As the waters of the river Styx keep pouring in, Shami-Amourae plane shifts away. Off in the distance, a dark shrouded creature paddles his skiff closer to the party. The bony hands and the glowing eyes give away Charon identity. Charon asks the party, "What have you done to my river?" The party denies any intent to cause the event, apologizes, and tells the long tale of their adventures. Upon hearing this, Charon the sound advise to seek out Iggwilv. He offers to show the party the way.
Charon's skiff travels a wide variety of landscapes before emerging from the fog, next to the party's ship. Already docked at a pier, the ship is fit and ready. Charon informs the party that while they are on their current quest, they are under his protection while traveling on the river Styx. With that, he leaves.
After a few moments, a wolf-headed creature emerges and yells out that the adventurers should leave immediately. They are unexpected and unwelcome. With that, two powerful linnorms emerge from the water and attack the party. The combat is particularly lethal with Ortho and Nesta being destroyed. Hjalmgerder beaten into unconsciousness, dropping into the river Styx and starting to drown.
The party struggles be defeats the linnorms. Vin dives in to save Hjalmgerdr, as he does, the Styx wipes his memory clean. The party will have to do a bit of planar traveling to recover from this fight.
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Session Characters: Nesta, Daria, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Gwendelyn, Vin, Ortho, Maybold, Mittens
Session Loot: 27676gp, two star rubies (1000gp each), two huge moonbars (4000gp each), two pcs of jade (100gp each), two flawed yellow diamonds (800gp each), carved masterwork chestnut & ivory inlay & black sapphire harp (5500gp), amulet of natural armor +4 depicting twisted trident impaling a dolphin, darkwood helm of telepathy carved to resemble a nest of snakes with softly glowing emerald eyes.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
You're The Best Part Of Me, Molypente
After freeing Shami-Amourae, her parasitic captor, a chokesnake named Molypente, takes control and initiates combat with the party. After directing more attacks against the fiendish snake, the party eventually overcomes the creature and Shami-Amourae recovers.
A great rift opens in the sky, and the river Styx pours into the Well, and begins flooding the surrounding landscape. The party scrambles to escape the well and the effects of the Stygian waters.
Shami-Amourae tells the party that the Demogorgon is his own worst enemy, that his divided nature works against itself. Each head seeks to achieve dominance. Aameul (cold and calculating) seeks to murder Hethradiah and use the life energy of the Bastion of Unborn Souls to cauterize the wound. She doesn't think it will work. Hethradiah's plan is to seed dozens of Material Plane cities with madness (called the Savage Tide) and siphon it to the Gaping Maw so that he can aborb Aameul.
In order to stop the Demogorgon's plans the party will need to distract the Demogorgon, and recruit help. She suggests talking to Iggwilv.
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Session Characters: Orho, Nesta, Daria, Mittens, Hjalmgerdr, Rudolpho.
Session Loot: The complete works of Caruthers Willoughby on vinyl.
A great rift opens in the sky, and the river Styx pours into the Well, and begins flooding the surrounding landscape. The party scrambles to escape the well and the effects of the Stygian waters.
Shami-Amourae tells the party that the Demogorgon is his own worst enemy, that his divided nature works against itself. Each head seeks to achieve dominance. Aameul (cold and calculating) seeks to murder Hethradiah and use the life energy of the Bastion of Unborn Souls to cauterize the wound. She doesn't think it will work. Hethradiah's plan is to seed dozens of Material Plane cities with madness (called the Savage Tide) and siphon it to the Gaping Maw so that he can aborb Aameul.
In order to stop the Demogorgon's plans the party will need to distract the Demogorgon, and recruit help. She suggests talking to Iggwilv.
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Session Characters: Orho, Nesta, Daria, Mittens, Hjalmgerdr, Rudolpho.
Session Loot: The complete works of Caruthers Willoughby on vinyl.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Please... Don't Leave... Shami
As the party begins to release Shami-Amourae at the Well of Debase Eros, four Lemorian Bar-Lurga Bloodscouts riding Retrievers show up to break up the proceedings. The party (at reduced numbers) struggles with the encounter, but eventually succeeds.
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Session Characters: Daria, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Vin, Gwendelyn.
Session Loot: four bracers of armor +5, four +3 seeking composite longbow (+6 Str), 100 cold iron arrows.
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Session Characters: Daria, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Vin, Gwendelyn.
