The Grand Game

The Haunted Catacombs dungeon will respawn in 5 seconds. All keys, doors, and traps will be reset, and the dungeon’s denizens repopulated. I opened my eyes at…

Before moving onwards, I cast my buffs and renewed my protections. You have cast reaction buff, increasing your Dexterity by +4 ranks for 20 minutes. You have…

Wrapped in shadow, I sat in vigil at the intersection of four of the dungeon corridors. It had taken me five minutes of breathless and silent running…

Before leaving the safety of the shadows, I activated a scent ward, wrapped my mind in a shield, and cast lesser imitate, transforming myself into the likeness…

It took me nearly two hours to explore the first sector and memorize its layout. My scouting took me through a dizzying array of barren corridors and…

The sandworm went down easily. Given the manner in which we’d met, I didn’t expect Genmark’s party to be any good. But they surprised me, and under…

I slipped into the shadows at the first opportunity. Nestled in darkness, I crept towards the safe zone’s south gate. As I traveled, I reflected on the…

Day Four Six hours later, I woke up rested and refreshed. Rising quickly, I exited my room, sealing the door behind me. The first rays of sunlight…

Stepping back, I dropped into a crouch. The stygian sword was in my right hand, my buffs were cast, and my face was concealed by an illusion….

“Hey you, hold up!” In no mood to chatter to the fools who’d stolen my kill, I almost didn’t look up. But the cry had come from…