Session 26 - Shattered

So! The last session for a month. Time will keep pace with real time while I'm away since I'm sure your guys need a rest after all that non-stop adventuring by now. A month is a long time! So if you want, let me know what your character is doing in the downtime.

Rune dungeon boss has been defeated so now runes are available to be used and abused outside of the dungeon. How many people know about this? How much profit can you make before your secrets spread? Who knows! Well me, obviously, but only up to a point.

So the rune dungeon boss was this giant crystal which they battered with lasers shot from laser platforms until it exploded. In the meantime they were attacked by endlessly respawning hordes of clay men and the crystal itself kept creating glyphs to blast them with.

The crystal released a flurry of honest-to-god dragons when it was shattered, growing bigger and bigger as they blasted out of the roof and out of the mountain. There are five of them in various colours and they are doubtless up to nefarious activities out in the world.

I return at the end of October at which point we'll be switching to Tuesday so Liisa can come without having to abandon her saxophone lessons.

Looking ahead that meeeeeans... next session will be on Tuesday 28th October.

Not sure what you'll do in the meantime. If someone wants to start up their own campaign or some one-shots or something feel free, otherwise I'll only be gone 4 weeks it'll go past like a breeze!

Session 26 - Shattered

Campaign date:
Saturday, May 23nd 1549
Moon phase: First Quarter
Zodiac: Taurus

Enemies defeated:
- Clay mage dude, savaged by a magical bull (50 exp)
- 2 ranged clay dudes, charged to death (20 exp)
- 1 melee clay dude, also charged to death (25 exp)
- 13 ranged clay dudes, obliterated via laser (130 exp)
- 8 melee clay dudes, obliterated via laser (200 exp)
- 1 beam platform rider, obliterated via laser (10 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:
- 12sp (12 exp)
- An ornamental plate (50 exp)
- Gold ring set with a pearl (500 exp)
- Gold ring set with an amethyst (500 exp)
- A wooden box containing phoenix breast meat (meat now eaten), insides ripped apart (200 exp)
- Sackfuls and sackfuls of valuable crystal shards (4200 exp)

Exploration:
- 13 dungeon rooms explored (130 exp)
- Entered level 3 of the rune dungeon (300 exp)

Misc:
- Near Death Experience Bonus (Mist - 100 exp)
- Failed Saving Throw Bonus (Mist and Gastani - 100 exp ea.)
- Found the library, learnt some history (50 exp)
- Treasure eater bonus (50 exp)
- Breach and clear bonus (50 exp)
- Solved the gravity room puzzle (50 exp)
- Solved the bubble room puzzle (50 exp)
- Shattered the boss crystal (50 exp)
- Antagonist emancipator bonus (50 exp)
- Rune magic unlocked! (50 exp)

Quests and Rumours:
- None down here.

Death Toll and Injuries:
- Mist Urmun - Second degree frostbite all over legs. Tremendous pain and blistering. 4 weeks recovery. (Conveniently the length of time I am away)

Exp Totals:
Michael / Mist Urmun, Level 4 Magic User: 9129 (Level up at 18000)
*DING!* +1d4 HP! +1 lvl 2 Spell!
Renzo / Gastani, Level 2 Barbarian: 3000 (Level up at 4000)
*DING!* +1d8 HP! +2 rolls on the Barbarian Level Up Table!

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Recovering:
Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 (Level up at 4400) ETA: 26 weeks
Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 1223 (Level up at 1500) ETA: 12 weeks
Renzo / Mushroom Lover, Level 3 Elf (Alpdrucke): 8954 (Level up at 12000) ETA: 6 weeks
Michael / Mist Urmun, Level 4 Magic User: 9129 (Level up at 18000) ETA: 4 weeks

Absent or Retired:
Liisa / Peggy Pigrider, Level 4 Dwarf: 10504 (Level up at 17,600)
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)
Chris / Crocell, Level 4 Halfling: 11166 (Level up at 16000)
-- Belial, Level 1 Fighter: 521 (Level up at 2000)
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)
--- Faust, Level 1 Specialist: 823 (Level up at 1500)
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)
Tom / Eli, Level 1 Cleric: 409 (Level up at 1750)
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

Session 25 - Earth, air and firewater.

Lots of exp flying around this session! Lots of being in debt also.

By the way they are all from loan sharks and mobsters and payday loans and stuff so enjoy your 1000% APR. Better get that repaid within the month or risk a kneecapping.

