentle. They cut and whipped around him, like a hurricane landing on the shore. Rafelor staggered against the onslaught as he felt the wind tearing his shirt into ribbons of cloth. He shielded his eyes from the dust and mist...

Morte d'Cannith I ran towards a pillar, putting my shield over my head. Sage did much the same, but his shield was far larger, and was able to provide cover for both Adrissa and Rosa. I saw the Blade was behind another pillar, and was ducking behind it, and loosing a shot at the metal...

Story XIX - Fractures 11/11/2021 The vapors faded into the springtime sun warmed the solarium of a mansion, somewhere in a forest. Rafelor turned around in confusion; he had never been anywhere like this. It was elegant, and the wood that framed the glass seemed to be not carved but encouraged...

It was more of an Indiana Jones reference that EVERYONE knows...and expected that to be the trap. An hour was spent maneuvering around that light. The DC for dodging was unknowable because it didn't exist; just concerned DM looks when the role was low. But everyone was convinced it was...

Well DnD is cursed with lore. A lot of it changes between editions (which gods are around, which are not), a large series of books defining it on the fly, and then retcons/errata that changes the history because the current sourcebook is considered to be canon, whereas anything else isn't. But...

Part XVIII - Severance - 11/4/2021 The sun elf sat in a patch of sun in the forest glade in the Ardeep Forest. Her eyes were closed, and her face soaking in the warmth of the sun, as she waited. Her lustrous gold hair hung loosely around her shoulders, and her tanned face was unmarred by scars...