Brooding on their failed attempt on the life of the cult assassin our heroes flee into the countryside surrounding Illmire, a land of farmsteads, hills and numerous copses. Planning to recover and head back to the ill fated town they seek refuge in a barn which provides a good night's rest, and head back to … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: Temple Raiders
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The Evils of Illmire: Return to Illmire
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don’t read this! Arriving at Gribblet Village is the sturdy and reliable Sergeant Wilfret who has spent a couple of days spying on Illmire. This is what he tells the party: The situation in town has worsened and the cult's grip grown strongerMore people are ill … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: Return to Illmire
The Evils of Illmire: The Webbed Hollows
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don’t read this! Surrounded by 5 giant wolf spiders the Anistor the Fighter and Gravik the Dwarf weigh up the odds, while Kristos the Thief looks for shadows to hide in and opportunities to backstab. But first to act is Evalore the Magic-User, who with a … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: The Webbed Hollows
The Evils of Illmire: Spider Woods
Spoiler alert: if you plan to play The Evils of Illmire, don’t read this! 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 … Continue reading The Evils of Illmire: Spider Woods
My Grogmeetish 2020
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
The Evils of Illmire: Are we the bad guys?
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?
The Evils of Illmire: Battered Cod
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
The One Ring Roadtrip: Winterfilth 2020
“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
The Evils of Illmire: The Prismatic Grottoes
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
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! 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