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Lady Ardel Emerges:

The door to the guest room where Lady Vera Ardel had been recuperating finally opened in the middle of the afternoon. She and Sir Rowan exited the chamber arm in arm. Corley was dressed in the same military uniform that he had worn the night before and the clothing showed that ...

Swordswomen:

On the second floor of the castle, near the grand stairs that led down to the dining area, the King and General Logan were deep in conversation. Not too far away, Dame Sharl was speaking to Lady Brenna. The two women had met several years ago during the early days of the campaign to ...

The King Speaks:

Lord Chareos talks to Sorvani Caladon.

“You honor me,” he says, inclining his head in respect.

“It is the reward for your deeds,” Sorvani corrects. “I received such accolades in the aftermath of Gateway.”

Burant brings up that he joined Sorvani's group on their last mission ...

Scenes from Castle Elcadan:

After spending some time behind closed doors, Duchess Lysandra Vanarkus emerges to mingle with the crowd. She makes her way up to the second floor with Sir Belfor trailing not far behind. Given the sheer number of people currently inside Castle Elcadan, it is easy to ...

It's only been about 17 years since I last did XP's, so XP's have been updated!

I spent Lyonessa's points and she gained levels in both of her classes. Chareos has a lot of points available and could gain a level as a Fighter should he so choose to.

They are listed in your sheets in the usual spot.

Updates:

As the day rolls on, more arrive at the castle. Lord Chareos and Burant ride up after a brief stop at the Azrellan Temple. Their horses are taken to the nearby stable after they dismount. As they advance inside, Lord Chareos is announced, but Burant is not.

Walking up to the pair ...

The Funeral:

Later that morning, Jallarzi's carriage arrives outside the Temple of Azrella. Duchess Vanarkus, Lady Sallavarian, Lady Allonica and Lady Rowan are among those who disembark. The guests enter the temple and mingle for a time before the funeral begins. The King himself and many ...

The Duchess:

Jallarzi led the Duchess and Lady Brenna to the room where Lady Ardel was resting on the second floor of the Sallavarian Estate. At one time, this portion of the house was used as servants' quarters. Over time, homes were built for the staff elsewhere on the property as they started ...

Duke Relon & Sir Alon:

Down in the dining area, breakfast was being served. The King and many of his knights and advisors were present already. Before eating, Duke Relon approached Sir Alon Teramar while General Logan reported to the King.

“Sir Alon? A word if I may?” The Duke called out ...

The Duke & Duchess:

It is early morning at the Sallavarian Estate. In the Master Suite, the new Duke and Duchess of Streel are getting ready to start their day. Their dear friends, General Logan and his wife Lady Brenna, are visiting while Lysandra is preparing for the day to come. Hilda was ...

Miscellaneous Updates:

The King listens closely to the ideas put forth by Sir Validar and then later supported by General Logan.

“I agree with what you are proposing, Sir Validar and General Logan,” the King stated. “Indeed, it is the most beneficial outcome and greatly reduces the loss of life ...

GM Notes:

And that is the adventurers!

Sorvani and his associates were actually created to replace Drakkimor's band. Originally, it was Drakkimor's band that Argent joined on the mission to the Ruins of Demara's Castle. But I used them in Corunglain and that turned out to be happening at the ...

The Adventurers Gather:

The activity at Castle Elcadan starts early. Guards are already in place and the movement of people and goods from the Sallavarian Estate has begun. The Blackhawk settles in at the small dock on the north side of the castle. Entry into the lower level of the castle can be ...

The Books in the series:

The first Argent Adventures Book I wrote was Book 1, Trials and Travels. Book 2 was supposed to be titled The Apprentice and I wrote about half of the first chapter.

Then I jumped to Book 13, Civil War, to tell the story of when the Argents met again in Elcadan. I didn't ...

Burant:

Lord Chareos had been reunited with Burant, the other apprentice who learned magic from Lord Sharadin.

Looking at his fellow apprentice, Charoes says, “It has been a very eventful time with the Guardians of Light. Have you heard of the Battle of Corunglain? The group I am with, led by ...

GM Notes:

Welcome to the next day!

The funeral starts around ten, so there is time in the morning to do other things. Most people will be showing up at the funeral to honor Mother Boelle, but not everyone will make the trip to the cremation site. Those who do not go along for the cremation can ...

New Frontiers #116 – 11/21/571 – Mother Boelle's Funeral & Adventurers Gather

11/20/571:

The long and eventful day finally came to an end. The Civil War began, and enemy armies were on the move. The King and Dame Sharl were rescued from Athenos. Duke Relon put out a call for adventurers to ...

