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<blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 7225074" data-attributes="member: 6790669"><p><strong>Library Game Day Update</strong></p><p></p><p>[gm]</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Ok, so we played the </strong></span><span style="color: #008080"><strong>Grey Cloak Campaign</strong></span><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong> at the recent</strong></span><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong> Tabletop Group Game Day</strong></span><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong> at our local library. Here's the long and short of what happened:</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong></strong></span></p><p>1. Lareth the Beautiful was defeated and taken prisoner.</p><p></p><p>2. Wat the Ghostly Assassin was destroyed, and his hostel burned to the ground.</p><p></p><p>3. Lareth was taken back to Hommlet, to Rufus & Burne's fortress, where he was questioned.</p><p></p><p>4. Lareth is now a prisoner in Burne's dungeon.</p><p></p><p>5. From questioning, the party was able to learn the following:</p><p></p><p>...a. Lareth is a follower of the Elder Elemental Eye, and despises the Cult of Tharizdun.</p><p></p><p>...b. Lareth now realizes that the Elemental Eye followers were the puppets of Tharizdun's cult all along.</p><p></p><p>...c. Lareth and Wat are (were) both loyal followers of the Elder Elemental Eye. They both died in the battle of the First Temple, more than 15 years ago.</p><p></p><p>...d. Lareth was resurrected, but somehow, his face remained mutilated. He feels betrayed by Festrath, whom he believes did it on purpose.</p><p></p><p>...e. Wat was loyal to The Eye even after death, and even after becoming a Ghost.</p><p></p><p>...f. The Cult of Tharizdun has plans for Lareth; he plays some important part in their scheme, which is why he was resurrected to begin with.</p><p></p><p>...g. Lareth was left to languish in the abandoned village of Nulb because the cultists knew it was the last place anyone would look for him.</p><p></p><p>...h. The old Temple of Elemental Evil is overrun and controlled by a tribe of Hobgoblins. It is uncertain if they follow The Eye, or if their loyalties lie elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>...i. There is a new temple, either already built, or nearing completion, in the mountains, near the village of Rastor.</p><p></p><p>...j. The party has reason to suspect that Rastor is probably full of cultist spies, just as Hommlet was. Derrith says he will be running his Detect Evil powers when the party sets out for that place.</p><p></p><p>6. The party has decided to explore the Old Temple first, since it is the closest, in an attempt to find out what the Hobgoblins there are up to, and thwart their plans.</p><p></p><p>7. After the Old Temple has been investigated, the plan is to travel to Rastor.</p><p></p><p>8. At the close of the session, the party ran across a patrolling band of 13 Hobgoblins. The rest of the party hid in the trees, while Osprey stepped out and taunted them, daring them to cross the river and face him. The session ended with a call for initiative, as the Hobgoblins sneered, and began to draw their bows...</p><p></p><p>9. This combat will be resolved in a future in-person session, and then the roleplaying part will continue here, on this thread.</p><p></p><p>[/gm]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tellerian Hawke, post: 7225074, member: 6790669"] [b]Library Game Day Update[/b] [gm] [COLOR=#0000ff][B]Ok, so we played the [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#008080][B]Grey Cloak Campaign[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff][B] at the recent[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000][B] Tabletop Group Game Day[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff][B] at our local library. Here's the long and short of what happened: [/B][/COLOR] 1. Lareth the Beautiful was defeated and taken prisoner. 2. Wat the Ghostly Assassin was destroyed, and his hostel burned to the ground. 3. Lareth was taken back to Hommlet, to Rufus & Burne's fortress, where he was questioned. 4. Lareth is now a prisoner in Burne's dungeon. 5. From questioning, the party was able to learn the following: ...a. Lareth is a follower of the Elder Elemental Eye, and despises the Cult of Tharizdun. ...b. Lareth now realizes that the Elemental Eye followers were the puppets of Tharizdun's cult all along. ...c. Lareth and Wat are (were) both loyal followers of the Elder Elemental Eye. They both died in the battle of the First Temple, more than 15 years ago. ...d. Lareth was resurrected, but somehow, his face remained mutilated. He feels betrayed by Festrath, whom he believes did it on purpose. ...e. Wat was loyal to The Eye even after death, and even after becoming a Ghost. ...f. The Cult of Tharizdun has plans for Lareth; he plays some important part in their scheme, which is why he was resurrected to begin with. ...g. Lareth was left to languish in the abandoned village of Nulb because the cultists knew it was the last place anyone would look for him. ...h. The old Temple of Elemental Evil is overrun and controlled by a tribe of Hobgoblins. It is uncertain if they follow The Eye, or if their loyalties lie elsewhere. ...i. There is a new temple, either already built, or nearing completion, in the mountains, near the village of Rastor. ...j. The party has reason to suspect that Rastor is probably full of cultist spies, just as Hommlet was. Derrith says he will be running his Detect Evil powers when the party sets out for that place. 6. The party has decided to explore the Old Temple first, since it is the closest, in an attempt to find out what the Hobgoblins there are up to, and thwart their plans. 7. After the Old Temple has been investigated, the plan is to travel to Rastor. 8. At the close of the session, the party ran across a patrolling band of 13 Hobgoblins. The rest of the party hid in the trees, while Osprey stepped out and taunted them, daring them to cross the river and face him. The session ended with a call for initiative, as the Hobgoblins sneered, and began to draw their bows... 9. This combat will be resolved in a future in-person session, and then the roleplaying part will continue here, on this thread. [/gm] [/QUOTE]
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