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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aluvial" data-source="post: 620374" data-attributes="member: 6862">My Big Army OR Deja Vu (I’ve seen this too)((This I lifted off of my old posts and edited, shifted, and so on to get the story correct.)) I had quite a bit of role-play in Hommlet at the start of the next game session. Apparently Opie/Admir had gotten a lecture from some of the group between sessions, and he came, and he sat, and he was quiet. I thought he was brooding at first but after a while he seemed to be having fun (with his mouth closed). Very interesting. We’ll see if it holds up. Anyway, the group met almost the whole cast of (recruitable) characters (Chat, Questin, Xaod, Redith, Maridosen, Elmo, Burne, Vesta, Renne, etc.) In the end they were taking votes about who to take. They practically picked Xaod (who is having weird visions and mutterings) up from his table, even though I had him drink near 8 drinks!"Here you go pal, let me get you another, we REALLY need your sword here, so are you ready to go, PLEASE!!!"I had Maridosen keep him under the influence so to keep his wits dull. She had served him up drinks before he even sat down at the table. Despite her efforts, and the fact that they (slightly) challenged his dedication to Heironeous (almost a fight right there) he decided he would go and off he went (with a small cask and two bottles of elvish wine form Celene in his pack). Some of the group also went by Spugnoir’s shop (He sells potions??!! Not gems??) and met Renee. She let them know that good ‘ol Dad is out again and should be back soon. He probably is at the moathouse on the outskirts of town if they really need him. They buy a few things from her and at the General Store and they head back to the Inn. On the bridge they have another encounter with Elmo who states that he might have been a bit hasty the previous evening. He had come in VERY early to wait for the party, only to be met by Vesta who put in a good word about the boys. He sends his apologies to Admir and wishes the group good travels (anywhere but here he thinks). So the group starts to pack up and head off. By now it is mid morning. We figured that it would take 8 hours to get there. If they left now they would make it by nightfall. ((Oh goody!!)) Xaod throws up as the wagon passes the keep… and keeps on drinking…As for them recruiting, who know what these jokers are up to? I guess some of the elves felt sorry for Redithidoor and just couldn't say no to him. Chatrillion was out right away though. The party decided that he looked just too polished. So they had nine going to the moathouse, plus two familiars (Hummingbird for Admir and Owl for Xaod)Let’s not forget the winter wolf pup in a cage in the back of the wagon. More on him later… Two horses hitched to the wagon and Vex’s mule (which he rides). You would thin that they were leaving Hommlet for good. And so they thought they would. “We’ll just check out the moathouse on the way to this Temple of the Elements (they’re still calling it that) and were going to set off into the Gnarley.” ((OK sure.)) So far so good, they don’t know anything. ((That good, right?)) ;-) So on the way they had a brief encounter with 3 dire badgers (mainly because the Hommlet encounters took two sessions with no combat) and they felt the pain. Especially Randelar who was in the lead (I’ll scout ahead! Chest out and head high) at the time. I had the badgers burrowed in near the road. Now the party was looking for ankhegs that they heard might be around but these things totally surprise them and start rending Randelar to bits. Charging, rending, flanking, scent! Hoody Hoo!! Welcome to 3E boys!!!When they finally got to this first encounter (random dire badgers), Xaod was really drunk so I had him draw his sword, stand up on the back of the wagon, proclaim some gibberish about his honor, and fall off!Mostly arrow fire here from, about everybody. Randelar taking the heat and… BAM he’s down! Vex manages a sleep, and just like that, one badger left making for the horses. Where are the other fighters you might ask? Well they’re holding back. Remember Scottie/Stoneheart the fighter dwarf? Well he very slowly, very cautiously approaches. By the time he gets ready to do anything the fight is over. Talus the Psi Fighter? He’s trying some psionic crud. That doesn’t work. He’ll decide to fight next time. Randelar? Oh, yeah, he’s on the ground bleeding to death. I think it’s going to be a long campaign…So Zane heals Randelar and they set off again. This time Randelar rides in the wagon. Once they got there I was really geared up to spring the big U on them, not to mention the frog (I really like giant frogs) but they took one look and headed back towards town! 1/2 a mile later they decide to camp.End of SessionAll in all, Opie kept it down and the role-play at the beginning made it a VERY good game. ‘Ol Del is next!Aluval</blockquote>

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