- Mithril Chef
Player: Wayne Edie
As soon as all the teams arrived in town, a dead body that was on the
side of the road caught Criipt's (Human Psionic Warrior 15) eye. While
the other teams were more concerned with the potent magical quarterstaff
the deceased was carrying, Criipt was more concerned with the fact that
the body was that of an elf. Flying into a murderous blood lust Criipt
beat the corpse severely and managed to break the quarterstaff in the
process. Then upon hearing a cry for help from one of his comrades he
charged into battle in order to help save team Lawn. After that
battle was over the psychic warrior then teleported towards the Tarrasque,
unfortunately he arrived there just in time to see Nate the Lich (Grywlthznchplk)
swallowed whole by the ferocious creature. Still dazed from his Dimension
Door, Criipt wasn't able to act until after one of his teammates had already
defeated The Beast.
Mithril Chef survives to adventure again?
- Lawn
Player: Jennifer Sternfeld
While team Mithril Chef was busy beating up the recently deceased,
Ruin (Gnome Wizard 9 / Druid 6) sulked about town looking for signs of
cultist egg-tivity, unfortunately the cultists found her first. Ruin's
petite gnomish body was no match for the HUGE Yuan-Ti egg-bomination cultist
she now faced alone. She sent her frogs for help and spent the rest of
the session trapped in the snake-like beings coils fighting desperately
for life.
Lawn survives to adventure again.
- Death from Afar
Player: Jonathan Sternfeld
Giving Criipt (Mithril Chef) a wide berth while he desecrated the
dead, Sargen of Hornwood (Human Rogue 6) and Tharivol Liaden (Elf Fighter
6 / Wizard 1 / Arcane Archer 10 / Deepwoods Sniper 2) left with Griff
(Hammer of Moradin) to investigate cultist activities at the Temple
of Pelor. While scoping out a section of wall that didn't seem right,
Sargen was suddenly polymorphed into a tiny snake. Tharivol quickly spotted
the Yuan-Ti Cultist responsible for his comrade's situation and tore the
beast to shreds with his arrows before Griff even realized they were in
a battle. Still shell-shocked about his friends new form, Tharivol put
Sargen in his glove of storing and then rushed off to save team Lawn as
he heard her cries for help.
Death from Afar survives to adventure again.
- The Hammer of Moradin
Player: Tom Leonard
After running to aid Team Lawn, Griff "Keg Belly" Warbeard (Dwarf [Ex]
Barbarian 8 / Dwarven Defender 7) found that his weapon wasn't as egg-fective
as it should have been. Suddenly, as if Nate The Lich (Grywlthznchplk)
was whispering advice to him, Griff realized that he could actually attack
four times a round instead of only once. After that, his weapon was
instrumental in saving Ruin (team Lawn).
- Personal Log:
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"This one was easy. As far as it looked, anyway. This female
Tarrasque whore was going to be a breeze, even if I wasn't going to be
actively kicking it's butt. Upon hearing King Valor's speech about how not
fighting it would not be dishonorable, I raised my greatsword in resolution.
I did not want this thing hatching into a lesser god, and for once I didn't
care what King Valor wanted. I was going to shatter that egg if I got to it.
Keeping it around, even for magical research, would be a risk I was not
willing to take.
"Of course, the Lich too wanted to succeed. He said something along the
lines of he had the whole thing taken care of. 'Mighty cocky of you,
lichboy.' was my only reply to that. I never thought I'd have to eat my words, seeing what the Lich did to it. Another person with a glaive offered
me yet another ioun stone, 'After I'm done with it.' He said that with a big
grin, making me wonder what he had in mind. That's one guy I've got to keep
my eye on.
"Once King Valor put up his tent by magic, it was time to begin. The best
way to go about it was to gather information first. Seeing how good the
archer was with his bow [Tharivol of Team Death From Afar], I offered my
services. 'You cover me, I'll hit things.' I said. He readily agreed, and we
began our search of the abandoned village for clues. The abandoned Temple of
Pelor seemed like our best bet, so we headed in that direction.
"Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a man with his zoo of animals snap a
large staff in half and then I heard a mental scream. I knew magic was at
work there and magic is not to be toyed with, so I quickly followed the
archer to the temple.
"The temple itself was dusty, and did not look like it had been used in
quite some time. I never saw anything until the archer opened fire on
something in the shadows. All I could do was ask, 'What's up, elf?' ---
until I saw what his arrows did to the thing. It left me slack-jawed, I'll
tell you that! Remind me never to get this elf angry. The monster he had
torn into (and through) was a Yuan-ti, a member of a hideous serpent race.
