Par for the course, really!
Session 273 - Mantis Monks and Deranged Dwarves
New Backstory:
Ratman was followed home by a terrible thing - the gene-splicer that worked on his mother to create a horrible hybrid ratman-baby. Yes! It’s true! Ratman the Ratman was of human woman born… truly horrifying. Once per session, cause the most terrible threat on the local encounter table to show up somehow.
Ratman was followed home by a terrible thing - the gene-splicer that worked on his mother to create a horrible hybrid ratman-baby. Yes! It’s true! Ratman the Ratman was of human woman born… truly horrifying. Once per session, cause the most terrible threat on the local encounter table to show up somehow.
Foes:
- Several Iounian monks, defeated nonlethally. (500 exp)
- A mad Dwarf, or so you thought. (500 exp)
Total: 1000 exp
- Several Iounian monks, defeated nonlethally. (500 exp)
- A mad Dwarf, or so you thought. (500 exp)
Total: 1000 exp
Events:
--- Monkey Business
- During a bit of necessary admin, Shrub-Nigeria tells the gang about some adventurey places he’s heard about nearby. There’s the megadungeon of course, but he’s also heard interesting things about a worm’s gullet and some chat about how the Dwarven moon landing site is nice this time of moon-year.
- They choose the worm, since he reckons there’s treasure in there, and soon arrive at the cliffside where the streaming maw of a great big sandworm-type thing is jutting from the moon-rock.
- Squabbling moon-monkeys in bubble helmets jabber from the cliffside, accompanied by big brine shrimp that float through the air. They extort some treasure from Red to let the party through into the worm’s mouth.
--- Yoga Session
- Inside are a bunch of insectoid Iounian monks doing freaky six-limbed yoga poses. The party watch until the session is complete, then have a chat. Apparently you’re not allowed in unless you can defeat one of their number in single combat!
- Red ignores all ritual and dives at one of the Iounians, pummeling it with the pommel of her dagger! She nearly pins it, but the Iounian open-palm-strikes her away. She goes into a defensive stance and the insectoid fails to take the bait, sitting down in meditation until she’s ready to continue.
- After a dramatic sequence of attacks where the Iounian’s flurry of blows nearly knocks Red out, a last desperate flying-elbow attack knocks the insect out cold! Victory for Red! Unfortunately her wounds are great, and she passes out herself soon after. Still a victory!
- Beepbox heals Red’s wounds and Jeremy Wizard heals her armour with his Mending. Sick ones.
- Beepbox also necks a potion and discovers it to be similar to the one Red had last session, granting him immense strength! Time to roll before it wears off.
- During a bit of necessary admin, Shrub-Nigeria tells the gang about some adventurey places he’s heard about nearby. There’s the megadungeon of course, but he’s also heard interesting things about a worm’s gullet and some chat about how the Dwarven moon landing site is nice this time of moon-year.
- They choose the worm, since he reckons there’s treasure in there, and soon arrive at the cliffside where the streaming maw of a great big sandworm-type thing is jutting from the moon-rock.
- Squabbling moon-monkeys in bubble helmets jabber from the cliffside, accompanied by big brine shrimp that float through the air. They extort some treasure from Red to let the party through into the worm’s mouth.
--- Yoga Session
- Inside are a bunch of insectoid Iounian monks doing freaky six-limbed yoga poses. The party watch until the session is complete, then have a chat. Apparently you’re not allowed in unless you can defeat one of their number in single combat!
- Red ignores all ritual and dives at one of the Iounians, pummeling it with the pommel of her dagger! She nearly pins it, but the Iounian open-palm-strikes her away. She goes into a defensive stance and the insectoid fails to take the bait, sitting down in meditation until she’s ready to continue.
- After a dramatic sequence of attacks where the Iounian’s flurry of blows nearly knocks Red out, a last desperate flying-elbow attack knocks the insect out cold! Victory for Red! Unfortunately her wounds are great, and she passes out herself soon after. Still a victory!
- Beepbox heals Red’s wounds and Jeremy Wizard heals her armour with his Mending. Sick ones.
- Beepbox also necks a potion and discovers it to be similar to the one Red had last session, granting him immense strength! Time to roll before it wears off.
--- The Mad Dwarf
- They follow the coil of the great worm, which breathes gusts of fetid breath. They discover places where passages have been carved through the innards of the worm and into moon-rock beyond.
- They soon come to a place where a crying Dwarf chips away at a stone, carving it into a statue. He is surrounded by several Iounian monks, who say that this mad Dwarf sometimes speaks wisdom and ancient koans for them to meditate upon. His name is Karragoth Shibboleth.
- The Iounians warn that the party may come no further, lest they wish to see the Ancient Art of These Hands. Fighting words!
- Beepbox’s immense strength barrels him into one of the Iounians, the others joining the fight now that it’s started! Jeremy gets btfo’d by a couple of open-hand crits from the Iounian monks. The mad Dwarf joins in, summoning an axe to his hand, but Red easily parries a flurry of blows. Back on form!
- Ratman comes in with his new flesh-hammer, Echo Doom, which speaks in his mind of its wishes and abilities - very good vs undead, not so good vs living.
- The battle turns against the party, and Scarlet Eclipse reveals himself as - what else - a far-future descendent of Snels! He punches the ground and unleashes a shockwave of mental energy, forcing those around to witness visions of the apocalypse!
