ASH My eyes feel as though they are clamped shut, but I force them open. At first the light is dazzling, but gradually the puckered faces of my companions resolve themselves. They are leaning over me, all four of them. Above is a dappled canopy of trees. The forest. Yes. I remember. The pressure in … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: In which Ash loses part of her soul and gains a wolf
ASH Day 1 After we reluctantly agree to play guard duty for our latest ally, the dodgy necromancer Dulgahar, he goes down to his mysterious underground lair and we explore this strange dilapidated building. What can it be about this place that attracts so much interest? The rooms are dusty and empty -- and then … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Fast talking and fast walking
ASH Oh, the past few days have been glorious! Our swords drip with blood, a trail of corpses in our wake. Turns out the monastery was teeming with undead -- skeletons, zombies, ghouls. We defeated them all in two stupendous battles. And then a wraith attacked us and somehow we defeated that too. There is … Continue reading D&D chronicles: A trail of corpses
ASH We have arrived at the mysterious monastery. It's surrounded by a dilapidated stone wall covered in vines. We're crouched behind the wall, staring at the large building on the far side of the enclosure. It's terrifying. Even in broad daylight. This might be because our party isn't in very good shape. We managed to … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Playing both sides
Did I mention I was travelling for at least part of the time with nearly my whole Dungeons & Dragons contingent? Perhaps I didn't. Well, I was. Five out of the six of us were all crammed into a holiday unit in Cornwall for a week, and we happened to take our dice and character … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: A dodgy bargain with the enemy
ASH I am still not sure how we managed it, but we have come through our adventure largely unscathed. The sacred vessel has been retrieved and delivered to its place of honour in our village, our fallen paladin comrade, Intan, has been resurrected, and we are sitting in a cosy inn swilling ale, dwarven treasure … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Dwarven treasure
ASHI wish we'd never ventured onto the island. Not only is it completely in the wrong direction from the plains and our village, but we have lost one of our companions.It is no secret there was no love lost between the paladin and me, but despite his incessant blathering about his god, he was a … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Tragedy at the island
ASH Ah, that paladin survived the wights after all... Although I fear Alix, despite fighting bravely, will bear emotional scars for a long time. Euphoric with relief at their triumph, I became rash and demanded to try one of the mysterious vigour leaves recently given us by Ergosh. We did after all need to find … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Of gods, monsters and travelling
ASH The plains are calling me home. We've found the sacred vessel those cursed goblins stole from our village. We've avenged the deaths of our loved ones -- never have I enjoyed a battle as much as when we slaughtered the humanoids. My sword sang in my hands. For once, that paladin and I were … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: The paladin’s tale
The action heated up in our most recent session of Dungeons and Dragons, in which we raided a goblin village, confronted three barrow wights and suffered random attacks from a 6-foot lizard and two pairs of snakes. Our raid of the goblin village was the high point for the night. A small band of them … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: Goblins and Barrow Wights
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