This is what the "adult" group has been up to..
We’ve only had TWO sessions since I last updated in the intervening eight weeks… A number of weeks were cancelled due to not having Campaign Quorum (players off doing other things…) or because I was busy preparing for (or on the 25th, actually RUNNING) the Dark Age DBA Campaign.
In the last two games the group stormed up the stairs fought their way through the chaos on the landing (caused, indirectly, by the Kender’s shenanigans – it was, afterall, the dragon melting the chain – while trying to roast the kinder - that tripped the big rockfall trap…).
Beating down some Goblins and Draconians at the top of the stairs.
Here come some more…
They snuck into the kids place and had most of them herded out when Flamestrike – their ancient, senile red dragon nanny – woke up and was a little irate about them trying to steal off with “her children”. Gilthanas, who was taking up the rear, was bitten in two.
Norfindel charged in with Wyrmslayer and… well.. slayed the wyrm…
Now those of you who are familiar with the Dragonlance series of adventures or novels are probably laughing your asses off – it is NOT supposed to go down like that… Flamestrike is actually supposed to SAVE the characters later from being roasted by Ember – the other younger red dragon – as it is about to roast said player characters along with all of “her” children!
They mopped up a few more Draconians and hobgoblins that charged in when they heard the ruckus… and that’s where we left it….
That was February 4th…
The next game we played was last night (24 March)… seven weeks later…
I still wasn’t sure how I was going to resolve the module so I had a band of hobgoblins rush in (the same band that the Kender had been following when he last did something)
They battled said baddies and Magnus Blackburn died (seven wounds… his head was cut off… Goldmoon tried to reattach it, but Mishakel just wouldn’t hear her prayers – probably because Magnus worshipped the false gods…)
Ultimately I decided that Verminaard (or was it Verminarrd… I can never remember if it’s two “a”s or twr “r”s…) was off on patrol with Ember – of flying out to retrieve his dragon army to come back and “deal with” these rebelling slaves and the heroes led the slaves off in the middle of the night through the pass and away to the south… with no real idea of where they were going…
6 comments:
I was so happy that Roscoe managed to find his way back to us. Really. Just in time too. Really. It was great.
I'd only just brought down the red dragon and learned the power of the glorious Wyrmslayer. I was eager to test its edge on a hoard of orcs, or goblins, or draconians - anything, as long as it was a hoard. I was fortified with magic armor too. And, just as I was about to jump inside a circle of goblins and start hacking away, who should jump in my way but the kender, squeaking something about "saving" me.
Yes, I struggle to find words to describe my feelings at his sudden return. To ensure his safety, I quickly reattached a rope to him to prevent him from getting in my ... I mean getting in harm's way again any time soon.
Roscoe would like to point out that when he 'got in the way' Norfindel was not "about to jump into a circle of goblins and start hacking away" he was standing there shaking in his boots, having been repelled by a few archers.
PS- Norfindel, due to that speach you gave to the prisoners your sword is now called word-slayer.
Lorena Whiteswan said...
I too am also happy to have the kender back amongst our group. While it was only a couple of hours that he was off on his own, I think we all had a sense that he was up to something that would bring about a turn of events in our adventure - just a curious little fellow that way! I am also glad to know my years of study and training in the peaceful arts of magic seem to be paying off!
Maybe I should have completed my "morning pages" first before leaving a comment!
Note to self:
The Norfitzarndel hammer and anvil recipe works!! Put Fitzarnulf (the anvil) on one end of an evil horde, and put Norfindel (the hammer) on the other. Squeeze gently (or not so gently) on either end till a goblin or two pops out. Then fire arrows into the group. Add a pinch of danger for spice (a companion might get hit). And voila – dead goblins!!
Marcus Cabot
Can … not … quite …… make out ….. Too much blood …… many wounds……. Me thinks that a wyrm has been slain …… slaves rescued ……... Must continue fighting …. Must protect ….. Whoa!! Warm feeling on bum ….. Envigoration!!! Riverwind fight another day.
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