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Whoa. Let me say this: I've never played in a modern game, nor really had a desire to do so. Which is why it's all the more surprising, to me, that I've quickly fallen into addiction with this story hour. I was hooked as soon as I read the first player hand-out. Looks like I have something...

I'd rather hold off on addressing Ippy's once-trapped souls because some of that info will come out - and be better for it - in the story. I'm unable to address the prophecies question. Let me try to explain why. I decided to use a pair of prophecies as a trick to tie in the party's exploits...

To be honest, I was quite taken with George R.R. Martin's shifting point-of-view within his A Song of Ice and Fire series. That was the first series, that I can recall, wherein the POV changed from chapter to chapter. I thought it was just a brilliant idea, and couldn't understand why I hadn't...

This update's for Nasma, whose "bump" was enough to get my procrastinating butt to sit down and pound the keys. The Pen and the Sword Krix accepted a towel from a nearby priest and pressed the wet cloth against his face. He sighed with contentment before lowering his hands. “You are still...

Personally, Dru, I’d love to see you take the ol’ heroes down into the Underdark. I think there’re enough possibilities down that vein to fill a sinkhole. Ahem. At any rate, Piratecat shows in his own SH how a single tunnel can be extremely important for any number of races, groups, clans...

Piratecat once told me, "Only one thing's better than a new reader, and that's a new reader that posts a comment." Actually, he didn't - but he might have. Anyway, welcome. The whole 'grittiness' aspect of the story hour has become a near-constant balancing act for me. Some events and themes...

Death at the Dusk Ford In Axemarch, when the rücken had first broken through the Dunden Crust, Baden had said nothing during the subsequent Warmoot. He listened, quietly, and the bitterness grew in his breast. Afterward, none had asked him for his thoughts. Then, months later, the Far...

Avast petey! I haven't finished all of your updates just yet, but wanted to let you know I really enjoy your story hour. Your writing seems to flow, and the images you evoke are top-notch. Plus, if pogre likes it, it's gotta be good! Looking forward to more. D

Done! Good advice, thanks Dru. On a somewhat related note - do new readers come along when story hours are this far advanced? I know, personally, it was somewhat intimidating to dive into story hours that include so many updates. Piratecat's excellent tale could (and should) encompass four...

Of Wolven and Sheep Throughout it all, the howling was incessant. Kellus half-walked and half-slid down the slope, mud fountaining behind him. He had had enough of this running – they all had. There’s something horribly demoralizing about being chased, about knowing there’s something or...

Metagame post [1] Real quick - Just to clear up any confusion that may be out there, the last two updates are not in chronological order. That is to say: Poridel sent the party north from Ciddry and then had his little run-in with the Cyric and the assassin. Two of my players were somewhat...

A Man Called Dog John would have crossed his arms over the pommel of his saddle, smiling with contentment, except – he didn’t have a horse. None of them did. Their poor mounts had broken free from their hitch at the base of Borbidan’s Rest. Thus their march back, along the Elfride to Ciddry...

I was about to shut down the computer and hit the sack, and then I see Sep's returned! Thank heavens! Haven't even read the update yet, just wanted to express my joy. Best wishes with the new home, Sep. Here's hoping you can designate a permanent gaming room somewhere therein. D

[/COLOR] A Death Too Soon The man pulled his cloak about him, fighting and failing to ward off the autumnal chill. Gods, but this weather goes straight to the bones. The winds were coming directly off the Bucklers, unabated, tasting of salt. Within bowshot of the Coastgate, the man...

Pogie! Couple comments. [1] Congrats on baby Stephen! We just had our third on Sep. 29th - that's gotta be close to the same day, yes? [2] That is one big baby! I'm thinking nose tackle. [3] Have you found yourself with more time to update and work on models & minis - instead of less...

Hope When Hope Has Fled John dragged a hand through his hair and stared at the blackness. His emotions had ranged from utter panic to anticipatory dread to, now, resentment. Baphtemet, you whoreson, stop toying with us. It was the seventh time he had had a similar thought, and it was the...

Short answer I made a mistake. Long answer While the 3.5 DMG wasn't out at that time, nor was Savage Species, it was already "common knowledge" that odd modifiers could cause problems. That being said, there's part of me that feels the player of a Valusian half-troll, as it stands, would...

He does not. We looked at when building the Valusian version of the half-troll, but I wanted to maintain an ECL of +0. This was before Savage Species or 3.5E or other helpful books were out, so I was terrified of making the half-troll imbalanced. So I started with the half-orc (orc blood...

Valusian Campaign-Specific Race: Half-troll HALF-TROLLS Perhaps the rarest race upon Ostia Prim, half-trolls are outcasts, exiles, and loners. No single nation, kingdom, town, or city boasts a remarkable population of half-trolls, though some of the mountain towns in the Rorn have...

And now, the apologia. I know most of you - including my rather annoying players - wanted an update to settle the Baphtemet situation. I can only say that it's coming, and will be posted the moment it's worthy of such. In the interim, I decided to throw an update on the boards that touches...