Yes Saltmarsh Loves Me

 The Wizlards have been immortalized with their trademark derring-do.   A condensed version is above.  I like how the artist does motion so asked that it not be a standing around or campfire picture and suggested fleeing a pirate ship or sea monster.  The magic fishing rod, Pieces of Eight, and some subtle character elements are in the picture though we didn't capture wild magic.   Huzzah for Wizlards!

 Oh, the places you'll go!      The Wizlards were sleeping off the night after defeating the scourge of the lizard folk “Thousand Teeth”.  They decided to travel to the Bullywag lair to retrieve the helm that Othokent had told them had been stolen.  On the way they were ambushed by a Wyvern which led to a pitched battle where they were continuously strafed by the beast.  The battle went well with the highlight of Adamas flying into the sky to meet the wyrven, and they continued their journey tothe Bullywag lair.  As they approached, they heard croaking and sounds of combat.  As they peeked through the underbrush, they saw two Bullywag gladiators in combat in what looked like sport for spectators viewing from a box above.  There seemed to be at least two other Bullywags and a shadowy figure in the box above.  Abe decided to try to parley and convince the Bullywags that they had come to talk.  The talk at negotiations stalled as ...

 Since I thought I might be better about adding some pics (and now that I told the rest of the crew about this blogger site feel free to post your own), I'm dropping in just a few snaps from what can only be considered a wildly successful return to Roadside Attraction Saltmarsh adventuring.  I know a recap will come someday after Halstead happily ignores D&D for a while to recharge. Highlights for me the player included the home cooked meals so we could pretend to be grown ups, Ellie clearing out the lampreys and saving us from TPK near the cauldron of elementals, and (though Adamas wasn't thrilled) Lilly drawing her line in the proverbial sand with the gods (which was made more enjoyable for me by the fact that she also confessed to hating the beach).  Still, I don't know if anything will top the hamster ball of arcane doom (bead of force) and Lleyash's inspired humbling of another caster through sorcery and counterspell goodness.  Playing Abe, my favorite momen...

So the Wizlards we recently "invited ourselves" into Keledek's tower, which is to say that Ellie did her bampf magic up to a window and we all did some solid street music nearby.  Lleyash is getting pretty good with his big stick and Adamas humored us by playing his oddly carved armor with some spoons. Que no importa un pepino pq some Kraken Priest also knows the bampf trick and lights up Adamas like the Solstice before I steal the very helm from his head.  Instead of letting us save him, Adamas inexplicably asks Lleyash to end his life and grab on.... Mystic temples, small gnome girls from small hamlets, turf wars with the Gods of Fury themselves.  I have seen many things and walked many roads, but this was something altogether odd.  No tener ni pies ni cabeza.  An amulet for the champion of The Storm Lord or Bitch Queen or some other force equally repugnant gets picked up by a waif barely old enough to be out on her own.  To what end?  At what c...

 After watching Adamas' effort to recruit the Kill Devil Corps, I've seen some common screening questions time and again.....

The strangers traveled home on the Ghost and as they were traveling decided to call themselves the Wizlards of the Coast.  The Ghost was towed home by Xendros and the Shadow Dancer.  They made it home after their visit to the escape with no further problems upon which they docked the Ghost at Gellen’s pier which had an open spot.  Gellen and Tylsaria met them at the docks and congratulated them upon their overwhelming success upon which Gellen said he would set up a council meeting in the morning.  Adamus and Ellie stayed at the ship while Abe wooed Tylsaria with success and they disappeared to Gellen’s mansion to have a tumble in the sheets.  They also learned that while they were gone there was some unrest in Saltmarsh and uneasiness in the streets at night and that the Mafera’s blacksmith shop had been assaulted by some thugs wearing hoods and they had made off with about 1000 GP worth of material and money.    In the morning the party decided to do...

  My music she grows more potent.  Each string on this new guitar pulses into the arcane ether.  The vibrations they sing in my soul.  And, if the legends of the muse Etefan are true, the rhythm is going to get you. Our return to Saltmarsh brought forth many gifts.  The town gave us use of the ship, we we have called the Kraken Chaser.  The townsfolk, in whispers or proclamations, call us the “Wizlards of the Coast”.  Maybe it’s the fact that we paraded lizardfolk through the town square just a day or so after almost blowing it up.   Adamas has taken it on himself to recruit all of the pretty women of the town to crew the Chaser.  Cannot say if the parrot is huring or helping him here.  On that note, Tylsaria is confused by my advances so perhaps a parrot is what I need. We need to crew with six officers and 20 crew.  Since we don’t know who to trust in the town, it’s a risky undertaking.  Fearing for her safety, Lleyash c...

  From Trollback past Daggerfall through Waterdeep they came The bard late in his years still chasing his fame Sunset’s shadow once-bright elf the dark did claim In Saltmarsh came one, came all, came all In Saltmarsh the storm did fall   Of east winds ‘cross High Road through the thick fens came boldly A sea elf through Phandelin with magics untold   He from the heavens a bright shield and moustache of gold In Saltmarsh came one, came all, came all In Saltmarsh the storm did fall   In the Year of Three Ships Sailing Wizlards themselves did take to sea Always Striving Never Failing Waves on the shores of history   Will Torm nod, Mystra smile should they answer the call Village streets full of shadow, village maidens in thrall Will you take up their banner should Marius fall In Saltmarsh came one, came all, came all In Saltmarsh the storm did fall…. The haunting they ended tho villians they fled  To damp swamp and hid...