Star Notch Stories Session #1

Dode's Barn Catches Fire from Fireflies

 

 

 

Session 1- Moon Eyes and Fire Flies

11/23 or 12/23

• Boy sends Moonshine to the following locations:

  +The Moody Mermaid

  +Ctyri Ctvrt

  +The Golden Barge 

• Hank’s Cousin Dode over by Standing Stone Hollow gets a 

  moonshine delivery from Boy and Co.

• A swarm of fire flies nearly burns Dode’s house and barn down, 

  but Boy and Co put the fire out with well water bucket brigade.

• Boy investigates what could be behind the swarm of fire flies 

  which leads him to an ancient Hsaalian Mine.  The entrance 

  of the mine is cleared and shows small humanoid footprints 

  coming and going.

• He first fights a badger, then Sharda the Black Bear.

• He liberates Ciba (a human woman with black hair, bronze skin, 

  and dark brown eyes) from her stasis chamber.  He brings her 

  along, equipping her with an extra weapon of his.

• They fight some Lightning Bats.

• They fight some Ancient Zombies and Dode is turned into one.

• Boy finds the Moon Eyed Ones and parlays with them to find an 

  accommodation for Dode and his farm which includes putting 

  certain stone configurations sacred to the Moon Eyes back into place.

• Boy donates 10 GP to the Sovereign Temple in Star Notch to have 

  Dode returned to regular life.

• Boy and Ciba return to Hendershot Farm

• Swarm of Fire Flies killed = 25 XP

• Badger killed = 25 XP

• Sharda the Black Bear killed = 50 XP

• 4 Lightning Bats killed = 40 XP

• 3 Ancient Zombies killed = 150 XP

• Total XP for Boy 290 XP

   

   

  Perchance Prompt 2/27/25 Swarm of fireflies causing a barn to light 

  on fire
   

Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #165

 

Session 165- A Return to Barovia Part 15

2/6/2025

• They meet Anna Krezkova at breakfast and ask if she would like 

  to join them to get the winery straightened out.  She agrees, but 

  has the business of purchasing a wedding gown to attend to while 

  Tim and Fecus go see who else they can hire.

• They meet Szoldar and Yevgeni at the Vallaki Temp Service to 

  choose to hire the Vistani brother and sister Seraz (MU3) and 

  Drasha (SPC 5) Vadu.

• Scrolls are made.

• Tim = Magic Missile

• Shelby = Giant Strength

• Victor = Ice Storm

• Dinner with Anna back at the Blue Water that evening where they 

  learn a little of Krezk and her mission to ship a wedding dress 

  back to her husband to appease the Abbot of St Markovia.

• Gugula sits the whole watch, it’s uneventful.

   

   

  2/14/25 Venice AI Prompt A delicate, ivory-colored, gothic-style 

  wedding dress with intricate lace details and a flowing, tattered 

  train is draped elegantly on a vintage, ornate dress form standing 

  in the center of a dimly lit, high-ceilinged, Victorian-era inspired 

  boutique filled with soft, golden lighting and the sweet scent of 

  old roses. 

Star Notch Stories

Hendershot Farm Near Star Notch

 

 

    The player of Fecus and I have had the occasion to play a few one on one sessions with his hireling character Boy.  IIRC this particular hireling is a very old man and surprisingly used to hit above his weight class (Lvl 2) in team Rams on a regular basis.   He was left behind in the Shudder Mountains to manage the Hendershot Farm and Moonshine Still when Rams continued on towards Dresden and further west and south (session #57).  Tim and Fecus have been back to check on him and he's keepin' it real so far.  He's been joined more recently by some of Dwimmermount's former Wererats to help on the farm and take care of problems in the Shudder Mountains region around Star Notch.  I've linked most of the rules, supplements, and adventures with the exception of WotC's products.  As of writing this post, we're in the time of D&D releasing their 2024 Rules.  I wasn't sure how long the 2014 5th edition books would be available or how long links to the books would be functional.  The Names of the Dead, and Supplements and Adventures headings on this post will be updated as needed.

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     Lamentations of the Flame Princess

        Star Notch Side Campaign

                  Notes

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PC Notes

• Boy (played by name redacted)

• Fighter and farm manager at the Hendershot Farm 

  near Star Notch in the Shudder Mountains.

Important NPCs

• Hank and Lottie Hendershot

• Cousin Dode

• Ciba

• Krishka

• Kevin

• Anders

• Beavis

• Tarp

• Chase Mashburn

• Trill and Nollie Mashburn

• Braar Obray

• Adelaide, Cleric of the Sovereign

Names of the Dead (PCs, hirelings, pets)

• +=+=

Supplements and adventures used

• LotFP Rules and Magic

• Vornheim

• 20 Quick Questions Regarding My Campaign Setting from Jeff Rients B.M.S.F.

