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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DungeonmasterCal" data-source="post: 2612978" data-attributes="member: 5388">Ok...I don't think this really counts as a story hour because it's so short, but here's a synopsis of the game.  If a mod thinks it needs to go to story hour, please move it.  I'm not tootin' my own horn...just fargin' glad to be running again.The PC's:Mark--Hasimir, a human fighter specializing in hand to hand combat(martial artist class developed by Hong on the ENWorld message boards)Bill--Finn, a Psion specializing in teleportation powersJeff--Anda, a human monk, trained as a professional dancerDave--Simonson, a warlock from parts unknownTom--Hop Sing, the ship's cook and a magician (from the Birthright 3.5rules)Mike--Orryn, a half-aquatic elf druid with "Seattle", his sea hawk companion Raymond--(my son Connor's friend), Rubilon, a half-elf soulknifeConnor--Vata, a swashbuckler trained to fight with double sabersThe PC's are all members of the crew of the Jewel of Opar, anindedendent merchant ship captained by Ibrihim ibn-Nasr, a fair andhardworking man who has fought long and hard to build up a reputationas an honest trader.While in port in the city of Hafar, the PC's are witnesses to the verypublic execution of Kerragh Bloodwake, the most feared pirate lord inthe seas that surround the Amber Kingdoms. Just before the hangmancan drop the trapdoor beneath his feat, Bloodwake shouts to the crowdthat the treasure he has stolen during his 15 year reign of terror is still hidden. But just before the hangman carries out his dutie, Bloodwake shouts, "From a nest of embers to the Sleeping Stones of Kusool, the bearer of the seventh key will open Bloodwake's Vaults!" With this, he stomps his feet hard on the trapdoor and hangs himself.  As the players watch, his body seems to burn from within and then the ashes blow away in the wind.After a brief discussion with Captain ibn-Nasr, the crew of the Opardecide to seek the treasure. Reasoning the "nest of embers" might bea small volcanic island three days sail from Hafar, they strike out.During the journey, they spot another ship trailing them a few milesto stern. Finding the island, the pc's and the captain take a longboat to shore to explore the slopes of the volcano.Early in the journey, they find the long dead bones of several men inthe undergrowth. While examining the remains, the ground shakes and awave of invisible gas sweeps down the slope, nearly suffocating Vata.Orryn and Hop Sing drag him to safety, and they continue.Finding a vine-covered opening further up the slope, they enter apassage that was long ago artificially altered to allow forhuman-sized travel. Deep in the cave, they find a cairn made of heavystone slabs near a fissure in the floor, from which the glow of lavafills the chamber. While trying to move the stones, several serpentscrawl (minor flame snakes) from the lava to attack the party, but they are defeated and only Anda suffers any poison.Taking the two chests they find in the cairn, they head back to theshore and the longboat. Hasimir went ahead by several yards, andspies 6 men from the other boat walking along the shore. Decidingdeception might be better than combat, he takes off at a dead runyelling, "If you know what's good for you, you'll leave this islandnow!" The rest of the party sees Hasimir running, and follows hisexample. Hop Sing, in the rear, pulls a meat cleaver from his belt andslowly turns to face the strangers, who are so intimidated by thiscrazed looking man with the chopping knife they take off running backto their own boat. (VERY high intimidate roll on Tom's part; fumble on the part of the NPC's...it was just too easy to rule they ran away.  The players cracked up).Getting back to the boat, they open the chests to find several smallbottles, some gold and jewels, a small ivory chest filled with wafersthat act as healing potions, and 4 small crystal shards. They alsofind a tarnished brass key, with a piece of parchment rolled up insidea hollow part of the shaft. Written on it are the words, "The lastgasp is your second chance".Deciding this has something to do with the suffocating gas theyexperienced earlier, they sail the Opar around to a more secluded coveand take the longboat back to the island. Getting close to the areafrom which they believe the gas emanates, they are attacked by severalsmall lizard people with poisoned arrows. Anda again suffers a doseof poison, but the creatures were defeated.This is where we ended, as we had a late start because of the tornadosirens and it was a bit after midnight. We'll resume from this pointnext time.</blockquote>

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