When I first started playing with the Bannerlands group, something really caught me by surprise – how much I’d missed playing with a group. \u00a0Online games are fun, and they satisfy the need for something escapist (sometimes), but they lack a bit of the genuine social aspect that a tabletop game carries with it. \u00a0Particularly one played with friends you’ve known for ages.<\/p>\n
In this case, I was enjoying the hell out of the game, and I missed the before- and after-game chatter that went with it. \u00a0So, lacking that, I decided to try writing about it. \u00a0That gave me some fun stuff to do for a couple hours each week, and as it turned out, Azrael’s journal took on a life of its own. \u00a0You’ll find the entries below…<\/p>\n
(The first entry here is #13, based on my old filing system where my last backstory entry fell off.)<\/p>\n
13 – 12th of Mesic Stare<\/a><\/p>\n 14 – 14th of Mesic Stare<\/a><\/p>\n 15 – 15th of Mesic Stare<\/a><\/p>\n 16 – 28th of Mesic Stare<\/a><\/p>\n 17 – 15th of Mesic Husa<\/a><\/p>\n 18 – 16th of Mesic Husa<\/a><\/p>\n 19 – 16th of Mesic Husa – 2<\/a><\/p>\n 20 – 16th of Mesic Husa – 3<\/a><\/p>\n 21 – 17th of Mesic Husa<\/a><\/p>\n 22 – 17th of Mesic Husa – 2<\/a><\/p>\n 23 – 17th of Mesic Husa – 3<\/a><\/p>\n 24 – 17th of Mesic Husa – 4<\/a><\/p>\n 25 – 18th of Mesic Husa<\/a><\/p>\n 26 – 19th of Mesic Husa and Postlude<\/a><\/p>\n 27 – 7 Mesic Slunce<\/a><\/p>\n 28 – 7 Mesic Slunce – 2<\/a><\/p>\n 29 – 9 Mesic Slunce<\/a><\/p>\n 30 – 9 Mesic Slunce – 2<\/a><\/p>\n 31 – 9 Mesic Slunce – 3<\/a><\/p>\n 32 – 9 Mesic Slunce – 4<\/a><\/p>\n 33 – 9 Mesic Slunce – 5<\/a><\/p>\n 34 – 15 Mesic Slunce<\/a><\/p>\n 35 – 23 Mesic Slunce<\/a><\/p>\n 36 – 25 Mesic Slunce<\/a><\/p>\n 37 – 26 Mesic Slunce<\/a><\/p>\n 38 – 27 Mesic Slunce<\/a><\/p>\n 39 – date unknown – in the Taer Dian Loresh<\/a><\/p>\n 40 – date unknown – in the Taer Dian Loresh<\/a><\/p>\n 41 – Taer Dian Loresh Conclusion<\/a><\/p>\n 42 – 2 Mesic Unor<\/a><\/p>\n 43 – Mesic Unor, traveling through to 24 Mesic Stare<\/a><\/p>\n 44 – 28 Mesic Stare, the Bonegate<\/a><\/p>\n 45 – Return to Vor Kragal<\/a><\/p>\n 46 – Vor Kragal, Zenith’s Return, and Meeting Addaweyr<\/a><\/p>\n 46b – Recovering the Prophecy<\/a><\/p>\n 47 – Venturing on Alone<\/a><\/p>\n 48 – Crossing the Hastwith and into Vor Kragal<\/a><\/p>\n [Due to clerical error, there is no 49]<\/p>\n 50 – Exploring Vor Kragal<\/a><\/p>\n 51 – Making a Hasty Exit<\/a><\/p>\n 52 – Vanots Kabre and the Overspill Market<\/a><\/p>\n 53 – Return to Al’Veydra<\/a><\/p>\n 54 – Al’Veydra<\/a><\/p>\n 55 – From the City of Brass to the Hellforge<\/a><\/p>\n 56 – an Unexpected Journey<\/a><\/p>\n 57 – The Earth’s Boil<\/a><\/p>\n 58 – Separations<\/a><\/p>\n 59 – Reunion and The Departure<\/a><\/p>\n 60 – Battle with the Seven Deadly Sins<\/a><\/p>\n 61 – A Short Return and a Repeat Venture<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When I first started playing with the Bannerlands group, something really caught me by surprise – how much I’d missed playing with a group. \u00a0Online games are fun, and they satisfy the need for something escapist (sometimes), but they lack … Continue reading