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Birthdays!

Birthdays are kind of a big deal in Alleborg, but of course none of us decide which day we're born. I meant to do this earlier, but I randomly assigned birthdays to active PCs. On that day, your PC will receive a gift from the DM. It will take the form of a mild to moderate boon, a clue or a low level magic item like a healing potion. Here are the birthdays, followed by a reminder of the months of the Masmurian kingdom. Hyde just missed his birthday - the game started three days after.

Galan - 27th of Glowinghearth
Korok - 13th of Grasses
Angus - 27th of Flowering
Dandelion - 10th of Fruiting
Yenny - 14th of Harvest
Arnulf - 17th of Harvest
Hellebore - 2nd of Threshing
Chet - 26th of Grapeharvest
Ilfrien - 30th of Grapeharvest
Hyde - 10th of Rituals



Glowinghearth (January) - Named for the warm fireplaces to ward off the worst of the cold weather.
Hewing (February) - Named for woodcutting, to keep the hearths stoked as winter drags on
Culling (March) - Named for the culling of the livestock, whose meat is often necessary as foodstuffs begin to run out.
Grasses (April) - The color green begins to manifest itself in nature.
Flowering (May) - More colors about, as flower buds open and promise a prosperous harvest.
Fruiting (June) - Celebrates the beginning of fruit to appear.
Harvest (July) – The harvest month
Threshing (August) – The threshing festival.
Grapeharvest (September) - Grapes are harvested for winemaking.
Fallingleaves (October) - Duh. Oct 20 – Veles and the dead. The dead parade around town.
Frost (November)
Rituals (December)

Random, huh? And the next birthday happens to be....Chet's! We'll have to plan a special surprise.

Actually, Korok's birthday is next, but it'll be awhile...

Shall we start the betting now on who of the above live to see their next birthday?

Actually, Korok's birthday is next, but it'll be awhile...

I forgot that we don't play in real time. So the OOC birthday present to the character from the DM will be based on the in-game calendar? (I don't know what this smilie is supposed to represent, but I like it.)

Zhym wrote:Shall we start the betting now on who of the above live to see their next birthday?

Yes!

enn.in.me wrote:

Actually, Korok's birthday is next, but it'll be awhile...

I forgot that we don't play in real time. So the OOC birthday present to the character from the DM will be based on the in-game calendar? (I don't know what this smilie is supposed to represent, but I like it.)

Yes, that's right! Some examples of a birthday present could be:

Next training session to gain a level is free
Healing potion
Important clue or piece of information

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Hi,

Just letting you know I updated house rules slightly. First, I removed the need to roll for initiative in rounds with 2+ attacks; I've reverted to BTB, where two attacks happen at the beginning and end of a round.

I also posted rules for fighting blind. These are pretty much BTB and follow common sense. Here's the added part:

Fighting blind
As stated in the rules, blind PCs (and their foes) incur a -4 penalty on "to hit" rolls when blind if vision is their primary sense used in combat. Blind combatants also incur a +4 AC penalty only if he/she can be seen by his/her opponent. Regardless, blinded combatants do not benefit from their usual DEX bonuses.

When I was a kid I received the D&D red box for Christmas. I would have been 11. That gift sparked a love for the game that has remained strong for more than 30 years.

May you all have a wonderful holiday, no matter what or how you celebrate!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Zorroroaster wrote:When I was a kid I received the D&D red box for Christmas. I would have been 11. That gift sparked a love for the game that has remained strong for more than 30 years.

May you all have a wonderful holiday, no matter what or how you celebrate!

Same here! I got the red box set Christmas of 1983. Still have the booklet (and some of the dice). I had never heard of it, but my aunt knew I liked numbers and heard kids liked it. My uncle (who was only 10 years older than me and was a freshman in college at the time) said that only dorks played that game. I was mad at him for awhile after that.

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all of you!