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INDEX/GUIDE/TIMELINE TO THE ADVENTURERS EPISODES:
  Thomas Miller, author of "The Adventurers"
  [e-mail]
  last updated 10/13/95
  current to episode #286



01  Introduction; party is formed in Fax (Wild Coast); death of Cassius
02  Wilderness; wolf attack; Alindyar revealed as drow; brigands attack
03  Suss Forest is entered; spiders attack; Belphanior revealed as mage;
    bugbears attack; the hut is found; Krug attacks Ged and is slain
04  The dungeon; much fighting and loot; Rob drinks acid; the party is
    attacked by more enemies of Cassius; party arrives in Courwood;
    Belegard is found; the party gets its first paycheck
05  Belgar introduces himself and proposes a mission; travel ensues; the
    old dwarven mine is found; first assault on the mine
06  Second assault on the mine; Mongo's day of glory; the mine is won;
    Belgar abandons the party
07  The party digs deeper into the dungeon; PROSE FORMAT USED; the
    complex is cleared out; the party rests
08  Party returns to Courwood; rest, training, etc. occurs; they decide
    to pursue Belgar
09  Departure from Courwood; a trio of giants is fought; Belphanior informs
    Peldor that he is also a thief; party arrives in Aria; party talks with
    shopkeeper and ventures to haunted castle; several monsters are defeated
10  PROSE FORMAT USED (Belphanior's POV); the keep is entered
11  PROSE FORMAT USED (Mongo's POV); the dungeons beneath the keep are
    explored; a riddle, a demon, and a dragon are overcome; Halbarad dies
12  Party returns to Aria; Halbarad is revived by a priestess of Pholtus;
    training occurs for weeks; the party leaves Aria and heads into the
    Pomarj; they arrive in the town of Drek; Ged starts a barfight
13  The bar fight turns lethal; the party flees into a whorehouse; the bar
    goes up in flames; Mongo decks the bouncer; the party rides out of
    Drek in a hurry
14  The orc keep is encountered; battle ensues; ogre magi appear
15  Peyote finds out that he has a wand of wonder; Mongo finds out that
    he has a dwarven throwing hammer; a princess is rescued unwittingly;
    the party enters the city of Havenhill and returns the
    princess to her father; training begins
16-19  Slave Pits of the Undercity (A1)
20-27  Secret of the Slavers' Stockade (A2)
28-33  Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords (A3)
34-37  In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords (A4)
38  Rewards and honors, rest, training
39  The Baron Trevor convinces the party to rescue his daughter again;
    they journey through the wilderness and into the edge of the Pomarj;
    they try to sneak into a fortress but fail miserably
40  The party finds their way into the fortress after eliminating some
    defenders; ogres abound (but not for long)
41  The party mops up the rest of the ogres and finds some stairs down
42  Ettins and giant spiders are defeated; the party battles the evil
    mage; the party finds a dragon and almost dies; Peyote dies; the
    princess is rescued; much loot is taken; return to Havenhill
43  Peyote is returned to life; the treasure is divided; training; the
    party plans to leave Havenhill to search for an artifact
44  Peyote reads an ancient scroll to the party and they finally
    depart Havenhill once and for all
45  The party travels many leagues to the city of Loftwick; they
    go from there to the shrine; ghasts are repelled twice; at the
    midnight hour, a vision is revealed to certain of the party
46  They leave, head into the mountains, and fend off six giants;
    soon they find the entrance to the crypt; Rob reveals the power
    of his flute; golems are bypassed; Aranor's message is read
47  The party goes through the arch; magical runes are placed on
    their hands; a giant snake is fought and slain; several traps
    are dealt with; the party finds tombs; Belphanior learns not
    to bother the dead; stairs going down are found
48  The party finds more tricks and traps; they find the world's
    biggest gold nugget; the bronze dragons offer them a deal
    they can't refuse
49  Party finishes the strange challenges of Aranor's dungeon
    and is teleported back to Loftwick; training follows; Rob
    leaves the party
50  The leaving of Rob is pondered; auditions for a replacement
    start, with much frustration; Rillen the warrior is found
