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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 4326566" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter 37, “The New Team”, April 24th, 1006: </strong> </p><p></p><p>Deciding that they can use some more assistance to look for Ji-Do-Kwan’s sister, the five who had searched for her the previous day head over to the Broken Web Tavern to speak with the five Silver Moon Adventurers. Lone handles the introductions and Ji-Do Kwan then briefs them about looking for his sister. However, before they leave the tavern the sister arrives. </p><p></p><p>The girl Jamie appears to be tired and covered in dirt, but in otherwise unharmed. She is still clinging onto the sword that she had stolen from the hobgoblin. She tells of having been kidnapped by man-sized humanoid spiders, who sought to sacrifice her to their spider god. She was one of three girls captured from the village thus far, but the only one who managed to successfully escape from the spider’s lair. </p><p></p><p>Kharole asks “Would the others have now been sacrificed?” Jamie replies “No, they said they needed eight for the ceremony.” Narg says “Then our mission is clear, we must take all of the attractive young women from this village away from this place.” Kharole interjects “And let me guess, you’d bring them all to your place?” Narg answers “Yes, I’d be willing to protect them.” “Uh huh,” Kharole comments. </p><p></p><p>Jamie says that she is willing to lead them back to where she escaped from, but first needs an opportunity to eat and rest. They decide to wait a day or two more, for when Phraakeese will also be available to join them. Lone heads out now to do some preliminary scouting in that area. The party members introduce themselves. Jamie recognizes Phuddipeduzh’s name, and says “You’re the fighter who married my sister Beulla!” Phuddi says that he is, and that he had hoped to have a chance to visit with her family while in Byr. He then points to Ji-do-Kwan and says “Wait a minute. Buella said her brother’s name was James.” “He changed it at the monastery” Jamie interjects. </p><p></p><p>April 25th, 1006: </p><p></p><p>Supplies are obtained for the mission. The party also transacts business with a local merchant who has a number of magic items available, although whether all of the items are what he claims they are is highly questionable. The one item that there is a great deal of in town is seed for planting, and the party buys 74 ten-pound bags of it to possibly use for trade. The seed is loaded into Vincenzo’s wagon. Lone returns having possibly found the monsters’ trail. Jamie agrees to head back with him to check, and Narg decides to join them, telling the party to catch up with them the next day. </p><p></p><p>April 26th, 1006: </p><p></p><p>Phraakeese returns from his apprencticeship, and is accompanied by an old friend of the party’s, Silas-the-one-eyed. Silas is happy to see Kharole, Klaaze and Phuddipeduzh again. They tell him about what the group has done for the past nine months, and he fills them in on his life, which consisted primarily of getting lost in the mountains and then the forests. He has spent the past several months with an old fighter named Gramps, who had given Phraakeese his apprenticeship. </p><p></p><p>So the group of Blake, Jacques, Ji-do-Kwan, Kharole, Klaaze, Phraakeese, Phuddipeduzh, Silas and Vincenzo head out in the direction that Jamie, Lone and Narg had gone. Midway through the morning they run into a group of white furred bear-like humanoid monsters known as Quaggoths. Rather than attacking them as a group, the party splits up, resulting in them taking far more damage than they otherwise would have. Vincenzo and Jacques assist with healing. </p><p></p><p>By mid-afternoon a heavy rain shower begins, and the party decides to stop and set up camp. During the evening, when Klaaze is on watch duty, a goat arrives in the camp. The goat is wearing a collar, and Klaaze comes up with the notion that it is an intelligent humanoid in goat form. Klaaze tells this to the goat, and recieves the telepathic command “I am, don’t give me away.” The problem arrises when Silas is woken up for his own watch duty, and he wants to kill and eat the goat. Klaaze eventually convinces him to leave it alone, saying that “It is probably somebody’s pet. And we may just be needing help from that same somebody. </p><p></p><p>April 27th, 1006: </p><p></p><p>The party starts up a fire to cook breakfast, which Silas still insists should consist of the goat. The smoke from the fire attracts Jamie and Narg who are nearby. Narg and Silas are happy to see each other again, especially after Narg agrees the goat should be eaten. They say that Lone has gone on further ahead. Kharole notices that Narg appears to be a bit more muscular and somewhat fatter. He explains that during the night his Pooka took him on a trip, which actually lasted a couple of months, and they ate and excercized well. Narg points to a mountain in the distance, saying “That is where Lone said the tracks lead to. </p><p></p><p><em>[DM's Note #53: This night was my "back to basics" approach following what the group had endured for the past four months. Several players were still bitter about how the prior module had gone, so it was nice to have the group dynamic change with the addition of Kharole's player's new boyfriend as well as the return of Silas's player after a year-long absence from the group. The module itself was a rather simple but well designed one from a recent issue of Dragon Magazine, which