Falcon The Hunter
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I realize that in my previous thoughts, I pitched Falcon the Hunter as this Phandalin-adjacent local hero. But the more I sit with it, the more I’m convinced: This Falcon guy has a screw loose – though you’d never know it until you get to his home. I’m actually impressed with Falcon’s Hunting Lodge. It…
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In yesterday’s thoughts, I wondered aloud who Phandalin’s local hero would be. If you’re familiar with online forums like r/lostminesofphandalin where novice Dungeon Masters look for advice on how to run Lost Mine of Phandelver, you know that player characters are often not the heroes. Left to their own devices in a fantasy roleplay world…
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When I read something like “Falcon has a long history of killing orcs and can’t abide them as neighbors,” I’m left to wonder what the story is. Gustaf Stellern, ahem (I think “Falcon the Hunter” is a ridiculous moniker, so I refer to him by his birth name) bears a naked enmity toward orcfolk, as…
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NO, WAIT! came the warning from their hunting guide, a moment too late as the bowstring thrummed. The arrow whispered through the ancient trees of the Neverwinter Wood until it found its mark: the flank of the largest stag Harbin Wester had ever set eyes upon. The beast did not rear, nor did it bolt…