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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 3701805" data-attributes="member: 16069">Dungeon Crawl Classics #0 Legends are Made, not Born An Adventure for 0 Level CharactersTurn 10: Suto“Squeee…”ThunkJim’s magic arrow silences the Shrieker in a moment.“Quickly now.” Cas leads them on.Through a grand pair of stone doors and into a large chamber some twenty-five feet wide and forty feet long. In the centre of the floor a carved pentagram, it shines in the torchlight- silver. Beyond the pentagram a brazier full of roaring flame, illuminating in the far wall a carving of the face of some frog-like demon- Frogroth, the mouth extends, serves as an altar, the demon’s eyes twinkle- gemstones. Before the altar a deep dark circular hole, like a well shaft, plunges into darkness. A stooped wrinkled man, ancient by the look of him, hovers in the air at the far end of the chamber.Newt silently appraises the rooms contents, rubs his hands together in glee, and then tenses as the pain in his leg brings him to a sudden halt.Suto, for it is he, grins, scoops his hand into the fire, and screams-“IGNATO.”A flaming creature leaps from the brazier, Suto giggles, floats up higher, out of reach.“Smidgin.”Anya darts in wand pointing at Suto, nothing happens, the magic fades.Mischa tries her luck, claps her hands together and shouts.“ARIEL.”A Hawk appears, squawks, and dives at Suto, he struggles with the bird for a second and then swats it away, not without paying the price, blood flows from a cut on his cheek.Newt hops in, readies his crossbow, at the last moment his leg gives way preventing him from getting a shot off.Jim however targets his magic arrow, it flies, and misses. Bugger.Cas salutes, “for Pelor”, and launches himself at the Fire Elemental, slices into it- connects with something, but in the same moment is engulfed in flame, he staggers back, on his last legs already, badly burnt.Bec wades in, pushes Cas aside, and smashes the Fire Elemental to smithereens with his now smoking Greatclub. Suddenly the sunrod, which Anya’s holding, sparks, fizzles then flares, she drops it just in time, it’s entirely consumed, a cloud of black smoke fills the chamber, and in particular the adventurer’s vision.Anya rushes forward, unafraid- seemingly, “Smidgin.” A magic Missile darts out and thumps into Suto, she’s got the wand working again. Mischa’s Hawk screams in claws and scratches at Suto’s torso. Mischa rushes out of the smoke, momentarily turned around, she searches for Cas- she must save him, spots him, runs over only to find he’s swigging from a potion vial, his wounds disappearing. He catches her eye, ashamed. Newt staggers out of the smoke, awkwardly crouches and fires, killing Mischa’s summoned Hawk in an instant.“Bugger.”Jim reacts badly to the cloying smoke, collapses and lies choking on the floor, unseen by the others.Bec drops his greatclub, hefts his long spear and chucks it at Suto, it wobbles in flight, not really meant as a missile weapon, and yet its aim is true.Thuds into, and through, Suto’s chest, the wizard gargles his last words.“The Voice Below.”And thumps to the floor dead.Everybody left alive takes a breath.Mischa, face still thunder, doles out what healing she has left. Jim is dragged from the smoke, which is clearing, and sips water trying to recover his breath.Newt has already pried both eyes from the idol- topaz and of great quality, only one of them finds its way into the ‘party haul.’There are other discoveries, not the least of which is Suto’s spellbook, which causes Anya to jump for joy, she knows it now- she’s a proper wizard.Judicious use of Anya’s Detect Magic spell also snares her a protection ring, several scrolls and two flasks of, obviously, the magic oil mentioned in Suto’s diary.There are also some silver ingots in the room, and as they first thought the pentagram is etched in silver.However…“The Voice Below.” Cas looks down the hole.Newt wanders over to and gobs down it.“Use the rope.” Mischa ties her rope around the Paladin’s waist- he’s lowered into the black.“Ok?” Anya calls after him. Bec’s taking the strain.“Yep, keep it coming.” The Lord descends, and then suddenly is engulfed in a pall of black fog, that leeches into him.Momentarily he feels the terror of the unknown surround him, and then as if someone had lit a candle in his heart and head, the blackness fades- Pelor is within him.“Pull me back up.”“Everything ok?” Mischa enquires.“Certainly, we’ll need the oil though, there’s something down there.”Back up top Cas has changed, everyone notices, they smile for some strange reason.“Bec take a rope, tie it round Newt. Newt I want you to be lowered in after me. You’re the best we’ve got in a tight spot.” Newt finds himself grinning, stops it as soon as he realises. Cas continues, “Anya, Mischa- keep your eyes on the pit, if anything comes out of there I want you to drop my rope- regardless of where I am, and nail it with whatever you’ve got. Jim help out, watch everything, we don’t want any accidents.”He pours a little of the magic oil over his blade and Newt’s heavy mace, leaves the rest up top.He nods to each member of the team, they nod back in turn.“Right then- death or glory.”He salutes drops a sunrod into the dark and then steps over the side, Newt follows soon after.The pair descend forty feet into a ten foot diameter chamber, its obvious there’s something there, but where- there’s nothing visible.A small demonic looking human, complete with bat-like wings and a stinger tail appears, lashes out with its barbed tail, Cas however is ready for it, dodges and swipes, his weapon leaves a bloody gash across the creatures face and chest.The Quasit screams.“Would ya adam 'n eve it?”And flutters, at speed, up the shaft.“It’s coming.”Time passes.Eventually.“When?” Anya cries.“It should be with you now.”Nothing happens.“Pull me up.”Cas is hauled back up, leaving Newt alone to find the hidden treasure cache, inside of which is a minor fortune in jewels, Newt steals an earring, he’s feeling good about himself, and his fellow adventurers- perhaps it’s time he started sharing.Back up top there’s nothing to be seen, the Quasit it seems has escaped.“Invisible.” Anya states and listens hard- there’s nothing to be heard.They grab all that they can carry, which includes the silver from the pentagram, which Newt gouges out, and head for home, freeing Gurt the Hobgoblin when they exit the cave.The Ogre is dead and the adventure is over, at least for now, they head back to Lowth- with Dayl, Durbin the carpenter, and Jonah, the other grumpy Gnome.That concludes Goodman Games #0 Legends are Made, not Born.XP TotalsPlayer            XP1        XP2        TotalJim            171        412        583Lord Casimir        140        449        589Anya            189        409        598Mischa            167        454        621Bec            215        411        626Newt            401        411        812They’re all up to 1st level.Next Turn: Review.</blockquote>

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