SESSION 169 REPORT

Adventurers got split in three groups, each in different part of the dungeon.

They do their earnest to reconvene. It goes better than expected, with only minimal losses.

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SESSION 168 REPORT

Adventurers return to Castle Yukanthur, intent on recovering its rumoured riches.

They go for a swim instead.

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Map of the settlement along the edge of the Monsoon Jungle. Colored pencil sketch of a town with buildings, with a river coming down between them. The locations are labeled and have names of characters associated with them. Projects are also marked with tallies to show work on them. This has the addition of the second half of the sixth season, the completed Earthhouse project, the almost finished bureaucracy project, and the just started Progenitor trail project. There is also now a xenodragon mural on the side of Fritz and Mariah's house.

Today #DiceyStories finishes a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. I've ported our Chronicles of Chiron characters to my #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.

This eighth and final episode is the second half of monsoon season, the […]

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March 8th was the fourth birthday of our campaign, so we celebrated by rolling 400 000 XP characters and taking them to S3 Expedition to Barrier Peaks.

Madness and mayhem ensued.

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Map of the settlement along the edge of the Monsoon Jungle. Colored pencil sketch of a town with buildings, with a river coming down between them. The locations are labeled and have names of characters associated with them. Projects are also marked with tallies to show work on them. This has the addition of the first half of the sixth season, the beginnings of the Earthhouse project.

Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.

This seventh episode is the first half of monsoon season, the final […]

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Map of the settlement along the edge of the Monsoon Jungle. Colored pencil sketch of a town with buildings, with a river coming down between them. The locations are labeled and have names of characters associated with them. Projects are also marked with tallies to show work on them. This has the additions of the fifth season, including a tumble of purple briars and a lightning rod for the Day of Atonement.

Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.

This sixth episode is the second half of build up season […]

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Conquering the Barbarian Altanis: Session 165 Adventurers |Character|Race|Class|Description| |---|---|---|---| |Syd Grundy|Human|Ranger level 1|Tall, middle aged and scruffy lookin...

SESSION 165 REPORT

A party of nine gets wrecked by a single gibbering mouther, mostly through friendly fire.

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Conquering the Barbarian Altanis: Session 164 Adventurers |Character|Race|Class|Description| |---|---|---|---| |Kho Rimbo|Human|Magic-user level 3|A knife throwing wizard extraordi...

SESSION 164 REPORT

While others adventure, Kho Rimbo is attempting to recover at thorn hovel. Suffering from delirious hallucinations, dreams and reality begin melding in unexpecting ways...

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Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.

This fifth episode is the first half of build up season.

Fritz and Mariah improve their […]

Conquering the Barbarian Altanis: Session 163 Adventurers |Character|Race|Class|Description| |---|---|---|---| |Sieghart Totschinder|Human|Fighter level 1|Soldier of fortune hailin...

SESSION 163 REPORT

Salivating at the possibility of fireball, a party of ten adventurers agrees to capture three living specimen from the Woelands. The session ends with an elven mating song.

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SESSION 162 REPORT

Adventurers enter CASTLE YUKANTHUR for the first time. They take their sweet time surveying the surroundings for potential alternative entrances before descending the spiral staircase.

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Map of the settlement along the edge of the Monsoon Jungle. Colored pencil sketch of a town with buildings, with a river coming down between them. The locations are labeled and have names of characters associated with them. Projects are also marked with tallies to show work on them. This has the additions of the fourth season, including a blue shed representing the new network node project.

Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.

This fourth episode is big wind season.

The stresses of […]

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Today #DiceyStories continues a small series that concludes our exploration of the #AlphaCentauri setting. Our Chronicles of Chiron characters have been ported to my very own #ttrpg, A Year in Farm Valley.

This third episode is heavy dew season.

Mariah and Fritz independently begin thinking […]

Conquering the Barbarian Altanis: Session 156 Adventurers |Character|Race|Class|Description| |---|---|---|---| |Deigos|Human|Thief level 3|Oily dark hair, slightly mustached, youth...

SESSION 156 REPORT

Adventurers contemplate which to choose: revolution or absolution.

But before they decide, they seek to establish a new base of operations.

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Today I’m sharing Winter from A Year in Crestfall, which completes the year.

