Distracted Once Again (Session 96)

 SESSION 96: Moving on Out, Sooner or Later (15JUL19)

            Our rest was hardly disturbed by the periodic horrendous screams echoing through the stone halls of the dead. All is forgotten quickly when one remembers they are sleeping in the Tomb of Tombs.

The following morning Rammer and Bunny came up with a devious trap to hinder anyone or thing else coming into our rest station. After setting up the trap the hobos were back into the corridors. The hunt you loot never ends. Even if the corridor is strangely clean. There is always a reason for deviations from the norm - It was another trap! The walls and floor had been replaced with flagstone golems that peeled themselves off the surfaces and began pummelling hobos. We got through the punch up without notable injury. They then briefly talked about going back Helix. Instead the call for loot persisted and so they got into further shenanigans. 

Notably there was a surplus of gargoyles and our first rot pudding. The latter required a hasty escape and almost motivated our egress. It was the subsequent green slime that really let the gang know their luck was waning. With that the hobos now getting to the point of having to decided risking another rest cycle in the tomb or finally busting out of Barrowmaze to get a real rest. There was a horde of lizardmen in the swamp but they bought them off and finished the dank trek through the swamp returning to Helix looking forward to beds and hopefully fewer night terrors.

 

ROLECALL

Carla the Green Lama of TMB (C8) 111553 xp +10% <200001> CRT 1d12/III

            Scars: permanent loss left index finger and scarring on arm

Bimbles the Lama of GSS (C7) 99392 xp +5% <100001> CRT 1d10/III

Hobo Steve the Champion (F7) 92134 xp +5% <120,001> CRT 1d20/IV

            Brain Damaged: reduced mental capacity (tough night on the town)

Rahgnar the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 62469 xp <70001> CRT 1d16/IV

            Serious wound: permanent loss of an eye (-1 to missile fire)

            Critical Wound:

Raul the Ranger (MD7) 67719 xp +10% <120000> CRT 1d10/III

            Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -4, 

Removed one of his own nostrils.

Boris the Dwarven Champion (D7) 104669 xp +10% <140001> CRT 1d16/IV

            Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -3, carved up face

            Injury: lost 6 teeth

            Unhinged (10% chance of lunatic behaviour)                         

Ding-We the Peg-Legged Magician(W7) 90348 xp +10% <160001> CRT 1d8/I

            Critical Wound: Left leg obliterated

Bunny the Raconteur (T8) 97135 xp <160001> +10% CRT 1d20/II

            Light wound: permanent loss of pinky finger, off hand

Ramrod the Cloned Filcher (T6) 28365 xp +5% <40001> CRT 1d16/II

             Serious wound: Bad Back (-1 stone CC)

            Scars: Neurological damage to hip, noticeable limp

            Missing six teeth talks with a lisp

 

            The Henchmen

Arnd Cobblestone the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 44276 xp +5% <70001> CRT 1d16/ IV

Saffron the Mad Fairy Queen of Ribbits (FY6) 95114<130001> CRT 1d10/III

            Moderate wound: Scar on abdomen

Sloth the Clocker (L6) 52018 xp +10% <81300> CRT 1d16/IV or 1d4/G (vs. s, m)

Sasha Plasha the Guide (R6) 44724 xp +10% <50000> CRT 1d10/III

Nara the Nearly Naked Purple Bhagat Girl (P3) 6665 xp +5% <8800> CRT 1d6/I

 

RESERVES

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Elapsed Campaign Time

211 days at beginning of session (also applies to recuperation) 

Join us for session Ninety-seven when we ask the questions:

Do our dwarves have a set of teeth between them?

One more run for all the marbles?

Tale of the Tape

Boris lost six more chicklets

KILLS

Flagstone golems (2) 

Gargoyles (10) 

Green slime 

Clockwork scorpion 

Rot pudding àran away

Wraith

Lizardmen (18) ànegotiated

LOOT

10 gp

200 pp

Gold bracelets (2) 300 gp each

Silver canopic jars (2) 250 gp each

Silver canopic jar with intact contents (stomach; neut poison) 2500 gp

Ornate gold staff headpiece 500 gp

Short sword +xxx-redacted-xxx (pommel eye; hilt twisted humans in subjugation)

with matching belted scabbard

Scroll (MU 2)

Scroll (MU 1)

Scroll (Cl 2)

You can Lead a Hobo to the Exit but... (Session 95)

 SESSION 95: Run for it, or so we thought... (8JUL19)

            Swords out! Barrow guardians on the attack. It was fairly cut and dry on its own but behind the scene Bunny was enthralled by a corpse candle. The creature dragged Bunny back to its lair and began to consume her essence. Bunny was saved, eventually, a timely gaseous form potion in conjunction with identifying the thing as an angry haunting spirit. Moving along we felt that we had likely disposed of the occupants of the area do we went on a looting frenzy in on off Nergal’s crypts. We got some neat stuff, including a magical but inanimate mummy, and then began the long journey back to Helix, or so I thought. 

