Armchair Bugbear

The party wander through a heavily-wooded valley, with steep cliffs on either side. Among the foliage, they find a cave. As they get closer to it, a series of explosions occur from all around them, as a tornado of birds erupt in flight. Brindar, Ryka and Fineas take 4 damage as superheated crystal shards penetrate their skin. They have been shot by a gang of troglins hiding among the trees. The gang fail their initiative rolls, so the troglins act first. They fire another volley, no longer with the advantage of surprise and stealth, and the party are unscathed. Furthermore, the troglins' locations have been discovered. Brindar rushes a troglin and deals 3 damage, killing it outright. Ryka stabs with her spear, and kills another. Fineas takes a shot, at a -1 penalty due to cover, but hits anyway, killing another troglin. Nimbus shoots a beam with his staff, and injures a troglin. The troglins have suffered 3.5 losses in 1 round, and try to flee back into the forest. Nimbus blast...

The party's home village was located in the foothills of the Ring Mountains, to the south of Dragon Lake. The Fish Kingdom fell some months ago, and since then, the village has been quickly depopulating. It is abundantly clear that there is no future for them there, and they must seek a new path.      They have received a letter from an old friend named Nweng who left some weeks ago. Unlike most, who headed towards the southern heartland and the capital city of Rock Town, she ventured into the hills, to a fortified settlement known as Bordland Keep. She says that life there is no picnic, but there is good to be done, and wealth & glory to be won for those bold enough to claim it. Enclosed in the letter is a simple map.      The party has been following the map for days. Through rain and sun they have ventured by foot. At last, as the sun sets over the western Ring Mountains, they catch sight of Bordland Keep, smoke rising from hearths obscured by a ...

This is the party for my solo playthrough of the Keep on the Borderlands (the J.P. Dixon reformatted version), and Cobwebs & Cobblestones. Brindar the Barbarian Human Warrior Proficiency: Climbing Quirk: Superstitious Weapon: Axe Armour: Leather helmet and gauntlets Ryka the Valkyrie Dwarf Warrior Proficiency: ??? Quirk: Ornithophobia Weapon: Spear and shield Armour: Metal helmet and breastplate Fineas the Skilful Human Expert Proficiency: Bow, birdriding, merry japes Quirk: ??? Weapon: Bow Armour: Leather breastplate Nimbus the Magistrate Slith Mage Proficiency: Slithlore Quirk: ??? Weapon: Staff and daggers Armour: None