N & B 07.24.27

Save the date

Nicole & Ben

Saturday July 24, 2027

Witless Bay & St. John's, Newfoundland

Pixel-art portrait of Nicole in a white gown with lavender hair and a lupin bouquet, arm in arm with Ben in a navy suit and glasses, with their orange cat and two dogs in bow ties sitting in a meadow of purple and pink lupins.

New quest

Nicole and Ben are getting married on a cliffside meadow full of lupins. Pack your dice, your dancing shoes, and something you can bounce in.

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Sat, July 24, 2027Times to come with the invitation
Ceremony
Witless BayA cliffside meadow by the sea
Reception
St. John's CLBAbout 35 minutes up the coast
Fly into
St. John's (YYT)Nonstop from Toronto, about 3 hours

Side quest: Witless Bay is home to North America's largest puffin colony, and five of them are hiding on this page. Tap one when you spot it.

World 1 · The overworld

The campaign so far

From a super-like in 2021 to a dragon fight in Minecraft. Follow the trail, and poke at things as you go.

Act I · Origin story

Bae from the bay

Session 0 · The match · 2021

Star Trek or Star Wars?

Nicole and Ben had both lived in Edmonton and never crossed paths there. Then Nicole moved home to Newfoundland, and while she was quarantining, Ben super-liked her.

BENDo you wanna be my bae from the bay? ... Star Trek or Star Wars?

Your answer?

Session 0 · The first date

A bold handshake

Ben opened with a handshake. Nicole cautiously shook it. At the end of the night he asked for a kiss, but he wasn't vaccinated yet, so she offered him a hug instead and then ghosted him for a couple of days. He got vaccinated before their second date.

  • BEN used Handshake. "A bold move."
  • BEN used Ask For A Kiss. It failed!
  • NICOLE used Hug, then Ghost. 2 days pass.
  • BEN used Get Vaccinated. It's super effective!

Session 0 · The ferry

She came over and never left

They started dating in June 2021. Not long after, problems with the Bell Island ferry meant Nicole stayed at Ben's place, and she essentially never left. Her dog Morgan and his cat Mufasa became one household, and later they adopted Mei together.

Bell Island ferry
DELAYED
Nicole
MOVED IN

Act II · Quest log

The engagement quest

  • 1.5 weeks
  • 12 quest-givers
  • 4 chests
  • 1 death
  • 1 boss

Session 1 · The note

Nicole found her own proposal

Nicole snuck into Ben's Minecraft world to leave an "I love you" note beside his bed. (Minecraft is a game where you build and explore a world made entirely of blocks, and you can leave books for other players to read.) She was trying to do something cute. Instead, she opened a book.

Naturally, she screamed, immediately closed the game with Alt+F4, and hung up on him. Very calm. Very normal. Ben called her back later, and they officially started the adventure he had planned.

A BOOKWelcome to your engagement quest.
Do what Nicole did:

Session 2 · The coordinates

Twelve quest-givers, a week and a half

Ben built a quest that took Nicole a week and a half and involved 12 of their friends and family. Each of them held one piece of a location, an X, Y or Z coordinate, and she had to answer skill-testing questions about Ben to get it.

Three answers made a full set of coordinates, which sent her across the world to a hidden chest. Inside each was a book with one word and the names of the next three people to contact. It was a fairly thorough test of how well she knew her future husband.

Collect all three coordinates.

Session 3 · Hazards

A sea serpent and a lightning dragon

Knowing the answers wasn't enough. Nicole had to survive the journey too, and a sea serpent killed her. When she finally reached the last chest, Ben had very helpfully arranged for it to be guarded by a lightning dragon.

That's when Ben showed up with armour, and they took it down together.

Nicole was slain by Sea Serpent

LIGHTNING DRAGONHP 200

Help them take it down.

Session 4 · The final chest

Four books, four words

After all the questions, the travelling, one death by sea serpent and a dragon fight, Ben got down on one knee.

Nicole had gone into his world to leave a little note saying she loved him. He had built her an entire adventure to ask her to spend their lives together.

