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Post by fishyahoo on Apr 19, 2005 18:22:13 GMT 8
INFILTRATING A THIEVES GUILDNone too successfully on the 'infiltrating' part... The elite group (those who are present:P) decided to press on down the corridor in search of the 2 mysterious ratlike archers that shot the dwarf. The rest cowardly people stayed outside playing with the donkey.
The long 10' corridor banked right and continue on for quite a distance. Off to the left side was a room with 5 practice dummies. Interestingly, these dummies have substantial damage along the critical regions such as the kidney, the heart, the throat and the head. One of them was even facing the wrong direction with arrows stuck out its back. Nothing much was of interest in the room save for 2 small cabinets with throwing weapons which the dwarf and Cirdan looted.
The corridor opened into a huge room filled with traps, machines and weird contractions that looks like a training ground for thieves. As the brave dwarf scouted one of the 2 staircases at the sides of the hall, 4 arrows flew by him narrowly missing his dwarven hair. At the same time, something that sound like glass breaking was heard down the corridor where we came from. A bunch of weblike substance thus blocked our escaped path.Finding the thieves training grounds. While the 2 mages did cowardly stuff at the rear, the rest pressed forward to flush out the hiding thieves. Aye charged forward and was shot wounding him severely. Yet he persisted and was rewarded with a thief sticking this shortsword into his sides. Bretak the dwarf along with dex the fighter moved on cautiously trying to outflank the thief. Just as the 2 of us cornered the thief, another one sprung up and stabbed Bretak in the back. To make matters worse, Alana the useless ranger shot at the thief but missing and hitting the dwarf instead! Curse the human ranger and she shot again, missing and hitting dex!Human ranger Alana shoots her own party accidentally; do NOT shoot arrows with your friends in the line of fine! Meanwhile, the 2 cowardly mages crept forward and successfully let out a magic missle doing minimal damage and performed a magic show with a lit arrow for all to see. Anyway, after slaughtering the 2 thieves, we took the stairs down.
As we crept down, flaskes broke above us followed by a flowing green smoke descending down the stairs. As we flee from it, the 2 leading fighters triggered some blue mushroom and choked to unconsciousness. Well, to make story short, we fleed from the cave soon after and rested.
What's next? Somebody's village going to BURN!!!!!!
Party order through the narrow dungeons. Endgame: final assault on thieves guild HQ!
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Post by fishyahoo on Apr 19, 2005 18:24:22 GMT 8
ELVEN RUINSSeeking treasure in a cursed elven town... We are now at the Elven Ruins north. After clearing out the Zoo (got 8 orcs there), Library (3 ice spiders-Large) and mage guild (1 big animated bookcase!!!), we rested and let our expert(NPC) decode the map info.
So we were told that to open to door to the crypt (we found it after a short excursion around the town *Hey DM, does Bariak get more XP for decoding the map?*), we needed the Moon Key, Star Key and Comet Key (boy, elves have sucky names for keys).
We retrived the Star Key from some nuthead druid out east of the ruins. He wanted some blood sacrifice. We wanted to sacrifice the absent players (like Sean's druid, Endale or Dex:P) but we ended up doing it for some exchange in favours. Luke is cursed by druid but who cares...
Anyway, with 1 key in hand, we went back to the library. Oh yeah, the armory 2 fire memphits has been slaughtered and so has some ice toads nearby.
We continue onwards north from the Ruins, followings the expert advice that the 2nd key to the Elven crypt might be with the treants. We traveled north on a 8 day journey and came upon the centaur/fey/faeries/dryads/treants grove. They agreed to give us the key if we clean their Big Tree of vermins. (elves no longer around to do their spring cleaning). Anyway, it was a hilarious activity of climbing trees, jumping from branches to branches and balancing while we attack. Eliseus the rogue was the heroine of the day with her agile acrobatic skill. However, the brave ‘tree-climbing’ Bariak managed to kill the last vermin with a well-aimed Critical hit arrow.
Exceptional shootings skills beating an AC of 20 with 20% cover! The supposedly ‘elf’ sorcerer can’t climb trees even with assistance from Dex and Bariak. Magic missiles would have made everything easier. She nearly fell to her death.
