7 Results in the "Chronicle of the Crimson Sun" category
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Session 3
10th Day of Morrow in the Year of Priest’s Defiance (Free Year 1) Day I realize I forgot to roll for Erenil’s arrows during battle, so I’ll make two consumables rolls for that now: 1d12: 11 = No change and 1d12: 8 = No change. The closest oasis/settlement is Altaruk, which Cedran knows is to the southwest of the caravan’s route. Erenil attempts to…
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Chapter 2
The enemy was closing in, and fast. She tried to count the silhouettes that flitted between the rocks, and gave up when she realized they were outnumbered. By how much, they would find out soon enough. The bones of ancient mountains crowded them on either side, their shadows receding beneath the rays of the crimson sun. Those ridges had helped to shield her, Azhar, and Cedran from the worst of the storm, but now they'd turned against her, forming the perfect perch from which to mount an ambush. She…-
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Session 2
10th Day of Morrow in the Year of Priest’s Defiance (Free Year 1) Morning (con’t) For this session, I started using the Mythic Game Master Emulator (Second Edition) to answer some Fate questions about the general course of the narrative. I was learning the Forbidden Lands combat rules as I went, which I’m sure I got wrong in one or more places. I also…
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Chapter 1
The sandstorm had passed, but the the desert's dangers endured. The heat of the rising sun was heavy against her back—and her waterskins were far too light. One of the first lessons her tribe had taught her was that sun sickness could fell the greatest beast or noblest clan elder. Neither might nor riches would save those caught without water under the harsh rays of the crimson sun. Erenil Halfshadow emerged from the thick, striped kirre hide that had protected her from the worst of the storm while…-
2.5 K • Ongoing
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Follow the adventures of Erenil, an elf hunter, and Cedran, a dwarf minstrel, and the perils they face together in a dying land. The chronicle uses the official Forbidden Lands solo rules as found in the Book of Beasts, complemented by the Forbidden Lands Solo Expansion by Matt Kay. It takes place in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Dark Sun using setting materials…-
1.3 K • Aug 26, '25
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1.1 K • Feb 16, '26
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Session 1
10th Day of Morrow in the Year of Priest’s Defiance (Free Year 1) Situation: d66: 65 = Survived a “Shipwreck.” Starting Location: Blown off course from the High Road from the Silver Spring Oasis to Altaruk Directional roll: South. Distance roll: 2d6: 8 = Moved 7 and one hex off-road. Weather: Center Hex = Hot Based on this Athasian 6-Dimensional Weather Chart Date: Year:…
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Session 0
In RPGs played by a group, a “session 0” is traditionally a preparatory session that doesn’t feature any gameplay, but instead focuses on setting the tone of the campaign, aligning expectations, creating characters, and sometimes collaboratively worldbuilding or at least explaining core features of the world. Although I was playing solo, I still wanted to consider all these campaign elements, so I’ve written them…
