Game logs
Index
Recent games Games that have taken place since the end of the Blight campaign; beginning on 2705:9:1 in game time and 1999-04-23 in Earth time
Blight campaign The twenty games that formed the Blight campaign; spanning 2705:2:12 - 2705:5:22 in game time and 1997-11-09 - 1998-10-23 in Earth time
Parallel timelines A note on the differences between the timeline of the Rod of Time Campaign and later campaign timelines (or at least in some characters' memories of the past...)
Rod of Time campaign The 105 games of the Rod of Time campaign; spanning 2692:11:1 - 2794:10:15 in game time and 1989-08-01 - 1997-07-19 in Earth time
Hall of fame A complete listing of persons -- brave or cowardly; heroic or villainous; mighty or weak; brilliant strategists or shredded monks -- who have been played in the world of Rotan
Trivia A set of notes on additional campaign encounters; the number of games played each year; times between games; numbers of players and similar miscellanea
Recent games
No. Title Game dates Characters Date played
--- After the Blight 2705:5:22 - 2705:8:30   via email
21 Paradise 2705:9:1 - 2705:9:20 DQ, EM, F, SD, TC 1999-04-23
22 Into the Light 2705:10:1 - 2705:10:17 EM, O, SD 1999-11-05
23 The Amber Wastes 2705:10:17 - 2705:11:2 EM, O, SD 1999-11-26
24 The Astral Rift 2705:11:2 - 2705:11:3 EM, O, SD 1999-12-10
25 One Day in Rotan 2705:11:3 DQ, EM, F, SD, TC 1999-12-18
26 The Rescue of Artak of Triscoh 2705:11:21 - 2705:11:23 DQ, EM, F 2000-12-19
27 Mindscape  2705:11:26  DQ, EM, F, SD 2001-10-13 
28 The Illithids Unknown Clones of F, SD, TC 2002-09-06
29 Mindscape II 2705:11:26 DQ, EM, F, SD 2003-04-25
30 Sunhaven 2705:12:2 AoT, DQ, EM, SD, TC 2003-12-28
31 Hunt for the Source Stones 2705:12:5 DQ, EM, SD 2004-07-24
Blight campaign
No. Title Game dates Characters Date played
1  Blight 2705:2:12 - 2705:2:16 DQ, EM, JM, SD 1997-11-09
2  More Blight 2705:2:19 - 2705:2:24 DQ, EM, JB, SD 1997-11-16
3 The Lands 2705:2:26 - 2705:2:27 DQ, EM, JB, SD, TC 1997-12-06
4 More about the Lands 2705:2:28 - 2705:2:29 DQ, EM, JB, SD, TC 1997-12-15
5 The Missing Blade 2705:2:30 DQ, EM, JB, Ow, SD, TC 1998-01-16
6 Plans 2705:2:30 - 2705:3:5 DQ, EM, Ow, SD, TC 1998-02-01
7 "Dragon"slaying 2705:3:6 - 2705:3:8 DQ, JB, Ow, TC 1998-02-27
8 Pirs I 2705:3:9 - 2705:3:15 DQ, EM, JB, Ow, SD, TC 1998-04-04
9 Pirs II 2705:3:15 DQ, EM, JB, Ow, SD, TC 1998-04-18
10 Pirs III 2705:3:15 - 2705:3:16 DQ, EM, Ow, SD, TC 1998-05-01
11 Waterloaf I 2705:3:16 - 2705:3:17 DQ, EM, JB, Ow, SD, TC 1998-06-06
12 Waterloaf II 2705:3:17 - 2705:3:19 DQ, EM, JB, Ow, SD, TC 1998-06-13
13 The Ruined City I 2705:3:22 - 2705:3:25 DQ, EM, JB, Ow, SD 1998-07-31
14 The Ruined City II 2705:3:25 DQ, EM, JB, Ow, SD 1998-08-01
15 More Plans 2705:3:26 - 2705:4:3 DQ, EM, Ow, SD 1998-08-21
--- Preparations for War 2705:4:4 – 2705:4:11   via email
16 Outreach I 2705:4:12 – 2705:4:14 DQ, EM, SD 1998-09-12
17 Outreach II 2705:4:15 – 2705:4:16 DQ, EM, SD 1998-09-25
18 Gatherings 2705:4:18 – 2705:4:20 DQ, EM, Ow, SD, TC 1998-10-09
19 Council of War 2705:4:20 – 2705:4:30 DQ, EM, Ow, SD, TC 1998-10-16
20 Activation 2705:5:10 – 2705:5:22 DQ, EM, Ow 1998-10-23
Parallel timelines
The Blight campaign timeline differs significantly from that experienced by the Lords of Rotan during the Rod of Time campaign. The two key differences are:
  • Hicluin – god of time in the Rod of Time campaign – has never existed in the Blight timeline
  • The Rod of Time (a powerful artefact) has never existed in the Blight timeline.
