Monthly Archives: September 2022

Are the Monster Manual Armor Classes WRONG?

Posted on 30 September 2022 by jameseck

While putting together the demi-hag for a recent session, I was suddenly struck that I didn’t remember seeing anything in the AD&D Monster Manual with an armor class of 10. I also recently learned that the Monster Manual was the … Continue reading →

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Play Report: Keep on the Borderlands, Session 26 (Expedition to the Eastern Mountains, part 1)

Posted on 29 September 2022 by jameseck

On September 26th, Elend takes the party he’s assembled and equipped to investigate the great, metallic object that crashed in the east a few months before. They are mostly henchmen acquired after the tourney at Endsdell, but he also takes … Continue reading →

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Play Report: Keep on the Borderlands, Session 25 (Hunting Red Eyes)

Posted on 20 September 2022 by jameseck

During the tournament at Endsdell, Lord Pinkly, son of Baron Fairway, went missing only to become the 27th such appearance attributed to a dark-skinned woman with glowing red eyes the people are calling “red-eyes” all occurring in the last 8 … Continue reading →

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Demi-Hag (AD&D Monster)

Posted on 19 September 2022 by jameseck

Created when a man impregnates a woman during the time period of being ridden to death by a night hag. The pregnancy is short, labor coming after just 4 months. The mother often hides the child when she sees it’s … Continue reading →

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Play Report: Keep on the Borderlands, Session 24 (Tourney At Endsdell)

Posted on 13 September 2022 by jameseck

For several weeks, Elend has been at Endsdell studying at the Endsdell Chapter of House Agen’Thell and staying at The Pious Keep with Marquis Endsdell. With the last event on the Asterneth tournament circuit coming to Endsdell on September 17th, … Continue reading →

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Skye’s Letters 3: Sev’s Fall and an Unusual Wedding

Posted on 11 September 2022 by jameseck

Laura Belle, We tracked doon the dwarves wha hired those doolies tae take ye tae them. The dwarves attacked us when we spiered them aboot takin’ ye and that damn fool paladin Sev thocht he could ficht the maist muckle … Continue reading →

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Play Report: Keep on the Borderlands, Session 23 (A Wilderness Treasure Map)

Posted on 7 September 2022 by jameseck

On September 1st, Wingus drops Repliach, the gnome he rescued from the gnolls at Arenthall’s Tower (we played this by post, but all went smoothly with a foggy day and sleepy gnolls, so no need for a post about it), … Continue reading →

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Elvish Numerals-Base 24 Semi-Binary Madness

Posted on 5 September 2022 by jameseck

This madness all started with me wanting a 5 segment display and “radio dial” for some elvish artifacts in my growing Keep on the Borderlands world. A five segment display has the magic of being able to assign a segment … Continue reading →

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Play Report: Keep on the Borderlands, Session 22 (The Back Builder Caves)

Posted on 1 September 2022 by jameseck

With Krazer having heard that humanoids of some kind were seen taking a fair maiden into the builder caves, on August 24th, a party gathers to go see if they can free her: They are confident with the front of … Continue reading →

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