• Labyrinth Lord rules PDF (treasure, spells, and monsters mostly)

• LL Advanced Edition Companion

• Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy: Player’s Tome

• The Chained Coffin

• Came the Monsters of Midwinter

• Slumbering Ursine Dunes

• What Ho, Frog Demons!

• Fever-Dreaming Marlinko

• The Misty Isles of the Eld

• Hill Cantons Blog

• Hill Cantons Compendium

• Hill Cantons Cosmology

• Ghosts of Saltmarsh

• Red Tide

• DMG 5e

• MM 5e

• Fantastic Lairs- Boss Battles and Climactic Encounters

• Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

• Lazy DMs Companion

• Lazy DMs Workbook

• Swords & Wizardry Monstrosities

   

   

  Perchance Prompt 2/27/25 Hendershot corn farm on a high 

  mountain plateau with a land bridge across a chasm
  
   

Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #164

Skeletal Rider

 

Session 164- A Return to Barovia Part 14

2/2/2025

• Shelby wakes up Fecus, Gugula, and Victor and they all watch the 

  Skeletal Rider pass the Blue Water Inn heading north towards the 

  Zarovich Gate.

• Tim flying overhead as a raven follows the Skeletal Rider to the shore 

  of Lake Zarovich before heading back and changing back to his 

  original form.

• Tim gives the ravens in the Blue Water Inn Ravenloft some 

  silver pieces to ingratiate himself with them.

• The last watch, sat by Gugula, is uneventful.

   

   

  2/14/25 Venice AI Prompt A skeletal rider sits atop a majestic 

  black horse with glowing red eyes, the moon casting an eerie 

  glow over the desolate landscape as the rider's bony fingers 

  grasp the reins with a fierce determination, its empty sockets 

  gleaming with an otherworldly intensity. The horse's mane 

  and tail flow like dark silk in the wind as it gallops across the 

  barren terrain, kicking up clouds of dust and debris in its wake. 

  The skeletal rider wears a tattered black cloak that billows 

  behind it like a dark cloud, its presence seeming to draw the 

  very life force out of the air.

Ctyri Ctvrt Chronicles Session #26

Old Pahr Obelisk

 

 

Session 26- To Marlinko and Back

10/5/2024

• Danika and her team recruit the tannery apprentice Jare.

• Danika decides she needs to take the team to Marlinko to 

  hire more help and equip Jare.

• Danika hires Hinek the Teal and Pholos of the 

  Order Knights Medical from the Guild of Condotierre in 

  Marlinko.

• Danika speaks to Franticek to get advice for dealing with the 

  fiendish cults of Bad Rajetz.

• Danika and the team only encounter large crowds during the 

  day in Marlinko.  In the evening as they leave, they see about 

  8 young couples promenading through the neighborhood.

• Back in Bad Rajetz, watches are set and no watch encounters 

  occur.

• As early as possible, Danika and the team walk to the grain silo 

  and enter it, making it as far as the Old Pahr mural room.

   

10/16/24 Perchance Prompt for Old Pahr mural and obelisk room Green Man murals 

in a dungeon.  Old Man Pahr obelisk in one corner.

Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon Campaign Session #163

Tim Polymorphs Into A Raven

 

 

Session 163- A Return to Barovia Part 13

1/26/2025

• Victor advises that they seek help in Vallaki instead of Krezk and 

  Tim and Fecus agree.

• The trip on the Svalich Road to Vallaki is uneventful.

• Tim tells the Vallaki Sunset Gate guards that the 1st drinks are on 

  him at the Blue Water Inn.

• Tim and Fecus and Co arrive at the Blue Water Inn and buy a 

  round of drinks.  Danika is wondering about the wine.

• Tim and Fecus hire the wolf hunters Szoldar and Yevgeni to help 

  with the Winery.

• Rumors about the Druids of Yester Hill and the Werewolves west 

  of Lake Baratok.  Nearby a corpse of a woodcutter was found at the 

  intersection of Old Svalich Road and the Windmill Road.  He was 

  known to love a certain type of pastry and was having nightmares 

  recently.

• Sleep time.  Shelby sits watch and Tim sneaks over to the Martikov’s 

  bedroom.

• Tim is busted by the Martikov’s in hybrid Wereraven form.  He goes 

  to the Ravenloft and talks to a regular raven.  Tim polymorphs into a 

  raven and flies above the town.  He circles around and sees a 

  Skeletal Rider going past the Blue Water Inn.

• Shelby hears a scratching at the window.  When she goes to look 

  out she sees the Skeletal Rider.

• They intend to go to the hiring hall the next day to see if they can 

  hire more help for the winery.

   

   

  2/14/25 Perchance Prompt Raven flying over a small village at night., 

  horror concept art