The second quest begins…Gwynth leans back on her stool, relating to several of the guardsmen the tale of her previous foray into the legendary Caves of Chaos. The drinks and food have been flowing freely for the past few days for her. Everyone has been eager to hear of what befell such a large party…
Back to School: Shopping
Ah, the first day of school. The day kids dread and parents embrace. I love my family but summer vacation seems to have gotten longer since I was a kid.Back in the day, when I had to walk up hill (both ways) through four feet of snow, along a ten mile rocky ledge I remember…
The Keep part 4: Death Comes to Visit
Part 4 of the Keep series.”Light me a torch and join me Ereptor. And you, the elf, come too. Let us investigate this cave and report what we see.” Says Zoltan in a casual manner.”I think we should all go into the cave together. Here, I’ll go get my lantern,” suggests Corran.Durin thanks Grendel with…
The Keep part 3: The Party’s First Kill
Here is part 3 in the series.Corran kneels on the ground behind a small bush and rummages through his pack for his lantern and tinderbox. You hear a scratching noise as he works on lighting the lantern. All of the adventurers who are outside the cave notice a large creature (8’+) heading out of some…
A Tale of Many Cats
When my wife and I got married we each had two cats. I had two long haired cats and she had two short haired cats. When we brought them all together… We had cat fur all over the carpet.Her cats; Min and Byter, were older than my cats; Spyder Cat and Fat Cat. Though we…
The Keep part 2: Enter the Caves of Chaos
Here is the second installment of the Keep PBEM game.After spending almost two hours on the road you enter the ravine the priest told you about. Within another 30 minutes you find the trails. Following them the trails becomes more overgrown.The forest you have been passing through has been getting more dense, tangled, and gloomier…
Raising an Only Child at Dinnertime
There are certain benefits to raising an only child.1) Once the diaper days are gone, they stay gone!2) You don’t need to worry about calling your kid by another one of your kid’s names.3) If something in the house ends up broken, you can usually figure out who broke it.4) If they start behaving badly…
Gorf’s adventure: Part 2
The adventuring group that Gorf was a part of moved to an email format… A format that did not continue for long.After defeating the dreaded spider creatures inside of Old Man Mountain and rescuing the maidens the party returned to the town of Byr amid a chorus of cheers. The following days were full of…
Quotes from the game table: Part 1
Featuring quotes overheard during games of HackMaster and Arkham Horror.HackMaster Quotes”You rolled the gullible and gambler quirks? Damn, I hope you turned those BPs into gold because I’m about to swindle them out of you!”Said shortly after a battle ends and a character has died:”Dude, you were robbed!””Yeah, I know, the GM has it in…
The Keep part 1: In the Tavern
Read on and watch a group of adventures brave their first foray into the Caves of Chaos.This was a PBEM game I ran several years ago using the Keep on the Borderlands adventure.You will be reading the synopsis text after each section of the adventure was completed.The four of you sit at the bar in…
The Adventures of Gorf
A few years back I ran a quick adventure for my players using a module that was printed in Dragon Magazine.Let’s see if you can figure out which one it was?And so, Gorf’s Journal begins…My name is Gorf. I’m a warrior of some renown and I travel with a small band of others like me….