Casual Gamers Hell

It happens to all of us at some stage.  We enter a story in the middle with no idea what’s going on or why this person is treating the other so badly.  Perhaps your friends have all been watching a new show, and you catch an episode with them.  It doesn’t take long to realise how much you’ve missed, so you ask somebody beside you what’s going on.

Due to timing restrictions we didn’t have as many players today as I had hoped, but we still played.  This is a summary or what’s happened.

The Boetian Empire has been slowly oppressing its soveriegn states whilst exhaulting the status of its own citizens.  The people of Belgae have managed to send a representative, Geovanna, to Baron Garfield Spiggot, an influential man who may be able to help them confront the Empire about its latest edicts.

The two were attacked by an ork on the way to Trouse, the hometown of Spiggot.  The ork proved to be much mightier than they had anticipated.

They arrived in town shortly before it was attacked by a group of bandits.  The townsfolk grouped together in the center of town, in a pallisaded area apparently made for just such an occasion.  As the bandits looted the town Deadweight the warlord, in an impressive display of leadership qualities, survayed the local brew, Spiggot Ale, and tried to stay unnoticed.  Geovanna went to find out more.

A guard told her that these attacks are not an uncommon thing, but that Baron Spiggot always protects them.  While Geovanna watched, and Deadweight vigorously engaged in innaction, the Baron himself rode into town, blowing a trumpet at the edge of town, visiting the pallisade, then chasing the bandits out of town.  What a hero!

He joined the townsfolk for a round of Spiggots Ale and spoke with the two newcommers. They were invited to spend the night in his mansion, but to wait a couple of hours before coming to allow time to ‘prepare.’

Geovanna and Deadweight visited the local courrier, which has been hit several times by the bandits – even to the point of losing several imperial messages…

Spug, the Chief Courrier, gave them a little information and hinted that there could be great rewards if they could find the bandits base, and return what was taken.  Deadweight mistreated a young boy.  The two went to the Baron’s mansion to spend the night.

other things you missed:

• Deadweight abusing an orphan
• Geovanna’s jugs
• Deadweight leaving Geovanna with the bill for his ale
• Some amazingly low rolls against a super-resourceful ork (able to jump small chairs…)

With a little luck the 1st edition campaign will start soon aswell.  The story has been re-written and is entirely compatible with the present campaign.