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<blockquote data-quote="LordVyreth" data-source="post: 2422973" data-attributes="member: 9626"><p><strong>The Final Countdown: A Bleak New Dawn</strong></p><p></p><p>At last, the abomination was destroyed. The answers that Legion gave the party were sketchy, potentially unreliable, and terrible if true, but at least no force of evil, like Bas, could free the monster and gain the knowledge that they needed in exchange. The party quickly looted the beast’s remains and confirmed that no evil remained in this place, either in the bodies or in the items the creature had possessed. With their mission complete, they were prepared to return. </p><p></p><p> However, as the party prepared to leave, Danae looked back and saw the Malachim that apparently were Tsine and Galeron wave them goodbye and prepare to leave. While the battle with Legion left her comfortably numb, now that it was over, she realized with a sickening sensation what it meant if Legion was truthful. “Wait!” she pleaded with both the party and the Malachim, and both ceased their departure and turned to her.</p><p></p><p> “Why can’t you come with us?” she desperately asked, leaving much of the party confused.</p><p></p><p> The Malachim believed to be Tsine sighed. “Because the Lady didn't tell us to. We were glad that we could help you fight this abomination, but we were not instructed to help you otherwise."</p><p></p><p> The almost emotionless way he said it brought a tear to Danae’s eye. “Tsine, the only reason I left my tower was to find you. After so long, and after losing you again just after we saved you at the Arena, we finally find you. And that’s it? You can just leave? How can you become one of these creatures? How did you come into servitude?”</p><p></p><p> “Tsine” was clearly uncomfortable at this point. He wanted to help Danae, but at the same time he realized it would be impossible. “Danae, I don't even know if I am Tsine. That's just what that…thing called me. I know that I became what I did freely, though. I wished to become a servant of Lady Memory, who we owe everything to, and she allowed us to do so."</p><p></p><p> Danae clearly wanted to say more, but instead, she wordlessly embraced her friend for what may be the last time, and then prepared to leave. Tsine regretfully teleported away, but Galeron waited one more moment, for now he was curious as well. “Danae, did you know me as well in those days?”</p><p></p><p> It took all of her strength, but Danae responded with more anger than she expected. “Yes. I know you too. You were a hero that stood together with us in good times and bad. We faced great foes together and always won, until the day you left. Do this for me: if you serve Lady Memory, ask her why she took your memories from you. Ask her why she took your memories of US away from you.”</p><p></p><p> With some hesitancy, Galeron replied, “I could try asking, but I'm sure she knows what is best. Perhaps it was necessary to lose our old lives to be reborn here. Or maybe we would be in danger if we were remembered from our past lives. Maybe we can regain our memories when the Lady Memory is again brought to power here, and all of you can join us in glorious servitude to her."</p><p></p><p> Danae finally was ready to leave, but before she did, she whispered to Galeron one last time. Galeron nodded in response, and then said, “Well, I must be off as well. Whatever you may think, Tsine and I are very happy now. I would not put too much stock in the accusations that Legion has leveled against our Lady.” And then he was gone as well.</p><p></p><p> The party slowly began their journey out of the Temple, and noticed a few changes to the place as they exited. Most notably, the massive Nature’s Wrath was gone, as was his servants. The cabin and its seal were gone as well, and the former appeared to be completely destroyed, most likely as a result of Nature’s Wrath. They found the wolf as well, and while it was unsurprisingly terrified at seeing the Nature’s Wrath’s exit, it was nonetheless willing to leave with the party. </p><p></p><p> As soon as the party cleared the Temple, the party returned home with the aid of a Shadow Walk, dropped their new guard wolf (Named “Fluffy” by Robin,) at the manor, and then left for Union for another typical shopping spree. </p><p></p><p> Almost a week passed, meaning that only 23 days remained before Methosilang’s army was ready to attack, but the party still had plans and preparations to make before they returned home. However, their plans were interrupted by a desperate Sending from Methosilang. It simply said “Come home immediately! You must see this!”</p><p></p><p> At the same time, Danae, who finished her shopping early and went home to check on her apprentice, was visited by a unit of guards on their law-centric griffons. “Miss Danae! You must come with us immediately!”</p><p></p><p> She complied and was taken to the top of Methosilang, where the mountaintop was opening. This was unusual unto itself, for it was too late in the day for the sun to be seen, and the city never risked opening the mountaintop needlessly. The royal family was gathered here, along with their new royal wizard, the party’s former ally Damien. All eyes were on the sky to the east, and Danae soon learned why.