Mar 10, 2022 7:21 am
Prologue To Spring
The Icewind landscape hangs in balance now,
Transfixed by glare of blue from Auril's eye;
The nomads freeze within a stone tableau.
Air alters into glass and the whole sky
Grows brittle as a tilted scrimshaw bowl;
Cairn and valley stiffen row on row.
Each fallen flake is trapped by spell of steel,
Crimped like chwinga in the quartz atmosphere;
Repose of scultpure holds the Ten Towns still.
What coutermagic can undo the snare
Which has stopped the season in its tracks
And suspended all that might occur?
Locked in crystal caskets are the lakes,
Yet as we wonder what can come of ice
Undead legacies explore from all the rocks.
Sylvia Plath 🙄
Legacy of the Crystal Shard is a Sundering module from the 2013 5e rules playtesting. It's set in Icewind Dale before Rime of the Frostmaiden. There aren't spoilers for Rime of the Frostmaiden.
Characters start at level one, progressing to level five. I would imagine this mini-campaign will take between six months and a year.
This game will have two DMs (Ezz is joining me). This isn't a first-come-first-served thing, as I'll have to coordinate with Ezz for recruitment. We're aiming to start play on March 20th.
[ +- ] IMDB style content warnings
Sex & nudity Mild
It's too cold for nudity. There's no sexual content. I'd say "None", but I'm saying Mild just in case I've forgotten something (or the players are weird).
Violence & Gore Severe
It's D&D. There will be blood, guts, gore, ichor, sap, hemolymph, ectoplasm, and all sorts of sticky ickiness.
Profanity Mild
We might use occasional profanity for emphasis.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Mild
Tobacco and alcohol use.
Frightening & Intense Scenes Moderate
Icewind Dale is already dark enough.
Daft accents Severe
Ooo arr. An' tay just the NPCs, I'm pretty yampy an all.
Stupid jokes Moderate
There's a non-zero chance that someone is going to type Crystal Shart at some point.
If something, anything, makes you uncomfortable then just ask to pause the game so we can discuss it and resolve it.
Legacy of the Crystal Shard
Last edited March 10, 2022 12:50 pm