    and joins the party; the party rides to Fleer to see about
    helping them out with reported humanoid problems; Mongo
    kills an ogre; the party is ambushed; four of the eight
    almost die; the group finds the giants' lair and returns
    to Loftwick laden with goodies; Peldor and Halbarad train
51  Belphanior and Peldor raid an ancient tower and gain much
    wealth
52  The party argues, then splits for the trip to Greyhawk City
53  The "sea group" moves out, has several minor encounters,
    begins sailing downriver, and is beset by pirates
54  Sea group arrives in Momburg, buys a boat and a lot of
    slaves, heads out to sea, frees the slaves, and fends off
    pirates; they are attacked by a giant squid
55  Sea group fends off the squid and then some pirates; they
    go near the coast to effect repairs and find out where
    they are
56  Sea group lands on an uninhabited shore and gathers melons;
    the ship is repaired; they do some fishing; they find the river
    going inland, sell the ship, and bid the ex-slaves farewell;
    some orcs are routed; the Suss Forest is entered, and undead
    are fought; Belphanior commands the undead and finds a dungeon
57  Sea group enters an ancient dungeon, fights some undead, and
    torches a mummy; also a gray ooze is repelled; they prepare
    to move deeper into the complex
58  Sea group fights some umber hulks, then follows their tunnels
    into a deeper section of dungeon; they begin exploring this
    area and find a few items
59  Sea group continues its explorations, finding numerous undead in
    a crypt area; an iron golem is barely defeated; some odd rods are
    found; a roomful of carven gods is found, and Mongo is affected
    by one of them; the rods are used in a pedestal room; a nearby
    staircase is revealed, and the party descends; an ancient stone
    juggernaut attacks them, running over Mongo
60  Sea group flees the juggernaut and escapes the lost city without
    further incident; the city of Elredd is reached; another ship is
    bought, and the party sails along the Selintan River; Greyhawk
    is reached; rest, treasure division, and training follow
61  Land group leaves Loftwick, fights some orcs; Peyote talks with
    the dead and summons wild animals; the party arrives in Gryrax
62  Land group departs Gryrax, heads for Tragidore; various encounters
    ensue; Lyra is captured and seduced by Alindyar; finally, the town
    is found and the problem explained; the party prepares to venture
    into the woods
63  Land party leaves Tragidore and heads into the woods; Peyote's
    summoning pays off as two wild boars show up; the party talks
    with a treant, and some dryads; Peldor tries to exercise his
    charms, but the dryads get the last laugh; a lone girl is found,
    and she somehow ensorcells Peldor
64  Land party fights and defeats the lamia, despite Peldor being
    charmed; they find a stone building in the forest and enter it
    undetected; a pair of drow guards are fought
65  Land party continues its explorations of the hideaway, fighting
    some drow; Lyra reveals that she can speak Common after all;
    Peyote's summoned boars ruin the element of surprise
66  Land party defeats more drow, and descends to a lower level;
    two female drow leader-types are battled; a room is torched,
    but some spellbooks are found; the party goes down the mine
    shaft to a lower level, and defeats more drow and orc guards;
    the enslaved human men are rescued; they all return to Tragidore
67  Land party arrives in Havenhill; Peldor acquires Bosco the
    halfling; the others are dubious; the group leaves the city
    and enters the Suss Forest; Peyote's hawks alert them to an
    upcoming ogre ambush; the ogres and ogre magi are defeated;
    wolves appear thanks to Peyote; a swarm of kobolds attacks,
    and they are followed, leading to a green dragon, who breathes
    upon the party
68  Land party barely defeats the dragon, and only by chance; in
    any case, only Halbarad and Lyra are conscious; the party is
    healed and rests, though Bosco is slain; later, Bosco is
    brought back as a raccoon; the party reaches Dyvers and
    trains and divides the loot; Bosco is polymorphed back into
    halfling form; Greyhawk is reached; the deck of many things
    is used by most of the party; Bosco gets it big-time; various
    business is attended to
69  The party's two halves are reunited in a bar, and there is
