Awakened Legends: A D&D Greyhawk Campaign

  All views in this blog are my own and represent the views of no other person, organization, or institution. Taran Goblinkiller disembarks to aid native warriors fighting  some sort of carniverous beast on the Isle of Dread, as the  elven warrior Folcswith furls the sail on their ship's boat.  After the defeat of the armies of the Giants, Ranger Lord Olaf hosted the adventurers who contributed so much to the victory at a feast in the great hall of Borderlands Keep. As the feast wound down, with everyone deep in their cups, discussion begins of all that had been found in the Halls of the Fire Giant King. Olaf, once know to the adventurers as the simple ranger Gyr, speaks of his fights with the giants decades ago. Then, when mention is made of the letters and the villains' obsession with an "Isle of Dread" , Olaf tells the band of his adventures on the island when he was beginning his career: "It was 572 CY. I was a young ranger then, hunting the forests on the e...

This is a continuation of the Awakened Legends campaign chronology from Part I . That part chronicles the Secrets of Saltmarsh, Chateau d'Amberville, and Giants on the Borderlands campaigns. This part continues that chronology, detailing the Isle of Dread and subsequent campaigns.  A dramatis personae for the Isle of Dread campaign is forthcoming.  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.  When a blog entry with greater detail for the e...

Background: After defeating the giants, the party found many different documents in the Hall of the Fire Giants, but what they found most interesting were documents showing that the giants had been organized by a frost giantess shaman, Svetlana, and she had been gathering documents relating to a location called "The Isle of Dread." According to a spy for Iuz in King Snurre's court, Obmi, Svetlana "... has learned of an ancient island in the far southern seas that appears and disappears from Oerth at long intervals, and reeks of great elemental magics. She believes this island holds great power. It was once the seat of an empire of ancient, eldritch beings..." Obmi's letter page 1 Obmi's letter page 2 Svetlana had acquired the logbook and charts of Rory Barbarossa, which had been drifting from adventurer to adventurer for over 30 years across the continent. Rory Barbarossa was a well know adventurer and sea captain 40 years ago. He discovered the island a...

  From the Chronology : Inn common room regulars L to R: Philmar, Wilfong, Rillis, Oscar, Abraham, Captain Basmar 18 Coldeven (March), 590 CY Trying to shake things up, the dwarf Morbor tries to arrange a wrestling match for amusement in the town. That night, the party meets a contact at the bridge outside town and are ambushed by brigands they suspect were hired by the assassins.   19 Coldeven (March), 590 CY   The mayor has the innkeeper arrested, they party enters the castle to interrogate him and uses a spell which reveals the assassin was Tellish, the mayor's advisor. Tellish escapes them, but the party manages to free the innkeeper and fight their way from the castle, which they and the townsfolk besiege. They send a message to the Keep asking for reinforcements. The Narrative: In the morning on 18 Coldeven, Corvus (priest of Pholtus), Olga (Dwarven Scout),  Sir Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobar (noble artificer), Ambiguity (Rakasta druid), Morbor (dwarven fighter)...

From the Chronology: 15 Coldeven (March), 590 CY The Castellan of the Keep on the Borderlands is assassinated in his chambers. The party is questioned by Olaf Snowfalcon, who orders them to the river town of Garrotten to discover who killed the Castellan.   16 Coldeven (March), 590 CY The Inquisitor Corvus and Sir Percy lead the party to Garrotten where they begin their investigation.  17 Coldeven (March), 590 CY The party explores the town. They hold a first meeting with the mayor, who they immediately suspect is behind the attack. Book II is a play through of Len Lakofka's L2 The Assassin's Knot (1983) . The Narrative: In the evening on 15 Coldeven, Marshal Olaf summoned  some of the party from their rooms in the tavern to the Castellan's audience chamber in the Keep.  Summoned were several of those who had fought in the Caves of Chaos: Corvus (priest of Pholtus), Olga (Dwarven Scout),  Sir Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobar (noble artificer), Ambiguity (Rakasta ...

  From the Chronology: 11 Coldeven (March), 590 CY   Rickus, Sir Gulliam, and Höss arrive at the keep bringing Höss's mercenary band and Knights of the Watch following Sir Gulliam, as reinforcements to the Border Army that is ensconced at the Keep and preparing to fight the Giants. Gyr is revealed as Ranger Lord Olaf Snowfalcon, renowned adventurer and Marshal of the East Border Army. He has been flying all over the mountains on his pegasus scouting and recruiting allies for the coming war. 13 Coldeven (March), 590 CY   Battle of the Hamlet Sir Guilliam and the wizard Rickus lead a defense of the mountain hamlet Foolshope against Big Johann and his giant raiders. Knights of the Watch Coat of Arms Höss's mercenary band and Sir Guilliam's Knights of the Watch were a welcome addition to Olaf Snowfalcon's forces at the Keep. 20 years earlier the Ranger Lord had made his reputation almost twenty years earlier, in 576 CY, fighting the giants in this same region,...