Long Time

It's been awhile since I've posted anything on this blog.  Mainly because we just aren't able to get together like we used to.  It's really sad because we miss all of you!  Some of you haven't even gotten to meet Jay yet!

In other news, Pat married Manu.  We're so happy for them!  Adam moved back to Manchester.  Pat and Adam are gaming with their friends Heather and Justin and sounds like they have a great time.  Jason and I are in three different games.  One is a Dead Lands campaign which is a different system, but still fun!

Pat and Adam are stopping in Ames tomorrow to sell their Magic cards and are going to meet up with us.  We welcome our gaming visitors whenever they are in town!  You always have a couch or air mattress to crash on here!

I hope this post finds everyone well and happy! 

Bad News

As of now, our Minnesota trip has been cancelled. We're hoping to be able to reschedule, but we'll see what happens! Until then, we'll just have to do our get togethers in Ames!

Eastern Kingdoms: April 21st

We had an impromptu session since Matt and Tab were at our house. Adam was here also, but had to leave before we could do any gaming. Here's what happened: Grace took Ray for his monthly visit to see his son. (She also took Angus and his pet so Angus could help run the saronite mine.) He gave a gift to his son, Ray Jr., and to Xelf. He and Xelf had a talk about how she is ready for another child, but circumstances need to be different. To show he was committed, Ray gave Xelf 70,000 gold for her to invest in how she saw fit. Grace watched Ray Jr. while Ray and Xelf were talking and having a hard time of it. Once they were done talking, Grace went in search of information about epic tablets. She met a man who said he had a lead and would give her the information if she would let him copy the tablet. She agreed and was given a book about where the epic tablet may be. She went to pick up Ray and off they went, right outside the door of Xelf's house. Grace teleported her and Ray to a keep with three towers. There were footprints leading up to one of the towers and Ray and Grace decided to start with that tower. Once they solved the puzzle on how to get inside, they arrived in a room where there was a body lying on the floor and a tablet floating on an obsidian plate with stairs leading to it. Grace decided she would try to get to the dias and Ray had her tie a rope around her waist, just in case. Grace starts walking towards the stairs and walks through an area in which she could feel her magic items and spells being suppressed. Once she got up close to the body, she felt the suppression go away, but then felt her head being squeezed and passed out. Ray pulled her back to him and she came to several minutes later. Ray decides to tie the rope to himself and runs towards the stairs. He also passes out and slides a little bit face first. Grace pulls Ray back and waits for him to come to. Thunderfury gives Grace the idea that she needs more beings and may be able to get through the epic Power Word Stun area. Grace tries to get to the body to hopefully attach enough to it to pull it back. It didn't work. Ray decides to use his hammer to try to scoop the body back. It works. Once the body comes too, Grace and Ray find out that Ally is a Panderan and she came to the tower searching for the tablet believing it may have information about her past. Grace convinces Ally to work together to get the tablet. After a while, they get up to the obsidian slab. Grace changes into a Yan-ti so Ally and Ray can still hold on to her, but she can get up to the tablet. The tablet reads "Do not remove by penalty of Law." Grace convinces Ally that the y will put the tablet back once they take a look at it off of the slab. Unfortunately, once the tablet is down the steps, it drops to the floor and fuses with it. The obsidian slab starts to rise and a book appears. The book turns a beam onto Grace which hurts her badly. The tower starts to shake and crumble. The group, still holding hands, runs towards the door. Once they get there, they go through the door and out onto a balcony. In the air there were angels of all sorts laying waste to the tower. Grace teleported herself, Ray and Ally back to her house. This is how Ally became the "A" in "BRAGH".

Adam's World

The intrepid adventurers are in the bottom flour of the spooky house. They hear a noise in the level above them that sounds like it is heading towards the stairs. It sounds like zombies and skeletons. The adventurers have to fight their way up to the next level where they find a lycanthrop chanting. There are also two more lycanthrops fighting the cemetery iron forge. One of the changers becomes catatonic. The group ties him up and takes away his weapon.
After the battle, the group heals the grave digger and take him back to his house. Sweets follows the iron forge to get some information of which he doesn't get any. The group talks to the lycanthrop. He is a natural changer and the last thing he remembers is checking into the inn with two others. He had a nightmare and the next thing he remembers was waking up tied up with the group. The lycanthrop pulls Sweets aside and whispers to him about the Scion.

