Book Return
Completing the story thread that started in Book Marked
From 22-02-358 SKR to 19-10-358 SKR
Quick conversion chart for calendars
Many of the characters in the group were Searching for Alexandria while Branwyn was at home reconnecting with family. During that time....
Discussion Threads
First Overdue Notice
Second Overdue Notice
- Second Overdue Notice - In Character Discussions
- Second Overdue Notice - Out of Character Discussions
Lost Notice
- Book Return - In Character Discussions
- Book Return - Out of Character Discussions
- Book Return - Session Summaries
- Book Return - Play List
Character Quotes
Branwyn slams her hand on the desk
Branwyn "Illporn. That book is here on Inter Library Loan from Hell and the originating library want's their damned book back!"
Chat Links
Lost Notice
Starting in the Royal Library in Dryads Lair 22-02-358 SKR
| 2023 02 24c |
Searching for an expert in Rivers Bend 27-02-358 SKR
| 2023 03 03c |
Final preparation at home in Dragon Fen - From 28-02-358 SKR
| 2023 03 17c | 2023 03 31c | 2023 04 07c | 2023 04 14c | 2023 04 21c | 2023 04 28c |
Library Day
| 2023 05 05c | 2023 05 12c | 2023 05 19c |
Short Summary by Round
2023 05 05s
Prep round - Bless
Round One - Invoke Gate
Round Two - low level Devils in the area leak through, end of round Security arrives
2023 05 12s
Round Three - Talwin gets arm captured in the jaws of a devil
Round Four - Johan gets arm captured in the jaws of a devil, The Librarian fireballs the party
Round Five - Tiberius cuts the book off of Branwyn, shoves it at Jennevive and fails to drag Branwyn down, Jennevive takes the book and runs into the Portal with it, collapsing the Portal
Story Arc Concept
For this story arc I wanted to create a place where the players would feel all the growth of their characters had come to a spot where they could use all their skills, ideas, and connections that had built up over years of real time and game time. I also wanted to have one final large hard to solve puzzle that would take multiple players to work on, many characters to contribute to, and that when the story arc was finished everyone would sit back and breathe a sigh of relief and feel a sense of accomplishment.
I wanted the ending to be dangerous. I tried to match the energy level, interest, and strength of the characters with foes that they would know they had to be smart, strong, and a bit lucky to triumph in the end. A couple of the players had not been around to see Third Time is Tradition where Tiberious was decapitated. To see that character death was a very real thing that no one was immune from. I wanted to make sure there were heroes that came together for each other to solve a deadly problem.
I also wanted to create an experience like this to provide a clear break in the campaign. After a short Intermediate Era, the next Era would be different. The intention of making sure the players knew this was a cinematic turning point.
Feed Back & Recollections
This story arc was good at keeping a little thing in the back of everyone's head that there were threads to clean up from previous stories. I tried to use the mechanics we did in The Bigger They Are story arc.
