Dungeons and Dragons....Many years later still as good.

So once again on an inspiration walk, I came across a treasured child hood dream that was always out of my grasp when interest came to me. Yes i'm talking about the glorious RPG known as Dungeons and Dragons, Immediately I bought the first box I found, The same box that so many years ago I could not afford or or actively find. Needless to say I smiled.


So once I got the grasp of the game rules and mechanics and added a few simplifiers to get the ball rolling and after almost an hour long character creation session for four characters we started our game. The scene was set a dwarven warrior played by Tom Weaver, an elven wizard played by Matt, a halfling wizard played by Tom Patterson and a human warrior played by Kelly had taken a carriage to the local town of Fallcrest to seek out quests and treasure. Barely a moment had passed before the carriage was set upon by vicious goblins seeking its treasures. The driver hit by a arrow drove the carriage into the undergrowth, The goblins set upon the overturned carriage before being blasted to ashes by the 2 mages and shredded by the warriors greataxes. Struck with a sudden fear the horde of goblins scattered and ran to the hills from hence they came. As the questers began to leave the carriage a groan came from the rubble where a injured dwarven driver now lay. In his pain filled breathes he gave them the quest they seeked.


It was simple, All they had to do was go into the cave and steal a small locket back from the goblins. So it began, The agile ran forward to eliminate the guard goblin from alerting the goblins in the cave whilst the dwarf struggled to keep pace. As the noble elf passed the forest he heard and saw a small child whimpering to herself, Her clothes torn to tatters  and shallow cuts on her arms. He slowly paced towards her to help her, That was until he sensed something was up. Casually he drew his staff and as her crimson eyes met his he cast his stone blood spell trapping her in her own body as a shallow tomb. He did not however realise his own body now hardening under his own magic she had channelled his powers into her body and was now using them against her.


Meanwhile the female warrior charged to the guard goblin and began exchanging blows, The goblin however had proved to nimble and swiftly avoided the greataxe, The halfling mage channelled his rage into his spell in order to hypnotise the goblin into running. Alas once again the goblin proved to nimble and moved the warrior into the spells path causing her to flee from combat. The dwarf had enough of this nonsense and charged into the guard killing it instantly. With this burst of bravery the elf managed to utter a counter curse and moved oncemore. With a burst of willpower he froze the demonised child in a block of ice before kicking it out of the forest allowing the halfling mage to deal a deadly blow. The ice cracked and just as the demon fell out of the ice the dwarf once again smashed through the demon causing it to drop an arcane amulet, with his new found treasure he ran to the exit of the cave to move the boulder for his team. The elf ran into the cave with the halfling and the human to conquer the goblins and steal the treasure back. Little did the halfling realise that the cave was also home to a hulking troll. With a casual flick he summoned a spectral Troll to scare the other off. With what little intelligence it had the real troll roared in anguish to scare the other troll off and swung for it causing it to disappear showing the wizard trembling behind a rock. The roar also alerted the goblins causing a great deal of confusion and anger. The human killed and engaged a few goblins whilst the elf snuck behind them and located the treasure chest. As he opened up and reached inside the box did not feel as he imagined, it felt warm almost muddy. A foul stench hit his nose as he realised it was troll dung. The goblins nearby began sniffing the air, The trap had worked they all knew where the treasure was and began charging up the cave. The elf began to run as a goblin grabbed his shoulder and winded him. The human found her attackers attempting to run from her as she valiantly destroyed them.


The halfling meanwhile had taken to a new foe, The troll roared as he charged and smashed his club into his skull. The weakened wizard managed to punch a goblin nearby as he pounced onto him. In a valiant effort he used his might to heal his wounds and killed the nearby goblins with a river of flames which also weakened the troll savagely and reduced his ability to regenerate, In the trolls confusion and weakened state he didn't see the halfling slipping away into the forest. The dwarf used a burst of strength to shift the boulder and ran into the cave stealing the treasure from his companion. The alliances were shown, The dwarf had been a mercenary and was hoping to get the most cash from the dwarven driver. The elf was not pleased, He kicked the goblin off him and hit it square in the chest with a bolt of lightning reducing it to ashes before chasing the dwarf and stealing his treasure back. The treasure dropped to the floor before the dwarf once again took treasure and ran into the river in an effort to get away. The halfling laughed at the pathetic attempts and stiff armed the dwarf as he passed with the treasure. The elf sprinted after the halfling before the dwarf once again took haste, Yet noone saw the human taking a run up before she landed a flat kick across the dwarfs back and attempted to make haste with the treasure, She fell shy of the forest line and as the halfling picked up the treasure and ran out of the forest they took chase to the dwarven driver for their share of the reward.


Basic terms, 4 friends roleplayed as a team until they found out what the treasure was worth, The dwarf paid the halfling the most and with a disgusted look on his face took his chest back once again.


I felt a sense of nostalgia and also comfort in that I finally own a copy of a great RPG and that my childhood wishes and dreams were not put to waste. Shame we didn't have any muffins this time though.


Dungeonmaster Fuzz signing out <3


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