Session 34 - A Bad Ending

  Sunsebb 2

DM Angelo

The Players

Flynt

Pious Peter

Tangerine

Bojen

Nyquil

Session 33 - The Egg Chamber

 Sunsebb 2

DM Angelo

The Players

Flynt

Pious Peter

Tangerine

Bojen

Nyquil

The flooded passage and the constrictor snake

The Dragon guardsmen

The Egg Chamber

The potion which was poured down the throat of the dead guard from Blackwell Keep.

Treasure

6 contaminated potions

1920 GP

Session 32 - Lair of the Twisted Branch Tribe - the Lieutenant

 Sunsebb 2

Overcast, cold and no precipitation

Our group continues down the corridor

Into another chamber they are met by the lieutenant and his mate.

Two captives from Blackwall keep are rescued.

Bob Helios is bitten by an animated snake where he extracts a familiar green worm from.

Pious Peter removes a amulet from the lieutenant which is of interest.

Session 31 - Lair of the Twisted Branch Tribe

 Sunsebb 2

Overcast, cold and no precipitation

The Players:

Flynic Fastblack

Tangerine Dean

Pious Peter

Nyquil the Dwarf

Bob Helios

Bojen Meyers

Snogsbog

Lizardmen

Lizardmen Shaman

Trash eating Otyugh

From the Nyquil the Dwarf

It's not letting me post so here's nyquils journal entry....

After meeting up with me ol' mates we crept through the roots of the giant trees. The ogre and me went first and we encountered a group o' lizardmen. Once the skinny lads from the rear caught up we done enough damage to make em flee. Next we found room with more o' the buggers plus a lady shaman ready to cast some foul magic im sure so I ran to shut her mouth with me hammer. In the end she was the last left and when she fell one o' the worms crawled out her nose hole. Allustan came and fixed our mage friend who was paler and more quiet than usual in his stone state. Then he used his magic ball to see the lady mage captured in another room yet to be found. Looking for mushrooms in the trash some o' the boys got jumped by a monster of horror. I shot from a distance and the group of us took it down eventually. Now we search for more blood and gold and the lady mage.

Expanded BECMI Classes - "Half Elf / Half Orc / Eastern Monk / Paladin / Ranger"

 

Coming Soon - Illusionist / Gnome / Witch

Expanded BECMI Classes - "Bard / Cavalier / Druid"

 

DRUID SPELL LIST Level 1 ● Faerie Fire ● Locate ● Predict Weather ● Resist Cold Level 2 ● Obscure ● Product Fire ● Warp Wood ● Growth to Animals ● Cure Disease Level 3 ● Call Lightning ● Call Animal ● Water Breathing ● Resist Fire ● Snake Charm ● Speak with Animal Level 4 ● Control Temp 10’ ● Plant Door ● Protection from lightning ● Neutralize poison ● Speak with plants ● Sticks to snakes Level 5 ● Anti-Plant Shell ● Control Winds ● Pass Plant ● Insect Plague Level 6 ● Anti-Animal Shell ● Transport through plants ● Summon weather Level 7 ● Metal to Wood ● Creeping Doom

Expanded BECMI Classes - "The Acrobat / The Assassin"

 

Session 30 - To the Lizardmens Lair

Sunsebb 2

Overcast, cold and no precipitation

The Players:

Flynic Fastblack

Bob Helios

Bojen Meyers

Nyquil the Dwarf

Leaving Blackwell Keep the group tracks the lizardmen through the Mistmarsh.

 The group tracks thru the night with the dwarf in the lead.

The morning comes and the are attacked by a cocktrice who turns Bob Helios into stone.

The group finds the Lizardman lair and ventures inside right into the nest of 2 Harpies.

Session 29 - Journey to Blackwall Keep

 Sunsebb 1 & 2

Overcast, cold and no precipitation

The Players:

Slip the Staggering Jr,

Flynic Fastblack

Tangerine Dean

Pious Peter

Bob Helios

Bojen Meyers

Allustan brings the group together to explain he needs to get to Blackwall Keep to consult with the battle mage Marzena. She has some information about green worm-like creatures found in the Cairn Hills.

The journey takes 2 days where they pay the toll to a group of bandits to pass along the south road.