I've split Renzo's share between his characters, and Liisa's Peggy got a bit of a share for the parts she was there for at the end.

Good thing you have fighter/barbarian support now because you absolutely destroyed those clay guys.

The idea of a haemophiliac cleric makes me laugh so excellent work on that.

On bones: They can be Fractured, Broken and Shattered by various death crit effects. They can be healed by a cleric using cure spells of the Light, Serious and Critical flavours respectively. Unfortunately this can't regrow limbs or digits though.

Prior warning: I'm going off to South America for a few weeks leaving on the 28th, meaning next week will be the last one for a little while! I come back last week of October.

Finally, since this session was all about controlling the elements and getting drunk, behold my intense punsmithing abilities in this session recap title...

Session 25 - Earth, air and firewater.

Campaign date:
Saturday, May 22nd 1549
Moon phase: First Quarter
Zodiac: Taurus

New characters:
- Artemis, Healer and Hunter and Maker of Glue (Joanna)
- Magnus returns! - Chalk cutter turned Cleric of Greeze, God of Lightning. (George)
- Gastani the Barbarian. Not the best lawyer. (Renzo)

Enemies defeated:
- 2 wave elementals (100 exp)
- 2 ranged clay men (20 exp)
- 2 bulky melee clay men (50 exp)
- 1 clay mage guy (50 exp)
- A few skeletons, neutralised before they could become a threat (50 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:
- 200 silver (200 exp)
- 2 small gems (300 exp)
- 20 suits of good quality dwarven chainmail (3000 exp)

Exploration:
- Travelled 72 miles over several days (120 exp)
- First party to enter Dwarrow (1000 exp)
- 8 dungeon rooms explored (80 exp)
- Entered level 2 of the rune dungeon (200 exp)
- Secret door found (10 exp)

Misc:
- Cartographer bonus (Magnus - 100 exp)
- Near Death Experience bonus (Magnus - 100 exp)
- God invention bonus (Magnus - 50 exp)
- Excellent story of revelation (Magnus - 50 exp)
- Piton-and-rope bridge technique (50 exp)
- Excellence in runecrafting (50 exp)
- Deciphered a few more runes (50 exp)
- Solved the water room puzzle (50 exp)
- Solved the giant scales puzzle (50 exp)
- Solved the rock wheel bridge puzzle (50 exp)
- Everyone got some stat buffs from a magic fountain.
- Breach and Clear bonus (50 exp)
- Gadling caroused (500 exp)
- Crocell caroused (1500 exp, set fire to an inn)
- Artemis caroused (2250 exp, 1750sp in debt, set fire to another inn)
- Mushroom lover caroused (2750 exp, 2000 sp in debt, jailed for 6 weeks for arson)

Quests and Rumours:
- I forgot to get you to roll oops. Here are some at random:
- "To the south, in the marsh at the mouth of the Moonwash, lies an ancient series of barrow mounds. Few return, but those who do are bedecked with strange riches."
- "The town of Tower near the ruined bridge takes its name from the ruined keep on the other bank. It used to be the castle of the archmage who protected the border from goblins, but the bridge was blown and the tower fell years ago."
- "The wizard Gimblewang has been seen wandering the mountains in search of rare and strange spells."

Death Toll and Injuries:
- Magnus, leg fractured by ministrations of a watery jelly guy. Healed himself with the power of his God. In unrelated news is now a haemophiliac.
- Mushroom Lover, not really an injury but he's out of the game for 6 weeks (unless jailbroken or fines and bribes totalling 6000sp are paid) due to taking the fall for some drunken arsonists. ETA: 6 weeks.

Exp Totals:
Chris / Crocell, Level 4 Halfling: 11166 (Level up at 16000)
-- Belial, Level 1 Fighter: 521 (Level up at 2000)
Liisa / Peggy Pigrider, Level 4 Dwarf: 10504 (Level up at 17,600)
Chris2 / Gadling, Level 3 Specialist (Assassin): 4738 (Level up at 6000)
Joanna / Artemis, Level 2 Specialist (Healer): 2250 (Level up at 3000)
*DING!* +1d6HP! +2 skill points!
George / Magnus, Level 1 Cleric: 1342 (Level up at 1750)
Renzo / Gastani, Level 1 Barbarian: 521 (Level up at 2000)

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Recovering:
Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 (Level up at 4400) ETA: 26 weeks
Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 1223 (Level up at 1500) ETA: 12 weeks
Renzo / Mushroom Lover, Level 3 Elf (Alpdrucke): 8954 (Level up at 12000) ETA: 6 weeks

Absent or Retired:
Michael / Miss Turmun, Level 3 Magic User: 5570 (Level up at 9000)
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)
--- Faust, Level 1 Specialist: 823 (Level up at 1500)
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)
Tom / Eli, Level 1 Cleric: 409 (Level up at 1750)
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

Session 24 - Once in a blue rune

You've found my pet dungeon!

