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The title says it all. In a moment of insanity I offered to run a d20 Modern Dark*Matter campaign for my gaming group. Only later did I ask myself when I was going to have time for such an undertaking. I need to buy myself some breathing room by using other people's hard work. My typical...

Session 34 The party returned to Aster’s temple battered and demoralized. Elias reported that Bronson had a visitor, a loremaster named Arakel. Suspicious of her late arrival the party used a battery of divinations to determine that the diviner meant no harm. Arakel apologized, explaining...

How'd They Do That? All right, fun facts that are only fun for me. Rewind a bit to the confrontation with the Sculptor in the lair beneath the Lord Mayor's mansion. As I mentioned in passing the place was full of statues, people turned to stone by the beholder. It didn't get much attention...

I'm putting together an Oriental Adventures style one-(or two) shot using pregenerated characters. I'm considering making the shugenja one of the pregens. This is my first time really looking at this class (the Complete Divine version) and I'm having trouble. So their elemental focus gives...

Session 33 Here's the quick recap that I sent to my players. It covers the events of last session. You made your victorious return to Freeport aboard your newest acquisition, the Big Booty. Until very recently she was known as the Revenge. However, after you killed her captain, the hag...

Session 32 What? It has been a month and a half since I updated this thing? No way, look at the date right… Damn. In my defense, that intro to Mutants and Masterminds game I’m running is taking a lot more preparation than I expected. Kind of a thin excuse? You’re right, but the fact of the...

Forrester! Comrade! Favored of Maglubiyet! Still up to your old tricks, I see.

One of my players was remembering fondly playing a Scoody Doo d20 game. Is anyone aware of something like that? The closest I can remember is the Hijinks mini-game. Morrow

Hmm... I've got to look at my calendar and think about this, it sounds seriously cool. Nellisir! Long time no see! Morrow

I'm currently playing Age of Worms. We just started Spire of Long Shadows, which, if the reports here are any indication, may be the end of us. I hope to run Savage Tide sometime in the future. We've never played Shackled City, but I've lifted a fair amount of material from the path for use...

I think it was Gates of Oblivion, from Dungeon #136.

I started with the red box basic set, I can't be bothered to pull it out to determine which one. I stuck with D&D through college, although it was often tough to find players. Darn AD&D snobs. I picked up copies of the AD&D 1e Players Handbook and DM's Guide, but never played it. I was in a...

In 3.0 my longest lived character, Thar the goblin cleric of Maglibyut (sp?), went from 3rd to about 12th. In 3.5 my conjurer/ alienist Abellard Ironfist has gone from 1st to 12th in the Age of Worms Adventure Path. We're still playing, but I predict that if the Spire of Long Shadows doesn't...

I've been running a Freeport campaign for more than two years, so my loyalties are clearly there. I can't help but agree with the criticism of Freeports sillier aspects, but I've never had any trouble ignoring them. (I too, look forward to getting my hands on the Pirates's Guide.) As an...

How'd They Do That? This adventure was inspired by, "Lords of Oblivion," from Dungeon #111. There's more LOD related material coming next session, so stay tuned. This isn't the first time I've lifted elements from the Shackled City Adventure Path. I used the kuo toa stronghold from "Zenith...

The island of Haven is a largely independent protectorate of the Empire of Thonia. While the imperial senate appoints the Lord Mayor, he rules with the cooperation of a group of local lords and influencial families. The Lord Mayor rules from Cauldron, the island's one city and only port...

How'd They Do That? The Darkmaiden's Dance is the Map of Mystery from Dungeon #139. The captain of the Darkmaiden's Dance was Valanthe, the sample legendary captain from Stormwrack pg. 60. The elf monk is Thamiel Deepkiller from Denizens of Freeport. I advanced him to 15th level, which made...

Interlude A few days after leaving Freeport, the Albers spotted a merchant caravel flying a Thonian flag. The Albers was flying Thonian colors herself, but the other captain soon recognized something was wrong, and the caravel turned to run before the wind. The Albers hoisted the jolly roger...

How'd he do that? - The Weavers This is a new feature here at Swashbuckling in Freeport, where I give a shout out to my source material. "The Weavers" is an adventure by Richard Pett from Dungeon issue #138. "The Weavers" was written for a 10th level party, and mine was around 12th, so I did...

Marcus Vale Marcus Vale Male human wizard 10 LE medium humanoid Init +3; Senses Listen +4, Spot +4 Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Eleven, Draconic, Dwarven, Gnomish, Halfling, Infernal, Orcish, Undercommon AC 15, touch 14, flat-footed 12 hp 44 Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +11 Speed 30...