            Heading south, Ding-We wondered what was down a particular passage way to the east. We found four small doors, that revealed four narrow finger like passages that ended in small crypts. This discovery included a series of devious ambushes that could have turned out very poorly but we had just enough luck. How long will it last? We did note that during the resolution process that Boris may have a few loose screws- he would not be the first or last. Now it was definitely time to head back to Helix…Oh! Wait just a second we just found an architectural inconsistency.

          Secret door. Secret corridor. Secret chamber. Secret passage.  

            Nobody has been here in like forever. We decide that this must be a great place to rest before we do something or the other. Maybe we will head back to town tomorrow. Maybe not.

 

ROLECALL

Carla the Green Lama of TMB (C7) 99760 xp +10% <100001> CRT 1d10/III

            Scars: permanent loss left index finger and scarring on arm

Bimbles the Lama of GSS (C7) 97598 xp +5% <100001> CRT 1d10/III

Hobo Steve the Champion (F7) 92134 xp +5% <120,001> CRT 1d20/IV

            Brain Damaged: reduced mental capacity (tough night on the town)

Rahgnar the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 60675 xp <70001> CRT 1d24/V

            Serious wound: permanent loss of an eye (-1 to missile fire)

            Critical Wound:

Raul the Ranger (MD6) 59926 xp +10% <60000> CRT 1d10/III

            Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -4, 

Removed one of his own nostrils.

Boris the Dwarven Champion (D7) 102875 xp +10% <140001> CRT 1d16/IV

            Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -3, carved up face

            Injury: lost 6 teeth

            Unhinged (10% chance of lunatic behaviour)                         

Ding-We the Peg-Legged Magician(W7) 88554 xp +10% <160001> CRT 1d8/I

            Critical Wound: Left leg obliterated

Bunny the Raconteur (T8) 95341 xp <160001> +10% CRT 1d16/II

            Light wound: permanent loss of pinky finger, off hand

Ramrod the Cloned Filcher (T6) 26571 xp +5% <40001> CRT 1d14/II

             Serious wound: Bad Back (-1 stone CC)

            Scars: Neurological damage to hip, noticeable limp

            Missing six teeth talks with a lisp

 

            The Henchmen

Arnd Cobblestone the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 43379 xp +5% <70001> CRT 1d14/ III

Saffron the Mad Fairy Queen of Ribbits (FY6) 94217<130001> CRT 1d10/III

            Moderate wound: Scar on abdomen

Sloth the Clocker (L6) 51121 xp +10% <81300> CRT 1d16/IV or 1d6/G (vs. s, m)

Sasha Plasha the Guide (R6) 43827 xp +10% <50000> CRT 1d10/III

Nara the Nearly Naked Purple Bhagat Girl (P3) 5768 xp +5% <8800> CRT 1d6/I

           

Elapsed Campaign Time

211 days at beginning of session (also applies to recuperation) 

Join us for session Ninety-six when we ask the questions:

Are we falling back to Helix?

Do we need a functioning Hobo Steve?

How far is too far?

Tale of the Tape

There was a number of close calls but lee got lucky

KILLS

Greater Barrow Guardian (2) 

Corpse Candle 

Ju-Ju Zombies (4) 

Crypt Knights (4) 

Giant Scorpions (4) 

Clockwork Scorpions (6) 

Brown pudding 

LOOT

Potions of two-hearts (3) 2d8+1

Teknar’s rod

Gold Death mask (4) 1000 gp each (4000)

Gold canopic jars (3) 2000 gp each (6000)

Ring of free movement

Gold amulet (4) 700 gp each (2800)

Copper Death Mask (3) 250 gp each (750)

Electrum coffers (6) 300 gp each (1800)

Moonstones (6) 100 gp each (600)

Time to Pay the Hobos (Session 94)

 SESSION 94: Treasure Madness (24JUN19)

Knee deep in the gore. We have broken and shattered the Necromancer’s of Set. We cleaned and healed up prior to our next step, back to the treasure horde. Alas, the buggers had absconded away with the chests only leaving behind the magnificent gold sarcophagus. There was arguing in respect to getting the gold deathbed out and the next move, there had already been arguing, there would be more arguing. Time moved like a salted slug.

We then backtracked to the Secret Shrine of Set ™. Opening the massive doors revealed a place of some seriously deep-fried evil. We entered and closed the doors behind us. The eyes of Set began to glow with demonic hatred and he spoke. “Blasphemers…I curse you as the most hated of Set for all time…Eternity of torture…Death comes for you…” The statue of Set then raised his staff, “Feel my wraith”. The two gigantic bronze jackals animated and leapt. Golems destroy those who defy the true lord of the underworld! Screw my brother he is a hack, father always hated me more! Golems are unrelenting things with often troublesome capabilities but two versus legion is tough odds.

