Notes for Game 2009-07-10

Questing

In Our Last Episode

• The clerk won't process the share transfer without authorization from the mayor and/or the town accountant. (exchequoer? or something)
• We talk to Edrell and he gives the team a wand of Sleep to use to get the writ into the town records.
• Mose begins to feel really crummy about this and argues about the righteousness of creating a Traveler Outpost by using deceit and trickery.
• Edrell and Germain make arguments about it being somewhat like a war against the unjust.
• The team heads off to "convince" the town clerk to shelve the share transfer in the hall of records. (Hall of records) ....
• GAME ADJOURNS

This Episode

Date: 19th of Whitefall, 1400

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

• LE charms the town clerk to get him to accept her documents.
• Nightshade is the standard of the Bog Wraiths
  • Raven is the emblem of the Arch-Warden's Personal Guard (like Ralth)
  • 1/3rd of archwarden's guard is made up of bog wraiths
  • Lightning is Ralth's personal herald
• They met an Old Man who is in the Bog Wraiths and has a Rat personal herald as well.
  • Old Man is Naprid Daithe.
  • Mose agreeds to meet with Naprid this evening at Pilgrim's Place.
• Mose armor will require 25 more days to finish. (Checked in town)
• Edrell goes to bed, the team heads to meet with Naprid.
  • They eat dinner, Al heads off to Hadriarch's Reserve to sneak in. He talks to birds.
  • Naprid turns out to be 72 and was the former leader of the Bog Wraiths. He now consults for Ralth.
  • Naprid asks the party to come back to the castle to meet Ralth.
  • Naprid can't understand why Mose is extremely hesitant to mix with the Wraith's again.
  • Naprid leaves his cane behind while the party discusses the offer.
  • The party seems that they think it's a good idea, while Mose continues to be confused why the party wants to go visit Ralth after the weirdness of the past.
  • Naprid comes in, Mose asks politely for a neutral audience.
  • Naprid insults Mose and says Ralth can't come into the city.
  • Mose storms off, wildly angry. Hears threats to excommunicate him from Naprid.
• The rest of the party agrees to meet with Ralth at his castle.
  • They enter and Ralth/Naprid are there, offering them delicacies (oily bean tea from elven lands)
  • Ralth asks about the troll battle, and about the trip to Yalmrinth to fight the storm.
  • Ralth asks the party to head back to the mines and see if they can stop the rains.
  • Germain asks for a Traveler's Outpost in the town as well
  • Ralth meets with Germain and Quin privately.
  • The party decided to give the Charter document to Ralth to see if it can be pushed through if they fix the rains.
  • Mose sees that action (without his agreement) as a breach in trust with him and is resigned only to stick with the party as long as they are fighting evil (privately).

New Day Begins

DM Note: The Trip

• The party heads off down the river.
• No buffs seeked, nothing of interest happens in the town.
• On their way towards Yalmrith
• Small fox seen in a snare.
  • Al rescues it.
  • Kimika heals it for 1 point and pays a trapper 200 gp to not put up a fuss about the fox.
• They befriend the animal and make camp.
• Mose grumbles and takes second watch.

New Day Begins

• Fox runs off and leads them into a cave below a statue.
• Germain and Al decide not to explore it alone.
• The rest of the party comes on.
• It's a small underground town
• Footprints go into the ziggurat.
• There is an ancient corpse wearing a crown of bronze and gems on top of the ziggurat.
• They see piles of sand on the ground, found one trinket ring in one of them.

Battle: Mummy is dead, Wraith appears.

• 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.
  • Quin and Mose get hit with fear. Mose stands around for a lot longer than others.
  • Quin 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.

GAME ADJOURNED.

 

Maps

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  Route to Yalmrith

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  Interesting statue with cave hidden underneath

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  Just entered the Ziggurat ruins.

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  About to enter the Ziggurat itself.

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  Pretty much the entire Ziggurat ruins.

Final GM message

• Wait until end of next game for XP because you're in the middle of battle.