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Atrvirous leads Bariq, Balifra, Swift, Jorgrim, and Oneiros against the Corpse Flower that has taken over the former Sootscale Caverns complex. They take it on in its zombie-filled lair and cleanse the caverns of its foul stench forever. They leave the skirmisher teams called Lyas Lions there to begin converting it into a base, and the party travels to the Altar of Nomog-Geaya, where they battle g...

Oneiros joins the party in the Feywild and leads Swift, Floki, Mikmek, Jorgrim, and Barriq against the evil archfey hag Mother Wormwood! It quickly turns into a battle on three fronts when a shambling mound and some redcaps join the hag's side. Both sides Entangle each other and after taking out the redcaps Oneiros gets polymorphed into a beached whale! Floki gets engulfed by the shambling mound a...

Jorgrim leads Bariq, MikMek, Swift, and Floki into the Feywild to find Mother Wormwood's lair!  They come across strange tracks, find some mourning blink dogs, and make their way to the fallen-log site of Loomlurch where Mother Wormwood aka Skabatha aka Granny Nightshade is said to dwell.  They meet an interesting goblin and split the party when the hag comes out to investigate. Floki is...

Rasprax leads Floki, MikMek, Fjori, Oneiros, and new warforged PC Render to a complicated cave system where drow have been raiding from. After MikMek tangles with some scouts, Rasprax sends in a small army of bandits and cultists by the main entrance while the party sneaks in a side water entrance. Epic tabletop battle ensues - we had a huge 5-elevation tile setup going and it was a blast.  I...

We discuss our domain management house rules, then Mikmek leads Arty, Rasprax, Jorgrim, and Oneiros to find out what's been happening with the fey plants at Sootscale Caverns.  On the way they investigate the village on stilts, where MikMek gets taken out by a phase spider and has to be rescued.  At the caverns, they discover things have gone very bad indeed. The kobolds have been change...

Fjori leads Barriq, Artvirous, Jorgrim, and dwarven Justiciar Balifra Brightblade down from Haela's Halls to the goblin circus / shrine / lair at the Altar of Nomog-Geaya. They're accompanied by dwarven troops and looking to stop raids by the goblins on their fortress. After falling prey to several goblin pranks and traps, they descend into the temple level with its labyrinths and crypts in search...

Emerging from the Feywild, Sly Zib Uppercut takes command of Oneiros, Swift Current, Rasprax, and Jorgrim. They first bury Chaz (who died from his Feywild wounds) and then set about trying to discover just where they are. They question the local cat and begin to explore the ruins of an old mansion, but in the basement Sly Zib gets almost killed by some green slime from the ceiling. As another ooze...

Jorgrim leads Rasprax, Chaz, Oneiros, Swift Current, and Sly Zib Uppercut as they infiltrate the hag Moongrave's fortress / theater in the Feywild realm of Yon.  The group poses as a troupe of entertainers and puts on a mostly improvised tragedy, then explores the fortress looking for a lost elf who can help cause a false eclipse that will help bring about the hag's downfall. A plan is hatche...

Teifling barbarian Oneiros takes over as caller in the Feywild, leading Rasprax, Chaz, Jorgrim, Swift Current, and Sly Zib on a series of cascading sidequests! First, they cross the river to find the outlaw Will of the Feywild, who recommends they go seek a Unicorn for advice.  High-voiced oil can Squirt joins the party and provides consistent comic relief. They eventually find the unicorn's...

Half-drow warlock Rasprax leads Sly Zib, Chaz, Jorgrim, new tabaxi rogue Swift Current and new barbarian Oneiros on an adventure to find out what's happening in the Feywild. They make their way from the Stone Circle to the feywild portal leading into The Night Garden (see episode 02!).  After Sly Zib is charmed by a dryad, he is knocked unconscious by Rasprax to keep him from wandering off. &...

Dwarf warrior Fjori leads Barriq, Jhank, Artvirous, and Benji to retake a dwarven fortress in the hills that is infested with trolls. On the way there, they discover a hidden valley with many ostriches. Barriq scouts in as a fox but runs into troll trouble, barely escaping back to the party. In a nighttime assault on the fortress, they end up in combat with an evil treant and a troll on a battleme...

Jhank leads Floki, Thronor, Sir Parrik, Benji and Caradoc as they invite Yulia Bronzevow and Nastasia Tinspike for a peace summit and Gorya's funeral. Thereafter, the party sets out through the mountains towards Sootscale Caverns, discovering a windy agate mine and a stone circle used by Talos druids along the way. They are attacked by owlbears and gnolls, but make their way to the kobold caverns...

