Notes for Game 2009-07-31

Questing

In Our Last Episode

• They detect undead and evil and sense it. It's a mummy!
  •  Kimika gets an awesome turn undead roll (20) but it doesn't work.
  •  Quinalin and  Mose get hit with fear.  Mose stands around for a lot longer than others.
  •  Quinalin gets Mummy Rot smiley face token
  • After  LE summons lots of cool beetles, the party is able to use the flanking bonuses to finally kill the mummy.
  • The mummy explodes and a wraith appears. Yay.

PREVIOUS GAME ADJOURNED.

This Episode

Date: 21st of Whitefall, 1400

Climate: Early November-like. Rain has changed into colder slush/sleet.

• We fight the wraith
• Beetles run away,  Al hits the wraith a few times with fire sword.
•  Kimika successfully makes the wraith flee with a nice turn undead
• Mummy left on the ground a crown and sword.
  • Bronze crown, has two black pearls, above it is a star ruby, gold etchings in a language we do not know.
  • Crown/etc could be as old as 2,000 years before Alexandria
  • Non-magic
• Wraith comes back very angry and hits  Al
•  Al hits back with his fire sword.  Al and  Mose destroy the wraith.
•  Al takes 4 pts of charisma damage and 6 pts of con falls to the ground
• Sudden XP calc (see final GM message)
•  Al and  Quinalin are both diseased (from the mummy). Heal spells aren't working on them! [DC 20 Caster Check Required]
• All along the side of the tomb are covered in frescoes with a huge warrior killing people with a bastard sword and buckler.
  • On the south, there's a Conan-esque barbarian picture of a guy killing people
  • On north wall, king kneeling before the guy (grovelling)
  • On the west, a fresco of a crown and people throwing mounds of dirt on the crown
• Bastard sword is well-crafted with bronze/bone, it's magic [Currently with  Quinalin]
  • Barbarian King's Bastard Sword is magical, and has been partially identified as a +2 Vicious Bastard Sword made of bronze (-1 to hit and damage). Identify indicates a second, locked, layer of enchantment that is as-yet unknown.
• Shield is made of wood, it's magic, back of the shield is a sheet of bronze that is mirror quality
  • Barbarian King's Buckler is a +1 Buckler of Arrow Deflection. Additionally, arrows that pass through owner's threaten area reroute to owner.
• We leave and try to move people back to Halfling town
• We notice the storm is dissipating!
• Temperature is dropping rapidly, though.
• People start taking damage from cold
•  Al goes unconscious!
•  Quinalin goes unconscious!
•  Mose saves the day (and probably  Quinalin's life) by calming  Quinalin's warhorse.
• We trek 16 hours in the cold,  LE stays conscious but is unable to move.  Germain goes unconscious.
• We get to the edge of the landing, dog rider comes up to us and rides off.
• He returns 5 minutes later. (Name:   Maggr)
•   Bethanalay heals  Al and  Quinalin somewhat but does not have stuff memorized.
• The party sleeps

New Day Begins

• They go and see   Bethanalay
• She cures  Al and  Quinalin of mummy rot.
•  Kimika makes potions
•  Mose confronts  Al about something odd.
• They kill time in town for a few days
  •  Mose, Kimmi,  Germain, (and  Quinalin?) tend to the refugees
  •  Germain gossips with the masses and tells everyone how great the guards and bog wraiths are
  •  Al officially ties the knot with his new fox friend (i.e. it's now his Animal Companion).

New Day Begins

New Day Begins

• They argue about the Bog Wraiths,  Kimika casts Calm Emotions and calms  Germain a bit.  Mose and  Germain both feel like they won the argument. (NEED CHATLOG LINK HERE)
•  Kimika is offered a riding dog, but she has no points in Ride. (The dog's name is Marwynn.)

New Day Begins

• They return to the ziggurat
  • Rooms 2,2,2,2 filled with dust
  • Rooms 5,6,2 filled with dust, lots of human bones
  • Room 8 is filled with clay vases
  • Room 12 and Room 11 have bronze doors
  • Some obsidian that is non-native is around
•  Mose breaks down bronze doors (enlarged, etc) and opens a chest that has coins in it. Lots of old copper coins.
•  Mose gets cursed and  Al gets cursed.
•  Mose's curses: 50% chance of doing nothing. -4 to all attack, saves, ability and skill rolls. (Nice)
•  Al's curse?
• A ring on a finger was found.  Mose picks it up. Nonmagical.
• Party makes camp,  Mose is feeling like crap because he got all cursed for no good reason.

GAME ADJOURNED.

Maps

• 

  Back at the Ziggurat

• 

  Halfling Landing

• 

    Bethanalay's Chapel

• 

  Overhead map.

• 

  Pretty much the entire Ziggurat ruins.

Final GM message

• Mid-game XP awards, 607+60
•  Al and  Mose got RP awards
•  Al got an achievement
• 250xp for surviving together
•  Mose 100xp for disarming horse without killing it
•  Germain and  Mose get an achievement +25xp
•  LE gets summon mastery XP for smiteevil animals +75xp
•  Kimika +50xp for feeding the refugees
•  Al at death's door got 20xp for surviving mummy rot.
• Dungeon explorer bonus for  Al,  Germain,  Mose: +100xp
• Role Playing Award : TIE -  Mose and  Germain.