In the 1980's I used to play Dungeons & Dragons with other adults. My wife eventually joined us. To amuse the other players, I started, during the week, to draw cartoons of the previous session. Here is my view of an adventure in which she played Eowyn, an Elven thief, and I played Smiley, a fighter-spy (and lycanthrope) on a mission for my queen.
Eowyn mindin' her own business.
Hari supports the Emperor, but Smiley, who doesn't, plants evidence...ah, forget it.
Smiley and Clarabelle approach the Castle entrance.
Anastasia, Doom, and the servant.
An opportunity to have Griflet grab Anastasia's chain-mail loincloth in shock, and to draw Smiley's face, as Doom's provocation has its consequences.
The vampire, now smitten, leaves Desdemona in her casket in the graveyard to go out on business.
Back to the vampire's crumbling castle.
The vampire finds a plump morsel with which to initiate Desdemona. Can her friends find her in time?
Poor Hari. But that's another story.
The search for Desdemona continues.
The Vampire returns with a snack to share with Desdemona.
A battle in the graveyard. Vampires are tough, but....
Celsus, dedicated healer and man of science, has a weak moment. With Desdemona around, who doesn't?
Hari strums while Galadriel is reunited with Aurelius. Micheline looks on.
Andru, a female monk in male disguise, joins the adventurers. Celsus continues his education.
A nasty surprise in the mountains.
This was a bad encounter. Lots of casualties.
Griflet came through in a big way, or it would have been worse.
Lots of stuff going on at once. Healing, searching for treasure. Large party.
This was the tail end of a very long campaign. Before this, I didn't use color. There's a lot more to this story, and I'm gonna scan them ALL, and put 'em here whether you like it or not.
Adventures often begin in taverns. I try playing a female character, Lily. One of the previous Game Masters is now Jonathan, Eowyn is now Siobhan, Anastasia is Rosalyn, and Doom is now Brega.
The players are showing up. These three little characters were Clarabelle, Andru, and the other co-GM in the previous adventure.
Domo is intoduced. This player was Bannor in the previous adventure.
Siobhan follows Bossy to his room in the tavern. The player who was Micheline is now Bossy, some sort of half-dog, half-human race.
Leaflet is grossed out at the sight and smell of Dry Heave. Guiness is curious. Bossy is salivating. Galadriel's player is Leaflet, Celsus is little Guiness, and Hari the bard is now Dry Heave.
The characters get to know each other. I couldn't resist flirting with my wife.
Earlier black-and white drawings. I started with pencil, then eventually got up the nerve to use pen-and-ink. The lettering scans lousy, so I'm editing in new lettering with Paintshop for the pencil drawings.
My first dd drawing. One Night On the Outskirts of Mingoro.(To Be Scanned)
Two green dragons swoop down on the sleeping party.(To Be Scanned)
Symbala, on watch, fires his longbow at the dragons.(To Be Scanned)
The dragons breathe deadly gas at the party.(To Be Scanned)
Three dead party members, still in their sleeping rolls.(To Be Scanned)
Back in town, Desdemona and Tarka involved in some hanky-panky.UPLOADED FEB. 2004
IDLMPAL the Dwarf throws his hammer at a dragon.(To Be Scanned)
An aside. One of the giant rats who pull the wagon. All the horses had been killed. It was all we had.
Hari being devoured by a dragon.(To Be Scanned)
A very naughty aside with a nude, dead Dwarf.(To Be Scanned)
Symbala getting his sword into a dragon's hide.UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Symbala, the only survivor, has to load all the dead into a wagon.UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Another aside. A little creature that makes things "perfect" at work.(To Be Scanned)
Back to Desdemona and Tarka, by moonlight.(To Be Scanned)
An exhausted Symbala atop the wagon, hoping to get everyone resurrected.UPLOADED FEB. 2004
A birds-eye-view of the wagon returning to civilization.UPLOADED FEB. 2004
An attempt to draw a weird temple. Symbala has much to do.(To Be Scanned)
Luckily, everyone is resurrected. The next day, in a tavern with Desdemona.(To Be Scanned)
Galadriel the Elf and Columbard the monk show up.(To Be Scanned)
Columbard loses his temper.(To Be Scanned)
Desdemona relaxing in the wagon.(To Be Scanned)
Lyssandre the female fighter, leaning on her battle axe.(To Be Scanned)
Hari, IDLMPAL and Symbala inside a long-buried pyramid.(To Be Scanned)
Hari being zapped by a fireball.(To Be Scanned)
Marten and Desdemona separated from the party inside the pyramid.(To Be Scanned)
IDLMPAL and Symbala stuck to a high, domed ceiling by a spell.(To Be Scanned)
Celsus and Lysandre in an aside.(To Be Scanned)
Deathbane, now a ghost, appears to Hari.(To Be Scanned)
An aside with a finger of Hari's that Symbala keeps in case...(To Be Scanned)
Hari is resurrected, but needs supplies.UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Hari outfitted, sort of.(UPLOADED FEB. 2004
My first aside with the Gods. Thor and a Valkyrie.(To Be Scanned)
An aside with Winston.(To Be Scanned)
A preposterous aside with Desdemona in actual clothes. She's half- Sylph, half-Human.I made this up.
