“A Daggerheart Critmas Story”
Game Master Matthew Mercer leads players Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Liam O’Brien, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, and Marisha Ray through a special Daggerheart Critmas one-shot with the spectacular Lenore Riegel (aka Momlan) serving as our Master of Ceremonies at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion!
[Setting: ~~Grundlebrush~~Springvale Springs]
The holidays have come. A time of reflection on the year past and hope for the 'year to come' forward. A time that gathers friends and family, a reminder of the communities we cherish. During the latter half of the 1980s, in within the sleepy Midwest town of Springvale Springs, the holidays have also meant chaotic shopping, slushy road conditions, and small town drama.
But this night, the eve before Christmas itself, a gentle snowfall blankets the river-wound little town as the afternoon sun glows gently behind the darkened clouds. This afternoon, before the eve of Christmas carries a unique tension alongside the joyful excitement and anticipation, as neighbors play pleasantries while silently judging each others' decorations. Businesses prepare to close for the evening while parents dash around for last minute presents, and then the hush begins to fall across the water tower, the playground, the arcade, the mall. Christmas Eve is nearly here. But it is here in this suburbban cul-de-sac, within a modestly decorated home (this very nice abode that belongs to Mayor Cameron Blake and his newly-wedded bride, Iris Ginsburg-Blake). A central abode which is a beacon of hope for Springvale Springs. It is here that they've invited a small gathering of friends to this.
As soft incandescent light-colored strings reflect across the snow, the first group begins to arrive at the door. Here within the house itself, gentle music plays, the rooms of antique furniture (that is rarely ever used or sat upon) all arranged perfectly to present an air of affluence and importance. After all, it is the mayor. We have Bethany walking in to check in on her father.
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