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Vines at Vendredi Hall

D&D: Vines at Vendredi Hall

Summer 2024

It is March 922 TA.

Two years have passed since the invasion, now called Baliol's Dream, started with the arrival of infestations of blooms and mounds - moving green tentacles that poured into the Reaches from the sea. The devastation of the vines is immense with cities, towns and castles destroyed and countless lives lost over two campaign seasons. The armies of the Reaches are desperately trying to hang on, but Dragonsford Castle has fallen and unrest ripples throughout the Reaches. The heroes find themselves on a quest chasing pieces of an artifact to stop the invasion, in partnership with Myodynn, a strange undersea denizen. So far, they are unable to slow the march of the tendrils across the land.

For those who have not been to Vendredi Hall before, it might look that a lush plain of rolling hills and tall grass ends at a hillock of grass, some quarter mile long standing at the edge of a dark, verdant forest. But, in fact, the hillock is made of vines and tendrils, moving slowly in the light. This is Vendredi Hall, buried under mountains of sinister vegetation. Nothing can be seen of the Hall. A trail of thick vines lead from the area towards the northeast and Bleakstone Lake some thirty miles distant. The lack of vines elsewhere shows that this is a focused attack.

Sharpen your swords, dust off your spellbooks, and get out your Weed Wacker +5 - it's Matcon time again.

Schedule of Events
Travel, Room and Board
Matcon 42 Puzzle
Adventurer's Logbook
Characters

Other Diversions

While D&D has always been the focus of Matcon, a number of diversions have been created over the years. These have been thoughtfully blended into the campaign: Witenagemot and Warmaster providing a large-scale focus on the campaigns of kingdoms and generals; Ranger Magic providing special one-time spells for characters; and even Dwarf Poker providing a way for dwarves to lose their warchests to the forces of evil. Matcon will continue to evolve over time providing new challenges from the twisted mind of CM the DM.

Dwarf Poker
Witenagemot
Ranger Magic
Golf

Tales of Matcons Past

Invite to the first Matcon - May 16, 1980

Matcon has been taking place since 1980. From our annual gathering many, many tales of adventures and misadventures have followed. The richness of the campaign is not just in the complexity and depth of the story, but in the interaction between characters and players. Some of those memories are presented below.