    much rejoicing; new henchmen are introduced; Rob returns;
    Halbarad recovered an item for some noble and battles Zara
    the drow mage; Belphanior follows a map into Greyhawk's sewers
    and emerges with the sword Blackrazor; the party later finds
    a scroll which mentions an old dungeon
70  The party sets out for the Rushmoors, but is attacked by some
    bandits who seek their scroll/map; much land is traversed;
    the Rushmoors are reached; swamp denizens attack the party;
    Alindyar plays strange ESP games with the will-o-wisp; the
    sage Yin-Tze is found
71  Yin-Tze tells the party a story; they pay the price for his
    information; they travel to the Dim Forest, where a swarm of
    insects and bugs drives them away; other, peaceful lands are
    crossed; the Barrier Peaks are entered and a pyrohydra meets
    the party while thinking of BBQ lunch time
72  The pyrohydra is fought and defeated; the party finds and
    defeats Kieravaak, a red dragon, though three of them are
    slain; Rob raises Peyote from the dead, and then the others
    are healed; Halbarad and Peyote leave the party
73  Ged identifies most of the magical treasure; the party goes
    from the Barrier Peaks to the Yatils; the cloud giant is
    fought and then bargained with; he shows the party where the
    old devil cult fortress is; the adventurers enter the place
74  Party explores the fortress' dungeons; many interesting rooms
    are found; ghosts possess some of the party; Bosco acts;
    Arnold is aged; the party is attacked by a giant tentacled
    monster while circumventing a huge underground lake
75  The party escapes the monster, and defeats a devil; Ged
    torches two evil priests; the remaining six evil priests
    are found and fought; Hadeus is summoned, and a great and
    bloody battle ensues; Peldor is slain; the party barely
    triumphs; rest and healing follow; the group manages to
    get by the lake and leaves the fortress; the town-fort of
    Lud is arrived at, and training follows; Bosco's shell is
    no longer empty, though nobody notices
76  Bosco's possession becomes official, as he wreaks havoc
    in Lud, then flees toward another town
77  The party heads for the town of Targ, and arrives to
    find Bosco already on a murderous rampage; a mighty
    battle follows, and the party fends off Bosco and his
    charmed minions while Ged and Rob work to exorcise the
    demon; they are successful, the demon is driven out, and
    Bosco is left in the care of some nuns; the party departs
    Targ
78  The party finds a chimera lair in the mountain wilds, and
    battles the beast; a series of caves is found, and the party
    battles drow and spiders; the portal to the Underdark is found
79-90  The great Underdark saga
91  The party emerges from the Underdark, and encounters a house
    full of monsters in the wilderness; outmatched, they flee
92  The party fends off a pack of werewolves and wolves, but
    Belphanior is seriously injured; Ged's morningstar reveals
    itself as intelligent; swarms of undead assault the party
    just before dawn
93  The adventurers fight mobs of undead, then retreat to a
    nearby tower and barricade themselves inside
94  Much resting and healing occurs; the party is eventually
    overrun by the undead and their powerful leader; all are
    captured except Ged, Peldor, and Lyra, who teleport away
    in the nick of time
95  Ged, Peldor, and Lyra receive guidance from Boccob and then
    rest in the town of Ren; they depart, in search of the lair
    of the undead and their leader
96  The rest of the party is taunted in the vampire lord's dark
    dungeons
97  The rescue begins
98  The rescue continues
99  The rescue climaxes; the party is reunited in the face of
    a band of powerful undead gathered by the vampire lord
100 A battle supreme occurs; afterwards, the party spends a
    few months traveling back to Greyhawk; training is had;
    plans for the near-future are laid down as the party
    splits, temporarily
101 Mongo, Rillen, and Flint attend a fighting tournament and
    then visit the monastery where Rillen was trained
102 Ged and Arnold explore a ruined castle which occupies some
    land that Ged is interested in; they buy the land and then
    begin construction
103 Belphanior and Peldor embark on a fools' quest, kidnapping
    a princess and fleeing to the north
