Hello! I haven't done one of these in awhile, and it happens to be snowing furiously outside, so I'm imagining myself by a blazing hearth in the manor library, a bearskin rug beneath my slippered feet, sunken into an over-sized armchair, dressed in pajamas and a warm, crimson robe. In my hand steams a hot mug of Irish coffee (with Jameson).
Okay, now that the mood is set, let's start off by congratulating ourselves on a year of straight play! Don't ask me why Session 51 landed on our anniversary week (I thought it would be on Session 52) but I assure you we started playing December 17th 2008 and have now crossed the benchmark. Whatever the case, I feel a real sense of accomplishment. It's nice to reflect back on a year of play, how far characters have come, how much the group has developed and changed with the comings and goings. A lot of terrible things happened to these characters over the course of Late-Delempar through Mid-Ulanra (about 5 months game time), but a lot of good too, be it ever so hidden in the mires. Despite the dark negatives of the campaign, the group somehow manages to endure, even shine. Portia's early assessment that the party was indeed family only proves truer and truer as the months go on. It's really made all the difference, I think.
We have an exciting future to look forward to in 2010! The fanes of Barovia will take us into Paragon Break, where a year of in-game time will pass, then the Paragon Tier with all its fun spanning levels 11 - 20. This is usually the part where I drop some teasers, so expect a crisis that will envelope all Othyr as the Nors Empire declares war on the Northern Alliance of Etheria, Atha and Saspien! There'll also be some ruinous meetings with a certain spidery ex-teammate, the appearance of new Hearts, the final revelation behind the Green God, new planes that make the Wild look like Picnic Land, something called the Tomb of Horrors, fey, dwarfs, drow, dragons, devils, aberrations, a vampire or two... and a baby! That should bring us to about Session 104 and 2011. I should also mention now that Paragon Tier will span around 10 years of in-game time, the significance maybe having something to do with a cosmic entity of total annihilation that was foretold by the warforged...
Once Paragon Break hits, I'll be taking a few weeks off, and I imagine the side rps will be going wild. I'll also be taking the time to individually rp certain important key moments during the break, things like Thamior's fateful meeting with his father. So if you have an idea of one or two important moments with NPCs or the world at large that you would like to rp out with me, send them on over.
When we resume play, I expect a written update on every character, a paragraph or two will suffice, titled "What I Did On My Paragon Break". Remember to include a summary of events during the year, as well as justification for choosing your Paragon Path. Also include two adventure seeds personal to your character, quests you wouldn't mind doing if they came up.
I'm also giving a one-time offer to change your class should you really feel the need. Just be sure to explain why and how in your blurb to me. I know Selja and Isabella will be taking advantage of it!
And, because I'm so great, I'm also allowing you all to choose a level 13 magic item or lower to add to your gear. You should probably explain that in your blurb to me, too.
Oh and we started polls again! So I'll see about putting one up every week. I also enabled avatars on the boards because I didn't realize they were turned off!
So I think that just about covers everything I wanted to talk about. Lets continue our great success!
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