When they come to the keep it is under attack by Lizardmen. Allustan dimension doors into the keep to find out that Marzena and several guards have been taken by the Bone tree tribe. Bob Helios uses his crystal ball to confirm she is in danger.

Our group does battle with the lizardmen troops. Several squads are killed by sheer strength and the aid of a catapult. The garrison in the keep cheers our hero's on in battle.

Session 28 - THE EBON TRIAD ASPECT

 Ready'reat 15

Midnight

The aspect terrorizes the town of diamond lake burning buildings and killing locals. Allustran comes out and holds it back with magic. He shoves an item in Bob Helios'(his apprentice) hands and says "Drop it into the pool"

The group races back to the mines and to return the artifact. 

Theldrick is there - waiting. 

Our hero's win. 

Session 27 - The temple of Erythnul

Ready'reat 15

The group destroys the Erythnul chieftain.

The aspect of the Ebon Triad attacks Diamond Lake

Session 26 - The Caverns of Erythnul (pt 2)

 Ready'reat 15

Erythnul is the Oeridian god of hate, envy, malice, panic, ugliness, and slaughter

The adventurers continue thru the caverns.

They are ambushed by 2 grimlocks. Nyquil throwns oil at them to make them retreat.

Guard quarters

6 Cavemen

Treasure:

200gp Jade Statue
50gp coins

150gp in 3 garnets

100gp necklace

Grimlock Chieftain eating hallucination fungus

Treasure

4 rubies = 100gp

150 gp in pouch

Statue of a drow worth 450gp

chainmail +1

Half Ogre (BECMI) sneak preview

I am developing several BECMI classes to enhance (and work with) my Greyhawk campaign .

The following classes are in the process of development

Acrobat

Assassin

Cavalier

Druid

Gnome

Half Orc

Half-Elf

Half-Ogre

Illusionist

Monk

Paladin

Ranger

Welsh Bard

Here is a sample of the Half-Ogre

Session 25 - The Caverns of Erythnul (pt.1)

 Ready'reat 15

We continue into the caverns.

Wights and Cavemen!

Energy drain for the dwarf 

<Add more info here>

Session 24 - The Labyrinth of Vecna

 Ready'reat 15

When does DD wake up?

Sunsebb 1

The group enters the temple of Vecna and 2 Acolytes unleash an undead horror. 

Our group enters a storage room packed with boxes of goods from Balabar Smenk

A battle with the faceless one ends with him escaping to corrupt another day.

They find a cypher that translates the following text.

One the alter a ceremonial dagger is found and given to the church of St, Cuthbert (Diamond Lake)

They melt it down and create a better holy symbol for Pious Peter.

Ready'reat 17

After two days the group goes back to the mines and enters the West caverns of Ethermul (the third of the Ebon Triad)

They are attacked by Cavemen who kill Senegal the Burned

Session 23 - The Return to the Mines

 Ready'reat 15

The group decides next is to head to the mines.

They enter the labyrinth and encounter some zombies 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uYSoc0AswNmV3SrgtPMuhnufSQdYmb-2U-YGdbUKwiE

Session 22 - The Storm before the Calm

 

Ready'reat 4

Assassination attempt

Ready'reat 15

The group decides to head to the back entrance to the Cairn of the Red Pearl and confront the assassin.

Dirty Dale falls from DRAGON BREATH

Senegal The Burned takes his body to the Blessed Church of St. Cuthbert and makes a deal to raise his friend.

Session 21 - The Cairn of the Red Pearl (Part 7)

   CY 625

Patchwell 28

Inside the Cairn

Players:

Dirty Dale 

Flynt (Absent)

The dwarves

THE CLERIC

Bob Helios (M-U) (Absent)

Tangerine Dean (Absent)

The dwarves perish when confronted by Smaug the terrible

The Cleric dies because he is greedy and harvests the wrong scale.

Death by lizard!

As the adventurers entered the dimly-lit cavern, they were immediately hit with the acrid smell of sulfur and smoke. The ground beneath their feet was hot and the walls were covered in soot. Heavy breathing can be heard.

Dirty Dale lights a torch and moves forward to scout out the area. He tries to move quietly and kicks a loose pile of coins, making a horrible echoing noise. Looking to the left is a huge dragon resting on a large pile of coins and treasure.