Session Loot: four bracers of armor +5, four +3 seeking composite longbow (+6 Str), 100 cold iron arrows.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Azahu, Schmazahu
After a bit of research, the party figures out that Ahazu is imprisoned in a well and it is located somewhere in the ruined Overlook Tower. Traveling up there is uneventful, but upon arrival the party is attacked by several nightwings.
Quickly dispatching the nightwings, the group continues inside and searches the ruins. Eventually they discover the well at the bottom of the crumbling tower. While preparing for the descent into the well, a swarm of abyssal ants attack. Deep in the well, the Keepers of Ahazu begin assaulting the party with spells. While the abyssal ants are a mere annoyance, the varrangoin lich arcanists prove much tougher.
Eventually the party prevails, and communes with the entity Ahazu. In exchange for the release of Shami-Amourae, Ahazu requires a replacement of sufficient power within 66 days or the party members will be imprisoned in her stead. He provides a book of infinite spells, with only one spell (freedom) remaining. The party is to cast that, standing at the Well of Debased Eros.
Rudolpho, in a fit of barbarism, earns the mark of Ahazu. Except that instead of the black smoke coming from his mouth, it comes from his backside.
The party returns to the Well of Debased Eros and prepares to release Shami-Amourae.
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Session Characters: Nesta, Daria, Rudolpho, Hjalmderdr, Gwendelyn Vin, Ortho, Maybold, Mittens
Session Loot: Paintings by Ulricon the Necromances, estimated value at 30000gp, by the Abyssal Antiques Roadshow crew. Two paintings stand out from the others. The first is a lush Abyssal landscape in a harsh blue light, depicting a dozen cities. It is labeled Gallenshu and depicts the 377th layer of the Abyss. The second painting depicts a thriving city built in the middle of a giant rift in a mountain surrounded by jungle. It is labeled Xuxuleito and depicts the Forbidden City of the Xaro Mountains in Hepmonaland at its height. The two paintings of note are work 5000gp and 2500gp, respectively. Two rings of protection +4, two rings of force shield, two tripartite amulets of the hive mind. A book collection (hundreds of books) on the history of the Abyss (+10 circumstance bonus to Knowledge Planes checks) worth 12000gp. Dozens of spell books, as a collection they contain all of the wizard spells in the Players Handbook except illusion and enchantment spells). Amulet of the Planes, and a copy of the Demonomicon of Iggwilv.
Quickly dispatching the nightwings, the group continues inside and searches the ruins. Eventually they discover the well at the bottom of the crumbling tower. While preparing for the descent into the well, a swarm of abyssal ants attack. Deep in the well, the Keepers of Ahazu begin assaulting the party with spells. While the abyssal ants are a mere annoyance, the varrangoin lich arcanists prove much tougher.
Eventually the party prevails, and communes with the entity Ahazu. In exchange for the release of Shami-Amourae, Ahazu requires a replacement of sufficient power within 66 days or the party members will be imprisoned in her stead. He provides a book of infinite spells, with only one spell (freedom) remaining. The party is to cast that, standing at the Well of Debased Eros.
Rudolpho, in a fit of barbarism, earns the mark of Ahazu. Except that instead of the black smoke coming from his mouth, it comes from his backside.
The party returns to the Well of Debased Eros and prepares to release Shami-Amourae.
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Session Characters: Nesta, Daria, Rudolpho, Hjalmderdr, Gwendelyn Vin, Ortho, Maybold, Mittens
Session Loot: Paintings by Ulricon the Necromances, estimated value at 30000gp, by the Abyssal Antiques Roadshow crew. Two paintings stand out from the others. The first is a lush Abyssal landscape in a harsh blue light, depicting a dozen cities. It is labeled Gallenshu and depicts the 377th layer of the Abyss. The second painting depicts a thriving city built in the middle of a giant rift in a mountain surrounded by jungle. It is labeled Xuxuleito and depicts the Forbidden City of the Xaro Mountains in Hepmonaland at its height. The two paintings of note are work 5000gp and 2500gp, respectively. Two rings of protection +4, two rings of force shield, two tripartite amulets of the hive mind. A book collection (hundreds of books) on the history of the Abyss (+10 circumstance bonus to Knowledge Planes checks) worth 12000gp. Dozens of spell books, as a collection they contain all of the wizard spells in the Players Handbook except illusion and enchantment spells). Amulet of the Planes, and a copy of the Demonomicon of Iggwilv.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Monkey Shrines
The Red Shroud provided a guide, Shadowfire, and he leads the party through the pathways to the Well of Debased Eros. Along the way, more abyssal ants emerge and attack the party. Combat is short, but Daria gave the stink-eye to Shadowfire over a lack-luster effort.