The party comes upon another party inside the pyramids.(To Be Scanned)
Symbala and Marten in combat with their Doppelgangers.(To Be Scanned)
IDLMPAL hammering a Doppelganger.(To Be Scanned)
Winston fighting his Doppelganger.(To Be Scanned)
Desdemona fighting her Doppelganger.(To Be Scanned)
Symbala, enclosed in a bubble, and quite deranged.(To Be Scanned)
Lysandre falls to her doom in the pyramid.(To Be Scanned)
Lysandre's floating corpse. She was supposed to be a simple farm girl who went off to adventure out of necessity. She really wore wooden shoes, but I gave her the goofy helmet.
Celsus the healer treating IDLMPAL. I know the stethescope is too modern. It's a gag.
A female palladin is encountered in trouble.(To Be Scanned)
The palladin takes her watch.(To Be Scanned)
Marten in a pickle with minotaurs.(To Be Scanned)
An aside with the long-dead character Gar.
An aside with Babe, the Elven assassin.(To Be Scanned)
Galadriel in combat with mummies.(To Be Scanned)
IDLMPAL, turned into a giant golem, and Desdemona. I played the Dwarf with distaste for races whose females were smooth and yummy.
A view of the route the party must take, and its dangers.(To Be Scanned)
The party dropping like flies.(To Be Scanned)
Hari and Columbard, each using his special talents.UPLOADED FEB. 2004 We were vying with a super-powerful wizard. Hari was desperate to try anything.
IDLMPAL, alone, vying with the enemy.(To Be Scanned)
Symbala trying to rescue Desdemona.(To Be Scanned)
Hari and Columbard in retreat.(To Be Scanned)
More with IDLMPAL and the mad sorcerer.(To Be Scanned)
Desdemona, Marten and Hari take a wrong step.(To Be Scanned)
IDLMPAL finds a treasure.(To Be Scanned)
Symbala gets married.(To Be Scanned)
IDLMPAL steers his prize. The adventure ends.(To Be Scanned)
Takatsu the Samurai and the giant crab. His supper-to-be.
Boopboopadriel and Columbard with Podgi the pooch. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Communal bathing with Geishas. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
An obscure aside. Very obscure. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Sea trolls attack the riverboat. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Nanoc and a sea troll go mano-a-mano. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Takatsu in full armor against a sea troll.
Boopboopadriel and Podgi aginst a troll.
Marten and IDLMPAL team up against a troll. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Galadriel and Desdemona get the better of a troll.
Celsus, Takatsu, and a troll. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Columbard the monk uses fancy footwork to confound a troll.
Boopboopadriel, lashed to the mast. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Takatsu comes ashore from the wreck. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Hari and IDLMPAL in melee with a pair of sea hags. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
IDLMPAL scooping up treasure. (To Be Scanned) 80
IDLMPAL hoping to get Boopboopadriel and Hari resurrected at a temple. 81
Hari's memorial. (To Be Scanned) 82
Barph Cultcha, the half-ogre, joins the party. (To Be Scanned) 83
The party fighting a deadly hangman tree. (To Be Scanned) 84
The intro to the party's return to the western world, in Killean. (To Be Scanned) 85
Rik jousting with a giant stork. (To Be Scanned) 86
The party notices strange local rituals. (To Be Scanned) 87
The inside of a tavern, just before the party enters. 88
(Schroedenger's) Cat, Rik and Irulan break into a government building by air. (To Be Scanned) 89
Arwen and Nanoc in combat with the guards at ground level. UPLOADED FEB. 2004
A spell causes most of the party to attack each other. Cat stops it with a spell of his own.(To Be Scanned) 91
Arwen and Nanoc in disguise. My far-fetched interpretation.
Irulan, Rik and Arwen in a graveyard, with Nanoc off-camera. (To Be Scanned) 93
Irulan and Nanoc fighting an Achaierai. (To Be Scanned) 94
Irulan and Cat casting spells at an Achaierai. (To Be Scanned) 95
A quiet moment. Breaking camp. (To Be Scanned) 96
That's the last of the pencil drawings.
Nanoc against Arwen, Clarabelle, and Thelonius. Arwen is a female disguised as a male. Thelonius is a nasty monk. Clarabelle needs no introduction.
Rik has a serious moment. I played Rik so he never took his helmet off in company. He was just a plain-vanilla human fighter, otherwise.
Opponents of legendary power. What a battle this was.
Babe engages an invisible attacker. I played Babe, an Elven assassin.
Ah, Mingoro. We spent a lot of time here.
Hari feels like Cupid. Actually, Clarabelle is plotting to do something terrible to Babe, and Babe is planning an "accident" for Clarabelle.
Hari goes back to school. Actually, Steve left for college.UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Galadriel blabs an important secret.UPLOADED FEB. 2004
Celsus doesn't ask for much. Just the total defeat of the Four Horsemen by science.
Candy-Gram!. Celsus is the last guy you want to see this happen to. This guy raises the dead as a party trick.
Babe, master of disguise.
Symbala. Griflet, Eowyn and Clarabelle encounter a retch-inducing character.
Babe's bag of holding.
I loved putting my wife's character's little dead body in there.
Clarabelle leaves a beautiful corpse.
I swear Babe didn't do it.
Another aside with our old friend Gar
When Babe, desperate to get out the the clutches of Eye, or Ai, turned good,
my character had to fall whole levels.
But first I'm gonna scan the drawings I did from the campaign that followed. The people who played Griflet and Desdemona were now the Game Masters.
The next campaign, in a land called "Sipangu". Still in pencil.
After I started using ink. I'm inserting them chronologically.
