Sunday, August 2, 2009

I'll never be blue, my dreams come true on Blue Bayou

Continuing the exploration of the Crimson Fleets hideout, the party searches several empty buildings before finding a fell creature of the deep. The party battles Vzorthys, Eye of the Deep. A few pirate defenders try to help, but all foes are vanquished.

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Session Characters: Nesta, Ortho, Vin, Gwen, Daria, Rudy, Hjalmgerdr
Session Loot: 4960gp, 13 pink pearls with 100gp each, mask of the skull, staff of evocation (31 charges)

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou

The party continues their exploration of the lair of the Crimson Fleet. The first building is a temple to the Demogorgon, and up in the rafters monkey demons pounce on the party. The battle takes a troublesome turn when a monkey teleports away with Daria, and another with Rudy and Nesta. The party defeats their foes, even with the party separated. Ortho manages to recover Rudy and Nesta quickly, but must seek out the help of Mystic Z.

The party moves on without Daria and Vin, sensing trouble near, orders a fireball launched to the watchtower. Surprising the guards, and some party members, the fireball explodes with a resounding boom and the docks fill with Crimson Fleet guards. The battle is mighty, but the party finds victory.

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Session Characters: Nesta, Ortho, Vin, Gwen, Daria, Rudy, Hjalmgerdr
Session Loot: candle of evil invocation, tapestries (all) 100gp, 2 beads of force, 9 potions of cure serious wounds, 3 potions of fly, 4 mithril shirts +1, 4 keen daggers +1, 4 composite longbows +2 (+4 Str), 80 arrows, 4 cloaks of resistance +3, 2 scrolls of mordenkainens private sanctum, 2 scrolls of sending, 2 scrolls of teleportation, 2 shock daggers +1, 2 cloaks of charisma +4, 2 rings of protection +3, 8 elixirs of fire breath, 4 potions of invisibility, 4 potions of haste, 8 doses of deathblade poison [Fort DC20-1d6/2d6 CON], 30 doses of giant wasp poison [Fort DC18-d6/d6 DEX], 8 masterwork scimitars, 9 masterwork light crossbows, 2 potions of water breathing, studded leather +2, rapier +1, 80 crossbow bolts, ring of protection +2, dagger +1, ring of swimming.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Money, its a gas. Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.

Arriving at the Minting House, the party takes a moment to prepare. Through the second story window, Daria and Nesta take out a handful of sleeping thugs. On the ground, Ortho knocks his way through the front door and the party enters the empty room. A cry echoes out as the one of the last upstairs thugs hears one of his buddy's life ending. Caught by surprise, the Minting House's defenses are slow to respond and the party makes quick work of them. The yuan-ti teleport in to continue the defense of the house, but are not able to gain the momentum to drive the invaders out. The party begins the fun work of looting and the grim work of body disposal. One of the yuan-ti reveals a map and the location of the Crimson Fleets headquarters.

Gathering information around town, and some quick knife work/field requisition work by Daria, the party gets a Crimson Fleet flag and heads out to the Crimson Fleet base that is about 11 miles northwest of Scuttlecove. Hoisting the flag, and arriving at the front gate, the party manages to dock. The harbormaster greets the Sea Wyvern, and upon trying to inspect the loot in the hold, is attacked by the party. The two deck hands fall easily, but the harbormaster is more than meets the eye. Ortho drops the fiend with a round of magic missiles and says, "Do I have to do everything around here?!?!"

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Session Characters: Nesta, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Vin, Gwendelyn, Daria, Ortho.
Session Loot: 5 shock daggers +1, 5 cloaks of charisma +4, 5 ring of protections +3, 8 elixirs of fire breath, 8 masterwork scimitars, 8 potions of cure light wounds, 7 potions of invisibility, 7 potions of haste, 15 doses of deathblade poison, 50 doses of giant wasp poison, 240 gp, and 690 counterfeit gp.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Bring on the Fight... I Can't Stand Another Hour of Pelor's Light...

Gwendelyn sings...

The Crimson Fleet press gang passed us by
The evening spreads its sail against the sky
Waiting for tomorrow, just another day
The Demogorgon bids our souls good-bye

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The party searches the Birdcage and encounters a strange undead, childlike creature that attacked Daria and the rest of the party. The creature was invisible and vicious like a feral cat. The party destroys the little monster and gathers up the remaining loot. Harliss Jarvel is near death in the cage, and Vin packs her off and the party regroups at the Rusty Shunt. Harliss is convinced that she knows how to find the Crimson Fleet base, and that the information is located a place called the Minting House. The group known as the Seventh Coil runs the place, and they are allies with the Crimson Fleet.

Continuing the search for Maria, Diamondback, Kongu and his long lost father, Rudy insists on working the tavern halls to find more information. A press gang from the Crimson Fleet converges on the party on their way to the taverns. Sputtering something to the effect of "We want your ship". The Bar-lurga brutes, and a Yuan-ti sorcerer brought a half-dozen Crimson Fleet thugs to make sure the party was outnumbered. Alas, the brawl in the street only lasted a few moments. The party drags the bodies into a nearby home, Vin shoos the residents out of the building. A quick looting, and the building is ablaze with only a hurled bedpan to tell the tale.

At a disturbing inn called the Violated Ogre, the party finds out more information. First the barkeep recognizes Rudolpho and passes a note from Maria. Rudy read it, turns it sideways, growls and tosses the note into the fire. Apparently Maria said "See you soon, xoxo". Rudy was less than amused. After chatting around, the party learns that the Crimson Fleet captains are the only ones that know the location of thier hideout. Also, the Minting House has been real buddy-buddy with them. The party returns to the Rusty Shunt for a good nights rest.

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Session Characters: Daria, Gwen, Vin, Rudy, Hjamgerdr, Nesta, Ortho
Session Loot: 10 bottles of Tipsy Nymph Port (50 gp), 6 elixirs of fire breath, 6 potions of cure serious wounds, 6 potions of invisibility, 50 doses of giant wasp poison (d6/d6 Dex), 6 masterwork chain shirts, 6 masterwork bucklers, 6 masterwork light crossbows, 120 bolts, 6 masterwork scimitars, 3000 gp jewelry, 4 bracers of armor +3, 2 scrolls of Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum, scroll of sending, scroll of teleport, +1 shock dagger, clock of charisma +4, ring of protection +3.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

XP Standings...

Congratulations! Nesta, Hjalmgerdr, Rudolpho, Vin, Gwen, Daria, and Ortho are 15th level. Update your character sheets. Any copy e-mailed to me is worth 750xp, if done by June 14th.

Announcing the "Ortho's Baby" contest! If Ortho (male elf) had fathered a child with a drow high priestess, what would the outcome be? One entry per player, entries made are worth 400xp. The winner gets 25,000 gp. All submissions are due by noon June 17th.