Against the Shadows VII - A Faded Glory Story Hour (Re-Updated - 5/17)

[Tortoise]

I'm glad to see some folks who come running at the sound of a bump.

Even though that bump is usually the party's backside hitting the ground hard.

 

[Lela]

I may not be as dedicated as the bumpers, but I sure came and read every bump they posted.

On behalf of Darklone and myself, let me just say thank you.

 

[Old One]

BooHoo!

Actually, the "smiles" Old One saw around the table were many forced grimaces with us all gritting our teeth in disgust at realizing our real quarry had managed to escape our grasp and sat on the riser before us. Now it would be impossible for us to touch him and even though we got away with a reward, he too was out of our reach. Can't just go hunt down an innocent old member of the council now that everyone thinks Maythrax was impersonating him. ggrrrr

Unfortunately for us, too many of our enemies get away or get done over/in by others besides us. We get a rat's whisker away from actually getting those we're after only to have victory snatched from us by enemy internecine fighting or some other string of events.

We Shovels of Glynden (and the players) need a real victory. Sadly we won't get one of those anytime within the next hefty batch of write-ups. We're still trying for one in game, and things only get bleaker from here.

Jim, aka Tortoise, aka Rowan Brightwood (Ranger 4/ Rogue 3)

Greetings All!,

We had our year-ending game this past Sunday and I had to give Tortoise a bit of grief for the above post ! Actually, I do understand their frustration...but have to keep my lips sealed about all of the "shoulda, coulda, woulda" moments in the campaign...don't want to give any secrets away !

I am glad Tortoise is posting again...perhaps a nice little XP bonus is in order

~ Old One

DM Note: Notice how I deflect attention from the RBDM stick by dangling the XP carrot?

 

[Old One]

Already answered, but...

Howdy Rowan!

Guess it's time for the Shovels to dig some dudes graves, eh? Btw, did you guys convert to 3.5?

Darklone,

Thanks for stopping in...

As Tortoise noted, we discussed 3.5 and the general consensus is that we don't need to switch right now. 3.0 meets the needs of the campaign perfectly fine and we haven't had to worry about some of the more unbalancing 3.0 issues (the 3H-spells: Harm, Heal and Haste...no one can cast them yet ).

Although we could certainly print off the SRD and get everyone updated, we (as a group) and I (as a DM) just don't see the need). It may happen at some point in the future (like during an extended in-game downtime), but not right now.

~ Old One

 

[Old One]

Hehe...

<snip>

Well, we played yesterday and man is this campaign taking strange turns. Since the write-ups are waaaayyyy behind I won't mention too much, but here's a little something to confuse the readers with ...


Jim, aka Tortoise, aka Rowan (Ranger 4 / Rogue 3)

<snip>

Some of the looks and comments I got due to some of the things that transpired in Sunday's session were priceless...I only wish Quintus/Corey had been there to add his acerbic wit to the discussion. I must admit the twist could be construed as a bit strange (cue "Twighlight Zone" music), but there is a method to Old One's madness !

Let's just say there are forces at work within the campaign that the PCs have have only caught fleeting glimpses of...plus, now I have them confused and paranoid...just the way I like them!

~ Old One

 

[Old One]

Ola!

I may not be as dedicated as the bumpers, but I sure came and read every bump they posted.

Glad to see you alive and kicking, and I like the Rat Bastardly twist. It warms the blackened twisted place where my own inner Rat Bastard sits.

PS - I totally understand the 3.5 thing. I like 3.5, but switching mid-campaign is a LOT of work. More than I'm willing to do in my own game at least. But then I guess I'm lazier than some.

Caliber,

Good to see you! I must admit that some of my reluctance to transition to 3.5 is inertia and no time to thoroughly review the 3.5 changes to make sure they are appropriate.

As far as the twists...just wait...you ain't seen nothing yet (points finger up to Tortoise's "20 Points" post).

~ Old One

 

[Darklone]

Hah teasers.... that's why we love this SH. Ah well. And the characters. And the cliffhangers. And the setting. And ... the bumpchats with Lela. And ...

 

[Rel]

Hah teasers.... that's why we love this SH. Ah well. And the characters. And the cliffhangers. And the setting. And ... the bumpchats with Lela. And ...

...and the RBDM.

I swapped e-mails with Old One yesterday to get some feedback on ideas I've got coming up in my Faded Glory campaign. Let there be no doubt that he is an evil genius. In fact, "evil" may not do it justice. To quote Mike Myers, "EvYL, like the FRUits of the devYL."

You will have lots of nefarious nastiness to look forward to in both our Story Hours (if I can ever finish wading through the rest of the work I've got to finish before the holidays...).

 

[Old One]

Lots of good teasers...

Hah teasers.... that's why we love this SH. Ah well. And the characters. And the cliffhangers. And the setting. And ... the bumpchats with Lela. And ...

Of course, at the rate I am posting now...we won't get to this most recent session for several years ! I think our next session will be 28 or 29...so we still have a ways to go.

~ Old One

 

[Old One]

Who? Me?

...and the RBDM.

I swapped e-mails with Old One yesterday to get some feedback on ideas I've got coming up in my Faded Glory campaign. Let there be no doubt that he is an evil genius. In fact, "evil" may not do it justice. To quote Mike Myers, "EvYL, like the FRUits of the devYL."

You will have lots of nefarious nastiness to look forward to in both our Story Hours (if I can ever finish wading through the rest of the work I've got to finish before the holidays...).

Moi?

RBDM?

Perish the thought ! Thanks, Rel...after seeing some of what maybe in store for your players, I take that as a compliment. I will try to get you some additional thoughts in the next day or so.

~ Old One

PS - The secrets of Rel's campaign are now up for auction on EBay...but I only will sell for kegs of Guinness !