Relationships take central stage in Crestfall as Keegan dates Alfonso, Alice bonds with her prize cow, and Jane completes her apprenticeship.

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A Year in Crestfall: Autumn ## Introduction Everyone gets a new farmhand token and the challenge level increases to 6. ## Autumn ### Month 7 1a. Jane, big crop project (♠). Jane invites Alfonso to give the scarecrow a fashion makeover. The proper vibes make all the differece. (Roll 6 + 3 ♠ + 1 Alfonso = 10. Progress 38/36. Project complete! Everyone increases their Spades ♠ stat and their Diamonds ♦ stat by 1.) 1b. Jane, 10♥, interaction with neutral Violet (♠ or ♣). Violet shares that her mom has had to go into the big city for some medical treatments. Jane volunteers to help with the restaurant, both in the kitchen and making deliveries. (Roll 2 + 4 ♠ + 0 Violet = 6. Need 6, so success. Violet now has a positive opinion of Jane.) 2a. Alice, small fundraiser project (♦). Alice helps Judith set up for the book fair by carrying and unloading boxes. (Roll 2 + 1 ♦ + 1 Judith = 4. Progress: 15/27.) 2b. Alice, 2♦, new big project. Alice learns about a grant that could fund starting a cattle herd at the farm. She begins reviewing the paperwork. (This starts a new big Diamonds ♦ and Spades ♠ project with a target of 36. Roll 4 + 3 ♠ = 7. Progress: 7/36.) 3a. Keegan, big personal project: Alfonso (♦ or ♥). For their first date, Keegan takes Alfonso out for a fancy multi-course dinner. (Roll 3 + 2 ♥ + 1 Alfonso = 6. Progress: 6/36.) 3b. Keegan, 6♠, challenge. When Alfonso walks Keegan home after the date, they find that rabbits have been digging up the carrot field. They work together to improve the fencing in this area. (Roll 5 + 2 ♠ + 1 Alfonso = 8. Need 6, so success. Bonus token for Spades ♠.) ### Month 8 1a. Jane, big personal project: Violet (♠ or ♥). Jane begins an apprenticeship under Violet to become a chef. It starts with a proper introduction to a professional kitchen. (Roll 5 + 4 ♠ + 1 Violet = 10. Progress: 10/36.) 1b. Jane, 5♣, challenge. A thunderstorm starts while Jane is on her way back to the farm from the restaurant. She dashes into Alfonso’s shop for cover. (Roll 3 + 2 ♣ + 1 Alfonso = 6. Need 6, so success. Bonus token for Clubs ♣.) 2a. Alice, big grant project (♦ or ♠). Alice talks through what will be needed for a cattle herd with Jack. This helps her draft a proposal that includes grazing space, herding dogs, and handling techniques. (Roll 6 + 2 ♠ + 1 Jack = 10. Progress: 17/36.) 2b. Alice, 4♣, challenge. Alice gathers fencing supplies for a cow pen. (Roll 4 + 2 ♣ = 6. Need 6, so success. Bonus token for Spades ♠.) 3a. Keegan, big grant project (♦ or ♠). Because Alice will complain if she doesn’t get some animals soon, Keegan helps review the grant draft—though he invites Alfonso over to lend his business eye to it. (Roll 6 + 2 ♦ + 1 Alfonso + 1 bonus token + Jane farmhand token = 11. Progress: 28/36.) Jane also provides some ideas, as she’s been learning some business practices from Violet. 