We finished the last session with the players being ambushed in the fortress of an erstwhile ally and friend Laski the mage and Porters of Gideon (a group of knights from Knowledge Illuminates by Tim Shorts) The party bravely runs away, get back to where they parked their rocs and fly home. The party speculates about how …
Category: my campaign
This is What Happens When You Think “Game”
Things that have happened in my current Swords and Wizardry campaign that I did not script. These are things that my players did or my response to what my players did at the table. I didn't plan or anticipate any of this in advance. It is simply what happened in the game. There's lots more but here …
My Favorite Kind of Combat
Today we had my favorite kind of session. The party had a fight with a big time baddy today. He was a high level druid with some supporting fighters. He was the most dangerous enemy they've faced in the campaign and they needed to bring him back alive. Mostly dead was fine. And the fight …
Solstice in My Campaign
Happy Litha, Beltane... solstice. The mead has me thinking about how I've been doing a more "realistic" paganism in my game. One of the things is sacrifice. In my setting sacrifice matters. There are various cycles of sacrifice that the are required to appease the gods and ancestral spirits. If they are not performed properly...bad …
My Campaign: Adventurers Are Unusual
In my campaign setting adventurers are unusual. I define adventuring as exploring ruins/dungeons, fighting problem monsters and occasional mercenary work for other powerful individuals or groups. Adventuring is a great way to make a lot of money and gain a lot of power both magical and political. However, adventuring is extremely dangerous so most people …
Grumpy Wizard 
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