Now fully recovered from their travails in the Pearlescent Grottoes the party leave the Frogling tree settlement Gribblet Village, heading toward the Spider Woods to find the druid Yorivar who they believe can help them against the cult in Illmire. Rubi Groak's warning rings in their ears... the Spider Woods are dangerous and Yorivar will … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: Spider Woods
Anyone who has attended previous Grogmeets knows what a special event it is and why it is considered by many Grognards to be the RPG event of the year. When this whole Covid thing started, I'm sure I wasn't alone in thinking Grogmeet would go ahead as a face to face event, seeing as it … Continue reading My Grogmeetish 2020
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don’t read this! Now that the give remaining Fishmen have fled (even if only briefly, who knows?) the party weigh up their options. All but Evalore the magic- user are battered, one more blow will kill them and they are barely able to walk. There is … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: Are we the bad guys?
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don’t read this! Last session ended with the PCs at a junction in the underwater Prismatic Grottoes of the Fishmen. They'd just killed (some would say murdered) a band of Fishmen guards and had to decide whether to head south or west. Both passageways ascended, the … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: Battered Cod
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo."So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the … Continue reading The One Ring Roadtrip: Winterfilth 2020
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don’t read this! After defeating the Mantis Queen our heroes clear out the rest of the mound and find a load of goodies, a cache of magical weapons and a load of treasure. With their considerable haul they head back to Gribblet Village, arriving later in … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: The Prismatic Grottoes
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don't read this! Arriving in at the logger camp south west of Illmire, our heroes see a huge lodge in the centre of a massive clearing full of work gangs of lumberjacks cutting, preparing and moving logs. What grabs their attention most is the … Continue reading Evils of Illmire: I’ll help you if you help me
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don't read this! Taking cover behind a huge table thrown across a corridor in the old fortress, our party wait for bandit reinforcements to arrive. They have a plan: wait for the brigands to clump together, then take them down with Evalore's sleep spell. … Continue reading Evils of Illmire: The Rescue of Sergeant Wilfret
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don't read this! Leaving behind the mysteries of the town of Illmire for now our party head out to the Old Watchtower on a warm, muggy spring day; acting on Lord Crellmont's information, they seek Sergeant Wilfret who is stationed at the watchtower and … Continue reading Evils of Illmire: The Old Watchtower
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don't read this! Inn of the Weary Wagoner From the outside the Inn of the Weary Wagoner is mostly unremarkable, a two story stone building that screams "come and get your average ale and food here". The interior is less appealing still, dark and … Continue reading The Illness of Illmire
