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Guest Post: Alex's Ironsworn Journal - Chapter 5 - Spiders of Sova

Continuing guest host Alex's Ironsworn campaign journal. Chapter 5: Spiders of Sova The next morning, Varro heads to the west gate, where the Merlo Bridge spans the river. The road continues south alongside the river, but there is also the faintest suggestion of a path leading west into the Deep Wilds.  Bataar meets him at the bridge, dressed in a nondescript tunic and hooded cloak. He doesn't want any of his superiors in the Wardens to know what he's up to, Varro supposes.  They are not as well prepared for a trip into that dark and strange forest as Varro would like, but they are both low on coin. They will just need to keep their wits about them. Bataar explains that he had a mysterious fever when he was a child, and when all the town's healers failed to help him, Tamara in desperation took him to Okoth. How she knew the way, she never said, but Bataar thinks he remembers the landmarks well enough: the path west as far as the tiny logging village of Sova, then the lo...
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Guest Post: Alex's Ironsworn Journal - Chapter 4 - A Promise

Continuing guest host Alex's Ironsworn campaign journal. Chapter 4: A Promise After patching up his wound as best he can, Varro continues through Strangled Valley to where the river bends around to the west towards the plains.  Undertake a Journey: weak hit He comes to Green Bridge, the ruins of a stone bridge across the river, named for the dense foliage that has grown over it. The sun is going down, and he makes camp.  Make Camp: strong hit  recuperate: +1 health prepare: +1 to Undertake a Journey  He puts a fresh poultice on his arrow wound. It doesn't seem to be infected, although it still hurts. He packs his things carefully and sets off at dawn.  Undertake a Journey: weak hit Reach Your Destination: strong hit He spends the whole next day walking, and at dusk finds himself approaching the fork where the Kenning is joined by the Mistwater, and there sits Merlo in the fork.  He has been here only once before, as a child. There are more houses, more peop...
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Guest Post: Alex's Ironsworn Journal - Chapter 3 - Sign of the Beast Worshippers

Continuing guest host Alex's Ironsworn campaign journal. Chapter 3 - Sign of the Beast Worshippers Varro sets off from Newstone alongside the bank of the Kenning. He hopes to make good progress today, although he knows there is no settlement now until he reaches Merlo.  Undertake a Journey: 5 vs 8, 8 --- miss with match!  Major Twist: two seemingly unrelated situations are shown to be connected. Ok. What situations do we have? The Elder Wolf. The village feud.  Oracle, what is the nature of the connection? Bolster knowledge.  Well that's what I'M trying to do. What if there's a faction within Newstone who are even more anti-peace than Faldon? For them it's deeper, it's spiritual. And they are trying to enact a ritual that will call the Elder Wolf to Newstone's aid, so they can destroy White Wick altogether and rule with the sacred Elder Wolf as their source of power. For their ritual, they think Varro's book will contain the secrets they need. One of the...
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Guest Post: Alex's Ironsworn Journal - Chapter 2 - Close Call in Newstone

Continuing guest host Alex's Ironsworn campaign journal. Chapter 2: Close Call in Newstone  The weather was calm, the journey easy alongside the River Kenning. Varro had wondered if he should wait for the next trade run so he could have ridden on the barge with Mai, but now he was glad he had chosen to walk. The sun was well past its apex and a bracing chill had entered the air when he arrived in Newstone. Nevertheless, his plan was to see if there were any more supplies for purchase and get moving again quickly, then camp by the road tonight. He didn't want to spend any more time among the Newstone folk than he had to. Some knew him by sight, and who knew how they felt about the peace, when his own village was so divided.  What's going on in Newstone? Trouble: a dangerous discovery. What kind? Lose enemy -- yes, they have lost their traditional enemy as they have made peace. Someone is upset, some rough and tumble warrior type who feels not raiding their neighbours is an a...
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