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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 1490250" data-attributes="member: 16069">The return of the Wednesday KnightsSESSION XXX.Fryday 17th Mork 2000The Day of the Dead.Characters presentLiandri Male Half-Elf Rogue level 2 Wizard level 1 (Kev. M.)Endrin Male Human Bard level 3 Sorcerer level 1 (Wayne)Bob Male Human Ranger level 2 (Emma) Whirlwind Male Human Fighter level 1 (DM)Xeolus the Zombie (DM)Mallaria Female Half-Elf Barbarian level 2 (DM)Sayon Female Elven Fighter level 1 Thief level 1 (Erin)Back to the main event-Bob flails wildly as the Zombies close in- Liandri and Sayon quickly climb down ten feet and then drop to the floor within the ever-decreasing circle, the two of them draw weapons and set to work. Meanwhile up top Endrin gives one end of his rope to ZX (Zombie Xeolus)- “Hold on to this- don’t fail me now Xeolus- we really need you.”“Mmm Brains.”“Whatever.”The rope whips through Xeolus’ hands- taking a thumb and a finger with it Endrin plunges twenty feet and lands awkwardly- a little the worse for hit points, he lies on the floor and swigs at a Potion of Healing (his last one I believe). Soon all four of the group are up and at ‘em- with Bob only using one arm and waving his sword about a bit- although to fine effect.Soon all eight of the Zombies have been killed- the party have suffered wounds but none of them is in the mood to quit now. A simple device is rigged up for Bob- effectively strapping his left arm in place and strapping his shield over the arm- this is done by Endrin.Liandri scoots around the festering Zombie bodies to see what he can see-see-see, which turns out to be nothing. In the northern section of the cavern Sayon has discovered a sarcophagus with some writing on it, something about moving to face the morning sun. The area in which the sarcophagus lies is surrounded by frescoes- one of which shows the dawn of day- the rising sun. She braces herself and pushes the sarcophagus in that direction- it moves surprisingly easily- there is a loud click, Liandri wanders over to see what’s going on. Thirty seconds later a secret door has been found- it swings open into an abandoned looking room with a passageway leading east and a door to the west- the entire section smells of fust and death. The two thieves creep in…“Brains.”“Brains.”“I fancy a bit of liver… sorry, kiddin’- Brains mmm.”Zombies pile forth from the eastern passage, Liandri and Sayon demonstrate quick thinking by grabbing a rotten couch and pushing it in front of the passageway. This blocks the way although the first Zombie begins to climb (ponderously) over the couch- Endrin and Bob rush into the room and begin hacking at the creature until it is unmoving- more are coming however. “Quickly fall back- switch to bows.”Liandri leads the way, each Zombie that crowds the passageway is struck by numerous arrows- only one manages to get over the couch and is killed by Bob in seconds- soon the flow ceases. The passageway is thoroughly searched- nothing is found, the Knights then turn their attention to the door to the west. The two thieves Sayon and Liandri go to work.“It’s clearly not trapped.” Sayon rolls a “1”“It bloody is.” Liandri rolls a “20”“Look I know what I’m doing.”“I never said you didn’t- it’s just trapped, and I think it’s a magical trap.”“What are you on about?”“Look it’s trapped Sayon, you daft cow- stand back.”Liandri blows his whistle and low and behold one of the Zombies staggers to his/her (it’s) feet and is directed towards the door.“Stand back everybody.”There is a blinding flash as the door opens (Searing Light spell) and the Zombie is reduced to a pile of dust-“See…”Liandri spots the shadowy creature that has floated into the room heading for him-“Oh feck it’s another one of those… whatever they are?”The Shadow grasps Liandri (“20” critical hit) Liandri takes 13 HP damage and losses 6 points of strength.“Oh feck- get it off me… I’m dying… mummy.”Endrin fires off Magic Missile after Magic Missile- Bob grabs Endrin’s magical longsword and wades in- the result from this point on is never in doubt and the creature is vanquished. Sayon has also been struck by the Shadow and is also down on strength- they feel well weak and vulnerable.“Lets go back upstairs- I don’t like it here.”Endrin has a quick mooch beyond the door, he discovers a statue that is wearing a nice looking Breastplate, which he removes and a set of steps spiralling down.“Ok, I don’t fancy going any further- let’s see if we can get back out of this hole.”An hour or so later the group is once again topside, this is achieved with a great deal of difficulty as the two thieves are feeling the worse for wear.The Knight rests a while- but soon get bored, they decide to cross the chasm and investigate the corridor that leads off on the far side.Zombie Xeolus Vs King Cobra.The Knights haul themselves over the chasm, they take Zombie Xeolus (ZX) with them as a forward scout (tee-hee). The passage goes north to a crossroads- short passages head off with a door (three of them) at the end of each.Liandri with ZX go west, Liandri unlocks the door and espies (and hears) a snake within- he despatches the killer Xeolus. A little later he opens the door to discover the tottering ZX with the large snake wrapped round his arm and shoulder being repeatedly bitten in the face.“Ah it’s the simple pleasures in life…”Liandri tries every now and then to have a stab at the snake but mostly leaves it to ZX who is triumphant, but down to 3 HP at the end of the confrontation.He searches the room and discovers a number of frescoes on the walls- there seems to be a Dragon headed gentleman killing lots of other creatures- maybe Elves, which does not make Liandri happy. The Dragon headed guy is often depicted with a lieutenant figure, a human, who wears a strange looking amulet.Meanwhile Sayon cautiously heads north, as she reaches the end of the passage and the door there is a sudden grinding noise and Battleaxes swish out of the side walls. Sayon stays absolutely still- the axes pass and inch in front of her and an inch behind. She musses her hair, ducks down and walks back the way she came figuring Liandri can check further on.Meanwhile… meanwhile Endrin and Bob check the east door- there is a complex looking lock which seems to have space for a triangle/diamond shaped object. Later Liandri will describe the amulet around the Dragon headed lieutenant’s head and the description will fit the bill- now to find it.And with that session 30 draws to a close- the players stretch and paw at the air and head home to Bedfordshire.Next week… Inter Mission Part 2.</blockquote>

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