Awakened Legends: A D&D Greyhawk Campaign

Dramatis Personae Below are the player characters (PCs) and non-plyer characters (NPCs) from Giant on the Borderlands campaign. I've grouped the PCs by their player, identified only by first name. The NPCs are grouped as Allies or Antagonists.  I've identified the PC veterans of the " Secrets of Saltmarsh" and "Chateau d'Amberville" campaigns with a * preceding their names. Their are a few NPCs who were originally PCs of the dungeon master years ago. I've identified them with a (DM) after their name.  There were a few players who only attended a single session, I apologize for not including them and their PCs below.  Ren Corvus, Inquisitor of Pholtus (male human priest) Sister Sheila of Pholtus (female human paladin)     *Höss of Prussia (male human gunslinger)  Evan Zask  (mysterious spellcaster) Zask the aberrant without the bandages *Fandal (halfling rogue/wizard) James Redd (male dwarven paladin) Olga (female dwarven Scout) *Rickus (male human wi...

The Minotaur from the Caves of Chaos [ artist Bill Willingham  B2: The Keep on the Borderlands , p20] From the Chronology: 8 Coldeven (March), 590 CY The party camps in the woods not far from the Caves to rest overnight. The orcs turn out to be crafty as well, and launch a morning attack on the party's campsite. Both tribes have allied for the attack, they also brought in the gnolls and hired the minotaur.  The party fights a fierce fight and manages to slay most of their foes.   The Narrative: The players set up camp for the night, hoping to get a good nights rest and recover some spells before another bloody foray into the Caves. Two of the party, Evryhss (elvish adventurer) & Gozara (barbarbian warrior) departed to spend the night in the Keep.  The PCs remaining in the camp were Corvus (priest of Pholtus), Sheila (paladin of Pholtus),  Zask (mysterious spellcaster), Redd (dwarven paladin), Olga (Dwarven Scout),  Blacktoof (half-orc barbarian),...

   From the Chronology: 7 Coldeven (March), 590 CY After another night of rest the party went after the hobgoblins but found them tactically more proficient then the kobolds or goblins had been. They snuck from the caverns to attack the party from both sides. After blood fight to a draw, the party cut a deal with hobgoblins to attack the orcs instead.   The narrative: The party was very confident after slaughtering the goblins. They discovered a secret door at the back of the goblin lair that led to secret complex of rooms that led to secret storerooms and armories of the hobgoblins, but after a few sharp fights with hobgoblin guards they pulled out and went to rest.  The Secret Rooms behind the Goblin's storeroom When they returned the next morning well rested with spells rememorized they debated how to go after the hobgoblins. They had discovered two entries, through the secret door from the goblin storerooms, or to the east down a long corridor and up a couple f...

From the Chronology: 6 Coldeven (March), 590 CY   Another return to the keep after destroying the kobolds, and a good nights rest. The band decided their next target would be the goblins, so the next morning they again assaulted the goblin warren. They emptied it, killing nearly all of the goblins but a few fled to the hobgoblins' caves. Player's maps of the Goblin Lair The narrative: Hobart's Rolling Shields After a good night's rest, the band decided their next target would be the goblins. That morning they left the Keep and slipped silently to the Caves of Chaos, arriving late in the morning, Making good use of Hobar's rolling shields they assaulted the goblin warren, cleaning the guardrooms by the entrance and the ogre's cave out first, then proceeding to the main hall where they found the goblins barricaded in mass. The party burned them out, killing many with fire and magic. They slaughtered the boss, Big Chief Joe and his bodyguard.  A handful of goblins...

The Awakened Legends  campaigns are part of the larger  Lúmequentalë Númenostan, the fancy name I have given to the many interrelated Dungeons & Dragons campaigns I have run since I started gaming in 1980.  More on the  Lúmequentalë Númenostan can be found here , including a a chronology of the campaigns. The Awakened Legends  have marked a return to the Greyhawk  campaign setting after decades of running campaigns primarily in the Forgotten Realms and Spelljammer settings.  This chronology only mentions non-campaign events that impact southern Keoland and its surrounding lands.  Chronology 582 CY  The continent wide "Greyhawk Wars" begin in the Flanaess. At first they seem focused to the north around Iuz and Furyondy, and in the east around the Great Kingdom, far from Keoland.  583 CY  At the height of the Greyhawk Wars, giants from the surrounding mountains conquer the Grand Duchy of Geoff and Sterich. The Scarlett Brotherh...

  Playing in the Pandemic! With some precautions we returned to playing once a month. This chapter comprised two play sessions, played in June & July 2021. Keoland, Coldeven (March), 590 CY The Next Morning: The goblin caves convinced the band that they needed more power to be successful against the Caves of Chaos. The feline druid Ambiguity disappeared into the mountainous woods on a mysterious errand while the rest of the band chose to hire some mercenaries and attempt to kobold's caverns. The taciturn ranger Gyr left as well, explaining he had to scout elsewhere in the area, but told the band that his hawk might bring them word, or an ally called "Jack-be-Nimble." Corvus (priest of Pholtus),  Zask (mysterious spellcaster) , Blacktoof (half-orc barbarian), and Evryhss (elvish adventurer) took on a new partner, Redd, a dwarven paladin. Then they hired four mercenary men-at-arms - Skargard, Jimbo, Maliin, and Kako.  They journeyed to the kobold caverns, hidden amongst...