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<blockquote data-quote="ltclnlbrain" data-source="post: 5975243" data-attributes="member: 12882"><p>We had our third session tonight. A new player joined the game. She rolled up a Danoran spirit medium witch. I had her character be a long-term spy for the RHC in Drakr whom Stover Delft trusts, and he had decided to recall her to augment the main group's mission aboard the railroad. She joined the group when they met up with their ship in Trekhom.</p><p></p><p>Upon reaching the city, the group split up to follow different leads once more. Oliver saw the argument between Damata and his wife, and wanting to know why the half-orc was acting weird, he decided to stick with him. Will was ready to confront Malia, while Mariah followed Elanor again. Feeling it was time to do something about the murders, Stefan chose to follow Boone, while Piotr prepared to follow Luc and Ottavia. Nobody followed Cardiff, as they figured he couldn't do too much damage with fake documents, and if necessary, they'd try to pick up the trial later on.</p><p></p><p>Oliver went with Damata to see Vlendam Heid's speech. By the end, the half-elf was sharing a drink with the half-orc and the philosopher, agreeing to serve as Damata's champion against the family and to round up some more "warriors."</p><p></p><p>Will waited until Malia had checked into her hotel room, then he broke in and confronted her while she was preparing for her bath. Will had hard proof that Malia was in on the train robbery, so she broke down and confessed to the whole thing. After making sure that her motives were purely selfish and that she didn't seem to be involved in a bigger conspiracy, Will turned her over to the authorities for due process.</p><p></p><p>Mariah followed Elanor to the inn, and using a combination of spider climb and invisibility, she was able to sneak close enough to the basement room to overhear the conversation between Elanor and the potential buyers in Nalaam. She followed Elanor back to the hotel, where once again, Mister Mapple was waiting to greet her. He asked if she had found out any new information, and when she told him about the buyers, he suggested it would be better to wait until they reached Nalaam to make a move, to bring down the whole filthy ring of slavers in one move. Mariah had been planning to try to spring Elanor's captive that night, but she agreed with Mapple and decided to wait.</p><p></p><p>Stefan followed Boone to the bar and actually joined him and his drinking buddy in conversation. Piotr tailed Luc and Ottavia, but failed his initial checks to remain hidden and keep up. Tipped off, they moved swiftly and stealthily as they left the bar, but Piotr used his wild shape ability to transform into a seagull to gain a size bonus to his Stealth checks and a fly speed to keep up with the carriage. He managed to get a glimpse inside the lighthouse and saw Luc's demonstration of the lantern.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Stefan tailed Boone after he left the bar. He noticed Bree following the gunslinger as well, but remained hidden from both of them. He watched as Boone murdered the woman he picked up from a brothel, after seeing which Bree disengaged. As Boone was rubbing his gun in the woman's blood, Stefan snuck up behind him and stabbed him with a poisoned dagger. Boone cried out, but Stefan won intiative and stabbed him twice more. Boone still had a few HP left, so he opened fire on Stefan, scoring a critical hit and bringing the alchemist to under 5 HP. Stefan drew his own pistol, however, and brought Boone down with a well-placed bullet. Hearing the police moving in to investigate, Stefan quickly doused Boone's body in alchemist's fire and placed the broken vials in the dead woman's hands, to make it look like the two had killed each other in a struggle. He picked up Boone's gun before disappearing into the night.</p><p></p><p>Everybody met back up in the hotel to discuss what had happened. They now know for sure that Luc Jierre is involved with the Obscurati, tying the strange lantern into the group's interest in the planar seals of the previous adventure. Most of the group felt Damata's plight was not worth risking the mission to help him with, but Oliver promised he'd find a way to assist the half-orc. They're not sure about Mister Mapple's motives. Will suggested that he might be a really clever spy for the Ob, in which case, Mariah might be in a lot of trouble for trusting him. They're also not sure why Bree was tailing Boone, or where she fits into the bigger scheme of things.</p><p></p><p>The next day, the train departed Trekhom, and much to the group's chagrin, Cardiff was not on board. The group fears they may have lost an important lead, as they don't know who he was meeting with or what happened to him. They've sent an animal messenger to the captain of their ship to see if any RHC members can figure out where he went. As the day progressed, the group kept eyes on Luc and Ottavia. Bree struck up a conversation with Will, where she let slip that she was supposed to meet Caius Bergeron in Beaumont. </p><p></p><p>Upon reaching Nalaam, the party split into three groups. Will, Stefan, and the witch would follow Luc and Ottavia. Oliver and Mariah would help Damata, while Piotr kept an eye on Elanor so that the two half-elves could meet up with him after their business was done. As the groups prepared to move out, Verzubak approached Mariah and asked for his lucky dice back to use in the casino, as promised. Oliver had other ideas, however, and used charm person on Verzubak to convince him to let her keep the dice for the time being. Oh, and could he do his best friend a favor and put on this orcish warpaint?