Session 11 - Journey to the Journey to the Past

Session 11 - Journey to the Journey to the Past

New characters:

- Losh, the Gardening Elf (Charlie)

- Uldric, the Magic Beggar (Jack)

- APX Viceris/Eli/Chuck Langley(?), the Beggar-Saint (Tom)

- Argan, the Mercenary Adventurer (Renzo)

Enemies defeated:

- 4 giant horseflies (200 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- Aquamarine (10 exp)

- Aquamarine, broken (5 exp)

- Caterpillar, jade (500 exp)

- Scarab amulet, gold (500 exp)

Exploration and Misc:

- Travelled 12 miles (20 exp)

- Wandering monster rolled (20 exp)

- Discovered the Insect Shrine (100 exp)

- Entered the Insect Shrine (100 exp)

- Explored 8 dungeon rooms (80 exp)

- Cartographer bonus (Argan - 100 exp)

- Near death experience bonus (Eli, Uldric - 100 exp ea.)

- I know this place bonus (Mist - 100 exp)

Quests and Rumours:

- Willibald Schwartz wants you to go back in time and destroy a ruby statue of an ant, says you can keep it as long as you break it.

--- Reward: 1000 exp, treasures of the past including ant statue carved from pure ruby, a unique spell

Death Toll and Injuries:

- Eli: Leg nearly drained of all fluid by horsefly, somehow still alive. Good thing he has crutches. No debilitating injuries.
- Uldric: Fed on by giant horseflies yet survived, scar on left shoulder. No debilitating injuries.

Exp Totals:

Charlie / Losh, Level 1 Elf (Habberjock): 309 (Level up at 3000)
Jack / Uldric, Level 1 Magic User: 409 (Level up at 2250)
Michael / Mist Urman, Level 1 Magic User: 1972 (Level up at 2250)

Renzo / Argan, Level 1 Fighter: 409 (Level up at 2000)
Tom / Eli, Level 1 Cleric: 409 (Level up at 1750)

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Recovering:
Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 (Level up at 4400) ETA: 34 weeks

Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 1223 (Level up at 1500) ETA: 20 weeks

Absent or Retired:
George / Keith, Level 3 Specialist: 3030 (Level up at 9000)
 --- The Joy, Level 1 Magic User: 284 (Level up at 2250)
Jacob / Kacey Demure, Level 2 Specialist: 2166 (Level up at 3000)

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
That one guy / Nadriel, Level 1 Barbarian: 293 (Level up at 2000)
That other guy / ???, Level 1 Fighter: 293 (Level up at 2000)

Session 10 - More plot twists than a Mexican soap opera

Session 10 - More plot twists than a Mexican soap opera

Enemies defeated:

- +/- 10 townsfolk (50 exp)

- A demon (50 exp)

- The same demon (50 exp)

Challenges overcome:

- "Solved" vampire mystery (1000 exp) 

- Ensured the townsfolk would no longer bother Willibald Schwartz (500 exp, a unique spell)

Treasure and Equipment:

- Nothing this time

Exploration and Misc:

- Giant ant taxidermy (50 exp)

- Temporarily talked down Gerald Finch (50 exp)

- Did nice things for Bill Higgins (50 exp)

- Potential demon possession?! (50 exp) 

- Failed Saving Throw Bonus (Keith, Mist Urman, Baron Noel Pompadour - 100 exp ea.)

- Near Death Experience (Baron Noel Pompadour - 100 exp)

Quests and Rumours:

- Willibald Schwartz wants you to go back in time and destroy a ruby statue of an ant, says you can keep it as long as you break it.

--- Reward: 1000 exp, treasures of the past including ant statue carved from pure ruby, a unique spell

Death Toll and Injuries:

- Baron Noel Pompadour - Friendly flail: Broken arm, pretty fucked up. At 0HP until arm is healed, arm itself useless. Recovery time: 1d6+2 months.

Exp Totals:
George / Keith, Level 3 Specialist: 3030 (Level up at 6000)
*DING* | +1d6 HP! | +2 skill points!

