SESSION 190: Are Those Clouds Out to Get Us?
The explorers continue to do their thing claiming the lands of the future domain of Gormandia.
Working to clear Hex 13.19 of beasties.
Day 44 – (13.19 -0407/ 0306/0206/0205/0305): Clear. Just a day looking behind and under trees for stuff. Nothing of note.
Day 45 – (13.19 -0305/0406/0405/0304/0404): Clear. Aside from animal tracks bear and deer another easy day of hex clearing.
Day 46 – (13.19 -0404/0303/0403/0404/0504/0503): The day started cloudy and grey quickly producing a moderate sleety rain that lasted. A crumby day for our exploration but a good day for an orkish warband to be marching through the bush.
Reaching subhex 0303 they found themselves along the ridge of a steep ravine. Running through was the afore mentioned warband bearing familiar markings. More Festering Sores as were encountered at the Naga’s spaceship. The hobos had the both the advantage of position and surprise. They rained down hell, missiles and magic. They did some damage but the line was much longer than it was wide and the hobos were perpendicular to the band. The orks were steely in their resolve and spotting Dwarves and a fairy filled their black hearts with fire. The Sores pulled forth bows and released their own shower of missiles. The counter was largely ineffectual. The hobos maintained their tactically superior positioning for another round as the casters incapacitated ever growing numbers of the orcs. The pig-men did not have time to organize a second counter before the tanks rolled down the slope and carved their way through the remaining Sores. The orcs were unusually well treasured. Both coin and items of ancient arcane origin. Even more of a lure was a scroll tube that contained a treasure map (XI) that alluded to a princely sum. Nice.
They continued to clear subhexes for another four hours before settling down to camp as the rains finally began to ease for most of the night.
Day 47 – (13.19 -0503/0603/0703/0604/0704/0805/0806): The rains tarted again in the early morning and persisted throughout the day. No sign of lairs nor wandering creatures. It looked like most things were hunkered down. The rolling deciduous dominated forest was all quiet.
Day 48 – (13.19 -0806/0705/0605): The day started out nice until the pushed into the next sub-hex. Big nasty clouds rushed in and delivered an aggressive lightning storm. The clouds not only quickly materialized but seemed to be centred on our gang. Zap! Steve was the first lightning rod to get hit. The lightning was not normal, probably nor were the clouds, as they seemed to be targeting the hobos and accuracy seemed to be improving. They decided to ditch this subhex for the time being. The mean clouds did not follow and quickly dissipated. Definitely something unnatural going on there.
Day 49 – (13.19 -0605/0505/0506/0607/0606): The rains took the day off leaving just an overcast day. Exploration resulted in discovering a family of Grizzly bears. They did not attack but showed a defensive posture to protect the presently unseen cubs inside the den. A little bit of divine magic closed the communication gap. Bimbles explained their presence and what it would mean to the Bearstein's. The bears pointed out that they would prefer to be away from the lands of man but they could not do such until the cubs were larger. In one moon cycle they would trek north back towards the mountains. The deal was struck and Steve dropped half a deer to confirm the hobos friendship with the
Day 50 – (13.19 -0606/0705/0706 Ambush!): The woody vegetation opened up as the land rose up into what appeared to be an elevated pasture. It had been logged, coppicing stumps all over the place but no sign of man or beast. They didn’t think much of the ‘cut block’ until they were in the midst of the stumpy area. These shrubby stumps were something unnatural. The air filled with hundreds of tiny dart-like missiles and then the stumps revealed great nasty maws and began creep towards the gang. We were caught absolutely flat-footed.
