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Aphonion Tales: Adventures in the Spice Lands and the War in Hanal, a tween and teen D&D game (edited notes, posts Tuesdays, most recent 3/7/23)
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<blockquote data-quote="CPaladin" data-source="post: 8257830" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>Session 5 (5/17/20)</p><p>6 Tar-Skard</p><p></p><p>They decide to head back to Cese Mai, returning along the way they came.</p><p></p><p>It should be fairly well cleared, but there are more bandits out there. The first day passes uneventfully, as does the night.</p><p></p><p>7 Tar-Skard</p><p>Also passes uneventfully at first. Later in the day, a small band of folks are heading along the road towards them.</p><p></p><p>They’re terrified refugees; they think that the PCs are bandits. And when the PCs describe themselves as mercenaries, they become even more afraid. But they manage to calm them, and head onwards.</p><p></p><p>By nightfall, they’re entering the gates of Cese Mai.</p><p></p><p>The guards check them in.</p><p></p><p>Iados investigates inns. The Exclusive Lamb is mentioned frequently, with a good curry; the Golden Butterfly is also mentioned. They are both off the palace square, near the Plar’s palace. The Golden Butterfly is extremely large. It has a uniformed guard at the front door. The Exclusive Lamb has a strong smell of curry—its restaurant is clearly better, which probably means the bar is as well, but the rooms look less elegant. They head over to the Exclusive Lamb, figuring food is more important than room quality.</p><p></p><p>They rent a large suite. They enjoy the lamb curry.</p><p></p><p>Noah: Who’s up for a game of Three Dragon Ante?</p><p>Elyn: I’d rather kill people, but it’ll do.</p><p></p><p>In the morning, Jebediah Cinnamontree pounds on their door, asks for help taking his land back. They ask how much, he says for the land back and the trees intact, he can scrape together 100 silver.</p><p></p><p>(They do some gambling, end up a little ahead.)</p><p></p><p>8 Tar Skard</p><p>Jebediah is waiting for them in the morning. He has a hand-drawn map. Go north, then take the third fork. That leads down to a group of small spice farms—not plantations, just small farms. “I tried to bargain with the bandits, offered them money, but they were too smart—they knew that it would not take long for the bark to be ready to sell, and that would be worth more.” They don’t bring Jebediah with them—he seems to have no useful skills.</p><p></p><p>They head north. Iados is scouting ahead, and he gets grabbed around the neck and pulled off backwards. Noah sees it, from some 150 feet away. A harsh voice whispers, “Be quiet! Nothing bad will happen to you much. Now hush—we want your companions to run up here.”</p><p></p><p>Elyn fires blind into the bushes, and manages to miss Iados and hit the other person holding him, who curses loudly. Iados tries to break free and fails badly.</p><p></p><p>The guy who grappled Iados tries to throw him to the ground. Iados is thrown to the ground. They shoot back at Elyn, doing 15 points of damage.</p><p></p><p>Noah charges one of the archers, raging and recklessly attacking. He gets a critical hit for 27 points of damage, cutting the archer in half. The man has twigs and leaves and branches tied to him all over.</p><p></p><p>Elyn runs off into the woods and spends her round finding healing herbs.</p><p></p><p>Iados stabs his assailant, injuring both himself and his opponent.</p><p></p><p>His opponent misses him.</p><p></p><p>Noah smashes the other archer really hard.</p><p></p><p>Iados tries to compel the survivor, who surrendered, into joining them. He agrees.</p><p>[End Session 5]</p><p></p><p>Some notes about gameworld consequences of the war:</p><p>50,000 dead in the war</p><p></p><p>Seachen lost 2 heavy field armies</p><p></p><p>Hanal lost 2 light field armies and most chivalry</p><p></p><p>43 major plantations; 26 wiped out; almost all minor plantations north of the city wiped out</p><p></p><p>The year before the war, 430.8 million silver of trade external from the Spice Lands; Canberry’s experts estimate that the entire Spicelands, including Seachen, will only do a third as much, with about a decade to regrow; and Seachen has totally closed their borders. Many of those spices are also used in preserving, and there will be shortages for years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8257830, member: 7030144"] Session 5 (5/17/20) 6 Tar-Skard They decide to head back to Cese Mai, returning along the way they came. It should be fairly well cleared, but there are more bandits out there. The first day passes uneventfully, as does the night. 7 Tar-Skard Also passes uneventfully at first. Later in the day, a small band of folks are heading along the road towards them. They’re terrified refugees; they think that the PCs are bandits. And when the PCs describe themselves as mercenaries, they become even more afraid. But they manage to calm them, and head onwards. By nightfall, they’re entering the gates of Cese Mai. The guards check them in. Iados investigates inns. The Exclusive Lamb is mentioned frequently, with a good curry; the Golden Butterfly is also mentioned. They are both off the palace square, near the Plar’s palace. The Golden Butterfly is extremely large. It has a uniformed guard at the front door. The Exclusive Lamb has a strong smell of curry—its restaurant is clearly better, which probably means the bar is as well, but the rooms look less elegant. They head over to the Exclusive Lamb, figuring food is more important than room quality. They rent a large suite. They enjoy the lamb curry. Noah: Who’s up for a game of Three Dragon Ante? Elyn: I’d rather kill people, but it’ll do. In the morning, Jebediah Cinnamontree pounds on their door, asks for help taking his land back. They ask how much, he says for the land back and the trees intact, he can scrape together 100 silver. (They do some gambling, end up a little ahead.) 8 Tar Skard Jebediah is waiting for them in the morning. He has a hand-drawn map. Go north, then take the third fork. That leads down to a group of small spice farms—not plantations, just small farms. “I tried to bargain with the bandits, offered them money, but they were too smart—they knew that it would not take long for the bark to be ready to sell, and that would be worth more.” They don’t bring Jebediah with them—he seems to have no useful skills. They head north. Iados is scouting ahead, and he gets grabbed around the neck and pulled off backwards. Noah sees it, from some 150 feet away. A harsh voice whispers, “Be quiet! Nothing bad will happen to you much. Now hush—we want your companions to run up here.” Elyn fires blind into the bushes, and manages to miss Iados and hit the other person holding him, who curses loudly. Iados tries to break free and fails badly. The guy who grappled Iados tries to throw him to the ground. Iados is thrown to the ground. They shoot back at Elyn, doing 15 points of damage. Noah charges one of the archers, raging and recklessly attacking. He gets a critical hit for 27 points of damage, cutting the archer in half. The man has twigs and leaves and branches tied to him all over. Elyn runs off into the woods and spends her round finding healing herbs. Iados stabs his assailant, injuring both himself and his opponent. His opponent misses him. Noah smashes the other archer really hard. Iados tries to compel the survivor, who surrendered, into joining them. He agrees. [End Session 5] Some notes about gameworld consequences of the war: 50,000 dead in the war Seachen lost 2 heavy field armies Hanal lost 2 light field armies and most chivalry 43 major plantations; 26 wiped out; almost all minor plantations north of the city wiped out The year before the war, 430.8 million silver of trade external from the Spice Lands; Canberry’s experts estimate that the entire Spicelands, including Seachen, will only do a third as much, with about a decade to regrow; and Seachen has totally closed their borders. Many of those spices are also used in preserving, and there will be shortages for years. [/QUOTE]
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