Date: 1 September 1626
Zenith: The Scorned
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Face: Dragon Face (Tidelocked)
New Characters:
- Ellengast Progenitrix, aka Mother Swan! A Magic-User who is a former prisoner, mentored by Swan (RIP)
New Backstory:
- Hammer Hatmakerson learned a lot about Necromancers in his tutelage under Celebus. Once per session, give someone an extra point of Mana.
- Masvani-i-Manavi has great respect for Mother Flotsam, his mentor. At the start of the session copy one of their Skills. Transferrable on death or if the character isn't at this session, with a compelling reason.
Events:
--- A Minor Disaster
- Turns out I forgot my laptop today, so it's going to be a janky session where I try to run everything off my phone.
- Luckily everyone is very nice about this!
- This foreshadows another laptop-related event.
--- Who's She? The Swan's Mother?
- The party have just murdered Swan the Swift in his bony swan form.
- They see a figure coming up from the dungeon below. It is the Mother of Swan! Swan's mother! The Mother Goose, if you will! She thanks the party for killing her no good son.
- They see a figure coming up from the dungeon below. It is the Mother of Swan! Swan's mother! The Mother Goose, if you will! She thanks the party for killing her no good son.
- She joins the party following the retirement of Hammer Hatmakerson, now King Hammer.
- Also, Gaius returns for one night only! He's a true Roman.
--- A Visit From a God
- They decide to return to the Goblin Wastes, and determine to go via the sea since Masvani has a walking boat and all.
- They head down the King's Road, the long road that leads towards where Fate used to be before it started walking around. They spend the time cooking and relaxing, making Mother Flotsam's Big Soup which is super good with the Halflings around.
- They head down the King's Road, the long road that leads towards where Fate used to be before it started walking around. They spend the time cooking and relaxing, making Mother Flotsam's Big Soup which is super good with the Halflings around.
- It grants 1 damage per die from cold, which is determined to be the Blessing of the Soup Dragon.
- In fact it's SO good that the God in Heaven today actually comes down to try it! He is The Scorned and is a love bomber, albeit Benito barely notices.
--- Lore Mana from Heaven
- They ask what the situation is up there between the Tadpoles and the Red Elves and whatever's going on with the moon.
- Long story short - the Tadpoles have basically eaten most of the corpse of Ereshkigal which was thrown up their in the End War. The Gods are spread thin trying to stop them entering the atmosphere, since the Red Elves at least only came from moonwards. These new guys can just fly around!
- Long story short - the Tadpoles have basically eaten most of the corpse of Ereshkigal which was thrown up their in the End War. The Gods are spread thin trying to stop them entering the atmosphere, since the Red Elves at least only came from moonwards. These new guys can just fly around!
- The Marlingspikes can be repurposed to send energy up to the Gods, so if they can get the Red Elves (who should be grateful to be allowed through in the first place to be honest) to recalibrate them for that purpose that would be great.
- Putting Mars back might help, but the Tadpoles seem to be quite happy to set up shop on the moon so they'll need a reason to leave.
--- Fireside Chats
- We roll to see who's been talking to who and end up with quite the convoluted web of conversations.
- Mother Flotsam bonds with Mother Swan over their shared disappointment in their children.
- Mother Flotsam also shares tea with Masvani.
- Masvani in turn shares some advice with Benito.
- Masvani in turn shares some advice with Benito.
- In turn Benito bonds with Gaius over his book on how to cook humans (no "for" in this one), which is troubling.
- In fact all in all, when all's said and done, the party look at themselves and say... "Are we the baddies?"
- In fact all in all, when all's said and done, the party look at themselves and say... "Are we the baddies?"
--- Lights in the Mist
- They are safe from the Unmaking Rain that drizzles down around them, safe in the ship.
- However, drifting in from the mist, tiny lights! They settle on equipment and do weird magic stuff.
- Benito's perfume now heals, but can run out.
- Benito's perfume now heals, but can run out.
- Mother Flotsam's Quicksilver Charm improves.
- Masvani's soul of a resentful goat man he captured that time will now hurt him if it's released.
- Gaius' Halfling Spices now have a loaves-and-fishes effect that will make a meal infinitely shareable
--- A Big Hole
- Finally, as a summer storm rages around them, they reach the sea. Classic Britain.
- Before them, beyond a shattered bridge, is the island where Fortress-City Fate once stood (or perhaps squatted).
- In the past, before the End War, a huge tentacle of Shub-Niggurath rose up from the core of the Earth, then was chewed up by the constantly whirring maw deep beneath Fate.
- Now, with the city gone and Shub-Niggurath exploded into poison, all that remains is a bottomless pit in the middle of the island, down which the waters pour endlessly.
- Now, with the city gone and Shub-Niggurath exploded into poison, all that remains is a bottomless pit in the middle of the island, down which the waters pour endlessly.
- They approach and stare down the hole. It's endless. They can pick out a city down there, built against the walls of the borehole, fed by pouring water. They can also see countless holes in the walls, doubtless entrances to the Veins of the Earth.
Total: 8000 exp
OOC:
- Carter the Chronicler and Chef (200 exp/level)
- George the Directionman (100 exp/level)
- Charles the Paymaster (100 exp/level)
- Kitty the Vanguard (100 exp/level)
- George the Directionman (100 exp/level)
- Charles the Paymaster (100 exp/level)
- Kitty the Vanguard (100 exp/level)
Exp Totals:
- Carter / Masvani-I-Manavi, Level 6 Necromancer: 42579 (Level up at 72000)
- Charles / Benito Brazil, Level 6 Halfling: 38326 (Level up at 64000)
- Kitty / Mother Flotsam, Level 5 Magic-User: 31159 (Level up at 36000)
- Timothy / Gaius Julius Drusus, Level 4 Halfling: 10454 (Level up at 16000)
- George / Mother Swan, Level 1 Magic-User: 1700 (Level up at 2250)