Arriving at the well, the party begins to make its way down. Thick foliage fills the well, enough so that climbing down is easy. A few opt to fly, some climb, but all make their way down. Several four-armed gorilla demons begin howling and making lewd gestures at the party. Negotiations are replaced by Nesta making a pin-cushion out of one of the Gorallons.
Rudy takes the fast-track to the bottom of the well, and encounters the large spider-like creature guarding the bottom of the well. Rudy opens up the second front all by himself. The party struggles along until the various fractured groups begin to pull together.
Reunited at the bottom of the well, the party communicates with Shami-Amourae. The party agrees to free her in exchange for her help.
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Session Characters: Ortho, Nesta, Vin, Gwendelyn, Hjalmgerdr, Rudolpho, Mittens
Session Loot: artwork and gems totaling 10000gp, demon armor, efreeti armor.
Arriving at the well, the party begins to make its way down. Thick foliage fills the well, enough so that climbing down is easy. A few opt to fly, some climb, but all make their way down. Several four-armed gorilla demons begin howling and making lewd gestures at the party. Negotiations are replaced by Nesta making a pin-cushion out of one of the Gorallons.
Rudy takes the fast-track to the bottom of the well, and encounters the large spider-like creature guarding the bottom of the well. Rudy opens up the second front all by himself. The party struggles along until the various fractured groups begin to pull together.
Reunited at the bottom of the well, the party communicates with Shami-Amourae. The party agrees to free her in exchange for her help.
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Session Characters: Ortho, Nesta, Vin, Gwendelyn, Hjalmgerdr, Rudolpho, Mittens
Session Loot: artwork and gems totaling 10000gp, demon armor, efreeti armor.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
I See A Red Moon Rising.
Orgosh gives the party more information after Vanthus' defeat. The Demogorgon's lover Shami-Amourae was imprisoned in a place called the Wells of Darkness, after she found a way to manipulate him, it was rumored. Such a drastic action by the Demogorgon, implies that it may be true. The succubus Red Shroud of Broken Reach is the formost expert on Shami-Amourae.
Since the Wells of Darkness have no connection to the Gaping Maw, the party arrives at Broken Reach in Pazunia. Pazunia, the Plane of Infinite Portals, is the first layer of the Abyss and home to the Red Shroud, formost authority on the Lady of Delights, Shami-Amourae.
After a bit of shopping, the party makes the necessary bribes to meet with the Red Shroud. The party pays a steep price for information of the Lady of Delights and the Wells of Darkness. One of the relics from the Isle of Dread turns out to be a key, the tooth of Ahazu. Traveling to the Pit of Prisoners the group gains entry to the Wells of Darkness.
The party arrives in the bottom of a well, infested with chasme demons and abyssal ghouls. The party fights fiercely and maintains its foothold in the Wells of Darkness.
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Session Characters: Ortho, Gwendelyn, Nesta, Vin, Daria, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Mittens the Destroyer
Session Loot: -7500 gp and an unfinished shadow pearl for bribes, -25000gp for audience with Red Shroud. And a lock of Vin's hair for extra information.
Since the Wells of Darkness have no connection to the Gaping Maw, the party arrives at Broken Reach in Pazunia. Pazunia, the Plane of Infinite Portals, is the first layer of the Abyss and home to the Red Shroud, formost authority on the Lady of Delights, Shami-Amourae.
After a bit of shopping, the party makes the necessary bribes to meet with the Red Shroud. The party pays a steep price for information of the Lady of Delights and the Wells of Darkness. One of the relics from the Isle of Dread turns out to be a key, the tooth of Ahazu. Traveling to the Pit of Prisoners the group gains entry to the Wells of Darkness.
The party arrives in the bottom of a well, infested with chasme demons and abyssal ghouls. The party fights fiercely and maintains its foothold in the Wells of Darkness.
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Session Characters: Ortho, Gwendelyn, Nesta, Vin, Daria, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Mittens the Destroyer
Session Loot: -7500 gp and an unfinished shadow pearl for bribes, -25000gp for audience with Red Shroud. And a lock of Vin's hair for extra information.
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