Before the thief can do anything the dragons blows a cone of fire his way. He drops the torch and dodges out of the way.

The group gathers themselves and parlays with the dragon. The charismatic cleric musters the nerve to go into the lair and speak with him. After some banter back and forth, the remaining party members make a desperate rush at the dragon.

The party was determined, and after a long and grueling fight, they finally managed to slay the dragon with the help of a poisoned arrow from Dirty Dale.

Smokey and Nyquil lay dead. The cleric dies while trying to harvest scales.

Dirty Dale manages to bring all the treasure and dead party members back to town for resurrection.

The episode ends with a stiff drink in the local tavern.

Note: The Dwarves and The Cleric are raised on Patchwell 28 and

Ready'reat 1 & 2

Session 20 - The Cairn of the Red Pearl (Part 6)

  CY 625

Patchwell 27

Inside the Cairn

Players:

Dirty Dale (Absent)

Flynt

The dwarves

THE CLERIC

Bob Helios (M-U)

Tangerine Dean

The group is sleepwalking. They have been wandering for hours. They look for a place to rest.

Ambushed by Kobolds

Attacked by a Large Snake

Our group will try to rest barricading the snakes lair.

Flynric Fastblade  - Halfling Hero 

journal entry for those who find my body

Its been a long night of fighting and the day is getting to us, we cant seem to find the person who left this blood trail, its been 4+ hours and the trail seems to have gone cold for the shaman but it seems we found some blood on the floor and we follow it.  We are down to only 1 lantern and have the cleric Shen carefully carry it in the back of the group.

As we continue down the hall the floor suddenly drops out from us again and we start sliding!  We all try to prepare of the fall but aren't able to catch ourselves in time.  When we finally reach the bottom and tumble into a room.  The room lights up in a flash as the lantern crashes on the ground, with oil burning everywhere we gather ourselves.  Moments later we hear noise coming from down the cavern,  across a large crevice there are 3 bridges and beyond that a corridor.  Thinking i am well equipped with a shield and chain armor I ask dirty Dale to hand me a torch (forgetting that i have a dozen in my pack) and easily light it on the burning oil and we proceed.  As we turn the corner we see a regular Gnoll charging at us, he quickly fires and I realizes that I have neither a shield or armor we flee.  As we flee back to the bridged room I turn to face out attackers and get it squarely with a spear.  We quickly rally,  Dirty Dale plants a foor and starts firing arrows, Shen whips out his sling, Smokey charges in and covers the right flank, Nyquil guards the back and lays down fire with his crossbow.  We exchange blows and are surprised that they never flee,  they must be desperate to win the fight. Someone shouts during the fight, "Does anyone speak gnoll? maybe we can parley with them"  there is a chuckle and as no one replys we kill all the gnolls.

Searching what we thing to be their lair we find no supplies, no rations only a bag with several gems and a whole lot of copper!  Seeming that this is the THIRD loot stache of copper, and as a well to do hobbit, I grab the bag and heave it into what we gather to be a large endless crevasse. CLANG, CLING, DINK ... oops, shouldn't have done that, should not have done that. Nyquil suggests to the group, "we should grab a handful of that copper it might come in handy".  I look over my shoulder at him... "what copper? that copper." pointing to where I just threw it.   A moment later Smokey says,  "Can I grab a handfull of copper in-case we need to wedge it into a doorway?" I look at him bewildered,  "yea sure, its just right down there", pointing to the large crevasse. We gather the gems and decide to split them up later, exhausted from the day we stop to take a breather, eat some rations, and I secretly admire my ring.

We decide to head off letting smokey lead the way,  we get to a dead end and the dwarves say this its possible to clear the cave in but it might not be stable.  I think to myself, that would be a TERRIBLE way to die.  We continue on and they notice there's a small passage that wasn't visible from the other direction,  we follow it and it open to a room that is immediately colder. As we enter the room we hear a scream! as we look ahead we notice that the walls have come alive in some dark shadow magic and have attacked Smokey.  We start trying to free him, with arrows, slings and hammers.  After the fight we are all even more tired than we were before but we notice that Smokey looks weak, like someone has sapped all his strength.  We check the room and come across some amazing loot!  +1 Plate Magic Scroll, and a Potion.  it seems some didnt fair as well as we did here, after some group discussion Nyquil get the plate and as he is handing me his old plate, it doesnt fit,  its way to big and theres no chance a halfling will fit in this dwarf armor.  We decide to barter and I trade him my +1 Warhammer for his +1 plate armor, it fits like a glove!