 --- The Joy, Level 1 Magic User: 284 (Level up at 2250)

Michael / Mist Urman, Level 1 Magic User: 1563 (Level up at 2250)
Jacob / Kacey Demure, Level 2 Specialist: 2166 (Level up at 3000)
Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 1223 (Level up at 1500)

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Recovering:
Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 exp (Level up at 4400) ETA: 34 weeks

Absent or Retired:
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
That one guy / Nadriel, Level 1 Barbarian: 293 (Level up at 2000)
That other guy / ???, Level 1 Fighter: 293 (Level up at 2000)

Session 9 - Vampire Weekday

Session 9 - Vampire Weekday

New characters:

- Khaleesi - Lightning-fisted muscle wizard and Kacey's old mate from the knackery (Kate)

Enemies defeated:

- Would you believe, none?

Challenges overcome:

- Uncovered numerous clues (50 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- Various things purchased in Werneck

Exploration and Misc:

- Entered the Mound (100 exp)

- Met Willibald Schwartz, "eccentric" wizard (50 exp)

Quests and Rumours:

- A vampire is on the loose in Werneck! Nobody knows who it is! An angry mob is turfing out all the old and lonely people and killing them just in case!

--- Reward: 1000 exp, gratitude

- Willibald Schwartz wants you to go back in time and destroy a ruby statue of an ant, says you can keep it as long as you break it.

--- Reward: 1000 exp, treasures of the past including ant statue carved from pure ruby, a unique spell

- Willibald Schwartz wants you to stop the townsfolk from bothering him in his house.

--- Reward: 500 exp, a unique spell.

Death Toll and Injuries:

- Nobody stabbed anyone!

Exp Totals:
George / Keith, Level 2 Specialist: 2514 (Level up at 3000)

 --- The Joy, Level 1 Magic User: 78 (Level up at 2250)

Michael / Mist Urman, Level 1 Magic User: 1051 (Level up at 2250)
Jacob / Kacey Demure, Level 2 Specialist: 1753 (Level up at 3000)
Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 611 (Level up at 1500)

Kate / Khaleesi, Level 1 Muscle Wizard: 37 (Level up at 2250)

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Recovering:
Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 exp (Level up at 4400) ETA: 35 weeks

Absent or Retired:
Emmi / Lyrel, Level 2 Necromancer: 2891 (Level up at 4500)
--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human
That one guy / Nadriel, Level 1 Barbarian: 293 (Level up at 2000)
That other guy / ???, Level 1 Fighter: 293 (Level up at 2000)

Session 8 - Grandemonium

Session 8 - Grandemonium

Enemies defeated:
- Cultist, axed by the Joy (10 exp)

- Giant ants, variously stabbed, slashed, lobotomised and left to be eaten by maggots, and ridden like a mechanical bull across the lands until death (100 exp)

- A guy being eaten by invisible insects, and the insects themselves (50 exp)

Challenges overcome:
- Escaped the hand creature (50 exp)

- Escaped from the cultist HQ (50 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- Various things purchased in Werneck

- Do extra arms count as equipment?

- Half a Gran Bastgod

Exploration and Misc:

- Travelled a few miles (20 exp)

- Reached Werneck (100 exp)

- 4 random encounters rolled (40 exp)

- Riding an ant like a mechanical bull across the countryside (50 exp)

Quests and Rumours:

- A vampire is on the loose in Werneck! Nobody knows who it is! An angry mob is turfing out all the old and lonely people and killing them just in case!

Death Toll and Injuries:
- Gran Bastgod, chopped in two after yet another badass kill.

Exp Totals:
George / Keith, Level 2 Specialist: 2477 (Level up at 3000)

 --- The Joy, Level 1 Magic User: 59 (Level up at 2250)

Michael / Mist Urman, Level 1 Magic User: 1014 (Level up at 2250)
Jacob / Kacey Demure, Level 2 Specialist: 1716 (Level up at 3000)
Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 574 (Level up at 1500)

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Recovering:
Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 exp (Level up at 4400) ETA: 35 weeks

Absent or Retired:
Emmi / Lyrel, Level 2 Necromancer: 2891 (Level up at 4500)
--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human
That one guy / Nadriel, Level 1 Barbarian: 293 (Level up at 2000)
That other guy / ???, Level 1 Fighter: 293 (Level up at 2000)

Session 7 - Motherfucker

Session 7 - Motherfucker

Enemies defeated:

- Swarm of marching ant-things, scared off by fire (100 exp)

- 1 giant horsefly, exploded by a bear trap (75 exp)

- 4 giant maggots, killed by you and each other until they fled. (100 exp)

- 6 chefs, put to sleep, throats slit, thrown into fire. (60 exp)