I then added to by developing the land around the town of Byr in a bit more detail.] </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 4326566, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 37, “The New Team”, April 24th, 1006: [/B] Deciding that they can use some more assistance to look for Ji-Do-Kwan’s sister, the five who had searched for her the previous day head over to the Broken Web Tavern to speak with the five Silver Moon Adventurers. Lone handles the introductions and Ji-Do Kwan then briefs them about looking for his sister. However, before they leave the tavern the sister arrives. The girl Jamie appears to be tired and covered in dirt, but in otherwise unharmed. She is still clinging onto the sword that she had stolen from the hobgoblin. She tells of having been kidnapped by man-sized humanoid spiders, who sought to sacrifice her to their spider god. She was one of three girls captured from the village thus far, but the only one who managed to successfully escape from the spider’s lair. Kharole asks “Would the others have now been sacrificed?” Jamie replies “No, they said they needed eight for the ceremony.” Narg says “Then our mission is clear, we must take all of the attractive young women from this village away from this place.” Kharole interjects “And let me guess, you’d bring them all to your place?” Narg answers “Yes, I’d be willing to protect them.” “Uh huh,” Kharole comments. Jamie says that she is willing to lead them back to where she escaped from, but first needs an opportunity to eat and rest. They decide to wait a day or two more, for when Phraakeese will also be available to join them. Lone heads out now to do some preliminary scouting in that area. The party members introduce themselves. Jamie recognizes Phuddipeduzh’s name, and says “You’re the fighter who married my sister Beulla!” Phuddi says that he is, and that he had hoped to have a chance to visit with her family while in Byr. He then points to Ji-do-Kwan and says “Wait a minute. Buella said her brother’s name was James.” “He changed it at the monastery” Jamie interjects. April 25th, 1006: Supplies are obtained for the mission. The party also transacts business with a local merchant who has a number of magic items available, although whether all of the items are what he claims they are is highly questionable. The one item that there is a great deal of in town is seed for planting, and the party buys 74 ten-pound bags of it to possibly use for trade. The seed is loaded into Vincenzo’s wagon. Lone returns having possibly found the monsters’ trail. Jamie agrees to head back with him to check, and Narg decides to join them, telling the party to catch up with them the next day. April 26th, 1006: Phraakeese returns from his apprencticeship, and is accompanied by an old friend of the party’s, Silas-the-one-eyed. Silas is happy to see Kharole, Klaaze and Phuddipeduzh again. They tell him about what the group has done for the past nine months, and he fills them in on his life, which consisted primarily of getting lost in the mountains and then the forests. He has spent the past several months with an old fighter named Gramps, who had given Phraakeese his apprenticeship. So the group of Blake, Jacques, Ji-do-Kwan, Kharole, Klaaze, Phraakeese, Phuddipeduzh, Silas and Vincenzo head out in the direction that Jamie, Lone and Narg had gone. Midway through the morning they run into a group of white furred bear-like humanoid monsters known as Quaggoths. Rather than attacking them as a group, the party splits up, resulting in them taking far more damage than they otherwise would have. Vincenzo and Jacques assist with healing. By mid-afternoon a heavy rain shower begins, and the party decides to stop and set up camp. During the evening, when Klaaze is on watch duty, a goat arrives in the camp. The goat is wearing a collar, and Klaaze comes up with the notion that it is an intelligent humanoid in goat form. Klaaze tells this to the goat, and recieves the telepathic command “I am, don’t give me away.” The problem arrises when Silas is woken up for his own watch duty, and he wants to kill and eat the goat. Klaaze eventually convinces him to leave it alone, saying that “It is probably somebody’s pet. And we may just be needing help from that same somebody. April 27th, 1006: The party starts up a fire to cook breakfast, which Silas still insists should consist of the goat. The smoke from the fire attracts Jamie and Narg who are nearby. Narg and Silas are happy to see each other again, especially after Narg agrees the goat should be eaten. They say that Lone has gone on further ahead. Kharole notices that Narg appears to be a bit more muscular and somewhat fatter. He explains that during the night his Pooka took him on a trip, which actually lasted a couple of months, and they ate and excercized well. Narg points to a mountain in the distance, saying “That is where Lone said the tracks lead to. [I][DM's Note #53: This night was my "back to basics" approach following what the group had endured for the past four months. Several players were still bitter about how the prior module had gone, so it was nice to have the group dynamic change with the addition of Kharole's player's new boyfriend as well as the return of Silas's player after a year-long absence from the group. The module itself was a rather simple but well designed one from a recent issue of Dragon Magazine, which I then added to by developing the land around the town of Byr in a bit more detail.] [/I] [/QUOTE]
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