</p><p></p><p> To the east, near where the party knew Bas was trapped, a green ray was being fired at the moon. “Danae, what do you make of this?” Damien asked.</p><p></p><p> Danae thought back to the notes the party procured from the Nightmare Prince’s temple, and instantly realized what this meant. Numbly, she said, “The beam is fired from a device that will crash the moon to earth. It appears that we can rest no longer. We must stop this!”</p><p></p><p> However, Princess Amira Stael looked reluctant. “But this moon is positioned right over Malmoris, the undead capital! If it strikes the earth, it will destroy the undead empire with one blast, and double the amount of daylight we can receive each day.”</p><p></p><p> Danae looked thoughtful for a moment and replied, “That’s true. This moon’s destruction means little to us, and may even been a boon. However, it’s the other moon that I am worried about.” She pointed upwards to the second Dark Moon. At this time of the month, it was positioned almost exactly above Methosilang!</p><p></p><p> By now, the rest of the party arrived after received the Sendings. They quickly joined with Danae and the royal party, who caught them up on the dire situation. “Can you get everyone out of here before the moon strikes us?” Tal asked.</p><p></p><p> King Berin Stael replied, “I can evacuate the population, mostly, but the city itself will be destroyed. If we lose the city at this critical juncture, our army will be devastated. It would take years for our nation to even recover, let alone create a functioning military again.”</p><p></p><p> Danae suggested, “You should evacuate the city’s citizens to the lower tunnels. Whatever it takes, we will deal with this, but you must be prepared for the results if we fail.”</p><p></p><p> With that, the party briefly retreated to their manor to determine their options. As they left, however, they saw that the beam had stopped firing, and the moon slowly began its descent…</p><p></p><p> “The question is; do we destroy the weapon or the moon itself?” Bath asked. Meanwhile, Tiana was making contact with her allies from Delaspie and Tal was using a magical mirror the party recently acquired to get a lock on the moon.</p><p></p><p> “We could try capturing the weapon instead of destroying it. That way, we could send the moon down on Bas instead!” Robin suggested.</p><p></p><p> “That assumes we can fight the guards around the device in the first place. Bas probably has her best servants guarding it, and we still don’t have our army,” Tiana glumly replied.</p><p></p><p> “What about the MIDAS bomb at Dragovigis?” Tal suggested. Most of the party pondered the situation, except for Tiana and Tonaca, who looked at him blankly due to their lack of knowledge about the city. As Bath and Danae filled them in, Tal sent Violet to Dragovigis with a message about the situation. </p><p></p><p> After a brief summary of the city, the conversation continued. “What do we know about these moons, anyway? I admit I haven’t had the chance to learn much about it since I’ve been here,” Tonaca asked.</p><p></p><p> Danae thought back to her research on the subject, and explained, “The moons are mostly hollow, fortunately, but they’re still large enough to seriously devastate an area if they actually crashed into it. They are also filled with undead.”</p><p></p><p> “What? That’s cool!” Bath said, and she began to be far more eager about this mission. </p><p></p><p> Robin seemed to agree, and Tiana nodded her head and said, “All those undead to kill, and I’ve never been there? What a waste. Wait, won’t the undead leave to wreak havoc after the moons crash? If so, even if we can capture the weapon and drop a moon on Bas, it would still cause the undead to attack. But then, I suppose most of them wouldn’t survive the crash…”</p><p></p><p> Danae nodded at that last part in the affirmative, and then sighed, “It’s a shame we can’t just build a device like this ourselves.</p><p></p><p> Tal agreed but said, “True, but Bas’ forces took years to build theirs and calculate their firing procedure. We only have 23 days, and that’s assuming we destroy their device. Maybe we can build one after Bas is destroyed to save the other continents.”</p><p></p><p> About this time, Violet returned from Dragovigis with a message for the party. Tal quickly read it over and said, “Facetous is willing to speak to us.”</p><p></p><p> The party used the magic of the mirror to reach the forbidden city of dragons and machinery in a hurry. As Tal led the party to Facetous’ lair, Danae and Robin pointed out the city’s landmarks and recounted old stories of the party’s earlier adventures here to Tiana and Tonaca. </p><p></p><p> The party soon reached Facetous’ lair, where the expectant God/king was eagerly waiting for them. “I’m sure I know why you’ve come? You wish to use our bomb, the safeguard of our city, to save your own. Correct?” it asked, though there was clearly a note of displeasure in his tone.</p><p></p><p> Tal noticed this as well, and desperately tried to create a compromise. “Yes, we would like to use it. But it also our hope that Danae would be able to replicate it and use the duplicates to destroy the other moons.”