Like a rock...

The party recovers from the battle with the Lord of the Abyss' champion Death Knight.  Ortho, Ghaele are brought back into action.  Daria checks out the next door and triggers a true ressurection for an ancient fiendish mottled worm.  Daria is instantly inside the creature's stomach, and the battle with the worm begins.  Not a being of strategy or finesse, it is a knock-down-drag-out with Nesta dealing the death-blow.

Moving on the the door, Rudy breaks it down into a room of thick sulfurous steam.  A fragile bridge spans the room to a heavy, metal, locked door.  Daria and Nesta take the flying carpet across the room and try to disable the lock.  The complexity of the lock takes Daria a full ten minutes, which another wave of Savage Tide energy passes and transforms Gwendelyn and Daria into savage creatures.  Rudy grapples Gwendelyn so Hjalmgerder could restore her.  Unfortunately, Daria gets the drop on Netsa and inflicts a bit of nasty knife work.  Netsa bull rushes Daria into the water, Daria sinks and Rudy goes into the water to repeat the drill.

Ghaele explores a tower and gets views into both the Gaping Maw and the depths of the Sunless Sea where Dagon dwells.  But he didn't see any key-wielding demons, he moves on to the next door to keep exploring.  Inside he finds a room, broken and part sliding into the sea.  A quick look, he spies another door.  Other party members follow to find Ghaele, and catch up with him as he gets zapped by a hidden foe.  Closing in the party finds the opponent to be an old Olamn witchdoctor.

And the battle continues...

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Session Characters:  Vin, Gwendelyn, Ortho, Nesta, Maybold, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Ghaele, Daria
Session Loot:  none

[no game]

D&D Sundae cancelled.

[no game]

D&D cancelled.

Character Levels

Everyone is 19th!   Usual awards for character sheets on level up.

20th level is only a bit away...

Roley, Poley, Zombie Heads

Roly Poly Zombie Heads

In General Bagromar's maps and notes, the party finds out that the Demogorgon has several legions in defensive positions in the Gaping Maw.  Also, there is a key to triggering the Savage Tide, a master pearl located somewhere in a location called Wat Dagon.  Research indicates that Wat Dagon is an ancient temple and a demiplane where the Demogorgon will perform the ritual to release the savage tide.  Most importantly the time for the ritual, when there is a planar conjunction, is two weeks away.

With all possible effort made to recruit help to stop the Savage Tide, the party calls on Iggwilv who suggests that it is time for all interested parties to meet.  The party comes up with Sigil, and all agree though some will have to send proxies.  Daria secures a special room in the Azure Iris, at a cost of 20000gp.

Inside the Diamond Suite of the Azure Iris, the group gathers to discuss the battle plans.  Charon sends his proxy, Rowan Kellani, since the party is familiar to her.  Gwynharwyf sends Celeste and Iggwilv arrives with her four apprentices.  Things take a disturbing turn when Malcanthet manifests her presence through Nesta, and Orcus' shambling corpse of a proxy, Xerivar finalize the arrivals.

The party plans the assault, Gwynharwf/Celeste and Orcus/Xerivar offer their tactical advice (and preferences) for the battle.  The adventurer's agree to contact everyone to time the invasion.  Heading back to Sasserine and Greyhawk for equipment and resupply, the party is informed that the-town-formally-known-as-Scuttlecove has been overrun by undead, and the Ur-priest mansion has reappeared.

A quick teleport to TTFNAS, the party sees the towns defenses have barricaded off several streets and buildings and are holding their positions against the waves of undead.  The adventurers arrive at the mansion to see a strange sight.  Eldritch energies crackle about swirling eddies of darkness and mists cover the sky.  Fires and pools of glowing ichor rise up from the ground.  Rudy smashes the gate and as the party moves in and is overcome by a wailing scream.  The party fights two foes hiding in pools of darkness, a crawling head and a blackguard frost giant.  Hjalmgerdr's holy word turns the tide and the group makes quick work of their opponents.

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Session Characters:  Ortho, Maybold, Nesta, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Daria
Session Loot:  large +2 frost greataxe, large +2 full plate armor, cloak of Charisma +2, ring of minor energy resistance (fire), 2 doses of bloodroot poison.

I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General

The last leg of the recruiting trip, leads the party to Pazunia.  General Bagromar's camp lies just five miles from the river Styx.  The party walks over and presents themselves to the pickets outside the camp.  They make their way to Dingoslag, Bagromar's balrog minister of entrance.  Dingoslag listen, nods, and then agrees to lead the party.  Once outside he attacks.  Nearby demons start cheering for him.

But the party makes quick work of the balrog and the demons start cheering for the adventurers.  Once defeated, the demon bystanders wander off as if the entertainment is over.  Wandering into the camp further, they find Bagromar's tent.

Inside he is musing over a battle map, and invites the party closer and asks them what they want.  Not trying to reveal too much, the party bargain with him to turn on his twin.  Without sufficient cause to help, Bagromar attacks the party.  His attacks are brutal, and the fight is long.  At the end of the fight, he is destroyed and most of the party is severely hurt.

Once Bagromar is dead the camp breaks into chaos and the demons flee.  The party regroups and makes their way back to the ship on the river Styx.

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Session Characters:  Ortho, Maybold, Nesta, Muttons, Rudolpho, Mittens, Hjalmgerdr.
Session Loot:  large +1 vorpal longsword, large +1 flaming whip, +4 anarchic keen greatsword (with persistant image CL20 of a measuring stick), ring of major spell storing w/ 2 commune spells.

Hey, Hey, You, You, I don't like your boyfriend...

The party decides to return the locket of titan Aroten, who is imprisoned in the Tear of Mount Zionyn.  Approaching the mountain, the party follows a small narrow trail up into the mountainside.  Then they are challenged by a molydeus and his glabrezu guards.  A fight breaks out and the party quickly overcomes the demons.

Arriving at the Tear, six glowing columns inscribed with runes, surrounding him.  Aroten seems catatonic until all of the columns are destroyed.  Then he simply goes crazy.  The party attacks, but hampered by Hjalmgerdr's subdue-don't-kill request.  A combination of debilitating attacks and spells slowly wears down the titan.  Finally, Hjalmgerdr vanishes Aroten into some unknown location.

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Session Characters:  Mittens, Maybold, Nesta, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Daria, Vin, Gwendelyn.
Session Loot:  a year supply of Jiffy Muffin Mix.