Tag Archives: illusion

Play Report: KotB/Barrier March, PbP (Surprise Giants)

Posted on 22 October 2024 by jameseck

On June 7th, while Gillican travels to Round Lake to get potions and weapons identified by the gnomes, the other Dragon Manor adventurers return to where they battled the forest giants the afternoon before to find their tracks and follow … Continue reading →

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Haven: On the Right Mountain

Posted on 20 June 2024 by jameseck

On June 20th (Year 15 of the Vale), tired of waiting for their other companions and joined by Star travelling from the south, Finnigan and Aurum set out from Valalarte to take the other tributary to the West Confluence in … Continue reading →

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Haven: Teleported and Alone

Posted on 13 March 2024 by jameseck

On March 5th, Year 15, having found that the dwarven ruins connected to the Aithreachas mines continue much deeper, a party returns with significant numbers to continue exploring: Glancing in rooms they had previously cleared to make sure there is … Continue reading →

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Play Report: KotB/Barrier March, Session 46 (Strange Happenings at the Flets)

Posted on 21 April 2023 by jameseck

On May 11th, a handful of adventurers decide to make another trip to Busteriae (which they call “the Flets”) to seek out more loot: They reach Eastway by evening, and their cave near the Flets around noon on the 12th … Continue reading →

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A Ravening Wolf in the Court: The Rise of Soren Barrus, Chapter 4

Posted on 11 October 2022 by jameseck

In Ekull, with a war chest sufficient to start gathering forces, I put out word that there were opportunities to join my merry company of adventurers. Many answered the call, drawn by the promise of what we had achieved and … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Monster-Phantasm (AD&D)

Posted on 27 July 2021 by jameseck

PhantasmFREQUENCY: Very RareNO. APPEARING: 1-4ARMOR CLASS: 8MOVE: 9″HIT DICE: 2% IN LAIR: 90%TREASURE TYPE: S, TNO. OF ATTACKS: 1DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-8SPECIAL ATTACKS: Phantasmal forceSPECIAL DEFENSES: NilMAGIC RESISTANCE: See belowINTELLIGENCE: Semi-ALIGNMENT: Chaotic NeutralSIZE: MPSIONIC ABILITY: NilAttack/Defense Modes: Nil Phantasms resemble zombies in most ways except for in … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Monster-Fauxlight (AD&D)

Posted on 19 May 2021 by jameseck

FREQUENCY: Very RareNO. APPEARING: 1ARMOR CLASS: 6  MOVE: 2″HIT DICE: 3% IN LAIR: 90%TREASURE TYPE: ENO. OF ATTACKS: 1DAMAGE/ATTACK: See belowSPECIAL ATTACKS: See below, surprise on 1-4SPECIAL DEFENSES: Never surprisedMAGIC RESISTANCE: StandardINTELLIGENCE: VeryALIGNMENT: NeutralSIZE: MPSIONIC ABILITY: NilAttack/Defense Modes: Nil Fauxlights almost exclusively occupy … Continue reading →

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Backstage of the Grand Cathedral

Posted on 18 March 2021 by jameseck

Below the floor and pews of the Grand Cathedral, there is a network of tunnels (A) used to quietly and discretely work special effects and illusions within the cathedral itself. These tunnels wind and twist to keep lights within from … Continue reading →

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Haven: Level Hopping in Ker Vedno

Posted on 1 October 2020 by jameseck

After resting a day from his trip downriver with Verdis, Rovert wakes early on the 28th of September to fly to the Odsev Mirror Factory in search of information regarding the contracts they signed on their previous visit there and … Continue reading →

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Haven: Starting a War

Posted on 25 September 2020 by jameseck

On September 12th, Year 6, Randall and Stephen have conversed, sharing their separate intelligence on a dragon attack on a gnomish traveler on the north road. Stephen had interviewed the traveler and believed he had encountered a drake while under … Continue reading →

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