White Plume Mountain Part IV

Hivemind!

The morning air hangs heavy over the North. It falls like a ton of bricks off the Spine of the World, blades of cold amongst the spears of conifers. And where man shelters himself, beasts attack. A horde of Bugbear emerge from the trees, setting their evil purpose upon Chimera Mount. No one is safe from their hatred. The only shield against tide of malice, the guardians of good: Shamar Gash, Guillermo del MarLuna, Hendrix Braveshield, Lusa the White Snake, Sergius de Vahn Ifran, and Erel the Silent. Innocence will not perish today, not without a fight!

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Opening: “The Sundering” The Sword - Gods of the Earth

Closing: “Garden of Light” Isis - In the Absence of Truth

Role playing this session was intense. We had just come off explaining where/how we each saw our characters, redefining them of sorts; always an exciting process. Another contributing factor is the simultaneous nature of this battle, as it corresponds with last episode’s focus on Alek ‘Thundar’ Grumhammer, and his struggles (for those who haven’t listened, make sure you go back and do so). Added on top of it all, in the middle of the battle where several real-life interruptions, which due to the magic of editing go unnoted. However, the point to take home from this is that we all where running high-octane, and we hadn’t even touched the blood and thunder!

Also, as you might noticed, we took the time to seek out art representative of Dan’s vision of the Realms. It was a much welcomed addition to Stormbringer, the ebon table. Alas, as you can see, getting it all to stay on the table is the trick. Hell, half the time we don’t use the battle mat! But that’s a conversation for another podcast, maybe an illusion to another GM I know… *hint-hint*