</p><p></p><p>Yes, Oliver, Mariah, and Verzubak Tantalovich stood ready to aid Damata Griento against the bravos of the Family. Damata seemed disappointed that there were so few warriors, especially when Mariah told him she was no warrior and would be hiding at a distance to make sure her "fiancee" was safe. So Damata, Oliver, and Verzubak walked into the lair of Azon the Stoneforger, while Mariah spider climbed along the ceiling, hiding in the shadows.</p><p></p><p>Damata revealed to the Family toughs that he was not going to pay them, and ordered his warriors to kill them. Oliver mocked the gun-toting warriors, prompting the leader to draw his knife and promise to gut the half-elf first. That's when the fireball Mariah cast exploded in the midst of the goons, bringing down three of them. Winning initiative, Mariah fired a shot at the leader which split into a storm of bullets, brining down two more toughs. Verzubak howled in rage as he pounced on a wounded thug, bringing him down with a sneak attack. The Family leader cursed and rushed Oliver, almost making good on his promise by nearly killing Oliver with a devastating sneak attack. Oliver turned to the remaining four guards and unleashed a mighty shout, knocking out three of them. The last thug shot at the bard, scoring one good hit.</p><p></p><p>As Damata raged and swung at the Family leader ineffectually, Mariah hit him with another well-placed shot. The capedocino prepared to drive his blade into Damata's guts when suddenly Verzubak pounced on him from behind, driving his own dagger into the man's back and bringing him down. Oliver dispatched the last thug with a critical strike from his longsword.</p><p></p><p>Damata thanked Oliver profusely, complimenting him on his cleverness at bringing along a "hidden sniper." He promised to treat him and his friends to a stay at his estate if ever they pass through Ber.</p><p></p><p>While this was going on, Piotr watched in bird form as Elanor left the hotel, escorted by a cadre of mages. Upon spotting Mister Mapple shadowing them, the mages knocked the itinerant hobo out. The last Piotr saw, they were heading into the arena...</p><p></p><p>We ended the session at that point. Unfortunately, could only play for a couple of hours today because several players had to leave early. We're looking forward to making more progress next week.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ltclnlbrain, post: 5975243, member: 12882"] We had our third session tonight. A new player joined the game. She rolled up a Danoran spirit medium witch. I had her character be a long-term spy for the RHC in Drakr whom Stover Delft trusts, and he had decided to recall her to augment the main group's mission aboard the railroad. She joined the group when they met up with their ship in Trekhom. Upon reaching the city, the group split up to follow different leads once more. Oliver saw the argument between Damata and his wife, and wanting to know why the half-orc was acting weird, he decided to stick with him. Will was ready to confront Malia, while Mariah followed Elanor again. Feeling it was time to do something about the murders, Stefan chose to follow Boone, while Piotr prepared to follow Luc and Ottavia. Nobody followed Cardiff, as they figured he couldn't do too much damage with fake documents, and if necessary, they'd try to pick up the trial later on. Oliver went with Damata to see Vlendam Heid's speech. By the end, the half-elf was sharing a drink with the half-orc and the philosopher, agreeing to serve as Damata's champion against the family and to round up some more "warriors." Will waited until Malia had checked into her hotel room, then he broke in and confronted her while she was preparing for her bath. Will had hard proof that Malia was in on the train robbery, so she broke down and confessed to the whole thing. After making sure that her motives were purely selfish and that she didn't seem to be involved in a bigger conspiracy, Will turned her over to the authorities for due process. Mariah followed Elanor to the inn, and using a combination of spider climb and invisibility, she was able to sneak close enough to the basement room to overhear the conversation between Elanor and the potential buyers in Nalaam. She followed Elanor back to the hotel, where once again, Mister Mapple was waiting to greet her. He asked if she had found out any new information, and when she told him about the buyers, he suggested it would be better to wait until they reached Nalaam to make a move, to bring down the whole filthy ring of slavers in one move. Mariah had been planning to try to spring Elanor's captive that night, but she agreed with Mapple and decided to wait. Stefan followed Boone to the bar and actually joined him and his drinking buddy in conversation. Piotr tailed Luc and Ottavia, but failed his initial checks to remain hidden and keep up. Tipped off, they moved swiftly