Building a dungeon, and a bit of the Story So Far with our Avalorr game.

As I mentioned in my last post, I played in a game of Swords & Wizardry at ReaperCon that was a lot of fun. So that made me start thinking about the old days of D&D, with dungeon crawls and treasure and healing potions aplenty and lots of monsters to kill. Nowadays I prefer more role-playing than hack-and-slash, but after thinking about the old days I thought it might be fun to throw a bit of that in for the fun of it. So I'm working on a dungeon now, using maps from Oone Games Blueprints line. Those are cool stuff, ready made maps, all you have to do is stock it up with baddies and treasure. Pretty handy.

I'm almost done with the first level, and will be starting on the second pretty quick. There will probably be a third also, but it will most likely not be accessed intentionally.

So, The Story So Far, Part 1.

A rundown of the main characters-

Radec, a Volar. They are a winged race with human appearance overall, hailing from high in the Draketeeth Mountains. Radec is fairly young and impetuous, and tends to forget he's part of a team from time to time. Played by my step-son Anthony. He's 13 so that would explain the impetuous nature of his character.

Tarina, the half-Elven Ranger who hails from rural Anhur. Her father is a human farmer and former adventurer who wanted his daughter to have a "normal" upbringing rather than one with the flighty elves. Or so he sees them. Her mother is one of the elves of Tirithilia, and agreed to her living with her father so she would know both sides of her heritage. Tarina is cautious but brave and a fierce fighter. Played by my wife Karen.

Aturu Greykeld- an "urban survivalist" from the rough streets of Port Gangrel, the wretched hive of scum and villainy that every world seems to have one of. Aturu is quiet and practical, one who dwells in the shadows but has a good heart for taking care of his companions. Played by my friend Mike.

Thomas DeValier- a paladin of Anarion, the Goddess of Light and Truth, and a member of the Knights of the Temple like his father and grandfather before him. He is a very devout man with absolute faith in his Goddess and he will die for her cause if she wills it. He is more experienced than the others in the party and is the wise leader at times. Played by Mike until Aturu showed up in the game, now played as an NPC by me.

Steven Augustus- a young Knight of the Temple, under the tutelage of Thomas DeValier. Steven is a brave young soul with a youthful exuberance and sparkle in his eyes that has dulled a bit after being exposed to the toll of war. Also played by me.