As we are walking, hopefully leaving this room I say to the party "I suggest we split the gems in to 3 groups and then cast lots for them, that way incase one of us gets sucked into the wall from a shadowy figure we dont loose all the treasure"

Lot 1 Aquamarine (500 gp)
Lot 2 Violet Garnet (500 gp)
Lot 3 Amethyst (100 gp) Potion
Lot 4 Smokey -           +1 Sword Smoky Quartz (50 gp) Rhodochrosite (10 gp)
Lot 5 Nyquil -             +1 Plate Bloodstone (50 gp) Moss Agate (10 gp)

 

Magic Scroll for whoever can use it, if no one can then sell it back in town

Session 19 - The Cairn of the Red Pearl (Part 5)

 CY 625

Patchwell 27

Inside the Cairn

Players:

Dirty Dale

Flynt

The dwarves

THE CLERIC

The group springs a trap that drops them into the depths of the earth.

Enter the Underdark

5 Gnolls

2 Shadows

Amethyst (100 gp)

Aquamarine (500 gp)

Bloodstone (50 gp)

Moss Agate (10 gp)

Rhodochrosite (10 gp)

Smoky Quartz (50 gp)

Violet Garnet (500 gp)

Plate Mail +1

Potion

Scroll

What next?

 Smokey puffed away at his pipe and blew the smoke around him, the better to obscure the vision of the chaos gods. That bastard priest had gotten away. As much as he admired a clever foe, he had to admit a dead foe was usually a lot less trouble. He really hated this sort of loose end. 

They still had the rest of the complex to investigate. They might still get him. But there was still the unknown of who had sent the vast amount of copper coins. There was a tunnel to the Underdark that needed to be investigated. And they needed to go up top and back to town. Interesting times.  

Session 18 - The Cairn of the Red Pearl (Part 4)

   CY 625

Patchwell 27

Early afternoon 

Clear skies

Inside the Cairn

Players:

Dirty Dale

Flynt

The dwarves

THE CLERIC

Tangerine Dean

Our group found a secret passage in the spiral staircase. It appeared to be the escape route for the shaman. They make through a slide/pit trap and make it to a room guarded by more cavemen.

Session 17 - The Cairn of the Red Pearl (Part 3)

  CY 625

Patchwell 27

Early afternoon 

Clear skies

Inside the Cairn

Face to face game at GAME EMPIRE

Players:

Dirty Dale

Flynt

The dwarves

THE CLERIC

And Return of Jose the Magic-User

The Grimlocks worshiping some foul idol lead by a shaman

The spiral stairway down

The Harpy Island 

and what to do with 10000 cp?

Session 16 - The Cairn of the Red Pearl (Part 2)

 CY 625

Patchwell 27

Early afternoon 

Clear skies

Inside the Cairn

Players:

Dirty Dale

Flynt

The dwarves

THE CLERIC

Rust monster encounter

Diving in the pool

More exploration. 

Session 15 - The Cairn of the Red Pearl (Part 1)

CY 625

Patchwell 27

Early afternoon 

Clear skies

Note : Cleric of St. Cuthbert casts raise dead on Senegal the Burnt. He will be bed ridden, recovering until CY 625 Ready'reat 13.

Two groups meet the next morning to Journey to the Cairn of the Red Pearl

We travel south from Diamond lake thru the swamps to the entrance.

Agents of the Hextor Cult are trying to get into the cairn using labor from Diamond Lake.

Our group kills them and enters the cairn.

They travel down a long hallway to a room with a fountain.

After further investigation the group hears strange noises from the side doors.

MONSTERS

Lets see what happens next week.

XP Awarded for each 150

Session 14: Theldrick and the "almost" TPK

  Patchwell 26

CY 625

The group gets ambushed by the cultist of Hextor

During the excusrion they (the remaining 2) find the following excerys from Thaldricks journal and a cryptic book that speaks of the coming of the AGE OF WORMS and needs to be translated.