DDAL Jasper DMs Princes of the Apocalyse

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 12

Day 41 to 48

Rotting 11 to Rotting 18

PC Killed 0 Monsters Killed 319 Villains Captured 29 Villains Escaped 72.

Start Time 6:08 PM End Time: 9:01 PM

Take 10 down time days.354 GP. Take a level.

Magic items. +1 dagger. Scroll of Flame Arrow.

Loot items. Half a smoked pig.

I had an average group of five. Ember Life Cleric 6 Human. Liu Fang (Luo) monk 6 Aasimar. Zephron twilight cleric 6 Human. Geronimo totem of bear Barbarian 6 Half-orc. Philip way of the moon druid 6 Tiefling.

Liu Fang starts spike growth shedding a guardian. Suddenly from out the smoke, Werewolves arriving. Suddenly from the tower, Priestess in the window and her back up coming out the side door.

“I said fireball on a single target dm! Do I get extra damage!”, asked the priestess.

DM, “Do you look like a PC. No. But the party is tripled split. Zephram is a goal line blocking the werewolves. Ember is on the fifty trying to make to my end zone. The rest of them are all around the fire tower. Most are beating up the druid.” Sound of dice rolling. “No, the druid is down.”

Liu Feng power drives the priestess from the window and tries to spike growth shreds her. “WHERE is my spike growth. It was here a round ago! Oh!” Geronimo punches a guardian. Suddenly from out the left window.

Elizar Dryflagon, “A wall of fire on you if you don’t surrender. Rats can’t get my allies on in.”

Liu, “ha. Sucks to be you.”

Elizar, “Well BLIGHT YOU!” The monk drops and takes one death fail. With two pcs dying, Ember slides into Phillip toss a potion of healing down his throat. Cartwheeling with two inches to spare as an ACTION feeds Liu the last of Ember’s Healing potions.

NPCS, “FRAK!” Phillip and Liu move out of sight of the Elizar. Elizar, “Well BLIGHT YOU Barbarian!”

Geronimo, “I would like to reckless attack. I am pissed.”

DM, “Well It is your first time.” One werewolf drops, the other runs away. Until a guiding bolt arrives from Zephram. He dashes toward the tower. And bolts the Elizar, the monk runs up the stairs and punches Elizar to death.

Suddenly from upstairs in the tower an Azer comes down and Thor’s Hammer Liu, four small elemental flies down on Zephram and Geronimo.

“We are going to die” says a voice. DM, “They are only magmins!”

Zephram, “Plus are four are in range of the spirt guardians.”

They live. The group is taking a short rest inside the tower covering the windows. On the left side. “You in the tower. The water cult thanks you for your service in taking out the fire cult.” On the right side, a mad druid is amaze at the line of bs put out by the druid. He argues with himself. Meanwhile his sprite ties the shoes laces of the druid together and rustles her rat. Both sides retreat. The looting, and feasting begin.

They return to Red Larch and their first-floor apartment. Marvin shows up with two buckets of copper pieces. Marvin, “Me Maw told me to tell you to teach me your big city slicker barbarian ways.”

Geronimo, “And where are her biscuits? And how did you find us?”

Marvin, “It was a long trip. I have her recipe. And you been telling everyone where you at. Please teach me.”

Geronimo, “This shirtless dude is Liu Feng, he will punch you to death. And maybe teach you how to act around girls. NO more dating any girls with less than three teeth. This is Ember, she will kill you then heal you. This is Zephram, He will kill you and then heal you. And this Phillip, he turns into an OwlBull and gore you, buck you, and kill you. Pay attention to them. You may live.”

The group takes two days off. Marvin is going to help cook at Helm at Highsun and be night watchman at the mansion. Also, the second morning the road collapses revealing the location of the moving stones. The first time you murder hoboed towns folk.

Group, “Oh we forgot that.” With the road temporary closed, the mansion construction will be delayed until day 61. And the town is aware of what was your secret escape tunnel.

Hearing rumors of the fire witch they visit the Nettlebee Ranch. The Nettlebee are family of halflings who ranch sheep, cattle, and a few horses. A witch is branding the livestock with a new brand, which makes it illegal to sell the stock. A large bonfire was seen three days ago at Uthgardt barrow mound. Also, the fire witch just last night struck one of the neighbors.

Investigating the burn site, Marvin finds out kerosene was used to start the bonfire. Philip just notices in the distance a Uthgardt horse rider is spying on them. They go back to the ranch for lunch and more information.

They decide to camp out next to barrow to see if the fire will show up. They argue until midnight to breech the barrow or leave alone. One minute after midnight.

