After a quick recap of our last session, the heroes headed down into the ruins of the keep for one last time. They gathered in front of the doors in the southern end of the statue room. When everyone was ready, Day threw the doors open and the sunrod that Ansis held pierced the darkness, [...]

All players were present for this session, which began with the raising of Day and the introduction of Curtis’s new PC, the bard Simpson. Yes, that is an intentional pun made by the player. Simpson, whose last name is Pok, is a gnome. With spiky yellow hair. The ritual to raise Day was to end [...]

I hope all my readers had a great holiday season. My family spent some time traveling to visit relatives, and I came down with my annual holiday flu/cold. Our first session of the new year took place over the holiday weekend. Jason was unable to make it because of family plans, and Eric’s empty slot [...]

Our last session was some three weeks ago. This time of year is always difficult for scheduling, whether due to illnesses or holiday plans. Finally, everyone’s health and calendar lined up. Except for Eric. Something about seeing some friends before he moves back to Idaho after the first of the new year. Wait!? What!!!!???? Seems [...]

I briefly considered announcing the skill challenge, as this was the first one the group had encountered. The group chimed right in with diplomacy attempts as soon as Sir Keegan finished his opening monologue, so I stuck with my standard operating procedure and asked for the appropriate skill check after they told me their actions. [...]

Jason was absent for this session, so I played Ansis as an NPC. That’s a practice I try to avoid, but the party was deep into the first level of the dungeon, so coming up with a reason for Ansis to depart and be replaced was difficult. The heroes had just dispatched a group of [...]