Ash wipes his brow as Big Shoe puts him through the paces of hand-to-hand combat. They play a game called “sticking hands” where they try to touch each other’s torso without breaking wrist-to-wrist contact. The game requires using and absorbing force mostly through footwork. Ash discovers he still has much to learn. As a result …
Demi-Monde Divided: Story Post – 001
Ash descended the stone steps of the hidden monastery of the monks of the order of the flying sandal. He was headed to see Ryparin, who still lay in rest. He was not dead, but he was not alive either. Whatever spell the cleric had cast on himself as he plummeted to the earth after …
Oct 26 Campaign notes
Flashback to the Lucky Monkey Inn. The group begins to learn the rules of the jungle. The monkeys who rule this island only have limited rights when they are not in the jungle. But when they are in the jungle… We summoned TongueEater by calling his name. He came to “parley”, but was turned away …
The Azure Sea: Story Post – 004
Nyneve sits in the lotus position at the prow of the ship where the bowsprit meets the hull. The sextant hovers and spins magically before her in a mesmerizing pattern that slowly begins to reveal meaning to her. On plain sight it is a meaningless jumble of rings spinning randomly, but as she concentrates on …
The Azure Sea: Story Post – 003
The nights are rough for Ryparin. He spent twenty years infected by the Nevermind. Now that it is gone, he feels a special kind of madness from the ending of its previously ceaseless chatter. He feels an emptiness where before he was full. He feels free where before he was not. Still, the nights are …
The Azure Sea: Story Post – 002
Captain Stormwind brings the Sea Ghost into harbour at Seaton but must sail like a salmon swimming upstream as the other ships are all travelling in the opposite direction. You arrive in port and are grateful to watch Valaria skillfully avoid the usual interactions with the local customs officers. As it happens, there is such …
Our Ship’s Crew
Captain – Janaar Stormwind First Mate – Grim Nightleaf Second Mate – Gundar Gunnarson (2nd level) Ship’s Navigator – Nyneve Ship’s Quartermaster (inventories and distributes the ship’s stuff) – Foul Fritoff Ship’s Bosun (handles all HR issues… like recruiting new crew) – Valaria Bliss Ship’s Mage (blows shit up when called upon… casts wind & …
The Azure Sea: Story Post – 001
The joy of being back at sea pleases you all. You were deep underground only moments ago and now you stand on the deck of the Sea Ghost with the sun on your face. The crew is very relieved to see you, and not overly perturbed by your sudden appearance by means of a magical …
The Siege of Bale Keep: Session Recap
The action began with a night op by Zymaan and Grim who decided to circle the outside perimeter of Bale Keep together at night to read the runes inscribed there by Alandra de Winter twenty-one years ago. Zymaan was in the zone, both in terms of moving stealthily and interpreting the complicated runes. Grim faced …
The Siege of Bale Keep: Story Post – 004
Ash knows that as a half-elf, Ryparin has darkvision, but his training accounts for that. So Ash does not rely on the cover of darkness for his stealth. He relies on cover. He stands thin behind a tree; he crouches behind a barrel; he lies behind a log. And he moves continually to frustrate Ryparin’s …