Liu Feng, “Fine I going in alone.” He punches the lock off and goes in. Ten seconds later a dozen horse riders come over the barrow hill and start moving down the hill.

A few seconds later, Liu Feng is wondering why it got cold very cold in the barrow. Meanwhile the horse riders are coming down the hill and slowly curling toward Marvin and Geronimo. Phillip and Ember have not been seen, near has Zephram who is flying high cover.

Liu Feng lifts the cover off the first coffin and stares into the glowing red eyes of skeleton. Meanwhile the horse riders are near the bottom of the hill.

Javor, “What are you doing in my crypt you hunk of burning love man?” Liu Fang starts explaining about the bonfire. “Show me, I command it” declares Javor. They walk toward the entrance.

Meanwhile Marvin and Geronimo are trying to explain why the barrow is open. IT means death.

Javor, “What is the Sam Hell is going on? You Great grand kid. Have you lost your horse sense?” He grabs the flanker by the ear and points to his left. “You missed the cleric and druid. You disappoint me great grandson. Grand daughter Fennor why haven’t you kill these people yet. So, their excuse is they watching for a fire witch. Let see the sight. Some two halfling have started with kerosene. Find them and destroy their ranch and family.”

Liu Feng and company talk the undead grandpa down. They only need six riders and they want to talk to the ranchers so only the guilty are punished. They return to ranch and Wiggan and Bertram confess to save their family.

DM NOTEs. We will do the Temple of Howling Hatred (page 78) next week but choose one of the two just incase we need it. Temple of the Crushing Wave (page 84): Dire Tidings (page 76):

End of Session 606.

 

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 13

Day 48 to 49

Rotting 18 to Rotting 19

PC Killed 0 Monsters Killed 345 Villains Captured 29 Villains Escaped 72.

Start Time 6:01 PM End Time: 9:18 PM

Take 10 down time days. 61 GP.

Magic items None

Loot items. Dm Hair loss.

I had a strong group of seven. Ember Life Cleric 7 Human. Liu Fang (Luo) monk 7 Aasimar. Zephron twilight cleric 7 Human. Geronimo totem of bear Barbarian 7 Half-orc. Philip way of the moon druid 7 Tiefling. Prafira Wild Sorcerer 7 fairy. Ravio Paladin 3 warlock 2 Minotaur.

Marvin, “Geromino. Geromino. Wakey Wakey Eggs and Bacone. The cute chick in the bathhouse said the air cult as return to Feathergale spire.” The group rolls out grumpy and telling each other jokes. And laughing about the barbecue they stole.

Phillip, “Bet we won’t see the fire cult for another level.”

DM, “Philip, give me a d20 wandering encounter roll. 17. This encounter is was rolled by Phillip who a 15. Back to you.”

Phillip, “Bet we won’t see the fire cult for another level.” BOOM a fireball goes off in the middle of group as the fire cult raiders get a surprise round and the priestess pop up out the scrub brush to their far left. Mean while squads of four are at their front, left, and right.

Prafira, “What mean 3 squabs are attacking. Are you mad because I didn’t share my KFC?”

DM, “SQUAD. You got flankers. And they are the rangers from last week.”

Zephron, “Are the Texas Rangers and do they look like Chuck Norris?”

Liu Feng, “My Kung Fu will beat your Rangers Kung Fu!”

Ember, “They could be the LONE RANGER with 12 Tonto.”

BOOM the second fireball goes in, just under the armpit of Geronimo who is punching the priestess in the face.

DM, “Miss. Miss.”

Ravio, “So we now having a MISS Ter Ree!”

DM, “Suddenly from the rear comes four more.”

Voice which the dm will summaries as bad, juvenile butt jokes.

Lui Feng, “You skipped Prafira.”

DM, “He was out to lunch.”

Prafira, “Launch. Launch. I was out for dinner. And wild magic surge hey I can’t get drunk for 17 days.”

Geronimo, “Hey Geronimo will love you. Let drink Red Lurch dry!”

DM, “I have been dry.”

Philip, “I hope you dry off after your shower.”

Ember, “These chips are kind of dry.” Voice which the dm will summarize as bad dryad joke.

DM, “One is fleeing and.”

Zephron, “What is fleecing? And I don’t see any sheep to shear.”

Prafira, “Perhaps we should shear away from the topic, the DM is getting red faced.”

Liu Fang, “Read face? He doesn’t have words on his forehead. How can we read face him.”

After a short rest the group enters canyons of Sighing valley.

Geronimo, “IS that Canon like the lore.”

Zephron, “I think he was talking about his camera!”

Ravio, “We are fighting camels now?”