Anyway, we journed back to the ruins to find 1 Large Frost Giant, 4 mammoths and 18 orcs camped at the ruins. We fled south back to town. Big changes happened. And Luke tried to get everyone kill. He is organizing a rebellion.
Loot and treasure has been sold and counted.
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Post by fishyahoo on Apr 19, 2005 18:26:22 GMT 8
TRIBUTE TO DARKBLADE DEX
Slain by a critical arrow shot through the head whilst the assaulting an encampment filled with undead, an giant Ettin, evil Cleric, and deadly Rogue.
The few months we spent together were just a brief moment in time, But compassion and caring made him special, and to many his life was sublime.
His needs were simple, and others came first, to this his friends could attest, When it came to caring for someone else, his grandfather knew it the best.
He seldom seemed down when things were hard and things were hard, there was no doubt, But did his best to face problems and smile The silver lining was clear at every bout.
Though private he was, a man of few words, He listened to others and cared about those whose life he barely knew, and with whom his final days he shared.
A glorious quest, a fateful day, An ettin and undead he left in his wake, A rogue he never saw, an arrow that should have missed, The skies grew dark, as friends wept.
A protector and warrior, he’ll be sorely missed As we lay dear Darkblade to rest, A friend and companion we’ll always remember, For with him, we surely were blessed.
Illea @ Elven Sorceress
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Post by fishyahoo on Apr 19, 2005 18:31:19 GMT 8
HUNTER'S LODGESeeking another mystical key to access the Elven Keep. Alana's version of events: God seemed pre-occupied at the start of the day. Our cleric was in consultations with him for a while, something about trading a big black daemon for gnolls, I dunno, I was waiting on the outskirts of the ruins watching for monsters and making sure Luke and Bariak didn't have Dexburgers. Plus I could take the few coins off his body, after all, where is he gonna spend them ?!
The thief, oops, rogue searched the entire ruins, as she was bored as we rested for two days as everyone was hurting pretty badly, except smart me who protected my little Sparky. She found a trapdoor in a big arse fireplace. She was too lazy to clear it off so she came ack and Luke convinced Bariak not to pour boiling oil on the guys in the hole, and they turned out to be oppressed miners.
Seeing they were oppressed, Luke decided to continue to oppress them and make them keep digging for a few more days, but he did pay them about a week's wage/day so they were happy little slaves.
They broke into an underground tunnel, then when everyone went into the newly discovered tunnel, they tried to run off with the donkeys and all our trade goods, gold, food, etc. But then Tharg came stumbling into the ruins and beat them up or something, I don't know, we were in the tunnel by then.
We proceeded into the tunnel and came to a door. Eliseus checked for traps, found none and opened the door. The floor promptly opened underneath her and she fell 30 feet into a pit! She smartly tumbled and only took a little bang on her shoulder nstead of falling on her head. I was next in line and a leaver popped out of the wall beside me. I dropped to the floor in surprise and to get out the way if it was another trap. But it wasn't, it was a release for the trapdoor. Bariak, whose intelligence rivals Cirdan's wisdom, flipped up the trapdoor leaver (which disappeared into the wall, sealing poor Eliseus in the floor!)
Everyone had a great laugh, well except for Eliseus I imagine. I had great fun anyway, and that's what counts. We figured out the trap opens each time the door opens, so we did get her out and went on our merry way.
Beyond the trapped door was a room with some magical doors and a pedestal of magic. I tried to use my helm of comprehend languages/symbols/magic, but god stepped in and I couldn't read the markings on the pedestal, stupid crap ass helmet! Exploring a room with Magical Pedestal and Crystalline Statue. There was a crystal statue (we all thought uh-oh, a golem) so with the party's wisdom being quite low, the consensus was "let's poke it with a stick" "yeah, good idea!" nothing happened.
Everyone was scared of opening the magical doors, and as usual Eliseus looked for traps but found none, so we were all pretty sure they were all trapped... I got tired of everyone saying you open one, no, you open one... so on. And kicked one in and found a storeroom of magic reagents, so Illea and Endale almost peed themselves with joy.
I went into another room and the maical trap was a summon animals whenever someone goes into the room, for as I went into the room, a dire badger appeared by Endale, and he started crying that there was a badger after him! Ooooh, we all thought, just kick it in the head and be done with it. But it god told us it was a celestial dire badger, so then we came to help.