Past Matcon Winners (1980-present)
Matcon 36 Photos (2017)
Matcon 29 Photos (2010)
Matcon 28 Picturebook (2009)
Starter Dungeon (2009)
Realm Risk (2007-2010)
Matcon 25 Photos (2006)
Ode To A Celestial Pegasus Lost (2006)
Celestial Pegasus (2005)
Warmaster (2000-2005)
Matcon 24 Photos (2005)
Matcon 24 Fun (2005)
Matcon 23 Photos (2004)
Matcon 22 Photos (2003)
Matcon 22 Fun (2003)
Grim's Last Stand MTG Variant (2003)
Matcon 21 Photos (2002)
Matcon 20 Photos (2001)
Matcon 20 Cover (2001)
Acorn of Channeling (2000)
Matcon 19 Fun (2000)
Matcon 17 Fun (1998)
Clubs of DM Control (date unknown)
Matcon 15 Fun (1996)
The Pool (1995)
Four Brothers Invite (1994)
Matcon 13 Invite (1994)
Champion's Chalice (1993)
Falstaff's Fabulous Fantasy System (1993)
Matcon 12 Photos (1993)
Matcon 12 Invite (1993)
Christmas 1992 Invite (1992)
Matcon 11 Victor (1992)
Matcon 11 Invite (1992)
Is U-Gene More Massive Than Ernie? (1991)
Matcon 10 Invite (1991)
Adventurer's Ale (1991)
The World's End Pub (date unknown)
The Willows (1991)
Matcon 9 Victor (1990)
Matcon 9 Invite (1990)
Why You Don't Do A Draft Via Mail (1990)
A Yuletide Tale (1989)
Why You Always Break the Code (1989)
An Audacious Wager (1989)
Matcon 8 Victor (1989)
Matcon 8 Invite (1989)
Falstaff Has A Bad Dream (1988)
Matcon 7 Wrapup (1988)
Matcon 7 Invite (1988)
Famous Quotes (1988)
Matcon 6 Victor (1987)
Matcon 6 Invite (1987)
Rock-Dwelling Predators (1987)
Champion's Quest 1 Results (1986)
Matcon 5 Invite (1986)
Hylax Sheds Many Tears (1986)
Falstaff Is Dead (1986)
Introduction to Fuzzwort the Cleric (1986)
Journey to Lost Pine Woods (1986)
Sound Mind, Body, and Buttplate (1985)
Champion's Quest 1 Invite (1985)
The Mighty Kansy (1985)
The Matcon 4 Storyboard (1985)
Matcon 4 Invite (1985)
Hylax Binds the Demons - Second Anniversary (1985)
Absorption Calculation (date unknown)
Vince's Vabulous Vindentification System (date unknown)
A System of Magical Research (1985)
The Draft (1984-present)
The Night Before Matcon (1984)
Matcon 3 Fun (1984)
Matcon 3 Invite (1984)
Hylax the Storyteller (date unknown)
The Ballad of Hylax (Our Journey to Mt. Todd) (1983)
Zephaniah's Tour Guide to Hell (1983)
An Introduction to the New Party (1982)
The Misadventures of CM the DM (Part 3) (1981)
Parties of the Third Age (1981)
Matcon 1 Results (1980)
Matcon 1 Invite (1980)
How It All Got Started (1980)
The Life of Brian (1979)
Who Came First, Arthur Bucheroni or Sir Brian du Bois (1979)

