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  1. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Eitleog looks out acros the beach, seeing a group of people who look like they should be his kin but knows that they are not and can also hear that they are not friendly. “Having a sailing boat should be nice,” he says aloud but mostly to himself. Also wanting to face the enemy up close and...
  2. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 128. Season: Harvest. The Deviards do not completely close the distance but stop short and throw rocks at each of the party members, receiving the first volley of projectiles simultaneously. Jay and Jade continue to move forward not slinging stones or firing arrows of their...
  3. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Gretda completely agrees with the suggestion from Coldtree. Gesturing that it is a wise deduction. She has no trust for the elitist officials. She refreshes her water and makes a cookfire, indicating that she will set some snares. Eitleog thinks for a moment, rubbing his left thumb against his...
  4. MacConnell

    The Mystery in Bridgetown

    Cycle: 498: Day: 80. Season: Stasis. Choosing to reload his blowgun as he moves, since it is proving to be a more effective mode of attack at this juncture, Jaguar fires a stone dart as he tries to avoid being stabbed with a javelin. The stone dart emits a puff of orange smoke as it stabs...
  5. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 128. Season: Harvest. Parakeet easily recognizes the warning from River and signals back before moving to get the others. It takes about 15 minutes for everyone to gather and find River, who has moved to keep a watch on the Deviards. Not able to be the kind of malevolent...
  6. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Eitleog signals to the others. “I guess the first thing we need to find on this island is fresh water. From what we can see I think that should be routine. The beach would probably be the easiest place to go in and make a camp. What say all of you?” He looks around the ship. “This monster of a...
  7. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 128. Season: Harvest. Four and a half days of straight sailing are needed to travel along the western bank of the Lunaedriac from Bird Island to Bergbaulager, resulting in a total of nine days time to include each shore excursion which carries the Cycle into the Harvest Season...
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  9. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Standing on the docks, having previously neglected to introduce herself or even say anything at all, Gretda finally acknowledges that she too is one of the Short Straws. She accepts the leather gear but does not need a weapon, for she carries her own. She is slightly above average in height...
  10. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Because it is extremely important to him to be able to maintain his freedom of motion, Eitleog dons one of the kevlar tunics in favor of leather, but he does take the new bracers and boots. He hefts the twin swords and tests their balance, taking care not to demonstrate anything of his true...
  11. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 119. Season: Stasis. There are a few trivial details about this burial site that were not noticed during the first examination. The bodies within each tomb are all laid on a stone platform with their head toward where the obelisk would be if they were at ground level. The stone...
  12. MacConnell

    The Mystery in Bridgetown

    Cycle: 498: Day: 80. Season: Stasis. Being slightly faster than the cannibals in pursuit, Whisper is able to mostly keep his distance but has to pause to launch another stone. From only a step away, his second stone slaps the first opponent in the head with a solid thud. That Goblin falls...
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  14. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 119. Season: Stasis. The personal business concluded, everyone returns to the catamaran the following morning, at first light. A cousin of Brook’s meets the party at the mooring, before they can embark. He is, of course, almost identical to Brook in coloration, though a bit...
  15. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Eitleog, which is the name for a type of falcon in an unknown language, does not really know on which island he was born. By fate or misfortune he became separated from his parents as a child and was never able to reunite. Having been born to teamsters of no consequence, it is possible that they...
  16. MacConnell

    The Mystery in Bridgetown

    Cycle: 498: Day: 80. Season: Stasis. Though seeming like people, these creatures are immediately recognized as one of the types of cannibals that roam the Untamed Wilds. These particular monsters, called Goblins, are tall and lithe with inky black skin. The males and females have no...
  17. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    My intention is to wait for others to choose an archetype, first. As the author of the system, I should be able to play any of them. I would also still like to encourage any experienced player of any system to try the game.
  18. MacConnell

    Upward from Land's End

    Arriving in Bergbaulager, the party elected to stay for several days, then decided to explore the area for a bit. Days became season and seasons became cycles, but the Sojourners never returned to Asylim. It was decided that the only way to affect some significant change to the oppressed region...
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    The Mystery in Bridgetown

    Cycle: 498: Day: 80. Season: Stasis. Now knowing what they were looking for, Jaguar Mahoao and Whisper did not light a fire at their camp until after the twilight began to fade. Most bats seemed to come from random directions in the forest. These stayed high in the sky, indicating that they...
  20. MacConnell

    Door to Nowhere

    Cycle: 598 Days became seasons and seasons turned into cycles. Some say the former Outliers who had become Investigators were killed on some important mission. Others say that they lost their purpose and wandered the land randomly, becoming lost and forgotten. Leutheo and Plumeir simply lost...
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