DM, “The cave covers over fifty feet high, the old dwarven gates are close. Since you are in bright line and have only limited darkvision.” Voices announcing darkvision ranges, who wants extra special dark vision, would dark vision go away in sunlight, history of darkvision vs 1E infravision.

The group flies, or climbs to the top of tower two and see six kenku singing badly.

Phillip, “is rap?””

Ember, “Feels like rock and roll.”

Liu, “Wok and egg roll with discount for table of twelve.”

Geronimo, “I think it is country.”

Zephron, “sounds like heavy metal.”

DM, “With you loud discussion the how bad the band is singing, they attack.”

Ravio, “I summon a tiger and place him behind the band. No one touch my Pu (Beep).” The Kenku fall quickly.

Philip, “Well fall is coming quickly and I have go back to school.” Voices which the dm will summarize it about various schools.

Liu sneaks open the door to hear the choir sing, a water fountain is the center piece of the room. The choir director is.

Ravio, “Kitten low crawls next to the first line of singers and sings along.” The choir director freaks out and disappears. Confusion is casted. As the last victim falls, the discussion begins.

Liu Feng, “Short rest.”

Ember, “Short Rest.”

Prafira, “most of caster may need a long rest.”

Geronimo, “Let us take a long rest so Zephron can play with his tiny thingy!” With that the dm takes off his hat and goes to pop his head against the table.

Geronimo, “Hey the DM has Kramer Hair!”

DM Notes we will pick this up next week in A4 after a long rest at 11 PM local.

End of Session 608.

 

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 14

Day 49 to 50

Rotting 19 to Rotting 20

PC Killed 0 Monsters Killed 375 Villains Captured 29 Villains Escaped 76.

Start Time 6:05 PM End Time: 9:52 PM

Take 10 down time days. 2,511 GP.

Magic items Bottled Breath

Loot items. Fresh bedding

I had an average group of five. Ember Life Cleric 7 Human. Liu Feng (Luo) monk 7 Aasimar. Zephron twilight cleric 7 Human. Geronimo totem of bear Barbarian 7 Half-orc. Philip way of the moon druid 7 Tiefling.

Five minutes after the brutal beating of the choir director, the group is resting in Leomund’s tiny hut. The clean up crew of the Air cultists are working to discover clues.

NPC, “I hope it is not that evil Lou Fanger barbarian and his crew. I hear his breath kills. And his fart will ignite as a fireball.”

NPC, “I hear he oils himself down, and drowns his last victim in his belly fat. Any way Fred once we do clean up, you have watch do sing out if they reenter the room.”

Eleven PM rolls around and the long rest is over. Liu Feng steps out and taps Fred on the shoulder. Fred, “All naughty word. Help me. Don’t make smell your armpits and your Satan breath. Please barbarian have mercy.”

Liu Feng, “With my cloak billowing behind me. I discuss the difference between barbarians and monks. And yes, we destroyed only forty Zhentarim in their bar. The ground did not collapse due to my fart but the earth cult bad maintenance in their tunnels. DM, I spend the next five minutes setting the record straight and let him go if he tells others. And I will give him a five-minute start.” Ther group moves out. It is strangely quite but it is near midnight. Liu opens the door to a maintenance room. One supervisor is on top of the Wheel of Woe with one guy trying to push it.

NPC, “naughty word it Blue Fanger and crew. I just making this person work over time.”

Liu Feng, “Die evil air cultist!” After the maintenance crew is put down, Liu can not figure out what the two wheels do. They move on and try to murder the morning shift in their beds and do so mostly quietly. Circling around the outside of complex they come to noble still working at midnight on the east end. It is a fey who needs his horn back to release him from the contract. He has been working here for 123 years. The horn is somewhere in the complex held by a sea elf. Moving toward the main chapel, they see a stone dwarf walking on the bottom of the pool. Geronimo wants to go dwarf tossing but wiser heads stop her.

The group opens the main chapel and the big fight starts. Lighting bolts, wands of magic missiles, heals, more lightning bolts, more heals, more minor lightning bolts, and a whole lot of punches are thrown before the end of service.

The group retreats to one of the bunk room and will take a short rest till 0500.

DM Notes Windvane is a story item. One person carries with them during play each week. But it goes away at the end of book.

End of Session 609.

 

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 15

Day 50 to 56

Rotting 20 to Rotting 26

PC Killed 0 Monsters Killed 395 Villains Captured 29 Villains Escaped 91.

Start Time 6:05 PM End Time: 9:52 PM

Take 10 down time days. 170 GP.

Magic items Wingwear. Potion of healing.

Loot items. None.