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-[[File:Mc36 logo.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Family Pact]]
+[[File:mc42_logo.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Vines at Vendredi Hall]]
-'''Matcon 36''' <br>
-''Summer 2017''
-Sharpen your swords and dust off the spellbooks - it's Matcon time again!  In our annual summer tradition, the heroes of the Realm will be cast into dire situations with impossible odds and certain death.  The Wolfshaunt Campaign enters it climatic conclusion - will the alliance with the werewolves tip the battle?  Will Grandfather Josiah prove too elusive for capture?  What other horrors await the party in the depths of the shadowy Wolfshaunt Mountains?  See you all soon!
+== D&D:  Vines at Vendredi Hall ==
+''Summer 2024''
-[[Schedule of Events|'''Schedule of Events''']] <br>
+It is March 922 TA.
-[[Travel, Room and Board|'''Travel, Room and Board''']] <br>
-== Dungeons & Dragons:  The Family Pact ==
+Two years have passed since the invasion, now called Baliol's Dream, started with the arrival of infestations of blooms and mounds - moving green tentacles that poured into the Reaches from the sea.  The devastation of the vines is immense with cities, towns and castles destroyed and countless lives lost over two campaign seasons.  The armies of the Reaches are desperately trying to hang on, but Dragonsford Castle has fallen and unrest ripples throughout the Reaches.  The heroes find themselves on a quest chasing pieces of an artifact to stop the invasion, in partnership with Myodynn, a strange undersea denizen.  So far, they are unable to slow the march of the tendrils across the land.
-U-Gene scowled.
+''For those who have not been to Vendredi Hall before, it might look that a lush plain of rolling hills and tall grass ends at a hillock of grass, some quarter mile long standing at the edge of a dark, verdant forest.  But, in fact, the hillock is made of vines and tendrils, moving slowly in the light.  This is Vendredi Hall, buried under mountains of sinister vegetation.  Nothing can be seen of the Hall.  A trail of thick vines lead from the area towards the northeast and Bleakstone Lake some thirty miles distant.  The lack of vines elsewhere shows that this is a focused attack.''
-It has been five long years since the Wolfshaunt was awakened by breaking the Wolfshaunt Seal in the bowels of the Forbidden Library.  Who would have thought that freeing a single werewolf could lead to a full-scale war?  At least most of the tokens of passage have been secured.  While that may stop the armies from coming over the mountains for awhile, how many other ways are there for Grandfather Josiah and Grandfather Bela to escape with their cursed families?  They are powerful, determined and immortal - a dangerous combination.  The Wolfshaunt must be sealed.
+Sharpen your swords, dust off your spellbooks, and get out your Weed Wacker +5 - it's Matcon time again.
-U-Gene scowled again.
+[[Schedule of Events|'''Schedule of Events''']] <br>
+[[Travel, Room and Board|'''Travel, Room and Board''']] <br>
-The Second War of the Reaches should have ended last year.  The Orcs, Sandal, and the Tang pose no threat.  Securing the Wolfshaunt would eliminate that threat to the Eastern Reaches.  Dammit.  Why did the Old Kingdom get involved in the war?  For a million gold piece bribe?  Maybe.  But there must be another reason.  Last year's conflicts were a disaster - with the City-State of Teufeldorf under the control of the Overlord's troops.  Now, the demand has come in for the return of Teufeldorf to the Crown - five million gold.  A true king's ransom.  It will deplete the treasury, but the price might be worth it.  Or, U-Gene mused, we could mobilize the Fleet of the Reaches.  Invade Rembia.  Hit the Overlord hard enough that he will think twice before attacking the Reaches.
+[[Matcon Puzzle|'''Matcon 42 Puzzle''']] <br>
-U-Gene looked up.
-Standing before him, Fuzzwort shifts from foot to foot, his nose buried in a large, iron-bound tome. "Have you ever heard of the Overlord's Undercroft beneath the Celestial City of Rembia?  Some say it doesn't exist.  If it does, it's one of the most guarded buildings in the Realm - its secrets protected by the Collegium Magicium.  Legend holds that the source of Overlord's power over the nobility and military - Alfric's Scepter - is guarded in that vault.  Certainty of death, small chance of success, what do you think?"
