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12x02 Mena enjoyed being on watch with Arden, and she knew that Arden enjoyed it, also. Being on watch meant they could talk, or laugh, or share a quiet moment. For all the fuss made about Arden being a slave—slavery. What an arrogant, Bitch-favored instition—Arden had more sense than most...

12x01 As they walked westward, the trees lining the road rustled in the wind. Twiggy admired their newly-grown leaves. Beeches and maples, mostly, some pines, some mangroves by the river, and that tree that looks like cedar, but has cones like a cypress… Part of her was glad to be back on...

10x05 Kormick tore a page from his notebook and began to write, as each member of the group offered the words and phrases they had heard from the Spring. Some had heard better than others; some had to guess at words; and it was anyone’s guess what order most of the snippets should go in—but...

10x04 In the silence, Savina felt a tingling on her lips and for the briefest moment, dreamed it was a kiss . . . Whistling wind. Pounding rain. A choked scream. A cry of fury. Grunts of effort. A groan, beside her. Her face was wet. Her body was cold, shivering. She pulled at her...

Thanks, StevenAC! The PDFs are wonderful, and appreciated. As for an update...it will be a few more days of hanging off this particular cliff, I'm afraid. We love you! But our jobs are awfully busy right now. While we're waiting...what do you think the PCs' Oscar picks would be? I'm...

10x03 -- Happy birthday, Fajitas! A year ago (well, very nearly so, on February 27), we commemorated Fajitas' birthday by beginning the tale of this group, who set off from the relative comfort of Pol Henna into the hostility of the Ketkath to find Alirria's Spring and learn its prophecy for...

10x02 A searing pain burned between Tavi’s shoulder blades as the hail of arrows rained down. One arrow hit. Then another. The pain spread across his back and shoulders and into his arms as he heard a great howl from behind him. As he turned to look, a horde of derro crested the clearing’s...

Hi all -- no update today, I'm afraid: professional responsibilities have conspired to put us a few days behind in our story-hour writing. But never fear: In a few days, that hail of arrows will fall. Or rather...fear. Fear greatly. In a few days, the hail of arrows will fall. ;)

Thanks so much, Falkus! We have an awful lot of fun playing and writing, and it means a lot to know that you're enjoying reading about our exploits.

9x03 Sorry for the late posting! But now back to the trek... _________________ On the 13th, Rose woke before dawn. She and Whisper watched as the smallest hint of light began to grow from the horizon, but shrank back when it reached the foreboding bank of clouds above. It was another grey...

9x02 For the first time in what felt like weeks, Thurran awoke without chains on his ankles. There was a familiar smell in the air—not the stench of the tunnels, but something else. Something comforting. He sat up and rubbed his eyes. He was surrounded by family. His mother was nearby...

9x01 The stairway led up from the darkness of the Alirrian tomb into the blinding light of noon. Twiggy blinked as the sun and wind hit her face. She had expected to feel relief at coming into daylight, but she hadn’t realized how much she craved fresh air and an escape from the stale stink...

Announcement! About 6 months ago, Fajitas and WisdomLikeSilence informed us that there would be a new member joining our little gaming circle. Now, we can announce that there is a Very Good Reason why we don't have an update to post this week: Please join us in welcoming Fajitas' and...

7x03 “TAVI!” It was all Savina could do to stop herself from running into the middle of the circle to the fighter’s side. But instead, she prayed. As she prayed, she could feel Alirria’s warmth course through her. Tavi’s eyes blinked open and, slowly, he began to push himself up. Lurx...

7x02 Tavi leapt into battle with Lurx, dodging and weaving. Lurx’s powerful derro body was compact and firm, and his vulnerabilities weren’t immediately apparent. But, as Mena was fond of saying, Tavi had trained for this. And if he’d learned anything in this underground labyrinth, it was...

That's saying something. And I'd like to point out what I found even funnier about it: It's not just that Tavi and Kormick broke right into rock-paper-scissors...it's that there was nothing to rock-paper-scissors about. They wanted the *same outcome.* Or at least that's what Tavi thought...

Part the 7x01 In which we finally meet Spyscribe's character Crack. With every crack of the whip, Nyoko’s home felt farther and farther away. This time, the whip fell on one of the dwarves she was chained to. Next time it could be her. She was not sure she had ever been so dirty or so...

6x03 CRASH. Kormick knew the sound of breaking crockery when he heard it. That was breaking crockery. Sure enough, as the slave backed away from the corner, there was a trickle of blood mixed with some unknown dark liquid dripping down her temple, mingling with the red of her hair. Tavi...

Thanks, Rughat -- yes, this was a skill challenge, and yes, it was very intense at the table. Skill challenges have often been very intense for us, in fact. I will let Fajitas speak more to the skill challenge mechanic he's been using (which varies slightly different from the core skill...

6x02 This room is disgusting, Acorn thought, loudly. Twiggy agreed. This whole place is disgusting. It felt like days had passed since the group had descended into the derro warren. In reality, it had probably been less than an hour. But so much had happened. The fire, the smoke, the...