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He
stretched his arms over his head and gave a sigh. Now, this is the life. Just out here enjoying nature. He remembered
all the times he and Sid had played out here. Mel noticed the tire swing just
waiting for the change of season. Soon,
buddy. Very soon...
Mel
wondered why life could not be this simple. I
mean, there was a time when that was the case. Just being a man, living off the
land. He remembered when his friends would come over and play Mystic
Trails. With a character sheet and some dice, they would set off to find
adventure. Except when we ran into that
dragon and Jerry got his hair singed off. Mel chuckled at that. He told everyone that his deity made him
shave his head.
During
much of the game, the characters were travelling from town to town. Often they
had to camp out in the wilderness. Mel usually played a warrior, and made sure
the group rarely lit a fire. All kinds of nasty things would be drawn to the
light, and the party would have to fight them off in the middle of the night. Eddie was always summoning something. He
rolled his eyes. Sorcerers.
Sid
bugged them to let him play, and Mel gave in. He loves playing the thief. Mainly because of the bonuses he gets for
striking unawares. His brother was enthusiastic, but he did not understand
the role-playing aspect of the game. He
just plays himself. Mel always made sure to play his character, even if he
did not agree with what they would do. Grimblade
is a warrior. His sword does all the talking.
As
the sun dipped past the horizon, he noticed a path off to the side. Huh? How long has that been there? And why
haven't I seen it before? Mel stood up and headed over to investigate. At
first glance, it just seemed to be a gap in the trees surrounding the pond. But
the fading light had briefly illuminated what was clearly a trail going into
the woods.
Mel
stood there for a moment, wondering what he should do. It's getting dark. Maybe I should come back tomorrow. But he
figured that he might not be able to find it again. After all, this was the
first time he had even noticed it.
He
knew that supper would be ready and his family would be waiting for him to come
and eat. I'll just take a quick look.
Mystic Trails is available here:
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Mystic Trails is available here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J1DR1WY
