DDAL Jasper DMs Princes of the Apocalyse

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 21

Day 68 to 69

Nigthal 5 Night to Nigthal 6

PC Killed 1 Monsters Killed 516 Villains Captured 33 Villains Escaped 116.

Start Time 6:00 PM End Time 9:00 PM

Take 10 down time days. GP 90.

Magic Items Stone of Luck. Potion of Fie Breath. Potion of Greater Healing. Potion of Fire Resistance *3.

I had a very strong group of nine. 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. Ilela druid 9 Human. Leeanna Wizard 5 human. Roland rogue 5 human.

Welcome Ilela, Roland, and Leeanna to adventure league.

The winter snow has started to fall as the group leaves the council house. They getting free horses tomorrow. Philip hits the college bars to get a little dizzy. Ember gets passes on companionship. Ares ignores Liu Fang and drinks seven beers, one over his limit. Ilela just finds a bed.

Big Jane grabs Liu from behind in a smelly hug, “I want to have your babies. Marry me. I have a cleric just down the street. And we make big, sweaty….”

Liu Fang, “Looks it Mr. Wigham.” He dashes out the bar, turns a corner, grabs Geronimo’s mead and keeps going. Big Jane gives chase but Geronimo distracts her tell her Marvin is at the Dew Drop Inn.

Zephron is approached by some of fellow worshippers. During the combat the head of their local church got killed. So, they are asking him to take over. He replies after the cultists are destroyed.

The other two stay at the inn and knit. Leeanna, “That is crocheting!”

The morning breaks and they find their way to the temple of Eternal Flame. They sneak toward the front entrance when Liu notices the side entrance and goes that way. Which is good, because a goblin was sent out to see what some of the noise was and just missed the adventurers as they turned the corner.

Roland pops the lock on the secret tunnel. Frack, they got me writing it. The secret door opens to second in command room.

Bastain Thermandar, “Frak. How the Frack do they keep finding the leaders and a cascade fight each time they enter a new temple. We who about to die. Frack. Liu no wediges or noogies. DM. the pcs are being mean to me.” After most of the group pound the leader number two into the dirt, Ilela opens the door to barracks and sic’s Liu on the poker table while she walls of flame the rear group.

The guards are taking pounding when the fire priests come out their dorm room and start laying down fireballs. After five fire balls, most of the guards are down and three new pcs are down. Mr. Happy skateboards onto the battle map. “ I am so happy. Three kills in one. FRACK!”

Ember, “Divine Heal. I heal you Ares. I Heal Leeanna. And I slightly heal Roland.” The pcs stand up and take their revenge. Leeanna empties her Glock of Magic Missiles into Hobgoblin came who just came into the battle. Ares finishes off the second guard. And Roland takes out a fire priest. Another round and the group is done.

Take a short rest. We will pick this up in the Bastian room (E6).

End of Session 618.

 

[jasper]

With three new people and 9 at the table. I can see the next few sessions are going to be interesting. i WILL try to get them hooked into my beyond account to make things easier. I also need to print off some 5th level pre gens.

 

[jasper]

Just notice session above has the wrong level of people. They were mostly nine.

 

[jasper]

Princes of the Apocalypse Session 22

Day 69 to 72

Nigthal 6 to Nigthal 9

PC Killed 1 Monsters Killed 546 Villains Captured 33 Villains Escaped 156.

Start Time 6:30 PM End Time 10:45 PM

Take a level. Take 10 down time days. GP 120.

Magic Items +1 shield with clock imbedded, potion of water breathing, dust of disappearance, potion of extra healing, potion of diminution, scroll of Melf’s minute meteors, scroll of wall of sand.

Story Award Tinderstrike.

I had a strong group of sox. Liu Feng (Luo) Elemental monk 9 Aasimar. Zephron Starwarden twilight cleric 9. Philip way of the moon druid 9 Tiefling. Geromino Path of the Wild Barbarian 9 Half-orc. Ares eldritch Knight 9 human. Mirelle college of Whispers 9 bard fairy.

After eating the left-over breakfast of the second in command. The group moves into the main hallway. To their right is sounds of a mighty forge at work with its staff. On the left back toward the entrance, and across the way a row of doors looking like Motel 6.

The group kicks open the two doors to Motel 6. Waking Lill and Dil. The fireball cooking off wakes up Philip and Chuckie. How combat does not go well for the foursome and they are quickly killed off.

Mirelle, “My mind to your mind. Your face to my face. I cast Mantle of Whispers. I am now Phillip.”

Phillip, “Hey.”

Mirelle, “Okay Evil Philip.” The DM looks hastily at the ability. Frack.

Bill, “hey Phillip. Here to torture me again?” asked the Azer as Liu Feng opens the door. With some smooth taking, and lots of persuasion checks. The group not only releases the prisoners of four salamanders, and eight azer, but they gang them as allies.

Monster Manual, “Um DM, the monsters and party don’t have any common language.”

Book, “Specific beats General. B.”

DM, “Don’t make me separate you.” With the temporary knowledge of map, and NPCs, the group decides to travel through the lava chasm. Taking 100% of 6d10. How about 50%. Um 25%.

The valid group takes some heat damage and bunches up in the intersection before the boss. Minions call for alarm and a few seconds pass as all four ways are covered and the big battle begins. Giant Salamander blocks the boss in while cultists, cult fanatics, hobgoblin captains, and Vanfier fight the horde. But time runs out for them and they all die.

Still using the mantle, Mirelle talks the rest of the dungeon into giving up their magic items but keeping their gold and lives. And thus, the group conquers chapter 4.

DM Notes. Not much of write today people. I got a late start, and the trees defeated me today.

We will pick this up in Liu Feng’s hot tub.

End of Session 619.


This became a meat grinder for two reasons. I missed the azer and salamander in cell block wouldn't work together. The placement of their allies was problem too. Almost everyone want to act on round one, so they blocked each other and allies from getting into room 25. I did bump the mage to archmage but all it did was to take Liu fang out combat as he use the boss as a punching bag.
I did call the fight in their favor as we hit the 15 minutes until closing bell and I did not want to carry the fight over.