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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 3761955" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Module 102: Part 2, October 3, 1018: </strong> </p><p></p><p></p><p>The group wakes up and discuss what to do next. Jaime suggests talking to the YON church. Dennis interjects “Why bother, those Lawful Good types never get anything done…no offense sweetie.” Jaime comments “That’s not what we teach the kids at our school.” Dennis replies “That’s one of the reasons I dropped out of school.” “WHAT,” Jaime exclaims, “You didn’t finish school! We don’t let anyone off of the island without at least a G.E.D. As soon as we get back I’m signing you up for classes. He answers “Look, if I ever need a diploma I’ll just steal one.” </p><p></p><p>Blip comments “How do we know that was even Goodfellow?” This leads to a discussion about the sword burial marker, and who put it there, as nobody remembers seeing it in 1013. “Maybe you can ask that Wilma chick,” comments Guice. “You mean Ilma,” comments Jamie. “I think we need to find a YON cleric.” “This gets worse and worse” comment Guice. They decide to head back to the city, to the YON cathedral, to ask the High Priest Augusta. They enter the building, and an snooty cleric gives them the once over, and rudely asks what they want. “Tell Augusta that Jamie of the Silver Moon and her party wish an audience.” The cleric does so, and they are soon ushered into a room with the High Priest.” </p><p></p><p>They inform him of what has happened, briefly describing the previous night’s encounter, as well as what they had done five years earlier. Dennismore carefully omits the part about borrowing the Rod of Resurrection from the YON shrine in 1013, and cringes when Jaime fills in that part. Augusta dispatches clerics to investigate both the status of the Rod as well as Goodfellow’s burial site. </p><p></p><p>They have a brief discussion about Goodfellow, and Augusta confirms that he doesn’t really know anything about him, having not met the Silver Moon until a few months after he had died, their first meeting being when Kohlorahdooh’s troops attacked them at this Cathedral. As none of those present were with the Silver Moon at that time, Blip asks “Isn’t that what you got in trouble for, and executed.” “No,” he answers “I got in trouble and executed when I hired a group of losers from another continent for a non-lethal mission against Kindor that got bloody.” Guice slowly moves back and shirks, not wanting to remind Augusta that he had been part of that team from Liebercrantz. </p><p></p><p>It takes a few hours for Augusta to get the information. He confirms that the YON church did hold a service for Goodfellow at the burial site, leaving the sword and marker, on the tenth anniversary of his death. “Why did it take so lomg?” asks Jaime. “Paperwork error,” comments Augusta, stating that the service three years earlier was held at the request of Goodfellow’s family. “Why weren’t we invited?” Jaime asks. Augusta reluctantly states “Err, well, his parents partially blame the Silver Moon for his death, so didn’t want you there.” </p><p></p><p>Regarding the Rod, Augusta declares that it is at the shrine, and is nearly depleted of charges. This is a shock to everyone, with Jaime and Blip blurring out that “We were lied too. We were told that it would become fully recharged at the end of that mission.” “So you admit that you were responsible for depleting this item,” Augusta comments. “Only if you want to be a stickler for the truth,” states Dennis. “Look, we were lied too,” comments Blake. </p><p></p><p>They decide that they need to speak again to the Spirit of Goodfellow, and ask Augusta if he will accompany them. He says that it sounds like he needs to speak to his deity, to try to ascertain the whereabouts of the Sir Goodfellow, but that he will assign a cleric to accompany them. A fifth level cleric named Ezekiel is assigned to them, who immediately gets annoyed at Dennis and Guice referring to him as “Zekey” and “The Zekester”. </p><p></p><p>October 3, 1018, 12:00 A.M. </p><p></p><p>The Spirit of Goodfellow arrives. Jamie immediately exclaims, “Somebody is lying to you.” He is taken aback by this greeting, and says “What?” Blip says, “You remember that Rod you had us take five years ago. It was never recharged, and now they’re pinning that on us.” “What, how could that be?” says the spirit. “Maybe because you’re a lying sack of doodoo,” says Dennis. </p><p></p><p>They turn to Ezekiel, and say “Well.” The cleric casts a few spells, and confirms that the Spirit is both a type of undead, and lawful good in alignment. The party questions him about who he has