- 4 children, sleeped, throats slit, branded, beheaded, left as a warning. (0 exp)

- One prison warder, interrogated to death (10 exp)

- One lone cultist, eaten by an ant (10 exp)

- The Mother, redeemed. (100 exp)

Challenges overcome:

- Entered the cultist HQ through the back entrance (50 exp)

- Witch defeated (50 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- Some bits and bobs from the torture chamber (10 exp)

Exploration and Misc:

- Explored 8 dungeon rooms and much featureless corridor (80 exp)

- Wandering monsters rolled (20 exp)

- Operator as fuck bonus (50 exp)

- War crime bonus (50 exp)

- What the fuck guys bonus (50 exp)

- Artistic body horror (50 exp)

- "The Mother Lied" (50 exp)

- The Redeemer's legend grows! (50 exp)

- OHKO'd the final boss (100 exp)
- Overkilled the final boss (100 exp)

Quests and Rumours:

- Fuck up the Mother: Complete. (500 exp)

Death Toll and Injuries:

- More hireling deaths - god speed Marry Bannilow and the rest.

- Mist Urman has gained an arm on his thigh.

- Keith has gained an arm on his shoulder.

Exp Totals:

George / Keith, Level 2 Specialist: 2359 (Level up at 3000)

Michael / Mist Urman, Level 1 Magic User: 896 (Level up at 2250)

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Recovering:

Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 exp (Level up at 4400) ETA: 35 weeks

Absent or Retired:

Jacob / Kacey Demure, Level 2 Specialist: 1598 (Level up at 3000)

Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 456 (Level up at 1500)

Emmi / Lyrel, Level 2 Necromancer: 2891 (Level up at 4500)
--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human

That one guy / Nadriel, Level 1 Barbarian: 293 (Level up at 2000)

That other guy / ???, Level 1 Fighter: 293 (Level up at 2000)

Session 6 - Karlstadt Killa

Session 6 - Karlstadt Killa

New characters:

Mist Urmun, The Unwisest Wizard and keeper of etchings (Michael)

Enemies defeated:

- 6 cultists, flame bait (60 exp)

- 6 retainers who trusted you, friendly fire (0exp)

Challenges overcome:

-Pretty much "beat" Karlstadt (100 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- Stocked up via the Joy's connectionz

Exploration and Misc:

- Travelled 12 miles (20 exp)

- Got the Joy on side (50 exp)

- Entered Goblin Hill (50 exp)

- Near death experience bonus (The Baron, 100 exp)

- Selfless charity bonus (Keith, 100 exp)

Quests and Rumours:

- Quest from the Joy: Fuck up the Mother and everything she stands for.

- "I keep having these dreams where the insects are crawling inside my body. Even now I can feel one scratching around inside my head."
- "What’s the Defender ever done for us? They say she uses magic to pretty herself up. I bet she’s a freak under all those glamours."
- "The Reminder has a spell that makes your baby come out happy and healthy. It’s true! My wife’s due in a couple of months so we couldn’t be more grateful. And she’s been teaching magic to anyone who wants to learn, she’s ever so generous."
- "The Mother doesn’t have our best interests at heart."

- Also the Joy told you there's a back entrance through the bug caves WHOOPS at least you know now!

Death Toll and Injuries:

- The Baron took a crossbow bolt to the belly, but it was nothing a little First Aid couldn't fix.

Exp Totals:

George / Keith, Level 1 Specialist: 1526 (Level up at 3000)

*DING* | +1d6 HP! | +2 skill points!

Jacob / Kacey Demure, Level 2 Specialist: 1598 (Level up at 3000)

Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 456 (Level up at 1500)

Michael / Mist Urman, Level 1 Magic User: 63 (Level up at 2250)

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Recovering:

Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 exp (Level up at 4400) ETA: 35 weeks

Absent or Retired:

Emmi / Lyrel, Level 2 Necromancer: 2891 (Level up at 4500)
--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human

That one guy / Nadriel, Level 1 Barbarian: 293 (Level up at 2000)

That other guy / ???, Level 1 Fighter: 293 (Level up at 2000)

Session 5 - Witchhunters

Session 5 - Witchhunters

New characters:

Baron Noel Pompadour – Former trapper and roving bushman (Tom)

Nadriel – Magic-hating barbarian (that guy whose name I forgot)

??? – Fighter chick with a chip on her shoulder (other guy who took his sheet home)