In the room was a staff, (big whoop, let the mages fight over that one!), and a backpack that I was very familiar with before and could definitely use. It is a haver's(sp.) handy haversack, which is a minor bag of holding (cool) but whenever you reach for something in the bag, it will always be on top(way cool). I also pocketed a pen set without anyone knowing. Bariak came in to loot as well and of course summoned another animal (there's that poor wisdom again).
Endale went from almost peeing himself with joy to peeing himself with fear as a HUGE Dire Bear appeared and was not a happy bear! Luke I think stunned it, as I was in the other room and didn't see who did it. I had my bow out and stood in the doorway and Bariak ran into the main room, summoning another dire badger, which proceeded to chew on Bariak, serves the goof right. Luke summoned two spiders, not for attack, but to be a bear chew toy, and we proceeded to kick bear ass before the stunning wore off.Teaming up to fight a summoned giant Bear! Eliseus was finally useful as she gave him a few good sneak attacks up the butt. I plinked away with my bow, as arrows piled up it didn't seem to do much, but it was stunned, so nothing looked like it was doing much! Bariak the brave kept doing side steps away from me and farting around with his badger and not beating the bear to death. So the bear comes out of being stunned, and sees a little human girl in leather armor instead of a stocky dwarf in steel armor... sigh!
What can I do? If I ran to the safety of the others, I'll summon another dire bear or worse, so I have a little panic attack and go defensive instead of flailing the beast's head into jelly, little a 5 inch round buckler is gonna stop a bear attack! So I get a mauling and am in a pile of pain and spraying blood. I lose the stupid defense posturing and get ready to meet my end inside the jaws of a bear but I'm going to make him sorry he ate me and not cirdan. I think, I'm going to die, I'm going to die, but at least I'm going down facing my enemy, Eliseus stabs him a good one, and the bear is down!! Yay, girl power!!!!!!!!!!!
I yell at Bariak where the hell was he going and that I should jump through the doorway about 6 times and let him get chewed on for a while, but Godboy has the idea of getting the miners don and smashing the magic pedestal, good one Luke!
So I can finally leave the room, and we have one door left. I go and kick it down like the others, but I just hurt my leg, as I didn't look first, as the door was iron, ouch! The door was open anyway, so we go through. Godboy was busy talking to god, something about circlebikes and R2D2, must be some Pelor thing, whatever. At this time, the magic on the last door was to make the crystal statue come alive. We beat that into shards without much trouble.Attacked by a Crystal Golem from behind. There was one last room, sheathed in darkwood, but not enough to make a nice ranger bow, maybe god was spiteful at this poor ranger, but it was trapping a baby earth elemental. Everyone argued about what to do, let it go, kill it for fun, so on... I opened the cage, and it was quite happy to be free, as the evil elven queen imprisoned it there so make big gems for her. He left elemental poo all over the place, which is good, as it was a collection of gems, of x value. No one used their appraise skill yet to check them out.
Godboy had to do some religious things now, and buggered off to the surface, oh, he healed me, so that was nice of him too. There was one more tunnel to look in, and as we wandered around, Bariak said he'd lead as he is a dwarf ranger and is so good underground.
Ha, the guy set off every trap he could find. We came to the end of the tunnels, to the entrance of a room. The doorway is carved with nice fancy-schmancy elven things, like leaves and waterfalls, so on. We are all tired and need to rest eat and it would be good to have godboy and brother Lealan, Leaven whatever the hell his name is with us as well. As for me, well I have been banished up to the surface, so I'll torture the miners, or heat some water and have a nice long bath, not sure which is more fun.Bariak's correction to Alana's log: Yep, God was preoccupied at the beginning. I think he was making some deals with some demon to conjure up more ferocious beast/monsters to bug our helpless party.
1. I flipped the lever on purpose. I just want to see what will happen to Eliseus:) Bwahahahahah......
3. Bariak found the staff and backpack for your information:) Oh yeah, not to mention the sexiness gained with that stone on my head. Wink wink.