  • Open the mysterious book (Screamed. Alt+F4.)
  • Pass 12 skill checks about Ben
  • Find all 4 chests
  • Survive the sea serpent (Failed. Respawned.)
  • Defeat the lightning dragon (Party assist: Ben)
  • Say yes

Next quest

The wedding · July 24, 2027

See the main quest

World 2 · Character select

The adventuring party

Two humans, one cat, two very good dogs. Every campaign needs a balanced team.

Nicole
Pixel portrait of Nicole
Legendary Human · Sorcerer
STR
12
DEX
14
CON
13
INT
16
WIS
15
CHA
18

Found her own proposal by accident. Finished it on purpose.

LV 2020/20
Ben
Pixel portrait of Ben
Legendary Human · Dungeon Master
STR
13
DEX
10
CON
14
INT
18
WIS
16
CHA
15

Built a twelve-NPC quest and a lightning dragon to ask one question.

LV 2020/20
Mufasa
Pixel portrait of Mufasa the orange cat
Creature · Cat Rogue
STR
4
DEX
18
CON
12
INT
13
WIS
11
CHA
20

Ben's starting companion. Wears the bow tie under protest.

LV 109 LIVES
Morgan
Pixel portrait of Morgan, the golden-brown dog in a bow tie
Creature · Dog Bard
STR
6
DEX
15
CON
12
INT
9
WIS
12
CHA
17

Inspiration on every tail wag. Ring bearer candidate.

LV 1110/10
Mei
Pixel portrait of Mei, the cream and brown dog with a flower collar
Creature · Dog Paladin
STR
8
DEX
13
CON
15
INT
10
WIS
14
CHA
16

Sworn protector of the flower collar. Accepts payment in belly rubs.

LV 710/10

World 3 · Lupin meadow

The main quest

Saturday, July 24, 2027. Lupins should be at their peak, and so should Nicole and Ben.

Objective 1 · Ceremony

The cliffside meadow

When
Time TBA
Where
Across from 95 Harbour Road, Witless Bay
Open in Google Maps

Witless Bay is about a 35-minute drive south of St. John's, along the coast on Route 10.

Equipment check

ARMOUR
Meadow formal

Dress up, but the ceremony is in a field.

BOOTS
Grass-proof shoes

Stilettos and meadows don't mix. Block heels or flats.

CLOAK
An evening layer

It's Newfoundland. Even in July, the fog rolls in after dark.

TRINKET
A touch of lupin purple

Optional, but it grants +1 to whimsy.

World 4 · The skies

Fast travel from Toronto

St. John's International (YYT) has nonstop flights from Toronto Pearson (YYZ).

Boarding pass · Party of adventurers

YYZToronto Pearson
YYTSt. John's
Flight time
~3 hrs
Time change
+1:30
Nonstop airlines
4
Date
07.24.27

Admit

One adventurer, plus party
Toronto right now--:--
St. John's right now--:--

Yes, the half hour is real. Newfoundland runs 1.5 hours ahead of Toronto.

World 5 · Jellybean Row

Rest at the inn

A long rest restores all hit points. Here's where Nicole and Ben would put you up if they had a castle.

Featured stay

Georgestown Inn

Nicole and Ben's pick for a place to stay, in St. John's, the same town as the reception.

See it on the map
Book early

Late July is peak season in St. John's, and rooms downtown fill up months ahead.

Make a trip of it

Signal Hill, Cape Spear, and a boat out to see whales and puffins are all close by.

Getting around

Cabs and rideshares get you from the airport into town in about 15 minutes. Rent a car to explore further.

Travelling as a party?

A vacation rental can beat hotel prices for a crew of four or more.

World 6 · The vault

Join the party

Character creation opens when the invitations go out.

RSVP unlocks with the invitations

When formal invitations arrive, you'll come back here to create your character: confirm you're coming, choose your rations, and request the song that gets you on the dance floor.

For now, all you need to do is save the date.

CHARACTER CREATION
Locked until invites

Bonus action

Roll for luck

Tap the die before the big day. A natural 20 is good news.