Seawrack: Chapter Eight, Part Three

Seawrack: Chapter Eight, Part Three

Seawrack: Chapter Eight, Part Three

“We can get you settled in just a few minutes,” Lady Miruna was saying to Berylla as they stepped out of the solar. “Ah! Another new recruit?” Lady Miruna turned and smiled. “Alys, Peregrine, it is good to see you both safe. Yes, this is our newest applicant.” The people she spoke to were tall, slim elves, obviously twins, with white-blond hair in long braids, gorgeous blue eyes, and pale skin…

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Seawrack: Chapter Seven, Part Three

It is time to leave Sudhaven...

The moment Berylla was out of sight, Tahn turned to Yashta. “She’s going to fit in just fine.” “Perhaps.” Yashta tapped her lips, thoughtful. “She will have a great deal to get used to. We haven’t had new applicants for over a year.” “Ah, not quite.” Tahn’s smile was smug. Yashta glanced at him, then looked again. “What? You have had word from Lady Miruna?” “I spoke to her while you and the…

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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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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 Six, Part Two

Seawrack: Chapter Six, Part Two

Alys set the letter down on the desk and opened the notebook once more. “A code,” she muttered. “Then I will decipher it, and I will read every page. Grandfather would not have left it to us if he truly did not want us to possess the knowledge he had accumulated.” “A task that may take quite some while,” Peregrine observed. “That’s fine,” Alys replied. She looked up from the notebook and he…

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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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