Sir Corley:

Sir Corley mostly stayed off to one side as the King's Court planned for what was to come. His thoughts were elsewhere, but a notion struck him out of the blue. The King was rescued by Lady Sallavarian just this morning. As he understood it, Jallarzi had searched for the King in her ...

Duchess Lysandra:

The private talk with Gabriella continues.

Gabriella smiled at the comment. “I am certain that my mother will be excited to help as well, and likely some aunts. It sounds like I might have to fight to spend time with my own children,” she says with a laugh.

“It will be a ...

Duchess Lysandra:

Gabriella steadied her chin and smiled warmly. "Thank you, Your Grace. I am not afraid of the situation. I just know that I have a lot to learn in ruling Pyris with Validar. I hadn't really considered too far in the future. There is so much happening now! Assistance will be ...

Introduction:

In this forum I'll be posting Book 13 of Argent's Adventures. I wrote Book 1 over a decade ago, covering her journey to becoming an apprentice. The original intention of these books was to essentially rewrite what transpired in the Sword of Doom game back on Q-Link. To fix things ...

Misc Updates:

Duchess Lysandra:

"Yes, yes, I understand," Gabriella said, composing herself. "I am just getting used to the idea of becoming Baroness of Pyris. I had hoped that Validar and I would marry for some time now, but that alone was obviously going to be a big change. Neither of us were ...

Update Burant:

Burant is shocked when the door to Argent's room opens and there is another Argent! Chareos is there as well. Both were apprentices to Lord Sharadin at the same time. An argument erupts between the Argents that gets loud and nasty. Finally, Lady Sallavarian breaks it up.

Once the ...

Update:

Duchess Lysandra:

Gabriella found herself agreeing with what Duchess Lysandra was saying. Then Lysandra mentioned Gabriella becoming Duchess! She tried hard to not look surprised at the statement. Her mind raced back to a conversation she had with Ivy in a Pyrisian castle tower. As she ...

Answers:

How far away are the armies? We need to scout them to find out the make-up of them and how many soldiers their are. Assuming the army from Athenos is considerably closer to Elcadan than the army moving toward Pyris that had to cross through the mountain pass.

The Army from Athenos is ...

Update:

Duchess Lysandra had just departed the Azrellan Temple and now was being taken to Castle Elcadan. She converses with her niece and future daughter-in-law.

"Yes of course. I wasn't suggesting immediate action, of course. Simply commenting that these poor children would be in much better ...

Small Update for Chareos:

Lady Argent and Lord Chareos make their way though the Sallavarian Estate. Their destination was the quarters that Argent used while Jallarzi's apprentice. Reaching the her quarters, Argent opened the door and was in for a shock. Inside was another Argent, already ...

Another small update:

Duchess Lysandra

After arriving at the Temple of Azrella and meeting many of the orphans there, the talk turns to the needs of the orphanage. Jallarzi mentions what she has been able to do to assist. "Surely with the new leadership here in Elcadan, more aid and assistance ...

Small Update:

Ride from the Azrellan Temple to Castle Elcadan:

Duchess Lysandra visits the Azrellan Temple to pay her respects to the late Mother Boelle. Afterwards, along with Gabriella and Jallarzi, she makes her way to the castle in the carriage.

“It's heartbreaking to see all those ...

The stairs lead out into a smaller common area. Several large dining tables are here, but the main feature is the large picture window that look out into the Streel River and the nearby waterfall. Lysandra directs Jallarzi, Rachel and Corley to the middle table.

“I can eat downstairs, Your Grace ...

Interlude:

Based on talking with the players, the following interlude now happens before the group who stayed behind returns to the Sallavarian Estate. Basically this affects Sir Acerion, Sir Rowan and Lady Ivy.

As the afternoon is winding down, Duke Relon gets everyone's attention. “My ...

GM Notes:

Lots of role playing opportunities here should anyone care to do so.

After a time Lady Argent will excuse herself for the evening and will head to the quarters she used while she was an apprentice on the third floor of the estate. All the other guest rooms are on the second floor. She ...

Continuing the rescue mission:

The players choice of action was passed on to me outside of the post. The stealth method was chosen for this particular mission. Argent casts Fly and Improved Invisibility on herself and will carry everyone else into the Order Hall while they are inside the Stone ...

New Frontiers #115

Welcome! Before I get to any new business there is a recap that I wrote at the start of New Frontiers #113 that should bring the situation almost up to date. Check it out so that you are not completely lost!

