Journal Entry: War of the Lance

by Bradley Potts

Number of Players: 8
Time Period: 18
Group Location: Mount Pleasant, IL, Chicago

As 3e D&D gained popularity, and a new crop of gamers emerged with no knowledge of DragonLance, the idea of returning to my old stomping grounds of Krynn came to me.

It all started way back in 1984. Having already been a gamer for some time, I looked forward to the newly advertised "DragonLance" with great interest. The first run, in the summer of '84 was short lived, completing the first module, but getting no further.

By the spring of '85, module 6 was out (maybe more, but I remember DL6 for sure) and I had a new group of gamers, small but eager to take on the challenge. Playing two or three characters apiece, they completed modules 1-4, 6, and a big part of 10 over the next few months. By this time, part time jobs and finals and an unreliable (and a little crazy) player caused the game to fall apart.

I continued collecting DragonLance material and many of the early modules, but even that eventually fell by the wayside. New campaigns beckoned, 2e D&D, Champions, Fantasy Hero.

The 2000 release of 3rd edition has put new life into my campaign. The passage of time and the influx of new gamers has led to a whole new crop of players who have not read the books and played the modules (hard to find five years ago).

After two months of recruiting, 7 gamers gathered in Mount Pleasant, IL, a northern suburb of Chicago, to resume the quest. Ahead of them, a completely rewritten module DL1, completely converted to 3rd edition.

Entries in this Journal:

• Day 1 - November 10, 351AC
• Day 2 - November 11, 351AC
• Day 4 - November 13, 351AC
• Days 5-7 - November 14-16, 351AC
• Day 8 - November 17, 351AC
• Day 9 - November 18, 351AC
• Days 10-11 - November 19-20, 351 AC
• Days 12-15 - November 21-24, 351AC
• Days 15-16 - November 24-25, 351AC
• Days 16-17 - November 25-26, 351AC
• Day 18 - November 27, 351AC
• Day 19 - November 28, 351AC
• Day 20 - November 29, 351AC
• Day 21 - November 30, 351AC
• Day 22 - December 1, 351AC
• Day 23 - December 2, 351AC
• Day 24 - December 3, 351AC
• Day 25 - December 4, 351AC
• Day 26 - December 5, 351AC
• Day 27 - December 6, 351AC
• Days 28-29 - December 7-8, 351AC
• Days 30-31 - December 9-10, 351AC
• Days 32-33 - December 11-12, 351 AC
• Days 34-40 - December 13-20, 351 AC
• Days 41-63 - Dec 21 351 AC - Jan 12 352 AC
• Days 64-81 - January 13-30, 352 AC

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