3b. Keegan, 7♥, interaction with negative Clare (♦ or ♥). Clare tells Keegan that Kevin and Judith are dating. It’s a secret because Kevin doesn’t want Josh to know. (Roll 6 + 2 ♥ – 1 Clare = 7. Need 7, so success. Clare now has a neutral opinion of Keegan.) ### Month 9 1a. Jane, big grant project (♦ or ♠). Jane gets the inside scoop from Violet on desirable beef types to add into the cattle grant proposal. (Roll 3 + 2 ♠ + 1 Violet + Alice farmhand token + Keegan farmhand token = 8. Progress: 36/36. Project complete! Everyone increases their Spades ♠ stat and their Diamonds ♦ stat by 1.) Keegan and Alice each do one last final review of the document and then submit it. 1b. Jane, 8♣, interaction with neutral Josh (♥ or ♣). Kevin sends Josh to the farm to help again. This time, Jane shows him how to catch frogs. (Roll 4 + 2 ♣ + 0 Josh = 6. Need 6, so success. Josh now has a positive opinion of Jane.) Josh considers this farm activity more interesting than weeding. 2a. Alice, big personal project: Benny (♠ or ♥). One particular calf in the new herd of Highland cattle stands out to Alice as one that she wants to closely befriend, a young bull named Benny. (Roll 4 + 3 ♠ + 1 Benny = 8. Progress: 8/36.) 2b. Alice, Q♠, new arrival. While at the school library doing more book fair prep, Alice meets Denise, who has just moved to town. She is an old friend of Judith, though they have only just met in person for the first time. Denise is a hopeless romantic, and she has come to Crestfall for the inspiration and quiet she needs to write a spicy country romance novel. She takes a liking to Alice, who she thinks could be a good model for one of her characters. 3a. Keegan, big personal project: Alfonso (♦ or ♥). Keegan and Alfonso visit a pumpkin patch and do a corn maze. (Roll 3 + 3 ♦ + 1 Alfonso = 7. Progress: 13/36.) 3b. Keegan, 9♦, interaction with negative Judith (♦ or ♥). As the town recordkeeper, Judith is in charge of organizing the upcoming Ancestor Harvest Festival. She asks Keegan’s help acquiring materials for it. (Roll 2 + 3 ♦ – 1 Clare = 4. Need 7, so failure. Clare still has a negative opinion of Keegan.) Keegan overspends on the tight budget. ### Festival At the Ancestor Harvest Festival, townsfolk leave offerings in remembrance of family members who have died. The farmers set up an altar in memory of their parents. Jane puts frogs on it. Alice adds a horseshoe and a jar of garlic jam. Keegan’s contribution is tarts made with sweet potato and carrot fillings. At the event, Keegan and Jane meet Denise for the first time. Jane gets along with her just fine, but Keegan dislikes all her prying questions. She was considering him as a model for the romantic lead in her novel, but now she has a negative opinion of him. Jane takes +1 Clubs ♣, Keegan takes +1 Hearts ♥, and Alice takes +1 Diamonds ♦. ## Townsfolk This is the master list of townsfolk by the end of the season. Each player kept track of who their character had met and what opinion modifiers they rolled. * Clare (she/her), ♦, young and eager real estate agent, puts a lot of stock in appearances * Jack (he/him), ♠, used to work at the farm, moved to city when his mother got sick, but has returned * Alfonso (he/him), ♦, runs a clothing store carrying city fashions * Violet (she/her), ♠, a trained chef, recently took over her family’s restaurant * Judith (she/her), ♥, school librarian, timid and apologetic * Kevin (he/him), ♥, runs the fitness center, gossipy, has dogs * Josh (he/him), ♥, Kevin’s sulky teenage son, emo haircut, skateboard, black clothes * [Benny (he/him), ♠, technically a cow, not a townsperson] * Denise (she/her), ♥, a romance novel writer, online friend of Judith, seeking inspiration in the countryside Map of Crestfall and its environs ## Take Aways A Year in Crestfall: Summer

