Thistleburn 12-13, 4433
Characters:
Cassia Tannin, fighter 2
Salzige Brauen, necromancer 4
Black Phalaros, necromancer 3
Finrod, elf 3
Clif, elementalist 3
Owen the Vitalizer, cleric 1
Gaddock the Inebriated, fighter 1
Wrath of the Black Cloud
The party stood in the hallway as a cloud of murky darkness swept out towards them from the sealed cabinet. Clif and Salzige tried to blast it with cold magic which seemed to have no effect, but it was eventually dispatched with a fire elementine, enchanted steel and Finrod's risky final strike with a torch. Salzige was knocked out by its icy touch, but after the battle he recovered quickly - the damage was but an illusion! What could be trusted in these rooms of shifting shadows?
The group resumed their search. In the sealed closet they found a confused & concussed fighting-man named Gaddock, the only survivor of the last group of thieves who came to plunder the house. They also picked up a nice black coat with some clues in the pocket [see #player-notes in the discord] and plucked some pieces of pure silver out of the hanging cobwebs.
Ascending to the roof, the party was ambushed by the final guardian idol, another hideous gargoyle! This one was brought low without too much trouble by a cooperative effort - newcomer Gaddock showed his bravery, charging it with only his mundane shield to knock it off-balance.
After gaining the roof and surveying the area, the group scanned the neighbourhood and re-searched the house looking for anything they had missed. Finrod found a trapdoor to the basement under some stacked crates, and the group descended.
They found a few strange enigmas in the basement, and were haunted by spectral voices. In one corner, Clif spied an invisible chest hanging from the ceiling with chains. After taking it down, the brave elementalist tried to pry it open and was stabbed by a poison needle!
With his skin rapidly turning purple, the party had little time to help. Salzige recalled an alchemist's shop nearby [with a combination of quick thinking and a lucky roll] and the group carried Clif there. They purchased a potion of Neutralize Poison and spoke to the proprietor a little bit, a strange old man named Hooktong Ash.
Congratulations gang on reaching session 40!
Most D&D games last about 10% as long as this.
Next Door
After a badly-needed rest, the group returned to the Old City the next day.
They crossed from one house to the next, breaking their way into the neighbouring building through a bricked-up doorway. There were a few signs of habitation but nobody was around. They explored this dusty, abandoned building decorated everywhere with an aquatic theme. A few clues and some thorough searching revealed hidden treasures like gold coins, a bar of white metal (platinum!) and a strange potion decorated with eyes.
Again, they descended into the building's basement and explored. It was obvious they had entered a section of the Undercity! They passed through a temple room with a massive stone stele, by a fountain with an old inscription, and through a windowed passage that looked out over a huge chamber below.
Beneath them they could see a hive of beggars & madmen dressed in rags, living a degenerated existence beneath the city. Passing along they discovered a fresco of a strange door, but decided enough was enough - it was time to leave before getting into a dangerous confrontation!
Monsters Defeated:
cloud of darkness (345 xp)
gargoyle idol (555 xp)
Treasure Found:
black cat coat
silver seal
bat amulet
silk cloak
silver ore pieces
electrum coins (1950)
potion
scroll
silver lantern
gold coins (200)
platinum ingot
vial decorated with eyes
everburning brazier (keeping)
rainbow crystal in wooden box
Treasure Sold:
silver seal (600 sp)
silk cloak (50 sp)
silver ores (250 sp)
silver lantern (225 sp)
platinum ingot (1000 sp)
(more about the rest in downtime)
Congratulations for finding a huge amount of treasure in this area!
(more about the rest in downtime)
Congratulations for finding a huge amount of treasure in this area!
Each PC gets this payout:
This is a combination of coinage shares & selling off treasure.
28 gold
278 electrum
124 silver (310-186 for identifying magic items)
278 electrum
124 silver (310-186 for identifying magic items)
Clif is now level 4!
Owen the Vitalizer is now level 2, and his experience total is capped at 3,124, one point away from 3rd. (You can't gain two levels at a time)
Gaddock the Inebriated is now level 2!
Cassia is now level 3!
Cassia is now level 3!
NOTES
Congratulations gang on reaching session 40!
Most D&D games last about 10% as long as this.
As discussed, we are taking a short break while your long-suffering DM rations his limited mental faculties towards school. Please see the #downtime-activities page on Discord for downtime notes, identifying items, town activity between sessions, etc. This will be updated sporadically as I have time.
Gaddock the Inebriated made a lucky roll on the Random Items table, and began play with a Potion of Levitation! We'll just say that he forgot he had it in his confusion after being stuffed into the closet. Mike, let me know if you'd like me to roll for a chance that Gaddock is psionic.
Gaddock the Inebriated made a lucky roll on the Random Items table, and began play with a Potion of Levitation! We'll just say that he forgot he had it in his confusion after being stuffed into the closet. Mike, let me know if you'd like me to roll for a chance that Gaddock is psionic.
