{"id":11728,"date":"2026-02-11T04:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/kneurth\/?page_id=11728"},"modified":"2026-02-11T04:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:44:53","slug":"the-new-age-session-0","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/kneurth\/adventure-notes\/the-new-age-2024-rules\/the-new-age-session-0-10\/the-new-age-session-0","title":{"rendered":"The New Age (2024 Rules) \u2013 Session 0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/kneurth\/characters\/the-new-age-2024-rules\/naird-the-one-eyed-goliath\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/kneurth\/characters\/the-new-age-2024-rules\/naird-the-one-eyed-goliath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Naird, the One-Eyed Goliath<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Goliath Barbarian<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/kneurth\/characters\/the-new-age-2024-rules\/ysolde-gravestone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ysolde Gravestone<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Half-Elf (Human) Sorcerer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/kneurth\/characters\/the-new-age-2024-rules\/thraxus-stoneveil\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/kneurth\/characters\/the-new-age-2024-rules\/thraxus-stoneveil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Thraxus Stoneveil<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Dwarf Cleric<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/kneurth\/characters\/the-new-age-2024-rules\/gaelsera-owlleaf-wayfinder-of-the-wood-elves\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/kneurth\/characters\/the-new-age-2024-rules\/gaelsera-owlleaf-wayfinder-of-the-wood-elves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Gaelsera Owlleaf, Wayfinder of the Wood Elves<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Wood Elf Druid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Last Time On D&amp;D - &quot;The New Age&quot; Game - Session Zero (Dungeons &amp; Dragons, 5e)\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/svbBo7EeWK4?list=PLZb8vwpb60sJpa1QoKGgZDcGIIR83I1hc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen to the Youtube video for the complete notes &#8211; the below is my notes that I read &#8211; then allowed the players to influence scenes, which the Youtube video shows&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty five years ago, a battle in the heavens fractured and forever changed the way magic intertwines with the world of Kne\u2019Urth. There are stories and legends as to what this event was; ranging from war among the gods, as several clerics reported their gods had gone silent; to the rumors and legends of some form of mortal being attempting to ascend to godhood and slew the gods that stood in their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day of the event is known as \u201c<strong>The Sky of A Thousand Falling Stars<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 for when this event happened, and several gods had gone silent, the skies turned black \u2013 and thousands, if not millions, of stars could be seen streaking through the heavens.<br>In that time, the world has seen much change. With several gods having gone silent and magic forever changed in how it weaves itself through the world, there is panic, even all these years later \u2013 what if it happens again? What were the falling stars? The giants, in that time, have raged war against the dragons, changing the face of the world as well; once an uncommon sight, now dragons and giants freely roam the face of Kne\u2019Urth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trust is a thing that is hard to come by, among strangers; it is not something freely given any longer, it is something that must be earned. A shadow seems to linger over the spirits of the common people; mistrust flickers in their eyes in the presence of strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We move our camera to the continent of Vareen \u2013 meaning \u201cthe new land\u201d in the Ancient Tongue of Elves) \u2013 but this land is no longer new. This was the continent many from Tawaim sailed to when riches were uncovered. But in the twenty five years since that first discovery, the lands have been plundered by treasure seekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The camera now moves to several months ago, north of the mountain range known as Pern\u2019s Rest, just south of the Frostmane \u2013 a village of goliaths, and one such goliath named Naird, is returning from a hunting trip when he hears the sounds of battle coming from the direction of his village\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tells us a little bit about Naird \u2013 how tall is he? What color is his hair? His eyes? What does he wear for clothing?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naird, as you drop the deer you\u2019d hunted for tonight\u2019s festivities, you arrive upon a scene of total carnage\u2026 frost giants are attacking your village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What does that look like? How does the scene play out?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Naird, your victory seemingly at hand, exhaustion takes you, and you collapse\u2026 your blood seeping into the snow, now stained crimson\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The camera pans south east to the rolling hills just past Spire\u2019s Edge, home of the Hill Dwarves of Viscondido\u2026 we turn time back several years, where a familiar scene plays out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only we move back in time, several years, a hill dwarf by the name of Thraxus, who at a young age, felt the pull of the cloth, answering the call of Jaris, the World Forger\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What does Thraxus look like? His beard? Is it braided a specific way? The color of it? His eyes?