We ended up back at the Academy the next day, specifically in the dorms. We'd decided to ask Celine a bit about whatever F rank events were going on around here. Chances were good she w...
2022-08-30 21:13:53 +0000 UTC View PostJune 3rd 2016 Prospero and Michael Scott Memorial Library, The Nightside 2:00 PM EDT
John hissed in shock at Taylors words. "What? But I thought the Harrowing tra...
2022-08-30 20:04:42 +0000 UTC View PostWe didn't commission new costumes. We went home. Immediately. If Zeke felt the need to tell me Mr. Jack-tastic was in town now there had to be a reason for it. I didn't believe for a se...
2022-08-29 16:03:25 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 13th 2016 Gemworld 6:00 PM EDT
It was time. I'd been waiting for this for a while. This was going to be an extremely important step in c...
2022-08-29 07:46:53 +0000 UTC View PostAfter breakfast the next morning (I made quiche) we headed for the Academy to meet up with the others. We took the skyride back over, though we left Cark at home with Cass since he wasn...
2022-08-28 18:27:37 +0000 UTC View PostJune 3rd 2016 Prospero and Michael Scott Memorial Library, The Nightside 1:00 PM EDT
We stepped through the door and into a room covered wall to wall with shelves...
2022-08-28 16:32:28 +0000 UTC View PostWe got home in short enough order, Jessie driving of course, and headed inside to check in on Cass. When we arrived we found her sitting in front of a huge screen, watching a replay of ...
2022-08-27 12:20:10 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 13th 2016 Gemworld 4:00 PM EDT
It took me literally days to finish converting all the bandits to Gemsworn (I called the village to let t...
2022-08-27 11:57:49 +0000 UTC View PostTales of your exploits have begun to spread. You have done a great deed and whispers of your power are disseminating in the ether. You've received fifteen points of Vitality...
2022-08-27 01:15:26 +0000 UTC View PostJune 3rd 2016 The Doormouse's Door Repository, The Nightside 12:00 PM EDT
Tommy had been absolutely fascinated by the points gain when the clock ticked over to no...
2022-08-27 00:44:45 +0000 UTC View PostWe spent the rest of the week recovering, keeping an eye out for attackers and preparing for the points boom when the stream came out. Everyone was excited. Grimmengap was looking at a ...
2022-08-25 20:39:48 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 10th 2016 Gemworld 7:00 PM EDT
"So you're saying dragons are a big deal here?" I was sitting in Malcolm's throne inside the fortress, wi...
2022-08-25 20:12:38 +0000 UTC View PostBeing unconscious, while not enjoyable, was a pretty convenient way to travel. I passed out in that hot stuffy cave and woke up again on the top floor of the hatchery, mask off and cost...
2022-08-24 16:39:05 +0000 UTC View PostJune 3rd 2016 Blaiston Street, The Nightside 11:00 AM EDT
We got out of the carriage on a random street full of unremarkable buildings. I was a bit confused as to...
2022-08-24 16:07:50 +0000 UTC View PostAt my word, Cark dropped the shield as soon as the stalactite hit the ground, letting the huge cloud of ash and debris cover us as everyone grabbed onto me, and I used Seek Hidden to fi...
2022-08-23 17:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 10th 2016 Gemworld 6:00 PM EDT
I'd honestly expected the big boss to be...bigger. Or more bosslike. Or just more impressive in general b...
2022-08-23 17:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostWalking into the chamber where the heart was waiting, I wasn't really sure what to expect, but it definitely wasn't what I found. The place was a war zone. I saw the redheaded form that...
2022-08-23 00:57:31 +0000 UTC View PostJune 3rd 2016 Julian Advent's Manor, The Nightside 10:00 AM EDT
I actually slept better than I expected in Julian's house. For some reason I'd expected to be torm...
2022-08-23 00:26:23 +0000 UTC View PostWe were all pretty exhausted after the fight. The Wavestriders had been pretty tough, and this had been one of our first run ins with an elite Ascendant force from the Academy. If anyth...
2022-08-21 22:50:45 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 10th 2016 Gemworld 5:00 PM EDT
This new hydra pouch was officially my favorite thing in the world. Not only could it hold pretty much an...
2022-08-21 22:25:21 +0000 UTC View PostDespite them being assholes we had Jessie patch them up first thing. The last thing we wanted was their deaths on our conscience, and since we triggered their beacons we didn't need to ...
2022-08-20 21:49:05 +0000 UTC View PostJune 3rd 2016 Julian Advent's Manor, The Nightside 12:00 AM EDT
I felt my another five thousand points drop in, bringing me to one hundred fifteen thousand, even ...
2022-08-20 09:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostBoreas and Raleigh came at us hard, leaving Astara once it become clear that her wound wasn't going to get worse. There was no bleeding because the tear in the flesh had been cauterized...
2022-08-20 00:02:58 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 10th 2016 Gemworld 4:00 PM EDT
We circled around the side of the fortress before entering. I'd been leaning towards the back, but Cherry...
2022-08-19 23:31:08 +0000 UTC View PostAs described, The Wavestriders (which made zero sense as a name because none of them had water powers) were a pretty intimidating group, visually speaking. The leader, Boreas, WAS short...
2022-08-18 23:20:12 +0000 UTC View PostJune 2nd 2016 The Hawk's Wind Bar and Grill, The Nightside 11:00 PM EDT
The man who strode up to sit down at our table was...impressive. He was tall and imposing....
2022-08-18 22:35:09 +0000 UTC View PostThere were good and bad aspects of finding the location of the Akkadian Fire Beads (I used Seek Hidden to confirm we had the right pool just in case). The upside was now we knew where t...
2022-08-17 20:27:42 +0000 UTC View PostFebruary 10th 2016 Gemworld 3:00 PM EDT
Cherry and I, as suggested, decided to go alone to scope out the bandits. Obviously I wasn't letting her ...
2022-08-17 18:04:50 +0000 UTC View PostDespite my earlier words to Callie, once I found the right spot and got ready to use Sucking Mud in the way I'd envisioned, I found myself hesitating. Callie's fear at the idea of being...
2022-08-16 23:22:07 +0000 UTC View PostJune 2nd 2016 The Nightside 10:00 PM EDT
We headed out to the cobbled street with Taylor and John accompanying us. I half expected us to get jumped by someone whe...
2022-08-16 22:21:14 +0000 UTC View Post