victims of circumstance

08/31/26, 7-9pm the Party Arda, lvlX halfling wizard apprentice, banished, lawful follower of Madeera (Kim) Hiralia, lvlX elvish seeker-priest of the Lost, neutral, wanted (Sophia) Zeb, lvlX goblin initiate-priest of Memnon, chaotic churgeon (Dan) Yuri, lvlX human wizard apprentice, noble, lawful follower of Ord (Stuart) TL;DR The full party, plus Pol and a few cats, proceeds down the left root-tunnel, setting traps and luring creatures along the way. The primary rat nest is discovered,...

8/17/26, 7-9pm the Party Arda, lvl2 halfling wizard apprentice, banished, lawful follower of Madeera (Kim) Hiralia, lvl2 elvish seeker-priest of the Lost, neutral, wanted (Sophia) Zeb, lvl2 goblin initiate-priest of Memnon, chaotic churgeon (Dan) Yuri, lvl2 human wizard apprentice, noble, lawful follower of Ord (Stuart) TL;DR Yuri recovers from his rate bite with Zeb's help, but still needs a couple solid days of R&R. By this time, the Golden Castle burn site has been cleared of deb...

8/3/26 7-9pm the Party Arda, lvl2 halfling wizard apprentice, banished, lawful follower of Madeera (Kim) Hiralia, lvl2 elvish seeker-priest of the Lost, neutral, wanted (Sophia) Yuri, lvl2 human wizard apprentice, noble, lawful follower of Ord (Stuart) TL;DR poke it with a stick Zeb spends some alone time keeping his churgeon's skills sharp by dissecting a dead raccoon just outside of Corvin's Crest. Fresh practice will allow him to administer assistance to health-related checks (see rat...

6/8/26, 7:05-9pm the Party Arda, lvl1 halfling wizard apprentice, banished, lawful follower of Madeera (Kim) Hiralia, lvl1 elvish seeker-priest of the Lost, neutral, wanted (Sophia) Zeb, lvl1 (2!) goblin initiate-priest of Memnon, chaotic churgeon (Dan) Yuri, lvl1 (2!) human wizard apprentice, noble, lawful follower of Ord (Stuart) TL;DR overland travel After fleeing the caves, Arda journeys through the night, returning to Corvin's Crest to resupply Camping overnight outside of the cave...

7/6/26 7-9:08pm the Party Arda, lvl 2 halfling wizard apprentice, banished, lawful follower of Madeera (Kim) Hiralia, lvl 2 elvish seeker-priest of the Lost, neutral, wanted (Sophia) Zeb, lvl 2 goblin initiate-priest of Memnon, chaotic churgeon (Dan) Yuri, lvl 2 human wizard apprentice, noble, lawful follower of Ord (Stuart) TL;DR love a talkie things you found out Corvin's Crest politics Roothaulers A small subset of the halfling population who allege their ancestors felled the...

6/8/26, 7:05-9pm the Party Arda, lvl1 halfling wizard apprentice, banished, lawful follower of Madeera (Kim) Hiralia, lvl1 elvish seeker-priest of the Lost, neutral, wanted (Sophia) Zeb, lvl1 (2!) goblin initiate-priest of Memnon, chaotic churgeon (Dan) Yuri, lvl1 (2!) human wizard apprentice, noble, lawful follower of Ord (Stuart) TL;DR overland travel After fleeing the caves, Arda journeys through the night, returning to Corvin's Crest to resupply Camping overnight outside of the cave...

5/25/26, 7-9pm the Party Hiralia, lvl1 elvish seeker-priest of the Lost, neutral, wanted (Sophia) Zeb, lvl1 goblin initiate-priest of Memnon, chaotic churgeon (Dan) Yuri, lvl1 human wizard apprentice, noble, lawful follower of Ord (Stuart) TL;DR caves net trap hidden under loose gravel went unnoticed and sprung by Zeb (dodged) contained potion of invisibility that Zeb drank to discover the effect crumbling wall lots of discussion, but got through by easily digging favorite attempt: ...

5/11/26, 7-9:05pm the Party Arda, lvl1 halfling wizard apprentice, banished, lawful follower of Madeera (Kim) Hiralia, lvl1 elvish seeker-priest of the Lost, neutral, wanted (Sophia) Zeb, lvl1 goblin initiate-priest of Memnon, chaotic churgeon (Dan) Yuri, lvl1 human wizard apprentice, noble, lawful follower of Ord (Stuart) TL;DR finalized gear, reviewed characters, toured Owlbear Rodeo extensions refreshed premise (delivered 5/10/26 on Discord) Torin: common friend, died from injuries...

4/26/2026 hangout chatty does Shadowdark sound fun for us? (not much comment in chat, so probably?) rolling characters screenshare so all on same page, go slow and steady select/roll for a background roll for abilities (in order) FIRST (3d6, reroll WHOLE SET if no stat is 14+, may make ONE swap), then select a class ancestry, class, talent, HP, title, alignment, gold & gear setting scene how do we know each other stuart is rich, sophia is poor, how do we give sophia money low-fant...

finding our stride So! After all my poking around, and our post-Quiet Year conversation, a game bubbled to the surface that might be a good contender to try next: SHADOWDARK What we have here reads like simplified D&D with a focus on dungeon crawling in the style of Old School Revival (OSR), which tries to capture the vibe of older versions of D&D with modern updates. The premise centers what tends to play as secondary to narrative and performance: delve into a dungeon (ruins, cryp...