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<blockquote data-quote="arwink" data-source="post: 270102" data-attributes="member: 2292"><p>Although this all took place in the same session, the posts got really long really fast. We play eight or nine hour sessions, so a lot tends to happen...</p><p></p><p>The Gauntlet - Part Two</p><p></p><p>Khynal and Henk take stock of the situation, eventually deciding to press further into the gauntlet. They bypass some more traps and a few puzzles, defeating a pair of rust monsters with minimal effort, Sven’s long spear and concentrated pistol fire from Khynal. </p><p></p><p>As they reach a staircase bearing a mysterious riddle, Voolfy (who has followed along after Sven’s death), starts barking excitedly and they hear a boisterous call echo through the length of the Gauntlet. “Hello? My name is Bjorn? I have come looking for my brother Sven.”</p><p></p><p>After retrieving the druid from the gauntlets entrance and guiding him through the traps and trials they’ve uncovered thus far, the party ask Bjorn a few quick questions while he greets his pet wolf, Voolfy. He explains his mission to find help for his homeland, his devotion to his deity Vevina and how a small goblin in a tavern had told him Sven had come here with some companions. With a cheerful smile and a scratch behind Voolfy’s ear, he looks at the other two and asks “So, is Sven here?”</p><p></p><p>There’s a short moment of silence. Henk grunts, starts trying to figure out a way up the stairs. Khynal says “no, not anymore,” and leaves it at that. Bjorn doesn’t get the message, figures his brother has left for the city once more. He thinks about going looking for him, but figures that he has no money, its likely that Sven doesn’t either, and these two people seem to look like they know how to go about getting some…</p><p></p><p>They decipher the trick of the stairs by chance, randomly leaping over the carefully placed teleport traps. At the top is a locked, iron door and a riddle. After determining that brute force wont open the door, they set down to puzzle out the password. Eventually, it is Bjorn to comes to the correct solution and gains the party entry into what seems to be the final chamber chamber. </p><p></p><p>The chamber is fairly sizable and the far wall contains a mirror, flanked by a pair of skeleton statues, with a strange and nonsensical word carved above it. AS they enter the room, a portcullis falls behind the party. The two statues start moving, bearing their swords and advancing on the party, about the same time that they realize the reflection of the room contains a great deal of treasure, while the one they’re standing in contains none.</p><p></p><p>Khynal, Voolfy and Henk engage with the skeleton statues, taking some damage while dealing few points in return. Bjorn takes on a supporting role, healing his comrades and occasionally stabbing with his long spear. After only a few seconds of fighting, he realizes that the writing above the mirror is some kind of command word. Yelling it out, he freezes the skeletons in place and transports the party into another room – the room that was being shown in the reflection.</p><p></p><p>The three of them stare at the treasure for a few moments, not moving, just bathing in the glory of their find. Voolfy slowly starts to sniff around the room, somewhat disoriented by the transportation magic. As the heroes get truly excited about their haul, it starts to move, pulling coins from across the room as it slowly starts to take another shape. In the space of a few seconds, they find themselves facing a dragon composed entirely of treasure, it’s body a mass of gold and silver coins, its eyes made from precious gems. The coin dragon goes down quickly, despite wounding many of the party members with its breath weapon of gold coins. After stabbing the coins a few times more to ensure it doesn’t reanimate, the party gathers together its haul – a small pile of coins, some gems, some masterwork weapons and a longsword that’s obviously magical. They device the coins as evenly as possible, giving Khynal the sword because Bjorn’s never trained with one and Henk has no interest with such a “sissy weapon.” Tired and wounded, they make their way towards the opening of the cave and prepare to climb back to the cliff top.</p><p></p><p>As they climb over the lip of the cliff, they notice a small group of people several feet away, waiting for them. A quick count reveals five – a pair of humans, a dwarf, a half-orc and a small being that wore a heavy cloak, but showed a definite draconic snout and blue scaled, clawed hands. The draconic being stands forward and demands they hand over the sword. Khynal bluffs, claiming they hadn’t discovered a sword. Despite the gold-plated pommel at his belt, he rolls some phenomenal score on his bluff check and convinces the dragon-creature that it’s not the sword he’s looking for. The dragon scowls, order his minions to kill them and bring the sword to him later. Then, turning on his heel, he head back towards the city.</p><p></p><p>The remaining four people attack, but find themselves easily outclassed. One of the human’s, a monk, is quickly tossed over the side of the cliff by an enraged barbarian. The dwarf and his crossbow are quickly out-matched by Khynal and his pistols, and the charging human rogue has a mishap with Bjorn’s long spear after fumbling a tumble check. Only the half-orc provides the party any trouble, raging and flailing at their own barbarian with a greatsword. Eventually, they prevail and go searching for their attackers leader. Despite a concentrated search of the area, and setting Voolfy on the beings tracks, his trail goes cold after a few hundred feet.</p><p></p><p>They return to Eaglespire, somewhat richer, more experienced and feeling more confident in their abilities. Bjorn and Khynal take quarters at the Gilded Gargoyle Inn, a dwelling that was quite at home with Bjorn’s wolf in the taproom, while Henk pronounces himself rich, sick of the humans that never pronounce his name right, and storms off in a huff. Although Bjorn and Khynal wait for him to return, after a few hours it’s obvious that their half-orc ally has no intention of returning or adventuring with them again..