been talking too. He says that he naturally believed them to be Servants of YON, as that is what they told him. “I could tell you I’m Lord Kindor, but that wouldn’t make it true,” Dennis exclaims. Guice presses him for more information, to which the Spirit says that these beings who spoke to him have been his only contacts in Limbo. “I think you need some new pen pals,” comments Jamie. </p><p></p><p>“What did you get from them for answers to our questions?” Blip asks. Goodfellow says that he found out that they were to no exchange the lycanthropic antidotes with Holy Water, to cure the townspeople. The party discusses this, and consulting Ezekiel, confirm that “That wouldn’t work. Holy water by itself wouldn’t cure them.” Guice suggests “Maybe you should change your name from Goodfellow to Gullible-fellow.” </p><p></p><p>“Where would we get the Holy Water?” asks Jamie. “Steal it” Dennis interjects. “Oh come on,” says Dennis “A Yonnie wouldn’t steal a pail of water even if he was on fire.” “He’d have to,” adds Guice, “Nobody else would put him out.” They tell the Spirit to “Go back to wherever you are, and we’ll try to find out the truth.” The Spirit of Goodfellow fades out. They all head back to the city, with Ezekiel putting them up in guest rooms for the night. </p><p></p><p>October 3, 1018, 9:00 A.M. </p><p></p><p>The High Priest Augusta joins them for breakfast. He says that he has spoken with Ilma, and that she has confirmed that Sir Goodfellow never arrived for his afterlife at the Plane of the Twin Paradises, the home plane of YON and his followers. “You’re telling us this whole thing is about him getting lost on the way home?” Jamie asks. “So where is he?” asks Blip. Augusta replies “She doesn’t know, but she’s looking into it. I’m to check back with her each day until she has an answer.” </p><p></p><p>He then says that there is no point in them just sticking around in the city, as he has to make a visit to their Island anyway to consecrate the ground for the reconstructed church and that Timothy has also asked him to remove the evil barriers Roger placed in the Southpoint Island caves. He makes arrangements to be away from the Cathedral for the next week, and joins the group at their Ship the Bronze Star. Both Ezekiel and Purge say goodbye to the others. </p><p></p><p>October 4, 1018: </p><p></p><p>The ship Bronze Star arrives back on Silver Moon Island. Augusta shares Timothy and Isaiah’s temporary quarters </p><p></p><p>October 5, 1018: </p><p></p><p>A formal ceremony is held re-consecrating the YON church. As Augusta is technically the High Priest of Halla, the city where the eighty-two human construction workers are from, so they attend out of respect for his position, setting a new record for attendees at any YON service on the Island, (a record that will probably never be broken). </p><p></p><p>October 6, 1018: </p><p></p><p>Augusta accompanies the party to the Southpoint Island Caves. He is able to identify the barriers as “Pieces of Hell,” stating that Roger somehow managed to “overlap the two dimensions”. This also explains why the occupied Bags of Holding could not be thrown through them, as there were already two dimensions occupying that spot, so a third was blocked from entering. It is suggested by Guice that “Maybe we should leave one of these as a hamper for Narg’s socks.” Augusta is able to magically remove two of the four barriers this day. </p><p></p><p>October 7, 1018: </p><p></p><p>Augusta removes the other two barriers from the Southpoint Island caves. Touring the caves, the dwarven construction workers from both Zalpar and the town of Nova discuss the prospect of using these caves as their temporary quarters during the upcoming winter on the island. </p><p></p><p>October 8, 1018: </p><p></p><p>Augusta finally gets a response from Ilma. He tells that party that “Goodfellow was correct about being held in Limbo, but not by followers of YON. His spirit was apparently intercepted following his death by followers of Loki, who have been using it for mischief since then. Apparently Loki takes great amusement with causing minor trouble for other pantheons. She also said that these were tigers in Nottingham had been followers of Loki, who recently spurned him for another deity, so this current mission was a way of enacting revenge on them.” When asked what to do next, Augusta says that “Ilma says that she will try to find a way to get a message to either Thor or Odin, making them aware of what Loki has done, and let them put a stop to it.” Later that day the Bronze Star is dispatched to return Augusta to the City of Jawltorn. </p><p></p><p><em>[DM’s note: This module was quicker than I had planned as the players figured out the clues that things weren’t on the up-and-up. I also planned to do the final part of the Goodfellow trilogy, dealing with Loki, shortly thereafter, but still haven’t gotten around to it.]