I had an average group of five. Ember Life Cleric 7 Human. Liu Feng (Luo) monk 7 Aasimar. Zephron twilight cleric 7 Philip way of the moon druid 7 Tiefling. Njal thief rogue 5 Drow.

“Fred. Fred. First call you lazy bum.” The group nap is interrupted at the knocking. They are grumpy but ready to go a few minutes after 0500. Entering the main hallway Liu is nearly grabbed by Smokey, who is nearly dead of starvation.

Smokey, “Water. Water. Remember me Liu. From session 5. Thanks. Help me. Does the druid have one of those good berries?”

Liu, “I don’t remember you. When did I meet you?”

Smokey, “A month ago. You made me cook for you. Thanks for water. You also let Tommy and Chucky live. Are they still alive?” The other two survivors from Feathergale Spire live and have been chained up for their lost to Liu. Liu breaks the chain and escorts them to front door, and promises them a job if they make to Red Larch.

As they near the temple again, the morning watch wyvern spies them and attacks. Her rider strikes Zephron with a weak lighting bolt and it is on. The enemy are flank around both sides of the chapel stepped pyramid.

Zephron, “Banish you silly bird!”

Phillip, “Hey bring it back I want a hippogriff mount. Spike grow in front the kenku. Oops one little birdy left.”

Njal, “Sniper around the corner, no little birdy. Ha. No more bad cultists.”

Skyweaver, “Big Lighting Bolt on good cleric, new person, and druid.”

Stone Dwarf, “climbing out the water, I toss druid into the water.”

Philip, “Missed.”

Stone Dwarf, “I just punch him in the face.”

Zephron, “dropping Banishment and moon beam the four coming around the corner. What do you mean a 17-concentration check? OUCH! And down!”

The stone dwarf and wyvern charge Njal and Liu. Njal goes down.

Ember, “Healing word on evil cleric. Now the DM has me doing. naughty word get these guys off me. I am down.”

Phillip, “summon rabid squirrels!” The squad of four are not happy. They drop the druid into the water and punch the lights out Zephron.

Njal, “Dog patch. Plus, rabid squirrels make the monsters go down. I crawl away DM.” Liu Feng drop kicks the wyvern into the water and punches the stone dwarf. Eel of druid rescues Zephron.

Njal, “What do you mean it not an action to stand up? 10-foot pit DM!” The stone dwarf falls into the lake.

Mr. Happy, “COME ON DIE ALREADY. I LEFT MY SOUP ON THE STOVE. QUIT MOTHER FRACK MAKING YOUR DEATH SAVES! Druid, don’t you dare give him a potion. Evil cleric don’t you dare use healing word.” The wyvern goes down. The druid back into his human form and walks around the corner.

Stone Dwarf, “I tap the druid on the shoulder and punch him twice.”

Mr. Happy, “Yes. Another possible. Yea!”

Zephron, “I pull my wand of magic missles out my sleeve and pump six charges into the dwarf. And then feed Phillip a potion.”

The dwarf shatters, and the group starts retreating to Red Larch. They are ambush in the morning by air cultists thanks to Geronimo who rolled a 12 on the wandering monster selection.

At Red Larch the get the underground map to the water cult temple and hear Womford and their bar have been destroyed. Arriving at Womford all four cults had a magic ark which destroy the small town. And their bar.

They poll up the river into Riverguard because they have gotten better. They spend a few hours paddling their boat underground till they come to landing. As they getting off on the pier, a nerd approaches.

Nerd, “excuse me. Excuse me. That dock is only for water cultists. Frack. It is the Liu Feng crew. Guards and Sharky help me and. No punching a man who wear glasses. NO wedgie!”

Phillip turns into an eel to fight the hunter shock while the rest of group take care of the land foes. The shark floats to the dock.

We pick this up at the dock. (C1).

DM Notes. Lighting is sea green continual light torches but they are not every where. Ceilings are fifteen feet unless in lake. Water is dark and ten plus feet deep.

End of Session 611.

 

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 16

Day 56 to 58

Rotting 20 to Rotting 26

PC Killed 0 Monsters Killed 421 Villains Captured 29 Villains Escaped 113.

Start Time 6:10 PM End Time: 10:26 PM

Take 10 down time days. 671 GP. And a level.

Magic items.2 potions of greater healing, potion of hill Giant strength, potion of Fire resistance, +1 Longsword made of dragon bone glows blue if within 120 feet of dragon. 2 vitriolic spheres.

Story Award Drown.

Loot items. 100 lbs. of flour, 10 bottles syrup, 1 lb. of sugar

I had an average group of five. Ember Life Cleric 7 Human. Liu Feng (Luo) monk 7 Aasimar. Zephron twilight cleric 7 Philip way of the moon druid 7 Tiefling.

