Rolemaster Actual Play: (E146) Twilight of the Old Order “Torvash’s Trail of Tears”

"We re-join our heroes in the aftermath of the assault on the O’Danna farmstead as they ponder what to do next and tend to Taenya’s bloody and unconscious form."
“Twilight of the Old Order” is a campaign set in the World of Duranarki, The Continent of Men, a homebrew setting.
The first recorded episode and posting to UA-cam of this campaign was Episode 82 of " Twilight of the Old Order".
For a summary of what has happened previously in the campaign before recording started, please watch the “Tale So Far” video found at • Rolemaster Actual Play... which provides a quick summary of the campaign from Episode 1 - 81.
If you want to read a more detailed explanation of the story, please see the following PDF drive.google.c...
This is a Rolemaster Actual Play using both Discord and Tabletop Simulator.
The campaign started in July 2019, originally in person in Auckland, New Zealand. The first recording of this campaign and subsequent posting to UA-cam, took place in December 2022 - January 2023. The first recorded episode was Episode 82 of Twilight of the Old Order.
The game system used in our game is Rolemaster 2nd Edition/Classic, with a very liberal inclusion of home rules.
For an overview of the characters from the two parties check out the following link www.facebook.c...
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We would love to hear any feedback or comments you may have! Comments below are most welcome or if you prefer drop me an email.
CREDITS
Opening Clip: “Dragon Fire Fantasy” by Silvioross, Pixabay
Opening Score: “Dragonsong” by Alexander Nakarada, www.serpentsoundstudios.com, Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License, creativecommon...
Intro Riff: “Greta Sting” by Kevin MacLeod, UA-cam Audio Library
Episode Score: “Halloween Textures” by Alexander Nakarada, www.serpentsoundstudios.com, Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License, creativecommon...
Closing Score: “Lone Harvest“ by Kevin MacLeod, UA-cam Audio Library
Soundscape: Desktop Audio, Kendu, UA-cam, Free Sounds & Ambient Mixer
Images: Original images created with Night Café nightcafe.studio/
Game Platforms: Tabletop Simulator & Discord
Thank you to the many kind people who have shared their Tabletop Simulator maps on Steam that we have used for our games!
PODCAST
Audio of the "Of Horrors & Heroes" UA-cam episodes of “Twilight of the Old Order” can now be found as podcasts on the following platforms:
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ABOUT THE SETTING
World of Duranarki, The Continent of Men;
It is a time of high international tension, particularly between the three major world powers; The Kingdom of Thrayce, The Empire of Thamazaul & the Confederation of the Sarn Kush.
While, humans predominate both other species also clamour and strive to make their mark in this tired, war torn land.
In this gritty, cut throat, world, politics, religion and commerce reign supreme. Characters need to be both smart and ruthless to survive.
This setting is a labour of love for myself, Chris (aka GM Chance), having been started in ~1992 and worked on ever since.
ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
"Of Horrors & Heroes", is a Tabletop Roleplaying (RPG) Game Channel which focuses on:
• Rolemaster Actual Play
• Opinions
• RPG Tips & Tricks
This channel features the excellent Rolemaster system but touches on other games.
Check out the Facebook page too, / ofhorrorsandheroes which has many of the downloads mentioned in the videos here.
Hope you find something interesting and fun to watch.
May the dice always roll in your favour!
Chris/GM Chance
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[@valenciajones7742]

This episode didn’t fo too badly. The possibility of ogre treasure caught my attention.lol Why did Taenya attack the wounded men?
Is Jaeda a Lay Healer?

[@GrahamStride]

Hey Valencia - thanks for your note. Taenya is not squeamish at taking the life of a foe. To her rationing, both soldiers were in the pay of the TPP, an organisation that tortured her father to death, murdered her godmother, and has designs on destroying much of civilization. She and her companions are also known targets of the TPP, so in her head it’s also a case of kill or be killed. But, yes, the act could certainly be seen as unnecessary and callous. I’ll try having a word with her… :)

[@valenciajones7742]

@@GrahamStride Thank u for the insight!! Her decision makes more sense now. I have to agree with her because it is better to err on the side of caution.

[@ofhorrorsandheroes]

Hi Valencia - yep indeed Jaeda is a Lay Healer (despite being quite religious & could have chosen to be a religious Healer, in terms of profession) 😊

[@valenciajones7742]

@@ofhorrorsandheroes if she chose religious healer, wouldn’t she take on the wounds from the person she was healing? If this is the case, she could be incapacitated for days, right?

[@valenciajones7742]

Hai, by the way!! 😺 I was too excited to reply. ☹️