Confession: I meant to start this blog before Blade, Bow, and Bone began so we could post entries as Campaign Turns and games happened.
For the past couple of months, we've been running an 8th Edition Fantasy map based campaign with Role Play elements to the armies and games. The point isn't just to see who can win, but to develop and grow the characters as the campaign occurs. To this end, not only is there a way for characters to grow with experience, wounds, and the like, but the forces themselves get bigger, gathering around these characters as they get more powerful, obtain influence with their factions, and become famous(or infamous as my case may be).
The Campaign Map
The campaign centers on the Bretonnian province of Parravon. A necromancer by the name of Ernst Kreuger has recently taken up residence in Castle Drachenfels, searching for something. His efforts to refortify the ruins using the nearest woods of Loren have drawn the ire of the Wood Elves. Seeing what they believe to be Bretonnian peasants cutting in areas they are forbidden and cutting more than the Elves allow Parravon to take, the Asrai blame the duke for allowing this. The Bretonnians deny any knowledge and swear to defend against any actions the Wood Elves intend to take against Parravon. Amongst the political drama, reports of disturbed graveyards reach the duke's ear and a young noble is selected to lead a party to investigate. As events come to a head, war seems inevitable.
We're about 5 turns into the campaign and so far we've seen the Wood Elves launch an early but unsuccessful direct invasion of Bretonnian territory, a quite disastrous attempt to play Chase the Pointy Ears by the Undead, and Fell Bats carry off the Bretonnian Battle Standard Bearer followed by a successful retrieval attempt by very angry horses.
We'll see were the next few turns take us. ;)
- Fox
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