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Post by reiphil on Aug 4, 2014 6:37:01 GMT -8
I'll use this post to list the current checkpoint so we don't all forget where the adventure left off!
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Post by reiphil on Aug 4, 2014 6:37:56 GMT -8
-- Backstabbed the bugbears in the Redbrand hideout. A fainted goblin lays at your feet. The charmed Nothic stares eagerly at the food and possible treasures.
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Post by frobones on Aug 20, 2014 15:30:56 GMT -8
-- Made it to Thundertree and spoke with Reidoth the druid. He told us the location of Cragmaw castle and agreed to tell us the location of Wave Echo Cave if we deal with his Dragon problem. Adran went off to have a few words with the dragon in the tower.
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Post by reiphil on Aug 20, 2014 16:29:18 GMT -8
Also for David: Adran woke up the goblin and asked where Glass Staff's quarters were. He let the goblin go. After entering Glass Staff's Laboratory, they found an arcanely bound Half orc named Gharrak. Glass Staff escaped but the party managed to take out the Redbrand threat. THey eventually tracked Glass Staff who surrendered after an arrow sunk deep into his side. Glass Staff was actually Iarno Albrek, whom was Sildar's companion. Sildar hung Iarno for treason. The town rejoiced. The party left to Thundertree. -- Made it to Thundertree and spoke with Reidoth the druid. He told us the location of Cragmaw castle and agreed to tell us the location of Wave Echo Cave if we deal with his Dragon problem. Adran went off to have a few words with the dragon in the tower. |
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Post by kore on Oct 28, 2014 8:21:42 GMT -8
So, what happened Sunday?
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Post by reiphil on Oct 28, 2014 9:09:25 GMT -8
So, what happened Sunday? ... TPK.  Nah JK. The party ambushed the straggling group (Alora suddenly had to go back to town). During the fight, a mysterious woman with wolf skin pelts came out of nowhere and began beating the hell out of kobolds/cultists with batons and fiery magics. Named Nyama, and very softspoken, the party used her as a guide to the enemy encampment. There they blended into the encampment but since they slaughtered the rear guard and left the bodies where they stood, an alarm rang out. Mercenaries were questioned and Axel, failing his deception roll, was captured. During the night, through providence, Tannick and Brodrick were thrown into guard duty and Axel was imprisoned with Leosin, the monk that the party was looking for. Everyone escaped except for Varis who stayed behind. They returned to the city and Leosin, severely injured but wanting more information, sent the party back to the camp to see where the raiders may go next. During this time, Varis, deciding to infiltrate the cultists, writes a letter and suggests a mercenary to bring it back to Greenest and deliver it to either the Mayor or someone named Brodrick. While traveling back to the raider camp, the group encounters the mercenary who is whistling to himself and walking towards Greenest. Brodrick attempts to tackle the guy but misses, and Axel draws steel and attacks him as well. The mercenary, completely surprised, draws his own and stabs at Axel who just lunged at him. The mercenary tries to talk and Brodrick asks what the mercenary is doing. The mercenary said "I... I need to go to Greenest and deliver this message to the Mayor or someone named Brodrick." Brodrick says "I'm Brodrick, give me the letter." The mercenary then responds with "But... but i need to go to Greenest first and deliver..." Brodrick then kills the mercenary (who was a doctor saving the lives of the people who were injured on the raid by his mercenary friends) outright. Upon arriving back in the raider camp, they find it abandoned. Tracks lead to the west. They enter into a cave and get ambushed. Tannick gets surprise buttsexed off a cliff, then gets omg wtf tentacle poked by fungus. Brodrick, angered by team tactics, kills the enemies and has a stern talking to with Axel and Nyama. Alora pokes her head in the cave and is like "Hey guys... What ya'll exploring?" The party can go either out of the cave, deeper into the cave (past the fungus), or away from the fungus through the hidden alcove in which they were ambushed. |
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Post by The Keeper on Oct 28, 2014 13:24:13 GMT -8
So, what happened Sunday? ... TPK. Nah JK. The party ambushed the straggling group (Alora suddenly had to go back to town). During the fight, a mysterious woman with wolf skin pelts came out of nowhere and began beating the hell out of kobolds/cultists with batons and fiery magics. Named Nyama, and very softspoken, the party used her as a guide to the enemy encampment. There they blended into the encampment but since they slaughtered the rear guard and left the bodies where they stood, an alarm rang out. Mercenaries were questioned and Axel, failing his deception roll, was captured. During the night, through providence, Tannick and Brodrick were thrown into guard duty and Axel was imprisoned with Leosin, the monk that the party was looking for. Everyone escaped except for Varis who stayed behind. They returned to the city and Leosin, severely injured but wanting more information, sent the party back to the camp to see where the raiders may go next. During this time, Varis, deciding to infiltrate the cultists, writes a letter and suggests a mercenary to bring it back to Greenest and deliver it to either the Mayor or someone named Brodrick. While traveling back to the raider camp, the group encounters the mercenary who is whistling to himself and walking towards Greenest. Brodrick attempts to tackle the guy but misses, and Axel draws steel and attacks him as well. The mercenary, completely surprised, draws his own and stabs at Axel who just lunged at him. The mercenary tries to talk and Brodrick asks what the mercenary is doing. The mercenary said "I... I need to go to Greenest and deliver this message to the Mayor or someone named Brodrick." Brodrick says "I'm Brodrick, give me the letter." The mercenary then responds with "But... but i need to go to Greenest first and deliver..." Brodrick then kills the mercenary (who was a doctor saving the lives of the people who were injured on the raid by his mercenary friends) outright. Upon arriving back in the raider camp, they find it abandoned. Tracks lead to the west. They enter into a cave and get ambushed. Tannick gets surprise buttsexed off a cliff, then gets omg wtf tentacle poked by fungus. Brodrick, angered by team tactics, kills the enemies and has a stern talking to with Axel and Nyama. Alora pokes her head in the cave and is like "Hey guys... What ya'll exploring?" The party can go either out of the cave, deeper into the cave (past the fungus), or away from the fungus through the hidden alcove in which they were ambushed. That mercenary interaction was handled very poorly on my part. What I actually did wasn't what I imagined in my head. Too late now though. |
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Post by kore on Oct 28, 2014 14:30:47 GMT -8
The spaces sold the deception, good job.
