Date: 13 August, 21 p.p.
Moon: Waning Gibbous - Dragon Face
Zenith: Dispater
Zenith: Dispater
New Backstory:
- The Meat-Up, led by the philosopher-dog Didogenes, were joined by the master baker Archikneades. The dog betrayed him for sweet treats, but was too cute not to forgive. (+1 Con)
- The Meat-Up, led by the philosopher-dog Didogenes, were joined by the master baker Archikneades. The dog betrayed him for sweet treats, but was too cute not to forgive. (+1 Con)
Events:
--- Preparations
- With the Bone Lord in control of Salivasburger and the Meat Lord ousted, it's time to decide where to go next!
- Poring over a real-life hex map approximately a decade old, they realise that there's a whole half of the map that's literally never been explored by any group of players since records began. Is that mushrooms? Some sort of pyramid? I realise that I'll have to go back and see what I wrote in some very old notes!
- So that's the plan. Some good old fashioned exploration into parts unknown, with only old pre-apocalypse maps to guide them. Fucking cool!
- With the Bone Lord in control of Salivasburger and the Meat Lord ousted, it's time to decide where to go next!
- Poring over a real-life hex map approximately a decade old, they realise that there's a whole half of the map that's literally never been explored by any group of players since records began. Is that mushrooms? Some sort of pyramid? I realise that I'll have to go back and see what I wrote in some very old notes!
- So that's the plan. Some good old fashioned exploration into parts unknown, with only old pre-apocalypse maps to guide them. Fucking cool!
- But first they'll have to travel through the wreckage of the Dino-Dome. The Dharga is on the way - the enormous flesh-tree created from the unholy union of multiple ex-PCs - as well as the famous Mt Death Frost inhabited (we assume) by yet another ex-PC who got turned into a vampire.
- Swan and Iskander go halves on a horse while bickering and Celebus buys a meat-powered cart, equipped with multiple millipede legs to help it cross rough terrain. They stock it with travel necessities. The weather isn't as deadly as before, but it's still weird and wild so sitting in a protective wagon is very recommended!
- Before they leave they meet a surprise character! It's Julgoor, and he's discovered a way to fast travel! Considering the exploration plans, this couldn't come at a better time! Since he's a Greed Demon specialising in commerce, the catch is that he can only set up his shop (and thus a fast travel node) in a location that contains capitalism... ie. a town. The other catch is you have to go through the Gardens of Ynn, so it's not necessarily safe.
- Before they leave they meet a surprise character! It's Julgoor, and he's discovered a way to fast travel! Considering the exploration plans, this couldn't come at a better time! Since he's a Greed Demon specialising in commerce, the catch is that he can only set up his shop (and thus a fast travel node) in a location that contains capitalism... ie. a town. The other catch is you have to go through the Gardens of Ynn, so it's not necessarily safe.
--- On the Road Again
- They roll (scurry?) off into the meaty wastes, aiming for the Dharga. Insects buzz, biting at the flesh of the meatlands and flitting around the horses. It's a low humid heat, making the ground slick with sweat.
- Soon they're passing by the lake that used to flow out from within the Dino-Dome. It's cloudy with blood, like milk poured into tea, and something snakelike is squirming beneath. They skirt around, leaving well enough alone, and come to the ruins of Enoch.
- The houses are in disrepair and part-covered in lumpy tumours. They weren't the best built hovels at the best of times, and the Meatlands have not been kind. There is, however, a hissing sound like static... as of a radio tuned to the wrong channel.
- They roll (scurry?) off into the meaty wastes, aiming for the Dharga. Insects buzz, biting at the flesh of the meatlands and flitting around the horses. It's a low humid heat, making the ground slick with sweat.
- Soon they're passing by the lake that used to flow out from within the Dino-Dome. It's cloudy with blood, like milk poured into tea, and something snakelike is squirming beneath. They skirt around, leaving well enough alone, and come to the ruins of Enoch.
- The houses are in disrepair and part-covered in lumpy tumours. They weren't the best built hovels at the best of times, and the Meatlands have not been kind. There is, however, a hissing sound like static... as of a radio tuned to the wrong channel.
--- Stomach Ache
- Intrigued, the gang dismount and pick their way through the overgrown village. There are strange lo-glopping noises, probably something to do with the meat growths...
- Celebus heads directly to the town's main square whilst the others are more cautious, circling around and picking their way through the side streets.
- There is a sound like a bunch of bags of mince falling off a shelf behind Celebus. He turns and... there's a crowd of ten small stomachs flopping towards him! They came from the roof!
- They flop and jump at him, surprisingly quick, and he starts stabbing! They open up and he sees that they've even got teeth!
- The rest of the team show up and make short work of the stomach swarm. What was that about?
- A small cry of "our children!" comes from another rooftop. Those were baby stomachs! Swarms of angry stomachs the size of a full-sized stomachs flop and flubble into battle!