</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 3761955, member: 8530"] [B]Module 102: Part 2, October 3, 1018: [/B] The group wakes up and discuss what to do next. Jaime suggests talking to the YON church. Dennis interjects “Why bother, those Lawful Good types never get anything done…no offense sweetie.” Jaime comments “That’s not what we teach the kids at our school.” Dennis replies “That’s one of the reasons I dropped out of school.” “WHAT,” Jaime exclaims, “You didn’t finish school! We don’t let anyone off of the island without at least a G.E.D. As soon as we get back I’m signing you up for classes. He answers “Look, if I ever need a diploma I’ll just steal one.” Blip comments “How do we know that was even Goodfellow?” This leads to a discussion about the sword burial marker, and who put it there, as nobody remembers seeing it in 1013. “Maybe you can ask that Wilma chick,” comments Guice. “You mean Ilma,” comments Jamie. “I think we need to find a YON cleric.” “This gets worse and worse” comment Guice. They decide to head back to the city, to the YON cathedral, to ask the High Priest Augusta. They enter the building, and an snooty cleric gives them the once over, and rudely asks what they want. “Tell Augusta that Jamie of the Silver Moon and her party wish an audience.” The cleric does so, and they are soon ushered into a room with the High Priest.” They inform him of what has happened, briefly describing the previous night’s encounter, as well as what they had done five years earlier. Dennismore carefully omits the part about borrowing the Rod of Resurrection from the YON shrine in 1013, and cringes when Jaime fills in that part. Augusta dispatches clerics to investigate both the status of the Rod as well as Goodfellow’s burial site. They have a brief discussion about Goodfellow, and Augusta confirms that he doesn’t really know anything about him, having not met the Silver Moon until a few months after he had died, their first meeting being when Kohlorahdooh’s troops attacked them at this Cathedral. As none of those present were with the Silver Moon at that time, Blip asks “Isn’t that what you got in trouble for, and executed.” “No,” he answers “I got in trouble and executed when I hired a group of losers from another continent for a non-lethal mission against Kindor that got bloody.” Guice slowly moves back and shirks, not wanting to remind Augusta that he had been part of that team from Liebercrantz. It takes a few hours for Augusta to get the information. He confirms that the YON church did hold a service for Goodfellow at the burial site, leaving the sword and marker, on the tenth anniversary of his death. “Why did it take so lomg?” asks Jaime. “Paperwork error,” comments Augusta, stating that the service three years earlier was held at the request of Goodfellow’s family. “Why weren’t we invited?” Jaime asks. Augusta reluctantly states “Err, well, his parents partially blame the Silver Moon for his death, so didn’t want you there.” Regarding the Rod, Augusta declares that it is at the shrine, and is nearly depleted of charges. This is a shock to everyone, with Jaime and Blip blurring out that “We were lied too. We were told that it would become fully recharged at the end of that mission.” “So you admit that you were responsible for depleting this item,” Augusta comments. “Only if you want to be a stickler for the truth,” states Dennis. “Look, we were lied too,” comments Blake. They decide that they need to speak again to the Spirit of Goodfellow, and ask Augusta if he will accompany them. He says that it sounds like he needs to speak to his deity, to try to ascertain the whereabouts of the Sir Goodfellow, but that he will assign a cleric to accompany them. A fifth level cleric named Ezekiel is assigned to them, who immediately gets annoyed at Dennis and Guice referring to him as “Zekey” and “The Zekester”. October 3, 1018, 12:00 A.M. The Spirit of Goodfellow arrives. Jamie immediately exclaims, “Somebody is lying to you.” He is taken aback by this greeting, and says “What?” Blip says, “You remember that Rod you had us take five years ago. It was never recharged, and now they’re pinning that on us.” “What, how could that be?” says the spirit. “Maybe because you’re a lying sack of doodoo,” says Dennis. They turn to Ezekiel, and say “Well.” The cleric casts a few spells, and confirms that the Spirit is both a type of undead, and lawful good in alignment. The party questions him about who he has been talking too. He says that he