Night Owl Nerds

After a harrowing excursion in the South Schertan Forest, Encouragement seeks answers from their Watchers before continuing north to Vice's home. 

After thoroughly decimating the bandits and their wolves, Encouragement continued their venture north to Schertan. Along they way, they are met with a new challenge more foreboding than they initially realize.

Encouragement ventures forward from the fishing village and on toward Vice's hometown. Along the way they discover a grisly scene that offers a bit of relief.

The party, now dubbed "Encouragement", begins their journey East to Vice's hometown of Schertan. Along the way, Gurn is reminded that carrying a man's head on a pike may not be well-received by common folk.

After killing the enormous centipede-like creature that had been trailing the caravan, the party catches up with the goblins and ensures their safe return to Enterian. Revelry is had and the group gets to relax for the first time in weeks.

The party continues their travel south to Enterian. Along the way, they discover that not all threats are immediately apparent.

Grab a glass and join us we suspend our anti-alcohol rule! Our group of dragonborn travelers (plus one human) find themselves imprisoned while hunting down Dolf, the mastermind behind the siege at the tavern. 

The party faces off with Favin and his allies. But this confrontation brings more questions to the surface than it answers.

When the party arrives in the goblin village, along with Marcrei and a handful of carriages, they are met with warm welcomes and revelry. As they try to help Kint gather his belongings, they discover a few surprises within his hoard of shipwrecked goods.

With the party having accomplished their tasks within the Enterian mines, Marcrei is asked to hold up his end of the bargain.

In this episode of Matters at Hand, we discuss the goings-on within Sessions 10 through 14. The party grapples with the reality of the chaos that is Crystal Withakay, whether or not Favin and Marcrei can be trusted, and theorize on their own origins. Plus, a healthy dose of off-topic discussion and DnD Mad Libs!

Happy Holidays from Night Owl Nerds! In this Christmas-themed one-shot, we join a group of Santa's elves as they attempt to fend off extra-planar creatures trying to take over Santa's territories in the North Pole.

The party continues their search through the Enterian Mines to discover the horror that has been killing the townsfolk. During their search, they keep a wary eye out for Carl Withakay, Crystal's father.

The party tries to adjust to their newly met companion while waiting for their meeting with the mayor of Enterian. 

The party finishes their trek across the tundra and arrive at the mining town of Enterian. While they were expecting a less than warm welcome, what greeted them upon arrival was a different kind of shocking.

As the party continues their journey south to Enterian, they are met with new challenges and clues to what lies ahead.

The party meets with Meem, the matron of the goblins in the abandoned village. During their conversation, some painful truths are revealed. After a sorrowful goodbye, they begin their journey south to the mining village of Enterian, where they hope to rectify some wrongs. 

In this episode, we discuss the happenings of sessions 1 through 9, and a little bit of 10, of our second campaign, Fate's Split. Many questions are asked and most are answered. And of course, this wouldn't be Matters at Hand if we didn't go off topic a few times. Wanna know more about Chapter 1 of Fate's Split? Peek behind the veil!

As the party continues their journey through the Glacius Spine mountain range, they finally reach the village at the base. But, upon arrival, their welcoming party is a little less than what they expected to find.

While sheltering after their encounter with the herd of young mammoths, the party attempts to acquaint themselves with the mysterious half-orc, Gurn. But before they could get in a proper introduction they were already saying "goodbye".

The members of the party converse among each other over whether or not Northum can be trusted. But before a true consensus can be reached, they are faced with the reality of the world. It would seem the Trials served their purpose.

A drink here, a dragon there. In this one-shot, we break a cardinal recording rule: no alcohol allowed. Maybe there's a bar fight, maybe someone loses their lunch. It's anyone's guess what can happen in this kind of game.

Trust is a big question. Can you trust what you see? Can you trust what you hear? Can you trust those around you? Big questions for a fledgling group of adventurers. The Trial of the Jungle awaits.

Surrounded by molten rock, the party is beset by fiery specters and living stones as they try to navigate across what little rock remains solid to the key. But around every turn lie more threats to their escape. 

In this unique and chaotic one-shot, a group of young wizarding students set out to find their missing friend, Waldonius. However, they find themselves unprepared to deal with the ever-changing nature of the crypts below the schoolgrounds.