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Message: <blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 8767605" data-attributes="member: 6809274">34th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 6: Dwarf Berserker/Warrior. Elf Wizard/Magician. Goblin Oracle/Magician. Changeling Spellbinder/Rogue. Human Paladin/Priest. Aiding them was Meegus, a tricksy boggle capable of possessing other creatures.In the previous session the characters had triumphed over one of the campaign's major factions, the Pactlords of the Quaan. They did so by destroying the Quaan, a pool that magically bound together all the faction's monstrous creatures. Now the Pactlords are turning on each other. But the underground cavern that held the pool was collapsing.Most of the characters were on a ledge overlooking the cavern. But the dwarf berserker was one hundred feet below, at the bottom of the cavern, with the ceiling about to come down on him. There was also a sleeping beholder drifting toward the ground. And on the back of the beholder was a vicious troll possessed by the boggle, Meegus. The elf wizard used a spell called Hole of Glory to get the dwarf to the ledge. And just as the ceiling came down on the troll, the boggle fled its body and teleported to safety. The troll and beholder were buried under tons of rubble.I'm sure we won't see them again.The characters made their way to the prison. The characters rescued the wizard's mentor and also his summoned sprite.They backtracked toward the storm drain they had used to enter the underground lair. The way was filled with signs of slaughter as the Pactlords turned on each other. The characters managed to avoid most of the fighting, but multiple failed stealth rolls resulted in them alerting the neo-otyugh that guarded the exit to the drain. They made short work of it.The characters had a deal with the boggle, Meegus -- in return for destroying the Quaan, it would give them the "un-key", a magical item capable of destroying the Bane Keys and therefore vital to resealing the Banewarrens forever. Unfortunately, Yuinthilu had got to Meegus' bolthole first. Yuinthilu is the mind flayer that lead the Pactorlds until about, oh, five minutes ago. Its goal is to release a magical plague found within the Banewarrens and wipe out the population of Ptolus. Meegus' boggle minions were all dead -- brains sucked from their skulls -- and the un-key was missing.With that, the characters hit Level 7. The rest of the session was occupied with the players selecting their master paths, leveling up, and buying new gear.Next session: Return to the Banewarrens!</blockquote>

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