To reiterate what the rune magic book told you for those not present:

- A glyph is made up of runes connected by lines.

- A glyph requires one Master rune and one or more Minor runes.

 

- You've worked out some of the Master runes (which you've called "top runes" in your experiments) and some of the minor runes (like earth and light) already!

 

- In combat it takes one round to draw a rune and one round to draw all the connecting lines, so long as you're using chalk or dirt or something.

- Turning on the completed glyph takes up your whole round like casting a spell, but stays powered until you break the connection in your mind.

- Powered glyphs stay on for as long as you want them to, but they take a toll on you depending on how complex the glyph is and how far away from it you are.

The "where the fuck were you" table has led to a bounty on Mist Urmun's head, he has changed his name to Miss Turman in an attempt to evade justice.

 

 

I can't remember if any other people took death crits, I was throwing around those pain dice like nobody's business but I thiiiink it was just Gadling and Bella? 

If you nearly died (ie. rolled death dice) and I forgot let me know so I can give you a Near Death Experience bonus.

 

Mushroom Lover the Elf has levelled up in time for the New Moon, so good times for him next session. You get an extra spell of every level you can cast at the New Moon, so you'll get an extra level 1 spell and an extra level 2 spell. That's five spells total! Current rundown of creepiness and abilities at this terrifying time:

1. Elf ears -- 2 in 6 Search skill, surprised on 1 in 6.
2. Fine, silky hair covers palms and fingertips -- 3 in 6 Climb skill.
3. Voice a sibilant whisper -- when you cast Spider Climb your hands and feet seem to sink slightly into the surface, you do not need hands and feet free to Spider Climb and thus can wield weapons and walk on the ceiling.
4. Skin darkens to an ashen grey -- when next to a wall (including while Spider Climbing) you gain +1 AC as your body shifts and shivers against shadow.
5. Egg-shaped head like an alien, large black eyes glow in darkness -- Spider Climb lets you climb through a shadow and reappear in any other shadow nearby one round later.

Finally, hopefully I'll see some of you on Saturday! I'll keep you posted on plans but it'll probably just involve mooching around the bars in Soho and drinking a lot.

My number is 07462 951 451 if you don't have it for some reason.

Session 24 - Once in a blue rune

 

Campaign date:

Saturday, May 15th 1549

Moon phase: New Moon

Zodiac: Taurus

Enemies defeated:

- Half a lich. A semilich, hee hee. Defeated but not before he breathed cold over everyone. (100 exp)

- 7 skeletons, destroyed in open combat or neutralised by obelisks. (70 exp)

  

Treasure and Equipment:

- 1200sp, 30gp (2700 exp)

- 4 nice shirts, sized for dwarfs (40 exp)

- A rune hoverboard

- A magical ivory ring that lets you sense glyphs within 10' and turn them on from that distance.

 

Exploration:

- First party to enter the Rune Dungeon (300 exp)

- 9 dungeon rooms explored (90 exp)

- Alternate exit found (50 exp)

 

Misc:

- Cartographer bonus (Mushroom Lover - 100 exp)

- Near Death Experience bonus (Gadling, Bella - 100 exp ea.)

- Failed Saving Throw bonus (Bella, Peggy - 100 exp ea.)

- Discovered how to use runes (50 exp)

- Deciphered maybe 6 runes (60 exp)

- Created a rune-powered torch (50 exp)

- Created a floating chest (50 exp)

 

Quests and Rumours:

- None down here

  

Death Toll and Injuries:

- Gadling, had two fingers bitten off (-2 Dexterity) and a lot of blood.

- Bella, got first degree burns to the face, will heal in 1d4+2 days. Until then slightly less attractive (-2 Charisma)

 

Exp Totals:

Liisa / Peggy Pigrider, Level 3 Dwarf: 10399 (Level up at 17,600)

Chris2 / Gadling, Level 3 Specialist: 3196 (Level up at 6000)

*DING!* +1d6HP! +2 skill points!