Enemies defeated:

- 5 drunken brawlers, fisticuff'd (50 exp)

- Emma "The Defiler" Gäbges, neck snapped (25 exp)
- The Defiler's creature, beaten to death in multiple realities (75 exp)

Challenges overcome:
- Witch defeated (50 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- The Defiler’s axe – Quality 1 (40 exp)

- The Defiler’s pistol – Quality 2, wheellock, rifled barrel (525 exp)

- Exceptionally fancy ridged elephant hat (200 exp)

Exploration and Misc:

- Fancy Hat Get (50 exp – Kacey)

- Discovered the graveyard (50 exp)

- Carousing for free! (90 exp ea.)

Quests and Rumours:

(Mostly repeats)
- “It’s not even summer and there are all these mosquitos. There really have been a lot of bugs around here lately…”

- “I wonder why The Seven keep that headquarters out on Goblin Hill? It’s a bit southeast of Hammelburg you know. It’s supposed to be a wicked place!”

- “I think Urspringen was wiped out by the plague or something; nobody seems to have gotten out of there alive. Do you know anyone from Urspringen? I don’t.”

- “The Joy is the one I don’t like. My wife/husband hangs out in little den of sin and then comes back and has the nerve to tell me gossip from that place. Don’t people have morals anymore?”

- “The Reminder is the one I don’t like. It’s bad enough we need all this magic stuff to protect us, that’s demeaning and damning enough—literally!—but actively turning people to perversion like she does? Somebody should do something!”

Death Toll and Injuries:

- Nothing serious

Exp Totals:

George / Keith, Level 1 Specialist: 1363 (Level up at 1500)
Jacob / Kacey Demure, Level 2 Specialist: 1533 (Level up at 3000)

 *DING* | +1d6 HP! | +2 skill points!

Tom / Baron Noel Pompadour, Level 1 Specialist: 293 (Level up at 1500)
TGWNIF / Nadriel, Level 1 Barbarian: 293 (Level up at 2000)

OGWTHSH / ???, Level 1 Fighter: 293 (Level up at 2000)

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Recovering:

Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 exp (Level up at 4400) ETA: 35 weeks

Absent or Retired:

Emmi / Lyrel, Level 2 Necromancer: 2891 (Level up at 4500)
--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human

Session 4 - Everything is on fire

Session 4 - Everything is on fire

Enemies defeated:

- 4 bandits, horribly murdered and burnt to death (40 exp)

- Beefy bandit leader, death by gluey firey carpet (25 ep)

- Surprise zombie, more fire! (50 exp)

Challenges overcome:

- Sent that random encounter chick off to Karlstadt where she'll be safe (50 exp)

- Farm explored, bandits overcome (50 exp)

- Started spreading the legend of the Redeemers. Their mark - a bloody pawprint (50 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- 600sp, 60cp (606 exp)

- Bought a bunch of new stuff at the black market

Exploration and Misc:

- Travelled 12 miles. (20 exp)

- Discovered the Abandoned Farmhouse (200 exp)
- Explored the Abandoned Farmhouse (100 exp)

- Near death experience bonus (Kacey, Keith) (100 exp ea.)

- Failed saving throw bonus (Kacey) (100 exp)

Quests and Rumours:

- "Oh that Gunther. His boys are going to get into trouble, but they can't help but visit this place for some fun..." - The Joy on the 'abandoned' farmhouse

Death Toll and Injuries:

- To my great surprise, nothing serious

Exp Totals:

George / Keith, Level 1 Specialist: 1070 (Level up at 1500)
Jacob / Kacey Demure, Level 1 Specialist: 1170 (Level up at 1500)

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Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 exp (Level up at 4400)
Emmi / Lyrel, Level 2 Necromancer: 2891 (Level up at 4500)
--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human

Session 3 - Welcome to Karlstadt

Session 3 - Welcome to Karlstadt

New characters:

- Kacey Demure - knacker turned cult-infiltrating thief (Jacob)

- Keith - taxidermist, assassin, and fatty (George)

Enemies defeated:
- Eight cultists, scared off by stuffed "demon cat" on rope (40 exp)

Challenges overcome:

- Stabilised the dwarf, lugged him to city. (50 exp)

- Entered Karlstadt despite weapon scans (50 exp)

- Heard many rumours and info in Karlstadt and refugee camp (50 exp)