104 Alindyar and Lyra explore a really weird wizard's lair
105 The party reunites and finds a new quest
106 The party battles Zara the drow and her bounty hunters
107 A ship and captain are found, and the great sea voyage is
    undertaken; a dragon is encountered; the Amedio Jungle
    continent is reached
108 The jungle and its hazards are braved; cannibals are fought
    and most of the party gets captured
109 Ged and Belphanior rescue the others; the ship is reached
    and the group sails back to the mainland
110 The adventurers discuss the perils of the Sea of Dust with
    Kiel; he rewards them for saving his life
111 The group sets out for the Sea of Dust, in the sky balloon
112 The balloon crashes in the high, snow-covered mountains, and
    the adventurers are forced to proceed on foot
113 The party journeys through cold and then warm climes within
    the mountains, and fights some of the local monsters; the
    Sea of Dust is within sight
114 The party journeys across the Sea of Dust, and eventually finds
    the Forgotten City
115 The party enters the ruins, finds a way down, and begins to
    explore the dungeons beneath the city
116 The party continues exploring the ancient dungeons, as level two
    is found
117 The party continues exploring; the catacombs are found on level
    three
118 The party descends to the demon-populated level four
119 The party conquers some demons after a pair of mighty battles;
    Alindyar is forced to teleport everybody back to Greyhawk; three
    months of rest, recovery, and training follow
120-125  Greyhawk Ruins (WGR1); the adventurers leave their
    universe; regular series concludes

126-135  Reunion session part I:  Adventures on an alternate world
136-143  Reunion session part II:  Finale to part I; Alindyar, Lyra,
    and Flint die in battle
144 The party, its number diminished, returns to Oerth; much rest,
    grieving, and treasure division follows
145 Mongo leaves for parts unknown; Belphanior disappears; Peldor
    becomes a tavern owner; Ged and Rillen visit him
146 Belphanior works on his little home
147 Mongo travels eastward and finds himself embroiled in a small-
    scale war with giants
148 Mongo continues to do battle
149 Party regroups in Greyhawk and makes an unusual pact
150 Party travels to Elemental Plane of Water to rescue Bosco's
    soul, for Peldor's quest
151 Party decides to travel to Mongo's homeland and find the evil
    elf who had caused the previous trouble, for Mongo's quest
152 Party encounters some sphinxes and plays the riddle game
153 Party fights the evil elf and his minions/companions and almost
    gets wiped out
154 Party explores the elf's lair
155 Party fights a humanoid army
156 Party flirts with battle in Aerdy, heads northward, then gets
    shot down by a black dragon
157 Party rests in Ratik
158 Arnold's home village is reached, and a great feast is had
159 The great hunt commences
160 The great hunt concludes; the party heads west
161 Having decided to search for a red dragon to recharge Ged's
    wand, the party enters the Griff Mountains, and fights a pack
    of trolls
162 Party fends off jermaline ambushes, and some of them follow a
    captured jermaline into the dragon's lair; they learn the true
    identity of the dragon
163 Ged turns the tables on Cynder; the party flees the dragon's
    wrath, and fights off another jermaline ambush
164 The jermaline make their ultimate attack, burying the party
    beneath an avalanche; eventually, the group escapes; Cynder
    appears in disguise and teleports them away
165-172  Tomb of Horrors (S1)
173 The party recuperates in Ged's castle; Mongo and Belphanior are
    returned to their normal states
174 Everybody takes care of personal business:  Ged makes a new
    resolution; Peldor goes out on a date; Rillen returns Sylvie
    to the sea; Belphanior deals with the city officials who are
    trying to take his land; later, Lyra teleports into Ged's
    castle, half-dead
175 Along with Lyra, but without Bosco and Gorin, the party
    ventures into the Underdark to rescue Alindyar from the
    occupants of a drow city
176 (interlude)  Bosco and Gorin have an adventure of their own
177 The main party wanders the plane of Concordant Opposition
178 Most of party decides to go to the hold of the Sea Princes to
    free all of the land's slaves, for Belphanior's quest
179-185  Various travels and travails...
