SESSION SIXCAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE The party introduced themselves to Xen Prickett, a street-level thief out of Waterdeep who had happened upon a tale of treasure hidden in a dragon’s barrow and a map that promised the location of the key needed to unlock the wyrm’s tomb. The map led him to Axeholm, when the…
Month: October 2020
The Rime of Infinite Winter: Session 5 — A Touch of Gray
SESSION FIVEA TOUCH OF GRAY Following their run-in with the undead dwarves, the adventurers were indecisive and unfocused, with everyone moving off in different directions with no clear leadership of purpose. This was nearly their undoing. While Nammosi searched the northern passage, with Kari following a short distance behind and Raben splitting the difference, Elrian…
What is a Roleplaying Game?
What is a Roleplaying Game? Anthony Boyd, whom you assuredly know better as Runeslinger, has taken to his Casting Shadows blog to address the question to which I now turn my attention, “What is a Roleplaying Game?“ As game designers, this is a very important question, but no less so for players, regardless of which…
The Rime of Infinite Winter: Session 4 — Axeholm
SESSION FOURAXEHOLM As the spellcaster opened her bedchamber door, the party prepared for the worst. Elrian quickly tried to appease her, calling for discourse, but she snarled at the mage and cast the room under the veil of silence while Misty Stepping into the portal chamber. Raben pleaded the party’s cause, but the magic user…
The Rime of Infinite Winter: Session 3 — Disturbance at the Herron House
SESSION THREEDISTURBANCE AT THE HERRON HOUSE The melee in the ruinous hall was fraught with mounting peril as the adventurers found themselves stumbling over the bodies of the vanquished dead. And while many of the more dangerous foes were felled, the arrival of Gwyneth Whitemane, the towering platinum-tressed beauty clad in full plate and armed…