Sweeping right the group finds an empty prison, and a dorm room with sleeping cultists. A rude poison spray, and spirt guardians starts the assault. It ends quickly and a loot and scoot is done.

As they fumble with the second latch, “Who is that?”

Philip, “Hey are you, Fred. We are looking for Fred. You are not Fred.”

One eye Joe, “He is on the dock at pier one. How did you get pass him?”

Zephron, “We killed him, like we going to kill you guys.”

One eye Joe, “FEAR me. Run you little coward. Now die you two. Quit with the Toll the Dead. I am not….”

Ember, “Oh yes you are. Loot and scoot.” The group take care of some nothics and move into the center of the temple. The first room has some lizardfolk who are cooking some cultists, and Zephron offers up the bodies they left behind. Refusing the stew, they do get a password for friendly in draconic. Raid the kitchen and loot supplies they take out more water cult members and then find Maah.

Maah, “Darlings please come in. Have a beer. Liu you been neglecting your skin care this morning. I have some nice oil for you. Now have you come to me about business opportunity? For one K I will join your side. A girl has to play all her options. Will have fun talking to barnacle Bob. But don’t do anything I will have come down on you.”

Leaving the hag and ogres, behind they cross bridge two and set off the major alarm. Barnacle Bob and lizardfolk friends are waiting for them.

Barnacle Bob, “Curse you lizards for betraying me. Oh.”

Liu Feng, “Why is he smiling?”

Ember, “It is bad when boss battle smiles.”

Philip, “Could be a trick.”

Maah, “Told you dearies, not to make show up.” Trapped be two forces the fight goes well until the ogres whale on the druid. Another spirit guarding is popped to even up the odds but the leader and co-leader are defeated. A quick nap and they find some of the members have descended deeper into the complex. Leaving a foul cloudkill demon behind.

A few foul farts later, the demon drops and they loot the vault. They decide to loot one more room.

Marrowsucker, “Hi Liu. We have two open cans of beer, one fresh one, and two gold pieces. I wouldn’t drink. EWW, you drank Gorgebelly’s back wash. So, you wouldn’t kill us if we leave now.”

Seconds later. Marrowsucker, “Bastard took our last beer too.”

We will pick this up a day or two later in Red Larch.

End of Session 612.

 

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 17

Hard Times

Day 58 to 66

Rotting 26 to Nigthal 4 (December)

PC Killed 0 Monsters Killed 446 Villains Captured 30 Villains Escaped 113.

Start Time 6:03 PM End Time 9:36 PM

Take 10 down time days. GP 420.

Magic items Elven Chain Shirt AC 14 + Dex mod max of 2.

Story Award Ironfang

Loot items. Satin and Silk Sheets.

I had an average group of five. Ember Life Cleric 8 Human. Liu Feng (Luo) monk 8 Aasimar. Zephron Starwarden twilight cleric 8 Philip way of the moon druid 8 Tiefling. Geromino Barbarian 8 Half-orc.

DM, “Geromino roll a d6 into the box. Do not look at the result and pass the box down to me.”

Marvin, “Don’t burn those biscuits, Sonny. New home, and it ain’t a new home until the fresh biscuits are done. Hey Liu. I done spend some money and extra. The guy wanted my soul. So, I gave the sole of my right boot. I gotten have to get that fixed today. But new hats for everyone.”

Suddenly Fred the Kenku who ran away is tossed thorough the window by a bugbear. He slides halfway through the house dead. Sonny looks out the window and screams, “Stop the Ceremony. Stop the Ceremony. Stop the Ceremony. The purple thing by the priest.”

The battle of Red Larch has begun. Sir Erned Stoutblade rallies the staff. Geromino gets her axe stuck in the window still. Zephron Starwarden goes out the side door. Philip tosses out spike growth a little bit in front the front door. They crush the first wave. Most of them of them are stalled by the second wave, but Liu Feng punches thorough as Zephron cast silence on the ceremony. Strangely, the priest and his brothers are seen laughing as Liu starts to kill the. The wind increases and sand starts scouring Liu. He kills one more hurricane and the group kill a second. The wind rises more. The final villain falls.

Sonny, “IT is too late. It will double in size every round.”

Liu Feng, “It is only a d4 per round. My reaction will stop the damage.”

Sir Erned Stoutblade, “Oh my. Look at me in my fancy hat and special pc privileges. I am immortal. The rest of us are not.”

Sonny, “It will consume the town and lasts an hour. Bye.”

Liu, “Wait a minute my girlfriend. What is her name again? Where is her business on the map? Just down the street. I can dash that.”