naturally believed them to be Servants of YON, as that is what they told him. “I could tell you I’m Lord Kindor, but that wouldn’t make it true,” Dennis exclaims. Guice presses him for more information, to which the Spirit says that these beings who spoke to him have been his only contacts in Limbo. “I think you need some new pen pals,” comments Jamie. “What did you get from them for answers to our questions?” Blip asks. Goodfellow says that he found out that they were to no exchange the lycanthropic antidotes with Holy Water, to cure the townspeople. The party discusses this, and consulting Ezekiel, confirm that “That wouldn’t work. Holy water by itself wouldn’t cure them.” Guice suggests “Maybe you should change your name from Goodfellow to Gullible-fellow.” “Where would we get the Holy Water?” asks Jamie. “Steal it” Dennis interjects. “Oh come on,” says Dennis “A Yonnie wouldn’t steal a pail of water even if he was on fire.” “He’d have to,” adds Guice, “Nobody else would put him out.” They tell the Spirit to “Go back to wherever you are, and we’ll try to find out the truth.” The Spirit of Goodfellow fades out. They all head back to the city, with Ezekiel putting them up in guest rooms for the night. October 3, 1018, 9:00 A.M. The High Priest Augusta joins them for breakfast. He says that he has spoken with Ilma, and that she has confirmed that Sir Goodfellow never arrived for his afterlife at the Plane of the Twin Paradises, the home plane of YON and his followers. “You’re telling us this whole thing is about him getting lost on the way home?” Jamie asks. “So where is he?” asks Blip. Augusta replies “She doesn’t know, but she’s looking into it. I’m to check back with her each day until she has an answer.” He then says that there is no point in them just sticking around in the city, as he has to make a visit to their Island anyway to consecrate the ground for the reconstructed church and that Timothy has also asked him to remove the evil barriers Roger placed in the Southpoint Island caves. He makes arrangements to be away from the Cathedral for the next week, and joins the group at their Ship the Bronze Star. Both Ezekiel and Purge say goodbye to the others. October 4, 1018: The ship Bronze Star arrives back on Silver Moon Island. Augusta shares Timothy and Isaiah’s temporary quarters October 5, 1018: A formal ceremony is held re-consecrating the YON church. As Augusta is technically the High Priest of Halla, the city where the eighty-two human construction workers are from, so they attend out of respect for his position, setting a new record for attendees at any YON service on the Island, (a record that will probably never be broken). October 6, 1018: Augusta accompanies the party to the Southpoint Island Caves. He is able to identify the barriers as “Pieces of Hell,” stating that Roger somehow managed to “overlap the two dimensions”. This also explains why the occupied Bags of Holding could not be thrown through them, as there were already two dimensions occupying that spot, so a third was blocked from entering. It is suggested by Guice that “Maybe we should leave one of these as a hamper for Narg’s socks.” Augusta is able to magically remove two of the four barriers this day. October 7, 1018: Augusta removes the other two barriers from the Southpoint Island caves. Touring the caves, the dwarven construction workers from both Zalpar and the town of Nova discuss the prospect of using these caves as their temporary quarters during the upcoming winter on the island. October 8, 1018: Augusta finally gets a response from Ilma. He tells that party that “Goodfellow was correct about being held in Limbo, but not by followers of YON. His spirit was apparently intercepted following his death by followers of Loki, who have been using it for mischief since then. Apparently Loki takes great amusement with causing minor trouble for other pantheons. She also said that these were tigers in Nottingham had been followers of Loki, who recently spurned him for another deity, so this current mission was a way of enacting revenge on them.” When asked what to do next, Augusta says that “Ilma says that she will try to find a way to get a message to either Thor or Odin, making them aware of what Loki has done, and let them put a stop to it.” Later that day the Bronze Star is dispatched to return Augusta to the City of Jawltorn. [I][DM’s note: This module was quicker than I had planned as the players figured out the clues that things weren’t on the up-and-up. I also planned to do the final part of the Goodfellow trilogy, dealing with Loki, shortly thereafter, but still haven’t gotten around to it.][/I] [/QUOTE]
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