-[[Matcon Puzzle|'''Matcon 36 Puzzle''']] <br>
 [[Classic Campaign Logbook|'''Adventurer's Logbook''']] <br>
 [[Classic Campaign Characters|'''Characters''']] <br>
 == Other Diversions ==
-While D&D has always been the focus of Matcon, a number of diversions have been created over the years.  These have been thoughtfully blended into the campaign: Witenagemot and Warmaster providing a large-scale focus on the campaigns of kingdoms and generals; MTG Menagerie providing special one-time spells for characters; and even dwarf poker providing a way for dwarves to lose their warchests to the forces of evil.  Matcon will continue to evolve over time providing new challenges from the twisted mind of CM the DM.
+While D&D has always been the focus of Matcon, a number of diversions have been created over the years.  These have been thoughtfully blended into the campaign: Witenagemot and Warmaster providing a large-scale focus on the campaigns of kingdoms and generals; Ranger Magic providing special one-time spells for characters; and even Dwarf Poker providing a way for dwarves to lose their warchests to the forces of evil.  Matcon will continue to evolve over time providing new challenges from the twisted mind of CM the DM.
 [[Dwarf Poker|'''Dwarf Poker''']] <br>
 [[Witenagemot|'''Witenagemot''']] <br>
-[[Realm Risk|'''Realm Risk''']] <br>
+[[Ranger Magic|'''Ranger Magic''']] <br>
-[[MTG Menagerie|'''MTG Menagerie''']] <br>
 [[Golf|'''Golf''']] <br>
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 [[Past Matcon Winners|'''Past Matcon Winners''' (1980-present)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 36 Photos|'''Matcon 36 Photos''' (2017)]]<br>
 [[Matcon 29 Photos|'''Matcon 29 Photos''' (2010)]] <br>
-[[:File:starter_dungeon.jpg|'''Starter Dungeon''' (2009)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 28 Picturebook|'''Matcon 28 Picturebook''' (2009)]]<br>
+[[Starter Dungeon|'''Starter Dungeon''' (2009)]]<br>
+[[Realm Risk|'''Realm Risk''' (2007-2010)]] <br>
 [[Matcon 25 Photos|'''Matcon 25 Photos''' (2006)]] <br>
+[[Ode To A Celestial Pegasus Lost|'''Ode To A Celestial Pegasus Lost''' (2006)]]<br>
+[[Celestial Pegasus|'''Celestial Pegasus''' (2005)]]<br>
 [[Warmaster|'''Warmaster''' (2000-2005)]] <br>
 [[Matcon 24 Photos|'''Matcon 24 Photos''' (2005)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 24 Fun|'''Matcon 24 Fun''' (2005)]]<br>
 [[Matcon 23 Photos|'''Matcon 23 Photos''' (2004)]] <br>
 [[Matcon 22 Photos|'''Matcon 22 Photos''' (2003)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 22 Fun|'''Matcon 22 Fun''' (2003)]]<br>
+[[Grim's Last Stand|'''Grim's Last Stand MTG Variant''' (2003)]]<br>
 [[Matcon 21 Photos|'''Matcon 21 Photos''' (2002)]] <br>
 [[Matcon 20 Photos|'''Matcon 20 Photos''' (2001)]] <br>
-[[:File:golf_clubs.jpg|'''Clubs of DM Control''' (date unknown)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 20 Cover|'''Matcon 20 Cover''' (2001)]] <br>
+[[Acorn of Channeling|'''Acorn of Channeling''' (2000)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 19 Fun|'''Matcon 19 Fun''' (2000)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 17 Fun|'''Matcon 17 Fun''' (1998)]]<br>
+[[Clubs of DM Control|'''Clubs of DM Control''' (date unknown)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 15 Fun|'''Matcon 15 Fun''' (1996)]]<br>
+[[The Pool|'''The Pool''' (1995)]]<br>
+[[Four Brothers Invite|'''Four Brothers Invite''' (1994)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 13 Invite|'''Matcon 13 Invite''' (1994)]]<br>
+[[Champion's Chalice|'''Champion's Chalice''' (1993)]]<br>
+[[Falstaff's Fabulous Fantasy System|'''Falstaff's Fabulous Fantasy System''' (1993)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 12 Photos|'''Matcon 12 Photos''' (1993)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 12 Invite|'''Matcon 12 Invite''' (1993)]]<br>