Today I’m sharing Autumn from A Year in Crestfall.

The farm in Crestfall expands to include cattle.

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SESSION 154 REPORT

Six adventurers attempt a desperate escape as lair of the Bull God tribe trembles under the baleful gaze of Umannah.

A price is paid in blood and trust.

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A Year in Crestfall: Summer ## Introduction Everyone gets a new farmhand token and the challenge level increases to 5. ## Summer ### Month 4 1a. Keegan, small fundraiser project (♦). Keegan and Alfonso work on designing the space for the book fair. (Roll 3 + 1 ♦ + 1 Alfonso = 5. Progress: 11/27.) 1b. Keegan, 3♦, challenge. Keegan talks with Alfonso about the possibility of a new artisan good: frog skin gloves. (Roll 1, so failure. No bonus token.) Alfonso is absolutely against the idea. 2a. Jane, small building project (♠). Jane and Alice work on constructing stalls in the barn. Clare provides more moral support than carpentry assistance. (Roll 5 + 1 ♠ + 1 Clare + Alice farmhand token = 8. Progress: 25/27.) 2b. Jane, 10♣, interaction with negative Violet (♠ or ♣). Violet is in the marsh! Jane confronts her to find out what she is up to. (Roll 5 + 1 ♠ – 1 Violet = 5. Need 5, so success. Violet now has a neutral opinion of Jane.) Violet’s opinion shifts after a tour and demo from Jane. She admits that the samples she tastes are not horrible. 3a. Alice, small frog project (♣). Alice shocks her siblings by working on the frogs this month instead of finishing up the barn. She evaluates the types of frogs for different culinary uses. (Roll 6 + 1 ♣ = 7. Progress: 19/27.) 3b. Alice, 5♥, challenge. Alice comes across Clare struggling to manage two big dogs that she is walking. They aren’t hers; she’s dogsitting for Kevin, who runs the local fitness center. He’s out of town right now at his niece’s wedding. Alice loves animals and tries to lend a hand with the husky Russel and the golden doodle Jenny. (Roll 1, so failure. No bonus token.) Clare doesn’t appreciate the help and insists she can handle the dogs herself. ### Month 5 1a. Keegan, small building project (♠). With Jack’s help, Keegan gets the new hinges installed and mounts fresh doors on the barn. (Roll 5 + 0 ♠ + 0 Jack = 5. Progress: 30/27. Project complete! Everyone increases their Spades ♠ stat by 1.) 1b. Keegan, Q♥, new arrival. Kevin’s ex-wife sends their teenage son Josh home with Kevin following the niece’s wedding. He’s now to live in Crestfall with his dad. Josh is associated with Hearts ♥ but has a rather sullen manner. He has an emo haircut, a skateboard, and black clothes. Kevin comes across him spray painting, “Kevin sucks!” on the side of a building and begs Keegan not to tell his dad. Keegan agrees, which earns him Josh’s good opinion, but he advises the teen not to do it again. 2a. Jane, big crop project (♠). Jane heads out to the field to water the garlic. (Roll 1, so no other modifiers matter. 1 on projects means a complication. Progress: 10/36.) It’s been months since Jane has checked on the garlic, and there is none growing. She has to replant the field. 2b. Jane, 3♠, challenge. The barn, though finished, needs some maintenance. (Roll 1, so failure. No bonus token.) Jane decides she’s just not good at dealing with barn walls. 3a. Alice, big crop project (♠). Alice gets Jack to help with the fields. (Roll 4 + 2 ♠ + 1 Jack = 7. Progress: 17/36.) Jack lays down mulch, and Alice diversifies the crops, adding onions, potatoes, and carrots to Jane’s garlic. 3b. Alice, 5♠, challenge. An invasive species threatens the crops in one of the fields. Alice attacks it with a shovel. (Roll 1, so failure. No bonus token.) The plant was covered with thorns, and now Alice is covered in scratches. ### Month 6 1a. Keegan, big crop project (♠). Keegan adds a scarecrow to the fields to keep pests away. (Roll 3 + 1 ♠ = 4. Progress: 21/36.) 1b. Keegan, 6♥, challenge. Clare hosts a networking event for local small businesses. Keegan sets up a table for the farm and mingles. (Roll 3 + 1 ♥ + Alice farmhand token = 5. Need 5, so success. Bonus token for Diamonds ♦.) Alice helps by making a prize for the raffle. 2a. Jane, small frog project (♠). Jane gets business advice from Clare for marketing frog delicacies. (Roll 4 + 2 ♣ + 1 Clare + bonus token = 8. Progress: 27/27. Project complete! Everyone increases their Clubs ♣ stat by 1.) 2b. Jane, 2♥, new big project. Jane begins planning a big outdoor art show with installations around the farm. When it is done, the farmers can invite all their friends and relatives to the grand opening. (This starts a new big Clubs ♣ and Hearts ♥ project with a target of 36. Roll 4 + 2 ♣ = 6. Progress: 6/36.) 3a. Alice, big crop project (♠). Alice and Jack remove pests from the field and reinforce fences. (Roll 6 + 2 ♠ + 1 Clare = 7. Progress 28/36.) Since he’s been helping out so much over the past half year, Jack is now officially hired. 3b. Alice, 7♠, challenge. A sullen Josh shows up at the farm and informs Alice that his dad told him to help with spreading hay and weeding. He has a neutral opinion of Alice upon meeting her. (Roll 1, so failure. No bonus token.) Josh accidentally uproots plants he wasn’t supposed to. ### Festival At the Summer Moonpie Hunt, townsfolk seek to find the most hidden moonpies. Jane prepares pies. Alice is in the group of people who hide the pies (and then clean up afterwards to make sure none stay outside rotting). Once again, Keegan enters the contest. The farmhouse is full of pies both before and after the festival. Although some of them have already met Josh, this is the first time the farmers really meet Kevin. Alice has actually seen him in the gym before, though she was oblivious to his attempts to flirt with her there. (He has a positive opinion of her.) Jane really rubs Kevin the wrong way, and he takes an immediate dislike to her. By contrast, Keegan is really great (thanks to a farmhand token from Jane.) Josh meets Jane for the first time here and is ambivalent towards her. Jane takes +1 Spades ♠, while Keegan and Alice both take +1 Hearts ♥. ## Townsfolk This is the master list of townsfolk by the end of the season. Each player kept track of who their character had met and what opinion modifiers they rolled. * Clare (she/her), ♦, young and eager real estate agent, puts a lot of stock in appearances * Jack (he/him), ♠, used to work at the farm, moved to city when his mother got sick, but has returned * Alfonso (he/him), ♦, runs a clothing store carrying city fashions * Violet (she/her), ♠, a trained chef, recently took over her family’s restaurant * Judith (she/her), ♥, school librarian, timid and apologetic * Kevin (he/him), ♥, runs the fitness center, gossipy, has dogs * Josh (he/him), ♥, Kevin’s sulky teenage son, emo haircut, skateboard, black clothes Map of Crestfall and its environs A Year in Crestfall: Spring