Chris / Crocell, Level 4 Halfling: 8624 (Level up at 16000)

Lisa / Bella, Level 1 Magic User: 1951 (Level up at 2250)

Renzo / Mushroom Lover, Level 3 Elf (Alpdrucke): 6204 (Level up at 12000)

*DING!* +1d6HP! +1 lvl 2 spell!

Michael / Miss Turmun, Level 3 Magic User: 5570 (Level up at 9000)

  

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Recovering:

Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 (Level up at 4400) ETA: 27 weeks

Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 1223 (Level up at 1500) ETA: 13 weeks

  

Absent or Retired:

George / Magnus, Level 1 Cleric: 0 (Level up at 1750)

Jacob / Wizard Khalifa, Level 1 Muscle Wizard: 430 (Level up at 2250)

Marius' Totally-Not-Necromancer, Level 3 Necromancer: 5111 (Level up at 9000)

--- Faust, Level 1 Specialist: 823 (Level up at 1500)

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)

Tom / Eli, Level 1 Cleric: 409 (Level up at 1750)

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

Session 23 - You didn't have to roooll so loooow

Well I'm glad I give you all this bonus exp for stuff other than murder and theft.

Still, the Banes are down here in this dungeon, and the rune dungeon has all sorts of fun stuff for you to use and abuse next session.

After totting it all up Crocell had 7980/8000 exp which made me laugh, I gave you an attempted suicide bonus to push you over the edge.

It hasn't been a good few days for poor Peggy, first her pig gets exploded by a fractal butterfly, then her long-loyal retainers got pulled apart by walking dwarf skins.
For posterity - the main cool thing about that fountain room was that the wandering dwarfs from the main hall couldn't follow you down there... but you sucked them all into a black hole already so you never found out!
And for Mr Mushroom Lover - It is the night of the new moon tomorrow, but you won't regain your spells unless you can get to the surface and cavort elfily in the moonlight. You'll have to make do underground for now.


Session 23 - You didn't have to roooll so loooow

Campaign date:
Saturday, May 14th 1549
Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Enemies defeated:
- 6 hollow dwarves, popped eventually after a storm of poor rolls, one of them up a big crane (150 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:
- Various chainmail and extra shields and weapons and stuff looted from that one room (500 exp)

Exploration:
- 6 dungeon rooms explored (60 exp)
- First party to enter level 2 of the dungeon (200 exp)
- Discovered the entrance to the Rune Dungeon (100 exp)

Misc:

- Made the submarine safe for use (50 exp)

- Successfully operated the submarine (50 exp)
- ...without everyone dying from mad jostling (50 exp)
- Long deliberation bonus (50 exp)
- Got a mouthful of madness mold (50 exp)

- Sat in the symbols (50 exp)

- Died in your imagination (50 exp - Peggy)

- Attempted suicide bonus (50 exp - Crocell)

Quests and Rumours:
- None down here

Death Toll and Injuries:
- Socks, ripped asunder by three hollow dwarfs at once
- Trevor, also eaten by a hollow dwarf
- Tub, sucked into a black hole somewhere between here and salvation.

Exp Totals:
Liisa / Peggy Pigrider, Level 3 Dwarf: 9705 (Level up at 17,600)
Chris2 / Gadling, Level 2 Specialist: 2502 (Level up at 3000)
Chris / Crocell, Level 4 Halfling: 8030 (Level up at 16000)

*DING!* +1d6 HP! +2 to saves! +1 to Bushcraft! +1 to domination attempts!

Lisa / Bella, Level 1 Magic User: 1157 (Level up at 2250)
Renzo / Mushroom Lover, Level 2 Elf (Alpdrucke): 5510 (Level up at 6000)

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Recovering:
Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 (Level up at 4400) ETA: 27 weeks
Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 1223 (Level up at 1500) ETA: 13 weeks

Absent or Retired:
Michael / Mist Urman, Level 3 Magic User: 4976 (Level up at 4500)
--- Stan, Level 0 Mercenary. (takes 1/5 of a share)
George / Magnus, Level 1 Cleric: 0 (Level up at 1750)
Jacob / Wizard Khalifa, Level 1 Muscle Wizard: 430 (Level up at 2250)
Marius' Totally-Not-Necromancer, Level 3 Necromancer: 5111 (Level up at 9000)
--- Faust, Level 1 Specialist: 823 (Level up at 1500)
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)
Tom / Eli, Level 1 Cleric: 409 (Level up at 1750)
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