The * Frilond * Campaign
Older Updates

12/05/05. Added a synopsis for The Voice of Rage and Ruin.

11/18/05. Added a synopsis for Crossing the Bar.

11/12/05. Uploaded PBM 102, The Approach to Heremac.

09/23/05. Added a synopsis for The Master's Fate.

07/31/05. Added the XP Awards for The Master's Fate.

05/28/05. Added the following new feats: Action Boost, Armored Caster, Fighting Withdrawal, Frightful Charge, Lucky, Rapid Sniping, and Taunt. Added a synopsis for The Fatal Collision.

05/25/05. Added a new house rule for Class Dodge Bonuses.

05/22/05. Added XP Awards for The Fatal Collision. Added Draak to the list of Dramatis Personae and moved Friar Sidrach Landry and Purer Grundy to the Roll of Honor.

05/19/05. Uploaded PBM 101, Just Another Word.

05/05/05. Added a synopsis for the Wanderers.

04/24/04. Added the XP Awards for the Wanderers. Moved Renton to the Roll of Honor.

04/22/05. Uploaded PBM 100, The Balance of All Things.

04/18/05. Added a synopsis for the Winter Hoochie's adventure, Wrath's Harvest.

04/17/05. Finally added a synopsis for the adventure An End to Artifice.

02/15/05. Added the XP Awards for Wrath's Harvest.

02/10/05. Uploaded PBM 99, Flotsam, Jetsam.

01/16/05. Added the XP Awards for An End to Artifice.

01/12/05. Uploaded PBM 98, The Toll.

01/11/05. Added a few new feats: Advance, Onslaught, Sniper, and Weapon Mastery. Added new rules for Character Backgrounds.

01/01/05. Added an adventure synopsis for Hearth and Home.

12/28/04. Added the XP Awards for Hearth and Home.

12/23/04. Uploaded PBM 97, The Lessons of History.

12/06/04. Added four more feats: Greater Dodge, Improved Dodge, Supreme Dodge, and Unbalance Opponent.

11/26/04. Added details on a new house rule, Action Points. Added the adventure synopsis for Construct, Destruct.

11/21/04. Added the XP Awards for Construct, Destruct.

11/07/04. Uploaded a very special play-by-mail installment, In the Wizard's House.

10/27/04. Added two more feats: Deadly Precision and Sidestep Charge.

10/24/04. Added the XP awards and synopsis for The Face of the Enemy.

10/23/04. Uploaded PBM 95, Invincible.

10/17/04. Added a few more feats: Adaptive Fighting, Bloody Wound, Dazing Blow, First Blow, Paralyzing Strike, and Shield Focus.

09/21/04. In honor of Eddie, developed a Savage Species-style monster class for the Grimlock.

09/12/04. Uploaded PBM 94, The Jaws Close Fast.

09/02/04. Added several new feats: Defensive Expertise, Elusive Target, Empower Turning, Heroic Surge, and Signature Spell.

09/01/04. Added a synopsis for The Hammer Falls.

08/30/04. Alas, another Summer Hooch has come and gone. Added the XP awards for this year's adventure, The Hammer Falls.

08/26/04. Uploaded PBM 93, Fire Answers Fire.

07/22/04. Uploaded PBM 92, Acquainted with the Night.

06/26/04. Added the XP awards and synopsis for Behind the Lines.

06/24/04. Uploaded PBM 91, The Dark Wood of Error.

06/11/04. Posted a new, experimental house rule: Players Roll All the Dice.

06/06/04. Uploaded house rules for conducting arcane spell research.

05/17/04. Added the XP Awards and synopsis for Liars and Lions.

05/16/04. Added several new feats to the Frilond Feat List.

05/13/04. Uploaded PBM 90, If Design Govern.

05/02/04. Added a list of additional feats from new Wizards of the Coast books that are available to player characters.

04/25/04. Added the XP Awards and synopsis for And Like a Thunderbolt.

04/23/04. Added the synopsis for Whom Gods Do Hate.

