Sally,
Mnemo, and I have gotten together a couple times in recent months. Sorry- no epic pictures this time around, but we did have lots of fun!
The get-togethers were largely defined by playing a LotR/Barrow-Downs themed D&D campaign that I wrote. Duck and Sally showed considerable skill in figuring out the various riddles and references throughout the game and turning them to their advantage. Here are just a few of the things their characters (a Rogue from Dale and Paladin from Minas Tirith) did during the course of their quest.
- cheered up a thoroughly depressed Tom Bombadil
- scaled Tol Brandir
- summoned a bigger fish (kudos if you know the reference
)
- engaged "Darth Wader" in combat
- rescued Peter Hampton from Hookbill's castle
- set Treebeard on fire
- called Nob a "slowcoach"
- battled a mob of penguins in Lommy's house
- led noobs into a chat skwerl death-trap
- killed the imposter Kent
- bluffed a rather dim-witted Tumnus
- maimed Anakin Skywalker
- convinced Alien to leave Phantom's dwelling
- passed a deadly series of Indiana Jones booby-traps
There was much much more, but to really get the full story you'd just have to play the campaign. Anyway, it was great fun writing and administering the game, and I feel quite fortunate to know people that I can truly geek out with.