This was a PATHFINDER campaign that was started in 2018 and ended in 2024 ! It was the second tabletop campaign I ever participated in, the first Pathfinder one, and the longest campaign I’ve ever completed! It was run and GM’d by my friend Crit. Pathfinder is a fantasy TTRPG in a similar vein to DnD. This adventure is a written adventure path for Pathfinder 2e.
The Age of Ashes began in a small town…
I don’t want to talk too much of the plot of this one since this is an adventure path anyone can play, and therefore I don’t want to spoil anything. But I am happy to talk about my character, and the other characters in this campaign.
My character was Urva Stonetalon, a dwarf ranger, and her trusty sidekick Mellburn, a little raptor dinosaur (who eventually is not so little!). She was a rough and tough sort who dreamed of wrestling dragons, but mostly stuck to raising dinosaurs in the mountains. Mellburn is her pride and joy, a well trained little guy, the two of them able to tag-team enemies and bring them down. She was skilled with using both axes and bow and arrow.
I drew a new outfit and look for Urva for each book in the adventure, so you can see how she grows (and how my art style for her shifted a lot, LOL). This path takes characters all the way from level 1 to level 20!
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Book 6:
Unlikely Heroes
Urva’s fellow squadmates were a fearless group that worked so well together, all the baddies had a hard time keeping us down! From left to right, we have:
- Gideon Gilroy – a champion half-orc who began the game as a humble neutral good hero, but after killing the Fighting Guild’s leader and becoming it herself, changed to a chaotic good reckless fighter! But deep down, always with a heart of gold. (Played by Winter)
- Rhonne Aould – a gnome cleric lawyer, always professional and ready to give whoever is willing (or not) his important Business Card. And, you know, expel demon dragon god spirits back to the shadow realm like it’s nothing. (Played by Matt)
- Kira Volkov – a half-orc bard, quiet in voice but not in song, always raising the team’s spirits up with their music and keeping us fighting. And also sometimes summoning horrors beyond comprehension. (Played by Cam)
The End
This campaign ended in early 2024 after over 5 years of playing! It was emotional and a lot of fun to see a character progress this much. Being my first time playing Pathfinder, I understand a lot more now and how I would build a character better fit to go on this long, but I’m still very proud and happy for Urva. She’s now retired from adventuring, returning to the mountains where she trains and breeds more raptors, with Mellburn now as her prized boy.
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