Playing Dice with the Universe

Background A nostalgic dungeon delving Moldvay Basic D&D game which we have now been playing once a month for several years. It was an open table format but this time it turned into a mini campaign to travel the metropolis and purchase magical items.  The game is currently socially distanced being playing using Discord. Party:  Ugli & Heedor Dwarfs; Brigham Cleric of U'ta; Halvor Cleric of Yrt; Jade Elven Scout. Chapter 60 July 2022 - Goodbye to the Rift Unable to purchase magic items locally we began our quest to find another city which may have some for sale.  We discovered there was a weekly caravan that made the four day journey to the city of Selen.   Initially we negotiated to join as guards.  Having done that we were faced with the challenge of how to carry our wealth!  It seemed just at the point that we wanted lots of gems and jewellery the local shops were short of product.  We had to trek all round Rift City buying up everyt...

Background A nostalgic dungeon delving Moldvay Basic D&D game which we have now been playing once a month for several years. It is an open table format with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon.  The game is currently socially distanced being playing using Discord. Chapter 57 April 2022 - Finding a dragon Party:  Ugli & Heedor Dwarfs; Brigham Cleric of U'ta ( shining shield, invisible ); Inarra the Wizard ( invisible )  Halvor Cleric of Yrt ( shining shield, invisible )  Having hired another Dwarf we went looking for a new cavern deeper down the path to explore.  We found another cave entrance with a Hydra standing watch at the entrance.  A fireball and Ugli's sword soon put and end to this menace. We headed into the passageway and it took us south to a large cavern.  Using the helm of telepathy Halvor listened with his mind and sensed a large lizard sleeping nearby dreaming of treasure.  Excided to have finally found a Dragon we...

Background A nostalgic dungeon delving Moldvay Basic D&D game which we have now been playing once a month for several years. It is an open table format with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon.  The game is currently socially distanced being playing using Discord. Chapter 54 Jan 2022 - Finding a new cavern Party: Inarra the Wizard, Gibbet the Thief, Fron the Elf, Halvor & Brigham Clerics. Having returned from his religious convention Brigham once again joined the party.  We headed down the hill going past Salamander cave and on to a new frontier.  Finding a large arch further down the path our magical light illuminated passageways to the south and east.  Taking the lead Fron headed east to an iron door.  Listening with his mind (helm of telepathy) Halvor sensed animals behind the door. Opening the door we were confronted by giant spider-like creatures.  Fearful of their venom Inarra chucked in a fireball and Fron finished off the lone sur...

Background A nostalgic dungeon delving game using the Moldvay Basic D&D rules which we have now been playing for over four years! It is an open table format game with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon.  The game is currently socially distanced being playing using Discord. Chapter 51 Oct - Something Spooky in the dark After an elaborate funeral for Berg our three adventurers (Halvor, Kate and Gibbet) went looking for some new recruits.  They found a pair of newly arrived Llanowar Elves - Winkle and Fron.  Fully armed with plate mail, sword and fireball spells; what more would you want from a Sorcerer? Gibbet, having now seen the cloak of invisibility could be used all the time happily traded his displacement cloak with Halvor.  This suited the Templar as he now had a ring and did not need two items with the same power.  Kate and Halvor lend spare magical weapons to the Elves ready for whatever we may face today. Reaching the caves we cautiously...

  Background A nostalgic dungeon delving game using the Moldvay Basic D&D rules which we have now been playing for four years! It is an open table format game with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon.  The game is currently socially distanced being playing using Discord.   Chapter 48 July - Covering the same ground We had the full party of our six regular characters continue questing to find the fabled hoard of Riha the Bejewelled.  Trekking back to the ruins, over the pit, down the trapdoor and, as usual, wander around a few rooms slaying some monsters and not finding much of note.  Innara did manage to level up and gain access to fourth level spells! Chapter 49 August - Somewhere new With only three adventures ( Berg the Dwarf; Halvor the Templar; Innara the Wizard ) we decided to pick a new cave.  Heading further down the path we found a cave in which some giant lizards were nesting. Our first plan was to send in a swarm of snakes but th...

