Run time: 3h

Story

 

Last time, on Dungeons and Dragons...

After the King was taken prisoner by his own guards, the characters butchered and bullshitted their way into relieving the guards and busting him and Ailsa out. However, while they were down in the cells, Ailsa’s virus finally reached the City. They emerged into a place rapidly being claimed by a forest that wasn’t there a few hours ago.

The King and the party set off to retrieve the King’s stolen crown, without which he will be unable to stop his realm being completely consumed. Luckily, the guard captain who had taken the crown hadn’t got far–he was caught and defeated quickly, and the crown returned to its rightful owner.

 

 

Back at the Castle

PCs requested to stick around. King sits on his throne, starts to reverse forest damage. Party given chance to rest. King decides that as his soldiers cannot be trusted, he will use more direct, magical methods to locate Granite.

King orders Ailsa taken back to the portal by guards. “Tell your Queen, ‘interesting move’.”

His vague location is determined, and the King offers the full services of his castle to the PCs if they will assist him in taking Granite down. The armouries are guarded by defected soldiers (1GC, 3G), but after beating them the place can be raided–available items include obsidian great swords (2d6+1), spears (1d10+2), short bows with obsidian arrows (2d4, 18-20x3), armour that offers an extra point over normal for no penalty, and amulets that at will can set the user on fire (not dangerous to the user) that allows them to do 1d6 touch damage.

 

On the Hunt

They leave the City and advance into the tunnels. They encounter four guards, one of which runs off to alert his superiors. The party may end up killing him anyway.

Next up, a guard captain and four more guards–they are finished up, but as the last one dies, they whisper “it doesn’t matter… we were just… buying time… anyway.”

From the tunnel beyond, a gout of flame. And a guard appears with two flamethrower-wielding Atar. Once one of them is dead he takes the flamethrower for himself.

 

End session, level up.

 

 

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NPC / Enemy Roster

 

Name	Arken		Race	Earthborn		Cl/Lv	Fighter/4			Align	LG
Init	+5	HP	24 18 17
AC	14	AtkB	6M 6R	Fort	+5	Ref	+4	Will	+2	Move	30ft
Str	16	Dex	18	Con	14	Int	8	Wis	15	Cha	11
Skills	Hide +4, Jump +8, Listen +2, Move Silently +4, Ride +9, Spot +2
Feats	Dodge, Power Attack, Cleave
Wpn	Obsidian sword					Atk	+9	Dmg	1d6+2	Crit	19x2
Spells	None

 

 

Name	King Tinaron		Race	Earthborn		Cl/Lv	Barbarian/8			Align	TN
Init	+2	HP	57 55 54 53
AC	18	AtkB	12/7M 10/5R	Fort	+6	Ref	+4	Will	+4	Move	40ft
Str	18	Dex	15	Con	11	Int	11	Wis	14	Cha	8
Skills	Hide +2, Jump +15, Listen +11, Move Silently +2, Ride +10, Spot +2, Intimidate +12
Feats	Blind fight, Weapon focus: Hammer
Wpn	Great Maul					Atk	+15	Dmg	3d6	Crit	20x3
Spells	None

 

 

Name	?? Guard		Race	Earthborn		Cl/Lv	Fighter/4			Align	LN
Init	+6	HP	24 23 17 12 5 3 -7 24 backing away 24 21 13 6 -1 24 18 16 11 5 -4 Init G3 Esqui 20 G1 G2 King Dan 13 James 11 G4 Zeke 8
AC	14	AtkB	6M 6R	Fort	+5	Ref	+4	Will	+1	Move	30ft
Str	16	Dex	18	Con	14	Int	8	Wis	15	Cha	11
Skills	Climb +6, Handle Animal +4, Hide +2, Intimidate +6, Listen -1, Move Silently +2, Spot -1
Feats	Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Improved Unarmed Strike, Lightning Reflexes, Mobility
Wpn	Obsidian sword					Atk	+9	Dmg	1d6+2	Crit	19x2
Spells	None

 

 

Name	?? Guard Captain		Race	Earthborn		Cl/Lv	Fighter/6			Align	LN
Init	+3	HP	69 64 55 51 45 43 42 36 31 23 17 9 6 -4
AC	15	AtkB	9M 4R	Fort	+8	Ref	+5	Will	+0	Move	30ft
Str	16	Dex	16	Con	17	Int	13	Wis	6	Cha	6
Skills	Climb +6, Handle Animal +4, Hide +2, Intimidate +8, Listen +2, Move Silently +2, Spot +3
Feats	Blind-Fight, Cleave, Combat Expertise, Dodge, Leadership, Power Attack, Rapid Reload (crossbow, heavy), Toughness
Wpn	Heavy Obsidian sword					Atk	+11	Dmg	2d6	Crit	19x2
Spells	None

 

 

Name	Flamethrower Atar		Race	Atar		Cl/Lv	Ranger/4			Align	TN
Init	+6	HP	22 19 leaking 18 15 7 -6 bang 22 19 14 3 1 0 Init Esqui 20 Arken 17 FA1 16 FA2 16 Zeke 11 Dan 9 James 7 King 6 GC 6 Gavil 4
AC	13	AtkB	4M 7R	Fort	+5	Ref	+3	Will	+2	Move	20ft
Str	9	Dex	15	Con	12	Int	10	Wis	12	Cha	9
Skills	Climb +6, Craft (Alchemy) +2, Craft (Carpentry) +7, Craft (Leatherworking) +7, Craft (Trapmaking) +5, Hide +6, Listen +5, Move Silently +2, Profession (Hunter) +7, Sense Motive +4.5, Spot +3, Survival +7
Feats	Alertness, Improved Initiative
Wpn	Firespout					Atk	+10	Dmg	1d6 + on fire	Crit	none
Spells	None