</p><p></p><p> If nothing else, Tal’s plan was able to surprise his god. “Replicate it? The device can not be replicated! It is a product of technology beyond all of our understanding!”</p><p></p><p> His plan foiled, Tal tried again with the direct approach. “In that case, yes, we would like to use the bomb to destroy the dark moon. We hope it buys us enough time that another is not needed.”</p><p></p><p> Facetous snorted with irritation. “You are asking for a great prize, mortal! You realize that if our city is to be attacked, this bomb is the only thing that will save us and keep our technology from falling into the wrong hands?”</p><p></p><p> Tal nodded, but he replied, “If Methosilang and Delaspie fall then there will truly be no point in you remaining on this plane. At that point you can leave here, take what you can and destroy the rest. Evil will have won on this world.”</p><p></p><p> Facetous considered this, and admitted, “I see your point. Very well, I will allow you to take this bomb, and I will give you what knowledge of the moon our scientists have discovered.”</p><p></p><p> As the scientist dragons began to make their entrances, however, there was a low rumble and Facetous suddenly looked to the north. He then replied, “It has happened. Malmoris, the undead capital, is no more.”</p><p></p><p> However, he didn’t have to tell this to the party, for most of them were aware of it already. As soon as Malmoris was destroyed, the party members that worshipped the Sisters heard a sudden, painful scream in their heads!</p><p></p><p> Facetous noticed this and continued. “Nothing will ever be the same again. You will have more sunlight each day, yes, and the undead empire will soon cease to be a threat, but your goddesses shall suffer as well.”</p><p></p><p> Tiana, who didn’t learn as much about the truth of the goddesses from the avatars and TIE as the others, looked confused. “Wait, I thought that the realm of the dead was ruled by the evil god Nerull?”</p><p></p><p> Facetous nodded. “Yes, Nerull is the god of the undead, and he was so powerful that the old gods like myself were forced to flee this plane or go into hiding. But Ba-el, the first of your gods, stole some of his power when the moons were created. That let her create the Sisters, and because their power was his own, they could co-exist with him safely. But now that his source of power has been destroyed, Nerull will soon become a weak or even a dead god, and your goddesses shall follow. It could take years, decades, or even centuries, but it is inevitable at this point. There is only one exception…”</p><p></p><p> “Bas,” Tal said, well aware of the totality of the dark goddess’ plans now.</p><p></p><p> “Exactly. When she fell, her ties to the Sisters and Nerull were severed. She now is becoming a goddess on her own terms. When she awakens, she will be reborn as a new goddess.”</p><p></p><p> For now, however, the doom of their goddesses was not the worst of their concerns, and the scientists explained the properties of the MIDAS bomb and the moon. “The bomb is powered by something called “fusion,” and setting the bomb up for detonation is fairly easily. Once it detonates, it will destroy everything within a range of several dozen miles, easily encompassing the Dark Moon. However, it takes a minute to set up the bomb and the minimum timer the bomb can be set to is also a minute, so the party will have to defend it from any undead that are attracted to them. The bomb itself must be positioned at the very core of the moon to ensure its destruction,” the scientists explain to the party.</p><p></p><p> “The moon itself is partially hollow; a series of tunnels from the surface to the core, so getting that far won’t be too difficult. There’s no air on the surface of the moon, exposing the party to the dangers of space, but some stale air remains trapped inside the moon. The only other good news is that as a result of the dark energy that powers the moon, there is a tear in reality itself near the core. The very laws of the universe are weak inside the demi-plane of that tear. Space and time itself bend around the tear, letting you stay there briefly without time passing in reality. However, if you stay too long, your bodies will be broken down. You shouldn’t try to stay there for longer than one night of rest, if possible.”</p><p></p><p> Sadly, the scientists have little more to add on these critical subjects, so the party prepared for what was possibly their craziest and most dangerous mission yet: Teleporting onto the surface of a dark moon laced with artifact-level magic for the purpose of exploding a futuristic nuclear bomb at its center.</p><p></p><p> OOC Notes: The next update will likely be a major milestone for us, because it will be the point where I officially catch up with the campaign! That’s right; the party is still in the moon and currently in the middle of the final battle of the adventure. Unfortunately, this means that updates after the next one might be a little sparser. Most of these updates covered multiple play sessions, so when I have to cover only one per update, they might seem short. Alternatively, I might also have to skip a normal update time if not enough has happened for that week or if I had to end it in the middle of a fight. What method would you prefer?