Wizardru's Story Hour (updated 11/21)

[Zad]

We didn't even have the vaguest discussion about it beyond what was mentioned (dragon/fire breath). It was ripe for what I have called "a Destan moment" wherein you tell the story by *not* telling the story - i.e. you skip over a part and back fill it in as needed.

As for familiars, they don't level per se. Scorch has his, I have mine, but they don't really come into play very often. At this level, we just agree to ignore them for the most part. Granted, I have a cat with more hit points than ten strong men, but he'd still be laid low by a lot of stuff we run into. And to be honest, we have enough people/players/animals on the init chart without adding them too.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

I have a feeling I am over my head. Bolo is being attacked by a battlebriar. (this is happening outside of the normal game.)

PS look Ma! new Avatar goodness!

 

[WizarDru]

Nice picture of a dwarf, there.

 

[LordVyreth]

Just doing the next "So, are you playing this week, and if so, I'll need more info from Dru in the Rogue's Gallery if I can help you in time" update.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

We will be playing The Savage Sword game on Saturday.
I can't wait to see the swamp pieces Scorch has made. They look amazing from the shots I've seen. Check them out HERE!

 

[Ashy]

WOW! Scorch, that dragon at the bottom absolutely ROX! It's wings look real!!!!

 

[WizarDru]

Just doing the next "So, are you playing this week, and if so, I'll need more info from Dru in the Rogue's Gallery if I can help you in time" update.

Actually, I think I've got everything I need for Saturday's game (and hopefully for the next several). That is, unless they do something....unexpected. But I have the three biggest tracks they're likely to follow scoped out, methinks. So it should be pretty interesting how it plays out.


For the curious: It turns out that 'Return to the Tomb of Horrors' was written by....Bruce Cordell. MWA-HA-HA-HA!!! [lightning flash, sound of thunder]

 

[Zad]

Wait.

Stop.

We're done. We're leaving. Now. Turn the ship around. I'm not walking into any Bruce Cordell module without certain... assurances.

If you think I'm joking, I'm not. I'd say I'm only "half-joking" but in reality it's more like 20% tops.

A quote from a review on amazon

There are sections in this beastly tome that can kill one character per page, and, as the party penetrates the deeper mysteries, the killer trap rate escalates to one or more per room. This makes a party of four-to-eight high-level PCs seem rather puny, and suggests a horde of henchmen, hirelings, and cannon fodder, preferably walking out in front.

Where's an astral construct when you need one....

 

[Seule]

My party (capaign went from 4th to 20th level) got very fond of my Astral Constructs walking out front of the party, and triggering traps and ambushes. I can't count how many times poor Atlas saved us all, and indeed one player kept track of all the ways he died.

--Seule

 

[Scorch]

WOW! Scorch, that dragon at the bottom absolutely ROX! It's wings look real!!!!

Thanks. Check out he archive posts on my blog, there are pictures of five other dragons there as well.

Scorch