DM, “Inspiration for fouling my second evil plan.” Liu Feng has a moment of clarity. He orders everyone into their most secret tunnel and saves Haeleeya. An hour passes. A sand hurricane has hit Red Larch. Only they survived. A few hours of making sure, they relocate to Amphail. Liu spends a day and 500 GP getting Haeleeya a new bathhouse business.

Returning to Sacred Stone Monastery, it has a new look. Polka dots of many colors. A one-foot-wide frame collapsing in on to the front door. Geromino opens the door. A huge sign reads, “Wipe your feet your naughty word earth cultists. One bottle or one six pack entry fee. Signed Renwick.” Geromino and Renwick has a nice beer together and talk about old times. This time he will let them pass with no entrance fee but next time.

The ancient stair descends a quarter mile into the earth. No lights but twilight clerics have special abilities. The group is uneasy as enter a zigzag walkway over a deep chasm. The ambush from the gargoyles goes well. Sleep and Splat happen. While Zephron and Liu are fetching javelins and loot from the bottom of chasm in the second chasm over they find a secret door. A door for thin people. They regroup, and repel down to chasm and enter.

They have entered someone’s luxury apartment bedroom. They start looting and steal the satin and silk sheets. They hear two voices from the other room. The male is expecting visitors.

Zephron peeks through the key hole making eye contact. Marlos Urnrayle, “Don’t you love my curly looking snake locks?” Zephron is stunned and slowly turning to stone. Geronimo tosses him aside and attacks the medusa. The fight is on. They beat down the shadow demon butler and shove a regular pillow case over Marlos’ head. While he out Liu gives him a new haircut. They retreat back upstairs.

Renwick, “Ouch that got to hurt Marlos, I guess there is no reversing your ability now. And none of my spells this week has greater restoration. I think you need to go to town and buy a spell scroll. See you when you get back.”

We will pick this up at the site of the gargoyle ambush. The Temple has been alerted.

DM Note. The Cultists of all nodes are reacting to your attacks. They are using magical nukes to take out cities. That is not nice. The eight. Did I say eight. I mean six cities remaining Triboar, Yartar, Westbridge, Beliard, Amphail, and Conyberry. Your new base is located in Amphail.

End of Session 613.

 

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 18

Day 66

Nigthal 4 (December)

PC Killed 1 Monsters Killed 471 Villains Captured 30 Villains Escaped 113.

Start Time 6:05 PM End Time 9:55 PM

Take 10 down time days. GP 142.

Magic items. Potion of Water Breathing * 2.

I had a very strong group of seven. Ember Life Cleric 8 Human. Liu Feng (Luo) monk 8 Aasimar. Zephron Starwarden twilight cleric 8 Philip way of the moon druid 8 Tiefling. Geromino Barbarian 8 Half-orc. Bart fire giant goliath light domain 8. Lurk fairy rogue 9.

Lurk is not happy as intern, he doesn’t get a fancy hat. But as they near the Black Earth Temple, Geronimo gripes, “Damn Liu Fang. Watch the chest oil. You are dripping. Wait a moment. The whole bridge is slippery.” A voice shouts kill Liu and bullseye lanterns open to give the cultists better targets. Liu, Zephron, and Lurk take to air as arrows passes under them.

Geronimo, “Why did they have the portcullis down? That ain’t friendly. Mages do something.” A reduce is casted on the iron bars allowing the barbarian to slide into the chamber. She calls out opponents. Everything is going their way until the landshark arrives. It takes out the main support of the bridge causing half the party to fall to their injury. The druid shape shifts into a vulture and drops off Ember to the top of walk way.

Zephron, “a little help please I at fourteen hp.”

Bad guy, “Shove evil cleric, you have made 10 con saves in the row. Kill the clerics before they both have spirit guardians up. And quit zig zagging naughty word, using spirt guardians. That’s not right!”

Liu, “Rider is dead. Hey burrowing is not allow come back and fight like a mook.”

Landshark, “Boo Goliath. BELLY FLOP. Ouch that had to hurt. Only target down here. Umm. Umm good. That is what light clerics. Bold Refreshing and in my tummy.”

Geronimo, “Cannonball!”

Landshark, “Ain’t no water down here stupid. Ouch! That had to hurt. Quit poking me or I will tell mom! Fine two to one. I will take out the bird and bird brain.”

Liu Fang, “Eat fist! And some one cast revivify.” One hour later they climb back up to entrance and send the rogue to open the first clean door.

Lurk, “Look it landshark ass. Kill it.” 24 seconds later they move on. The rogue opens the second door and sees a middle age lady working on clay sculpture. He and Liu sneaks up on her. Liu clears his throat.