186-192  The party fights its way through Westkeep and frees more
    than a thousand slaves
193 The party meets up with another party, who is pursuing them;
    some old friends turn up in this group
194 Everyone talks with the king of Keoland, in Gradsul; Alindyar
    and Lyra then teleport everyone to Greyhawk
195 A new quest, one of earth-shattering importance, is defined
    for the party
196 Party teleports to Scant, in Onnwal, and boards the warship
    _Victory_ for a voyage to the southern oceans and beyond
197 Party explores the sargasso-sea of mired ships, and fights its
    inhabitants for the Water Rune
198 Party heads to the far north, more specifically the Land of
    Black Ice, in search of the Time Rune
199 The adventurers explore the legendary City of the Gods, and
    after a few weird encounters, they find the Rune, fight a
    demon, and are blown out of their home dimension entirely
200-211  Party's adventures on Earth
212 Party returns to Oerth, to find that five months have passed
    there during their two days on Earth; training finally occurs
213 Belphanior causes chaos in the City of Greyhawk and flees to
    parts unknown, where he is joined by Rillen
214 Belphanior and Rillen enter the Riftcanyon region and fight
    off a grimlock attack; they meet Garn the ranger
215 Belphanior, Rillen, and Garn traverse the northern edge of the
     Riftcanyon, fighting giant scorpions and a banshee
216 Belphanior, Rillen, and Garn find the fortress Greyspire, and
    catch a glimpse of its occupants
217 Belphanior, Rillen, and Garn enter the domain of the Rovers of
    the Barrens, and eventually arrive at a small, strange village
218 Belphanior, Rillen, and Garn encounter some weird fog and the
    murderous, mysterious denizens within (special Halloween story)
