Christmas One-shot

The Beginning of Trouble in Rimeglenn

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Welcome to the Fourth night of Dice-ember where we look at the beginning of trouble in Rimeglenn for the party. This is the official start of the adventure for the party and we could have two options on how to start it. But we will start wit the simplest and go from there. So sit back, grab a seasonal beverage and let’s roll into the holiday season!

The Beginning of Trouble in Rimeglenn

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The party found that the city of Rimeglenn was bustling this time of year. As the merchants brought in goods to trade and looked to barter for the best value on their goods they reached out to the local taverns and guilds calling for caravan guards to transport the goods that they had arranged to be sold. Adventurers, guards and henchmen needed not look for work as it seemed to grow in Rimeguard.

As the colder winds blew from the north they brought ice with them it signalled the end of Autumn. The guards became more watchful on the walls and the number of guards patrolling the markets had reduced but those left on this duty were more alert and less likely to be kind to those breaking the law.

The party had come through looking for work and hearing that this time of the year was ripe for all types of odd jobs. The Rimeguard at the gate, the market place and nearly all that they spoke too recommended that they head to the Rusty Duck Inn. The owner looked at adventurers with favour and provided good value accommodation, food and drinks. It also happened to be the safest of all Inns in the city with the least reported thefts due to the owner, Patrik.

After finding the inn rather easily, as everyone knew where it was, the party looked around at the nearby shops which were all catered for adventurers. After a day of shopping and enquiring about work they made their way back to the Inn and settled in for the night in rooms made for Adventuring parties.

The next day they woke up after a blissful night’s sleep. The door had bolts and locks to ensure the party would be safe and even the windows had bars that locked from the inside to guarantee safety. Regardless of the precautions taken the party found that each one of them had a trinket, item or tool taken during the night and replaced by a wooden statue. The statue was well carved, painted poorly to look like a villager and about the size from palm to fingertip.

When they got downstairs they found Patrik already discussing similar thefts with other adventurers who had stayed here overnight. “Yes, you had something stolen?” he said to a halfling who looked to be the one who would normally be the one doing the stealing.

“Yes, my lucky enchanted dagger actually. Stolen from my bag.” the halfling exasperatedly said.

“And did you find anything unusual in its place?” Patrik the innkeeper asked as he leant against the bench. For a moment the halfling hesitated, the party could see that he was fidgeting and was nervous.

“No nothing. What an odd thing to ask.” the halfling said as he recovered his posture. “Well do tell me when you get my dagger back. It is worth a small fortune.” the halfling continued.

“I am sure it is.” Patrik said as the halfling walked out. “And what about you? Something to report stolen and, let me guess, nothing out of the ordinary?” he asked the party. When the party produced the little wooden dolls Patrik stood up from leaning over. “These were left in place of the items you lost, you say. Are you sure?” Patrik asked. When it was confirmed he beckoned over a young man who just entered the room. “Right on time Dyson. I need you to go the the Rimeguards quarters and tell Lady Penelope that the Season has begun.”

Dyson stood still for a moment before nodding once and dashing out of the room. “You lot don’t fancy having a drink with me over lunch? There may be a job, a large one, and you will be the first one offered it if you are keen.” Patrik said as he started to hurry about the room and fetching keyrings from draws. “Here,” he said as he handed a keyring to the party. “Under one of the beds will be a chest. Place any valuables you have in it and ensure it’s locked before you go to sleep. Bring the keys back to me and I can then give them back to you in the morning. You have come to Rimeglenn during the weirdest time of the year.”

And that’s it for tonight. The alternative beginning of this is where the party hear about the large bounty for the thieves and come to take the job – but that one isn’t as exciting. Thanks for dropping by for another night of Dice-ember updates. Don’t forget to come back daily for more holiday one-shot content and as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
The Brazen Wolfe

The Rusty Duck Inn

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Welcome to the Third night of Dice-ember and tonight I invite you to visit the Rusty Duck Inn. This inn caters for adventurers down to the most minute of detail and that’s all because of its proprietor – Patrik Goloze. So sit back, grab a seasonal beverage and let’s roll into the holiday season!

The Rusty Duck Inn

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The Rusty Duck Inn – Created in Nightcafe.

Whilst not the fanciest of places the Rusty Duck inn is quite famous in Rimeglenn. Home to Patrik Goloze who was the captain of the Rimeguard before retirement, it is famous for its focus on supporting adventurers and the folk that protect the city. Patrik is a benefactor of many potentials who come through the city looking for fame and fortune whilst adventuring.

Patrik Goloze – Created in ArtBreeder.