- The Iounians fall to their knees in prayer, kneeling as the expected end of the Moon is upon them. The Dwarf sees through the illusion, but the mental kick seems to have jogged his mind back to lucidity! Jeremy and Red fail, with Red being drawn into her own personal world-end (Sir Robyn is here to take her away) and Jeremy experiencing a life where the internet is down… forever.
- They follow the coil of the great worm, which breathes gusts of fetid breath. They discover places where passages have been carved through the innards of the worm and into moon-rock beyond.
- They soon come to a place where a crying Dwarf chips away at a stone, carving it into a statue. He is surrounded by several Iounian monks, who say that this mad Dwarf sometimes speaks wisdom and ancient koans for them to meditate upon. His name is Karragoth Shibboleth.
- The Iounians warn that the party may come no further, lest they wish to see the Ancient Art of These Hands. Fighting words!
- Beepbox’s immense strength barrels him into one of the Iounians, the others joining the fight now that it’s started! Jeremy gets btfo’d by a couple of open-hand crits from the Iounian monks. The mad Dwarf joins in, summoning an axe to his hand, but Red easily parries a flurry of blows. Back on form!
- Ratman comes in with his new flesh-hammer, Echo Doom, which speaks in his mind of its wishes and abilities - very good vs undead, not so good vs living.
- The battle turns against the party, and Scarlet Eclipse reveals himself as - what else - a far-future descendent of Snels! He punches the ground and unleashes a shockwave of mental energy, forcing those around to witness visions of the apocalypse!
- The Iounians fall to their knees in prayer, kneeling as the expected end of the Moon is upon them. The Dwarf sees through the illusion, but the mental kick seems to have jogged his mind back to lucidity! Jeremy and Red fail, with Red being drawn into her own personal world-end (Sir Robyn is here to take her away) and Jeremy experiencing a life where the internet is down… forever.
--- Dwarven Shadows
- With the combat short-circuited, Beepbox asks the Dwarf about his history. He’s been here for thousands of years, probably, and he carved this cave out himself after lobotomising the big worm. One day the Iounians showed up and seemed chill. He missed the last spaceship off the Moon and he’s been here ever since.
- After a fair bit more exposition, including something about the Goblin Uprising of 1989 and the fact that the Dwarves were mining the moon for Ioun Stones, he lets the party mosey onwards while he looks after these poor Iounians during their apocalyptic visions.
- As they head down some stairs, the Dwarf laughs behind them and locks them in the stairwell! There’s a locked door carved at the bottom of the stairs, with a tiny crack through which shadows are creeping…
- The shadows attack! Thankfully they’re easily despatched by Red’s silver teeth and some magically shanky weaponry, despite Beepbox taking a bit of damage to his Constitution.
--- Spooky Gas and the Dungeon Boss
- Jeremy flesh-goops himself and wriggles under the door, reforming on the other side to open it for the rest. This room has alcoves filled with swirling orange gas, somehow kept in the alcove by intangible glass.
- Ratman hucks a rat into the gas and it comes out extra beefy! Wonderful! Ratman, Jeremy and Scarlet all decide to go into the gas themselves… and find themselves constitutionally weakened. Arse.
- Scarlet at least opens the door to the next room and sees a pulsing red light within. Three stone statues immediately dubbed the Pillar Men boom out - “WHO DARES DISTURB THE PEACE OF THE WORM HEART?”
- “Not us boss!” says Jeremy as Scarlet Eclipse snap-casts Escape Rope and gets them out of there. Phew!
- With the combat short-circuited, Beepbox asks the Dwarf about his history. He’s been here for thousands of years, probably, and he carved this cave out himself after lobotomising the big worm. One day the Iounians showed up and seemed chill. He missed the last spaceship off the Moon and he’s been here ever since.
- After a fair bit more exposition, including something about the Goblin Uprising of 1989 and the fact that the Dwarves were mining the moon for Ioun Stones, he lets the party mosey onwards while he looks after these poor Iounians during their apocalyptic visions.
- As they head down some stairs, the Dwarf laughs behind them and locks them in the stairwell! There’s a locked door carved at the bottom of the stairs, with a tiny crack through which shadows are creeping…
- The shadows attack! Thankfully they’re easily despatched by Red’s silver teeth and some magically shanky weaponry, despite Beepbox taking a bit of damage to his Constitution.
--- Spooky Gas and the Dungeon Boss
- Jeremy flesh-goops himself and wriggles under the door, reforming on the other side to open it for the rest. This room has alcoves filled with swirling orange gas, somehow kept in the alcove by intangible glass.
- Ratman hucks a rat into the gas and it comes out extra beefy! Wonderful! Ratman, Jeremy and Scarlet all decide to go into the gas themselves… and find themselves constitutionally weakened. Arse.
- Scarlet at least opens the door to the next room and sees a pulsing red light within. Three stone statues immediately dubbed the Pillar Men boom out - “WHO DARES DISTURB THE PEACE OF THE WORM HEART?”
- “Not us boss!” says Jeremy as Scarlet Eclipse snap-casts Escape Rope and gets them out of there. Phew!
Total: 6000 exp
Exp Totals:
- Tim / Red, Level 7 Duellist Fighter: 120256 (Level up at 128000)
- Izzy / Ratman, Level 8 Ratman: 99756 (Level up at 192000)
- Charles / Jeremy Wizard, Level 6 Magic-User: 70605 (Level up at 72000)
- Ollie / Beepbox Strawberry Stars de Moor, Level 6 Cleric of the New Eden: 53222 (Level up at 56000)
- George / Scarlet Eclipse, Level 5 Muscle Wizard: 26673 (Level up at 36000)
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