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Session 241, Part One Ambush Squad Battle - Round 1 Quratulain was first off the mark, strafing the enemy with force beams from her blaster, to test their defences. She hit a construct, Nicodemus’ host, Pardo, one of the occultists and Justin Rollins. None of them dropped save Nicodemus, who...

Session 240, Part Five Reflection You awake, scattered across the ground in a snowy forest. The fey are not here. And nor is Uriel. Embers of blazing thistles drift by on a wind, briefly providing enough light to make out the debris of the Coaltongue, nearly crippled but otherwise lying...

Yes, WotBS has a plethora of NPCs that tag along with the party at an early stage. Ideal for rounding out a small group. (While in a larger group they probably get shoved to the background or forgotten.)

Actually, he just made a very interesting speech to Korrigan. Details forthcoming in session 242.

Oh, I thought you might have meant Korrigan’s initial refusal to help. Rumdoom was more concerned about that. Gupta‘s response will become clear in the next couple of weeks, but we’re back to Lanjyr for a bit. She’s also got a bit of Hewanharimau in her. How might the two gods mix?

Which bit?

Session 240, Part Four Usurpation Dala cried out in horror, and looked at her mother. Kasvarina said nothing, but raised her hands and took a step back to show she had no part in this decision, that she neither approved nor disapproved. Dala demanded that Gupta return the necklace, accusing...

All fair enough, of course. I wonder how much these differing perspectives and approaches are a factor of the manner in which our groups game. A text-based game is bound to allow for and encourage more focus on detail, while our pub-based tabletop group is a lot more broad brushstrokes.

I disagree that the Ob are inconsistent and wishy-washy. I think they are the best villains in any campaign I’ve ever run. My evidence is the amount of time and effort my players have spent just arguing with them. A yet-to-be reported session has Korrigan engage in trying to persuade William...

Separate. Kasvarina, to my mind, has made her peace with whatever decision Gupta made, however surprising. In my interpretation of the character, her fragility was over by the end of Diaspora. She's made of tough stuff.

Yes it was. I sort of thought Gupta might do that, though. As you will see, Korrigan was not best pleased. I didn’t need one.

I'm very impressed that my player remembered this detail. And also slightly weirded out that he had Gupta focus on Ascetia from the moment they caught sight of the lighthouse. Both decisions added real weight to this encounter.

Session 240, Part Three Lamentation A well-kept footpath led from the lighthouse into the verdant tangle, and half a mile later reached the grave of Srasma. Beneath a high canopy, the body of the eladrin goddess lay with her six arms crossed over her chest. Srasama’s body seemed vividly alive...

Session 240, Part Two Orchestration [Dear Reader, kindly pop on a syncopated drum beat of some sort, and rap out the following tale in the style of the Fresh Prince. Or something like that. Cheers, DM. Oh, and apologies for the copy-and-paste.] Centuries ago, a magical plague swept across a...

Session 240, Part One Revelation They decided to leave the ships floating at a safe distance and approach the wharf independently – variously flying, teleporting, using the stones discs. “Let’s not shoot first,” said Korrigan, telepathically before they left the ship. Gupta glowered...

Yes. They got the lot. No surprises on that score, just his very appearance. Which reminds me of something I've been mulling over for a while. They know his true name, so they'll be able to attack him in the final battle from the very start. (Not when their Gyre minds meld with their reflected...

I like the fact that not all of them are available. But your suggestions are all good.

Session 239, Part Three The Hidden Jungle Copperhat, Weary Enid, Jenny Greenteeth, all dead. Lavanya gone; Kasvarina returned. It was all too much to take in. Uriel explored the ritual site and found that Enid had been using a broken silver fragment of Reida itself, etched with runes he...

Actually, this campaign was very well-planned out. I didn’t have any issues like that, really. All of the complications were of my own making.

If I was writing a novel, I'd change that line, but I'm writing an account of what was said at the table, and that's what I said as Kasvarina. Anyway, I didn't exepct the enocunter to happen right then and there, or in the way it did. If Uru hadn't offed Copperhat so mercilessly it wouldn't...