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Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Boris the Remnant, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger, Yonne the Rain.
Last time, the Fellowship travelled to VolWolkenStadt, the original homeland of the people who know live in the Forgotten Lands. This time, they meet several groups of inhabitants, each with their own culture.
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Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The party: Buckle the Beast/Heart of Earth, Stella the Halfling/Hunter
Last time, the Fellowship found a scroll and learned of a Vampire expedition to the Ice Wastes, in the permanent shadow of Sunpeak. Buckle thinks there may be an Artifact Of Power there, so the Miranda sails north. This time, they explore the Ice Wastes and look for the missing expedition.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Dryden of Conwall the Collector/Hunter, Averiela the Elf/Elven Elite, Markus the Squire, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger
Last time, the Fellowship was attacked by two Phoenixes: a Smoldering Phoenix (created by the Smoldering Forest), and Exotheresa (a full-grown and complete firebird). They killed both, and are not sure when the two eggs will hatch. This time, they seek a wandering sage said to have great understanding of all manner of beasts.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The party: Buckle the Beast/Heart of Earth, Stella the Halfling/Hunter
Last time, the party searched the castle of Baron Von Till (recently deceased) and Stella was pulled inside a magical lock with an evil spirit! This time, Stella and Buckle work to free her from both inside and outside the lock.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Boris the Remnant, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger, Yonne the Rain.
Last time, the Fellowship reached the Forgotten Lands and convinced the inhabitants that Boris was not trying to kill everyone. This time, they make the perilous journey to the original homeland of the people who now live in the Forgotten Lands.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Boris the Remnant, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger, Yonne the Rain.
Last time, the Fellowship reached the Sapphire Islands, repelled and invasion, and spent quality time with the locals. This time, they tarry on the Sapphire Islands, then head for the Forgotten Lands.
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Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Boris the Remnant, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger, Yonne the Rain.
Last time, the Fellowship chartered a ship for the Forgotten Islands and almost got trapped by a shady floating casino. This time, they sail on to the Sapphire Islands to meet an old friend and a new problem.
Movies can show us things that we usually can’t see. I don’t mean ghosts or ultraviolet rays (although they can also do that). I mean concepts like emotions, relationships, power, intensity, and intimacy.
I’ll demonstrate with Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, which is widely regarded as “not a good movie.” That’s another secret. Any movie can reward careful viewing. Even low-budget movies from disreputable genres like “direct-to-video” and “sci-fi” have something to show you.
Learning to understand movies isn’t hard, or reserved for the educated elite. You can do it, based on skills you already know, once you see how it’s done.
As an example, let’s look at part of a scene from Top Gun: Maverick. It’s a scene that announces itself loudly and plainly: pilots announce their actions over the radio, their instruments explain every little detail about the airplane, and the airplanes’ actions are obvious and spectacular.
Chasing the Sunset is a West Marches-style exploration game using Fellowship 2nd Edition‘s Horizon rules.
The fellowship: Dryden of Conwall the Collector/Hunter, Averiela the Elf/Elven Elite, Markus the Squire, Ol’ Jardiner the Harbinger
Last time, the Fellowship ran some errands in Port Fennrick. This time, they return to Von Till’s castle to deal with the consequences of creating the Smouldering Forest.