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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mikeawmids" data-source="post: 7850953" data-attributes="member: 6776411">[Savaged] Rise of the Runelords / Sins of the Saviours / Week 7 / Part 2 (24/11/2017)Having cleared the Ravenous Crypt of Gluttony, the party return to the Festering Maze of Sloth. This time, they are prepared for the diabolical stench and wrap their faces in mummy bandages that Rast has soaked in a pungent alchemical solution. The heroes retrace their steps to the three levers controlling the flow of effluence into the sewer. This time, the levers are defended by a host of mucky sewage elementals! (At this point, we trialled the Savage Worlds Quick Combat rules and they worked pretty well!) The heroes fight their way through to the control panel and shut off the flood of sewage. The ‘water’ level immediately begins to drop.With the source of fresh slime blocked, the large basin at the other side of the dungeon begins to drain, until the heroes can just walk across the bottom. The demonic squid that had lurked in the noxious pool now splashes helplessly in a few inches of filthy water. The party bombard the beast with ranged attacks until it bursts like a wet sack full of grey custard.Beyond the basin lies the lair of Joromundus the Slimancer. The obese, bald wizard lounges on his floating black throne, his filthy robe open to the waist, revealing quivering man-boobs and a writhing, tentacled mass imbedded in his chest.“What would you ask of the great wizard Joromundus?” the rotund Slimancer demanded.“We seek Ithililliom!” Grogg answered.“Zzzzzzzz.” snored Jorumundus.“Wake up!” Grogg roared, throwing his axe at the wizard’s head.The axe sinks into Joromundus’ flabby shoulder. The Slimancer rolls his beady eyes in exasperation.“Hohoho!” Joromundus guffawed, “You cannot harm me with your puny weapons! The slime heart of Jubilex protects me!”The party test this claim by bombarding the Slimancer with ranged attacks and magic. He does seem impervious to their puny weapons!“If only he had some obscure weakness that we could exploit!” Andor cried.“The slime heart of Jubilex protects me!” Joromundus said.“There must be some flaw or gap in his impenetrable defences!” Asha wailed.“The slime heart of Jubilex protects me!” Joromundus said.“We must be missing something!” Karrack mused.“THE SLIME HEART OF JUBILEX PROTECTS ME!”“Hey!” said Grogg, “Let’s try hitting the slime heart of Jigglypuff!”“Jubilex!”“Jubblyjuice?”“Jubilex!!”“Jobblejam?”“JUBILEX!!!”The party target the slime heart of Jubilex. By exploiting this obscure weakness, they manage to defeat the Slimancer! Tipping him out of his floating throne, Andor finds a secret compartment in the arm, containing a fourth shard of Ithilliom and a band of slimy metal. Asha identifies it as a Ring of Slimy Secretions. Andor slips it onto his finger and immediately oozes pale mucus from every pore on his body, granting him +2 on agility rolls to escape being grappled or slip through tight spaces.The party decide that four Ithilliom weapons will be sufficient to deal with Runelord Karzoug and pass on exploring the dungeons of Greed and Wrath. They return to the Runeforge hub to smelt the enchanted ore. Suddenly, the 25ft tall statue of Karzoug animates and attacks!“You again!” the stone golem boomed in the Runelord’s voice, “Neither you nor your weapons will reach Xin Shalast! Your fate is to die in Runeforge!”The heroes defy fate by defeating the golem!“Fine!” the Runelord grumbled as his stone avatar crumbled, “Come to Xin Shalast if you want, see if I care! You will never reach the Eye of Avarice!”The party use the small amount of Ithilliom that they managed to collect to enhance four weapons (Andor, Grogg, Karrck & Asha).“This is it,”Karrack said solemnly, “The final push. We’ll head back to Sandpoint to prepare, then we’re taking the fight to Karzoug!”To be continued….</blockquote>

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