219 An interlude of sorts, as a young lad in the town of Targ recounts
    the events of episode #78, in his own words
220 Belphanior, Rillen, and Otto enter a small town and beat up on
    some bandits, only to then be informed that fifty more are coming
    to town sometime soon
221 Battle with the bandits; Otto proves himself in combat
222 Journey to the temple of K'ai-L'un Hing to gain Rillen admission
    to this year's great fighting tournament
223 Rillen succeeds in the three trials of the monks and is given
    directions and a token of admission
224 The journey to the island of Lao Khan
225 The great tournament takes place; Belphanior discovers a nasty
    secret while Rillen fights
226 Ged decides to return to the Suss Forest and explore the Lost
    City of the Sueloise further; he persuades Mongo to accompany him
227 Ged, Mongo, et al rediscover the Lost City
228 Initial explorations/excavations begin
229 Further explorations, all pertaining to "known" areas, occur
230 More re-explorations; Nenya arrives to join the group
231 The miners unearth some new areas; fire trolls are encountered
232 The fire trolls, as well as a salt golem, are fought; a huge
    chest is unearthed
233 A secret tunnel to the surface is discovered; the treasure chest
    is finally opened; the miners uncover a hole leading down to the
    juggernaut room; the party descends
234 The juggernaut is fought, and eventually beaten; a hall full of
    ancient relics and artworks is discovered
235 The party deals with a humanoid attack and rainfall; they find
    that there are no more dungeons nearby; eventually, Ged decides
    to pack up and return to Greyhawk
236 En route to Greyhawk, the caravan is attacked by a possessed
    guard which is actually a Suel lich; this creature almost destroys
    the party
237 Ged, Mongo, et al divide up the Suel treasures
238 Alindyar and Lyra begin work on new spells, items, etc.
239 The drow return to Greyhawk, for research purposes
240 After creating a golem, they return to their extraplanar lair, only
    to find it ransacked and destroying itself; they are forced to flee
241 While using magic to figure out what happened, the drow are attacked
    by a devil, which sends Lyra elsewhere; Alindyar and the fiend carry
    the fight to the streets of Greyhawk, where Alindyar is assisted by
    the archmagi Rary and Bigby
242 Alindyar, Rary, and Bigby journey to a subterranean cave to find
    Lyra
243 The adventure over, Alindyar and Lyra hang around in Greyhawk,
    doing research and creating and modifying magical items; Peldor
    makes a guest appearance
244 Peldor adds sections onto the Green Dragon Inn
245 Peldor deals with the Greyhawk Thieves' Guild
246 After learning the ropes of the Thieves' Guild, Peldor joins Bosco
    to explore the sewers of Greyhawk, where Bosco's friend vanished
247 Peldor and Bosco fight an otyugh, talk with a suspicious sewer
    worker, do some exploring, fight some ghouls, and find a body
248 Joined by Belphanior, Peldor and Bosco enter the deep sewers,
    where they find something sinister afoot
249 The trio of thieves search for Angus, and later discuss and deal
    with a number of loose ends
250 The party, with a little help, deals with a fallen star near the
    city of Greyhawk
251 Belphanior has another run-in with the Greyhawk law, and again
    leaves town, after killing several people
252 a strange out-of-context story featuring one of the "lost"
    adventurers
253 Ged seeks to expand his lands, and finds some unusual squatters
254 Peldor plays host while various party members decide to leave
    Greyhawk for awhile
255 Peldor has, well, a typical Peldor day
256 In search of new armor, Mongo et al head out in search of
    Thunderdelve Mountain
257 Mongo et al meet Spikey, Sparkey, and eventually, Yod Ironbeard
    himself; after some discussion, they convince him to help them
258 Preparations begin for the descent into the orc-infested mines
259 The group begins their explorations, and Bosco does a fine job of
    scouting ahead
260 They fight some orcs, and some umber hulks; Yod tells the story
    of Grimthaard and his father, Gerzog; the group finds a massed
    concentration of orcs, but gets cut off by a rockslide
261 Battle supreme, with the orcish host
262 They chase the fleeing Grimthaard into the Eighth Deep, overcoming
    traps and ambushes
263 Breaking through the great stone doors, the group finally comes face-
    to-face with Grimthaard and defeats him, winning Mongo the magical
    Coat of Arnd; everybody returns to the upper levels for rest and
    healing
264 Yod decides to explore more of the lower Deeps; the group finds a
    secret entrance/exit to Thunderdelve, as well as Grimthaard's
    hidden treasure - and a map to the Ninth Deep!  This level is soon
    entered, and the Bottomless Stair is navigated
265 The party continues to explore the Ninth Deep, finding rare and
    wondrous dwarven constructions; they encounter a pair of monstrous
    jellies, a xorn, and a pack of spiders; Yod is poisoned by the
    mother spider, forcing the group to return to the safe levels above
266 Against all odds, Yod survives the poison, and leads the group
    back down after a two-day rest; they encounter "rappers", a dwarven
    swivel-bridge, an underground river, a dwarven stair-ramp, veins of
    pure gold, platinum, and mithril...and finally, the foot-high steps
    leading down to the mythical "Tenth Deep"
267 Mongo, Yod, and the others finish their business in Thunderdelve
