🍀 St. Patrick’s Day 2015: The Luck of the Ashwood Meadows
Part 1: The Park, the Gift, and the Avatar’s Birth
The Arizona sun was a physical weight in 2015. I was sitting in a park with everything I owned, navigating a season of homelessness that turned every hour into a marathon of waiting. There is a specific kind of silence in that situation—a "nothing to do" that can either swallow you whole or force you to build a bridge to another world.
In my hands was my bridge: the Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls manual. It was a 2014 birthday and Christmas gift from my friend Avery Davis, and it was the most valuable thing I had. I cracked open the Tavern by the Sea solo adventure, the pages warm from the desert heat. I wasn't just reading; I was escaping. I was at the Seven Eyes Inn on Trollworld, and I was looking for a partner who could outrun the struggle.
That’s when the "Faker" stepped off the page.
As I traced the map of the solo adventure, the smell of dry dirt and exhaust faded, replaced by the sharp, fresh scent of Shamrocks. I looked up from the manual, and there he was—sitting right on the edge of the park bench. Cinnon of Ashwood Meadows didn't look like a standard hero. He was a 1'9" Leprechaun with a wicked grin and a pot of hoarding strapped to his back.
He slammed his leather-bound Spellbook of the Leprechauns down right next to my Tavern by the Sea book.
"Ye've been wandering these halls alone long enough, me bucko," Cinnon said, his eyes flashing with a Luck of 72. "The Arizona heat is one thing, but the Trollgodfather is waiting at the hearth in the Seven Eyes, and he’s looking for a rogue who can move as fast as the wind and strike like a thunderbolt."
He wasn't just a character; he was my avatar. He was the version of me that could Wink-Wing out of a tight spot. As I did the math on that bench, his stats exploded. With a Speed of 72 and a Luck of 72, he was a walking miracle of the dice.
"I’ve got the 40 ft. Speed boosted by the Meadows," Cinnon said, tapping the Pathfinder OGL credits in his book. "And I’ve got enough Filching Faerie Dust to make sure we don't leave the Tavern empty-handed. Shall we step off this bench and show the Trollgodfather what a 'Faker' can really do?"
Part 2: Cinnon’s Final Level 1 Stats (The Double-Seventy-Two)
By applying the Ashwood Meadows multipliers to my legendary base rolls, Cinnon emerged as a Level 1 powerhouse:
| Attribute | Base Value | Modifier | Final Level 1 Stat |
| STR | 15 | x0.33 | 5 |
| CON | 16 | x0.67 | 11 |
| DEX | 12 | x1.5 | 18 |
| SPD | (40 + 8) | x1.5 | 72 |
| LK | 24 | x3.0 | 72 |
| IQ | 10 | x1.25 | 13 |
| WIZ | 12 | x1.5 | 18 |
| CHR | 9 | x1.5 | 14 |
| Height | 5'4" | x0.33 | 1'9" |
| Weight | 150 lbs | x0.10 | 15 lbs |
Combat Adds: +61
Languages: Irish Gaelic (Native), Common (Khaz’ni), Humans, Hobbs, Skeletons, Ratlings (Western Rrr’lff).
Part 3: The Complete Spellbook of the Leprechauns
Inherent magic. Flat Cost: 5 WIZ (Kremm).
Baffle: (L1SR on CHR) to persuade almost anyone.
Blammit: Internal teleport attack for 1D100 + 10 damage.
Coin Glow: Permanent gold-colored light.
Dizzle Dazzle: 100-ft blinding flash (L3SR on LK).
Lucky Charms: Mantra to lower Saving Roll difficulty.
Wink-Wing: 50-ft teleport (Smells like Shamrocks).
Yassa-Massa: Mass hypnosis for crowd control.
Shillelagh Shake: Double Combat Adds (+61 becomes +122!).
Major Image: Visual and auditory illusions (CL 8th for tricks).
Treasuroo: Itchy-palm radar for finding hidden hoards.
Call to Action (CTA)
When the world pins you to a park bench, your Luck and Speed are the only things that can set you free. What treasure are your hands itching for today?
HERE IS A COPY OF MY CHARCTER SHEET AT LEVEL 1 SEE YOU NEXT YEAR FOR AN UPDATE PERHAPS I WILL POST ABIUT MY ADVENTURES LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD
Product Identity & Legal
The following items are designated Product Identity of Arthur Earl C. Hedges Jr. / The Adventures of Captain Hedges: The world of Zimrala, the character Cinnon of Ashwood Meadows, and the "Hedge Wizard of the Shreveport Cabin" persona.
Special Credits:
Spellbook of the Leprechauns: Lucky the Leprechaun as told to Ken St. Andre; Art/Layout by Steven S. Crompton, Thessaly Chance Tracy, Maria Flores, David Jackson, and Kryssie Noelle.
Pathfinder OGL: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2, © 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC.
Ruleset: Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls gifted by Avery Davis. © 2015 Arthur Earl C. Hedges Jr. All rights reserved.
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