Mija Vizann, “Oh hi Liu. Nice hat. I see you have an intern. I take it you wipe out the guards and three landsharks. Pity. They were going to get paid tomorrow. Like my statues. Guest which ones are living. Initiative DM. Frack I go next to last.” Except for Bart, the rest of group makes into the mud room. Um Clay making room. The door closes behind them and punches the light out Phillip. And the battle begins.

Liu, “Slow sucks. But die Mija. Now only two stone golems. And one is the door it is not going anywhere.”

Door, “I know something you don’t. I am also a mobile.” The dwarf statue steps out the door frame and punches Ember.

Bart and Lurk, “We cast CURFEW!” The door golem and two pcs disappear. The group takes another short rest after defeating the plow man statue.

We will pick this up next week in the clay room.

End of Session 614.

 

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 19

Day 66 to 67

Nigthal 4 (December) to Nigthal 5 early morning

PC Killed 1 Monsters Killed 485 Villains Captured 32 Villains Escaped 116.

Start Time 6:18 PM End Time 9:20 PM

Take 10 down time days. GP 200. Take a Level.

Magic items. Wand of Magic Missiles.

I had a very strong group of seven. Ember Life Cleric 8 Human. Liu Feng (Luo) Elemental monk 8 Aasimar. Zephron Starwarden twilight cleric 8. Philip way of the moon druid 8 Tiefling. Geromino Path of the Wild Barbarian 8 Half-orc. Bart2 Light cleric 8 goliath. Linx thief 8 Tabai.

Geromino, “Them there interns look a little bit different once you wash the mud off of them.” The group moves south and gets jumped by two bulettes, a small fight begins and ends quickly. Jumping the chasm and moving south, the discover some bad writing.

MUSE, “ARE YOU DISSING ME.”

Some bad writing written on a set of double doors the cat burglar moves on and wakes up Norb. Norb is slightly hunger and wakes up Broog.

Linx, “Bring on Ettin, you small latch didn’t defeat me. And you wouldn’t either.” The monster charges the cat burglar. Pausing briefly to throw the main bolt. He then criticals the thief. Zephron bounces off the door as he tries to force open.

Philip, “Mold Earth. Four-foot hole on the stone door.” Seeing the Ettin distracted Linx runs away.

Broog, “Excuse me little kitten. Attack of opportunity. Crit and you prone. And My turn. Hit and hit. Poor kitten.” Geronimo and Liu Fang tumble through the hole and Zephron is yelling at them to throw the bolt. Banishment gets rid of the problem and Liu orders the group out the other door.

Arriving at the walk down tub bath house, they choose to talk to Dao blacksmith. The blacksmith knows the group. Wanted posters hang by the entrance. Liu Fang two copper pieces. Most everyone else is one copper piece. Marvin the Mastermind is worth one silver piece. Geronimo and her get in a deep conversation on bear armour. The group moves across the way to free the prisoners.

Heldorm, “Oh Liu Fang. Please take chain number five. I get to you in moment. For you, I will wash my instruments. Do you want your nails done first, or just broken arms. The great thing about torture in the realms, is you can break their bones, burn them, mash them, boil them. And in the morning, you get to start all over fresh. Maybe a with a nice smell of poo and blood. See. I just finish beating the half-elf noble within an inch of his life. Smell the fear. Smell the shame. Smell the delicious aroma.”

Liu Feng, “I punch him in the face for ten points DM.”

Heldorm, “oh. Oh. Um. A fight. Nice punch. With a little bit of blood spilled. Hit me again. Thank you. But those were weak. Get them apprentices. Me and Louie are going have a nice splat and blooding.” Seconds later he and his crew are dead and the two real prisoners are healed and put in a corner. They will be escorted out after the temple is cleared. Geronimo returns with a bill of sale.

Geronimo, “What did I miss? Why the strange looks?” The ogre fight washes the taste of the last battle out. Exploring more they come across a second barracks. They slide open the door.

Priest, “Two Pair. Kings and Sevens.”

Guard, “Two Pair. Aces and Eights.”

Priest, “Hi Mr. Fang. Come to kill us. I guess you blew through the first barracks, and the check point. You know you could just lock us in here and not kill us.” A few seconds later.

Liu, “I want to lock the bodies in. That what they wanted to do to me.”

Bart 2, “The priest said you could lock them in and not kill them.”

Liu, “Oh, I thought he said, he was going lock me in and kill me. Oops.” The group finds the chow hall is empty and make lunch. While they are at late lunch the rest of cultists clear out. Bedding down for night Liu and the others have a dream.