03/10/04. Provided a description of MHGW X.

02/23/04. Added the XP Awards for Magic Hoochie Game Weekend X's Frilond session, Whom Gods Do Hate.

02/16/04. Magic Hoochie Game Weekend X draws nigh! Uploaded PBM 89, In Dim Eclipse.

01/31/04. Uploaded PBM 88, The Black Axe, Broken.

01/28/04. Finally finished the synopsis for His Captain's Captain.

01/11/04. Added the XP Awards for the last session, His Captain's Captain.

01/03/04. Added Tetsuji, a Wang-Liang, and Xithiarint, a mind flayer to the Taken.

12/28/03. Added the synopsis for Walking Up and Down in It.

12/20/03. Added the XP Awards for the last session, Walking Up and Down in It.

12/14/03. Uploaded PBM 87, The Carpenter’s Wife.

12/13/03. Added the fallen Marcus Atwater the Lamarite to the Roll of Honor, and added Achrach, Helena, Hermia, and Dominic Gadling to the Dramatis Personae.

12/01/03. Uploaded a synopsis for A Princely Service.

12/01/03. Added the XP Awards for the last session, A Princely Service.

11/17/03. Added the synopsis for the latest adventure, Everything is Fine in Langdale Hall.

11/02/03. Added PBM 86, An Early Freeze.

10/21/03. Added Ukari, a scorpionfolk, and Lyssithik, a serpentfolk to the Taken.

10/19/03. Added Kurok, a cavefolk barbarian/cleric, and Sathas, a lizardfolk fighter/druid, to the Taken. Also created Savage Species-style monster classes for carnivorous apes, rakastas, and Cidri octopi.

10/11/03. Added Thrilliquoll, a Cidri octopus, and Heward, a Gloranthan duck, to the ranks of the Taken.

10/02/03. Not strictly Frilond, but uploaded the Taken, a collection of monstrous characters.

09/28/03. Added the adventure synopsis and XP awards for "Fires and Stones."

09/26/03. Added PBM 85, The Investiture.

09/25/03. Uploaded a map of the Northern Frounter.

09/20/03. Added several new Feats to the house rules section.

09/14/03. Finally added the synopsis for the Brazen adventure.

07/27/03. Uploaded the XP Awards for the latest session, Brazen.

06/22/03. Added PBM 84, Fathers and Sons. Added a synopsis and XP Awards for A Captain of Utterbol.

06/19/03. Added PBM 83, Homage.

06/08/03. Finally added synopses for the last two adventures, To the River, and The Children's Hour.

05/18/03. Added XP Awards for The Children's Hour.

05/06/03. Uploaded the XP Awards for the latest session, To the River.

04/26/03. Added PBM 82, The Lamarite.

03/31/03. Added the adventure synopsis for "Not Suffer a Witch."

03/23/03. Added the XP Awards for the Not Suffer a Witch adventure.

03/22/03. Added PBM 81, Awaken Him Out of Sleep.

03/15/03. After some gentle goading by Tom, I finally updated the Links page.

03/08/03. Added the adventure synopsis for "And Howlet's Wing."

03/07/03. Uploaded the XP awards for Valerius and Mendelor's big adventure, "And Howlet's Wing."

03/04/03. Uploaded the synopsis for "The Dolorous Worm."

03/02/03. New in DM Tricks of the Trade: a Frilond Currency Converter, a JavaScript tool to convert D&D gold piece values into Frilond terms of exchange and Purchase DCs.

02/24/03. Uploaded a page detailing the dream that was Magic Hoochie Game Weekend IX.

02/23/03. Added the XP Awards for the Dolorous Worm adventure.

02/21/03. Added PBM 80, Retaliations.

02/09/03. Added PBM 79, Love and War.

02/07/03. Added several new feats for use in Frilond. These are all drawn from the d20 Modern SRD and Monte Cook's website.

01/26/03. Added the XP awards and synopsis for the latest adventure, the Mark of the Five.