</p><p></p><p> The first part of this update was actually very emotional for character and player. I think this was the first time I actually was able to bring a tear to a player’s eye just because of the story. It’s a bit of an honor, though also just a bit embarrassing. Still, moments like that one of the reasons I still DM this game, despite all the setbacks, so it was a big moment for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LordVyreth, post: 2422973, member: 9626"] [b]The Final Countdown: A Bleak New Dawn[/b] At last, the abomination was destroyed. The answers that Legion gave the party were sketchy, potentially unreliable, and terrible if true, but at least no force of evil, like Bas, could free the monster and gain the knowledge that they needed in exchange. The party quickly looted the beast’s remains and confirmed that no evil remained in this place, either in the bodies or in the items the creature had possessed. With their mission complete, they were prepared to return. However, as the party prepared to leave, Danae looked back and saw the Malachim that apparently were Tsine and Galeron wave them goodbye and prepare to leave. While the battle with Legion left her comfortably numb, now that it was over, she realized with a sickening sensation what it meant if Legion was truthful. “Wait!” she pleaded with both the party and the Malachim, and both ceased their departure and turned to her. “Why can’t you come with us?” she desperately asked, leaving much of the party confused. The Malachim believed to be Tsine sighed. “Because the Lady didn't tell us to. We were glad that we could help you fight this abomination, but we were not instructed to help you otherwise." The almost emotionless way he said it brought a tear to Danae’s eye. “Tsine, the only reason I left my tower was to find you. After so long, and after losing you again just after we saved you at the Arena, we finally find you. And that’s it? You can just leave? How can you become one of these creatures? How did you come into servitude?” “Tsine” was clearly uncomfortable at this point. He wanted to help Danae, but at the same time he realized it would be impossible. “Danae, I don't even know if I am Tsine. That's just what that…thing called me. I know that I became what I did freely, though. I wished to become a servant of Lady Memory, who we owe everything to, and she allowed us to do so." Danae clearly wanted to say more, but instead, she wordlessly embraced her friend for what may be the last time, and then prepared to leave. Tsine regretfully teleported away, but Galeron waited one more moment, for now he was curious as well. “Danae, did you know me as well in those days?” It took all of her strength, but Danae responded with more anger than she expected. “Yes. I know you too. You were a hero that stood together with us in good times and bad. We faced great foes together and always won, until the day you left. Do this for me: if you serve Lady Memory, ask her why she took your memories from you. Ask her why she took your memories of US away from you.” With some hesitancy, Galeron replied, “I could try asking, but I'm sure she knows what is best. Perhaps it was necessary to lose our old lives to be reborn here. Or maybe we would be in danger if we were remembered from our past lives. Maybe we can regain our memories when the Lady Memory is again brought to power here, and all of you can join us in glorious servitude to her." Danae finally was ready to leave, but before she did, she whispered to Galeron one last time. Galeron nodded in response, and then said, “Well, I must be off as well. Whatever you may think, Tsine and I are very happy now. I would not put too much stock in the accusations that Legion has leveled against our Lady.” And then he was gone as well. The party slowly began their journey out of the Temple, and noticed a few changes to the place as they exited. Most notably, the massive Nature’s Wrath was gone, as was his servants. The cabin and its seal were gone as well, and the former appeared to be completely destroyed, most likely as a result of Nature’s Wrath. They found the wolf as well, and while it was unsurprisingly terrified at seeing the Nature’s Wrath’s exit, it was nonetheless willing to leave with the party. As soon as the party cleared the Temple, the party returned home with the aid of a Shadow Walk, dropped their new guard wolf (Named “Fluffy” by Robin,) at the manor, and then left for Union for another typical shopping spree. Almost a week passed, meaning that only 23 days remained before Methosilang’s army was ready to attack, but the party still had plans and preparations to make before they returned home. However, their plans were interrupted by a desperate Sending from Methosilang. It simply said “Come home immediately! You must see this!” At the same time, Danae, who finished her shopping early and went home to check on her apprentice, was visited by a unit of guards on their law-centric griffons. “Miss Danae! You must come with us immediately!” She complied and was taken to the top of Methosilang, where the mountaintop was opening. This was unusual unto itself, for it was too late in the day for the sun to be seen, and the city never risked opening the mountaintop needlessly. The royal family was gathered