Campaign Chronicles

I found myself in a Walgreens the other day and while waiting in line for a prescription, I noticed a game on one of the end caps (actually, I noticed two but the other one will be a story for another day). I grabbed both, paid, and left. The one I want to tell you about is called "Murder at the Manor". It is, as its name implies, a murder mystery. Players split into two teams, red and blue. They shuffle and select the opposing team's cards that answer the who, with what, and where's that are needed to solve the case and put them in the answer envelope. The suspects have amusing pun names based on their listed occupations - Sarah Nader, a singer; Upton O. Goode, the dinner host; Dr. Yul B. Allwright, a doctor; Rhoda Camel, an explorer; and Sue Flay, a chef. Once the cards are selected, the rest are then (per the written instructions) HIDDEN the either in the HOUSE or the BACKYARD. ((This is where my only real contention with the game begins. Even if the teams are pl...

Mask of the Shadowling This minor magical item was inspired by the Shadows in the Forest board game. In the game, one player controls a lantern while the rest contol the Shadowlings. The lantern must locate the Shadowlings before they can all make it to a single hiding place. Any Shadowling caught in the light from the lantern becomes frozen amd their mask is removed. When a Shadowling is frozen, they may be unfrozen by another Shadowling. This white mask grants its wearer invisible and muffles the sound of their footsteps, rendering them silent as well. Exposure to any light brighter than or equal to a lantern draws the wearer into the mask itself and remain there until released by another creature wearing a Mask of the Shadowling. Moderate Illusion; CL9; Craft Wondrous Item; Control Sound, Greater Invisibility Control Sound Illusion (Figment) Level: Brd 2, Sor/Wiz 2, Trickery 2 Components: V, S, M Casting Time: 1 standard action Range: Personal or Touch Duration: 1 min/le...