It was huge, but was also wearing a large mass of adamantium that it called
a breastplate, though it was full of holes from the archer's arrows.
"A scream from outside caused us to run back outside. Another Yuan-ti, this
one larger than the first, had a gnome (or was it halfling, I always get the
two confused) tightly in its coils. I got in a couple of hits at the end of
my charge, kind of annoyed I move a little slow because of my stature. The
archer however, astounded us all again by filling it full of arrows before I
could attack again. Next time, I'm buying some potions that can speed me up.
"'C'mon, elfy.' I said. 'Let's go see if anything else is in those
buildings. I'd hate for other surprises to jump out at us.' One of the giant
toads croaked that he agreed it was a good idea, in the common language of
all things! This was going to be more interesting than I thought, to hang
around with this elf archer and this gnomeling toad handler!
"We found nothing more than poisoned bodies, and no more Yuan-ti. I was
itching for another fight, and was ready to see the Tarrasque, but ol' Lich
boy had already dealt with it and had returned to King Valor. He'd turned
the thing into a lizard! I have a healthy respect for someone who can do
THAT to a Terror-ass-que of all things, but he's still evil and still a
lich. I don't care how many good deeds he hides behind. He's still an evil
undead abomination and will have to be dealt with.
"When all was said and done, the guy with the glaive gave the ioun stone
he was carrying to me as promised... then lashed out with his weapon
and shattered it with a single swing... after I'd traded him a Glove
of Storing for it! I can always buy another Glove of Storing, but
to insult my generosity like that... such manners, that one. I'll
have to bring him down one or two ego notches just to annoy him. Insulting
my kindness... makes me glad I became civilized. But if he insults
my honor again, I'll kill him.
"Once back home, it's time to break out the big guns. *pulls out a rhino
outfit* Laugh if you want, but a proper dwarven charge is a thing of beauty.
I don't care how comical it looks. If it gets the job done, it's worth it."
The Hammer of Moradin survives to adventure again.
- Twig
Player: Vanessa Wilcox-Swarez
After picking up what was left of the magical quarter staff Criipt attacked,
Lisonamit (Wood Elf Druid 17) rushed off to attack the Tarrasque. Unfortunately
she arrived just in time to see the mighty beast vanquished by another.
King Valor is currently having his mages repair her magical quarterstaff
. . who knows what secrets it holds?
Twig survives to adventure again?
- Ghost Wind
Player: Christopher J. Ford
After aiding in team Lawn's rescue, Illiri (Human Sorcerer 16),
Ja'Nek (Human Cleric 5 / Psion 1), Thomas (Human Ranger 5), and Elizabeth
(Human Sorcerer 5) then teleported towards The Tarrasque and hatched a
plan with Lisonamit (Twig) to steal the egg from its mother. Unfortunately
Ghostwind's egg-celent plan never left the drawing board.
Melee (Dwarf Fighter 5), Lyrin (Human Bard 12), and Khevak (Halfling Psion 4)
assisted with the rescue of Lawn, but remained behind to keep an eye
on the town while the others went on ahead.
Ghost Wind survives to adventure again.
- Grywlthznchplk
Player: Jason Isolda
Nate the Lich (Human Lich Conjurer 5 / Alienist 9 / Lore Master 3) had his
eye on the prize from the get go. Ignoring team Lawn's pleas for
help, Nate flew straight for the Tarrasque. First Nate summoned warriors
straight from Valhalla to keep the Tarrasque busy as he cast sequester on the
Egg in order to make sure no one poached his prize. Then in order to avoid
the Beast's Reflective carapace, Nate allowed himself to be swallowed (after
a failed attempt or two at flying down it's throat.) Once inside the
Tarrasque, Nate and his twin familiars pelted the beast with a plethora of
enervation spells. after Dimension Dooring out of it's gullet, Nate then let
loose with a torrent of polymorph any object spells. Nate then picked up the
beast (now a tiny lizard) and the egg and headed off towards King Valor. All
of this happened in less then the blink of an eye. Nate turned the egg over
to the king in egg-change for his prize but the lich decided to keep the
Tarrasque. King Valor couldn't help but wonder "Egg-zactly why am i trusting
a lich who can kill the Tarrasque in less then 18 seconds?"
Grywlthznchplk survives to adventure again.
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