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[ZEITGEIST] The Continuing Adventures of Korrigan & Co.
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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 5964060" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 38</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong>Session 38</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Orange"><strong></strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Outside the Ziggurat, Uru and Rumdoom had begin to overcome their nausea when a droning sound presaged the arrival of three <em>flying things</em> which must have previously escaped into the swamp. Outnumbered, the pair made a beeline to rejoin the rest of the unit.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">In the seal chamber, Malthusius and Krauss moved to inspect the seal. Leon kept back out of harm's way, while Korrigan headed down the corridor towards the map room. He heard the sound of running water.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Moving ahead, he found a toxic flood - part of a final trap which now caused all of the dead in the ziggurat to animate - including several spear-wielding mummies that had previously been hidden in alcove behind each 'spear trap'. Korrigan shouted a warning to the others.<br /> </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Matunaaga heard the shouts of Uru and Rumdoom and moved to take on the flying things.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Korrigan waded through the flood before it became too deep and made for the rainbow bridge room.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Malthusius and Krauss removed the seal (which was clearly fake) and found a portal to nothing where the faceless body of an archaeologist floated. <br /> </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">At that moment the corpses in the seal chamber animated.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Uru, Rumdoom and Matunaaga found themselves fighting animated corpses in the entrance chamber too.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Uru and Rumdoom headed for the rainbow bridge room, while Matunaaga drew the corpses and flying things into the fire burst traps.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Leon and Krauss had fought their way through the mummies and dashed through the illusory pit trap, but Malthusius was finding it more difficult and got stuck in there.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Leon went back for him, while Krauss hooked up with Matunaaga. Meanwhile, Korrigan had activated all the coloured bridges and moved to join Uru and Rumdoom, who were holding the door against several monsters.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">The toxic flood trap closed on all parties, and things began to look a little desperate.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">Each group suffered setbacks before making a break for the entrance, which was now blocked by the three orcish mummies which had stood in the alcoves. By now all of the thoughforms and zombies had been felled, but this was a very hard fight.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">At the last minute, the unit dropped the final ancient orc and dashed outside...</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">To be confronted by the gigantic form of the Voice of Rot - fey titan and lord of the high bayou.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: Orange">The great titan demanded they pursue a sentient intruder that had escaped from the Ziggurat.</span></li> </ul><p>With a larger group, now split between three positions (most of the pllayers in the final seal chamber; Matunaaga resting up near the first fireburst trap; Uru and Rumdoom outside) I added three flying things to the final encounter to provide more of a challenge.</p><p></p><p>The group got a headstart when Korrigan (for reasons best known to himself) decided to move back down the corridor to the false seal chamber while Malthusius and Krauss were inspecting the portal. So he heard the flood trap several rounds before he might ordinarily have done, shouted a warning to the others and then ran <em>through</em> the trap to the rainbow puzzle room (which meant the party was now in <em>four</em> seperate groups).</p><p></p><p>This was our first session using a new house-rule which limits each player's turn to 30 seconds (unless using an action point). This helped to keep the pace and the tension of the encounter very high.</p><p></p><p>My advice to other DMs: make this encounter as tough/deadly as you can - there's a great get-out clause at the end to deal with any character deaths and so I was quite disappointed not to take anyone out.</p><p></p><p>The encounter with the Voice of Rot was phenomenal. Another great example of the campaign throwing curve-balls that surprise the party.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 5964060, member: 79141"] [b]Session 38[/b] [COLOR=Orange][B]Session 38 [/B][/COLOR] [LIST] [*][COLOR=Orange]Outside the Ziggurat, Uru and Rumdoom had begin to overcome their nausea when a droning sound presaged the arrival of three [I]flying things[/I] which must have previously escaped into the swamp. Outnumbered, the pair made a beeline to rejoin the rest of the unit.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]In the seal chamber, Malthusius and Krauss moved to inspect the seal. Leon kept back out of harm's way, while Korrigan headed down the corridor towards the map room. He heard the sound of running water.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]Moving ahead, he found a toxic flood - part of a final trap which now caused all of the dead in the ziggurat to animate - including several spear-wielding mummies that had previously been hidden in alcove behind each 'spear trap'. Korrigan shouted a warning to the others. [/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]Matunaaga heard the shouts of Uru and Rumdoom and moved to take on the flying things.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]Korrigan waded through the flood before it became too deep and made for the rainbow bridge room.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]Malthusius and Krauss removed the seal (which was clearly fake) and found a portal to nothing where the faceless body of an archaeologist floated. [/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]At that moment the corpses in the seal chamber animated.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]Uru, Rumdoom and Matunaaga found themselves fighting animated corpses in the entrance chamber too.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]Uru and Rumdoom headed for the rainbow bridge room, while Matunaaga drew the corpses and flying things into the fire burst traps.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]Leon and Krauss had fought their way through the mummies and dashed through the illusory pit trap, but Malthusius was finding it more difficult and got stuck in there.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]Leon went back for him, while Krauss hooked up with Matunaaga. Meanwhile, Korrigan had activated all the coloured bridges and moved to join Uru and Rumdoom, who were holding the door against several monsters.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]The toxic flood trap closed on all parties, and things began to look a little desperate.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]Each group suffered setbacks before making a break for the entrance, which was now blocked by the three orcish mummies which had stood in the alcoves. By now all of the thoughforms and zombies had been felled, but this was a very hard fight.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]At the last minute, the unit dropped the final ancient orc and dashed outside...[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]To be confronted by the gigantic form of the Voice of Rot - fey titan and lord of the high bayou.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Orange]The great titan demanded they pursue a sentient intruder that had escaped from the Ziggurat.[/COLOR] [/LIST] With a larger group, now split between three positions (most of the pllayers in the final seal chamber; Matunaaga resting up near the first fireburst trap; Uru and Rumdoom outside) I added three flying things to the final encounter to provide more of a challenge. The group got a headstart when Korrigan (for reasons best known to himself) decided to move back down the corridor to the false seal chamber while Malthusius and Krauss were inspecting the portal. So he heard the flood trap several rounds before he might ordinarily have done, shouted a warning to the others and then ran [I]through[/I] the trap to the rainbow puzzle room (which meant the party was now in [I]four[/I] seperate groups). This was our first session using a new house-rule which limits each player's turn to 30 seconds (unless using an action point). This helped to keep the pace and the tension of the encounter very high. My advice to other DMs: make this encounter as tough/deadly as you can - there's a great get-out clause at the end to deal with any character deaths and so I was quite disappointed not to take anyone out. The encounter with the Voice of Rot was phenomenal. Another great example of the campaign throwing curve-balls that surprise the party. [/QUOTE]
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