- Celebus remembers that he's got zombie dog minions, and casts Death Rattle! The awful howl stuns or staggers the swarms of stomachs... but does the same to Celebus' compatriots! Friendly fire is on!
- The party set to stabbing the gnashing maws! Their stomach acid attacks melt armour, to Iskander's chagrin. Swan laughs a Barbarian laugh at his need for armour, but since he's surrounded by hungry bellies he tries to grab one and melt through the wall of a house for cover. It goes half-right, and he falls backwards into the house with stomachs gnashing at him!
- Intrigued, the gang dismount and pick their way through the overgrown village. There are strange lo-glopping noises, probably something to do with the meat growths...
- Celebus heads directly to the town's main square whilst the others are more cautious, circling around and picking their way through the side streets.
- There is a sound like a bunch of bags of mince falling off a shelf behind Celebus. He turns and... there's a crowd of ten small stomachs flopping towards him! They came from the roof!
- They flop and jump at him, surprisingly quick, and he starts stabbing! They open up and he sees that they've even got teeth!
- The rest of the team show up and make short work of the stomach swarm. What was that about?
- A small cry of "our children!" comes from another rooftop. Those were baby stomachs! Swarms of angry stomachs the size of a full-sized stomachs flop and flubble into battle!
- Celebus remembers that he's got zombie dog minions, and casts Death Rattle! The awful howl stuns or staggers the swarms of stomachs... but does the same to Celebus' compatriots! Friendly fire is on!
- The party set to stabbing the gnashing maws! Their stomach acid attacks melt armour, to Iskander's chagrin. Swan laughs a Barbarian laugh at his need for armour, but since he's surrounded by hungry bellies he tries to grab one and melt through the wall of a house for cover. It goes half-right, and he falls backwards into the house with stomachs gnashing at him!
- The stomach forces are whittled down by cleaves, multi-attacks, and some bread-based attacks from Archikneades, until the final few are alive...
- There's an aerial shot of the battlefield, slowly moving to reveal the extent of the destruction. There are two left. A stomach tries to stuff its guts back into its battered body. Another kisses a locket of its lady love and a single tear rolls down its cheek. A wailing chorus for a soundtrack. It's a massacre.
- There's an aerial shot of the battlefield, slowly moving to reveal the extent of the destruction. There are two left. A stomach tries to stuff its guts back into its battered body. Another kisses a locket of its lady love and a single tear rolls down its cheek. A wailing chorus for a soundtrack. It's a massacre.
- Swan steps out of the wreckage and kills the final cowering stomachs. The party celebrate their victory!
--- Message to All Survivors
- With the stomachs collectively disgorged, it's time to check out this mysterious static sound. It's coming from the house that Swan previously acid-burned through the wall of, and inside they find a flat screen TV overgrown with strips of flaky skin.
- On the TV is a repeating message from Julgoor! But he looks much different to the one they previously saw over in Salivasburger. His gold mask is tarnished and his body is thin and reedy. He tells any survivors who find this to head over to Neo Spacedin, that's where the people from Enoch have fled to.
- With the stomachs collectively disgorged, it's time to check out this mysterious static sound. It's coming from the house that Swan previously acid-burned through the wall of, and inside they find a flat screen TV overgrown with strips of flaky skin.
- On the TV is a repeating message from Julgoor! But he looks much different to the one they previously saw over in Salivasburger. His gold mask is tarnished and his body is thin and reedy. He tells any survivors who find this to head over to Neo Spacedin, that's where the people from Enoch have fled to.
- Before heading out the party loots the local area. Turns out a fair few of the stomachs contain, against the odds, valuable Clean Meat. There's also a vial of poison, a vial of holy water, and a handful of valuable trinkets left behind by the former residents!
- They take the TV to upgrade the wagon and replace it with a sign with directions to Neo Spacedin. In-cart entertainment! It only seems to play reruns presented by some sort of rastafarian moon banana.
- They take the TV to upgrade the wagon and replace it with a sign with directions to Neo Spacedin. In-cart entertainment! It only seems to play reruns presented by some sort of rastafarian moon banana.
--- Nosferatu
- They head for the enormous flesh-tree Dharga, crossing the shattered line of sharp diamond shards that used to make up the Dino-Dome and continuing to the gently rising flank of the tree. What looked like insects are, it turns out, some sort of winged bat-people!
- They start to circumnavigate the turgid trunk of the Dharga, seeing a large raccoon skulking about in the tree limbs high above.
- They run into some intelligent life! It's a lady dressed in armour made from cured bacon, and a nosferatu-looking vampire motherfucker. Despite initial appearances, the vampire is kind of pathetic and dependent on the womans' blood. Turns out the vampires who started drinking blood straight from the Dharga mutated into these things. It is still broad daylight though, so they've lost one weakness even if it makes their eyes water.
