Tales from the Flooded Realms
A collection of narrative style session recaps (and rants)
Under the "Lighthouse"
· ☕ 7 min read
Here is a quick adventure that I threw together to introduce some players into my Homebrew OSE campaign, using one of Dyson’s creative commons maps. It fit nicely with an existing location on my island of Salmeaus location i.e. the abandoned “lighthouse” on the coast about a days journey west of the city of Falsmouth. That location was always just an abandoned tower, clearly of pre-flood architecture. Locals call it a lighthouse, though it’s original purpose has long been lost.
Chexi letter one
· ☕ 6 min read
Mother, I know it has been a few weeks since I left Calencia with those strangers who visited in search of the amphora that drove Lindin mad. How are things back home? Is Inga still sticking her nose in everyone’s business under the pretext of oracle work? Have there been any other strangers in town? I trust you are doing well, probably worrying needlessly about my marital status again. I hope
Oath of Light
· ☕ 9 min read
I recently ran across a twitter thread from a disgruntled player whose paladin had been made to fall, due to them not preventing their party from killing a child. The player had protested both in and out of character, but ultimately failed to prevent the act. Their contention was that since: Their paladin had objected and They had not participated That they should not fall, since the sin was not theirs.
Chexi letters intro
· ☕ 1 min read
In an attempt to make some use out of the notes I’ve been taking in the excellent Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborean campaign I’ve had the pleasure of playing in, I am going to translate the notes into a series of letters from my character to his mother in Cape Calencia. His name is Chexi Gooch, he is the lone Cleric of Kraken from his hometown. He left seeking
B2 Campaign Session One: Shadow Tower
· ☕ 7 min read
And there it was, a stone tower jutting crookedly from a small sandbar. The captain swore under his breath and called for a full stop alongside, once again planning to put the adventurers in his care to use. He had a bad feeling about this, as the tower was new, and new things in the ocean were invariably bad news. This tower appeared to have once been part of a larger structure, snapped off and placed ungracefully upon the sandbar.
B2 Campaign Session "Zero:" The Ship
· ☕ 3 min read
The ship was weird, there was no doubt about that. They had come across it two days into their seven day journey from the port of Falsmouth, to King’s Grasp Island. The spotter in the crows nest had spied the old frigate, listing aimlessly in the open ocean and called down to the captain. The captain decided that since he had two adventurers on board, he might as well put them to work, and pulled along side the hulk, and roused them from below deck.