Post by David on May 5, 2011 15:21:25 GMT -5
The party (Torr with Zayüß, Idky, Lowdog, Yavin, and Ichi with JIP [Jumps In Puddles]) heads back to the palace under cover of darkness. As they land on the same balcony, they hear voices inside. Lowdog kicks in the door, coming in on eight orcs and a white snake. Lowdog invokes his totem ability to speak to the snake, attempting to get him to help. It hesitates, so Lowdog starts attacking orcs. Ichi also starts to come in.
One of the orcs steps back and casts hold person on Lowdog and Ichi, but both are immune (enhanced orange cube and free action). The rest of the heroes join the fray, killing orcs quickly.
Lowdog continues to talk to the snake. The mage orc casts magic missile at Idky, but his scarab of protection prevents any damage. The group finishes off the rest of the orcs, and the snake agrees to be Lowdog’s friend. During the conversation, Torr detects evil on the snake and kills it.
They leave Zayüß behind in the room in a globe of darkness, while the gang moves on to the other room on the top floor. The room is empty, but there are explosive runes that go off. There are some more, which Torr deliberately sets off, trusting in his magic resistance and fire resistance. They find a world map. Idky and Ichi can read the script on the map, though they can’t understand the words. They learn that they are on Terrax. They also find all sorts of magic spell components, spell ink, and such.
Also in the room:
Supple leather gloves
Ninja outfit
In the map room, they find a secret passage down. There are multiple magical traps, which Torr dispels with his sword. They head down into a small room below. Inside are six chests, two coffers, and wooden & crystal display case. This room looks like a panic room. There are spyholes here. Looking through them, it doesn’t look like the palace is on alert. People don’t seem to know what to do. Three of the chests are mechanically trapped.
Ichi goes back up to check the ogress magi’s body and through the apartments for keys. He finds a whole ring and tries them out.
Chest #2 is trapped, but Lowdog manages to open it without setting it off:
8000 gp
Chest #5 is trapped:
3000 pp
Chest #6:
Potion *
Scroll *
5000 gp
8 sapphires
Ruby
Several maps
Ledgers
Coffer #1 has complex combination lock
Coffer #2’s lid seems magically sealed
Display case:
Crystal display jar on pewter stand with coin-like amulet suspended in amber fluid *
They move what they want to take to the room with Zayüß before leaving. They move on down the stairs to the next level. Entering the first room they come to, they startle three unarmed humans. Yavin establishes telepathic contact with them. They surrender with no wish to fight. Torr determines they’re evil, so the group ties them up with their belts and gag them. In next room are a pair of werewolves waiting. Lowdog attacks and kills one immediately. Torr joins in, and the three humans they tied up start to turn into werewolves and howl. The party dispatches them all quickly, but the alarm has been sounded!
Ichi sees people in the hallway, one about to run downstairs. The monk intercepts the runner and brings him down. He then goes after the other guy, who quaffs a potion. He and Idky finish him off. Lowdog checks on the first one that Ichi downed. He’s still alive but unconscious. The two rooms are an alchemical lab and a room full of books and ledgers.
The party head downstairs, and people are leaving. Charging toward them are 13 orcs and an invisible ogress magi. Torr airwalks to take her on. But leading the orcs are 2 owlbears wearing collars and leashes and one of these monsters intercept the paladin while the monk takes on the other. The ogress magi casts cone of cold at the party behind Ichi and Torr. Two werewolves also join in with the orcs.
Yavin engages the ogress magi telepathically and taunts her. Ichi brings an owlbear close to death and starts on the ogress magi. Torr stuns one owlbear and attacks the ogress. Idky finishes off an owlbear with a bullet of ghostly slaying. The ogress bails and sends the werewolves to attack. She goes gaseous. Four more werewolves join in and swarm the fighters in the hallway. Ten samurai orcs now show up with nine more werewolves. Torr takes point with his holy sword (with enhanced werewolf-killing action!) and the fighters start pushing through the first group of werewolves and orcs, and the ones at the back start killing off downed werewolves.
Bored at the back of the fighting “conga” line, Idky suggests that Yavin make sure he can telepathically contact Zayüß in case they need to call him later. The ogress materializes behind Idky and attacks. Idky and Yavin engage her in melee. The ogress casts darkness at the back of the party, which does nothing to harm the two clerics! Ichi and Lowdog switch places so Ichi, who can see in the dark, can drop back to help with the ogress. Ichi takes her out in two hits, and Yavin cuts off her head. Lowdog ends up getting bit by a werewolf. Now, with the werewolves nearly gone, the orc samurais are finally able to join the fray. The gang at the back start searching the ogress. The remaining six orcs’ morale breaks, and they flee. Lowdog kills two as they flee.
Lowdog and Torr run to the entrance of the village and encounter two goblin spiders, who surprise both of them. They latch onto Lowdog and Torr as they attack. They finish off the spiders, but Torr has been poisoned. He takes a dose of anti-toxin. The palace has been captured.
Treasure on fallen bodies:
Katana *
Silk kimono *
Tabi boots *
Chain *
Bracer 560 gp
Gold neckguard, carefully embossed 1400 gp
They knock over the chest of platinum pieces, releasing cyanide gas. Yavin and Torr succumb. Torr is able to drink his anti-toxn. Lowdog used his anti-toxin on Yavin. Both are revived. But Yavin needs a heal from Idky to bring him up to full.