Events from the Lords' memories linked to the Rod of Time or Hicluin still happened in the Blight campaign timeline, but in a slightly different way to account for the fact that neither Hicluin, nor the Rod have ever existed. The Lords themselves seem to be able to remember both versions of the past, but their experiences (the Rod of Time timeline) seem more real to them than the apparent equivalent experiences in the Blight campaign's historical timeline. Euvgeni has written a book The Twin Histories of Outreach comparing the two versions of his memories of his lands. Damalanthas has also written a "fictional" book titled The Lords of Time, which details the Lords’ quest for the Rod and their experiences.

An interesting side effect of these differences is that the sword Mirthos Destriast was never removed from its correct timeline by the elf Flash. Consequently, much of the devastation wrought by Flash and "Blue Biter" (including the devastation of the Elven capital, the teleportation of the sea serpent and the relocation of library of Tillon to Rotan) never occurred in the Blight timeline.
Rod of Time campaign
No. Title Game dates Characters Date played
P1  In the Beginning 1/11/92 - 28/11/92 SD, CQ, SW, VZ, Mo 1989-08-01
P2  A Piece of Rod 28/11/92 - 19/12/92 TC, SD, SK, CQ, SW, MW (played by Garth), VZ 1989-08-05
P3  Rotan Again 19/12/92 - 26/12/92 TC, SD, SK, SW 1989-08-11
P4  Fragments of a Group 26/12/92 - 1/1/93 TC, CC, SD, SK, OR, SW 1989-08-12
P5  Traps Galore  1/1/93 TC, CC, SD, SK, OR, SW 1989-09-23
P6  Dungeon Rasra  1/1/93 - 2/1/93 TC, CC, SD, SK, CQ, OR, SW, VZ 1989-12-16
P7  Dancing with Death  2/1/93 - 3/1/93 TC, SD, SK, CQ, OR, SW, VZ 1989-12-20
P8  The Quesca Trip  3/1/93 - 6/1/93 TC, SD, SK, CQ, SR, OR, SW 1990-01-03
P9  The City of Feroll  6/1/93 TC, SD, SK, CQ, SR, OR, SW 1990-01-10
P10 The Feroll Adventure 6/1/93 - 7/1/93 TC, SD, SK, SR, CQ, OR, SW 1990-01-16
P11  The Tests of Time 7/1/93 - 8/1/93 TC, SD, SK, SR, CQ, OR, SW 1990-01-24
P12 The Call of the Forest  8/1/93 - 13/1/93 TC, SD, SK, SR, CQ, OR, SW 1990-01-31
P13 A Relative Calls 13/1/93 - 15/1/93 TC, SD, SK, SR, CQ, OR, SW 1990-02-07
P14 Accidental Incidents  15/1/93 - 17/1/93 TC, SD, SK, SR, CQ, OR, SW 1990-02-14
P15 The End of a Friend 17/1/93 - 25/1/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, CQ, OR, SW 1990-02-16
P16 Images from the Past 25/1/93 SD, SK, CQ, OR, SW, MW (guest appearance) 1990-03-04
P17 IC 25/1/93 - 26/1/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, CQ, OR, SW  1990-03-11
P18 Eeensy Weensy Spider 26/1/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, CQ, OR (NPC), SW 1990-03-18
P19 Return to Rotan 26/1/93 - 1/2/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, CQ (NPC), OR (NPC), SW 1990-03-25
P20 Free Falling 1/2/93 TC, SD, BG, CQ, OR, SW 1990-04-01
P21 Investigations  1/2/93 - 3/2/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, OR, SW 1990-04-04
