Gwen (Larissa Thompson) is a healer who is leading a party to recover the Orb of Maldova, an artifact that will allow them to defeat the Obsidian Sorcerer. Her party consists of Sasha the Fighter (Julie Orton), Torvold the Rogue (Andrew David Long), and Azurus the Wizard (Phil Burke). While trekking toward the Goblin Mines, Sasha slays something that looked evil. That started an argument. Torvold is angry that, yet again, Sasha has proven to be an experience hog. Gwen is upset that she didn't get to talk to the creature; maybe it knew something about the Orb of Maldova. Azurus is annoyed because he is suffering from a hangover. No sooner have they resumed their trek than a goblin appears.
"Hello," the goblin says.
Sasha hacks the goblin, who does not die. Torvold finishes it off with a stone from his sling. "We share experience for that one!" he declares triumphantly. Gwen is again upset that they didn't talk to the goblin. Azurus is again annoyed when Torvold wants him to use magic to identify a clearly worthless dagger.
Titled Prologue, this 4-episode adventure introduces a mostly incompetent set of heroes on a failed mission. They are not yet high enough level to tackle the quest and must return to the Rat Forest to slay rats and gain experience before they again venture back toward the Goblin Mines. There were several times where the series clearly identified itself as a gaming session. When Torvold ran the numbers on four standard goblins vs. his party and decided it would take the goblins 28 attacks to finish them while it would take 35 to take out the goblins. Yes! The complaints about experience point hogs and the constant reference to leveling up. Good gamer fun.
Will the party return for further adventures or was this a pilot that didn't spawn a series?
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