01/24/03. Added some maps of the Tower of the Four Wives.

01/23/03. Updated the Frilond Pricelist to include purchase DCs.

01/22/03. Added PBM 78, Crown and Country.

11/17/02. Added the adventure synopsis for Bleary Knowe.

11/03/02. Added the XP Awards for the Bleary Knowe adventure.

11/02/02. Uploaded PBM 77, "The Preparations."

08/18/02. Uploaded the synopsis for "The Wives of Argus."

08/04/02. Uploaded the XP Awards for "The Wives of Argus."

08/01/02. Uploaded PBM 76, "All that Glitters."

07/04/02. Uploaded the synopsis for "A Den of Thieves," which Tom wrote up as an XP project. Thanks, man!

07/01/02. Added the XP Awards for the live session "A Den of Thieves." Plus details on Ruckish Equipment and Items.

05/20/02. Added the synopsis for "Deliverance."

05/19/02. Added the XP Awards for the live session "Deliverance."

04/13/02. Added the synopsis for "All the King's Men."

04/07/02. Added the XP Awards for the live session "All the King's Men."

4/03/02. Uploaded PBM 74, Checkmate.

3/26/02. Added a JavaScript-driven Power Attack Calculator.

03/01/02. Updated the Log and the Glossography through "A Ruinous Wrath."

02/28/02. Added the synopsis for "A Ruinous Wrath."

02/26/02. Uploaded a handy tool for resolving placement of Evard's black tentacles.

Also added the Roll of Honor.

02/20/02. Added PBM 73, "Along the Watchtower."

02/18/02. Uploaded new frequency tables for 3e wizard spells.

02/02/02. Added a map of the Unholy Shrine beneath Lorn Abbey.

01/27/02. Added XP awards and adventure synopsis for "When Churchyards Yawn."

01/23/02. Uploaded PBM Turn 72, "The Promis’d End."

01/09/02. Our conversion to 3e has begun. Posted a page on 3e Rules and Frilond.

01/01/02. Added PBM Installment 71, "A Red Horse."

12/08/01. 3E Summoned Monsters. D20 stat blocks for the creatures conjured up by the summon monster spells.

12/07/01. A misplaced favorite returns in time for the holidays: "The Night Before Yule."

11/22/01. Uploaded the adventure summary from "Evil Dead."

11/18/01. Uploaded XP awards and map from the last adventure, "Evil Dead."

11/15/01. Added PBM Installment 70, "Where the Shadows Lie."

11/05/01. Added the synopsis from the last live session, "The Sacred and the Profane."

10/31/01. Uploaded PBM Installment 69, "The Merry Month."

09/30/01. Uploaded PBM Installment 68, "Blackbird Flies."

09/09/01. Updated the Log through "Revels and Revelations."

09/02/01. Added a new—and much improved—search engine for the site.

08/31/01. Added PBM Installment 67, "Revels and Revelations."

07/24/01. Updated the links page, removing several stale or broken links.

07/16/01. Uploaded an adventure synopsis of "The Quill's Last Stand."

07/15/01. Added the XP Awards for "The Quill's Last Stand" adventure. Also updated the Dramatis Personae page.

7/12/01. Added PBM Installment 66, Before the Dawn.

07/11/01. Uploaded a synopsis of the "Sound, Trumpets" adventure.

06/06/01. Uploaded a synopsis of "The Mirror of All Courtesy" adventure.

05/20/01. Added the XP Awards for "The Mirror of All Courtesy" adventure.

05/18/01. Uploaded PBM installment 65, "Fun and Games."

05/10/01. Uploaded PBM installment 64, "Good Night, Sweet Prince."

05/06/01. Added new links to Ancient Divination and Astrology on the Web and MonteCook.Com.

03/13/01. Added a revised version of the web spell. Also uploaded some spell counters, which are paper tokens to represent spell effects.

03/02/01. Uploaded revisions of several AD&D spells. The changes are intended to bring these spells more closely into line with 3E.

03/01/01. Added a map of Utterbol Dungeons.