They post the heads of the leaders outside each entrance to the palace. They spend the night on the top floor.
In the morning, they wake to an old man ringing the bell at the entrance.
Eeps: 3635 each + bonus 1000 each
One of the orcs steps back and casts hold person on Lowdog and Ichi, but both are immune (enhanced orange cube and free action). The rest of the heroes join the fray, killing orcs quickly.
Lowdog continues to talk to the snake. The mage orc casts magic missile at Idky, but his scarab of protection prevents any damage. The group finishes off the rest of the orcs, and the snake agrees to be Lowdog’s friend. During the conversation, Torr detects evil on the snake and kills it.
They leave Zayüß behind in the room in a globe of darkness, while the gang moves on to the other room on the top floor. The room is empty, but there are explosive runes that go off. There are some more, which Torr deliberately sets off, trusting in his magic resistance and fire resistance. They find a world map. Idky and Ichi can read the script on the map, though they can’t understand the words. They learn that they are on Terrax. They also find all sorts of magic spell components, spell ink, and such.
Also in the room:
Supple leather gloves
Ninja outfit
In the map room, they find a secret passage down. There are multiple magical traps, which Torr dispels with his sword. They head down into a small room below. Inside are six chests, two coffers, and wooden & crystal display case. This room looks like a panic room. There are spyholes here. Looking through them, it doesn’t look like the palace is on alert. People don’t seem to know what to do. Three of the chests are mechanically trapped.
Ichi goes back up to check the ogress magi’s body and through the apartments for keys. He finds a whole ring and tries them out.
Chest #2 is trapped, but Lowdog manages to open it without setting it off:
8000 gp
Chest #5 is trapped:
3000 pp
Chest #6:
Potion *
Scroll *
5000 gp
8 sapphires
Ruby
Several maps
Ledgers
Coffer #1 has complex combination lock
Coffer #2’s lid seems magically sealed
Display case:
Crystal display jar on pewter stand with coin-like amulet suspended in amber fluid *
They move what they want to take to the room with Zayüß before leaving. They move on down the stairs to the next level. Entering the first room they come to, they startle three unarmed humans. Yavin establishes telepathic contact with them. They surrender with no wish to fight. Torr determines they’re evil, so the group ties them up with their belts and gag them. In next room are a pair of werewolves waiting. Lowdog attacks and kills one immediately. Torr joins in, and the three humans they tied up start to turn into werewolves and howl. The party dispatches them all quickly, but the alarm has been sounded!
Ichi sees people in the hallway, one about to run downstairs. The monk intercepts the runner and brings him down. He then goes after the other guy, who quaffs a potion. He and Idky finish him off. Lowdog checks on the first one that Ichi downed. He’s still alive but unconscious. The two rooms are an alchemical lab and a room full of books and ledgers.
The party head downstairs, and people are leaving. Charging toward them are 13 orcs and an invisible ogress magi. Torr airwalks to take her on. But leading the orcs are 2 owlbears wearing collars and leashes and one of these monsters intercept the paladin while the monk takes on the other. The ogress magi casts cone of cold at the party behind Ichi and Torr. Two werewolves also join in with the orcs.
Yavin engages the ogress magi telepathically and taunts her. Ichi brings an owlbear close to death and starts on the ogress magi. Torr stuns one owlbear and attacks the ogress. Idky finishes off an owlbear with a bullet of ghostly slaying. The ogress bails and sends the werewolves to attack. She goes gaseous. Four more werewolves join in and swarm the fighters in the hallway. Ten samurai orcs now show up with nine more werewolves. Torr takes point with his holy sword (with enhanced werewolf-killing action!) and the fighters start pushing through the first group of werewolves and orcs, and the ones at the back start killing off downed werewolves.
Bored at the back of the fighting “conga” line, Idky suggests that Yavin make sure he can telepathically contact Zayüß in case they need to call him later. The ogress materializes behind Idky and attacks. Idky and Yavin engage her in melee. The ogress casts darkness at the back of the party, which does nothing to harm the two clerics! Ichi and Lowdog switch places so Ichi, who can see in the dark, can drop back to help with the ogress. Ichi takes her out in two hits, and Yavin cuts off her head. Lowdog ends up getting bit by a werewolf. Now, with the werewolves nearly gone, the orc samurais are finally able to join the fray. The gang at the back start searching the ogress. The remaining six orcs’ morale breaks, and they flee. Lowdog kills two as they flee.
Lowdog and Torr run to the entrance of the village and encounter two goblin spiders, who surprise both of them. They latch onto Lowdog and Torr as they attack. They finish off the spiders, but Torr has been poisoned. He takes a dose of anti-toxin. The palace has been captured.
Treasure on fallen bodies:
Katana *
Silk kimono *
Tabi boots *
Chain *
Bracer 560 gp
Gold neckguard, carefully embossed 1400 gp
They knock over the chest of platinum pieces, releasing cyanide gas. Yavin and Torr succumb. Torr is able to drink his anti-toxn. Lowdog used his anti-toxin on Yavin. Both are revived. But Yavin needs a heal from Idky to bring him up to full.
They post the heads of the leaders outside each entrance to the palace. They spend the night on the top floor.
In the morning, they wake to an old man ringing the bell at the entrance.
Eeps: 3635 each + bonus 1000 each
