All things give way to rot in the end. Food spoils on the table, men’s minds go mad with age and disease. Even The World itself, when left untended and uncared for, can turn to black muck and stinking air. Things dwell in these parts of Dungeon World. Things gone just as a bad as the swirling filth that fills the swamps. In these cesspit … Continue reading Creatures of the Stinking Mire (Lyonesse)
Day 14, Evening. Spring Season (the Budding new moon tonight)
The party gets lost in the foothills surrounding the moor, but the wizard is able to lead the group to the barrow of Queen Eimhear by casting a spell. Nearby, they find the corpse of an old friend they haven’t seen in weeks.
That can’t be good. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Eleven
Day 14, late afternoon. Spring Season (the Budding new moon tonight)
The weather turns rough on this night of a new moon; and between gales of wind, blowing rain, and the crack of thunder, the residents of the longhouse hear screams of terror from nearby (outside).
The Terror on Ruiger Moor is here. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Ten
There are three significant areas of “Great Woods” (Cymry: “Coed”, pronounced “Coyd”) in Lyonesse: Snowdonia in the north, Fforest Fawr in the southeast (where the play is now -Aberhonddu town is roughly the northern edge), and Cantre’r Gwaelod in the west. Continue reading Monsters of the Great Woods (Lyonesse)
Eleventh Day of the Spring Season (New Moon -2), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.
Elspeth has a simple proposal for Erdudfyl. Journey to the village of Ruiger Moor, which has cut off contact with the grove for more than a week. Find out what curse afflicts the town, and if possible, resolve it. For this, the group will receive the favor of the Druids of Eglantine Grove. As assistance, two of the changeling youths (Áron and Adhamh) will provide guidance and assistance. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Nine
Eighth Day of the Spring Season (New Moon -6), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.
Along the way, Shank’s pony is lost, along with a substantial portion of adventuring goods. And when the party awakens the following morning, Shanks gear and clothing is left behind in a neatly folded pile; but no trace remains of the Thief otherwise. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Eight
There are three significant areas of “Great Woods” (Cymry: “Coed”, pronounced “Coyd”) in Lyonesse: Snowdonia in the north, Fforest Fawr in the southeast and Cantre’r Gwaelod in the west. Continue reading Creatures of the Great Woods (Lyonesse)
Sixth Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon +5), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.
If and when Erdudfyl and Meurig return from the black lands beyond death, they have absolutely fair questions about who exactly Shank the Thief is in league with. The mercenaries? The Saexa? Ifan the Black? All we know for sure is that we can’t be certain of Shank’s alignment. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Seven
Fifth Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon +4), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.
The pay and the three ponies liberated from bandit corpses provide a win in the profit column for this day’s activities. Taking any of the bandits captive to answer questions, or finding any relevant maps or clues amongst their corpses would have provided an unqualified success. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Six
Fourth Day of the Spring Season (Full Moon), Year 2375 of the Imperial Calendar.
We also met Father Caeso Atria, the Magi assigned to the temple in the Bridgeford keep. From him, we learned that the inquisition is in town, in the form of the Archon of Cantref Talgarth and his Red Paladins of Mithras. Grim servants of the warrior god, the Red Paladins are charged with ferreting out heresy, sorcery, and the diabolical practice of ýâtavô. All of which are punishable by death. Continue reading The Saexa Menace, Episode Five
Perilous Paths 