02/28/01. Added the Adventure Summary for "Beneath Utterbol."

02/27/01. Added a write-up on Magic Hoochie Game Weekend VII.

02/26/00. Added the XP Awards for the Hoochie adventure, "Beneath Utterbol."

02/21/01. Uploaded PBM installment 63, "Rumors of War."

02/20/01. Updated the Glossography through PBM 62. Added Fiasco and Achaela to the Dramatis Personae.

02/19/01. A whole mess of new wizard rules: A description of a new spell, Unseen Protector; new monster summoning rules, including revised spell descriptions and rules for choosing monster types and summoning individual monsters.

02/17/01. Added a map of Utterbol Castle.

02/14/01. Updated the Links page, adding new links to The Acaeum, Colossal Cave Adventure Page, D20 System Core Rules Document, DeWayne Agin's HeroQuest Page, Jamis Buck's RPG Tools, Ratings of TSR's D&D Products, and Roleplaying Tips.

02/12/01. Uploaded PBM installment 62, "Things Fall Apart."

02/06/01. Added the adventure summary for "Ramble On."

01/28/01. Uploaded the XP Awards for "Ramble On."

01/26/01. Uploaded PBM installment 61, "A Winter Interlude."

12/06/00. Added some interesting house rules for monster summoning.

12/01/00. In the spirit of the holiday season and in light of "All Ye Faithful," Curt has composed an amusing bit of Frilond humor, "The Night Before Yule."

11/30/00. Uploaded PBM installment 60, "All Ye Faithful."

11/28/00. Revised the JavaScript 3E XP Calculator, which now can also translate characters using the RPGA's Living City method. Updated the Log through the events of "Enemy of My Enemy."

11/27/00. Added an entire page on Ruckish Battle Standards.

11/26/00. Uploaded XP Awards and the Adventure Summary for the conclusion of "Enemy of My Enemy." Also added an image of the Banner of the Ebon Quill to the summary of Part I.

11/24/00. Added the adventure summary for "Enemy of My Enemy [Part I]."

10/25/00. Uploaded PBM installment 59, "Bootless."

10/9/00. The site is in the midst of a makeover, so please bear with us.

10/4/00. Updated the Log and the Glossography through PBM 58.

9/28/00. Uploaded PBM installment 58, "The Spoils."

9/22/00. Added a map of the Ogre Cave at Wimm Copse.

9/19/00. Added the adventure summary for "Ever So Humble."

9/18/00. Added XP Awards for the last adventure, "Ever So Humble."

9/15/00. Added PBM installment 57, "Love's Labor Lost."

9/07/00. Wahoo, the Summer Hooch is on! Added details on the Great 3E Tournament of Champions.

9/04/00. Added PBM installment 56, "Peak and Pine."

8/25/00. Uploaded the adventure summary for "Cythenus Rising."

8/24/00. Expanded and revised the Wizard Spell Frequency charts.

8/21/00. Posted the XP awards for the adventure "Cythenus Rising."

8/17/00. Added PBM installment 55, "Hatching Plots."

8/11/00. Uploaded a JavaScript 3E XP Calculator, which translates second edition experience point totals into 3E XP.

8/7/00. Added Dirk to the Dramatis Personae.

8/2/00. Updated the Links page. Removed a couple of dead links and added new ones to GodeCookery.com and to Medieval Art and Architecture.

7/26/00. Added PBM installment 54, "The Lion in Winter."

7/23/00. Added maps for Antace Castle and Environs and the Ruins of Lorn Abbey

7/16/00. Finally added the write-up for The Tide Turns.

7/4/00. Reworked several of the Rules and Procedures pages that deal with D&D 3E's Difficulty Class mechanic.

6/30/00. Added a page on translating second edition saving throws into 3E terms.

6/26/00. Added the XP awards for The Tide Turns.

6/11/00. Updated the Log through Old Brown's Gifts.

5/22/00. Updated the Dramatis Personae page to reflect the last adventure.

