Seawrack: Chapter Six, Part Three

Seawrack: Chapter Six, Part Three

As our chapter concludes, Tahn checks in with Lady Miruna, and Berylla has a thing or two to think about...

The small box on the inn table held a lovely mirror, but Tahn was not admiring his reflection. Instead, the silvered glass showed another face entirely – that of the Abbess. The sending-mirror was one of the secrets that the Stargazers did not talk about, but being able to communicate over vast distances with such speed was vital to their work. Tahn listened to Lady Miruna’s words and nodded.…

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In the Garden: The White Lady

Something is in the garden...

Fog obscures the garden. It’s nearly sunrise. The light makes the mist glow, but doesn’t disperse it. It’s cold, too, cold enough to see your breath. Twenty minutes ago, it was dark as a mouse-hole out here, but the sky was clear. Now the stars have vanished beyond the mist. The whole world seems distant, swallowed up in billows of white. It is fascinating and eerie, but this mist isn’t why you…

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Recollections: Fido the Orca

Recollections: Fido the Orca

Another story from the days of the Wayward Crowns – this time, a session as the party was a good bit more powerful. They had been hunting down a lich, and after much effort and tragedy they had finally pinned him down near his lair. They were on a boat, out in the middle of a large lake, and the fight on the ship’s deck was ferocious. Among other things, the party had acquired a combat trained…

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Seawrack: Chapter Three, Part Three

Seawrack: Chapter Three, Part Three

Plates clattering woke her a little after dawn. Berylla stretched, and got out of bed, carelessly tossing the blanket back over the mattress without worrying much about making the bed neatly. She padded out into the central room, and immediately was greeted with the pungent smell of Gus’s pipe. She coughed a bit and opened the window, as the old man laughed at her, just like always. Gus was…

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Recollections: Getting into the Spirits

Another little anecdote of my D&D days!

We all know the standard trope of fantasy gaming: the party meets up in a random tavern. Ale and beer and wine are all staple features of every fantasy-medieval bar. Players seem to love finding excuses for their characters to imbibe, even if they aren’t out to get drunk, because it opens up so many possibilities for silly antics and more natural socializing between party members and between PCs…

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Seawrack: Chapter Four, Part Three

Seawrack: Chapter Four, Part Three

Captain Owain waved Berylla forward. “Clear our path, lass. We’ll be on your heels.” His voice was quiet, but the confidence in his tone was clear. The red-haired warrior nodded once. She charged forward, and within seconds the rest heard the hair-raising screech the Madmen used as their battle-cry. The fighters poured into the tunnel, pike men in the lead, adding their voices to the…

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