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Basic Dungeons & Dragons – The Kids Are Alright, Part 1
How about a good ol' fashioned Basic D&D adventure report!
This one was an especially frightening Halloween session for six little adventurers.
To help make sure our kid heroes had a fighting chance, they all started at Level 2.
While this was a Basic D&D game, a couple of our intrepid heroes had classes from the (in)famous AD&D 1e Unearthed Arcana.
I like to play my D&D like I play my Warhammer – a hodge podge mix of editions.
This adventure session still takes place in my alternate Middle Earthian fluff.
But enough with the real life details, lets get straight to the action, with the backstory…
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The Breeland orphanage has been burned down by the evil goblin invaders!
But the goblins found that the place had been deserted, "The humans must have run off."
The goblin leader was determined to find the human children at all costs.
Afterall, what is better than "children pot pie' to a goblin?
"Find the human matriarch and her runtlings! Slay her and put the little ones into the pot!"
Rather than go east back to Breetown, which was under attack, Sister Beatrice knew the kids would be better off escaping into the Old Forest. The rest of the sisterhood had gone off to fight with the Breelander Army. The Sisters of Sigmar, were not only a charitable institution but also a warrior order of battle nuns. But they did not count on raiding parties coming out of the north as well as the east.
Suddenly, an evil goblin arrow hissed through the air and struck Sister Beatrice in her side.
She called to the six orphans under her care, "Run to the Old Forest, my children and look for Tom Bombadil. He will take care of you now. Remember stay out of the hills, run straight to the forest…"
Left to Right: Max, Billy, Katie, Tommy, Liam, and Agnes
The kids hop over the walls and evade the goblin wolf rider patrol. Being as tiny as a hobbit helps from being seen by unfriendly eyes.
The tearful children flee for their lives, looking back to see their caretaker fend off a dozen goblins. Perhaps she will survive and make her way to the Old Forest and reunite with the kids, but more likely this will be her last stand. Max the Barbarian has to be dragged away, so determined is he to fight for Sister Beatrice. Tommy reminds Max that he has to protect the little kids now. Seeing Billy and Agnes, brings him to his senses.
Katie: We cant take the road! Its too dangerous, they will spot us for sure!
Tommy: Right! C'mon you guys, we are going into the wild, just like that ranger Strider who used to visit us.
Billy: I wish Strider was here! He could have saved Sister Beatrice.
Agnes: … (begins to sniffle)
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goes for the sickly and unhealthy look...
