The campaign is set in the Barony of Ratik in the World of Greyhawk. Play began in the main campaign on 14 October 2011. Prior to that, we had run a modified version of the Kingmaker adventure path from Paizo LLC set on the border between Ratik and the Bone March. (And here’s how I converted it to the World of Greyhawk). The events of that adventure have affected and played into the events occurring in Borderland of Adventure. We play weekly on Wednesday nights and I post session summaries on Fridays. To date (May 2014) we’ve played over 80 sessions; as each session is four hours long (give or take) we’ve been playing for almost 320 hours. The campaign has thus far been centred on Ratik’s southern and eastern borders, focusing on the attempts of the Bone March humanoids to invade Ratik. As play has continued, the party have come to the realisation that a (currently unknown) individual is behind the border incursions…
Our Heroes
Many brave adventurers have appeared in the campaign. You can check out a list of the most prominent (along with a roll of the heroic fallen) here.
Borderland of Adventure: The Next Generation
As well as the main campaign, I’ve started a secondary campaign (The Next Generation) set in the same area to introduce my boys to roleplaying. I’ll be posting session summaries as and when we play.
The Shattered Star
The Heroes of the Loftwood returned to Ratik from Dekspoint with heavy hearts and information vital to Ratik’s survival — they now knew which fell agency is behind the recent attacks on the Barony. The Sword Lords — learning that they faced none other that the fell death knight Lord Monduiz Dephaar and his shadowy master, the dread demon lord Demogorgon — cast about for some weapon or stratagem to defend their nation.
This campaign within a campaign details this quest and primarily uses the Shattered Star adventure path published by Paizo.
- To follow our heroes’ quest, follow this link.
Borderland of Adventure Session Index
Find below the session summaries detailing the campaign’s progression.
Ancillary Posts
- Borderland of Adventure: Reflections on Year 1
- Borderland of Adventure: Two Years on the Borderland (9 October 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure: Meanwhile Back In Ratik…
- Borderland of Adventure: Campaign Structure
- How I Use Evernote to Organise My Campaign
- Living the Old Gamer Dream Withe B2
Hollows Last Hope
Hollows Last Hope (a Pathfinder adventure for 1st-level characters) by Paizo
- Borderland of Adventure #1: Hollows Last Hope (12 October 2011)
- Borderland of Adventure #2: Dwarven Ruin (19 October 2011)
The Sunless Citadel
The Sunless Citadel (a 3e adventure for 1st-level characters) by Wizards of the Coast
- Borderland of Adventure #3: To The Sunless Citadel (2 November 2011)
- Borderland of Adventure #4: Against the Kobolds (9 November 2011)
- Borderland of Adventure #5: There and Back Again (16 November 2011)
- Borderland of Adventure #6: An Ill-Advised Brawl (23 November 2011)
- Borderland of Adventure #7: Rats & Goblins (30 November 2011)
- Borderland of Adventure #8: Delve & Fall (7 December 2011)
- Borderland of Adventure #9: Into the Deep Depths (14 December 2011)
- Borderland of Adventure #10: The Dragon Cult (22 December 2011)
- Borderland of Adventure #11: A Noble Offer (11 January 2012)
Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands
Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands (a Pathfinder adventure for 1st-level characters) by Raging Swan Press
- Borderland of Adventure #12: Against the Bandit Queen (18 January 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #13: The Well (25 January 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #14: Return to Ironwolf Keep (1 February 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #15: Into the Blood Moon’s Lair (8 February 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure: Interlude
- Borderland of Adventure #16: Forgotten Treasures (15 February 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #17: The Black Chasm (22 February 2012)
Forge of Fury
Forge of Fury (a 3e adventure for 3rd-level characters) by Wizards of the Coast
- Borderland of Adventure #18: To Blasingdell (7 March 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #19: Beyond the Gate (21 March 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #20: Fall of a Hero (28 March 2012)
Hallowed Ground
Hallowed Ground appeared Dungeon Magazine #54
- Borderland of Adventure #21: Treachery in the Darkness (11 April 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #22: Delleb’s Blessing (18 April 2012)
Afraid of the Dark
Afraid of the Dark appeared Dungeon Magazine #57
- Borderland of Adventure #22 (cont.): The Thing in the Graveyard (18 April 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #23: In the Mist (25 April 2012)
Dungeon of the Fire Opal Dungeon
Dungeon of the Fire Opal appeared Dungeon Magazine #84
- Borderland of Adventure #24: Into the Dungeon (2 May 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #25: The Dead and the Devils (9 May 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #26: Summon of Iron (16 May 2012)
Sons of Gruumsh
Sons of Gruumsh (a 3.5e adventure for 4th-level characters) by Wizards of the Coast
