{"id":8559,"date":"2019-03-10T01:11:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T01:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8559"},"modified":"2019-03-10T01:11:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T01:11:35","slug":"ducks-on-the-ghost-archipelago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8559","title":{"rendered":"Ducks on the Ghost Archipelago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we played our monthly campaign game of Ghost Archipelago. \u00a0I have been crazy busy at work so for me &#8220;monthly&#8221; has been more like &#8220;every four or five months.&#8221; \u00a0While the other crews are at sixth or eighth level, I was at zero level today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5804.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8558\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5804-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5804-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5804-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5804-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5804.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Heritor is Robin Duck (top right of the picture). \u00a0My Warden, at the bottom of the picture, is Friar Duck. \u00a0At this point in the game, three of my normal crewmen were fighting a ghoul to gain control of a treasure while my Heritor and Warden moved forward to challenge Greg&#8217;s crew for a central treasure. \u00a0You can see Devil Duck in the lead. \u00a0He looks cool, but he is just a minion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5807.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8557\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5807-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5807-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5807-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5807-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5807.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her you can see that MacDuck, my Guide, has rushed forward and is fighting one of Greg&#8217;s minions. \u00a0Duckhilda (the blonde), an archer, and two of my minions have advanced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5806.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8556\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5806-1024x901.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5806-1024x901.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5806-300x264.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5806-768x676.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5806.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here you can see Robin Duck, MacDuck, and an archer in a bit of jungle firing arrows at some of Greg&#8217;s crewmen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5805.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8555\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5805-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5805-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5805-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5805-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_5805.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is another view of the game.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, I lost no figures (for a change), captured a treasure, and captured a &#8220;central treasure.&#8221; \u00a0In the process I killed three of Greg&#8217;s minions and knocked out his Warden. \u00a0It was an unusually successful game for me.<\/p>\n<p>As an infrequent campaigner, I don&#8217;t take the campaign too seriously. \u00a0I think the Frostgrave \/ Ghost Archipelago schtick is getting old. \u00a0For me, the monthly games are more about hanging out with the guys and swapping puns and funny stories. \u00a0 It is also a chance to get my ducks on the table.<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Share this post : Ducks on the Ghost Archipelago on Linkedin'  href='http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fbucksurdu.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D8559&amp;title=Ducks+on+the+Ghost+Archipelago&amp;summary=Today+we+played+our+monthly+campaign+game+of+Ghost+Archipelago.+%C2%A0I+have+been+crazy+busy+at+work+so+for+me+%22monthly%22+has+been+more+like+%22every+four+or+five+months.%22+%C2%A0While+the+other+crews+are+at+sixth+or+eighth+level%2C+I+was+at+zero+level+today.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AMy+Heritor+is+Robin+Duck+%28top+right+of+the+picture%29.+%C2%A0My+Warden%2C'  ><img  src='http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  class='image-32' alt='linkedin'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-1122px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Share on Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a rel=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8559&feed=rss2\" title=\"Follow this post : Ducks on the Ghost Archipelago comments\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif\" height=\"32\"  width=\"32\" style=\"background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-1782px 0px\" class=\"image-32\"  alt=\"rss\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Subscribe to the comments on this post<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_self'  title='Print this post : Ducks on the Ghost Archipelago for reading later'  href='javascript:window.print();'  ><img  src='http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  class='image-32' alt='print'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-1716px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Print for later<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_self'  title='Bookmark this post : Ducks on the Ghost Archipelago'  href='javascript:window.bookMark(\"https%3A%2F%2Fbucksurdu.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D8559\", \"Ducks+on+the+Ghost+Archipelago\", BrowserDetect.browser);'  ><img  src='http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  class='image-32' alt='bookmark'  style='background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-132px 0px'   \/> <span class=\"head\">Bookmark in Browser<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a rel=\"_self\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Buck&#039;s%20Blog%20:%20Ducks%20on%20the%20Ghost%20Archipelago&amp;body=This%20is%20the%20coolest%20blob%20every.%20%20Buck%20Surdu%20is%20extra%20spiffy%20swell.%20%20https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=8559\" title=\"Tell a friend about this post : Ducks on the Ghost Archipelago \"><img src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif\" height=\"32\"  width=\"32\" style=\"background: transparent url(http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/default\/32\/sprite-feb-32.png) no-repeat;padding:0;margin:0;height:32px;width:32px;background-position:-363px 0px\" class=\"image-32\"  alt=\"email\" \/> <span class=\"head\">Tell a friend<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"clean\"><\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we played our monthly campaign game of Ghost Archipelago. \u00a0I have been crazy busy at work so for me &#8220;monthly&#8221; 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