Initiative Tracking There are lots of ways to track initiative at your tables, whether it be index cards folded over a GM screen, Excel sheets, digital offerings like Roll20, or trusty pen & paper. I’ve flirted with several different iterations of trackers, evolving my methods over time until I’ve finally arrived at something I’m really …
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I recently wrote an article about resurrection in tabletop games, and how I typically don’t want to bring characters back after they’ve died. Something about their story having run their course, et cetera et cetera. That’s all fine and dandy, and certainly just my opinion, but it got me thinking about some of the other …
Conversation begins immediately as the newly expanded party tries to outsmart, outwit, and outduel the remaining ogres still lingering within Fort Rannick’s walls. Using the tribal knowledge of ogres to support his ideas, Krask proposes that the party use Jaagrath Kreeg’s head to instill fear into the hearts of the ogres and hopefully drive them …
The dust hasn’t even settled and the party is already rushing over to the fallen. Jak runs over to Vale’s side, searching for any remaining signs of life coming from his Black Arrow comrade. Fobias is clinging to life, just barely, but isn’t healed until after Trace ensures that the largest ogre, Jaagrath Kreeg, is …
With only three ogres left standing, the party concentrates their firepower to overwhelm the remaining Kreegs, taking little extra damage in the process. The sounds of battle reverberate through the stone-lined corridors of Fort Rannick’s main floor, threatening to give away the party’s position. Several minutes pass and there isn’t any sign of advancing ogres. …
As soon as Lucrecia vanishes, it becomes apparent that Jakardros is still under the effects of her influence, and he raises his bow to shoot another arrow at his daughter. Jak easily pushes off Theo’s feeble attempt to grapple him, but Fobias charges in and subdues the de facto Black Arrow leader before the shot …
When Fire Emblem was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003, I was absolutely enamored with the characters – Rath, Dart, and Hawkeye will always hold a special place in my heart thanks to the massive weight they pulled over the course of the campaign. Each of the characters in the game is ripe …
Convinced, at least temporarily, of Trace Fellwinter’s good intentions, the party continues through the tunnels that no longer serve as a home to the kind, gentle, and stunning creatures known as shocker lizards. Seriously. They were just living their best lives and this group of murderous clowns just comes in an clears out the entire …
Accompanied by the reverberating echoes of the waterfall, the party cautiously approaches the two shocker lizards with Krask and Fobias leading the way. Their attempts to empathize with the lizards are met with hesitant retreat, and it appears as thought our heroes might be in the clear as the reptiles retreat down a side passageway. …
Using Rashaala’s insight, the party renews their pursuit of Kaven, hoping to catch him unawares before he reaches Fort Rannick. Fobias catches sight of the Black Arrow defector several hundred yards in front of the group, and they pause to formulate a plan. Chief Ripnugget’s wand of silent image comes in handy, allowing Theo to …
