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Dwarf OSE+ Dark Citadel Session #22 (23 MAY 2024)

    We picked up right where we left off last week so this made 3 sessions in the Lair of the Death Fist Orcs. Which having just discovered the hidden Key Hole at the end of the previous session they were wanting to find the Treasure of the Death Fist but decided to search the set of stairs noticed earlier but bypassed. The Brotherhood of Expendable Strangers descend and upon the landing discover the residence of the preciously slain Witchy Doctor Urul whose body still laid upon the bridge.     Exploring it they find a Spell book concealed beneath a loose stone and not much else. Evidently the Witchy Doctor carried all of his treasure upon his person. Wanting to maximize what little duration they have on the Potion of True Sight they descend to the final landing on these steep stairs and find yet another stout dwarven made door. Well, they are in ancient Dwarf ruins so no surprise there really.      Beyond it a corridor leads to a sandy beach wh...

The Restenford Journals #11 (20 MAY 2024)

    Okie Dokie, so we got a late start but it was only a few minutes so no big deal. As usual I was feeling exhausted which has become a regular state of affairs when dealing with my CHF. I always feel this affects my DM'ing but my PCs disagree so it is just more of that second guessing we all have as a Dungeon Master I guess.       The Jonkheers of Raven's Peak had settled in to Restenford at the end of last session to take care of logistics for their newly acquired Keep. Missives for a Research Library were sent to the Elfin lands from which Eldrin hails from and after an arbitrary dice roll it would be 3 months for it  to arrive in Restenford . Carpenters and Craftsman were hired to add a loft area above the rooms in the Keep as it had very high ceiling with room for a second level but none present. Tushuab busied himself hiring Men-at-Arms to staff the Keep as well and in about a month had the twenty men he sought. Future plans to add a smithy ...

The Restenford Journals #10 (13 MAY 2024)

    So the original plan of alternating around games on Monday for a variety of players in a pair of games set in the same campaign world has kind of fallen through. But that is OK and we do adapt. A recurring weekly game for Restenford Journals has triumphed in a ttrpg game of natural selection. I have a few days in the week I could possibly shoehorn a later evening game into but I am unsure if I will do so t this time but for now lets go over the further exploits of the Jonkheers of Falcon's Rest .     Having returned to Falcon's Rest the previous session the Jonkheers were planning on ridding the lower crypts of the foul undead encountered previously and exploring the Pit. Yalta the Priest from Restenford had agreed to journey to their Keep as they were in need of a holy man to deal with the foul undead. This seems to be a temporary position for Yalta as he is Lady Fairwind 's personal advisor and the only face of the Church of Ygg in Restenford at this time...

Dwarf OSE+ Dark Citadel Session #21 (9 MAY 2024)

    I forgot to recap the session before this so I will recap both I guess which will make this very long. But it is what it is and I am becoming quite forgetful as of late. And this will be sketchy as I do not remember the session before this one as clearly and I could summarize it but not sure if I would get many of the encounters accurately.     Returning to possibly clear out of the area where they had encountered the Lagomorphs and allied tentatively with the Elfin Raiders under Tanila Glynra. Returning they come upon the entry to the dungeon area claimed by the Elfin forces and the Orcs vanquished. Inquiring as to what happened since their last meeting I have them roll a Reaction Roll and it is bad, like a 5 Bad so the Elfin Warriors are drinking in the Great Hall where they had fought the Giants Spider. All are quite drunk and take the inquiries and tone of The Brotherhood of Expendable Strangers as Insults and words are exchanged. The Elfin Warriors blame t...

The Restenford Journals #9 (6 MAY 2024)

    Oh now we pick up where we left off previously with our fine fresh fellows looking for adventure on the Isle of Lenard. The PCs had successfully dealt with the Bandits of Falcon's Rest and having suffered grievous wounds desired to rest a few days while the recently freed slaves of the Bandits recuperated. Several of the 0-level villagers; 6 in total, had decided to hire on as servants to their courageous liberators. Offering up prayers to Tritherion they bent the knee and assumed the duties of Man-at-Arms as well as household staff. The scruffy dwarf prisoner;  Garfun Trollfury , having collected several daggers from the fallen bandits had agreed to accompany them to Llergton to return the Spice Merchant's Daughter as well as several minor officials of the town to safety. The Elf  Afamrail Fayra accompanies them as well to Llergton . But on the third day of rest a panicked and obviously worried servant comes running down from the roof of Falcon's Rest and anno...

Stone-Hell on the Borderlands Session #24 (29 APRIL 2024)

    SO it took awhile f or me to get back to writing this recap up and I may be a bit fuzzy and it will more than likely be short. We had three players instead of four and they had a high roll for possible retainers so none were available. There is some minor stuff in Kendell Keep were taken care of and then they head straight back to Stone-Hell .    The journey there is uneventful and zero encounters so they drop off their donkeys AND their war dogs with the Dwarf Cohort that protect Snorri Broadshoulders . There is some minor exploration but they decide to attempt to open the Danse Macabre Stone Doors , opening it with fair ease after reminding me that they had indeed leveled since failing their Open Door s from a pervious section. I had nudged that opening it was difficult and had failed last time. They succeed in opening the doors and are greeted by the Smell of Old Death the cold air of the tomb and a hellish red glow beyond. Seeing a large number of Fire Beet...