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Details

Time Played: 1992-1993
Historical Era: Shattered Age
System: Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition
GM: Jason
Players: Andy (Teppan), Eric (Voodoo), Hank (Bard), Matt H, Rob (Drax)

Summary

This campaign followed the human monk named "Bard" and his companions through many adventures. His companions included a human romantic interest, an elven wizard named "Teppan", a half-elf named "Shilari" (daughter of Umbrus), and elven wizard named "Drax", a priest of Ptah, and several others.

Early achievements included becoming a party of undead adventurers. Bard was a vampire, his romantic interest was a ghost, and Teppan was a lich. Later achievements included finding the Spelljammer, and gaining control of it, with the help of Shilari and the priest of Ptah. Shilari was slain by a servant of the a succubus "Darkrora", named "Cresthaven Ralhain". Bard went on to use the Spelljammer to defeat the Dark Empire, whose emperor was his own father, possessed by a demon known both as "The Child" and "Demogorgon". The Spelljammer was lost in the final battle, but the priest of Ptah secured the smalljammer that would become the next Spelljammer.

Bard was a recurring character, appearing in multiple campaigns.

There was a side quest centered around a human wizard named "The Wanderer". This character was the father of Shilari, and his adventurers often involved an artifact called the Realmblade, that he would have to defend, recover, or use to travel the realms.

Canon

Bard is canonized as Ard the Godslayer, the founder of the Path known as the Order of One during the Shattered Age. The Child is canonized as the Void God by the same names, and the events of this campaign are recontextualized as the First Tanari Incursion. Spelljamming is canonized as Patternsailing, a magical mode of transportation in the Shattered Age and a feature of the Empire of Acrolon.

Drax is canonized as Aedifica, a trans-goddess and Primarch of Form in Acrolon. Teppan is canonized as Thaumir, one of the bearers of To Do. The Wanderer is canonized as The Wandering Star, a Strange God of The Veil. Darkrora is canonized as Lascivia, once-Primarch of Summer, and Cresthaven one of her exarchs.