Session 8 The Hill of the Sleeper Bella takes Billigan’s proffered paw. “Bella Clayfoot, at your service.” She passes a questioning glance at Ûrdis, who can only shrug in confusion. This is new to her too. Billigan begins pacing back and forth before them. “So, you want to get
Session 7 The Swanfleet Ûrdis and Bella will take another Prolonged Rest that night, letting Ûrdis drop another point of Fatigue. I also realize that I have not been awarding Ûrdis Skill points other than Adventure points for Milestones. I’ll give her 2 Skill points for completing the journey
go to a house party where you don't know anybody be overdressed or underdressed there will be a guy there who smells bad and the music will be absolute garbage Dance anyway hug that guy look at yourself in the mirror and laugh at the sky love thrives
Session 5 Tharbad The journey is over, so the first thing I’ll do is make one more Travel check to see if Ûrdis clears any fatigue. This will be more difficult since Ûrdis is weary. Not even close, Ûrdis is still weary. As Ûrdis and Bella trudge across the
Session 3 The Family I know that Sarn Ford is an important river crossing, so let’s ask: is there somebody else there when they arrive? The chances are likely, so I’ll roll against a difficulty of 4. The result is 5, so the answer is yes. What sort
Now we begin playing in earnest. Going forward, out of character writing will be in italics. Session 1 The Quest We open at the Grey Havens, the place where elves depart Middle-Earth. What is life like for Ûrdis at the Grey Havens? Strider Mode offers several tables to answer
Character creation “Love not too well the work of thy hands and the devices of thy heart; and remember that the true hope of the Noldor lieth in the West, and cometh from the Sea.” The character I made for this solo game is one that I had already designed
Not all who wander are lost For those of you who don't know, there is an official Lord of the Rings tabletop role playing game (TTRPG). It's called The One Ring, produced by Free League Publishing. The idea is that it is meant to evoke the
Before the American Revolution, there was a quaint New England holiday known as Pope Night. Every November 5th, working class Bostonians would gather, drink, and—as their descendants would do after the Red Sox finally won the World Series—cause property damage. Then they’d cap off the night by