here, along with their new royal wizard, the party’s former ally Damien. All eyes were on the sky to the east, and Danae soon learned why. To the east, near where the party knew Bas was trapped, a green ray was being fired at the moon. “Danae, what do you make of this?” Damien asked. Danae thought back to the notes the party procured from the Nightmare Prince’s temple, and instantly realized what this meant. Numbly, she said, “The beam is fired from a device that will crash the moon to earth. It appears that we can rest no longer. We must stop this!” However, Princess Amira Stael looked reluctant. “But this moon is positioned right over Malmoris, the undead capital! If it strikes the earth, it will destroy the undead empire with one blast, and double the amount of daylight we can receive each day.” Danae looked thoughtful for a moment and replied, “That’s true. This moon’s destruction means little to us, and may even been a boon. However, it’s the other moon that I am worried about.” She pointed upwards to the second Dark Moon. At this time of the month, it was positioned almost exactly above Methosilang! By now, the rest of the party arrived after received the Sendings. They quickly joined with Danae and the royal party, who caught them up on the dire situation. “Can you get everyone out of here before the moon strikes us?” Tal asked. King Berin Stael replied, “I can evacuate the population, mostly, but the city itself will be destroyed. If we lose the city at this critical juncture, our army will be devastated. It would take years for our nation to even recover, let alone create a functioning military again.” Danae suggested, “You should evacuate the city’s citizens to the lower tunnels. Whatever it takes, we will deal with this, but you must be prepared for the results if we fail.” With that, the party briefly retreated to their manor to determine their options. As they left, however, they saw that the beam had stopped firing, and the moon slowly began its descent… “The question is; do we destroy the weapon or the moon itself?” Bath asked. Meanwhile, Tiana was making contact with her allies from Delaspie and Tal was using a magical mirror the party recently acquired to get a lock on the moon. “We could try capturing the weapon instead of destroying it. That way, we could send the moon down on Bas instead!” Robin suggested. “That assumes we can fight the guards around the device in the first place. Bas probably has her best servants guarding it, and we still don’t have our army,” Tiana glumly replied. “What about the MIDAS bomb at Dragovigis?” Tal suggested. Most of the party pondered the situation, except for Tiana and Tonaca, who looked at him blankly due to their lack of knowledge about the city. As Bath and Danae filled them in, Tal sent Violet to Dragovigis with a message about the situation. After a brief summary of the city, the conversation continued. “What do we know about these moons, anyway? I admit I haven’t had the chance to learn much about it since I’ve been here,” Tonaca asked. Danae thought back to her research on the subject, and explained, “The moons are mostly hollow, fortunately, but they’re still large enough to seriously devastate an area if they actually crashed into it. They are also filled with undead.” “What? That’s cool!” Bath said, and she began to be far more eager about this mission. Robin seemed to agree, and Tiana nodded her head and said, “All those undead to kill, and I’ve never been there? What a waste. Wait, won’t the undead leave to wreak havoc after the moons crash? If so, even if we can capture the weapon and drop a moon on Bas, it would still cause the undead to attack. But then, I suppose most of them wouldn’t survive the crash…” Danae nodded at that last part in the affirmative, and then sighed, “It’s a shame we can’t just build a device like this ourselves. Tal agreed but said, “True, but Bas’ forces took years to build theirs and calculate their firing procedure. We only have 23 days, and that’s assuming we destroy their device. Maybe we can build one after Bas is destroyed to save the other continents.” About this time, Violet returned from Dragovigis with a message for the party. Tal quickly read it over and said, “Facetous is willing to speak to us.” The party used the magic of the mirror to reach the forbidden city of dragons and machinery in a hurry. As Tal led the party to Facetous’ lair, Danae and Robin pointed out the city’s landmarks and recounted old stories of the party’s earlier adventures here to Tiana and Tonaca. The party soon reached Facetous’ lair, where the expectant God/king was eagerly waiting for them. “I’m sure I know why you’ve come? You wish to use our bomb, the safeguard of our city, to save your own. Correct?” it asked, though there was clearly a note of displeasure in his tone. Tal noticed this as well, and desperately tried to create a compromise. “Yes, we would like to use it. But it also our hope that Danae would be able to replicate it and use the duplicates to destroy the other moons.” If nothing else, Tal’s plan was able to surprise his god. “Replicate it? The device can not be replicated! It is a product of technology beyond all of our understanding!” His plan foiled, Tal tried again with the direct approach. “In that case, yes, we