02 Session - The Oni

I'm going to title this game "The Oni."

While in the cellar the boys were able to lift the door enough to slip the sword they found under it to get some leverage on opening it. Melo's hand slipped and cut his palm pretty badly, his screams of pain caused mom to uncover and open the door. Del-yin took the opportunity to escape while Melo was being bandaged. Melo then tricked mom into looking out the window long enough to make his escape.

Del-yin and Melo messed around in the field, again. This time with the sword which turned out to be rather unimpressive. Piko summoned an imaginary dragon which Del-yin fought, but could only defeat after Melo intervened and speared it in the side.

The boys met up with their father at Ichi's house. They still had the sword, though they shouldn't have, but Del-yin hid it rather well, until they were back home and they had to reveal it to their father. The boys got a stern talking to and as punishment had to clean up the cellar and then kneel on rice during lunch. The rest of the day was uneventful.

The next morning the boys and their father woke up extra early to meet up with the rest of the men in town to leave for the Azuma. It was a long and boring two day walk. During that time father was trying to enplane what he did for the town and why, but he was rather unsuccessful. Piko who over heard the conversation spoke up and gave a rather surprising but very good explanation. The first night after camp was set up father lead the group in practice with bow fighting giving the kids their first exposure to combat training. The fathers spared with each other after and father defeated all the other father in one on one combat.

Late in the second day of travel they arived at the Azuma's town, the light the lantern at the waiting post and sat waiting for a messenger to arrive and welcome them to the town...

01 Session - The Oni

We began with the kids; Melo (Adam), Del-Yin (Bauer), Piko (Brian), and Ichi (GM), playing in a field near the forest. Piko had just thrown a potion which spawned a large lizard which started to make its way threw the field toward the town. Ichi picked up a stick and the game began as the stick became a spear and she was on her way to fight the dragon to save her town. Melo quickly followed and with the help of Del-Yin stopped Ichi and pulled everyone out of the game and the lizard disappeared. Piko stomped off because they ruined the fun.

Piko ran into the woods looking for more ingredients for his potions, as Melo and Del-Yin found large sticks to play kind of the mountain. Melo delivered quite a beating to Del-Yin in a fun playful brotherly fashion, and left visible but not serious damage Del-Yin.

Ichi returned with a message that the boys needed to return home. Piko came out of the woods with some leaves which he claimed would help heal the wounds.

Melo and Del-yin returned home for dinner where their they were given a talking to about beating each other up so badly. After dinner Father explaned to Melo that one day he will take over his position of head of the town. A job that has been passed down in his family for years. There is a cellar in the house that contains scrolls of knowledge and wisdom that will assist Melo when it is time for him to take his place.

It was explained that Father and the boys will be going to the Azuma clan to the East to give them some aide for the rough season ahead, and that they are giving this assistance to them because in the past the Azuma have helped their clan during hard times in the past.

Some messengers arrived with a message from Uesuto of the Nishi Clan. This was the first time the boys have had the chance learn how to properly meet messengers to the town. The messengers came with a message demanding all clans unite under the rule of Uesuto. They also said that the Oni will be returning and if everyone did not unite then all will be lost for all on the island. After the messangers left Father sent Ichi's father out with some hunters to survey the land to see if there were anyone waiting to attack the village after such a strange message.

The boys met up with Piko and Ichi again and came up with a plan to brake into the cellar which contained the scrolls. Del-yin and Melo found a sword in the cellar and while fighting over it knocked over a candle and caught a scroll on fire. Their mother found them in the cellar and locked them in until father was home from preparing for the trip to the Azuma. Ichi and Piko ran off pretending that the explosion killed them and Piko was a zombie.

Good times.

To be continued...