SESSION 265: Siege on the Gangrenous Pt. 14 – Jones Town – The Tomb
Spending time in Jones Town waiting for Lady Versamage to grow into her new body.
Day 188 Continued (Jones Town –The Tomb): They proceeded through a pair of very substantial stone doors covered in archaic inscriptions. Of note, the library components are the first pieces of stone work observed in this mad patchwork settlement. Perhaps suggesting that the library predated the town. Well below the boardwalk the building appeared to plunge deep into the hex crab.
What horrors nest deep?
A wide corridor flanked by towering racks of moldy tomes and ancient scrolls reaching well into the darkness led to a large reception worked by a trio of ghouls. Beyond was another large chamber with more books and tables enshrouded by a misty darkness. Beings and entities went about their research under the light of slowly drifting giant fireflies. The gang requested assistance from the lead ghoul and after some bribery were able to convince ‘Skitters’ to request a meeting with the head archivist Visirian Van Wrack. It worked. After another payment they were brought around to confer with the confidence impaired vampire. Information was gained. A map of the ‘known’ Dreamlands and some related general knowledge. All in one handy book – “So You Woke Up in the Dreamlands and Don’t Know What the Hades is Going on” by Shimrick Spazzlemock. The vampire gave a few other morsels of information before moving along. They ingested as much as they could before the afternoon began to wane and strange noises could be heard coming up from the necropolis below. A fine time to fall back to base for dinner. Their impish guide just happened to be sitting on a barrel not far from the stone doors, “I bets ya meats wanna gets back sharpish dontcha”. It was not phrased like a question because the little groover was correct. A little red hand was once more proffered for coin. The profiteer got the hobos back to the now disassembling Day Market and pointed them in the right direction.
A couple of things stalled the amble. First, was a parade of Northerner’s chanting “Odin! Odin! Udon!” (even fanatics enjoy a good bowl of noodles, I guess). Led by a bunch of barbarian types with their (cult) leader bringing up the back. He was well dressed in an exquisite cloak shamed by the jewelled necklace overtop. Rammer drooled a bit more than normal just before falling in with the procession. Moments later he returned and strongly suggested the gang should check out that shop right there, right now!
Benthic Organisms: Jarred and Canned.
Yuck. They piled in. Inside, the shop was as advertised. After some looking and interaction they found themselves the proud owners of twenty cans of Worms Avec Juice. Slimrick Clifton the proprietor said that each can provided one complete day of sustenance, “It is quite popular with the explorers you know. All you need in one simple can”. During the discussion Ramrod kept an eye out the window, “Alright. Great. Ya got cans of worms. Let’s go. Now!”. The thief for some reason, of thievery that would be revealed later, rushed the group back to the tavern.
They dined as evening came and with it the thick fog of the ‘Dusk Market’ rolled in. Their intrigue was growing but a lot of signs pointed to things being sketchy. Tonight would be for sleep and Ramrod gloating about his heist – the Udon Odinist’s very fine necklace.
Day 189 (Jones Town –Dawn Market): Back out on the streets buying pastries like good tourists. But the pastries were real good and not even walking into a funeral procession for a weaselly money lender could take that away. They spent the better part of the day once more simply wandering and eating, no one had forgotten the deficit of nourishment recently afflicted upon them. A couple of shops were explored – Unholy Candles & Snorri’s Clockworks. The former not only appeared to be sketchy but was. The latter, clockwork shop was intriguing but the gang just couldn’t figure how to get the utility required from smaller clockworks.
Day 190 (Jones Town –Dawn Market): They didn’t get much done this day as the plan was to explore the Dusk Market. Sloth did discover his new favourite food being sold from the back of a cart – Pickles & Pork. Yum yum yum. They waited for the mists to rise once more with the coming of night.
The B-Team: Boris, Ramrod, Raul, Sloth, Willy, Sasha, Wendul, Gurn, Ike, Katre & Camillus
ROLECALL
Raul the Voyager (MD9) 263068 xp +10% <360000> CRT 1d12/III
Fezzi-Gig (Neut: XXXX) Sword
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -4,
Removed one of his own nostrils.
Boris the Dwarven Lord (D9) 364963 xp +10% <400001> CRT 1d20/IV
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -3, carved up face
Wound: Bad leg (-5’ MV)
Multiple Injuries: lost 25 teeth (7 remaining), drools a lot CHA -1
Serious Injury: Brain Drain -2 INT
Serious wound: permanent loss of an eye (-1 to missile fire)
Ramrod the Cloned Magsman (T9) 172144 xp +5% <280001> CRT 1d20/II
Serious wound: Bad Back (-1 stone CC)
Scars: Neurological damage to hip, noticeable limp (-5’ mve)
Missing eight teeth talks with a lisp
The Henchmen
Sloth the Bopper (L7) 177435 xp +10% <178800> CRT 1d20/IV or 1d6/G (vs. s, m)
Missing ten teeth
Sasha Plasha the Warden (R7) 123264 xp +10% <200000> CRT 1d10/III
Gurn Hammerhand the Dwarven Swashbuckler (D5) 27952 <36000> +5% CRT 1d12/III
Wendul the Magician (W6) 49700 <80000> 5% CRT 1d8/I
Camillus the Myrmidon (F6) 52881 <64001> +5% CRT 1d20/IV
Willy the Reformed Burglar (T6) 28088 <40000>10% CRT 1d14/II
Agolloch the Eye of Purity (Lawful; XXXX) Sword
Ike the Duck (DF6) – AVATAR form.
Katre Elf-Girl and Swordsman Conjuror (E3) 8141 xp <16000> +0% CRT 1d8/II
RESERVES
BoB, Rhags & Alamender are lawn ornament for the Basilisk Knights.
Chung Li needs 12 weeks (74 days) and a stack of coin to rewrite his lost spell book.
Elapsed: 53 days (from A-Team calendar) -INTERRUPTED-
Potion Brewing 42 days (started Day 194): Elapsed 24
Elapsed Campaign Time
665a (from Session 264) (633b) days at beginning of session (also applies to recuperation)
Join us for session Two-Hundred-and-Sixty-Six when we ask the questions:
Will we remember that we is MurderHobos?
How long will these birds keep on shopping?
Do you really think we will buy a solution to all our problems in a shanty market?
Tale of the Tape
Versamage continues to grow into her new body
KILLS
-none-
LOOT
Jewel-tastic necklace of Udons of Odin 10,000 gp
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