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The abbot had often told Thraxus, who yearned to become like the faithful warriors of Jaris, \u201cThe Forgefather shapes peace as much as he does steel. Your place is here.\u201d<br>But fate, or perhaps, destiny, had other plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thraxus, inside the Church of Jaris, which is a simple abode built into the hillside, as you are there, with the children, speaking and teaching the words of the World Forge, the alarms sound, and as you rush out, telling the children to remain in the Church, in the safety of the stone, you see Frost Giants raiding your village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How does that look? How does the scene play out?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you heave, your breath rattling your lungs, we return to the present and the camera moves south to Spire\u2019s Edge. Spire\u2019s Edge has seen much in terms of danger, and seems to be an epicenter of ill fortunate and ill luck. At one time, the human mayor, Barus Gravestone did his best to run Spire\u2019s Edge, but when old age claimed him, that duty fell upon his sister, a holy woman by the name of Avalyn Gravestone. Through the years, Avalyn seemed to be a beacon of hope for Spire\u2019s Edge, the ill fortune that often found Spire\u2019s Edge seemed to decrease at long last, and many believed it was because she was a cleric and at long last the gods had their eyes on Spire\u2019s Edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avalyn would eventually fall in love with an Elven Knight by the name of Disnarium, and together they had one daughter. He had remained in Spire\u2019s Edge for several years, until duty called him away \u2013 whatever that duty was, remains unknown, for he never returned home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their daughter, Ysolde Gravestone, grew up in Spire\u2019s Edge, leading a normal life. But she always wondered what had come of her father \u2013 someone who was a Knight, with magical abilities \u2013 and even her own mother had shared how one time, she\u2019d been abducted, but aided a Dwarf Cleric, a High Elf Cleric, an Aasimar Warlock, and a Half-Elf Ranger defeat an evil half-ogre. She also spoke to a man, well beyond his years for a human, named Tarn Bladesinger, who claimed to have forged a very special weapon, during the \u201cNight of Shadows\u201d when demons came\u2026 but can not remember the person\u2019s name\u2026 he swears he is cursed to live for all eternity until that person\u2019s name is remembered\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What does Ysolde look like? How and when did her powers as a sorcerer manifest themselves? What it a natural event or did something happen to awaken those powers?<br><\/em><br>Our camera now pans west \u2013 from Spire\u2019s Edge, across Ridgecrest, through the Greenhaven and Ebonwild, to the lust forest of the Ferndale\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The home of the Wood Elves, those Elves who have remained true to their purpose and belief, that the land is sacred. But the Ferndale is not without great loss. Twenty seven years ago, a green dragon had come through the Ferndale, breathing its vile breath on the Elves of the Ferndale, killing many. Behind the Green Dragon, an army of Hobgoblins, who slew many of those still coughing and choking who had survived the attack. The Wood Elves of the Ferndale were decimated, their population greatly reduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story of old, is that the Elves of the Ferndale are the sole surviving Elves that once inhabited the lush forest that had become the Broken Lands, after Nifika\u2019s fury.<br>The camera pans down to Gaelsera, a Wood Elf strolling through the Ferndale. Life has almost returned to normal, but Elves with their long lives, have long memories, and recall the horror that happened, for many of them, only \u201cthe blink of an eye\u201d ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What is Gaelsera doing in the Ferndale? What does she look like? What is she wearing?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You rush to attend, yet another speaking by Sephrenia, one of the Champions, as she has been called. She shares stories of how, she along with her companions \u2013 a half-elf Ranger named Don Kanin, an Air Genasi named Korra \u2013 with the aid of such people, as the Tiefling Kraun, the Earth Genasi sisters, Moonstone and Terra, and even a Drow by the name of Ferin Unthall, who stands at her side, that she and her allies were able to stop a Beholder known as As\u2019zar\u2019vari\u2019tium \u2013 also known as Nine Tails \u2013 from ascending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon seeing Gaelsera, Sephrenia approaches her and says, \u201cI have frequently seen you when I speak. We must work together to heal the land and allow our people to see beyond their bigotry. This staff,\u201d she holds out a beautiful staff, \u201cwas once charged with powerful healing abilities. Now, after the world changed, it no longer heals, but it is still magical. Perhaps, in your hands, it will find new ways to awaken once again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that is how, we meet our heroes\u2026 their paths, not yet connected\u2026 but whether fate or destiny\u2026 will soon change that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the Youtube video for the complete notes &#8211; the below is my notes that I read &#8211; then allowed the players to influence scenes, which the Youtube video shows&#8230; The world has changed. 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