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arwink, post: 270102, member: 2292"] Although this all took place in the same session, the posts got really long really fast. We play eight or nine hour sessions, so a lot tends to happen... The Gauntlet - Part Two Khynal and Henk take stock of the situation, eventually deciding to press further into the gauntlet. They bypass some more traps and a few puzzles, defeating a pair of rust monsters with minimal effort, Sven’s long spear and concentrated pistol fire from Khynal. As they reach a staircase bearing a mysterious riddle, Voolfy (who has followed along after Sven’s death), starts barking excitedly and they hear a boisterous call echo through the length of the Gauntlet. “Hello? My name is Bjorn? I have come looking for my brother Sven.” After retrieving the druid from the gauntlets entrance and guiding him through the traps and trials they’ve uncovered thus far, the party ask Bjorn a few quick questions while he greets his pet wolf, Voolfy. He explains his mission to find help for his homeland, his devotion to his deity Vevina and how a small goblin in a tavern had told him Sven had come here with some companions. With a cheerful smile and a scratch behind Voolfy’s ear, he looks at the other two and asks “So, is Sven here?” There’s a short moment of silence. Henk grunts, starts trying to figure out a way up the stairs. Khynal says “no, not anymore,” and leaves it at that. Bjorn doesn’t get the message, figures his brother has left for the city once more. He thinks about going looking for him, but figures that he has no money, its likely that Sven doesn’t either, and these two people seem to look like they know how to go about getting some… They decipher the trick of the stairs by chance, randomly leaping over the carefully placed teleport traps. At the top is a locked, iron door and a riddle. After determining that brute force wont open the door, they set down to puzzle out the password. Eventually, it is Bjorn to comes to the correct solution and gains the party entry into what seems to be the final chamber chamber. The chamber is fairly sizable and the far wall contains a mirror, flanked by a pair of skeleton statues, with a strange and nonsensical word carved above it. AS they enter the room, a portcullis falls behind the party. The two statues start moving, bearing their swords and advancing on the party, about the same time that they realize the reflection of the room contains a great deal of treasure, while the one they’re standing in contains none. Khynal, Voolfy and Henk engage with the skeleton statues, taking some damage while dealing few points in return. Bjorn takes on a supporting role, healing his comrades and occasionally stabbing with his long spear. After only a few seconds of fighting, he realizes that the writing above the mirror is some kind of command word. Yelling it out, he freezes the skeletons in place and transports the party into another room – the room that was being shown in the reflection. The three of them stare at the treasure for a few moments, not moving, just bathing in the glory of their find. Voolfy slowly starts to sniff around the room, somewhat disoriented by the transportation magic. As the heroes get truly excited about their haul, it starts to move, pulling coins from across the room as it slowly starts to take another shape. In the space of a few seconds, they find themselves facing a dragon composed entirely of treasure, it’s body a mass of gold and silver coins, its eyes made from precious gems. The coin dragon goes down quickly, despite wounding many of the party members with its breath weapon of gold coins. After stabbing the coins a few times more to ensure it doesn’t reanimate, the party gathers together its haul – a small pile of coins, some gems, some masterwork weapons and a longsword that’s obviously magical. They device the coins as evenly as possible, giving Khynal the sword because Bjorn’s never trained with one and Henk has no interest with such a “sissy weapon.” Tired and wounded, they make their way towards the opening of the cave and prepare to climb back to the cliff top. As they climb over the lip of the cliff, they notice a small group of people several feet away, waiting for them. A quick count reveals five – a pair of humans, a dwarf, a half-orc and a small being that wore a heavy cloak, but showed a definite draconic snout and blue scaled, clawed hands. The draconic being stands forward and demands they hand over the sword. Khynal bluffs, claiming they hadn’t discovered a sword. Despite the gold-plated pommel at his belt, he rolls some phenomenal score on his bluff check and convinces the dragon-creature that it’s not the sword he’s looking for. The dragon scowls, order his minions to kill them and bring the sword to him later. Then, turning on his heel, he head back towards the city. The remaining four people attack, but find themselves easily outclassed. One of the human’s, a monk, is quickly tossed over the side of the cliff by an enraged barbarian. The dwarf and his crossbow are quickly out-matched by Khynal and his pistols, and the charging human rogue has a mishap with Bjorn’s long spear after fumbling a tumble check. Only the half-orc provides the party any trouble, raging and flailing at their own barbarian with a greatsword. Eventually, they prevail and go searching for their attackers leader. Despite a concentrated search of the area, and setting Voolfy on the beings tracks, his trail goes cold after a few hundred feet. They return to Eaglespire, somewhat richer, more experienced and feeling more confident in their abilities. Bjorn and Khynal take quarters at the Gilded Gargoyle Inn, a dwelling that was quite at home with Bjorn’s wolf in the taproom, while Henk pronounces himself rich, sick of the humans that never pronounce his name right, and storms off in a huff. Although Bjorn and Khynal wait for him to return, after a few hours it’s obvious that their half-orc ally has no intention of returning or adventuring with them again.. [/QUOTE]
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