Today I’m sharing Summer from A Year in Crestfall.

The step-siblings make progress on their barn and frog harvest.

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#SessionReport 153

Rescue party led by Tobias finds Dalkanarion, but now they all need rescuing.

Players' sanity erodes as they navigate twisting tunnels and caves.

Very intense session.

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At RinCon 2025 I had a chance to facilitate a larger-scope game of A Year in Farm Valley with prompts for each player for all 12 months, 36 prompts overall. This makes the session report huge, so I’m splitting it up by season. Today I’m sharing Spring.

Adult siblings from a blended family […]

SESSION 152

Select few adventurers descend into the lair of the Bull God tribe and are surprised to encounter a Minotaur!
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Today I'm sharing another session report for A Year in Farm Valley, one played at RinCon 2025. This game was played in the Women's Space, which was so great because it's quiet enough that your throat doesn't go raw just from trying to talk with the other players at your table!

A group of […]

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Today I'm sharing another session report for A Year in Farm Valley, one played at RinCon 2025. This time the players were both children, and all the characters were anthropomorphic animals.

A fox and a meerkat answer an ad to take over the farm that a retired mole has let degrade since devoting […]

Ramble through the countryside. Remove a few dead from the marshes. Add a few. Opine on the nature of life after death. Pet your dog. Very Sam Beckett.

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Today I'm sharing another session report for A Year in Farm Valley. This time we decided to name all the townsfolk after birds...

A trio of lucky folks win the lottery for a fixer-upper farm in the small town of Grackle’s Nest in the mid-1900s.

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Today I'm sharing a session report for A Year in Farm Valley that we did as a sort of solarpunk game. This is also the first time we tried a major community project.

A found family of wanderers settle together on a long abandoned farmstead and integrate themselves into the local community […]

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Ambros and his army get summoned back to Hara.

The Chosen Seven remain at Cedarwade Keep, intent on purging the evil from Racoba's Redoubt.

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Today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 2 of A Year in Lake Valley.

The new farmers establish themselves in Lake Valley and unravel the mystery of Chuck McClintock.

Join us for Autumn and Winter!

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Today's Cozy Farming episode from #DiceyStories is Part 1 of A Year in Lake Valley.

When a trio of strangers each buy a share of a farm in Lake Valley from a con artist, they have to make the best of the dilapidated property they find when they arrive.

Join us for Spring and Summer! […]

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Today I'm sharing a session report for A Year in Farm Valley written up by one of my playtesters who used just the instructions to play—no additional guidance from me.

Jeff builds a life for himself on a farm in Pepperidge Valley that he inherited from his grandfather […]