Soon

Sorry I haven't posted the update for the last session. I seemed to have misplaced my notebook. I'm sure I'll find it the day after we next game.

Speaking of which, when will that be?

Eastern Kingdoms: November 6th

Grace and Brigget look for survivors among the two ships wreckage and find none. High Lord Bolvar's body is also missing from the Alliance ship. Grace and Brigget head back to the other Alliance ship. Brigget attempts to contact the High Lord and receives no response. Grace tries to summon him by Come to ME but is not successful either.
The group, which has named itself BRAGH, is dropped of at the outpost in the Alterac Mountains. Grace teleports BRAGH to the first set of caves the group had discovered the last time they were there. They travel until dark, then setup camp for the night.
BRAGH sets out the next morning. In their travels, they see a very large black dragon, that looks like a primary consort, flying to and from the second cave entrance. They keep traveling when Grace hears six voices speaking Giant. The party attacks!
Towards the end of the fight, the main ogre mage monologues before taking a portal out (not the ogre mage we're looking for). The party heads on into the cave which winds down a lot. They come to a room with an ogre mage with a gold dragon tattoo with the "High Blade" (Grak Noth).
The party is welcomed in. Grace and Angus decide to stay outside of the room while the rest of BRAGH goes in. They are walled outside. The ogre tells Ray, Brigget and Harrison to relax while his concoction finishes. Grace and Angus teleport inside the old dragon lair room. A fight ensues in which Harrison starts ready a golden scroll with ancient Elven writing. Once Harrison is done with the spell, the sword blinds part of the party and buries itself into the ground. BRAGH continues to battle Grak Noth. Ray, Brigget and Grace die from a wailing banshee spell. (Grace is very upset about her first death.) Harrison is able to ring Brigget back and gives him scrolls to bring back Ray and Grace. Once Grace is alive, she assess the situation and starts to pray to Elune to help them. Elune shows up and the fight stops. Grak Noth repents for his evil ways and leaves by a portal. Elune touches Grace and Grace is permanently transformed into a night elf. The party is filled with a sense of peace and calm well after Elune leaves.

Eastern Kingdoms: November 5th

There have been some subtle changes happening to each party member over the last few months they have taken off of adventuring. The biggest changes being Brigget getting wings, Harrison becoming practically becoming a shadow, Ray being more earth like and Grace gaining more air based spells.
The group is summoned by Jarl to the High Seat in Ironforge. Jarl informs the group that the rest of the tablet has been deciphered and states a fallen leader and group of champions representing the different flights(?) is needed to defend the Alliance. The High Blade and pieces of the ancient stones are needed to find out who these champions and leader are. The ancient stones are strewn about the towers of Azeroth and the High Blade seems to be lost. Once these items are obtained, they are to be taken to the ancient Elven city which is believed to be Silvermoon. Once the group accepts the assignment of finding the High Blade, Harrison reveals the he has information about the sword.
The sword is most likely in the possession of an ogre mage in the Alterac Mountians. Harrison had already booked the himself, and therefore the rest of the group, as an escort for High Lord Bolvar to Northrend. The group will be dropped off at an outpost near the Alterac Mountains afterwards. The reason for the escort is the possibility of High Lord Bolvar being assassinated during the trip on the airships.
After making preparations, the group boards the larger of the two airships. Ray and Brigget decide to go to the galley. Deciding the food isn't very good, the decide to try to get into the armory with no luck. The group is shown to their quarters. Ray and Brigget decide to pass the time trying to get into engineering with no luck. They end up playing checkers while the rest of the group wander around the airship.
The transports are attacked by three Horde ships. KE (Thrall's) troops are seen on board the airship. After quite a battle, the smaller Alliance ship and one of the Horde ships begin their descent towards the ground. The elite troops on the other Alliance ship leave to their ship, projecting that their job was done. Grace tries to find out where Lord Bolvar was while Brigget jumps to the other ship. Deciding it was a bad idea, Brigget goes back to the Alliance ship.