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Skyfell - The Clockwork Files : Session 2

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Introduction After running a   Dungeons and Dragons  campaign in my  Skyfell setting  for a little over nearly two years, I decided to start up a second campaign that I'm calling The Clockwork Files. As with my other campaign, I'm documenting the sessions here.  See  The Clockwork Files  in my  Session Index  for a complete listing. The cast is: Chandler - Poly (male changling celestial warlock) Daniel - Uldin~gern (male vedalkan wizard) Jeff - IamTaoOm (male firbolg druid) Jordyn - Zokia (female goliath fighter) Mando - DENVer (male swiftstride shifter rogue) Sinister Secrets - The Nemmonise Mansion Preparation I did all the heavy lifting for this arc before the first session. As a result, there was very little to do for the second. The biggest thing was to figure out a story-appropriate means to get DENVer (Mando’s character) into the game. I eventually went with the laziest trope imaginable but it worked well enough and it certainly w...

Skyfell - The Clockwork Files : Session 1

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Introduction After running a   Dungeons and Dragons  campaign in my  Skyfell setting  for a little over nearly two years, I decided to start up a second campaign that I'm calling The Clockwork Files. As with my other campaign, I'm documenting the sessions here.  See  The Clockwork Files  in my  Session Index  for a complete listing. The cast is: Chandler - Poly (male changling celestial warlock) Daniel - Uldin~gern (male vedalkan wizard) Jeff - IamTaoOm (male firbolg druid) Jordyn - Zokia (female goliath fighter) Mando - DENVer (male swiftstride shifter rogue) Sinister Secrets - The Clockwork Authority Preparation Putting together a new campaign is more than just creating a setting. It’s also about finding the right players. I’ve come to realize that getting a group together is a lot like dating. Sometimes, you really hit it off right away. Sometimes, it’s a slow bonding experience. Sometimes it just doesn’t go anywhere. Sometimes it’s a disa...