My own "Dr. Horrible's sing-along blog": a musical about my D&D campaign
I turn 42 in a week or so, and last night my friend Dorian's secret project celebrating my 40th birthday came to fruition as I showed up at his house at the appointed time, and found 12 people waiting for me. I'd known he had some sort of mysterious plan in the works for more than two years, but I haven't been able to figure out what. So they sat me down in a comfy chair, played an overture (accompanied by interpretative dance from a 4 year old), and then performed...
SPINE OF THE TIMES: A Musical Journey into the White Kingdom.
...an hour-long, nine song original musical based on my last storyhour, the 3 year long campaign segment where the heroes descended into the underdark to slay the Ivory King, lord of the ghoulish kingdoms. Complete with narration, six different singers, original piano music, video archiving, tasty cupcakes, a full copy of the libretto, and a forthcoming cast album recorded on CD...!
I mean, holy crap. And it was amazing.
Joining my players in the performance were our friends Jeff and Katherine, both astonishing singers, and three other friends who handled videography and extra cheering.
Songs include:
- "Tell the Emerald Chapel" (Malachite)
- "Tentacles" (Agar)
- "Why Me?" (Velendo and Cruciel)
- "Voice of the Night" (Nolin, Teliez and Halcyon)
- "An Illithid Affair" (Galthia)
- "With Each Dawn" (Mara)
- "Voices in my Head" (Stone Bear)
- "Blaze of Glory" (Nolin and the Ivory King)
- "Sing to a Rising Sun" (All - finale)
... and no song for Priggle the deep gnome.
What's amazing is that as the musical proceeded I was there, in the dark caverns and reliving exactly what it felt when we first created that. I'm having trouble putting into words how good that felt.
Best. Present. Ever. It's humbling knowing such creative, talented people. Thank you all so very much.