268-274  Belphanior and Otto wander the lands, pursued by Torin the
    Crusader and his war party, who are bent on their extermination;
    Belphanior and Otto find, explore, and loot the cairn they sought,
    and then face Torin and his companions in a deadly showdown
275 Rillen returns to the monastery he grew up in, and finds a terrible
    scene of carnage
276 Belphanior and Otto arrive in the mountain town of Helgate
277-280  Belphanior and Otto must outwit and defeat the forces of the
    ruler of Helgate, Dagron Larthos
281 Rillen arrives at the mountain where the answer to his revenge may
    lie
282 Rillen begins his ascent of the Dark mountain
283 Rillen finds a strange encampment at the top of the mountain, and
    has his revenge
284 Peldor decides to take a vacation, and along with Tanya, Alindyar,
    and Lyra, sets out for Dyvers
285 The foursome arrives in Dyvers and sees the sights - and Peldor sees
    a treasure he must have
286 Peldor and Tanya go after the jewelled crown



MILESTONES & OTHERWISE SPECIAL EPISODES:

  #4  : first episode to feature any semblance of a title
  #10 : last episode with babble at the top of the stories, as my
        writing format gets finalized; I try and fail to think up
        a snazzy new name for the stories
  #12 : first episode to feature a copyright notice
  #25 : some Adventurers stats posted; caltech ftp site is gained
        for story archival
  #33 : last story containing "DM" references
  #40 : survey results & player info posted
  #43 : first four Adventurers' histories revealed
  #44 : other four Adventurers' histories revealed
  #51 : first Peldor & Belphanior solo thieving adventure
  #52 : Adventurers' magic items listed for the first time
  #69 : 1-year anniversary of the Adventurers' tales
  #75 : a regular, organized title screen makes its debut
  #90 : updated magic items list posted; quotes begin to appear
  #93 : this author finally graduates
  #100: physical descriptions of the adventurers posted; Mongo
        becomes the first Adventurer to top the 100 HP mark
  #125: LAST REGULAR ADVENTURE ADAPTION; updated items and stats
        are posted
  #126: reunion begins, marking the first time in over 2.5 years
        that the players have gathered in one place
  #143: Flint Firelips is slain in combat, the first utterly
        permanent death the party has ever had; Alindyar and Lyra
        also (apparently) bite the bullet
  #150: ftp site switches to potemkin, as caltech is targeted for
        termination
  #160: first version of guide to Oerth personalities is enclosed
        in episode
  #199: updated character stats posted
  #205: first episode to not be archived on an ftp site, due to TSR
          copyright issues; the README file gets absorbed into the
          INDEX file since ftp sites no longer matter
  #219: 3-year anniversary of the Adventurers' tales; survey taken
  #220: my WWW home page is created and advertised; this is
        significant to the stories in that it features a picture
        of most of the players
  #226: survey results appear; also, fan mail is printed for the
        first time
  #231: timeline for the saga is introduced
  #254: updated character stats posted





FORMAT OF BOOKS:            game date at book start
  (Epic I)
    book1    =  parts 001-015            11/569
    book2    =        016-038            3/570
    book3    =        039-049            6/570
    book4    =        050-068            10/570
    book5    =        069-090            3/571
    book6    =        091-105            7/571
    book7    =        106-125            1/572
  (Epic II)
    book8    =        126-149            n/a
    book9    =        150-177            6/573
    book10   =        178-199            10/573
    book11   =        200-225            n/a
    book12   =        226-250            7/574
    book13   =        251-275            1/575
    book14   =        276-            1/575





TIMELINE FOR THE ADVENTURERS EPISODES:


Common Year    Event
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      396 C.Y.    Alindyar born in drow city of Dril'ithzan'abaar
      452    Belphanior abandoned in Badwall at the age of 2
      462    Ged born in Celene
      467    Alindyar flees Dril'ithzan'abaar, begins a 90+
          year journey through the Underdark
      475    Lyra born in drow city of Rilauven
      482       Nenya born in ?
      501    Mongo born in the Flinty Hills
      505    Belphanior begins his apprenticeship under Nerkon
      510    Belphanior kills Nerkon, leaves Badwall
      519    with some relatives, Ged sets sail for the Spindrift
          Isles, to visit other relatives there
      522    Ged decides to stay at the isles for a lot longer
          than originally planned; his other relatives return
          to Celene without him
      527    Peyote born in the Vesve forest
      530    Mongo's grandfather slain in battle with humanoids;
          young Mongo begins his fighting days
      531    Flint Firelips born in Lortmil Mountains
      534    Otto born in ?
      537       Gorin born in ?
      540    wars end; Mongo settles back down to peaceful life
      543    Halbarad born in Jharek, in northern Furyondy
      545    Peyote's rebellious ways begin, much to the chagrin
          of his parents
      548    Peyote falls in with the Traveling Ones, and begins
          worshipping Obad-Hai; he soon leaves the Vesve to
          wander with the outcasts (this ends up lasting for
          twenty years!)