5/21/00. Added the summary and XP awards for Old Brown's Gifts.

5/17/00. After a long hiatus, added PBM installment 53, "Sir Aleck's Guests."

3/27/00. Added the summary and XP awards for The Tightening Coils. Added Counting Crows to the list of Frilond proficiencies.

3/25/00. Added some new Links to Noble Knight Games, Out of the Box, and Pelgrane Press.

3/19/00. Posted some new house rules, including a new method for ability checks, based on what is known of the Difficulty Class (DC) mechanic from D&D 3E. There are also several new proficiency rules.

3/18/00. Updated the Log through PBM52.

3/14/00. Added Turn 52 to the installments.

3/4/00. Both the Installments and the Campaign Log have been given a facelift.

3/2/00. A massive shakeup of the Adventures Section. Completely retooled the Campaign Index. Added a section of Adventure Summaries, which provide recaps and XP awards for our live sessions. Removed the old XP awards page and the PDF archives of our play-by-mail turns.

3/1/00. Updated the Magic Hoochie Game Weekend page.

2/28/00. Updated the Roster and the Glossography through the events of "My Darkening Path."

2/22/00. Added Turn 51 to the installments.

2/6/00. Updated the Log and the Glossary through PBM 50.

1/31/00. Added Turn 50 to the installments. Added a page on the upcoming Frilond scenario, My Darkening Path, slated to premier at the Hoochie:

1/1/00. Added a page for Magic Hoochie Game Weekend.

12/30/99. Uploaded Turn 49 to the Installments.

12/27/99. Updated the Log through the events of IRC 7.

12/17/99. After a long hiatus, finally got around to updating the Upcoming Events page. We're trying to pin down a date for our Magic Hoochie Game Weekend. Also, PBM 49 should be out soon.

11/16/99. Uploaded the transcript from IRC Session 7.

11/8/99. Most of the site received a facelift.

11/2/99. Added the log from IRC Session 6.

10/27/99. Uploaded Turn 48 to the Installments. Also updated the Log.

10/23/99. Another tweaking campaign begins.

10/14/99. Uploaded the Campaign Index, which lists all of our PBM turns, live sessions, and IRC games.

10/10/99. Added XP awards for the "In Search of . . ." adventure. Also updated the log through the last session.

10/7/99. Added PBM 47 to the Installments.

9/24/99. Lots O' Updates: Updated the Log and our Game Calendar. Also tweaked the Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Games pages.

9/23/99. Added PBM 46 to the Installments.

9/3/99. Tweaked pages throughout the site.

8/31/99. Added PBM 45 to the Installments.

8/24/99. Updated the Log and the Glossography through "The Long and Winding Road." Also added an almanac for *910.

8/22/99. Added the XP Awards for "The Long and Winding Road." Also added a link to a good source of scoops on D&D 3rd Edition.

8/18/99. Added Turn 44 to the Installments.

8/15/99. Added a few more links.

8/13/99. Finally updated the Calendar. Only seven more days until Summer Hooch 99! Also added important new rules on Armor Class and THAC0.

8/1/99. Added several new links to Gaming on the Internet.

7/29/99. The Search Engine is back on line.

7/21/99. Uploaded IRC Session 5's Log.

7/18/99. Added the log from the brief and ill-fated IRC Session 4.

7/13/99. Uploaded PBM 43 to the Installment section.

7/3/99. The great tweaking campaign continues. The search engine is temporarily offline; updated the links page.

6/30/99. Simplified directory structure.

6/27/99. Uploaded a new Start page.

6/21/99. Tweaked the tables in Frilond Weapons, and Pricelist.

6/19/99. More tweaking throughout the site.

6/18/99. Expanded on the Overview of the campaign.

6/16/99. Updated the Roster.

6/15/99. Finally added our IRC procedures to the Rules and Procedures area.

6/14/99. Added XP Awards for the "Shade of Winter" adventure and updated the Log through the live session.

6/6/99. Added PBM 42 to the Installments and the log from our third IRC session.