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<blockquote data-quote="Raunalyn" data-source="post: 5650834" data-attributes="member: 72670"><p><strong>Dark Sun: Sessions 9 and 10</strong></p><p></p><p>While preparations continue for the coming battle, the party emerges from the sunken temple. The artifact they discovered could turn the tide of battle, but Katrie is vehemently opposed to using it. After much deliberation, the group agrees to show Treona and Allkirk the artifact, and then find some way to destroy it.</p><p> </p><p>Allkirk and Treona descend into the depths of the temple with the party. Treona carefully examines the artifact while Allkirk investigates the runes. Treona thinks that the artifact that they have found is the original Slaying Stone, and that the one they destroyed before was a cheap copy. Allkirk, however, says that he thinks he knows what the artifact is, and that it is extremely dangerous. He points to several runes, some to prevent the artifact from working within the room, and some to prevent the room from being found. He says that he thinks that this is the Eye of Abalach Re, and that if it were to leave this room, he's certain that the sorcerer queen would sense it and try to find it. Everyone then turns and looks at Tor Val, who was the one who took it from the room before. They all hope that the time that the Eye was not in the room was short enough that Abalach Re may not have sensed its location, and all agree that this is something to discuss later. The artifact should remain in the room for now, and the immediate danger of the Gith incursion is more pressing.</p><p> </p><p>As the group tours the town, checking their preparations, Katrie (with her incredibly high perception) notices something behind a few buildings. The group quickly investigates, and discovers that the gith have sent a scouting group to check out the town. The gith scouts immediately attack.</p><p> </p><p>Two of these were different; they were able to channel their psychic energy and perform devestating attacks on the party. Led by what appeared to be some type of sergeant, the gith wade into the party, trying to take them down before they can alert the rest of the town defenders.</p><p> </p><p>One of the attackers, a Drone, throws a psychic attack at the party, who were nice and clumped together. Fortunately, the dice were unkind and the attack misses 2 out of the 3 people attacked. Gundrek uses this to his advantage and attacks the Sergeant. Tor Val charges the Drone and kills him, and Katrie, Dryder and Kratas fight off the others. Soon, the skirmish is over, and the party realizes that where there is one scout group, there are likely others. They swiftly alert the town defenders, who then scour the village and find signs that other scout parties were indeed present.</p><p>The following day, the gith attack begins. Shouts from the east of town alerts the group that the gith are approaching, so they gather their arms and head to that area. Treona, decked in chainmail armor and wielding a glowing sword that sparked with electricity (she's a swordmage) and Allkirk head to the south area of town, where they think the main force will attack.</p><p> </p><p>The party realizes that their carefully planned defenses are nearly useless as the gith immediately leap over their barricades and land on the roofs of the village homes. The defenders are quickly overwhelmed, so they retreat to the center of the village, where the advantage of the rooftops would be removed from the gith. To the south, Allkirk and Treona begin their defense, using spell and sword to destroy and damage the invaders.</p><p>Meanwhile, the party is attacked by a large group of gith. This group is better trained and equipped than the others, but soon the party is successful in destroying this group, just in time to hear the horn for retreat. Battered and bloodied, the party rushes to the center of town, where the rest of the town defenders have begun to withdraw into the mansion, and then down into the crypts beneath it.</p><p> </p><p>Hoping to draw the gith behind them, the group meets up with Treona and Allkirk. Together, they taunt and beckon the enemy toward the mansion, hoping to pull them down into the crypts where they will have the advantage. Treona and Allkirk remain with the main force while the party rushes through the crypts, emerging in the hidden room of the Bath House. Now firmly behind enemy lines, the group hopes to sneak behind the main force and attack the gith leaders.</p><p> </p><p>Rushing back to the town square, the party is pleased to discover the enemy commander and his retinue have remained behind. The gith commander is surrounded by a group of guards and a powerful psion.</p><p>The battle is fierce! Tor Val charges the group, but is soon surrounded by the Commander's forces. Gundrek steps up to assist and is successful in gaining the attention of most of the enemy guards. Katrie and Dryder rush the commander, and Kratas tries to assist Gundrek and Tor Val as best he can. Soon, several of the enemy guards lie dead from the combined assault. It is at this time that the enemy psion unleashes a devastating attack that almost kills Tor Val. Angered, Tor Val charges the psion...and crits. The resulting damage kills the gith psion, and soon the party is successful in taking down the enemy commander.</p><p> </p><p>Still hearing fighting and shouts from within the mansion, the group rushes to assist. Bursting into the front door, they find a large group of gith trying to descend into the crypts. Immediately, they attack.</p><p>This was mainly a group of minions, with some standard enemies thrown in. It was clear to me that the party was having a blast just mowing through the enemies. Katrie summons Hypnotoad, who then happily begins munching on a few enemies. Tor Val and Gundrek fight back to back, laughing as bloodlust washes over them. Dryder and Kratas sweep through the enemies, who quickly realize that they are fighting a losing battle when Dryder crits the group's leader, completely obliterating him. Then, right after, Tor Val crits the Gith Drone, splashing his innards all over the inside of the mansion.</p><p> </p><p>Outside, they can hear the gith retreating. Below, they hear a shout of joy as the townsfolk realize that they have succeeded. However, their victory comes at a price; nearly half of the defenders lay dead or dying, and only about one hundred able warriors remain.</p><p> </p><p>The day is now the 28th day of Hoard in the Season of Sun Ascending, in the Year of Enemy's Vengeance, 190th King's Age.