- Borderland of Adventure #26 (continued): Call to War (23 May 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #27: Into the Loftwood (8 August 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #28: The Ruins of Xul-Jarak (15 August 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #29: Run Away! Run Away! (29 August 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #30: Slaughter & Death (7 September 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #31: Flight from Xul-Jarak (14 September 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #32: Shattering the Bloodspear (21 September 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #33: Survivors (28 September 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #34: A Parting of the Ways (5 October 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #35: Return to Xul-Jarak (12 October 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #36: Burn it All! (19 October 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #37: Victory (26 October 2012)
The Battle of the Loftwood
- Borderland of Adventure #38: The Army Marches (9 November 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #39: Assassins in the Dark (16 November 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #40 The Slaughter Begins (23 November 2012)
- Borderland of Adventure #41: A Close Run Thing (30 November 2012)
A Local Legend
A Local Legend appeared Dungeon Magazine #31
- Borderland of Adventure #42: To Trellmont! (9 January 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #43: The Final Battle (16 January 2013)
Gibbous Moon
Gibbous Moon Collector’s Edition (a Pathfinder adventure for 3rd-level characters) by Raging Swan Press
- Borderland of Adventure #44: The Hermit at Clear Water (23 January 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #45: Delving Deep (30 January 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #46: Delving Too Deep (13 February 2013)
Terror at Tumbledown
Terror at Tumbledown (a Pathfinder adventure for 3rd-level characters) by Oone Games
- Borderland of Adventure #47: To Tumbledown! (27 February 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #48: Terror in the Dark (6 March 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #49: Tentacles in the Dark (13 March 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #50: Unexpected Aid (10 April 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #51: Tentacles in the Deep (17 April 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #52: An Ending (24 April 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure: Interim Preparations (1 May 2014)
Dwellers Amid Bones
Dwellers Amid Bones Collector’s Edition (a Pathfinder adventure for 5th-level characters) by Raging Swan Press
- Borderland of Adventure #53: Return to Adventure (24 July 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #54: Amid Ancient Bones (31 July 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #55: Ghosts & Dragons (14 August 2013)
Fangwood Keep
Fangwood Keep (a Pathfinder adventure for 4th-level characters) by Paizo
- Borderland of Adventure #56: To Fangwood! (11 September 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #57: Assault the Keep! (18 September 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #58: Ferocious Battles (25 September 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #59: The Heroically Fallen (2 October 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #60: Delve Deepening (30 October 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #61: Above a Roiling Sea (6 November 2013)
The Twilight Tomb
The Twilight Tomb (a D&D 3.5 adventure for 3rd-level characters) by Wizards of the Coast
- Borderland of Adventure #62: Into the Twilight Tomb (13 November 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #63: Undead and Gnolls, Oh My! (20 November 2013)
- Borderland of Adventure #64: The Raging Battle (8 January 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #65: Battle on the Bridge (15 January 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #66: The Ancient Undead (12 February 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #67: Death Upon the Stair (5 March 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #68: An Ending… (12 March 2014)
Dekspoint
- Borderland of Adventure #69: To Dekspoint! (2 April 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #70: Exploring Dekspoint (16 April 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #71: Against the Dragon Cult (23 April 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #72: Into the Wilderness (7 May 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #73: Hunting Vesicwyr (14 May 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #74: Into the Chasm of Death (21 May 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #75: The Greater Good (4 June 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #76: Into the Palace of the Pirate King (11 June 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #77: Fire, Acid & Death (18 June 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #78: A Terrible Truth (2 July 2014)
- Borderland of Adventure #79: The Return (16 July 2014)
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