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Message: <blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 8897962" data-attributes="member: 6809274">43rd session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters. They dinged Level 8 at the end of this session.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of the Lost Clan, rumored to be in the Banewarrens.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Elf Librarian/Wizard/Magician. Outcast from elven lands, raised in Ptolus, keeper of a dark secret. His magical traditions are Arcana, Teleportation, Chaos, and Fey.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Goblin Pyromancer/Oracle/Magician. Responsible for the destruction of his tribe. Specialized in the Fire and Forbidden magic traditions, with a dose of Divination.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Changeling Dervish/Spellbinder/Rogue. Created by House Vladaam to replace a child they kidnapped and held in servitude. Naturally, she wants revenge. Two weapon fighter with the Battle tradition.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Human Defender/Paladin/Priest. Cleric of Lothian, the primary god of Ptolus. His magical traditions are Life, Theurgy, and Battle. His murdered wife was has returned as undead and now he seeks to stop her.</li> </ul>The characters are deep in the Banewarrens, mid-fight with a group of rival adventurers working for House Vladaam. They are fighting over the Axehammer of the Lost Clan, a dwarven artifact. The battle is on a giant staircase similar to the Bridge at Khazad-Dum sequence from Fellowship of the Ring. The devolved dwarves of the Lost Clan are climbing up the staircase to rip apart the enemies of the Axehammer's wielder. Fortunately, the dwarf warrior had the Axehammer. Unfortunately, it didn't last long.In the last session, the players killed two of the rivals. This session started with the three remaining rivals striking back. Glitterdeath, the evil pixie, used a spell called Fetch to steal the Axehammer from the dwarf warrior. Gwar, the dwarven leader of the rivals, grabbed the Axehammer and commanded the devolved dwarves to attack the characters. He then used the  magic of the Axehammer to shatter the staircase. It began to crumble beneath the characters' feet. Skeemo, the gnome alchemist, healed up the rivals and then transformed himself into a hulking monstrosity. Over the next several rounds, the paladin, rogue, and goblin oracle were swarmed by devolved dwarves, fighting their way up the staircase as it disintegrated beneath their feet. The elf wizard teleported here and there, summoning a sprite that put Glitterdeath to sleep with its enchanted arrows. The dwarf warrior went toe to toe with Gwar -- and lost. The elf wizard unleashed a blast of arcane lightning that fried Gwar. Skeemo, the sole survivor, surrendered.Pretty good fight.We have about 10 sessions left in this campaign. The end is nigh!Next session: The Baneheart!</blockquote>

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