Session 70 - The Dark Fortress

So it turns out that Sleep doesn't effect anybody with 5 or more hit dice, which means Lulu should have actually been immune to Sleep and murdered everyone. You lucked out!

Session 70 - The Dark Fortress

Past Campaign Date:
Saturday, 13 November, 1549
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Zodiac: Libra

Enemies Defeated:

- Several swarms of scrabbling skeletal hands (100 exp)

- 16 skeletons, dispelled (160 exp)

- 2 Necromancers, drained of blood (175 exp)

Total: 435 exp

Treasure and Equipment:

- No such luck

Total: 0 exp

Exploration:
- Travelled 30 miles or so (100 exp)

- First party (in some time) to ascend Mt Death Frost (100 exp)

- First party to enter the Doomed Fortress (100 exp)

- Explored three dungeon areas (60 exp)

Total: 360 exp

Events:

- Stabbington and Mana, rejoining the group in the city, immediately set about partying and giving charitably respectively. Mana's donations to animal welfare earn her adulation, a statue in her honour, and an advertising deal with the city's most famous male brothel - Pertbottom's. (50 exp)

- Post-bender, Bingo is approached by Slim Jimmy who says he's bought up his debt to the mob. Such a bro! A mere 10% per month interest is all he charges because he knows you're good for it, with a no-kneecapping guarantee. (50 exp)

- The group decides to go grab a cache of treasure they read about in a spooky book, so travel towards Mt Death Frost. (50 exp)

- A fortress has been built atop the mountain in the time since the events in the book, and the trail up is wider and less concealing. Adopting shrubs as crude camouflage, the party ascends the mountain. (50 exp)

- Bingo and Zea are seen and fired on by crossbows in the open area between the treeline and the fortress, but the party manages to run to the shelter of the skull-faced main gate without taking casualties. (50 exp)

- After making a right racket bashing the hinges off the outward-opening front gate, the group enter the gatehouse. Large holes on the ceiling are viewed with trepidation, but Zea casts Heroism on Lulu who just sprints straight through and shoulderbarges the inner gate open. (50 exp)

- The party follow fairly fast, except for Mana who stops to light a torch and is nearly munched by the entrance as the skull crunches shut. Unnatural darkness descends and she flees towards the others, surrounded by the sound of clattering bones. (50 exp)

- She bursts out of the darkness to find the rest of the group in a huge dark chapel, inspecting a door with a face stretched on it that's yelling at them. Lulu barges it down as hundreds of crawling skeletal hands swarm from the gatehouse. (50 exp)

- Mana, true to form, can't outrun that swarms of hands and is dragged to the ground. The others are faster, but double back to help. Lulu jumps and shuts the door and the party finish off the remaining claws with aplomb, including a particularly savage punch from Bingo. (50 exp)

- There is a break for puns. (50 exp)

- The walls here are carved like a tangled woodland frozen in black stone. Down one side of a fork is another skin-faced door which yells loudly, but agrees to open in exchange for a kiss from Mana. (50 exp)

- Inside, it's one of the fortress' towers. The party ascends the stairs and is assailed from above by crossbow bolts, finding a horde of skeletons led by a couple of dark-robed Necromancers. Lulu trips up the stairs and Zea wipes out all the skeletons in the room through judicious use of Dispel Magic. (50 exp)

- Fearing for the lives, one of the necromancer's surrenders while the other jumps down the stairs where he's caught by Lulu. They are questioned at swordpoint and Lulu insists everyone else wait down the stairs for a bit while she murders some hostages. (50 exp)

- Lulu stabs the first one, goes into a bloodrage and murders them both, then comes for the rest of the party. Bingo saves the day by punching Sleep into her face. She falls unconscious, and wakes with her sword sated. Below, a weird murmuring can be heard. (50 exp)
Total: 700 exp

Misc:

- Balls to the Wall bonus (50 exp)

- Breach and Clear bonus (50 exp)

- Brutal Kill bonus (50 exp)

- Dramatic Battle bonus (50 exp)

- Mountaineer bonus (50 exp)

- Tactical Fighting bonus (50 exp)

- Pundemonium bonus (Bingo, Zea, Lulu, Mana - 100 exp ea.)

- Failed Saving Throw bonus (Lulu - 100 exp)

- Stabbington caroused! (10560 exp)
- Mana gave generously! (640 exp)

- Bonus +10% exp for carousing on a weekend I forgot to give last time (varies)

Total: 300 exp + bonuses

Death Toll and Injuries:
- None today!

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Exp Totals:

Dominic / Sir Stabbington Shanks, Level 6 Fighter: 36923 (Level up at 64000)

+1d8 HP! +1 to hit! +1 to crit/fumble table results!

Charles / Zea, Level 5 Cleric: 27444 (Level up at 28000)

Oli / Lulu Spiderbite, Daughter of Lord Gorga, Level 5 Barbarian: 22857 (Level up at 32000)

Dana / Bingo Augustus, Level 5 Muscle Wizard: 19863 (Level up at 36000)

Sarah / Mana, Level 3 Specialist (Thief): 4962 (Level up at 6000)

Thanks-for-running-overflow and also getting me surprise beer:

David / Theras, Level 4 Specialist (Assassin): 8415 (Level up at 12000)

Absent or Retired:

 Mariana / Joe Joe, Level 5 Halfling: 23221 (Level up at 32000)
-- Bat-Thing, Level 1 Frankenbat

Kyle / Jane Doe, Level 4 Dwarf: 14042 (Level up at 17600)

James / Quarion, Level 3 Elf (Gremling): 7947 (Level up at 12000)

