So, our first game for the Year of Blue Fire campaign is coming up this Friday. I’ve got the basic concept together for the first adventure, but I still need to sit down and stat out potential encounters and spend some time jotting down key locations and information. I usually work well under pressure and it is a first level game, so I’m not too worried about it. I’ve decided to try out logging the campaign on Obsidian Portal. I created a campaign there last night. So far, I’ve only ...
I am starting up another campaign soon. I may be a little crazy for trying to run two games simulateously and "assist-DM" in a third, but I just couldn't resist when my buddy asked me to run a game for a group he was putting together. Unlike most games I have run in the past, I'm not coming to the table with a campaign idea already in hand. Instead, I am working with the players to create their backgrounds and then I am going to build the campaign organically from their ...
Getting the Worms Out The 49th day of Agony, 25306 After a fitful rest filled with the frustrated wailing of wights who press themselves futilely against the bars of the portcullis securing the makeshift throne room of the wight known as Darius, the party readies itself to head deeper into Mentiri. Lore reveals her plan to remove whatever affliction or curse their unnamed "benefactor," placed upon them. Here in Mentiri, they cannot be observed by any sort ...
Unintended Consequences The 46th day of Agony, 25306 After her discussion with Mason and the realization that he will betray any or all of them given the right motivation, Lore leaves the Crown of Iron where Mason has been staying. After she makes her way out of the front door, she makes a quick change into common clothes and then transforms herself into an exact duplicate of Mason. As Mason, she sneaks back into the Crown of Iron and up to the proprietor's bed ...
The Damned: Donaar (played by Alan) is a dragonborn and was initially only known as "Red," for the color of his eyes. He remembers nothing of his past prior to waking up vomiting forth the feted waters of the River Styx. However, he is also the one we know the most about. Meliphisus revealed early on that Red was actually a Legendary General known in life as Donaar Hammerwing. Apparently, Donaar made some sort of agreement with Bel, the Lord of Avernus, which damned his ...