“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

A couple of months ago, two parties gathered to embark on a new adventure: children and their parents who had either attended the D&D Storytelling Workshops or the Family D&D Games I ran earlier this year. Not satisfied with simply going in their separate directions, they asked if we could continue to play a larger campaign! Shortly after, one crisp autumn day, the fledgling adventurers found themselves gathered in a warm cafe…armed with dice and fresh character sheets.

This is the first entry in the Chronicles of the Heroes of Iyastera! Two parties formed out of the Workshop/Family One-Shot groups, and we’ve met a few times since that initial Session Zero. I…