Hello all!
Tomorrow, I will start a liveblog of my homebrew campaign, of which I will be flying by the seat of my pants for. I have a basic outline, a group of raucous players (but whose group isn't raucous?), and a bunch of ideas, so surely, hilarity and hijinks will ensue!
The Premise:
Thousands of years ago, the church of Akandilur sealed the ancient red dragon Fakarn'tisaza, who's plans were nothing more than to conquer a small region, inside of Shadowfell. That was a really bad move. Since then, madness and the eldritch magic of the plane of shadows has seeped into the dragon's brain, elevating him to a demigod level of power. Now a dreaded shadow dragon, Fakarn'tisaza has dreams of conquering the multiverse.
Working slowly and carefully, he has subtly influenced the material plane through whispers in the minds of the weak-willed and strong to form a cult, who's purpose is to keep the world in a technological stasis and try to find a way to destroy the 3 massive obsidian pillars scattered around the world (two of them have not been found yet) to free their master.
On a slightly less cosmic scale, the Dawn Tournament has just begun in and around the city of Nelia. The church of Akandilur has organized this event for hundreds of years as a way for rookie adventurers to make a name for themselves. The sole winner will be named the Dawn Champion and be given a unique magical tattoo that identifies them as the Champion, while the 7 runners-up will be named Dawn Knights and all be given the same tattoo.
However, something evil is afoot this year: a mad mage with dreams of conquering the kingdom has happened upon a thousands-years old tome in the Midnight Records, a magical extraplanar library. Filled with shadow magic, including a virulent magical plague that separates the shadow, soul, and body of the victim and places them under the creator's control.
As the plague is unleashed upon the city and shadows start separating, the heroes must find and kill the culprit before it's too late! Otherwise, the tournament will be canceled, and we can't have that, can we...
The Journal
This journal will be done in a "liveblog" format: that is, I will post updates of combat, roleplay, and exploration as we go, along with witty commentary.