campaign log
A referee’s perspective of campaigns I’ve run
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Ragged Hollow: The Dwarven Tomb
The party press on to explore the tomb at the top of Mount Mourn. Enterring a circular chamber they find an elegant design with a stone bed and empty shelves. Crystals light up as they shine their torch into the darkness and they spot a crack in the walls. Bilbur the dwarf leads the party…
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Traveller: The Battle of Pcias
The Travellers respond to the distress call of the Free Trader Samsoria. It is under attack from the 100-ton pirate scout ship, the Badger. As they approach, the crew get into position. No-Haa takes sensors and Geryen mans engineering. Esthel takes command whilst Twiggy waits in medical. Errol the pilot puts full thrusts ahead to…
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Under the Shadow: The Great Tree
After rescuing Simmerah, the party head deeper into the forest towards the Great Tree. At night, they leave Simmerah with the horses and make the remaining distance on foot. Shimmering lights like thousands of fireflies illuminate the majestic tree. By its outsized trunk, Cat and Gryff spot the shadowed outline of a person. Approaching closer,…
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Ragged Hollow: Mount Mourn
As the party from Ragged Hollow follows the trail towards Mount Mourn, Rodwig the seasoned elf knight shares with them the story of his previous adventuring party…
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Traveller: Rescue of the Galatea
The crew of the PMM Garishi have a down cycle to relax after their endeavour checking the monitoring bouys around the planet Pcias. No-Haa retreats to his state room to brush up on his mechanics. His door intercom goes and its Twiggy looking for someone to play games with her. No-Haa dismisses her curtly, uninterested…
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Under the Shadow: The Forest Altar
Fresh from the victory over the ogre, the party follow the sound of the lamentations of an elf to the north. Up ahead, Cat wakes up after a most disturbing encounter the night before. Hearing familiar voices she calls out to the party and they are reunited. The night of the banquet, a wine-drunk Cat…
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Ragged Hollow: To the Bleak Mountains
After the worrying news of the wailing ghost put a dampner on the orphan Percy’s hopes to claim his new mansion, Lorgar the forester suggests they return to the town square so he can refill his waterskin. They find a putrid smell lingers around it, strongest near the remnants of the water in the bucket.
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Under the Shadow: Into the Forest
The day after the banquet, the party find horses and provisions ready for them to head eastwards. No one remark on Nox’s new plain-looking spear slung around his back. A House Crowthorn steward informs them that Cat has unfortunately fallen ill and will have to join them later. Saddling up, they are soon crossing the…
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Traveller: The New Crew
After the last crew of the search and rescue ship the Gerishi left in dubious circumstances, Pcias Station command looked for a new team to take over….
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Under the Shadow: A Banquet at House Crowthorn
Two weeks after the confrontation with Zisso, Cat, Odion and Nox are invited to a banquet at the guild house of the Crowthorns. This annual event sees all the notable and worthy of Nurfirg invited as guests of the most powerful family in the keep town. The invitation to the High Cleric of the Order…