Gary / Skirr Abderian, Level 1 Specialist (Thief): 416 (Level up at 1500)

Fraser / Jumarak2, Level 1 Muscle Wizard: 1489 (Level up at 2250)
Mariana / Aurora, Level 3 Cleric: 4018 (Level up at 7000)

Wai / Mogwi Stitch-Up, Level 2 Specialist: 2715 (Level up at 3000)
Sam / Lucados Orbrus, Level 2 Fighter: 3000 (Level up at 4000)
Clay / Carthas, Level 1 Fighter: 371 (Level up at 2000)
John / West, Level 1 Cleric: 521 (Level up at 1750)
Hayley / Bob, Level 2 Dwarf: 2999 (Level up at 4400)
Niall / Roht, Level 1 Muscle Wizard: 722 (Level up at 2250)
??? / Unnamed Cleric of the Garden God, Level 1 Cleric: 0 (Level up at 1750)
Florent / Sir Arthur, Level 1 Fighter: 186 (Level up at 2000)
Jamie / Alden, Level 1 Magic-User: 186 (Level up at 2250)
Ben / Thant, Level 1 Cleric: 186 (Level up at 1750)
Mike / Arran Folynn, Level 1 Specialist (Rogue): 186 (Level up at 1500)
Alex / Arhnin, Level 1 Elf (Hollowback Ylfen): 1518 (Level up at 3000)
Daniel / Davrak, Level 1 Magic User: 976 (Level up at 2250)
Nuno / Temperion, Level 1 Magic User: 742 (Level up at 2250)
Leo / Leo, Level 4 Cleric: 11102 (Level up at 14000)
Liisa / Peggy Pigrider, Level 5 Dwarf: 19420 (Level up at 35200)
-- Mr Pig, Level 1 Porcine.
Aron / Alphonse the Gentleman Barbarian, Level 1 Barbarian: 1184 (Level up at 2000)
Nimrod / U, Level 2 Specialist (Monk): 2250 (Level up at 3000)
Renzo / (Renzo's next character), Level 2 ???: 3462 (Level up at ???)
Clay / Svalborg, Level 2 Goblin: 2204 (Level up at 4000)
-- Tzani Spillios, Level 0 Scholar
Thomas / Tobias, Level 2 Cleric: 2204 (Level up at 3500)
Josh / Larry, Level 1 Elf (Galumfy Dotard): 383 (Level up at 3000)
Will / Calen, Level 1 Halfling: 1582 (Level up at 2000)
Davide / Golden Junk, Level 1 Elf (Misergeist): 1971 (Level up at 3000)
Pedro / Dexter, Level 1 Necromancer: 1460 (Level up at 2250)
Mark / Marley, Level 2 Specialist: 2850 (Level up at 3000)
Rita / Arwen, Level 1 Elf (Sloomit Waghorn): 643 (Level up at 3000)
Sophia / Ceres, Level 1 Elf (Hollowback Ylfen): 1487 (Level up at 3000)
Alex / Tick, Level 1 Goblin: 731 (Level up at 2000)
Oliver / Pip, Level 1 Halfling: 731 (Level up at 2000)
Ej / Matilda, Level 2 Specialist: 1839 (Level up at 3000)
Sev / Brad the Stabbinator, Level 1 Fighter: 1871 (Level up at 2000)
Harry / Reg, Level 1 Dwarf: 150 (Level up at 2200)
Mike / Lootle Halfstack, Level 1 Specialist: 715 (Level up at 1500)
Aaron / Maura, Level 1 Halfling: 1637 (Level up at 2000)
Matt / Sheik, Level 1 Barbarian: 767 (Level up at 2000)
Shaun / Nagash, Level 1 Necromancer: 817 (Level up at 2250)
rhhjdghjdshgjbleeeh / Elric, Level 1 Cleric: 817 (Level up at 1750)
Michael / Mist Urmun, Level 4 Magic User: 12881 (Level up at 18000)
Pawel / Devein, Level 1 Dwarf: 1160 (Level up at 2200)
Marco / Sauron, Level 1 Necromancer: 1530 (Level up at 2250)
Tom / NWA Chuck Langley, Level 1 Cleric: 951 (Level up at 1750)
Ros / Rhea, Level 1 Elf (Capriped): 850 (Level up at 3000)
John / Level 1 Magic-User: 1500 (Level up at 2000)
Chris / Crocell, Level 4 Halfling: 12318 (Level up at 16000)
-- Belial, Level 1 Fighter: 1047 (Level up at 2000)
Michael / Mist Urmun, Level 4 Magic User: 9129 (Level up at 18000)
Renzo / Gastani, Level 2 Barbarian: 3000 (Level up at 4000)
Chris2 / Gadling, Level 3 Specialist (Assassin): 4738 (Level up at 6000)
Joanna / Artemis, Level 2 Specialist (Healer): 2250 (Level up at 3000)
George / Magnus, Level 1 Cleric: 1342 (Level up at 1750)
Lisa / Bella, Level 1 Magic User: 1951 (Level up at 2250)
Jacob / Wizard Khalifa, Level 1 Muscle Wizard: 430 (Level up at 2250)
Marius' Totally-Not-Necromancer, Level 3 Necromancer: 5111 (Level up at 9000)
Nadav / Frog, Level 1 Fighter: 732 (Level up at 2000)
Charlie / Losh, Level 1 Elf (Habberjock): 309 (Level up at 3000)
Jack / Uldric, Level 1 Magic User: 409 (Level up at 2250)
Kate / Khaleesi, Level 1 Muscle Wizard: 37 (Level up at 2250)
Emmi / Lyrel, Level 2 Necromancer: 2891 (Level up at 4500)
--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human