</p><p> </p><p>Next session: Cry Vengeance</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raunalyn, post: 5650834, member: 72670"] [b]Dark Sun: Sessions 9 and 10[/b] While preparations continue for the coming battle, the party emerges from the sunken temple. The artifact they discovered could turn the tide of battle, but Katrie is vehemently opposed to using it. After much deliberation, the group agrees to show Treona and Allkirk the artifact, and then find some way to destroy it. Allkirk and Treona descend into the depths of the temple with the party. Treona carefully examines the artifact while Allkirk investigates the runes. Treona thinks that the artifact that they have found is the original Slaying Stone, and that the one they destroyed before was a cheap copy. Allkirk, however, says that he thinks he knows what the artifact is, and that it is extremely dangerous. He points to several runes, some to prevent the artifact from working within the room, and some to prevent the room from being found. He says that he thinks that this is the Eye of Abalach Re, and that if it were to leave this room, he's certain that the sorcerer queen would sense it and try to find it. Everyone then turns and looks at Tor Val, who was the one who took it from the room before. They all hope that the time that the Eye was not in the room was short enough that Abalach Re may not have sensed its location, and all agree that this is something to discuss later. The artifact should remain in the room for now, and the immediate danger of the Gith incursion is more pressing. As the group tours the town, checking their preparations, Katrie (with her incredibly high perception) notices something behind a few buildings. The group quickly investigates, and discovers that the gith have sent a scouting group to check out the town. The gith scouts immediately attack. Two of these were different; they were able to channel their psychic energy and perform devestating attacks on the party. Led by what appeared to be some type of sergeant, the gith wade into the party, trying to take them down before they can alert the rest of the town defenders. One of the attackers, a Drone, throws a psychic attack at the party, who were nice and clumped together. Fortunately, the dice were unkind and the attack misses 2 out of the 3 people attacked. Gundrek uses this to his advantage and attacks the Sergeant. Tor Val charges the Drone and kills him, and Katrie, Dryder and Kratas fight off the others. Soon, the skirmish is over, and the party realizes that where there is one scout group, there are likely others. They swiftly alert the town defenders, who then scour the village and find signs that other scout parties were indeed present. The following day, the gith attack begins. Shouts from the east of town alerts the group that the gith are approaching, so they gather their arms and head to that area. Treona, decked in chainmail armor and wielding a glowing sword that sparked with electricity (she's a swordmage) and Allkirk head to the south area of town, where they think the main force will attack. The party realizes that their carefully planned defenses are nearly useless as the gith immediately leap over their barricades and land on the roofs of the village homes. The defenders are quickly overwhelmed, so they retreat to the center of the village, where the advantage of the rooftops would be removed from the gith. To the south, Allkirk and Treona begin their defense, using spell and sword to destroy and damage the invaders. Meanwhile, the party is attacked by a large group of gith. This group is better trained and equipped than the others, but soon the party is successful in destroying this group, just in time to hear the horn for retreat. Battered and bloodied, the party rushes to the center of town, where the rest of the town defenders have begun to withdraw into the mansion, and then down into the crypts beneath it. Hoping to draw the gith behind them, the group meets up with Treona and Allkirk. Together, they taunt and beckon the enemy toward the mansion, hoping to pull them down into the crypts where they will have the advantage. Treona and Allkirk remain with the main force while the party rushes through the crypts, emerging in the hidden room of the Bath House. Now firmly behind enemy lines, the group hopes to sneak behind the main force and attack the gith leaders. Rushing back to the town square, the party is pleased to discover the enemy commander and his retinue have remained behind. The gith commander is surrounded by a group of guards and a powerful psion. The battle is fierce! Tor Val charges the group, but is soon surrounded by the Commander's forces. Gundrek steps up to assist and is successful in gaining the attention of most of the enemy guards. Katrie and Dryder rush the commander, and Kratas tries to assist Gundrek and Tor Val as best he can. Soon, several of the enemy guards lie dead from the combined assault. It is at this time that the enemy psion unleashes a devastating attack that almost kills Tor Val. Angered, Tor Val charges the psion...and crits. The resulting damage kills the gith psion, and soon the party is successful in taking down the enemy commander. Still hearing fighting and shouts from within the mansion, the group rushes to assist. Bursting into the front door, they find a large group of gith trying to descend into the crypts. Immediately, they attack. This was mainly a group of minions, with some standard enemies thrown in. It was clear to me that the party was having a blast just mowing through the enemies. Katrie summons Hypnotoad, who then happily begins munching on a few enemies. Tor Val and Gundrek fight back to back, laughing as bloodlust washes over them. Dryder and Kratas sweep through the enemies, who quickly realize that they are fighting a losing battle when Dryder crits the group's leader, completely obliterating him. Then, right after, Tor Val crits the Gith Drone, splashing his innards all over the inside of the mansion. Outside, they can hear the gith retreating. Below, they hear a shout of joy as the townsfolk realize that they have succeeded. However, their victory comes at a price; nearly half of the defenders lay dead or dying, and only about one hundred able warriors remain. The day is now the 28th day of Hoard in the Season of Sun Ascending, in the Year of Enemy's Vengeance, 190th King's Age. Next session: Cry Vengeance [/QUOTE]
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