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Chapter 24 - The Shrine of Bane (Part 1) “We must go on now,” said Erlmoor once all had tended to their wounds. “Our enemies surely know that we are here and will not let us rest here. “And what of Telkya,” said Lavren. “Her strength wanes and we have a chamber here that we can fortify.” “They...

Chapter 23 - Secret Knowledge (Part 4) Enlishia came forward in w wild fury as the black warrior snarled its derision at both its enemies. The ranger loosed one arrow after the other and this time each found its mark with deadly accuracy. One drive into the black warrior’s neck while two more...

Chapter 23 - Secret Knowledge (Part 3) The norker rushed at Dulvarna and lashed its axe downward. She twisted and moved to parry but she was too slow and the axe blade tore down the top of her left arm, ripping open her flesh. She cried out and fell back but Enlishia was ready with her bow. She...

Chapter 23 - Secret Knowledge (Part 2) In the corridor, Dulvarna heard a familiar ululating battle cry and turned again to see that a norker now rushed towards her in front of the black warrior. By now, Enlishia had seen these new threats as well and she put down her bow in favour of drawing...

Chapter 23 - Secret Knowledge (Part 1) “The runes will teleport us somewhere else as the circle did,” said Litiraan as he examined the space between the four pillars. The companions had tended to their wounds and rested and now felt strong enough to venture further into the tower. “Then should...

Chapter 22 - The Tower of Mysteries (Part 9) Lavren loosed black energy into the first black warrior and threw it away from Erlmoor against the north wall of the passage and the dragonborn saw his chance. Despite the cold, cloying mist about his legs, he surged forward and lashed out with his...

Thanks. I agree with all that you have said above which is one of the reasons why this hasn't got any further at the moment. I toyed with other power sources, particularly psionics, but that would make it more common in the universe than is typical in Traveller. I have d20 Traveller and my...

Chapter 22 - The Tower of Mysteries (Part 8) Enlishia came forward with her bow raised and loosed one and then a second arrow into the norker’s side. It lurched to its right and hissed through its teeth in obvious pain. Dulvarna lashed her blade across the creature’s shoulder and it staggered...

Chapter 22 - The Tower of Mysteries (Part 7) The norkers came forward again then as though drawing inspiration from the power of their unseen allies. Dulvarna’s wounded foe feinted left and then brought its axe around to the right to slash it across the front of the warrior woman’s hip. She...

Chapter 22 - The Tower of Mysteries (Part 6) Enlishia raised her bow and loosed an arrow into the next norker as it came forward. It lurched backward but then snarled and came forward again. She loosed another arrow but this time the creature lashed out with its axe and swatted the arrow from...

Chapter 22 - The Tower of Mysteries (Part 5) With a flash of light, the teleportation circle activated. Suddenly, the six companions were standing in a room, perhaps twenty feet by twenty feet, with two exits, one to the north and the other to the west. The walls of the chamber were covered...

Chapter 22 - The Tower of Mysteries (Part 4) “You say that you know of our house, Dark One,” spoke up Litiraan then. “But know you that my great grandsire stood at the Standing Stone when we first made our Compact with the Dalesmen. Maidar Zysel lived later in the City of Song until its fall...

Chapter 22 - The Tower of Mysteries (Part 3) Guided by Telkya, the companions left the Hall behind once more and set out along the Road of Lanterns, back towards the Minotaur gate. At one of the double backs where the passage turned left to slope upwards, the priestess gestured that they should...

Chapter 22 - The Tower of Mysteries (Part 2) “All letters are from this Paldemar whose name has crossed our path before,” said Erlmoor as the companions finished their breakfast in the common room of the Halfmoon Inn. “He has sought to trap us before and may seek to do so again but he also says...

Part 3 - Classes Classes - Primitive Militia (Warden): As the primitive military of your home community, you had access to the best weapons and armour available, such as they were. Most militia are poorly paid and often take to the stars to try and make a living as mercenaries. Militia...

Part 2 - Power Sources Primitive (Primal): There are still many primitive cultures scattered throughout the Imperium and from these, many travelers take to the stars to explore the endless sky above that they have wondered about all their lives. They often credit their battle prowess to nature...

Part 1 - Races Aslan (Shifter): The fierce Aslan are honour-bound warriors whose principle loyalty is to their clan. Recently, two sub-species have been identified based around those who live Coreward of the Great Rift and those who live in the bulk of the Hierate to Rimward. Darrian...

I want to preface this thread with a couple of things. Firstly, I am a massive fan of the Traveller universe and have been for around 25 years. IMHO it is far and away the best sci-fi setting that has ever been created and despite personal issues with some of its incarnations (TNE particularly)...

Chapter 22 - The Tower of Mysteries (Part 1) Once the companions had tended to their wounded, Telkya moved over to the fallen gnoll and checked his belongings for clues to who he was. At his belt was a pouch of letters that she took from him and put to one side while in another pouch she found...

Dulvarna cried out as Erlmoor fell again and rushed at the gnoll while sweeping her blade out to the right. It slashed into the gnoll’s hip and sent it lurching towards Telkya. The gnoll lifted its head as Lavren uttered a new curse that would fill its head with terrible images and dark dreams...