Voice, “Six cities remaining Triboar, Yartar, Westbridge, Beliard, Amphail, and Conyberry. We choose Beliard. Try to stop us Liu Fang gang.”

We will pick this up outside the Sacred Stone Monastery.

End of Session 616.

 

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 20

Day 67 to 68

Nigthal 5 early morning

PC Killed 1 Monsters Killed 497 Villains Captured 33 Villains Escaped 116.

Start Time 6:00PM End Time 8:40 PM

Take 10 down time days. GP 500.

I had an average group of six. Ember Life Cleric 8 Human. Liu Feng (Luo) Elemental monk 8 Aasimar. Zephron Starwarden twilight cleric 8. Philip way of the moon druid 8 Tiefling. Geromino Path of the Wild Barbarian 8 Half-orc. Ares fighter 5.

Beliard Blessing.

Five minutes ago, Liu Feng woke you up. Beliard is going to be destroyed at sunset set. The cult is going to activate the ritual at one of eight booths around the festival tree. Candy, Mulled Wine, Popcorn, Hot dog Stand, Beer booth, Kids Booth, Hot Chocolate, or Puppet Show.

Beliard is 30 miles away. But it is snowing and travel is down by a third so just riding the horses at normal pace will not cut it.

Option 1. Do nothing.

Option 2. Push the horses. Result. Begin at Starting point. Roll a d6 for Ritual. Complication 1.

Option 3. Push the horses and yourselves really hard. Begin at another starting point. Roll a d6. Complication 1 and Save for Complication 2.

Option 4. We will have spells and not afar to use them. Aka you decided.

The group choose Option 1. Pushing their horses and themselves hard through the snow, terrain, the river and traffic; they arrive a less than a football field from the Christmas Plaza. Their horses collapse dead. They have 32 miles worth of saddle sores and one level of exhaustion. So, -2 to all rolls. (Forgot the five foot lost.) Cheery St on the left leads mostly straight to the plaza. Cherry Ave has more turns. The group splits up.

Lots of kids and adults are on the way or at the plaza. Aka speed bumps and innocents are in the way. Suspicious snow piles are scattered down the roads. Houses are forty to sixty feet high.

Geronimo screams at three kids, “GO WRESTLE THE MAN-EATING BEAR!” the kids and their father run away from the barbarian.” Zephron spreads his wings and tries to fly above the houses. And Liu Feng does dashes toward the plaza passing one snow pile.

Guard, “Freeze in the name of Zhentarim. Hey you are under arrest. Come back her.”

Liu “Geronimo my lawyer will answer you complain.”

The other three dash down Cheery Ave. Then Philip wildshapes and grabs Ares. The crowd thinks they are just really want to get into plaza before the beer is gone.

Rounding the final corner two hell hounds morph out their illusion and attack Liu flaming him for no damage. Too bad about the kid and mommy.

Clearing the final roof, Ares spies two minotaur who drop their illusion and attack. He gets off a shot.

Meanwhile Geronimo has slain the Zhent and Ember is being chased by other Zhent. The tick is four.

The crowd goes wild to cheer of Liu Fang and charge him. OR did they panic. Roll a d6 on 1 flee to top of table, on 6 flee toward DM side of table.

Ares pile drives the minotaur. Liu Fang passes the hell hounds off to Geronimo and starts on the other minotaur. The second group of hell hounds flame Liu and Aries and they survive. Some of innocents not so much. The tick is three.

Spirit Guardians is cast and woodland beings is casted. (Discussion on both is mostly in their favor, if the crowd runs into the effect.) Ember is fight off two Zhent and casing heals on Ares. The first group of hell hounds are dead. The crowd picks up Liu and crowd surfs him into the hot chocolate stand. The tick is two.

One minotaur dies, followed by the three Eternal Flame guards. Ember is fighting three Zhent and healing the party keeping Ares and Philip from Death. Geronimo is firing arrows to annoy the hell hounds. The tick is one. The orb is released.

Zephron grabs the box and shoves around the orb but can’t close it. He starts to fly away but is followed by the minotaur running through the party and over the roof tops. Liu dashes up the wall and over the roofs. He punches the minotaur and closes the box. They fly off to way outside the city before the box explodes.

Meanwhile the group takes care of the rest of bad guys and arrest a Zhent. Causalities are seven kids and five adults. Hot chocolate stand is mostly destroyed and the kid’s booth totally destroyed.

End of session 617.

 

[jasper]

Things i learn from this session.
1. write up exhaustion rules and print them out. I think the city would been lost if I enforced the -5 feet move rule.
2.Write up the terrain modifications.
3. write up token distributions.
4. write up the flee in panic rules.