and stealthily as they left the bar, but Piotr used his wild shape ability to transform into a seagull to gain a size bonus to his Stealth checks and a fly speed to keep up with the carriage. He managed to get a glimpse inside the lighthouse and saw Luc's demonstration of the lantern. Meanwhile, Stefan tailed Boone after he left the bar. He noticed Bree following the gunslinger as well, but remained hidden from both of them. He watched as Boone murdered the woman he picked up from a brothel, after seeing which Bree disengaged. As Boone was rubbing his gun in the woman's blood, Stefan snuck up behind him and stabbed him with a poisoned dagger. Boone cried out, but Stefan won intiative and stabbed him twice more. Boone still had a few HP left, so he opened fire on Stefan, scoring a critical hit and bringing the alchemist to under 5 HP. Stefan drew his own pistol, however, and brought Boone down with a well-placed bullet. Hearing the police moving in to investigate, Stefan quickly doused Boone's body in alchemist's fire and placed the broken vials in the dead woman's hands, to make it look like the two had killed each other in a struggle. He picked up Boone's gun before disappearing into the night. Everybody met back up in the hotel to discuss what had happened. They now know for sure that Luc Jierre is involved with the Obscurati, tying the strange lantern into the group's interest in the planar seals of the previous adventure. Most of the group felt Damata's plight was not worth risking the mission to help him with, but Oliver promised he'd find a way to assist the half-orc. They're not sure about Mister Mapple's motives. Will suggested that he might be a really clever spy for the Ob, in which case, Mariah might be in a lot of trouble for trusting him. They're also not sure why Bree was tailing Boone, or where she fits into the bigger scheme of things. The next day, the train departed Trekhom, and much to the group's chagrin, Cardiff was not on board. The group fears they may have lost an important lead, as they don't know who he was meeting with or what happened to him. They've sent an animal messenger to the captain of their ship to see if any RHC members can figure out where he went. As the day progressed, the group kept eyes on Luc and Ottavia. Bree struck up a conversation with Will, where she let slip that she was supposed to meet Caius Bergeron in Beaumont. Upon reaching Nalaam, the party split into three groups. Will, Stefan, and the witch would follow Luc and Ottavia. Oliver and Mariah would help Damata, while Piotr kept an eye on Elanor so that the two half-elves could meet up with him after their business was done. As the groups prepared to move out, Verzubak approached Mariah and asked for his lucky dice back to use in the casino, as promised. Oliver had other ideas, however, and used charm person on Verzubak to convince him to let her keep the dice for the time being. Oh, and could he do his best friend a favor and put on this orcish warpaint? Yes, Oliver, Mariah, and Verzubak Tantalovich stood ready to aid Damata Griento against the bravos of the Family. Damata seemed disappointed that there were so few warriors, especially when Mariah told him she was no warrior and would be hiding at a distance to make sure her "fiancee" was safe. So Damata, Oliver, and Verzubak walked into the lair of Azon the Stoneforger, while Mariah spider climbed along the ceiling, hiding in the shadows. Damata revealed to the Family toughs that he was not going to pay them, and ordered his warriors to kill them. Oliver mocked the gun-toting warriors, prompting the leader to draw his knife and promise to gut the half-elf first. That's when the fireball Mariah cast exploded in the midst of the goons, bringing down three of them. Winning initiative, Mariah fired a shot at the leader which split into a storm of bullets, brining down two more toughs. Verzubak howled in rage as he pounced on a wounded thug, bringing him down with a sneak attack. The Family leader cursed and rushed Oliver, almost making good on his promise by nearly killing Oliver with a devastating sneak attack. Oliver turned to the remaining four guards and unleashed a mighty shout, knocking out three of them. The last thug shot at the bard, scoring one good hit. As Damata raged and swung at the Family leader ineffectually, Mariah hit him with another well-placed shot. The capedocino prepared to drive his blade into Damata's guts when suddenly Verzubak pounced on him from behind, driving his own dagger into the man's back and bringing him down. Oliver dispatched the last thug with a critical strike from his longsword. Damata thanked Oliver profusely, complimenting him on his cleverness at bringing along a "hidden sniper." He promised to treat him and his friends to a stay at his estate if ever they pass through Ber. While this was going on, Piotr watched in bird form as Elanor left the hotel, escorted by a cadre of mages. Upon spotting Mister Mapple shadowing them, the mages knocked the itinerant hobo out. The last Piotr saw, they were heading into the arena... We ended the session at that point. Unfortunately, could only play for a couple of hours today because several players had to leave early. We're looking forward to making more progress next week. [/QUOTE]
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