Ace trudged up the hill from the Grassy Knoll and into the Hopping Horse. Collapsing at a table and calling for Butterbeer, he spied Spider Jobs and called him over to join him in a draught.
You may have heard Ace’s story before. He’s a ¼ Dragon, ¼ Phoenix, and ½ Human. The Dragon gives Ace wings, which he keeps hidden, and the ability to breathe within fire and to breath fire out as a weapon. The Phoenix allows Ace to come back to life, to change the size of his dragon wings and his height, and to ignite himself on fire. The Human gives Ace the appearance of a 9-foot-tall 14-year-old human, although he is 2,004 years old. Ace’s great(x24)-grandparent is Death and loves possessing Ace. His grandfather on his dragon-phoenix side is the first dragon, also known as the Lightening Dragon. Spade is Ace’s half-brother. Ace’s memory of the past 1,990 years has vanished … aside from a few scattered memories of the Lightening Dragon and Death. He was fortunate to retain his combat skills which are now instinctive. He is adept at severing limbs.
Spider Jobs bears a striking resemblance to Steve Jobs, but he has a spider symbol. As the Son of Zaldar, he can summon the Demons of Zaldar. Beware.
Soon they were joined by The Wanderer, a seemingly ordinary enough human who is immune to gas weapons due to his superior technology. Unfortunately, The Wanderer revealed that he had forgotten all his ammo.
With the Wanderer was the shield-based Rocket whose rocket field will instantly kill anyone, and I mean anyone, within its arial strike radius.
The party at the Hopping Horse was also joined by Heavy Weapons Guy. He’s Russian (there’s a difference) who finds his strength in Sasha. Sasha is the name of his gun. Heavy Weapons Guy reported he would be unable to heal because he doesn’t have his Sanvitch.
Fortunately for Heavy Weapons Guy, the party was also to include an Elf Healer Sharpshooter with his Headband of Healing Power. The group vowed to keep an eye out for kittens to protect the Elf Healer Sharpshooter from distraction and the overpowering desire to pet and cuddle them. (Ace quickly tucked his kitten back into a pocket and dusted it gently with sleeping powder.)
The valiant adventurers were gladdened by the arrival of Fairyboy, for every grand undertaking needs a fairy with beautiful wings, even if those wings, while great for fluttering about, are worthless for flying.
Joining the gathering was also a Medic with a cleaver who declared, “My strength is Cleaver for Cleaver gives me ” The Medic prefers to avoid bad medicine for it does not heal him.
When the Hunter arrived, the gathering was complete, for, while merely a human, his strength is his weapons: both sword and gun.
Storyteller Wanderer speaks
The Wanderer then spoke, telling the gathering about the nuclear wastelands where spells do not work. “Shhhhh! Shhhhh! Shhhhh! You must listen,” cried the Storyteller, “For we are going back in time to try to discover and kill whoever created the bomb!”
It is a good day to die … and be revived!
As the brave souls prepared to leave, Fairyboy was seriously injured, but the Elf Healer Sharpshooter was their to quickly heal all wounds. They were then chased through the forest by two powerful beings, until the Hunter and the Wanderer cast a confusion spell upon them.
Unbeknownst to the all, that person was Ace, possessed by Death. As the valiant adventurers gathered their supplies, Death once again took command of his great(x24)-grandson and slipped quietly out the back door to hide out inside the Armory at the top of the hill. There he remained, on his own except for Spider Jobs, until he became bored of waiting for the impending attack. Death/Ace charged off to find his foes! He spied them crossing the Castle Grounds and fled back to his stronghold.
Death/Ace and Spider Jobs were quickly defeated because their magic failed to work in the nuclear wasteland.
After being revived by Elf Healer Sharpshooter and check over by the Medic, Ace and Spider Jobs and the rest of the gathering returned to the Hopping Horse for more Butterbeer and Battle Training.
The gathering also elected two Storytellers. Spider Jobs will assume the honor for Fall LARP #6 on October 12 and Fairyboy will take the mantle for Fall LARP #7 on October 19.
The Wanderer’s ammo arrived just as the gathering broke apart to seek rest, sustenance and shelter.