  - Got info from the friendly dwarf (Lyrel, 50 exp)

  - Got info from the city's cultists, the "milizionäre" (Kacey, 50 exp)

  - Pumped the Joy for information hurr (Keith, 50 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- Several pieces of mundane equipment stolen (10 exp)

Exploration and Misc:

- Travelled 12 miles. (20 exp)

- Discovered Thüngen (150 exp)

- Discovered Karlstadt (500 exp)

- Discovered Zum Erleuchteten Hurenbock (50 exp)

- Discovered the desecrated church (50 exp)

Quests and Rumours:

- "Let's just say, the Mother may not have our best interests at heart" (spread by Kacey)

- "Most of the are deluded fools who think they're making the world a better place, but there's some kind of secret order within them, and they're violent and nasty. You don't want to mess with them, and you don't want to surrender to them. Oh no." - The Joy on the milizionare (claimed dextrously by Keith)

- "It's not even summer and there are all these mosquitoes! There really have been a lot of bugs around here lately..."

- "On my way here I passed this farmhouse south of Germunden. It was utterly haunted, zombies and everything!"

- "The Defender is the one I don't like. Dressing all prissy-like, as if she's better than the rest of us! And she's responsible for those things that are running around!"

- "“The Joy is the one I don’t like. My husband hangs out in little den of sin and then comes back and has the nerve to tell me gossip from that place. Don’t people have morals anymore?”

Death Toll and Injuries:
- Nothing serious
- Lyrel has walked off into the sunset with Schmidt and (?) the dwarf, perhaps to never return.

- Olaf will recover in 36 in-game weeks (holy shit) and will be just about conscious enough to eat and drink a little and rest at the end of this in-game week.
I'm going to go with taxidermy halving his chances to die per week but err, even with a 5% chance of dying per week this guy's fucked, sorry Tom.

Actual probability of survival: 1.4*10⁴⁷%

Good thing he's with a necromancer? She did find Animate Dead in a grimoire..

Exp Totals:
Emmi / Lyrel, Level 2 Necromancer: 2891 (Level up at 4500)

--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human
George / Keith, Level 1 Specialist: 374 (Level up at 1500)
Jacob / Kacey Demure, Level 1 Specialist: 374 (Level up at 1500)


[[ Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 exp (Level up at 4400) ]]

Session 2 - Getting Buggered

Session 2 - Getting Buggered

Enemies defeated:
- One giant rhino beetle, shishkebabed while on fire (100 exp)

Challenges overcome:

- Shadow room (20 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- Various mundane equipment looted (115 exp)

- Golden locket (2500 exp)

- Flawed emerald (2000 exp)

- Unopened metal chest (??? exp)

Exploration and Misc:

- Discovered cavern entrance (100 exp)

- Explored 3 dungeon rooms (30 exp)

- Wandering monsters rolled (20 exp)

- Death narrowly evaded (220 exp - Olaf)

Quests and Rumours:

- n/a

Death Toll and Injuries:
- Olaf: kidney destroyed, bleeding internally and externally, leg crippled, generally fucked up. Somehow not dead.


Exp Totals:
Emmi / Lyrel, Level 2 Necromancer: 2517 (Level up at 4500)

*DING* | +1d4 HP | +1 lvl 1 spell/day | +1 free spell |

--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human
Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 2 Dwarf: 2737 exp (Level up at 4400)

*DING* | +1d10 HP |

Session 1 - The Unexpectedly Easy Escape

Session 1 - The Unexpectedly Easy Escape

New characters:

- Lyrel, mushroom farmer turned necromancer (Emmi)

- Olaf Tenderloin, former freshwater fisherdwarf (Tom)

Enemies defeated:
- One cultist, knocked out cold (5 exp)

Challenges overcome:
- Escaped the cultist's dungeon (100 exp)

Treasure and Equipment:

- Various mundane equipment looted (35exp)

Exploration and Misc:
- Explored 1 dungeon room (10 exp)

- Explored much featureless corridor

- Beheld the legendary goosegoat 

Quests and Rumours:

- n/a

Death Toll and Injuries:
- Nothing serious


Exp Totals:
Emmi / Lyrel, Level 1 Necromancer: 75 (Level up at 2250)
--- Schmidt, Level 0 Human
Tom / Olaf Tenderloin, Level 1 Dwarf: 75 exp (Level up at 2200)