P22  Conclusions  3/2/93 TC, SD, BG, SK (NPC), CQ, OR, SW 1990-04-15
P23  To Be Continued  3/2/93 - 9/3/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, CQ, OR, SW 1990-04-22
P24  Monsters in the Mountains  9/3/93 - 15/3/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, CQ, OR, SW 1990-05-06
P25  A Letter  15/3/93 - 16/3/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, OR, SW 1990-05-20
P26  DRAGON  16/3/93 - 19/3/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, OR, SW 1990-05-31
P27  Wedding Gifts 19/3/93 - 1/4/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, OR, SW 1990-06-03
P28  Going Down  1/4/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, OR, SW 1990-07-04
P29  Rock Bottom 1/4/93 TC (NPC), SD, BG (NPC), SK, OR, SW 1990-07-11
P30  The Sign  1/4/93 - 2/4/93 TC, SD, BG (NPC), SK, OR, SW 1990-07-22
P31  Perhaps  2/4/93 TC, SD, SK, OR, SW 1990-08-12
P32  Time to Change  2/4/93 TC, SD, BG, SK, OR, SW 1990-09-02
P33  New Faces  2/4/93 - 21/4/93 Fl, FC, SD, GF, EM, AoT 1990-09-16
P34  Bewitched  21/4/93 Fl, FC, SD, GF, EM, DQ, AoT 1990-09-30
P35  Burn the House Down 21/4/93 - 22/4/93 Fl, FC, SD, GF, EM, DQ (NPC), AoT 1990-10-07
P36  The Crypt of Istaris 22/4/93 Fl, MA, SD, GF, EM, DQ, AoT 1990-10-14
P37  The Wooden Mouse 2/4/93 - 27/4/93 TC 1990-11-19
P38  A Debt 27/4/93 - 30/4/93 Fl, SD, EM, DQ 1990-11-21
P39  Treetops  30/4/93 - 23/5/93 Fl, IC, SD, EM, CQ, DQ 1990-11-25
P40  Home Sweet Home  23/5/93 - 24/5/93 Al, Fl, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1990-11-29
P41  Dragondale 25/5/93 - 27/5/93 Al, Fl, MA, TC, SD, DQ, AoT 1990-12-05
P42  Terrible Trouble in Tora  28/5/93 - 29/5/93 Fl, MA, IC, EM, AoT 1990-12-02
P43  The Wager  28/5/93 Al, IC, TC, SD, CQ, DQ 1990-12-09
P44  Aaaarghh!!  29/5/93 - 19/6/93 MA, SD, EM, AoT 1990-12-16
P45  Goblins 19/6/93 - 10/8/93 Fl, JB, TC, EM, DQ, AoT 1990-12-23
P46 Trip Trap Oh! 10/8/93 - 13/8/93 Fl, JB, TC, SD 1990-12-30
P47  A Birthright  13/9/93 - 15/9/93 Fl, TC, SD, AoT 1991-01-13
P48  Athalar's Revenge  16/9/93 - 20/9/93 Fl, JB, SD, EM, DQ 1991-01-20
P49  War: Part I 30/9/93 - 14/10/93 Fl, JB, TC, DQ, AoT, (Sebs observed and played a walk-on role as SD) 1991-01-27
P50  The Rod of Time 15/10/93 Fl, JB, TC, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1991-02-10
P51  The Battle on the Beach  15/10/93 Fl, JB, TC, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1991-02-16
P52  A New Beginning 10/10/93 CA, LD, QL, AT, VtV 1991-03-10
P53  Beloni  15/10/93 - 20/10/93 Fl, SD, ID 1991-04-06
P54  Greed 15/10/93 JB, EM, DQ, AoT 1991-04-13
P55  Guildy  15/10/93 - 2/12/93 TC 1991-06-30
P56  Athalar Again (aka A Rat in Halagar) 22/10/93 - 12/11/93 JB, EM, DQ, AoT 1991-07-07
P57  Bladerunner  20/10/93 - 2/12/93 Fl, SD, TU, Keith observed 1991-07-14
P58  Showdown  12/11/93 - 15/11/93 EM, DQ, AoT, EL 1991-07-21
P59  Treasure Hunt 2/12/93 - 30/12/93 Fl, SD 1991-08-04