  Background A nostalgic dungeon delving game using the Moldvay Basic D&D rules which we have now been playing for over three years. It is an open table format game with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon making progress somewhat difficult as we keep going through the same rooms.  The game is currently socially distanced being playing using Discord. Chapter 47 After two months adventuring we finally found where the death cult are based and went to wipe out the cult of evil!  Today's adventures were - Berg the Dwarven Warrior Halvor Templar of Yrt Brigham Cleric of U'ta Gibbet Master Thief Z'dizh the Orc prisoner lead us back into the caves.  He tried to get us caught in the pit trap that had killed Sven two months ago but Berg & Gibbet recognised the corridor and it was Z'dizh that fell in when he was told to disarm the trap. With his cloak of invisibility Halvor scouted forward when we saw a light ahead and saw four clerics and a war hound on wat...

    Background A nostalgic dungeon delving game using the Moldvay Basic D&D rules which we have now been playing for over three years. It is an open table format game with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon making progress somewhat difficult as we keep going through the same rooms.  The game is currently socially distanced being playing using Discord. Chapter 46 Having come back from the caves with a load of magic items our mercenary company decided to go into the caves closer to the City to slay some Kobold's and work out what the items did.  Today's adventures were - Berg the Dwarven Warrior Halvor Templar of Yrt Inarra the artillery Wizard Kate (short for Bob) the Halfing Brigham Cleric of U'ta Gibbet Master Thief Some were easy to discover as just putting on the cloaks we had an invisible Templer and a bluring Wizard.  The rest needed actual combat for us to find out their properties.  Inarra trying using the censer and managed to summo...

  Background A nostalgic dungeon delving game using the Moldvay Basic D&D rules which we have now been playing for over three years. It is an open table format game with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon making progress somewhat difficult as we keep going through the same rooms.  With death are retirement the regular party has changed somewhat since last I had enough time for blogging the game sessions.  The game is currently socially distanced being playing using Discord. We found a treasure map and have been exploring a ruined fortress looking for loot and monsters to slay. "In the Rift there is the Fortress of Skile, two towers with a gatehouse between. Beneath the eastern tower, a stair leads down to a crypt where lies the Fabled Hoard of Riha the Bejeweled. Gems without count and fabulous jewellery are there, adorning the bones of the last of the Sorcerer-Queens. From the tower, take the staircase, and at the landing, turn west. Foul things lurk in t...

Background A blast from the past as we continue our Moldvay Basic D&D game. It is an open table format with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon.  Classic murder-hobo's killing everything in sight and seeing how many magic items we can accumulate before we die. At the moment two of the party are slowly dying from poison and we cannot find anyone in the town that can cure it.  We have also started to stock pile magic items we have no use for as we have yet to find other adventuring parties with items for trade and have no use for more cash ( there being nothing of note to spent it on ).  We are reaching the point where we need to ask the question how much gold does an Elf need to retire and live like a prince for one hundred years?  Chapter 34: Finding the Third level Today we decided to go down the new staircase we had found to the third level.  First though we had to traverse the Orc Throne Room Room of Iron Door and a few othe...

Background A blast from the past as we continue our Moldvay Basic D&D game. It is an open table format with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon.  Classic murder-hobo's killing everything in sight and seeing how many magic items we can accumulate before we die. The only stuff we have found to spend our gold on so far is potions of healing and town property.  In fact we are now stock piling magic items we cannot use and trying to trade them to the other NPC adventuring parties!  On the plus side we do have a nice house. Chapter 30: A New Dungeon A new year and a new dungeon.   Taking a different path into the cliffs we found a small cave with a statue of a a war goddess.  By placing a sword in her hand we opened up a secret door leading into a new cave complex.  The rooms we explored were mostly filled with Orcs.  There were also a few apes guarding rotten food supplies.  Having found the Throne room Karina exam...