It's been a year and a season since I last posted. I'm trying to come up with a valid excuse as to why I've allowed such a gap to exist, but frankly I think it's down to just being too distracted, and too undisciplined.
Nae excuses, laddie!
Righto!
So, here we are in late 2024. The last post I put up was about James V. West's Black Pudding #7. Funnily enough, a few months ago I purchased issue #8 and it's just as gloriously unforgiving and entertaining as its predecessor. I've been looking at both issues over the past week, as I've decided that I'm going to run a 3 or 4 session short campaign in the world of Yria.
The short adventure location, 'Ghiki's Hole', published in Black Pudding issue #8 was too good to pass up. My plan is for a group of ne'er do wells to get thegither at the whim of the Master of the Seapath Thieves Guild. He has a hard-on for some comeuppance over the infamous wizard, Zasto Filistian. Zasto's stats are published in Black Pudding issue #8 as a 17th level Magic User. He's supremely powerful, and has powerful servants to aid him. I'm not aiming to have such a high level confrontation, so I'm going to downgrade Zasto to an earlier level of around 11th level. He'll have built his hidden den, and recruited his henchmen, but that's all.
With regards to how the players will present I really like James V. West's homebrew player classes such as Death Witch, Feral Knight, and Eyeball. I think they really give an alternative skewed view of the game from the traditional classes that are available.
I know that there are further 'West' character classes available, but I haven't bought those options as of yet. The Chainmail Bikini chick will make an appearance no doubt.
The gist of the short campaign is that Zasto has stolen a magic ring from the Thieves Guild master. He's apoplectic and wants Zasto taught a lesson. Unfortunately, no one knows where Zasto's lair is.... except for Vinimar Six Fingers. The problem is that Vinimar was last seen going into Ghiki's hole. Everyone knows that NO ONE comes out of Ghiki's hole alive!
It should be a skoosh.
Drop into Ghiki's hole and find Vinimar's map. Then travel to Zasto's hidden lair, break in, repatriate the Ring of Charms, cut out Zasto's tongue, and return to Seapath to collect the rather LARGE reward.
Nae bother at all!