+[[Christmas 1992 Invite|'''Christmas 1992 Invite''' (1992)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 11 Victor|'''Matcon 11 Victor''' (1992)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 11 Invite|'''Matcon 11 Invite''' (1992)]] <br>
+[[Is U-Gene More Massive Than Ernie?|'''Is U-Gene More Massive Than Ernie?''' (1991)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 10 Invite|'''Matcon 10 Invite''' (1991)]]<br>
+[[Adventurer's Ale|'''Adventurer's Ale (1991)]] <br>
+[[The World's End Pub|'''The World's End Pub''' (date unknown)]]<br>
+[[The Willows|'''The Willows''' (1991)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 9 Victor|'''Matcon 9 Victor''' (1990)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 9 Invite|'''Matcon 9 Invite''' (1990)]] <br>
+[[Why You Don't Do A Draft Via Mail|'''Why You Don't Do A Draft Via Mail''' (1990)]] <br>
 [[A Yuletide Tale|'''A Yuletide Tale''' (1989)]]<br>
 [[Why You Always Break the Code|'''Why You Always Break the Code''' (1989)]]<br>
@@ Line 55: / Line 77: @@
 [[Matcon 8 Victor|'''Matcon 8 Victor''' (1989)]] <br>
 [[Matcon 8 Invite|'''Matcon 8 Invite''' (1989)]] <br>
+[[Falstaff Has A Bad Dream|'''Falstaff Has A Bad Dream''' (1988)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 7 Wrapup|'''Matcon 7 Wrapup''' (1988)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 7 Invite|'''Matcon 7 Invite''' (1988)]] <br>
+[[Famous Quotes|'''Famous Quotes''' (1988)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 6 Victor|'''Matcon 6 Victor''' (1987)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 6 Invite|'''Matcon 6 Invite''' (1987)]] <br>
+[[Rock-Dwelling Predators|'''Rock-Dwelling Predators''' (1987)]] <br>
+[[Champion's Quest 1 Results|'''Champion's Quest 1 Results''' (1986)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 5 Invite|'''Matcon 5 Invite''' (1986)]]<br>
+[[Hylax Sheds Many Tears|'''Hylax Sheds Many Tears''' (1986)]]<br>
+[[Falstaff Is Dead|'''Falstaff Is Dead''' (1986)]]<br>
+[[Introduction to Fuzzwort the Cleric|'''Introduction to Fuzzwort the Cleric''' (1986)]]<br>
+[[Journey to Lost Pine Woods|'''Journey to Lost Pine Woods''' (1986)''']]<br>
+[[Sound Mind, Body, and Buttplate|'''Sound Mind, Body, and Buttplate''' (1985)]]<br>
+[[Champion's Quest 1 Invite|'''Champion's Quest 1 Invite''' (1985)]] <br>
+[[The Mighty Kansy|'''The Mighty Kansy''' (1985)]]<br>
+[[The Matcon 4 Storybook|'''The Matcon 4 Storyboard''' (1985)]] <br>
+[[Matcon 4 Invite|'''Matcon 4 Invite''' (1985)]]<br>
+[[Hylax Binds the Demons - Second Anniversary|'''Hylax Binds the Demons - Second Anniversary''' (1985)]]<br>
+[[Absorption Calculation|'''Absorption Calculation''' (date unknown)]]<br>
+[[Vince's Vabulous Vindentification System|'''Vince's Vabulous Vindentification System''' (date unknown)]]<br>
+[[A System of Magical Research|'''A System of Magical Research''' (1985)]]<br>
+[[The Draft|'''The Draft''' (1984-present)]]<br>
 [[The Night Before Matcon|'''The Night Before Matcon''' (1984)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 3 Fun|'''Matcon 3 Fun''' (1984)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 3 Invite|'''Matcon 3 Invite''' (1984)]]<br>
+[[Hylax the Storyteller|'''Hylax the Storyteller''' (date unknown)]]<br>
 [[The Ballad of Hylax|'''The Ballad of Hylax (Our Journey to Mt. Todd)''' (1983)]] <br>
-[[The Life of Brian|'''The Life of Brian (date unknown)]]<br>
+[[Zephaniah's Tour Guide to Hell|'''Zephaniah's Tour Guide to Hell''' (1983)]] <br>
-[[An Introduction to the New Party|'''An Introduction to the New Party (1982)]]<br>
+[[An Introduction to the New Party|'''An Introduction to the New Party''' (1982)]]<br>
+[[The Misadventures of CM the DM (Part 3)|'''The Misadventures of CM the DM (Part 3)''' (1981)]]<br>
+[[Parties of the Third Age|'''Parties of the Third Age''' (1981)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 1 Results|'''Matcon 1 Results''' (1980)]]<br>
+[[Matcon 1 Invite|'''Matcon 1 Invite''' (1980)]]<br>
+[[How It All Got Started|'''How It All Got Started''' (1980)]]<br>
+[[The Life of Brian|'''The Life of Brian''' (1979)]]<br>
+[[Who Came First, Arthur Bucheroni or Sir Brian du Bois|'''Who Came First, Arthur Bucheroni or Sir Brian du Bois''' (1979)]]<br>

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