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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 6583235" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p>Intrepid Adventures of Legend or Hobo Murderers on the Loose (a pogre storyhour)</p><p></p><p><strong>Episode 19</strong></p><p><em>My Brother, My Enemy</em></p><p></p><p>***** SPOILER ALERT *****</p><p>The next few episodes will contain parts of the adventure <em>Princes of the Apocalypse</em>. I will include a spoiler alert such as this one at the head of each episode containing material from the published adventure. I am only stealing bits and pieces from the adventure and no inference as to the flow of the actual product should be made from the depiction herein.</p><p></p><p>***** NOTE *****</p><p>I recently finished painting a new miniature to represent Brodek. Here is a quick picture from the tabletop:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9930_new_brodek.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The group set off for the Sacred Stone Monastery. During the first couple of weeks of their travels they brushed off a clumsy ambush by a group of gnolls and defeated a land shark that burst up from the ground near them. They stayed at a couple of coaching inns and a village or two along the way. </p><p></p><p>The group then set-off across the mountainous terrain that would lead them to the monastery. It was rough country and Cabo misstepped and injured his ankle. The halfling thief could barely walk and certainly could not practice his craft. It was decided to return Cabo back to the village as he would be more of liability than an aid until he healed up enough to move properly. Cabo bedded down comfortably at the local inn, the group set off again into the mountains.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>A long gorge led to a secret valley wherein an ancient building of stone lay.</p><p></p><p>“This is it,” Gideon said.</p><p></p><p>“What’s the plan?” Osbourne asked.</p><p></p><p>Gideon strode forward and knocked on a huge pair of double doors.</p><p></p><p>“So much for a plan,” Osbourne groused.</p><p></p><p>“What do you mean?” Brodek asked. “It’s the same plan we always have.”</p><p></p><p>“You have a point,” Osbourne admitted.</p><p></p><p>There was a 90-second wait until finally the adventurers could hear the soft padding of someone walking directly to the door. The double doors cracked open and a human in a hooded tan habit appeared. “Yes?”</p><p></p><p>“Greetings brother, my name is Gideon and I have travelled a long way, seeking knowledge,” Gideon replied.</p><p></p><p>“You seek enlightenment in earth?” the human replied.</p><p></p><p>“I seek enlightenment in many ways. I travel far and wide in search of knowledge,” Gideon replied.</p><p></p><p>“What of the others?” the human asked.</p><p></p><p>Gideon looked back at the rest of the group.</p><p></p><p>“Not us,” Brodek barked.</p><p></p><p>“What are they here for then?” the human asked.</p><p></p><p>“They were kind enough to help escort me through the wilds,” Gideon replied.</p><p></p><p>“They must leave,” the human stated. “You can come in.”</p><p></p><p>The human ushered Gideon in and closed the door.</p><p></p><p>“Let’s make camp,” Brodek said.</p><p></p><p>“I thought he said we had to leave,” Osbourne said.</p><p></p><p>“He did and I plan on leaving about 25 yards from here and making camp,” Brodek replied.</p><p></p><p>***** </p><p></p><p>Gideon was led by two monks through an entrance hall, into a courtyard, and then into a large temple. Here he was confronted by two masked monks and an elderly gent who called himself Qarbo. Following a multitude of questions from Qarbo, Gideon was convincing enough in the interview to be admitted on a probationary level to the monastery.</p><p></p><p>The same pair of monks took Gideon to a dormitory wherein a number of other young intiates lay their head, meditated, and generally ignored the halfling. The following day Gideon settled into his routine of kitchen work, cleaning, and return to the dormitory. He saw little of the overall structure in his daily travels.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9931_gideons_rountine.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Osbourne, Helja, and Brodek camped mere yards from the monastery in the hidden canyon. They were approached three times by a young initiate telling them they must leave and that they were violating hallowed ground. Each time Brodek replied simply “no” to the request. However, the group decided they might be endangering Gideon’s efforts with their continued presence and decided to move their camp out of sight of the monastery.</p><p></p><p>On the third evening Osbourne mused, “How do we know Gideon is alright?”</p><p></p><p>“We don’t,” Helja replied.