ROLECALL
Carla the Green High Priestess of TMB (C9) 263154 xp +10% <300001> CRT 1d12/III
Scars: permanent loss left index finger and scarring on arm
Bimbles the High Priest of GSS (C9) 240055 xp +5% <300001> CRT 1d12/III
Lasting injury: -1 STR, mashed arm
Hobo Steve the Superhero (F8) 228355 xp +5% <240,001> CRT 1d24/V
Brain Damaged: reduced mental capacity (tough night on the town)
Touched from Beyond the Grave (Sloth): Eating disorder (x2 food) -5’ mve
Blessing of Orcus (Consumption -1 CON)
Rahgnar the Dwarven Superhero (D8) 197250 xp <280001> CRT 1d20/IV
Serious wound: permanent loss of an eye (-1 to missile fire)
Critical Wound: disembowelled less able to process poison (-1 penalty)
Missing thirteen teeth
Raul the Voyager (MD8) 211197 xp +10% <240000> CRT 1d12/III
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -4,
Removed one of his own nostrils.
Boris the Dwarven Lord (D9) 326721 xp +10% <400001> CRT 1d20/IV
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -3, carved up face
Lasting injury: -1 STR, mashed arm
Wound: Bad leg (-5’ MV)
Multiple Injuries: lost 25 teeth (7 remaining), drools a lot CHA -1
Serious Injury: Brain Drain -2 INT
Ding-We the Peg-Legged Sorcerer (W9) 425762 xp +10% <470001> CRT 1d10/I
Critical Wound: Left leg obliterated, runs at ½ rate (peg required)
Bunny the Thief! (T9) 209332 xp <280001> +10% CRT 1d20/II
Light wound: permanent loss of pinky finger, off hand
Ramrod the Cloned Magsman (T8) 142868 xp +5% <160001> 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
Saffron the Mad Fairy Queen of Ribbits (FY7) 149333 xp <200001> CRT 1d10/III
Moderate wound: Scar on abdomen
Lasting injury: -1 STR, mashed guts
Sloth the Bopper (L7) 146796 xp +10% <178800> CRT 1d20/IV or 1d6/G (vs. s, m)
Mental Illness: Mummy-a-phobic
Missing ten teeth
Nara the Nearly Naked Purple Swami Girl (PS7) 78928 xp +5% <125000> CRT 1d16/II
Wraith Drained: -1 CON
Biff Bartley the Half-Orc Blackguard (HO7) 97862 <120000> +5% CRT 1d12/II
Lasting injury: Crushed spinal column -6”H, -5’mv, -10% thieving
Sasha Plasha the Warden (R7) 96630 xp +10% <100000> CRT 1d10/III
‘BOB’ the Deadly Shade (N7) 64817 <90000> +5% CRT 1d16/II
Felix Ignatius Hemlock the once skeletal Sleuth (I7) 47017 <80001> +5% CRT 1d16/II
Mason the Canon of Yrrrg. (C6) 44466 <50001> CRT 1d10/III
Charles in Charge the Myrmidon (F6) 53085 <64000> +10% CRT 1d16/IV
Critical Wound: Punctured lung (-2 CON)
Mostly DEAD. (-1 CON)
Gurn Hammerhand the Dwarven Swordsman (D4) 11255 <17000> +5% CRT 1d12/III
Wendul the Magician (W6) 42429 <80000> 5% CRT 1d8/I
Dolec Da the Hero (F5) 29104 xp +10% <32000> CRT 1d16/IV
Missing five teeth
Camillus the Myrmidon (F7) 70711 <120001> +5% CRT 1d20/IV
Willy the Reformed Burglar (T5) 12609<20000>10% CRT 1d14/II
Brett & Jermaine Kobold Cooks Extraordinaire
RESERVES
Elapsed Campaign Time
492 days at beginning of session (also applies to recuperation)
Join us for session One-Hundred-and-Ninety-One when we ask the questions:
What can we do about that weird storm?
For that matter, what the heck is causing that storm?
What exactly are alchemical materials?
What are these plant things?
Tale of the Tape
Camillus, Bob, Rhags, Charles and Felix are stoned.
Exploration
Location hexes: 13.19
KILLS
Grizzly Family (negotiated near future relocation)
Orc warband (50)
LOOT
4000 gp
Sword Long +2, Light
Ring of Protection +1, 5’ radius
Potion of Invulnerability
Treasure Map XI: censored gp + redeacted gems
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