I'm am experimenting with a 'fast play' method to resolve story ...

Post Continued:

When Erisci enters the prison cell, the others are forced to follow as the Mardura Statues begin to move! Once far enough from the portal, it fades out, but will return when Ersci comes closer.

“ACK!” Gerett calls out in exasperation upon spotting his badger companion Mitch. It ...

Post Continued:

Continuing to recap a live session:

Once Erisciana is close enough, the portal flares to life and looks into another chamber. Some familiar faces are seen and Kendell is the first to emerge.

“It is quite good to see you as well, my dear and immense friend!” When Kendall sets ...

Gateway #1

What follows is a recap of a live session played out on Discord.

Thick smoke from the burning caravan on the main road through Graystone Pass filled the air. However, there was something flying overhead obscured by the smoke. The smoke waned enough for the flier to be seen. It was ...

Post Closed

Post Continued:

Kylie and Talen have traveled to Crossroads to visit with the Argent they rescued from the Elder Ruins to the North of the Sylvan Realm. This Argent was captured by the Scro and held captive for many weeks. The horrific experience greatly affected Argent and all she wanted to do ...

Post Continued:

Before Tanners Goods:

"Hunh," Kylie mutters as she absorbs this new information. "I didn't realize that was the first time you'd been out of the Lost Valley. I can understand why this would seem so overwhelming."

“Well, as is typical, things didn't go as planned,” Talen ...

Post Continued:

Kylie and Talen have traveled to Crossroads to catch up with the Argent they found in the ruins north of the Sylvan Realm. It becomes clear as they travel through the city that Talen has never been to a real city before.

Kylie nods, thinking about what she knows of Talen's life ...

GM Notes:

Current Hit Points:

Anik: 33 of 36
Brock: 52 of 65
Daubeny: 21 of 64
Erisciana: 18 of 28
Flare: 42 of 55
Kendell: 51 of 76
Laurel: 10 of 25
Saladino: 40 of 43
Sann: 36 of 41
Wimzy: 24 of 36

The map for Bollo's Spear is far too big to post here in the forum. Its on the bottom of the ...

War for Gateway Recap Session #16

April 23rd, 569

About an hour after the encounter with the enemy barge, the Hover Barges see the canal open up into a gigantic cavern. They power down the Hover Barges so as to not stand out so much. The canal leads into a cavern roughly 300' wide and 500' long ...

Spell Book for the Frost Mage on the enemy barge:

1st level - Shield, Wall of Fog, Feather Fall, Magic Missile, Chill Touch, Tenser's Floating Disc, Dancing Lights, Enlage, Gaze Reflection

2nd level - Strength, Web, Darkness 15' Radius, Ice Knife, Alter Self, Bind, Blur, Rope Trick, Vocalize

3rd ...

War for Gateway Session Recap #15

April 21st, 569 CR

Night has fallen and the group relaxes with the rest of their allies outside of Bollo's Shield. The dwarves are getting rowdy off in the distance. Suddenly a crossbow bolt flies in from out of nowhere and embeds itself into Saladino's back ...

Post Continued:

December 8th, CR 57

"I only wish I could have done more, ma'am," Kylie admits wistfully. "Her friendship has meant a great deal to me over the few years that we've known each other."

“You did plenty,” Mabel corrects. “I'll be forever grateful.”

Kylie is surprised by the ...

The spell books for the 2 hobgoblin Incinerators defeated at Bollo's Shield.

First Incinerator:

1st Level: Shield, Grease, Feather Fall, Magic Missile, Jump, Tenser's Floating Disc, Wall of Fog.

2nd Level: Strength, Stinking Cloud, Darkness 15' Radius, Alter Self, Bind

3rd Level: Hold Person ...

GM Notes:

This long day has come to an end and the group relaxes. There were a lot of injured and all priests cast all their spells to aid in healing. Wyvern Squad will be fully healed by the morning.

The plan is the attack on Bollo's Spear will be being in 3 days. It's figured that it will take ...

War for Gateway Session #14

April 21st, 569 CR

The attack on the ancient dwarven fortress continues! The Cynalonian Army continues to drive deeper slaying many enemies along the way. The hobgoblin spell caster soon falls, along with the ogres near him.

Down below, the Goblin Kickers push the ...

Upper level of the Dwarven Fortress:

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1 – Large walkway that surrounds and looks down into area #2 below. Numerous arrow slots to fire on those down there. 2 sets of stairs lead down.

2 – Large open area that holds the controls for the portcullis. Also has stairs going down. Fighting ...

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