</p><p></p><p>“Maybe we should try to check on him,” Osbourne suggested.</p><p></p><p>The group snuck back to the monastery and circled the building. No one stirred around the building in the late evening and Brodek checked one of the side doors. The door was locked.</p><p></p><p>“Are we ready to get it on?” Brodek asked his companions.</p><p></p><p>Both Osbourne and Helja nodded in the affirmative.</p><p></p><p>With a snap Brodek forced the door open. </p><p></p><p>The group slipped inside a hallway in the building. The first door they came to led to some sort of combat exercise room. They continued exploring and found a number of doors that had some sort of arcane locks cast upon them. They finally found a regular locked door and Brodek forced it open.</p><p></p><p>A woman in a simple white tunic kipped out of her bed looking fully alert. She growled menacingly at the group, “Who dares violate the sanctity of the Abbess’s private quarters.” She vaulted herself at Brodek and hit him with a fury of blows.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9932_confronting_abbess.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Brodek struck back but the monk remained standing. Helja struck ineffectively at the abbess and Osbourne missed with a magical bolt. The monk again hit Brodek with a series of lightning blows that shook him to his core. He teetered, but remained upright.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9933_final_abbess.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Helja was enraged by this time and her furious attacks now came down on the abbess. Osbourne peppered her with magical bolts and Brodek helped. It was Helja’s last desperate strike that brought the abbess down. They began searching the abbess’s quarters.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9934_searching_abbess.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The adventurers found a few valuables, but most intriguing was a <em>Bag of Holding</em> and two keys - one near the room door, and the other on a necklace around the dead abbess’s neck. The group crept out of the room and back into the hall.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The group stumbled out into a garden with a number of statues. The adventurers were prepared for the statues animating and were not disappointed when a pair of gargoyles flew to the attack.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9935_gargoyle_combat.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The fight was over quickly and the adventurers made their way back into the building. It was getting late by now and the group continued going from door-to-door. They found many arcane locked, but finally came to one which the key they had absconded from the abbess fit. The room beyond contained a distillery and a quantity of brandy. Following much rejoicing by Brodek, the group quickly shuffled the bottles in their new Bag of Holding.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The adventurers found their way down the dormitory hall. When they burst into the next room they received good news and bad. They found Gideon, unfortunately they also found a bunch of hostile monks!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9936_monk_fight.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Punches were thrown, kicks were made, most of the monkish violence was directed at Gideon whom they realized had turned coat. But, like an inexorable death machine, the coordinated efforts of the group with their reunited friend made short work of the accumulated enemy monks. </p><p></p><p>“The other dorms are down the hall with a score more!” Gideon said.</p><p></p><p>“Make haste,” Osbourne replied. “We have to get the jump on them to have a chance.”</p><p></p><p>The group rushed back into the hall. Brodek retrieved a number of the precious bottles of brandy and soaking a ripped rag and affixed a wick to a half dozen creating flaming grenades. As soon as the dorm door opened the bottles were heaved inside and an inferno ignited in the room. The monks inside were consumed silently by the flame and the sickly, sweet smell of burnt flesh issued forth from the cracks around the door. The third dorm door opened wide and Osbourne deposited a <em>fireball </em>in the chamber, instantly crisping seven of the monks. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9937_monk_fight_2.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The three that managed to stumble into the hallway were dealt harshly with by blades and fists.</p><p></p><p>‘We need to get out of here,” Osbourne stated.</p><p></p><p>“Go,” Gideon said. “I’ll stay behind.”</p><p></p><p>“What?” Brodek replied. “You must have been hit more times that I realized.”