P60  Princes & Paintings I 15/11/93 - 27/11/93 JB, TC, EM, DQ, AoT 1991-09-08
P61  The Gauntlet  30/12/93 Fl, IC, SD 1991-09-20
P62  The Dark Army 10/10/93 - 31/12/93 CA (Keith), LD, QL (Jon), AT, VtV 1991-10-09
P63  Princes & Paintings II: City Under Seige 27/11/93 - 31/12/93 JB, TC, EM, DQ, AoT 1991-11-22
P64  Drow & Dragons 30/12/93 - 31/12/93 Fl, WA, IC, SD, GF, SL 1991-12-01
P65  The Wizard & The Warrior 31/12/93 Fl, SD 1991-12-15
P66  Rotan: City in Distress  31/12/93 - 1/1/94 Fl, JB, TC, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1992-01-04
P67  The Battle of Dragondale  1/1/94 Al, Fl, JB, IC, TC, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1992-01-05
P68  Runestones  9/1/94 - 10/1/94 IC, SD, DQ 1992-01-18
P69  The Friends of the Land 12/1/94 - 15/1/94 Fl, JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1992-04-09
P70  Mirthros Detriast  15/1/94 Fl, JB, IC, SD (Sebs assisted with game planning), EM, DQ, AoT 1992-04-20
P71  Catz (16/1/94 -) 5/2/94 SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1992-07-09
P72  Nemesis I: The Genesis of Evil 20/2/94 - 24/2/94 JB, SD, EM, DQ 1992-08-17
P73  Nemesis II: The Fell Passage  24/2/94 - 25/2/94 JB, SD, EM, DQ, OR (guest appearance) 1992-10-28
P74  Nemesis III: Final Transfer 25/2/94 (- 28/3/94) Fl, JB, SD, EM, DQ 1993-02-03
P75  Out of the Frying Pan... 29/3/94 - 2/4/94 Fl, JB, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1993-03-21
P76  Malfunction!  2/4/94 Fl, JB, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1993-04-30
P77  Past, Present, Future  2/4/94 - 3/4/94 Fl, JB, SD, EM (NPC), DQ, AoT 1993-07-05
P78  Dragonhunt  3/4/94 - 25/4/94 TC, SD, DQ, AoT 1993-08-29
P79  Homecoming  3/4/94 - 5/5/94 Fl, JB, EM, KB 1993-09-26
P80  The Secret of Eternity 25/4/94 - 22/5/94 Fl, JB, TC, SD, EM (guest at beginning), DQ, AoT 1993-10-17
P81  Runestones II 22/5/94 - 23/5/94 IC, TC, SD, DQ 1993-11-11
P82  Acid Rain 23/5/94 - 2/6/94 Fl, JB, TC, DQ, AoT 1993-11-21
P83  Blood & Thorns 2/6/94 - 4/6/94 Fl, TC, SD, DQ, AoT 1993-12-05
P84  Cry Wolf  2/6/94 - 4/6/94 Am, JB, Ea, Eo 1994-02-12
P85  Imp Peril  4/6/94 - 16/6/94 Am, Fl (NPC), JB, SD, DQ, AoT (NPC) 1994-03-05
P86  The Dark Forest 16/6/94 - 22/6/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD (NPC), DQ, AoT 1994-03-12
P87 Dancing with Death II: Rot and Roll 22/6/94 - 27/6/94 Am, Fl, JB, DQ, AoT (NPC), VZ (guest appearance) 1994-04-01
P88 The Blue Lion 27/6/94 - 3/7/94 JB, SD, DQ, Fl (guest appearance by alternate version) 1994-04-16
P89  Wizards 27/6/94 - 9/7/94 Am, Fl (NPC), JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1994-04-22
P90  Exordium  9/7/94 - 10/7/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1994-05-22
P91  Conjunction I  10/7/94 - 12/7/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1994-06-25
P92  Conjunction II 12/7/94 - 8/9/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1994-07-03