would like to use the bomb to destroy the dark moon. We hope it buys us enough time that another is not needed.” Facetous snorted with irritation. “You are asking for a great prize, mortal! You realize that if our city is to be attacked, this bomb is the only thing that will save us and keep our technology from falling into the wrong hands?” Tal nodded, but he replied, “If Methosilang and Delaspie fall then there will truly be no point in you remaining on this plane. At that point you can leave here, take what you can and destroy the rest. Evil will have won on this world.” Facetous considered this, and admitted, “I see your point. Very well, I will allow you to take this bomb, and I will give you what knowledge of the moon our scientists have discovered.” As the scientist dragons began to make their entrances, however, there was a low rumble and Facetous suddenly looked to the north. He then replied, “It has happened. Malmoris, the undead capital, is no more.” However, he didn’t have to tell this to the party, for most of them were aware of it already. As soon as Malmoris was destroyed, the party members that worshipped the Sisters heard a sudden, painful scream in their heads! Facetous noticed this and continued. “Nothing will ever be the same again. You will have more sunlight each day, yes, and the undead empire will soon cease to be a threat, but your goddesses shall suffer as well.” Tiana, who didn’t learn as much about the truth of the goddesses from the avatars and TIE as the others, looked confused. “Wait, I thought that the realm of the dead was ruled by the evil god Nerull?” Facetous nodded. “Yes, Nerull is the god of the undead, and he was so powerful that the old gods like myself were forced to flee this plane or go into hiding. But Ba-el, the first of your gods, stole some of his power when the moons were created. That let her create the Sisters, and because their power was his own, they could co-exist with him safely. But now that his source of power has been destroyed, Nerull will soon become a weak or even a dead god, and your goddesses shall follow. It could take years, decades, or even centuries, but it is inevitable at this point. There is only one exception…” “Bas,” Tal said, well aware of the totality of the dark goddess’ plans now. “Exactly. When she fell, her ties to the Sisters and Nerull were severed. She now is becoming a goddess on her own terms. When she awakens, she will be reborn as a new goddess.” For now, however, the doom of their goddesses was not the worst of their concerns, and the scientists explained the properties of the MIDAS bomb and the moon. “The bomb is powered by something called “fusion,” and setting the bomb up for detonation is fairly easily. Once it detonates, it will destroy everything within a range of several dozen miles, easily encompassing the Dark Moon. However, it takes a minute to set up the bomb and the minimum timer the bomb can be set to is also a minute, so the party will have to defend it from any undead that are attracted to them. The bomb itself must be positioned at the very core of the moon to ensure its destruction,” the scientists explain to the party. “The moon itself is partially hollow; a series of tunnels from the surface to the core, so getting that far won’t be too difficult. There’s no air on the surface of the moon, exposing the party to the dangers of space, but some stale air remains trapped inside the moon. The only other good news is that as a result of the dark energy that powers the moon, there is a tear in reality itself near the core. The very laws of the universe are weak inside the demi-plane of that tear. Space and time itself bend around the tear, letting you stay there briefly without time passing in reality. However, if you stay too long, your bodies will be broken down. You shouldn’t try to stay there for longer than one night of rest, if possible.” Sadly, the scientists have little more to add on these critical subjects, so the party prepared for what was possibly their craziest and most dangerous mission yet: Teleporting onto the surface of a dark moon laced with artifact-level magic for the purpose of exploding a futuristic nuclear bomb at its center. OOC Notes: The next update will likely be a major milestone for us, because it will be the point where I officially catch up with the campaign! That’s right; the party is still in the moon and currently in the middle of the final battle of the adventure. Unfortunately, this means that updates after the next one might be a little sparser. Most of these updates covered multiple play sessions, so when I have to cover only one per update, they might seem short. Alternatively, I might also have to skip a normal update time if not enough has happened for that week or if I had to end it in the middle of a fight. What method would you prefer? The first part of this update was actually very emotional for character and player. I think this was the first time I actually was able to bring a tear to a player’s eye just because of the story. It’s a bit of an honor, though also just a bit embarrassing. Still, moments like that one of the reasons I still DM this game, despite all the setbacks, so it was a big moment for me. [/QUOTE]
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