He has also, once or twice, donned his old suit of armour and defended the city from the hordes of gnolls and overly-ambitious orcs that have decided that they wanted to waste their life at the gates of Rimeglenn. 

Due to his nature, fame and rapport his inn happens to be the safest in the city with none daring to upset Patrik. The Rusty Duck inn serves decent, hearty food at a good price and boasts several rooms that have separate bedrooms. Patrik understands that adventuring doesn’t mean that the party sleeps in the same bed but there is an element of safety with your party that people may want to insist on. 

The inn also has attracted fine quality smiths, leather workers, fletchers and other merchants to set up shop nearby so they can cater to the adventurers and guild members who stay at the Rusty Duck Inn. These shops charge a fair price for the quality of goods and treat adventurers well. But a warning must be given that many of these merchants used to be adventurers once upon a time as well and they don’t take kindly to threats, extortion or thievery.

Thanks for dropping by for another night with Dice-ember content. Don’t forget to come back daily for more holiday one-shot content and as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
The Brazen Wolfe

The City of Rimeglenn

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Welcome to the second night of Dice-ember where we get our first glimpse at the city of Rimeglenn. Similar to last year with the images from Snowtown Rimeglenn is a cold place covered in snow. In Australia its rare that we get snow in most of the country in December but its different for half the year. But for me I picture Rimeglenn in the beginnings of the throws of winter – for one main reason as well which will be revealed in due time. But enough of that for now.

So sit back, grab a seasonal beverage and let’s roll into the holiday season!

The City of Rimeglenn

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Rimeglenn – Created in Nightcafe.

Rimeglenn started off as a small logging town at the bottom of the Rimeteeth – a series of mountains that have dense forests around them. Because of their location, a freshwater river and bountiful resources nearby the town quickly became a hub for forestry and reaping the bounty of the land.

The people of Rimeglenn expanded and found that they didn’t have the resources or trades available to cater for their rate of expansion. To address this they expanded into mining, smithing and more trade and very soon the city expanded past their initial humble beginnings. This, however, drew the attention of the creatures of the area and soon raids, attacks and worse started to occur in the city. The city then had to quickly form a militia to defend against the near constant onslaught from gnolls, goblinoids and worse from the mountains.

However this need for defence spurred on the creation of the Rimeguard – a hardened unit of grizzled defenders who fought the worst of the creatures from the land. This elite guard quickly expanded and formed a backbone of the defence of the city. After a few years the city was walled and defended by a guard of a few hundred but content in staying within their borders and focusing on their trade.

Due to the position the city is warm in the Summer with cooling breezes and fresh water that runs from the mountains. The time of great harvest with the crops being ready after the spring showers and with the animals benefiting from this the most. Being able to fatten up their herd animals so that they can replenish their stores before winter.

During the Autumn months many of the trees would lose their leaves and the game in the land starts to move to other places. This causes the people of Rimeglenn to turn to the river where a migration of fish and other creatures that feed on the fish occurs. The animals that fattened from summer and spring are ready for slaughtering or sale now and so the city goes through a period of feast and festivals.

Winter sees creatures coming down from the mountains to plague the city and they begin to rely on trade and what they have stored up over Autumn and Summer.

Spring is the season where this is a lot of hard work. Once the grounds are not frozen over the people of the city sew crops and tend to their animals. Animals start to come back to the land as well to feast on the new grass, the abundance of prey and familiar grounds to have their babies.

Thanks for dropping by tonight to get a bit of a glimpse at the city of Rimeglenn. Tomorrow night I plan for a double event, two posts on one day, so make sure to come back for that and, as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
The Brazen Wolfe

The Agents of Mischief

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Welcome to the first night of Dice-ember, the December One-shot that I do here every year, and tonight I wanted to touch on the Agents of Mischief. Next week we will kick off the involvement from the adventurers, our party’s, and how they will be involved but this week I wanted to set the scene a bit.

So sit back, grab a seasonal beverage and let’s roll into the holiday season!

The Agents of Mischief

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Emerali woke up with a start. She wondered if it was her parents that woke her up but her mother snored a few metres away and she could see the shape of her dad outlined in the light that was coming through the window and from the candles that burned slowly nearby. Taking a spare candle she lit it and attached it to the holder that enabled her to walk without getting her hands covered in hot wax.

Her father had spent most of an hour putting their precious things away in a chest that he had the key for since they had been targeted by the thieves this year. When they woke up yesterday morning they had found that each one of them had a single shoe taken and replaced by these little wooden toy people. Her Parents were furious but when they reported it the same thing had happened to the other people at the Rimeguard headquarters.