P93  The Hand of Brador  8/9/94 - 12/9/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1994-07-30
P94  Triple-cross 12/9/94 - 13/9/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1994-09-03
P95  The Eye of the Beholder  13/9/94 - 18/9/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1994-10-08
P96  A Tale of Two Cities 18/9/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1994-10-15
P97  Judgement Day  18/9/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD, DQ, AoT 1994-11-04
P98  Legion  18/9/94 - 22/9/94 Am, Fl, JB, SD, EM, DQ, AoT, SL (guest appearance) 1995-04-22
P99  Flash Goes for a Walk in the Forest 22/9/94 - 5/10/94 Fl, JB, EM, DQ 1995-07-02
P100 Enemies from Within  5/10/94 - 15/10/94 Fl, JB, TC, SD, EM, DQ, AoT (NPC) 1995-11-11
P101 The Timeless Isle  15/10/94 Fl, JB, TC, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1996-04-30
P102 Earth  --- Fl, JB, TC, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1996-06-16
P103 Circus  --- Fl, JB, TC, SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1996-09-20
P104 New York City  --- Fl, JB, TC (NPC), SD, EM, DQ, AoT 1997-05-18
P105 Decisions --- Fl, JB, TC, SD, EM, DQ, AoT (NPC) 1997-07-19
Hall of fame
Abbreviation
Character’s full name
Player
Al
Allanon
Antony Pautz
Am
Ammandor
Damian Costa
AoT
Artak of Triscoh
Christopher Brooks
AT
Algar Trulance
Keith Anderson
BG
Bladner Gron
Christopher Brooks
CA
Cavelon Arkadia
Damian Costa
CC
Clytor Clyss
Christopher Brooks
CQ
Casoe Quantamine
Garth Mitchell
DQ
Damalanthas Quithas
Keith Anderson
Ea
Eran (NPC)
Keith Anderson
EL
Esterenolithinon "Stork" Longleaf (NPC)
Sebastian Wysocki
EM
Euvgeni Maryamitrevnavich
Damian Costa
Eo
Eros (NPC)
Sebastian Wysocki
FC
Fleév Chinand
André Selmer
Fl
Flash
Simon McQuade
GF
Goran Foehammer
Jon Tullett
HS
Harmony Sweetsong
André Selmer
IC
Irith Catoral
Warren Johnson
ID
Inshar Derune (NPC)
Keith Anderson
JB
Joranth Bumblefoot
André Selmer
JM
Jimmy MacCaret
Simon McQuade
KB
Kyra Jess’a Bergeron (NPC)
Jon Tullett
LD
Luthe Domarion
Sebastian Wysocki
MA
Magnomia Aftheisis
André Selmer
Mo
Monk of unrecorded name
Jon Tullett
MW
Mort Wuntie
André Selmer
OR
Opand Rupdel
André Selmer
Ow
Owen
Simon McQuade
QL
Quinten Lothery
Warren Johnson
SD
Souriin Draco
Sebastian Wysocki
SK
Shadow Kaylar
Damian Costa
SL
Sen Tien Thrull LeFornet
Keith Anderson
SR
Styer Rhon
Christopher Brooks
SW
Slyoak Woodguard
Simon McQuade
TC
Tekuna Chand
Jon Tullett
TU
Thuntan Ungrad (NPC)
Jon Tullett
VtV
Vustalar the Vigilant
Simon McQuade
VZ
Vraytar Zythorac
Christopher Brooks
WA
Wilt Abinya
Christopher Brooks
Trivia
Additional encounters
Several unlisted, but "canon" encounters took place outside of normal game play during the Rod of Time campaign. They are listed below. The approximate date of the encounter can be estimated by comparing the game code (e.g. P38a took place between P38 and P39).
