Archive for August, 2016

Leave No Man Behind, Just the Cabin Boy

Thursday, August 18th, 2016

We have a ship! We also have a crew. This leads to squabbling over who should be captain, which takes most of the day. Eventually, seeing the crew standing around in stunned disbelief, I simply shout out something that sounds captainy. 'Ready for sail!' 'Hey, who made you captain?' 'No one, but maybe you'd like […]

This is What it Sounds Like When Pirates Cry

Thursday, August 11th, 2016

The pirate ship bringing the iron ore, and maybe mithril, comes in to the cove. We see the pirates on the ship, as well as their captain, who 'has a mean-looking parrot'. 'So do I', says Pasha, about his re-summoned minion for the occasion. 'Well, he's small and cute.' 'In a fight with this one, […]

It Got to Number One in the THAC0 Parade

Thursday, August 4th, 2016

We get a surprise round on some bugbears we've sneaked up on. One gets stabbed in the back, the other two are engulfed by quite a damaging fireball. All in all, it's an effective surprise. 'You don't see any more bugbears, but we're going to stay in initiative.' 'Why's that?' 'No reason.' Our spider-sense tingles, […]

I Could Do This All Night

Thursday, August 4th, 2016

'The ship transports iron ore.' '...what?' 'Iron ore.' 'Or what?' 'What?' 'Mithril?' 'No, iron ore.' 'Iron or... mithril? 'Just iron ore.' '...what?'


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