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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 6619339" data-attributes="member: 6588">Intrepid Adventures of Legend or Hobo Murderers on the Loose (a pogre storyhour)Episode 22A Lady with an Attitude***** SPOILER ALERT *****The next few episodes will contain parts of the adventure Princes of the Apocalypse. 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.*****Brodek finished kicking the dead wyvern and its rider off the bridge. “Barely a fight,” Brodek grumped.The group stood on a span over a large moat. The moat moved a large stepped pyramid with a ten foot walkway surrounding it.“What is this place?” Helja asked no one in particular.“Some kind of temple I’m guessing,” Osbourne remarked.“Judging by the doorman and his pet, I’d say it is worth taking a look inside,” Cabo mused.<img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9950_bridge.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The group made their way cautiously around the pyramid trying to discover a way in and quickly found a pair of ornate double doors on the south edge. Taking up combat positions, the adventurers burst through the doors.<img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9951_pyramid_interior.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The enemies were all levitating above the ground. Cabo quickly made his around the edge of the chamber. Osbourne unleashed a fireball at the enemy, instantly frying one of the mages. The dwarves charged the lesser apprentices and quickly killed one. The remaining mage levitated out over a massive pit in the center of the chamber.<img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9952_pyramid_fight.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The floating mage unleashed a lightning bolt at Osbourne, which he countered.Cabo skulked into position and launched himself with a mighty leap at the mage. The halfling assassin’s blade narrowly missed the mage and the rest of the adventurers watched in disbelief as Cabo disappeared down the pit. All that could be heard was the halfling’s curses fading into the distance.Brodek launched a couple of hand axes at the mage and Osbourne piled some magic missiles into him. The mage responded with another lightning bolt directed at Osbourne. Osbourne countered the lightning bolt and responded with another volley of magic missiles. The levitating mage collapsed in the pit.The dwarves and Gideon finished off the remaining apprentices. Cabo searched the bodies and discovered no loot. However, there were a pair of spiral staircases leading further up into the pyramid.******As the adventurers emerged from the spiral staircase they found a chamber with a raised dais and a throne. Seated upon the throne was stunningly beautiful, Elfish woman with gossamer wings. The woman wielded a silver spear that radiated pure power. The woman was flanked by a foul looking creature with a vulture-like head with a cruel beak and brutal claws.Gideon dashed across the chamber and attacked the bird demon.<img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9953_top_pyramid_fight.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Cabo sprinted after to attack the bird demon and Brodek charged the winged female.<img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9954_top_pyramid_fight_2.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The vulture-like creature let out an ear-splitting shriek. The shriek stunned every halfling in the chamber. The frozen halflings were easy targets for the chain lightning the woman unleashed. The current of electrical charge nearly fell Osbourne and Gideon and Cabo were very crispy around the edges too.Fortunately, the hardy dwarves had not been affected by the demon-bird’s screech and their blades rent great wounds in the adversary. Soon the female caster was cut down and a short time later her demonic companion was killed.Looting the enemy corpses, the adventurers found the female was fond of jewelry, expensive jewelry, and snatched all of it up. They also took the magical spear, which Brodek kept. They decided to camp in the upper chamber.*****Descending the pit in the lower level of the pyramid proved to be fairly easy. The hole had numerous handholds and eventually formed a crude stairway descending down. The group finally emerged in some rough hewn caverns.Following a narrow passage the adventurers found a long cavern with a short stone column near the center. Atop the center column they saw a crystal sphere. The cavern floor was generally covered with debris, but the circular area of about ten yards around the center column was swept clean.<img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9955_swirling_orb_cavern.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Suspecting a trap, the group backed up a fair distance and began throwing objects at the crystal sphere. One of the objects connected and nudged the sphere. Instantly a mighty vortex rolled up and the bits of armor, discarded weapons, and other debris began to fly around the room. After a minute the vortex subsided. The group cautiously approached the chamber and crossed avoiding the column and crystal sphere.They stumbled into a large cavern with a tribe of lizardmen. As a lizardman shaman stumbled through an awkward greeting, he was answered by Osbourne’s favorite parley - a fireball to the face. The fireball melted much of the tribe and the adventurers made quick work of the rest of the tribe.*****The passage ran parallel to a fast running, deep stream. The group was travelling downstream cautiously along the wet cavern floor. The swirling waters seem to come alive!<img src="http://www.pogre.com/5th_edition_9956_water_weirds.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Fortunately, the adventurers had been prepared for something to come out of the stream and the water weirds were defeated relatively easily.The cavern passage way banked left in a chamber where the underground stream cascaded down into a deep pool. “I’m going to check the pool out,” Cabo declared.“That water looks pretty turbulent,” Osbourne warned.Cabo retrieved a length of rope and tied it around his waist. He handed the end to the dwarves. Before anyone could object he dove into the icy waters.“Maybe we should jig him to get a bite,” Brodek suggested.A thoroughly soaked Cabo emerged from the pool a short time later. “Water flows hard out an underground tunnel down there.”“Are you going to check it out?” Gideon asked.“No air pockets and a very strong current,” Cabo answered. The halfling rogue wrung out his clothes and put his gear back on. “Let’s keep looking around this level.”to be continued....</blockquote>

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