After cleaning up we went on a loot extravaganza. More interestingly, we found some clues (see tale of the tape) that could move this operation along. After which we barred the doors to the shrine and then Bimbles called down the ultimate power of his deity to bring poor Hobo Steve back from the underworld. The ritual was involved and required a mountain of sacrifice to bring the divine might of the God of Spinning Stars to receive Bimble's petition. It worked, many treasured items that kept the hobos in business were consumed and the God of Spinning Stars was satisfied. Bimbles became a conduit for a vast divine power. 

Steve returned to us fragile like a newborn, shedding his crispy exterior for fresh pink flesh that prevented his juices from oozing all over the place. Huzah! 

Drunk on our success we pressed on after a secure rest period. Moving further east we looted, to much success, long forgotten tombs. It did not come without a price, Sloth’s fragile mind has succumbed to the horror of mummies. Yours, mine, anybody’s mummy! Our greed knows no bounds, we kept pressing on. We entered a large chamber after relentlessly looting all of the adjacent chambers. The guardians were not happy with our presence… 

 

ROLECALL

Carla the Green Lama of TMB (C7) 96330 xp +10% <100001> CRT 1d10/III

            Scars: permanent loss left index finger and scarring on arm

Bimbles the Lama of GSS (C7) 94168 xp +5% <100001> CRT 1d10/III

Hobo Steve the Champion (F7) 92134 xp +5% <120,001> CRT 1d20/IV

            Brain Damaged: reduced mental capacity (tough night on the town)

Rahgnar the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 57245 xp <70001> CRT 1d24/V

            Serious wound: permanent loss of an eye (-1 to missile fire)

            Critical Wound:

Raul the Ranger (MD6) 56496 xp +10% <60000> CRT 1d10/III

            Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -4, 

Removed one of his own nostrils.

Boris the Dwarven Champion (D7) 99445 xp +10% <140001> CRT 1d16/IV

            Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -3, carved up face

            Injury: lost 6 teeth

            Unhinged (10% chance of lunatic behaviour)                         

Ding-We the Peg-Legged Magician(W6) 77124 xp +10% <80001> CRT 1d8/I

            Critical Wound: Left leg obliterated

Bunny the Raconteur (T8) 91911 xp <160001> +10% CRT 1d16/II

            Light wound: permanent loss of pinky finger, off hand

Ramrod the Cloned Burglar (T6) 23141 xp +5% <40001> CRT 1d20/II

             Serious wound: Bad Back (-1 stone CC)

            Scars: Neurological damage to hip, noticeable limp

            Missing six teeth talks with a lisp

 

            The Henchmen

Arnd Cobblestone the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 41664 xp +5% <70001> CRT 1d14/ III

Saffron the Mad Fairy Queen of Ribbits (FY6) 99502 <130001> CRT 1d10/III

            Moderate wound: Scar on abdomen

Sloth the Clocker (L6) 49406 xp +10% <81300> CRT 1d16/IV or 1d6/G (vs. s, m)

Sasha Plasha the Guide (R6) 42112 xp +10% <50000> CRT 1d10/III

Nara the Nearly Naked Purple Jiva Girl (P2) 3833 xp +5% <4400> CRT 1d6/I

          

Elapsed Campaign Time

210 days at beginning of session (also applies to recuperation) 

Join us for session Ninety-five when we ask the questions:

Treasure! Where is the treasure?

Does anybody remember where the exit is?

Will we get Steve back to Helix safely?

Tale of the Tape

Sloth has a deep, deep fear of mummies

A Partial map

Clue1: Mahle Royc - 6

Clue2: “... near... four fingers... beware Nergal’s power... Life in Death... a key...” 

KILLS

Bronze Jackal Golems (2) 8500

Mummies (5) 1100

Amber Jellies (2) 150

LOOT

2080 cp

1450 sp

1003 ep

Platinum Funerary Figure with Small Sapphire Eyes 4,000gp.

Pewter Chalices (20) 50gp each à 1000 gp

Small Flawed Rhodochrosite (10gp), Small Flawed Turquoise (10gp), Very Large Oriental Amethyst (1,000gp), Small Smoky Quartz (50gp), Very Large Star Sapphire (1,000gp), Small Star Rose Quartz (50gp), Small Flawed Hematite (10gp), and a Small Black Jasper (100gp). The jewelry includes a Gold Comb (300gp), Coral Figurine (400gp), Platinum Cloak Clasp (500gp), and a Bone Drinking Horn inlaid with Silver (600gp).  3030 gp

Silver Necklace inlaid with Small Pearls (1,100gp), a Silver Sword Harness inlaid with Amber (700gp), and a Small Coral Statuette (700gp). 

Valuable Scroll worth 950gp to a sage. 

Mithril Funerary Figures (2) 5000 gp each