Category Archives: Shield Lands Campaign

544 CY, The Campaign Concludes

The party returned to the Halls of Tirian Teyzuren, but Lisri’s aged hobbit mind had forgotten the command phrase to get past the iron golem Zlonn. Fortunately, he had told the story many times around the campfire, and Beatrice was … Continue reading

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544 CY: The Tower Cleared, and the Death of Avvakris

Beatrice finally finished conjuring a large fire elemental (16HD), which proved less helpful in the combat than expected. It was destructive but slow. Beatrice then cast Faerie Fire, which revealed the outlines of the invisible enemies, showing they were skeletal. … Continue reading

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544 CY, Greyhawk: Fooled by the Medusa

The party continues its exploration of the Dark Tower, the 1980 version of the Judge’s Guild module by Jennell Jacquays. After Lisri conducted an unsuccessful search for the mayor Avvakris via a crystal ball, the party ascended higher into the … Continue reading

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542 CY: Clearing the Dark Tower

The party went to Wheatfield again to get Maevdelle and Beatrice back in their own bodies. Lisri memorized the square in front of the church so he could teleport there if needed. Two weeks later, they went to the entrance … Continue reading

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542 CY: Argun the Conflagulator

The party began by avoiding the dragon’s lair and exploring a ruined temple. The room was blasted with fire and smelled of burnt and rotted meat. The altar was festooned with bones and the statue of the god was defaced … Continue reading

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542 CY: Merth, Hoogrosh, Rufo, and Argun

The party began the day by investigating the secret door next to Ompholous. Only Lisri and Eric could enter the sacred area guarded by Ompholous, and Eric failed his save vs. the magic of the Tomb of Mitra, so Lisri … Continue reading

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542 CY: The Amulet and Girding of Mitra

Glorfingel explained that the ring of Mitra was held by Cornelius (though the players knew that Eric had received it from Cornelius and then lost it). The girdle of Mitra’s location was revealed, and the Amulet of Mitra was now … Continue reading

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542 CY: The Ghost

Joined by Whisper, who had reached their lair through mysterious means, the party exited their safe room. Pulling apart a boarded-up door, they entered into a dusty and cobwebbed space. Searching, Lisri found a secret door, but it was wizard … Continue reading

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542 CY: Revenge!

As they healed, the party conceived of a plan to eliminate the trolls. With Beatrice’s Wall of Fire and Lisri’s Fireballs, they thought they could easily handle the six trolls they knew of. However, in advancing, the forward guard (Eric … Continue reading

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542 CY: Blasted, Burned, and Beaten

The continuing story of a party’s descent into Judge’s Guild’s Dark Tower (1980), which we set in Greyhawk north of the Bandit Kingdoms. The party went back up to the surface and searched all of the remaining houses. The biggest … Continue reading

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