Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Tussle in the Tavern and off to Land of the Dinosaurs

 The tavern after the first meteor strike:


 You may recall from this entry that Les Freres Corses had commandeered my tavern set for their game. The photo above is how things looked when we ended after the first meteor strike. I say "first" meteor strike, because when we resumed play the time was again set and a second meteor crashed into the board. The tavern comprises one-quarter of the board. The first meteor struck the quarter by the front door and the associated devastation was thoroughly disclosed in that previous post. 

The second meteor crashed to earth next to the north side of the tavern (to the right of the picture). The building took some serious damage with part of the north wall, including the stairway, collapsing. A section of the roof also fell into the tavern. It was havoc amok and a torrent of saving throws. Ultimately, the Darth Vader figure sprang to the back of the large healer bird beneath the chandelier, swung from the chandelier to the balcony, and punched in the code to open the door that would release them all to the next level. However, the damage to the building had jammed the door. Eventually he got the door open and the quickening to the next level occurred. 

The next level: Land of the Dinosaurs


 The emphasis is on dinosaurs. After we had about eight or ten dinos and the small forest with the giant spiders, I suggested that would be plenty for them to deal with--especially when the combat ability of each dinosaur far exceeded that of the characters. As usual, my wisdom was ignored or rather translated in their minds as, "We need way more dinosaurs. Let's use them all." They would have used them all, but they ran out of space on the board. So Eldon Zyrax, Derek McCau, Darth Vader, and somebody Corro (pronounced like sorrow) must search the savage lands for the key to the DeLorean so that they can go "Back to the future," as RC says dramatically with a pointing finger.

The characters are outlined in blue in the photo. Now that we've played an hour or more, each one of them has been killed by a dino and they've had to make saving throws and do pushups or dips to get a new life at the cost of some of the abilities the character had acquired. Now the K-man is suggesting that they may have chosen too many dinosaurs. Experience teaches more completely than wise guidance.

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In Book 6 of the Tomahawks and Dragon Fire Series, I've just completed chapter 11. One side in the battle has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, and it remains to be seen whether the defeated side may save the remainder of its bacon--figuratively speaking. It was great fun. There are few feelings nicer than having written an exciting chapter filled with character insights with the fog of battle thinning here and there to reveal individual struggles amid the carnage.

Before you can read book 6, you'll want to read Book 5, Truth in Flames. Click on the image to get it.


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