Walking to the kitchen and living space of the house she looked for the source of the noise. It was probably their cat hunting a mouse or looking for more food. But when she looked around she saw the cat was standing on the table looking intently at the chairs. As she approached she heard the scritch-scratching of something climbing the wooden chairs and so she stopped and waited. If it was a mouse or a rat she would try and keep it as a pet. Her parents never let her keep them but she found their twitchy noses just the best.

But what emerged from the other side of the chair was not a pink twitchy nose. A tiny wooden hand slowly emerged then several more before in a single movement the tiny wooden people pulled themselves up onto the chairs back and stood up balancing perfectly on the back of the chair. Emerali stood for a moment before she screamed. The toys were cursed, she was expecting a cute mouse or rat but instead she was not ready for the creepy toys that she had found this morning instead of her shoe.

As soon as Emerali screamed the toys went stiff as a board and fell back onto the ground. Her parents appeared moments after and found her staring at the toys but no matter how much she pleaded with them they wouldn’t believe her that they were moving and climbing the chair. Emerali was eventually coaxed back into bed and she had a fitful sleep filled with dreams of toys climbing up her legs.

And that’s the lot for tonight. Thanks for dropping by to follow along with this weeks content. Don’t forget that each day for the next few weeks is another day that we expand and grow this one-shot. So don’t forget to come back daily and, as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
The Brazen Wolfe

The Season of Mischief

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Welcome welcome to the end of year sessional one-shot that I have coined, Dice-ember with this years adventure focusing around the season of Mischief. If you can recall last year we had trouble in snow-town, the year before we had an adventure that was akin to heisting Santa’s sleigh and this year – we have something different once again. This adventure will be 25 days of content with, hopefully, my holiday gift to you being a complete Zine that is Christmas Themed. But before I get too ahead of my self tonight is the night before dice-ember and so, a prelude if you will.

So sit back, grab a seasonal beverage and let’s roll into the holiday season in style!

The Season of Mischief

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Dyson had just finished nailing the last of the notices on the notice boards at the Rusty Duck inn when the first of the cold winds blew down from the mountains. Dyson placed the hammer and nails back into the satchel he had slung around his shoulder and looked at the message he had just hammered to the wood.

Attention:

Several reports have come to the Rimeguard of late reporting the theft of items from citizens of Rimeglenn. All reports have indicated that in the same place the item was stolen from was left another item. Some have been handed into the Rimeguard already and we ask that if you are missing an item to come and see the guards.

Unfortunately this indicates that the season of mischief has begun. On the Authority of Lord Samite of Rimeglenn and Lady Penelope, the Rimeguard captain we are declaring this season active.

There is a large bounty to capture the offending parties as they commit these large amounts of theft but urge people to safeguard their own valuables. Lock away your items in a safe or hide them somewhere secure if possible. There is no guarantee that this will protect your items and the Rimeguard are unable to look into all of these incidents. As such we are calling for aid for all able bodies adventurers to help investigate the cases of mass theft during the season of Mischief.

– Sergeant Fiona Doleston of the Rimeguard.

Dyson had just finished nailing the last of the notices on the notice boards at the Rusty Duck inn when the first of the cold winds blew down from the mountains. Dyson placed the hammer and nails back into the satchel he had slung around his shoulder and looked at the message he had just hammered to the wood.

Dyson had himself already woken up with his bowls and plates missing and in their place small wooden figurines were left. He had reported it to the Rimeguard but his bowls and plates had not been turned in yet. So he left the figurines in with the guard so that if someone came looking for them that they may find them. However, this wasn’t the first year that this had happened. Every year for the last half-decade as soon as the weather got cold people would report that their belongings were being taken and exchanged with other residents of Rimeglenn.

At first people believed that it was a band of thieves stealing everything and when the guards started to investigate they arrested many people only to find that they had no idea how the stolen items ended up in their house or possession and that they too had their items stolen. The following years they attempted to catch the thieves but it was as if they didn’t exist.

And so the lord of the city, Lord Samite, declared a large bounty to anyone who could capture these thieves and put an end to the season of mischief. But so far the bounty had increased but no luck in successfully capturing the culprits.

Dyson sighed, it looked like he would have to find another way to eat his food without his bowls and plates until he either brought more or they were turned in.

Thanks for joining me for the prelude of this years Dice-ember adventure, the Annual December One-shot that I do for Brazen Wolfe Tabletop. Don’t forget that for the next 25 days I will be producing more updates and content that build up the full story for this one shot. So don’t forget to come back daily and, as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
The Brazen Wolfe