Campaign Chronicles

  "Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack got, and home did trot, As fast as he could caper, To old Dame Dob, who patched his nob With vinegar and brown paper." While the party was in the Grimmlands , they discovered that Jack, Ruler of the Checkerboard Kingdoms, had vanished. His queen, Jill, had been searching for him and enlisted the party's aid. My original plan was to have the party find Jack and then take him to Dame Dob to heal his injury and have his memory restored. The group came up with the idea to restore his memory with a True Love's Kiss. I hadn't even thought of that being an option but it was so much better and fit the setting better thematically so I ran with it. In the final battle with Humpty Dumpty the Rotten King, Cinderella, Maleficent, the Fallen Muse, and Grotto's brother, Delve , the group managed to reunite Jack and Jill in time for he...

The Republic of Saradia Splits from Saudi Arabia (1935 Gregorian calendar) 06 Aug 1290 On Earth -218, General Hassan ibn Chohallah seizes control of the eastern third of Saudi Arabia and secedes from the rest of the kingdom following the discovery of vast untapped oil reserves. He names his new country the Republic of Saradia. Well placed bribes and other "gifts" made to neighboring powers lead to support on the international stage. Progressive policies of religious and gender-based equality, as well as deals made with both Germany and Tokyo create an influx of military advances in the years leading up to World War II. Despite being relatively small, Saradia soon boasts the most technologically superior army and air force in the Middle East. It's current ruler (2012) is King Mohammed ibn Abdullah ibn Ali. He is also the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of Saradia's military forces. While relatively small, the Army amd Air Force boast advanced technology. The n...

08 Gild ember  348 AC Raz , Shadow , and Romulus left for their Tests of High Sorcery three days ago. The group's days have been filled with exploration of Silvanesti, visiting with their hosts, and other mundane activities.  Kysek and Onforithalas have spoken at length about being fathers. The Elf guardsman has shown great sympathy to the thief-turned-wizard-turned Knight of the Barrie Grange and the dilemma caused by the party traveling some 20 years into the past only to discover that his son has yet to be born to a wife who is still but a child herself. Finding a way to returning to the "present" remains foremost on Kysek’s mind.  Grotto’s experiments with edible "potions" continue unabated although without access to the magic granted by Hanseath, his progress is limited to say the least. On the deity-front, Cedron and Arthur make repeated attempts to commune with Malazzarr, also without success. Raven suggests that planting one of the magical seeds Cedron...

Rumblestrip : "Male" Cybertronian Robot (Transformer, Powermaster) CR: 8     Huge Construct (Shapechanger)   HD: 6d10 plus 40     Hp: 75 Init: +4    Spd: 50' or 3000' in vehicle mode    AC: 24 (-2 size, +15 Natural), t: 8, ff: 24 Attacks: (BAB +4/Grap +22) ; +12 Slam 1d8+10 (20/×2) or +2 Particle Beam Rifle: 8d6 (20/×2, 75', single or autofire)      * Autofire targets a 10'×10' area, Ref DC15 to avoid SA: Alternate Form SQ: Cybertronian Durability, Cybertronian Traits, DR10/--, Powermaster Traits Align: CG     Saves: Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +3 Str: 30, Dex: 10, Con: --, Int: 13, Wis: 12, Cha: 10 Skills: Read/Write and Speak Common and Cybertronian; Computer Use +11, Disguise +10 to appear as a normal dragster; Drive +9, Knowledge (Technology) +10, Navigate +6, Repair +5 Feats: Advanced Firearms Proficiency, Heroic Surge (b), Improved Initiative, Personal Fi...

The party first met Mary Sawyer and her ram companion, Aries while traveling through the Checkerboard Kingdoms with Jill, wife of King Jack . The group was on its way to the pasture of the Cow That Jumped Over the Moon so they could ask the Man (although they would later learn that it was Men) in the Moon if he had seen what had happened to Jack after he fell from the Hill. Mary was investigating several missing people and suspected Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue of engaging in human trafficking to replace sheep they had irresponsibly lost/killed/allowed to die. A brief battle ensued that resulted in the two erstwhile slavers being brought to justice and Cedron acquiring the Witching Cloak. Mary Sawyer : female Grimmlands Human Ranger 4 CR: 4     Medium Humanoid (Human) HD: 4d8+4 (24 hp) Init: +3     Spd: 30'     AC: 17 (Masterwork Studded Leather Armor, Masterwork Light Wooden Shield, +3 Dex); t: 13, ff: 14 Attacks: (B...

8th Day of Gild ember , 348 AC Romulus looks out over the road, surveying the path ahead and begins walking. Fog rises from the ground, quickly enshrouding everything within sight. He steels himself, mentally preparing for whatever his next trial might be. As the mist clears, he finds that he stands within a thick forest that has recently suffered from a forest fire. Despite the winds howling, the dead trees are strangely still, their twisted branches frozen mid-gesture, reaching for the night sky. All around, dense thickets of leafless branches surround him. Solinari’s silvery moonlight barely touches this place through the entwined canopy, and yet there is no lack of illumination. An eerie yellow fog rolls across the scorched earth, smelling of sulfur. Bestial cackling rings out from behind a nearby tree, then crescendoes around you from all directions.  A white-furred hyena-man wearing tattered clothes lumbers from the tree line, their long arms swinging madly back and forth. ...

7th Day of Gilde mber , 348 AC The night passes quietly in peaceful comfort. The next morning in the Tower of Wayreth is quiet and a sense of tension hangs in the air. None of the other Aspirants are anywhere to be found, perhaps having already started their tests. As the long, isolated hours pass, the sun rises and falls. Romulus takes a walk around the empty moonlit courtyard.  Coming back from his walk, he glances into the grand hall where the leaders of the Conclave gather. The Hall of Mages is an immense obsidian chamber with a 60' ceiling. Twenty chairs sit in shadows, while one central chair gives off a cold, white glow - the hall's only light source. All twenty-one chairs face the north wall. The longer he looks into the room, the larger it seems. Despite not declaring for any Order, he can sense the history of the place, spells of incredible power woven by the world's greatest mages, and the critical decisions made about the future of the Conclave.  As he turns aw...

06  Gildember  348 AC (06 Marpenoth 1342) Morning comes, just as it always done. The stewards who escorted the Aspirants to their rooms the night before arrive and lead each to breakfast. On the way, the hopefuls are informed that senior wizards from each Order will be interviewing them later in the day. Each Aspirant will be given time to prepare spells if they haven't already done so and that their Tests will start soon after. Romulus is the first to arrive in the dining hall and piles his plate high with stacks of pancakes, bacon, eggs, and sausage. He, Ra’ziir, and Shadow talk about their evening. He explains that his room had a well-stocked bookshelf that he picked through until he found a book about fungal growths in alpine forests. But tucked in between the pages, he had discovered hand-written notes about the Tests themselves. He explains that every Test presents several challenges that examine the depth of a mage's knowledge and use of magic. While they are more-or-l...