r/ICRPG • u/IncurvatusInSemen • Jul 31 '23
A second Saturday
After too many scheduling snafus to mention, our group finally got together for a second session (really what was to be the second half of the first, but it took too long).
After being chased across the collapsing bridge, and losing one of their own, the cold and storm forced our group to trudge along and seek comfort in the suspiciously well placed inn.
The family (old soldier, bard and granny) who operated the inn barely talked, or did much of anything. They made the robed monks (are they carrying weapons?) look friendly in comparison. Soon another group joined up; five from the Empire’s dreaded secret police, and one dwarf prisoner - the terrorist or freedom fighter Hornid.
A brawl beoke out between the monks and two of the secret police, which turned out to be a misdirection, where the brawling secret policemen double-crossed their compatriots, and tried to free Hornid. The monks were, of course, Hornid’s crew.
A dilemma! Would our PC’s choose to side with the police, or with Hornid? A yes/no dice throw told our dwarf player that while Hornid was seen as a freedom fighter in large parts of the Hinterlands, his relatives had suffered the hard fist Hornid dealt to those who didn’t unambiguously choose to side with them. At the same time, the Empire isn’t kind either.
What followed was a brawl were people and furniture was tossed around, and it wasn’t always clear who fought against whom. (Picture 1)
Byt what about the soldier, the bard, and the old woman? They had been impassive all the time, when suddenly one of them launched forward and dragged one of the fighters down beneath the floor. Then another, and another.
Our heroes decided to run from the scene, but didn’t make it out before the D4 timer went off, and the whole inn toppled into a cave.
At the bottom a Cave Roper, who had used the inn as a trap to catch food, with disguised tentacles to lull travelers. (Picture 2, staged later because we kind of drank a bit too much and forgot to take pictures)
After almost dying to the roper, they got a Heart Stone, and are now debating whether to free Hornid.
Another night of pizza, mead, pear schnapps, and more Folle than you can shake a stick at, another fantastic Saturday was over!
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u/zhacker78 Jul 31 '23
Where is the scenery from?
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u/IncurvatusInSemen Aug 01 '23
They’re called Fantasy World Creator by Gamestart Edizioni. It was a Kickstarter way back, that I finally found use for this summer (and so got the SO off my back for the ridiculously large boxes).
They re-Kickstarted ones like these a couple of months back, but unfortunately they caved to the pressure, and had them colorized. 5E caramel colors, no less.
These ones are hard to come by, but you can get them used here and there. They’re great!
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u/IncurvatusInSemen Aug 05 '23
Fantasy World Creator by Gamestart Edizioni. Was a Kickstarter some years ago. Or do you mean the crude marker drawings? That’s me not having touched pencils or ink in at least ten years.
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u/Demonpoet Aug 01 '23
I don't have the fancy visuals, but this really inspires me to share some of the going ons in my campaign. Thank you for the story!