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The Restenford Journals #19 ( 26 AUG 2024)

    We started we left off previously in our Restenford Journals in Restenford . The new Retainers are equipped and furnished with a riding horse and Eldrin gathers funds from Davon and Tushuab to return to the ruins atop Bone Hill . The wagon is laden with supplies and everyone backpacks as well as the extra weapons seized from the Hall beneath to Wraith Lord's Tower. I recalculate for encumbered Wagon and note it will take three days, there is an objection but honestly I should have had their overland movement counted as encumbered as well counting armor and supplies. They camp in the glade at the foot of the Guardian Peak , then rest in the Reddy Woods in sight of Bone Hill but distant from the Dead Wood and then travel up on the third day to park the wagon outside of Telvar's Tower, unloading the supplies and weapons then resting for the evening. There are no Wandering Monsters on their way to the ruins but the do hear the howling of Wolves nearby on their second nig...

Dwarf OSE+ Dark Citadel Session #27 (21 AUG 2024)

   Well the time between when I actually make these recaps is getting longer and longer. I am debating switching to a video based recap but hate disrupting something in the middle. Eh, its irrelevant anyway.     We picked up on the Dwarf Fortress on the Dark Lake . PCs were allowed to level here as I do not charge for leveling but do require Time requirements, they passed on the idea until returning to Axios Landing and the Temple of Thaneduhr . The stronghold controlled by Geoff remains unnamed. A group of 6 Dwarf from the Dwarf Fortress opt to return with the PCs but they decide to explore that one unexplored room across the bridge. Traversing the bridge they find more troll bodies missing and believe it is simply the mimic eating them and they are basically correct. The door is forced and an empty room is revealed with some humanoid bones in the center of the room, a small scattered pile. They enter and begin declaring which walls and sections they intend to Sear...

The Restenford Journals #18 ( 19 AUG 2024)

     We picked up this session on a Cliffhanger moment where the Wraith Lord of the Ruins on Bone Hill emerged from the rubble and menacingly threatens the Jonkheers. They still have have a Zombie and several Skeletons but these are Turned by Davon's retainer Draven . I allow the PCs not to strike at the now cringing and fleeing undead so as not to disrupt the Turning. However, the Wraith Lord has a movement of 80' a round and is upon the party attack and miraculously missing Davon's pitiful armour class. Eldrin finds himself unable to attack the Wraith Lord feeling the effects of the Crystal Hypnosis Ball which confuses and enthralls him into inaction, future prey to the Wraith Lord to whom it was attuned. The next round has the entire group of Jonkheers attacking the Wraith Lord and honestly I thought they would be retreating since it's daylight above but they pressed on bravely. Damage is dealt and I describe how their magical weapons slow ever so slightly pa...

The Restenford Journals #17 ( 5 AUG 2024)

    I am very late to get to writing this recap so it may be sketchy and inaccurate. Life has been hectic and I am becoming more forgetful. Sheeesh, plus we have been cancelling this session more often. I may have to move the night and recruit an additional body, not sure.     After having their collective booties spanked by a bunch of purple apes they fall back to Telvar's Tower. It has not since been renamed by the party so retains the previous occupants title discovered from reading his books. Upon returning from the Crystal Pedestal Chamber they decide to Search for Secret Doors every ten feet in the Hall lading back to where they came from. Every, Ten, Feet ...    But,    They eventually a pair of Secret Doors in the big bend of the Hall. WE had joked about Traps and Locks on Secret Doors which I have done in the past. And I once have done again. The Secret Door is Locked. Eldrin easily succeeds his Open Lock ability while Tushuab & D...

Dwarf OSE+ Dark Citadel Session #26 (15 AUG 2024)

    This is a recap of the previous two session actually. We suspended within the adventure area and I had not been able to write up a recap. It's been a hot mess around here actually. They divide the potions found previously and Geoff claims ownership of the Rod of Rowing making him a nautical Dwarf Riverboat Captain of sorts. I make notes in threads for treasure division and I assume PCs properly notate their character sheets, we move on to the session.    There has been a small influx of Dwarf families to the individual areas controlled by the PCs and I have not set up their Domain Stat Cards and Incomes yet but will do so shortly. Not sure if I will cover that in these Recaps as it is pretty uninteresting dice rolling by the month.     The Brotherhood of Expendable Strangers return to the area around the Harpy nest and Manticore Lair and only briefly inspect the shoreline before heading deeper down the Dark River . I need to make some Dungeon Re...

The Restenford Journals #16 ( 29 JULY 2024)

    Well, what a difference a few weeks make. Still keeping an eye out for a fourth player for this Monday evening game but so far no takers. We had a few weeks off due to IRL issues as is apt to happen with on line gaming. Plus I had family issues (Daughter & Grandson moved in with us) and surgery and was recovering while one of our plyers was having eye surgery on Mondays. Turns out I needed a quick break for inspiration anyway but really need to get in the habit of writing more stuff down for later use.     But anyway, back to our recap of the Restenford Journals. The Jonkheers returned to Restenford via the Coastal Road after saving Har's Point from The Sea Devils; rather unique name I might add, and began receiving supplies they had ordered from the main land. Retainers requested from a larger region so Davon added Dravon Stoneblood a Priest of Ygg as his spiritual advisor and retainer as well as a pair of War Dogs, Yelola the Selkie is available as a Re...