                Tanya born in ?
      549    Arnold born in tiny village in the lands of the Frost
          Barbarians
        Rillen born in ?
      550    Rob born in Keoland
      551    orcish attack wipes out the town of Jharek; young
          Halbarad survives and makes his way to a nearby
          city, where he is adopted and begins training
      553    Bosco born in ?
      557    at the age of seven, Rob begins his clerical training
      560    Alindyar arrives in Barr'Bazithan, where he will
          remain for the next 9 years
      564    Mongo leaves the Flinty Hills along with some other
          dwarves, seeking adventure; he will spend the next
          six years wandering the land
 1/  /566    Belphanior returns to the Wild Coast, specifically
          to Fax, and begins setting up his operation there
 4/  /566    Ged first experiences the wonders of Boccob, and
          quickly becomes a priest
      567    Halbarad's mentor dies of old age, and the ranger
          packs up and leaves for parts unknown, where he
          will eventually meet Peyote
      568    Ged leaves the Spindrift Isles to see the world
12/  /568    Peyote leaves the outcasts, somewhere in the Wild
          Coast area; he is next seen in Fax, with Halbarad
 9/  /569    Rob completes his clerical training and is sent to
          Nyrond by the elders; however, he loses his way
10/ 3/569    Mongo arrives in Fax, and lingers, relaxing
10/19/569    Alindyar leaves Barr'Bazithan for the surface world
10/21/569    Alindyar arrives on the surface world
10/25/569    Halbarad and Peyote arrive in Fax
10/27/569    Alindyar manages to join some bandits, and rides with
        them into Fax
10/28/569    totally lost, Rob wanders into Fax
11/ 1/569    Belphanior decides that he wants to join a party
          of like-minded adventurers, and begins keeping an
          eye open for an opportunity
11/ 2/569    Ged arrives in Fax
11/ 3/569    Peldor wakes up in a field outside of Fax
11/ 4/569    PARTY FORMED in Fax                001
 5/ 1/570    party finishes off Slavers            038
10/16/570    Rillen joins the party                050
12/18/570    Lyra encountered/captured by land group        062
12/25/570    Bosco tries to pick Peldor's pockets        067
 3/25/571    Arnold is introduced as the party regroups    069
 7/17/571    Flint Firelips found in Underdark        086
 9/20/571    individual quests begin                101
 6/ 3/572    climax of Zagyg dungeon                125
 6/ 6/572?    Flint Firelips dies on Oerth-2            143
12/ 6/572    party returns from Oerth-2            144
 3/17/573    Gorin saves Mongo's life            148
 6/10/573    pact for solo quests is made            149
10/25/573    party rescues Alindyar from drow city        175
 1/18/574    party explores the City of the Gods        199
 6/20/574    party returns from Earth            212
 7/10/574    Alindyar & Lyra's lair destroyed        240
 7/11/574    Belphanior and Rillen meet Otto            217
 7/17/574    Ged and Mongo return to the Lost City        226
 9/ 1/574    Peldor begins his entry into the Thieves' Guild    245
 9/20/574    Rillen fights in Lao Khan's  tournament        225
 9/25/574    Peldor and Bosco enter Greyhawk's sewers    247
12/28/575    The beast from beyond the stars lands        250
 1/ 5/575    Belphanior leaves Greyhawk for the second time    251
 2/ 3/575    Rillen arrives at his destroyed monastery    275
 2/ 6/575    Peldor and Tanya steal the jewelled crown    286
 2/11/575    Mongo et al arrive at Thunderdelve Mountain    256
 2/14/575    Belphanior and Otto arrive in Helgate        277

     /575    Lyra's 100th birthday                300