Hero City Origins

An attempt at a chronological overview of events.

Act 1

Journey to Hero City

  • First Session
    The Journey Begins
    Expedition


    The party hears the tale of Hero City and takes a job to travel to the mysterious location.

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  • Second Session
    Bridge Over Troubled Flowers


    We managed to secure a job escorting two traders and their entourage to Hero City. We're waylaid by an old bridge & some gross flowers.

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  • Third Session
    Ambushed!


    Early in the evening we're ambushed by strange half-orcs with odd features and a worg. Despite our bard being quite elusive they eventually manage to take us prisoner.

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  • Fourth Session
    Cannibal House


    We wake up chained in a crowded basement with... meat hanging from the walls. People meat. Skreet meat. The party escapes the basement and we defeat the creeps living in this horrible house.

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  • All jokes aside, hillbillies are awful
    Rest by the Crevasse

    A night of rest in the open air beside the troublesome crevasse seriously restored our spirits and this morning we're back on the road. Briggal is missing an arm, Etta is horribly shaken, and the person we rescued is still unconscious but stable.

  • 2021

    14 /4

    Skreet on the Road


    Midday we're aggressively approached by a small group of folk that seem similar to our new friend, Orda. We butt heads, literally, and eventually come to an understanding... Orda stays with them and we move on.

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  • 2021

    16 /4

    Aberrations in the Rain


    The party seeks shelter from a storm by befriending a local bear and her cub. We're attacked by a strange-looking creature.

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  • 2021

    18 /4

    Aberrations in the Rain


    On the road our party steps in to help some strange lizard-like creatures being harrassed by a fachen.

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  • 2021

    19 /4

    Ankeg Ambush


    Traveling through a pass we're attacked by monstrous ankhegs with strange mutations. Our little caravan arrives in Hero City late into the night.

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  • 2021

    27 /4

    Arriving at Hero City!


    Reaching our destination, Miles & Etta direct us to the local tavern where we meet most of the locals and share a few drinks. We're recruited first thing in the morning to route 'witches' from a nearby forest.

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Act 2

Establishing a presence in Hero City

  • Act 2, Session 1
    Reuniting the Squad


    Today the next generation of Hero City adventurers gather at the tavern to celebrate their many accomplishments.

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  • Act 2, Session 2
    Hunting Yellow E.T.'s


    We've found the old forest of the dryads and search for their missing sister.

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  • Act 2, Session 3
    Justice for Dryads


    After the devastating loss of Rissa, we find another eerily similar ratfolk on the trek home.

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  • Act 2, Session 4
    The Great Flying Goob


    We begin searching for the yellow color from space but are intercepted by a big blue airborn cheriot named Goob.

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  • Act 2, Session 5
    Skreet Hunter Rescue


    The party tries to track Reb and discovers a spider nest located in an inconvinent location.

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  • Act 2, Session 6
    Spiders Among Us


    The party stumbles on a spider lair while searching for Reb. We learn a little more about what he was doing out here.

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  • Act 2, Session 7
    To the Hoard!


    We pick up the trail of the skreet sent to search the mountain for unknown reasons and encounter another dragon, possibly a threat to Phoevus.

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  • Act 2, Session 7
    We save Hero City!


    We come home just in time to save the city from the Color from Space!

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Act 3

New Adventures & Adventurers' Returned!

  • November 9, 2021
    Attempt to go Adventure!


    We pursue the strange mischief into the basement of the Last Stand and discover a large cavern before we can head out on our adventure.

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    Location
    The Last Stand
  • November 30, 2021
    Into the Cavern


    We trepidatiously move into the surprisingly large cavern beneith the Last Stand and find strange gremlins and oozes.

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  • January 18, 2022
    Underground Exploration


    We continue onward into the cavern and discover a massive waterfall and some other denizens of the area.

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  • January 25, 2022
    Cavern Loot


    The party finishes clearing out the cavern under the city and makes a deal with Sapphire for the spoils. Once that's cleared up, we head out to find a crystal shard that was broken from one of Sapphire's necklaces decades ago.

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  • February 8, 2022
    Trolls Snacks & Marsh Naps


    While we sort through the various rubble among the Boggart corpses and get a lovely night of rest among the bog, we're ambushed (ironically while setting up an ambush) by a moss troll.

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  • March 1, 2022
    Hide the Evidence!


    We encounter the 'mayor' of the swamp - a Marsh Giant! He drops a magical sphere of fog on our group and the mighty battle reveals that we may not be the 'Heroes' of Hero City as we thought.

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  • March 15, 2022
    Want to Marry the Mayor?


    Upon arriving home from the swamp, the Mayor's assistant sets us on a mind-quest to discover some potential leads for his future spouse.

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  • March 22, 2022
    The Black Tower Golems


    We reach the Black Tower and find Ice Golems ready for a fight out front.

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  • April 5, 2022
    Bones in a Hole


    Towers are such a weird choice for wizards to make.

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  • April 26, 2022
    Necromancy is Morbid


    We reach the upper levels of the tower and confront the necromancer that kidnapped our target.

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