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Hey Orichalcum! Love the story hour... um... Euro has something that he wanted me to convey for him. Oh... that monkey thinks he's so big with his "opposable thumbs" and his "literacy." He ever comes around here, I'll servile him, you know? Truth be told, I actually don't know. But if any...

On his way back to his tent following midnight prayers, Anvil notices a light burning in the tent shared by Eva, Lira, and Reyu. Low voices fall silent at his approach, but a moment later, Reyu lifts the door flap to let him in. "How did you know it was me?" Anvil asks as he sits beside them...

Having spent far too much time thinking about this question, I think the genius of "frell" is that it is 1) easy to say, 2) obviously an expletive without actually being inappropriate for public use and 3) those not in the know either assume they misheard you saying "hell" or figure you made a...

Part the Ninety-Fifth In which: someone in the Sovereignty is pleased to see the party. Evor’s father is the same bargeman who was up on deck before at the time of the “accident.” (And Lira does notice, when she really looks, that his beard is just a bit shorter than she would expect on a...

Shortly after the fire at the Mages Academy I figured out that Lira had cast more rays of frost in her adventuring career than magic missiles. Needless to say, that didn't remain true for long. :) Update momentarily.

When I started writing my story hour, I was already a year and a half behind. Close to two years later I'm only now starting to make headway into shrinking the gap between where the game is and where the story hour is. For me, story hour fatigue sets in because the task is just so big. The...

Part the Ninety-Fourth In which: Kiara is shocked, simply shocked! (and the rest of the party is rather surprised as well) Kiara doesn’t care a whole lot about whether they go to the monastery or not. She’s still not sure why so much of the rest of the party seems so nervous all the time...

Part the Ninety-Third In which: resistance is futile. (In a few cases anyhow). The spell-casters in the group quickly realize he is casting a zone of truth, and all the party members decide that resisting might not be such a bad idea, although some are more successful than others. Once the...

Part the Ninety-Second: In which: Anvil does not win friends and influence people At over fifty feet in length, lake waders are truly remarkable creatures. The dwarves have harnessed two of the giant reptiles to the prow of the barge, who with slow and steady strokes of their tails draw the...

Is it possible to tip the characters off that they've been targeted for assassination? Maybe a henchman of the evil organization turns informant or is bought off, or a rumor of what's going to happen reaches a trusted ally, or their would-be assassin nails a black rose to the door of their...

Part the Ninety-First In which: Eva chats up sailors in a bar. The party's ship arrives at Descentport. The harbor is on the small side, but packed with a forest of masts bearing the colors of settlements from all over the Halmae. The town itself is the most elaborate shantytown they have...

Part the Ninetieth: In which, the party becomes acquainted with the beliefs and customs of a strange land. The party rides uneventfully to Seaward, although most of the horses still need a bit of reassurance to travel happily in the company of a large bear. Thatch has made great strides with...

Oh, and the awkward-yet-hillarious conversations that came in the aftermath... This was part of a longer email exchange that I was carrying on the following day at work. It was possibly the hardest time I have ever had trying not to laugh out loud at my desk. (In Fajitas' defense, the...

Meanwhile... Interlude the Second Benedic walks with Lira as she leaves the main house after breakfast. Although normally gregarious enough, the ranger is strangely quiet as they walk, kicking a stone ahead of him down the path. Finally, he breaks the silence. "You know, I've been...

Yeah... I think the ruling was that if you were proficient with a short sword you were proficient with a wakizashi, which in our party translates to: Thatch. Maybe Benedic, but he's an NPC. Fortunately, most of the effectiveness of these particular wakizashis (wakizashii?) is in the...

Thanks to my DM I cannot hear the Titanic soundtrack without reaching for my dice.

But, before our party continues their journey: A Prepatory Interlude: Reyu is somewhat concerned for her new animal companion. While she has been able to introduce him to the members of the party and he seems in all ways agreeable to remaining with her, she has her doubts about prolonged...

Sorry for the delay, I've been travelling and off-line for a while. Hope everyone had a happy New Year! Part the Eighty-Ninth: In which: one journey ends and another resumes. The three days on the road are punctuated by a distinct lack of sudden blizzards or goblin attacks. As they approach...

Hey Trahnesi, welcome aboard, glad you're enjoying the story hour. You will apparently have to keep waiting for Fajitas to answer your question, but at least the update is here. Part the Eighty-Eighth In which: we conduct some final business. The party, along with Lord Agasha, his men, and...