Day 87 After our battle with The Collector we returned to the Road to the Labyrinth, hoping to find the power promised to be at the end of it. We had been making progress when we encountered a hulking Abomination. Large, green, and hideous it was safeguarded the in the same way as our previous encounters along the road had been. With confidence X-23 stepped up to face him. But something was different about this beast. It secreted some sort of unseen poison that overwhelmed X-23’s healing factor. We tried to save her but none of us could get…
Category: A Summoner’s Journal- G. R. Linden
A Summoner’s Journal- G. R. Linden (Part Six)
Day 80 I received a missive today from McFabio. A militant alliance calling itself All My Peoples has declared war upon the Guardians with Bald Caps threating to hunt down our members one by one if we do not meet them on the field of battle tomorrow. Having given my word to defend my fellow Guardian’s, I have returned to the fold. Tonight, we draw up battle plans, assigning members of our company to defend our compound. Tomorrow we will counter-attack with a small, elite squad of Guardians. I have not been to war before. The thought makes me…
A Summoner’s Journal- G. R. Linden (Part Five)
Day 63 Following our victory against Maestro the party has been partaking in small quests and odd jobs. Partly to recover from our grueling ordeal and partly to build up our now depleted resources. We must become more powerful if we are to defeat The Collector, a truth that even Namor and Doom have been forced to acknowledge. The source of their newfound humility came to them today in the form of six women. It seems that word of our victory had spread, and an international alliance of women decided to seek us out to challenge themselves against…
A Summoner’s Journal- G. R. Linden (Part Four)
Day 50 Spider-man approached me today about a job. It appears one of his partners has gone missing. A costumed vigilante calling himself Moon Knight. Normally it’s not my practice to accept work for hire in the Battlerealm, but the party has exhausted its funds and we could use the units to stock up on supplies before we begin our journey to face Maestro. I took the job. We set out tomorrow. Day 53 We found Moon Knight face down in a booth at the back of one of Joe Fixit’s clubs. Empty bottles surrounded him. I…
A Summoner’s Journal- G. R. Linden (Part Three)
Day 35 The party has experienced a schism. It has been brewing for some time. Apparently, there is a limit to the number of insults you can make about Wolverine’s intelligence (or lack thereof) before he tries to murder you and Doom found it. Of course, the constant barrage of Tim Horton’s jokes certainly didn’t help. Wolverine’s blind rage was terrifying. But more terrifying was the ease with which Doom dispatched him. When he came to, he flipped us all a single adamantium claw and walked away; muttering about needing a beer. Day 38 We added two new…
A Summoner’s Journal- G. R. Linden (Part Two)
Day 16 We have discovered a vast network of caves underneath a nearby mountain. It is full of discarded items that will help us on our quest. Wolverine says the place doesn’t smell right, but we are in no position to ignore such a bountiful trove of treasure. Tonight, we make camp at the mouth of the cave. Tomorrow we will enter. Hopefully, we get lucky and the cave is as empty as it looks. But if not, we will be ready. Day 17 We are not alone. Wolverine was right, there is something down here in these…
A Summoner’s Journal- G. R. Linden (Part One)
Day 1 I think I have lost my mind. Last night I went to bed, safe and comfortable in my home; and this morning I awoke in a strange world with two absurd looking men staring at me. They called themselves The Collector and Kang, respectively, and referred to me as “Summoner”. Telling me that I am in a place called the Battlerealm and that I must compete in something called The Contest. They warn that if I do not participate, I will never see home again. I’d like to believe that I have gone insane or that this…