- She tells them that there's an entrance to the Dharga nearby! It seems that this is some sort of megadungeon! The party thank her and move on.
- They head for the enormous flesh-tree Dharga, crossing the shattered line of sharp diamond shards that used to make up the Dino-Dome and continuing to the gently rising flank of the tree. What looked like insects are, it turns out, some sort of winged bat-people!
- They start to circumnavigate the turgid trunk of the Dharga, seeing a large raccoon skulking about in the tree limbs high above.
- They run into some intelligent life! It's a lady dressed in armour made from cured bacon, and a nosferatu-looking vampire motherfucker. Despite initial appearances, the vampire is kind of pathetic and dependent on the womans' blood. Turns out the vampires who started drinking blood straight from the Dharga mutated into these things. It is still broad daylight though, so they've lost one weakness even if it makes their eyes water.
- She tells them that there's an entrance to the Dharga nearby! It seems that this is some sort of megadungeon! The party thank her and move on.
--- Red Slime
- Before finding the entrance they spot an enormous lump of red jelly attached to the side of the tree. It's moving along the tree, finding wounds, and healing them!
- This is far too intriguing for the Meat-Up, who collectively decide to throw themselves at the jelly and see what happens. In fact it talks to them! They ask nicely to be healed and, with a stroke of a big gloopy tendril... they are!
- Unfortunately they also develop a mysterious red rash. Hmm...
- They find the entrance to the tree. It's a long corridor snaking its way in, but the walls are rings of black shimmery crystal, oozing flesh, and even velvet.
- Before finding the entrance they spot an enormous lump of red jelly attached to the side of the tree. It's moving along the tree, finding wounds, and healing them!
- This is far too intriguing for the Meat-Up, who collectively decide to throw themselves at the jelly and see what happens. In fact it talks to them! They ask nicely to be healed and, with a stroke of a big gloopy tendril... they are!
- Unfortunately they also develop a mysterious red rash. Hmm...
- They find the entrance to the tree. It's a long corridor snaking its way in, but the walls are rings of black shimmery crystal, oozing flesh, and even velvet.
--- Cyber-Styx Action
- The path in shifts and cracks as they walk, clearly entailing the physical effects of this dungeon where the gimmick is that it generates on the fly!
- They reach the first area - a large room made from the black glassy material. There is a door with a big 13 on it, and another with a big handprint on it, and importantly 4 data-projection goblins messing around with a statue on the far side of the room.
- The Meat-Up go up to ask about the door with a number 13 on it... and are attacked! The goblin-projections cackle, manifesting black shard swords to attack with! Also they're horrible internet troll guys who laugh at you and tell you to git gud.
- Iskander cleaves in with all his might, while Amanta skirts around and investigates the statue. It's wearing a cloak, and when she puts it on she realises that it billows out in a really cool way and makes you look sick as hell!
- The Meat-Up keep getting savaged by the goblins, and each time one of the background Extras dies their red rash pulses and their head explodes. Ah..
- Soon the reach 0 HP and both Didogenes and Archikneades realise that they're the last ones left!
- Didogenes is now a Fighter until the Extras can be reformed, with his loyal master baker companion. If one of them dies, the Extras will be no more...
- Luckily the goblins are almost all dead. Swan shanks the last one and drags it over to the hand door, slamming the goblin's hand onto the scanner and opening the door!
- The room ahead ripples with pixels as the room is generated before their very eyes, but it's late so we end on a cliffhanger!
Total: 8000 exp
Loot:
- 36 Clean Meat (36 exp)
- Vial of Poison
- Vial of Holy Water
- 1000sp of trinkets (1000 exp)
Total: 1036 exp
- 36 Clean Meat (36 exp)
- Vial of Poison
- Vial of Holy Water
- 1000sp of trinkets (1000 exp)
Total: 1036 exp
Foes Defeated:
- Many swarms of toothed stomachs (200 exp)
- Many swarms of toothed stomachs (200 exp)
- Four trolling goblins (100 exp)
Total: 300 exp
Total: 300 exp
OOC:
- Chronicler - Charles
- Expedition Leader - Kitty
- Quartermaster & Art Attack - Ollie
- Chronicler - Charles
- Expedition Leader - Kitty
- Quartermaster & Art Attack - Ollie
- Vanguard - Tom
- Chef - George
Exp Totals:
- George / Swan the Swift, Level 6 Barbarian: 50031 (Level up at 64000)
- Charles / Celebus Uppytus, Level 6 Necromancer: 45886 (Level up at 72000)
- Kitty / Amanta, Level 6 Mantis Specialist: 42044 (Level up at 56000)
- Ollie / Iskander Fullbeard, Level 6 Fighter: 41707 (Level up at 64000)
- Tom / The Meat Up, Level 3 Extras: 5003 (Level up at 7000)
Level Up! +1d12 HP! +Named Character! +Backstory!
Level Up! +1d12 HP! +Named Character! +Backstory!
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