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Encounters on January 14th, 2008 |
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Drow,
Wilderness
While exploring underground, the characters stumble upon a hidden door. It is expertly crafted and would usually be totally indistinguishable from the cavern walls, except that it has been left slightly ajar. Behind the door is a winding passage which eventually ends in another door.
Opening this second door, they find a lavishly-decorated room. The floor […]
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Peculiar Places on January 10th, 2008 |
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Fae,
Wilderness
It is found where it is needed and disappears with the breeze. -Anbar Ibn Jamal Ibn Hatim
The Greenmarket is a place of succor and wonders, appearing to weary travelers to give them much-needed respite and offer them fantastic goods. Those wandering in the wilderness first hear the sounds of music and merrymaking, and following them […]
One evening, the PCs are invited to a noble’s home for some reason; a dinner party, to discuss business, etc. The reason is not important. The noble has a daughter who leads a fairly sheltered life, and takes quite an interest in the PCs.
The following day, the child decides to run away and follow the […]
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Friends & Foes on December 24th, 2007 |
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Social,
Wilderness
One night, while gathered around the camp fire, off in the distance the players spot a little girl walking towards them.
The girl says nothing to them, but walks up to the fire and kneels down to warm her hands. She sits there for a few minutes, taking respite from the cold night, before leaving.
The little […]
Off in the distance, the players hear dogs barking. There’s also another sound, somewhat harder to make out… a high-pitched voice with a bit of a growl to it yelping out “Help! Help!”
If the PCs investigate, they discover a lone kobold clinging for dear life from a root poking out of a rocky wall. He’s […]
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Friends & Foes on December 19th, 2007 |
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Animals,
Wilderness
While traveling through a sparse forest, the players see a donkey standing in front of an apple tree, looking up at the succulent red jewels dangling above its head.
The donkey rears up on its hind legs and puts it forelegs up on the trunk of the tree, reaching up but still unable to get an […]
Searching through the rubble, the characters find a journal by someone who signs their name M. The journal details M’s attempts to create and control monstrous creatures. The last entry speaks of the success he’s had recently, and then ends abruptly as if something interrupted him.
The following are clues the characters might find to learn […]
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Encounters on December 6th, 2007 |
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Animals,
Combat,
Wilderness
After investigating the matter, the characters determine that the giant chickens and pigs did indeed have one common denominator which the pigs and cows lacked. They were both given drinking water from the well, while the cows and horses drank from a stream.
Checking the well, they find a small chunk of black granite. It […]
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Adventures on December 3rd, 2007 |
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Horror,
Social,
Wilderness
The skies are cloudy and threatening rain as the PCs find themselves traveling along a road through a fairly secluded wood. The sound of a child singing and laughing draws their attention. Miles from the nearest village, a little half-elven girl is dancing around and playing with her ragdoll. The doll has what appears to […]
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Encounters on November 27th, 2007 |
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Combat,
Nobility,
Wilderness
While traveling along an ill-used road through the forest in an unfamiliar kingdom, the players find a woman sitting on a log. Her clothes are dirty and tattered, but are the clothes of a noble, and she is very obviously in the late stages of pregnancy. Observant characters will note that she appears to have […]