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Aphonion Tales: Ravenskrag and the Shadowline, a preteen D&D game (lightly edited notes, COMPLETED on 1/20/23)
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<blockquote data-quote="CPaladin" data-source="post: 8333064" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>Session 13 (September 19, 2020)</p><p>20 Tar-Skard</p><p></p><p>The group decides to seek a new employer. Things have not changed much from where they were. There are caravans heading back to Ravenskrag. There is a caravan traveling through all the way to Delwan, pretty much all the way across. There are some people trying to hire bounty hunters to bring back creatures they think are on this side of the line. And they could volunteer for the replenishment efforts by the border, which are pretty dangerous as they’re spreading fertilizer.</p><p></p><p>They decide to seek out bounties. They go to the local inn. There is a far more elegant man than they would expect, looking to hire people to hunt bounties. He is looking for harpy parts, and there is a flight of harpies further along towards the neighboring area, Pestisranic. He offers them 25 silver per harpy, as well as wanting their feathers (especially their pin feathers). The group accepts.</p><p></p><p>He seems hurried. He acts like he has a lot of work. He offers rations as well to motivate them. He does not detect as evil.</p><p></p><p>The travel is uneventful for the first day.</p><p></p><p>21 Tar-Skard</p><p>The next day, Clawy, the owlbear, starts getting very nervous, as do the regular horses.</p><p></p><p>The horse under Ulgorio gives a hideous scream and its back quarter shifts downwards into the ground. Ulgorio slides backwards off the horse. For a second it looked like the horse sat down, but its legs have been pulled under ground.</p><p></p><p>The horse is frothing in terror.</p><p></p><p>They can see that there is an insect with mandibles trying to pull it under.</p><p></p><p>Merreep shoots it. The giant sand lion attacks Merreep, and another emerges nearby. Ashaltir smites the thing mightily.</p><p></p><p>Runor creates a continuous flame and uses it to scare them off, then casts cure minor on the horse to prevent it from bleeding out. (10 bonus xp for the clever idea.)</p><p></p><p>22 Tar-Skard</p><p>Merreep and Bartix see harpies off in the distance, in the sky. They tell the rest of the group. The two or three circling are probably just watchers.</p><p></p><p>They decide to approach the harpies and to talk to them to ask for some feathers.</p><p></p><p>The harpies are surprised to be asked for feathers. They’re used to being hunted for feathers. But they’re okay to give feathers.</p><p></p><p>The harpy guards ask them to come to the camp to talk to their queen.</p><p></p><p>This is a large harpy encampment—some 50 harpies, roosts, eggs, child harpies.</p><p></p><p>They’re led to a really old harpy, sitting at a loom, weaving cloth.</p><p></p><p>"We would trade with you for these feathers. We would be paid in song. What songs do you sing, mighty bard?"</p><p></p><p>Ulgorio sings and plays a song of Godzilla.</p><p></p><p>The loom is massively magical and not entirely there.</p><p></p><p>She plucks a feather from her wing and gives it to the bard, asking him to keep it with his lute.</p><p></p><p>They receive feathers of 25 harpies.</p><p></p><p>"This is a loom of fate. It was a great gift to my line, from a priestess of the Lady called by Many Names, and Many Faces, and Many Aspects, whose character varies from day to day. I find it a good way to weave the future of my daughters.</p><p></p><p>"We were waiting for you today. We could not tell if you were going to attack or come in peace. But we waited for you. Because we could not tell, we did not flee, but only sent our few males and our youngest away. I could also tell you much of the one who hired you, but that you must discover for yourself."</p><p></p><p>23 Tar-Skard</p><p>Passes peacefully.</p><p></p><p>24 Tar-Skard</p><p>Sir Clarence is still here. He seems startled when they enter, and present huge piles of feathers. “You’re more capable than I thought.” He counts out 1000 silver in gold coins, that almost none of them have seen before. “I will take this back to my own employer. May I suggest you to some colleagues of mine for more jobs?”</p><p></p><p>Bartix volunteers that they never actually killed any harpies.</p><p></p><p>“I see. So the witch and her brood are still free? I will report the result of this. I suppose you deserve some credit for telling me, so I did not report false information.”</p><p></p><p>He snaps his fingers and vanishes.</p><p>[End session 13]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8333064, member: 7030144"] Session 13 (September 19, 2020) 20 Tar-Skard The group decides to seek a new employer. Things have not changed much from where they were. There are caravans heading back to Ravenskrag. There is a caravan traveling through all the way to Delwan, pretty much all the way across. There are some people trying to hire bounty hunters to bring back creatures they think are on this side of the line. And they could volunteer for the replenishment efforts by the border, which are pretty dangerous as they’re spreading fertilizer. They decide to seek out bounties. They go to the local inn. There is a far more elegant man than they would expect, looking to hire people to hunt bounties. He is looking for harpy parts, and there is a flight of harpies further along towards the neighboring area, Pestisranic. He offers them 25 silver per harpy, as well as wanting their feathers (especially their pin feathers). The group accepts. He seems hurried. He acts like he has a lot of work. He offers rations as well to motivate them. He does not detect as evil. The travel is uneventful for the first day. 21 Tar-Skard The next day, Clawy, the owlbear, starts getting very nervous, as do the regular horses. The horse under Ulgorio gives a hideous scream and its back quarter shifts downwards into the ground. Ulgorio slides backwards off the horse. For a second it looked like the horse sat down, but its legs have been pulled under ground. The horse is frothing in terror. They can see that there is an insect with mandibles trying to pull it under. Merreep shoots it. The giant sand lion attacks Merreep, and another emerges nearby. Ashaltir smites the thing mightily. Runor creates a continuous flame and uses it to scare them off, then casts cure minor on the horse to prevent it from bleeding out. (10 bonus xp for the clever idea.) 22 Tar-Skard Merreep and Bartix see harpies off in the distance, in the sky. They tell the rest of the group. The two or three circling are probably just watchers. They decide to approach the harpies and to talk to them to ask for some feathers. The harpies are surprised to be asked for feathers. They’re used to being hunted for feathers. But they’re okay to give feathers. The harpy guards ask them to come to the camp to talk to their queen. This is a large harpy encampment—some 50 harpies, roosts, eggs, child harpies. They’re led to a really old harpy, sitting at a loom, weaving cloth. "We would trade with you for these feathers. We would be paid in song. What songs do you sing, mighty bard?" Ulgorio sings and plays a song of Godzilla. The loom is massively magical and not entirely there. She plucks a feather from her wing and gives it to the bard, asking him to keep it with his lute. They receive feathers of 25 harpies. "This is a loom of fate. It was a great gift to my line, from a priestess of the Lady called by Many Names, and Many Faces, and Many Aspects, whose character varies from day to day. I find it a good way to weave the future of my daughters. "We were waiting for you today. We could not tell if you were going to attack or come in peace. But we waited for you. Because we could not tell, we did not flee, but only sent our few males and our youngest away. I could also tell you much of the one who hired you, but that you must discover for yourself." 23 Tar-Skard Passes peacefully. 24 Tar-Skard Sir Clarence is still here. He seems startled when they enter, and present huge piles of feathers. “You’re more capable than I thought.” He counts out 1000 silver in gold coins, that almost none of them have seen before. “I will take this back to my own employer. May I suggest you to some colleagues of mine for more jobs?” Bartix volunteers that they never actually killed any harpies. “I see. So the witch and her brood are still free? I will report the result of this. I suppose you deserve some credit for telling me, so I did not report false information.” He snaps his fingers and vanishes. [End session 13] [/QUOTE]
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