Eomer the Rogue, Thordek the Fighter, Enoch the Cleric, Thu’fir the Blade Lord, Endo the Monk, and Beck the (former) first mate of Ocean’s Majesty, are all in the capital city of Fol Thron. Having been tricked into freeing some sort of evil Lich from the past, they have fled to this city in searach of aid and answers.
-Shamus
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Session 8, Part 1”
At the same time Enoch is visiting the Archives, Skeeve visits the Mage’s Guild.
The Fol Thron branch of the Mage’s Guild is a simple spire of brown stone, crowned with what looks like an observatory. In any other setting it would look tall and impressivle, although it looks diminutive in the presence of the great Citadel.
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Session 7, Part 7”
Enoch retires to his room for the evening and sets to work translating the book. With the aid of the reference books on loan from the Archives, he is able to make amazing progress. Over the next few hours he manages to translate three new chapters of the book:
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Session 7, Part 6”
The party sets out, heading for the capital city of Fol Thron to the west. The road between Fol Thron and Della Minera is very busy. They are in the heart of the Alidian territory now, and they see many people along the road as they travel.
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Session 7, Part 5”
Skeeve wakes, shaken from his latest nightmare. He tells Enoch about what he saw in the dream.
The party memebers meet in Enoch’s room to plan the day. Enoch reveals that during the night he was able to translate another chapter of the book:
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Session 7, Part 4”
I thought I’d offer a chance for you readers to chime in with advice or strategy for the players. If you had a character in this campaign, what would you be doing right now? What would your goals be and what would you have done differently so far? This is your chance to shout advice to the characters on the screen in such a way that they will actually HEAR it. Just leave a comment below if you have any clever ideas.
I know this blog doesn’t have very high traffic. It’s certainly nothing compared to my other various projects, but I’d love to see if the story has captured anyone’s attention outside of our group.
Skeeve wakes in the morning, sweaty and full of dread. He dreamed that some black-cloaked being was standing watching, beckoning him to relinquish the orb. In his dream Skeeve stood still, frozen with fear until finally he handed over the orb. He wakes and finds the orb is still at his side. Skeeve quietly tells Enoch about the dream, but no one else.
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Session 7, Part 3”
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