Being the DM is hard. That’s probably the most lukewarm take imaginable, but it’s true; you have to run the game and be ready for questions like ‘What happens if I drink the slime?’
But… is it really that hard? It’s simple if you know the tricks, right?
This is the Magician’s Guilt.
Author Archives: Vesper
Eberron Journal: Third Entry
Two years in the past, Vanivieve and the rest of Daja’s new hires race to stop a plan to remove Jorlanna from the upcoming conference. Jacqueline reveals another side of herself.
Caliber Session 4: SPÖKHUS, Part 2
Nora, Merlin, and Ursa arrive at their first group assignment, and try to settle into their cover story. Unfortunately, there are two Outsiders waiting to throw a spanner in the works. And we learn that Emva holds grudges.
Eberron Journal: Second Entry
Vanivieve and her new companions travel deeper into the abandoned d’Cannith estate, in search of Daja’s lost machine. The house itself rises up to stop them.
Eberron Journal: First Entry
From the Journal of Vanivieve ir’Corralyn d’Sivis…
A tale of flight from the City of Towers, of meeting a semi-disgraced Cannith noble, and a crash landing in the heart of the Mournland. And a shortstack of pancakes.
Abhorsen
If the Caliber Institute itself doesn’t police the raising of the dead, then what does? Surely there must be those who make sure there aren’t Necromancers running all over the place, or we’d be up to our eyeballs in eyeballs, on account of all the zombies. It can’t just be one person, because it’s aContinue reading “Abhorsen”
Caliber Session 3: SPÖKHUS, Part 1
It had been about a month since Ursa and Merlin began their employment at the Caliber Institute. Today, they would receive their first field assignment: the local Ikea has a ghost in it.
Floodwall Session 55: The End (Story)
‘Bring Diafani to Floodwall and I’ll allow the city to keep on standing. And every other plane it’s connected to.’ And the image of Aurifar vanished. Firuzeh, Vi, and Cranzalar exchanged looks, then almost as one turned to Diafani. ‘We should get going then,’ said Diafani. ‘There’s no way you’re coming,’ said Uzi at nearlyContinue reading “Floodwall Session 55: The End (Story)”
Floodwall Session 54: Versus Shallows
Get ready for the worst recap ever made! It’s been months and I remember nothing! So, the group (including Diafani) goes to meet Aurifar in the now-ruined City of Brass. And who should meet them there but Shallows. Turns out he’s not dead, he’s a bloody traitor! He has Bailiff, keeping them floating up inContinue reading “Floodwall Session 54: Versus Shallows”
Floodwall Sessions 52-53: Drywall
It was decided the best approach would be to nip Aurifar’s spark-gathering in the bud, and travel to the Elemental Plane of Earth to deal with Rosso before the God could get to him. After some faff in Sigil with an illusory Shallows that almost led the group through a portal to the Far Realm,Continue reading “Floodwall Sessions 52-53: Drywall”
