SESSION 72: Onward Hobo Soldiers (7MAY18)
After spending the night in the bunker, providing much welcomed concealment from the night stalkers (giant flying manta ray like things). The following morning, we once more entered the desert, in search of the Nameless city. We did not find it.
Rolling across the dunes an oasis was spotted. Closing in on it a small camp was noted under a tree and close to the water. We were tricked by a literally rotten old man named EDO. He was the lure and he did not appear rotten - yet. He had friends they were lying in wait in their actual lair which was underneath the single tent. EDO offered tea and fruit while the rest of the skin changing ghouls waited for the right meant to strike. The food was 'doctored' of course but unfortunately for EDO and company the dosage was off for a horde of iron-gut murderhobos. EDO drop his fresh skin disguise to reveal his true ghoul-form and the rest of the pack puked forth from hiding and we had a good ole Barrowmaze style bru-ha-ha with the damnable dead. After burning the corpses we noted that the temperature had reached its daily peak and it may be best if we rested through midday until it began to cool down a bit. Late afternoon we pressed on refreshed and ready for more weirdness. It came with dusk.
At first we thought it was an optical delusion but it was more of that aforementioned weird. Our paths crossed with a strange fellow, by the name of Black Derrick, driving a spider drawn carriage. The creature was a huge hairless tarantula-like arachnid grossly abscess coloured. That crawled dragging its body along the sands more than walking upon the earth. Black was in search of a wayward associate by the name of Alhazarad. "It would be very favourable if you could, in the event of meeting my friend Al, let me know with urgency". Black then produced a summoning stone in the event that we did stumble upon his aforementioned associate. "Just whisper my name with this in your possession and I will come"."One last thing, I would be remiss not to mention that my associate can be unpredictable...". With a flick of his wrist the spider continued its crawl across the wasteland.
We then came upon a dry flood channel that had a partially revealed pair of metal doors. Night was approaching at this time so we decided to rest prior to digging the doors open. Much like most of the time on Carcosa the night did not pass quietly. We waged bloody war with a thoul (more loathsome creatures of foul origin) raiding party. It was messy but our hobos persevered. Night wore on bringing day with it…Carcosa would not give up any secrets easily and despised those that attempted to discover them.
ROLECALL
Carla the Green Lama of TMB (C7) 74925 xp +10% <100001> CRT 1d14/III
Scars: permanent loss left index finger and scarring on arm
Bimbles the Lama of GSS (C7) 72761 xp +5% <100001> CRT 1d14 /III
Hobo Steve the Myrmidon (F6) 68099 xp +5% (101) <70001> CRT 1d30/V
Brain Damaged: reduced mental capacity (tough night on the town)
Raul the Ranger (MD6) 32092 xp <50000> CRT 1d12/III
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -4,
Removed one of his own nostrils.
Boris the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 71041 xp +10% <70001> CRT 1d24/V
Serious wound: permanent loss of CHA -3, carved up face
Injury: lost 6 teeth
Lenardo the Engineer (S7) 61812 xp +10% <100000> CRT 1d12/I
Light wound: permanent loss of two fingers (pinky and next) left hand
Ding-We the Peg-Legged Magician(W6) 55725 xp +10% <80001> CRT 1d10/I
Critical Wound: Left leg obliterated
Bunny the Sharper (T7) 62523 xp <80001> +10% CRT 1d30/II
The Henchmen
Arnd Cobblestone the Dwarven Swashbuckler (D5) 28965 xp +5% <35001> CRT 1d20/ IV
Saffron the Mad Fairy Queen of Ribbits (FY6) 81553 <130001> CRT 1d14/III
Moderate wound: Scar on abdomen
Sloth the Roughneck (L5) 34023 <36960> CRT 1d24/IV or 1d6/G (vs. s, m)
Sasha Plasha the Guide (R6) 31163 xp +10% <50000> CRT 1d12/III
RESERVES
Ramrod the Cloned Burglar (T5) 19543 xp +5% <20001> CRT 1d20/II
Serious wound: Bad Back (-1 stone CC)
Scars: Neurological damage to hip, noticeable limp
Missing six teeth talks with a lisp
Being cloned 45 days
REMAINING RECUPERATION: 3 DAYS
Rahgnar the Dwarven Myrmidon (D6) 54462 xp <70001> CRT 1d24/V
Serious wound: permanent loss of an eye (-1 to missile fire)
Critical Wound:
REMAINING RECUPERATION: 21 DAYS
Elapsed Campaign Time
169 days at beginning of session (also applies to recuperation)
Join us for session Seventy-three when we ask the questions:
Tale of the Tape
KILLS
Edo and the desert ghouls (14)
Thoul raiding party (11)
LOOT
1000sp
Crystals (2) 50 gp each
Lapis Luzuli (2) 25 gp each
Fancy copper cup 200 gp
Silver pendant 700 gp
Bone jackal carvings (9) 15 gp each
Ornate bone disc 20 gp
1 roll of black linen
Black Derrick’s calling gem
Rando-gems (3) 2x100gp, 10 gp
