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Issue #14: The Rat Man Warren, Pt II - Episode 5 of 5 We awaken some time after midnight, on Hedraday, the fourth day of Madrer. Paks has a grim face, at odds with her normal likeable disposition. “Let’s do this,” she tells Miriel. Miriel nods, with a similar look on her face. The rest of us...

One thing you might try is to pick a character from one of your favorite books. In one campaign, I've done exactly that: I took a character in a book I've read over and over. I totally love the character, and pretty much know how the character would react for almost any situation - and if the DM...

Let's see, my campaign has added characters by: 1. At a bar.. 'I couldn't help but overhear...' 2. Converting a captured enemy into an ally 3. Catching the new PC spying on the party 4. Teleportation into dire straits with the party 5. New PC was part of adventuring party which was nearly...

I don't think that it is important for each class to be perfectly balanced to each other class, and definitely agree with the 'balance does not equal combat effectiveness' camp. I do want to see balance between the character classes to the point where I want to play a long-running character of...

Issue #14: The Rat Man Warren, Pt II - Episode 4 of 5 Stone, despite the burden of his treasure-filled sack, continues to lead the group, with Drinks with Orcs, Chuck, and Paks behind him. We return to the room with the pits and tables, and see a narrow corridor, about ten feet long, leading...

Issue #14: The Rat Man Warren, Pt II - Episode 3 of 5 This room is reminiscent of the previous one, with bookshelves lining the walls. There is a chest near the priest’s body, a pile of old skulls, perhaps a hundred of them, against the far wall, and a table stands in the middle of the room. We...

Episode 14 - The Rat Man Warren, Pt II - Episode 2 of 5 In the late afternoon, Miriel wakes up and begins checking the many wounded. She judges that her own wounds are not serious, and turns to Swims with Fishes, who is still unconscious. She prays to Madriel for healing, and his wounds close...

Issue #14: The Rat Man Warren, Pt II - Episode 1 of 5 1st of February, 2003 Issue #14 The Rat Man Warren, Part II We have found the warren of the Disease tribe which besieged Kratys Freehold. We attacked, capturing the hill upon which they had three small huts, each of which stood over...

Yeah, that was one of the most brutal battles I can remember. As we stood at the end of that one, most of the party was playing one-hit wonders who would collapse if a kobold sneezed within a half-mile radius. Short week for me this week: I'm flying to Toronto Wednesday evening, so my hope is...

Issue #13: The Rat Man Warren, Pt I - Episode 5 of 5 When Hands of Fire has finished his bloody task, and Miriel has returned from escorting the slaves to safety, we prepare to proceed down the next corridor. With Paks in the lead, we follow the right-hand wall. The passage curves to the left...

Issue #13: The Rat Man Warren, Pt I - Episode 4 of 5 On the surface, Novalia climbs up on top of the first hut. After struggling and sliding a bit on the sloped roof, she gets up on the top of it, where she can see clearly in all directions. “I’ll keep a lookout from here,” she shouts...

Issue #13: The Rat Man Warren, Pt I - Episode 3 of 5 Miriel, Paks, Telryn, and Chuck gather over the outside hole, to discuss the plan, while Novalia, Goldpetal, and the lizard men watch over the holes inside the various huts. “Let’s collapse all three huts,” Telryn says, “And go down the...

Issue #13: The Rat Man Warren, Pt I - Episode 2 of 5 We walk for another two hours, maintaining a much more disciplined column. The humans are careful to step where the man in front had stepped, and the two other lizard men maintain an equal discipline. Only Goldpetal ranges afield, and that to...

Issue #13: The Rat Man Warren, Pt I - Episode 1 of 5 18th of January, 2003 Issue #13 The Rat Man Warren, Part I While pursuing the tribe of Disease ratmen who had attacked Kratys Freehold, we encountered a tribe of lizard men who live in the swamp. At their behest, we undertook to cleanse...

Issue #12: Under the Swamp - Episode 5 of 5 The uneasy quiet continues, broken only once by some sort of splash in the water of the lake below us. When Chuck goes to examine it, he sees ripples on the surface of the water, but there is no sign of a cause. He backs up the corridor to a point...

Issue #12: Under the Lake - Episode 4 of 5 We begin to gather our things, and Miriel checks over the party members for injury. Most of us have been wounded, either by the stirges or the ghouls, but nobody is weakened enough to consider stopping. We’re ready for more. There is a sense of purpose...

Issue #12: Under the Lake - Episode 3 of 5 Four hours pass uneventfully as our exhausted spell-casters rest. Finally, when Goldpetal, Miriel, and Novalia have completed their meditation and rest, and are all ready to continue, Miriel examines Hands of Fire. The lizard man’s eyes are filmy and...

As a party, we've actually done a lot of 'ritual casting', and its been mainly off-the-cuff. Remembering how close the Gods are to the world in the Scarred Lands (literally, they walked the earth as recently as 150 years ago, and it is not uncommon to hear tale of meeting one of their avatars...

Issue #12: Under the Lake - Episode 2 of 5 Stone and Paks are sitting at the top of the stairs, chatting. Stone is slowly eating some bread and cheese. His crossbow sits in his lap, while Paks’ bow is leaned against the wall next to her. Every once in a while, Stone tosses a little cheese down...

How right you are! I'm back, and have posted Issue #12, Episode 1. And, I think you'll really enjoy Episode 3. :)