Refresh my memory, why were we looking for a monk? And am I to understand that Stephen is now playing Leosin and David is playing Nyama?
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Post by David on Oct 29, 2014 11:51:25 GMT -8
I am indeed playing Nyama. Leosin is an NPC. Varis really wanted to "play the long game." Given how many pages Phil was flipping to see where he ended up, Stephen will be bringing a new character next time. (We expect to see Varis next when he is head of the dragon cult, summoning Tiamat. _Maybe_ he'll turn on her then... maybe he'll wait a little longer to see if he can get a better advantage...)
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Post by reiphil on Jan 5, 2015 8:53:09 GMT -8
1/4 Checkpoint:
Gatz ordered the Bullywug that the party had encountered to take them to where the treasure goes. The bullywug leads them to the entrance to the basement of the castle. Going down they notice that the basement opens up into a giant cavern. Lead by Brodrick's divine sense they find a shrine dedicated to the Slime god and god of frogs. There they encountered a bullywug priest whom they fought. Broderick ordered that the bullywug priest be captured instead of slain, however, Axel slew the creature. Brodrick attempted to revive the bullywug, who then bit Brodrick, and was reslain by Axel.
After some investigation, the party went into a private sanctuary of the bullywug priest in which they opened a chest and triggered a trap. The trap caused Gatz (and later Brodrick) to view the party as hostile and flee/attack depending on which way the hysteria swayed them. Nyama was eventually able to calm them. Alora provided some healing potions (Alora, mark off 7 healing potions if you had that many or all of your healing potions).
The party backtracked a little and found a room that had an inscribed permanent teleportation portal. However, not knowing how to activate it, they rested there waiting to ambush anyone that came. Alora set up the alarm ritual to alert them if anyone came into that room. They left to explore the castle and find Brodrick's sword or how to activate the portal. After encountering some guard beasts and trash monsters they found themselves face to face with Langderosa. Langderosa, wielding Brodrick's sword charged at them and in one blast of lightning, killed Tannick (Tannick had apparently entered battle with 2 hp?). Brodrick took his sword back from Langderosa however, Langderosa was able to knock Brodrick out. Before Langderosa could do more damage, he picks up Brodrick's sword which burned him with a radiant fire, killing him.
After the fight ended, Alora heard her alarm go off. The party chose to flee further up, and discovered the quarters of what appeared to be a high ranking cultist. They discovered instructions to activate the portal. The castle went under alarm when dead bodies began to be discovered, however, the party hid in plain sight claiming to be new cultists and were granted some bunks to sleep in. (Why they weren't questioned after being dipped in filth, scorched by lightning, and burned by acid... no one knows)
The party quietly snuck back to the portal room and prepared to open the portal to flee the area. They hid Tannick's body in the caverns hoping it would not be discovered.
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Post by kore on Jan 5, 2015 10:59:57 GMT -8
Regarding aesthetic things, like filth or tattered clothing, Alora used prestidigitation and mending, respectively, to clean everyone up as much as possible.
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Post by frobones on Jan 5, 2015 11:53:56 GMT -8
After the fight ended, Alora heard her alarm go off. The party chose to flee further up, and discovered the quarters of what appeared to be a high ranking cultist. They discovered instructions to activate the portal. The castle went under alarm when dead bodies began to be discovered, however, the party hid in plain sight claiming to be new cultists and were granted some bunks to sleep in. (Why they weren't questioned after being dipped in filth, scorched by lightning, and burned by acid... no one knows) Uhhh... because we just came back from the field trying to get more loot for the cultist? |
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Post by reiphil on Jan 5, 2015 12:23:15 GMT -8
Uhhh... because we just came back from the field trying to get more loot for the cultist? /shrug GM fiat really. Bullywugs are dumb but not that dumb (Oh hey, those guys went up to see langderosa, now langderosa is dead...). Cultists who spotted you previously (Oh hey, i'm pretty sure that guy wasn't covered in acid/bleeding out when we told him where the stairs were...) etc. |
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Post by frobones on Jan 5, 2015 12:31:41 GMT -8
Ok, then let's go with Micah's prestidigitation/mending clean up  |
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