SESSION 123: Another Swing at He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named (28Sept20)
Back in the saddle.
Back in Barrowmaze.
Back to the octagonal chamber.
Back to murder!
This time we would actually enter while brandishing the newly acquired unholy symbols. Well, when I say we it was actually Bunny. She was not happy with this but sucked it up. Bunny approached the nearest door there was no response from the statue. Things will go off the rails in just a few moments. Why you ask? Well because our hobos are about to yet again violate the first rule dungeoneering – resource management. First Bunny listened and then she inspected the door and during this time some cultists walked into the chamber from one of the southern doors. They saw our group and went into a fanatical frenzy. The following hostile interaction ended up activating the Minoton. This thing was tough. It stepped forward and cut into the front line. The hobos thought they could take down the beast as they had made quick work of the cultists. They were wrong. The Minoton’s second swing nearly cut Charles in half. He fell to the ground with a sickly sucking sound coming from his chest. He was dying. Retreat! We had the jump on the Minoton and so Charles was dragged from the chamber and we fell back behind the door. The creature did not follow.
Carla and Bimbles quickly got down to the healing arts and this likely saved Charles from becoming another statistic. It was time to make a quick exit. Things were moving along quickly until we were ambushed by phase tigers out in the swamp. This of course meant a fight as these odd cats were hungry and they could smell Charles’s weakness. The first two were mangled and the other decided to try for easier game. We pressed on and returned to Helix without further incident. Charles was put to bed and was subbed out for Steve. An evening’s rest was taken and then it was back into the swamp.
The journey back back back (or whatever it was) to Barrowmaze was active with encounters with manticores and giant ants. Arriving back at the barrow moor our hobos once again entered via the harpy hole. This time however they did not want to waste anytime about the Minoton. Unholy symbols were held high and our group made haste through the southern door heading east. Exploration was conducted and some neat stuff was found. In particular finding the final resting place of Sir Wildrif Raurriel, Paladin and Hero. The presence of golems made fighting a prerequisite to communicating with Sir Wildrif but when we did he turned out to be a fine old ghost. Heck he even gifted us his armor, shield and sword to assist in our battle against the forces of Orcus. There was also some scorpions but we avoided them and their death venom. As the ghost happily returned to its rest we too decided to grab our breath before making the next stab for the Temple of Orcus.
ROLECALL
Carla the Green Matriarch of TMB (C8) 151229 xp +10% <200001> CRT 1d12/III
Scars: permanent loss left index finger and scarring on arm
Bimbles the Patriarch of GSS (C8) 141668 xp +5% <200001> CRT 1d10/III
Hobo Steve the Superhero (F8) 137850 xp +5% <240,001> CRT 1d24/V
Brain Damaged: reduced mental capacity (tough night on the town)
Rahgnar the Dwarven Champion (D7) 106945 xp <140001> CRT 1d16/IV
Serious wound: permanent loss of an eye (-1 to missile fire)
Critical Wound:
Raul the Traveler (MD7) 108695 xp +10% <120000> CRT 1d10/III
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -4,
Removed one of his own nostrils.
Boris the Dwarven Champion (D7) 126065 xp +10% <140001> CRT 1d16/IV
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -3, carved up face
Wound: Bad leg (-5’ MV)
Multiple Injuries: lost 11 teeth
Mental Illness: Unhinged (10% chance of lunatic behaviour)
Ding-We the Peg-Legged Enchanter (W8) 254684 xp +10% <320001> CRT 1d8/I
Critical Wound: Left leg obliterated, runs at ½ rate
Bunny the Raconteur (T8) 154123 xp <160001> +10% CRT 1d20/II
Light wound: permanent loss of pinky finger, off hand
Ramrod the Cloned Pilferer (T7) 71141 xp +5% <80001> 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
Saffron the Mad Fairy Queen of Ribbits (FY6) 118035 xp <130001> CRT 1d10/III
Moderate wound: Scar on abdomen
Sloth the Bopper (L7) 109690 xp +10% <178800> CRT 1d20/IV or 1d6/G (vs. s, m)
Mental Illness: Mummy-a-phobic
Nara the Nearly Naked Purple Siddha Girl (P6) 56134 xp +5% <66000> CRT 1d6/I
Biff Bartley the Half-Orc Executioner (HO6) 41607 <60000> +5% CRT 1d12/II
‘BOB’ the Silent Killer (N6) 42067 <44800> +5% CRT 1d14/II
Felix Ignatius Hemlock the previously Skeletal Sleuth (I7) 42208 <80001> +5% CRT 1d16/II
Mason the Canon of Yrrrg. (C6) 40211 <50001> CRT 1d10/III
Charles in Charge the Myrmidon (F6) 38532 <64000> +10% CRT 1d16/IV
Yasser Imaphat the Djinn (D4) 30372 <32501> CRT 1d6/II
RESERVES
empty
Elapsed Campaign Time
271 days at beginning of session (also applies to recuperation)
Join us for session One-Hundred-and-Twenty-Four when we ask the questions:
Third time is a charm, right?
How do we take care of the bronze goliath known as the Minoton?
Tale of the Tape
Charles charged too hard, the mighty Minoton opened him up leaving him with a punctured lung
KILLS
Cultists of Orcus (6) 150
Ghouls (14) 658
Phase tigers (2/4) 1140
Manticores (2) 1960
Giant ants (8) 640
Giant scorpions (4) – webbed and avoided
Runic golem 1100
Flagstone golems (2) 400
Minoton – ran the hell away (again)
LOOT
Violet garnets (2) 300 gp each
Electrum coffers (2) 500 gp each
Golden urn 1000 gp
Runic tablets (4)
Plate mail +3
Shield of the Golden Hawk +2
Longsword +2, +3 vs Chaos
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