4. Bariak's dance around the bear saved your life given that it's Luke spiritual weapon and my super enlarged Axe that beat the bear into submission while you were dancing with the bear:)
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Post by fishyahoo on Apr 19, 2005 18:36:48 GMT 8
BACK TO THE ELVEN RUINSWith all the necessary mystical keys, the party returns to the Elven ruins to complete their quest. Events as related by God, i.e. DM: It's all over the princess is free... the party flew home on its new flying chariot loads of exps and treasure.... a +2 short bow (which the party sold.. i tried to persuade them to let you have it but No)
The party went through the door at the end of the tunnels into the hunting lodge... where Barlik was jumped on by two shadows who reduced his strength down to 4. Very weak Dwarf!!! Then Luke turned them giving the party time to prepare spiritual weapons mage armour etc... Then destroyed them when the shadows returned.A bad day with undead strength sapping Wights leaves a weakling Dwarf whlist exploring the dungeon So with the key, lots of pp's and magic bow off they went to the crypt. Outside the crypt were 4 old elves waiting for the princess...something about a dream. Luke almost died insulting the princess but he apologized.
The three keys open the door and in walked the party. in front of them stood two stone griffins gaurding the inner door way. The party stood there arguing what to do next... so the Griffins leapt on Luke and Tharg. They almost ripped their heads off nad both had to fight defensively untill the real fighters could move foward and the clerics heal them. Once they got their act together the giffins easily fell to flaming spheres, magic missiles and tharg's mighty axe 1d12 + 9. Tharg being tharg then charged the next door, in a rage, smashing the door in (he had 24 strenght) but activating the trap 'insanity mist' and lost 8 wisdom... which made absolutliy no differnece, in fact he acted a bit smarter...Fighting a pair of Stone Griffins come to life! So off ran Tharg on his own into the crypt the party not wanting to go into the mist except Cirdan who held his breath and went through the mist -8 wisdom too. They fought some statues and defeated them quite easily after taking some damage.
The mist vanished and the party came through to find the entrance of the tomb. After picking the lock they went in and saw a statue of the elven princess and a chest. Plus they met another elemental who want 'it' back from the princess something she stole claimed the elemental. The rouge spotted the trap on the cheat but could not disarm it. Luke got bored... very chaotic for a LG cleric and opens the chest. BOOM 6d6 fireball... the rouge quickly ducks zero damage... Tharg what??? 24 damage ... straight to -9 hit points (stupid and dead) Luke staggers but is okay the rest of the party is hiding outside so not effected. In the chest there were two scrolls 'stone to flesh' and 'heal' however the cruse could only be broken by a non elf wizard and sorceress both elves... dosh! no one else to cast the scrolls. Facing a stone statue of the Elven Princess, Luke opens a magically trapped chest and unleashed a fireball engulfing everyone in the room! Luckily the dwarf used his diplomacy to persuade the elemental Lord to cancel that part in return for saving the elemental in the cage.
So the princess returned and before she could come round fully... Luke took of the huge diamond from around her neck and gave it back to the elemental. The Princess didn't seem to know what was going on, in fact she was quite rude to every one and left in a huff.
The party rested and healed the stupid half-orc and found the chariot and flew back to town... sold most of the magic items and split the cash up. Ask Bariak how much.
The end of adventure 0ne.... What will the princess do next... will Luke plant his seed or be hung as as a rebel... the miners mentioned something about their village being terrorized by the orc cleric and his assassin friend?? Revenge Dex!
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Post by fishyahoo on Apr 27, 2005 21:44:09 GMT 8
BACK TO TOWNEnding a quest and returning to a nearby town for some R&R was far from uneventful. Some farmer missing a daughter gets Brother Luke to rally the troops search of the damsel in distress. In the nearby snow-laden forest, then encounter a group of Yeti attacking a bare-chest monk fending them off from a fallen maiden. Not that the monk needed any help, but the party was itching for some action anyway and wasted the Yeti. Monk conscripted into the party. Yetis assailing a brave monk! Brother Luke sets up an NGO for the needy where the party gets ambushed one night and almost killed. New shelter setup for the needy. Nevertheless, we survive to hunt down the organising culprit the next day and slays a 'super' half-orc assassin in bed. No, that wasn't really in cold-blood => he was waking up! What adventures still lie ahead for the misguided adventurers?
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Post by fishyahoo on Jul 24, 2005 11:21:21 GMT 8
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