  • Artak and the glitterdust spell (P38a)
  • Euvgeni, Luthe and Algar battle each other in Rotan's arena (P43a)
  • Souriin and Damalanthas investigate the Goblin Caves near Rotan (P47a)
  • Artak vs. the "restaurateur" (P47b)
  • Euvgeni fights a bonesnapper in the arena (P48a)
  • Wilt, Algar and Luthe spot a hippogriff near Rotan (P51a)
  • Damalanthas uses the Rod to get to Rotan's wish ring (P89a)
  • One completely unlisted and impromptu game took place involving some high-level characters from the south-west forests (in the same direction as Outreach). The game took place in the same world as Rotan and is "quasi-official" in that it linked in with other events in the campaign world at the time. However, no detailed notes were kept, and the characters were never used again. The game probably took place between games The Dark Army (P62) and Princes & Paintings II: City Under Seige (P63).
  • Between games Conjunction II (P92) and The Hand of Brador (P93), some random encounters were played out using Flash, Souriin, Ammandor, Damalanthas, Tekuna and Joranth. These encounters were run only to test some new combat rules and had little to do with the campaign.
  • The Champion of Champions challenge took place on 18/5/1991. It was a fight to the death of player characters against each other and had nothing to do with the regular campaign. The characters were used as they were after game Greed (P54).
Number of games played each year
The following table shows the number of games played each year, as well as a graphical representation of the number:
 
Year
Games
Graphical representation
1989
7
 *******
1990
39
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1991
19
 *******************
1992
8
 ********
1993
10
 **********
1994
14
 **************
1995
3
 ***
1996
3
 ***
1997
6
 ******
1998
16
 ****************
1999
5
 *****
2000
1
 *
2001 1 *
2002
1
 *
Total
133
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Average: 9.5 games

Time between games
There have been 133 games spanning a period of 4784 days (1/8/1989 - 6/9/2002). The average time between games is therefore 36 days.

The five longest gaps between games were:

  • 367 days (a year and a day) between The Rescue of Artak of Triscoh (26) and One Day in Rotan (25)
  • 328 days (almost eleven months) between The Illithids (28) and Mindscape (27)
  • 298 days (almost ten months) between Mindscape (27) and The Rescue of Artak of Triscoh (26)
  • 240 days (just under eight months) between New York City (P104) and Circus (P103)
  • 196 days (about six and a half months) between Into the Light (22) and Paradise (21)
The five shortest gaps between games was:
  • 10 hours between Rotan: City in Distress (P66) and The Battle of Dragondale (P67)
  • 1 day between Rotan Again (P3) and Fragments of a Group (P4)
  • 1 day between The Ruined City I (13) and The Ruined City II (14)
  • 2 days between Accidental Incidents (P14) and The End of a Friend (P15)
  • 2 days between The Wooden Mouse (P37) and A Debt (P38)
Extreme numbers of players
The maximum number of simultaneous players in one game session was:
  • 9 players during The Battle of Dragondale (P67); the players were André, Antony, Chris, Damian, Jonathan, Keith, Sebastian, Simon and Warren.
The minimum number was:
  • 1 player during both The Wooden Mouse (P37) and Guildy (P55); both games were solos for Jonathan.
Miscellaneous trivia
  • The Crypt of Istaris (P36), The Wooden Mouse (P37) and Terrible Trouble in Tora (P41) were all based on published modules. No other module based games have been run as part of campaigns in and around Rotan, but many have been sources of inspiration.
  • Although it occured later in time, Terrible Trouble in Tora (P42) was actually played before Dragondale (P41), because of player availability on the day.

    • Only two "official" games -- Imp Peril (P85) and Flash Goes for a Walk in the Forest (P99) -- have ever been run completely impromptu.