Like Father, Like Son: Kid Charlemagne's Story Hour , PT III

[Kid Charlemagne]

Some great quotes that didn't make it into the last few Story Hour installments:

"Just because I've seen a lot of dead bodies doesn't mean I want to roll around in them!"
-Gavin

"What's the worst that can happen? We just kill someone else to talk to."
-Jovah, getting awfully cavalier about speak with dead.

"Do you feel better?"
-Brennen to Reana, after giving her a potion taken from the wizard, assuming it had to have been a potion of healing.

"Things didn't go well, did they?"
-someone (I think Tolaro Telegar), in the understatement of the day, upon seeing Aris turned to stone.

"Trying to breed a race of flying piranhas?"
-Gavin, attempting to answer the 64,000 gp question of why the Sahuagin are working with Kentfield (who worships Pazuzu, a bird-demon).

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Due to the Easter Holiday, we have two off weeks (drat!) between sessions.

Next session will see the answer to Jovah's divination; an attempt to rescue Jalea (I'm presuming!); and more fun with demon-worshipping noblemen and twitchy mages who summon monsters that don't look celestial, and don't look fiendish.

Hmmm...

 

[Grifter86]

Fwaap!

What is this?

Two week delay or no, this story hour belongs on the front page!

 

[Jovah]

Saved from the Horrors of page 2 by the Divine Bump.

Next time - 2 new characters and a henchman.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Next time we have a long layoff, we'll have to regale the masses with the story of how Lucky the Pony got his name...

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Just to tide you over, here's a brief sidetrip to pick up Soldago, Gavin's Plains Horseman Cohort. This is written and submitted (with a minor edit for factual accuracy) by Gavin's player. Nice work...

***
The Dimensional Fold appears in the center of Shadow Springs and Jovah and Gavin step through. The pair's sudden appearance draws startled looks from some of the townsfolk, but they relax when they recognize LordGavin.

"Do I look any older?" Gavin asks the Priest of Bes, but Jovah only scowls.

The fighter and the priestmake their way to Gavin's office. The pair enters Gavin's office and finds a bored Soldago behind a desk,struggling to read a stack of papers. He stands and notices the determined look in Gavin's eyes.

"Trouble, Sir?"

"You could say that"

"What's the situation"

"Demons, giant mechanical spiders, sahauagin,evil
wizards, assassins, and people getting turned to stone."

"I see. I'll get my things."

"Send in Brindle and Grivnak on your way out"

Grivnak, a burn-scarred dwarf with a missing hand, enters the office accompanied by Gavin's chamberlain.

"Brindle, Soldago and I are leaving on some important
business. I'm leaving you in charge of operations."

"Yes, my Lord," Brindle replies a bit hesitantly. "What
if something..."

"Nothing is going to happen, Brindle", Gavin interrupts. "We've taken care of the hobgoblins, and we've cleared out all the orcs and ogres for miles around. There's nothing left to fight."

"There's always Ekozius. Or the Drow might come back," Jovah says from the corner.

Gavin glares at Jovah, but returns his attention to Brindle. "I have every confidence in your abilities, Brindle. Now go out and get to work."

As soon as he leaves, Gavin turns to Grivnak. "Keep an eye him. Don't let him screw anything up." Grivnak nods and heads out.

Later as Jovah prepares the Dimensional Fold back to Cape Varna, Soldago rides up. He seems eager, and his swift warhorse Wildfire matches his excitement.

"It's good to get out of the office, sir," he says as he rides through the Fold.

"I wonder if he'll feel the same after he gets turned into a statue," Jovah asks as he and Gavin follow.

***
Funny, for a rustic horseman, Soldago sounds a lot like Jeeves.

"So we're off, sir? Excellent, shall I bring the wooden stakes and hammers?"

"No, vampires were last campaign, Soldago. Do try to keep up."

 

[Gavin]

Well. I was going to have him call Gavin "kemosabe", but I thought that would be a bit much. I think that it's more of a military "sir" than an aristocratic "sir". Or maybe he's a highly trained horse-archer butler from the Plains of Nali.

Soldago is a good soldier who was campaigning with Gavin as a mercenary for many years. This will certainly be more challenging than a typical mercenary bash-up, but Soldago handled himself OK against the demon-spaceship-hobgoblins. He's a little weak at in-your-face kind of fighting, but he's real nasty with a bow. Should balance out that slippery frost-arrow assassin who fustigated Gavin in the bar ambush.

Be nice to finally have someone who can make a Spot check, too.


Sigh. With the Jeeves image firmly planted in my head, now I'm going to have to play him that way. Jolly good, suh.

 

[Jovah]

I don't remember Jovah being such a smart-a$$ with Gavin.

Oh Wait that was with Sir Brennen.

The more I think aobut it, I believe Jovh needs a title. Perhaps I'll have Jalea "scout" one out. Assuming that is, we can change him back.

I have been itching to try out that Stone Shape spell.


I would like to rehear that "How Lucky got his name" story-- that was almost 5 real-time years ago.
Jovah was so conservative back then.

 

[Grifter86]

Soldago is a good soldier who was campaigning with Gavin as a mercenary for many years. This will certainly be more challenging than a typical mercenary bash-up, but Soldago handled himself OK against the demon-spaceship-hobgoblins. He's a little weak at in-your-face kind of fighting, but he's real nasty with a bow. Should balance out that slippery frost-arrow assassin who fustigated Gavin in the bar ambush.

Did I miss something? When did they fight the demon-spaceship-hobgoblins?

 

[Gavin]

Atomic-space-hobgoblins

Ah that would be our little side adventure to break into 3E before beginning the Pazuzu-palooza in Ulfang.


It had giants, hobgoblins that weren't quite right, Gavin getting to use his Spirited Charge feat in the dark, and Dimensional Fold assault tactics.

You'll have to ask KidC if he wants to write about it or not.