</p><p></p><p>“Look,” Gideon began, “I am pretty beat up. I’ll feign unconsciousness and when they bring me to I can stay inside and get more information about this place.”</p><p></p><p>“We came here to get you,” Brodek remarked.</p><p></p><p>“Besides, you don’t have the means to pull off such a deceit,” Osbourne added.</p><p></p><p>“I can take care of myself,” Gideon retorted. “Now go. I will be in touch shortly.”</p><p></p><p>“You are a fool,” Helja remarked.</p><p></p><p>The trio flew from the monastery. Gideon stumbled back into his dorm and collapsed amongst his departed brothers.</p><p></p><p>To be continued...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 6583235, member: 6588"] Intrepid Adventures of Legend or Hobo Murderers on the Loose (a pogre storyhour) [B]Episode 19[/B] [I]My Brother, My Enemy[/I] ***** SPOILER ALERT ***** The next few episodes will contain parts of the adventure [I]Princes of the Apocalypse[/I]. I will include a spoiler alert such as this one at the head of each episode containing material from the published adventure. I am only stealing bits and pieces from the adventure and no inference as to the flow of the actual product should be made from the depiction herein. ***** NOTE ***** I recently finished painting a new miniature to represent Brodek. Here is a quick picture from the tabletop: [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9930_new_brodek.jpeg[/IMG] ***** The group set off for the Sacred Stone Monastery. During the first couple of weeks of their travels they brushed off a clumsy ambush by a group of gnolls and defeated a land shark that burst up from the ground near them. They stayed at a couple of coaching inns and a village or two along the way. The group then set-off across the mountainous terrain that would lead them to the monastery. It was rough country and Cabo misstepped and injured his ankle. The halfling thief could barely walk and certainly could not practice his craft. It was decided to return Cabo back to the village as he would be more of liability than an aid until he healed up enough to move properly. Cabo bedded down comfortably at the local inn, the group set off again into the mountains. ***** A long gorge led to a secret valley wherein an ancient building of stone lay. “This is it,” Gideon said. “What’s the plan?” Osbourne asked. Gideon strode forward and knocked on a huge pair of double doors. “So much for a plan,” Osbourne groused. “What do you mean?” Brodek asked. “It’s the same plan we always have.” “You have a point,” Osbourne admitted. There was a 90-second wait until finally the adventurers could hear the soft padding of someone walking directly to the door. The double doors cracked open and a human in a hooded tan habit appeared. “Yes?” “Greetings brother, my name is Gideon and I have travelled a long way, seeking knowledge,” Gideon replied. “You seek enlightenment in earth?” the human replied. “I seek enlightenment in many ways. I travel far and wide in search of knowledge,” Gideon replied. “What of the others?” the human asked. Gideon looked back at the rest of the group. “Not us,” Brodek barked. “What are they here for then?” the human asked. “They were kind enough to help escort me through the wilds,” Gideon replied. “They must leave,” the human stated. “You can come in.” The human ushered Gideon in and closed the door. “Let’s make camp,” Brodek said. “I thought he said we had to leave,” Osbourne said. “He did and I plan on leaving about 25 yards from here and making camp,” Brodek replied. ***** Gideon was led by two monks through an entrance hall, into a courtyard, and then into a large temple. Here he was confronted by two masked monks and an elderly gent who called himself Qarbo. Following a multitude of questions from Qarbo, Gideon was convincing enough in the interview to be admitted on a probationary level to the monastery. The same pair of monks took Gideon to a dormitory wherein a number of other young intiates lay their head, meditated, and generally ignored the halfling. The following day Gideon settled into his routine of kitchen work, cleaning, and return to the dormitory. He saw little of the overall structure in his daily travels. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9931_gideons_rountine.jpeg[/IMG] ***** Meanwhile, Osbourne, Helja, and Brodek camped mere yards from the monastery in the hidden canyon. They were approached three times by a young initiate telling them they must leave and that they were violating hallowed ground. Each time Brodek replied simply “no” to the request. However, the group decided they might be endangering Gideon’s efforts with their continued presence and decided to move their camp out of sight of the monastery. On the third evening Osbourne mused, “How do we know Gideon is alright?” “We don’t,” Helja replied. “Maybe we should try to check on him,” Osbourne suggested. The group snuck back to the monastery and circled the building. No one stirred around the building in the late evening and Brodek checked one of the side doors. The door was locked. “Are we ready to get it on?” Brodek asked his companions. Both Osbourne and Helja nodded in the affirmative. With a snap Brodek forced the door open. The group slipped inside a hallway in the building. The first door they came to led to some sort of combat exercise room. They continued exploring and found a number of doors that had some sort of arcane locks cast upon them. They finally found a regular locked door and Brodek forced it open. A woman in a simple white tunic kipped out of her bed looking fully alert. She growled menacingly at the group, “Who dares violate the sanctity of the Abbess’s private quarters.” She vaulted herself at Brodek and hit him with a fury of blows. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9932_confronting_abbess.jpeg[/IMG] Brodek struck back but the monk remained standing. Helja struck ineffectively at the abbess and Osbourne missed with a magical bolt. The monk again hit Brodek with a series of lightning blows that shook him to his core. He teetered, but remained upright. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9933_final_abbess.jpeg[/IMG] Helja was enraged by this time and her furious attacks now came down on the abbess. Osbourne peppered her with magical bolts and Brodek helped. It was Helja’s last desperate strike that brought the abbess down. They began searching the abbess’s quarters. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9934_searching_abbess.jpeg[/IMG] The adventurers found a few valuables, but most intriguing was a [I]Bag of Holding[/I] and two keys - one near the room door, and the other on a necklace around the dead abbess’s neck. The group crept out of the room and back into the hall. ***** The group stumbled out into a garden with a number of statues. The adventurers were prepared for the statues animating and were not disappointed when a pair of gargoyles flew to the attack. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9935_gargoyle_combat.jpeg[/IMG] The fight was over quickly and the adventurers made their way back into the building. It was getting late by now and the group continued going from door-to-door. They found many arcane locked, but finally came to one which the key they had absconded from the abbess fit. The room beyond contained a distillery and a quantity of brandy. Following much rejoicing by Brodek, the group quickly shuffled the bottles in their new Bag of Holding. ***** The adventurers found their way down the dormitory hall. When they burst into the next room they received good news and bad. They found Gideon, unfortunately they also found a bunch of hostile monks! [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9936_monk_fight.jpeg[/IMG] Punches were thrown, kicks were made, most of the monkish violence was directed at Gideon whom they realized had turned coat. But, like an inexorable death machine, the coordinated efforts of the group with their reunited friend made short work of the accumulated enemy monks. “The other dorms are down the hall with a score more!” Gideon said. “Make haste,” Osbourne replied. “We have to get the jump on them to have a chance.” The group rushed back into the hall. Brodek retrieved a number of the precious bottles of brandy and soaking a ripped rag and affixed a wick to a half dozen creating flaming grenades. As soon as the dorm door opened the bottles were heaved inside and an inferno ignited in the room. The monks inside were consumed silently by the flame and the sickly, sweet smell of burnt flesh issued forth from the cracks around the door. The third dorm door opened wide and Osbourne deposited a [I]fireball [/I]in the chamber, instantly crisping seven of the monks. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9937_monk_fight_2.jpeg[/IMG] The three that managed to stumble into the hallway were dealt harshly with by blades and fists. ‘We need to get out of here,” Osbourne stated. “Go,” Gideon said. “I’ll stay behind.” “What?” Brodek replied. “You must have been hit more times that I realized.” “Look,” Gideon began, “I am pretty beat up. I’ll feign unconsciousness and when they bring me to I can stay inside and get more information about this place.” “We came here to get you,” Brodek remarked. “Besides, you don’t have the means to pull off such a deceit,” Osbourne added. “I can take care of myself,” Gideon retorted. “Now go. I will be in touch shortly.” “You are a fool,” Helja remarked. The trio flew from the monastery. Gideon stumbled back into his dorm and collapsed amongst his departed brothers. To be continued... [/QUOTE]
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