Gnome trickster Floki Flanfloom leads Jhank, Thronor, Sir Parrik, Caradoc, and Benji to discover what's become of the missing dwarven monk Gorya Bronzevow, who disappeared into a labyrinth within the mountains. Aboveground, his wife Yulia and former mistress Nastasia each lead a faction of the Order of the Burning Forge and conflict simmers between them as each blames the other for Gorya's assumed...

Guided by a vision shown to him by the unicorn goddess Lurue, Sir Parrik leads MikMek, Artvirous, Benji, Caradoc, and Rasprax on an exploration of the northeastern Southwood in search of a lost temple in the forest. Along the way they encounter some giant wasps, several gruesome scenes of dead trappers, and converse with the local fey.  Mikmek gets in some trouble for trapping and killing a b...

Benji the Bard leads Thronor, Jorgrim, Jhank, and Sly Zib as they try to figure out what the crystal DarkWizard wants so much actually does. They travel toward the hunting lodge and find the mud bowl with mushrooms that the Old Beldame talked about, but unfortunately it's got a bodytaker plant and some pod people, so combat ensues in which Sly Zib almost gets consumed by the plant several times. A...

Thronor the dwarven death-cleric leads gnome druid Jorgrim, dwarven rune knight Jhank, halfling artificer Caradoc, and new human bard Benji south from the Temple of Dumathoin in search of the Adder River and the ship on a cliff seen by the DarkWizard in his vision.  They visit Karg the Manticore in the ruins of the fire giant sorcerer's tower, get lost in the mountains, Thronor gets bitten by...

Eaglebane leads MikMek and new bard Benji into the northeastern portion of the Southwood, where they hunt an elk, find several disturbing sets of trees, and battle some skeletons.  They infiltrate a trapper camp, discover a drow cave, and discover that the Bignose Goblins are occupying the ruins of Eldergrove village. Benji writes several songs about their exploits and performs Elvis songs fo...

Fjori (dwarf fighter) leads Chaz (halfling monk), Bariq (fire genasi druid), Eaglebane (goliath fighter), and Sir Parrik (fairy paladin) to try to find the mysterious DarkWizard and take away his magical glasses, but along they way they have some trouble. They visit with some dwarf prospectors, get driven off by an angry farmer, and get a bit turned around in the woods. They come across a goblin v...

Jhank, Sly Zib Uppercut, and Sir Parrik take their keelboat on an exploration of the eastern portion of Highstar Lake, where they first discover a swamp witch who mainly just wants to be left alone. She warns them of several dangers but offers a quest for some magical mushrooms away up a river to the northeast. They begin to explore the northern coastline and one of their sailors is lost in the ni...

Floki leads Caradoc, Jorgrim, and new halfling monk Chaz to go investigate the disappearance of dwarven monk leader Gorya Bronzevow, but on the way there, they stop to eradicate the growing ankheg problem at the Old Sycamore. Tragedy strikes as the mama ankheg burrows right up to Floki and crits on him, one-shotting him into unconsciousness, and finishing the job with its mandibles. Their leader f...

Sir Parrik leads Barriq, Jhank, and Arty northeast from the Dungeon of the Hark to clean out a monastery inhabited by Worgs.  They discover that the worgs are cursed former monks of Auril, cruel goddess of the cold, and the pack's leader Gazrith gives them safe passage into the undercrypt to try to break the curse.  In the crypt they fight ghouls led by a wight and a coldlight walker and...

Barriq leads Jhank, Parrik, and Fjori westward, following new all-star NPC Conrad toward a mysterious settlement of mysterious inhabitants that everyone knows are wererats.  On the way, there is trouble with a mad hermit and his cat, a trail is blazed through a peat bog and a hidden glen of hardwoods, a dragon graveyard is discovered, and many new hexes are sighted and explored. Bariq is atta...

Under Wellby's Command, Jorgrim and Eaglebane depart the farmstead with a troop of laborers and skirmishers to discover the mystery of an abandoned village. They are attacked by a fierce ankheg, which burrows up in the night to attack their camp.  Once the village is cleared, they are again attacked, this time by an even more terrifying burrower, a bulette! Now the abandoned village is even m...

We skip 3 months in-game and the adventurers spend the time improving the four sites they control: the Dead Wizard Ranch (aka Farmstead), the Stone Circle, the Temple of Dumathoin, and Fort Heartwood (aka Stag Lord's Keep).  We put our homebrew downtime / property management system through its toughest test yet and it all works out!  

Fjori leads Thronor and Artvirious into the wintry mountains to explore the hidden ruins of the Temple of Dumathoin! They encounter cursed Azer and a very mean Otyugh who nearly devours Thronor despite his piety towards the undesecrated tombs of the dwarven priests.  Treasure is recovered and Thronor decides to make the temple the fourth Resources & Teams site managed by the party! With a...