diff --git a/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-05-28-revival.md b/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-05-28-revival.md index 07bfb82..26f7eb6 100644 --- a/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-05-28-revival.md +++ b/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-05-28-revival.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ title: "Interlude: The Return of a God, Probably" ## Current Objectives -- Revive Cayden Calien, and survive! +- Revive Cayden Cailean, and survive! ## Events @@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ title: "Interlude: The Return of a God, Probably" Harvey has a vision, seeing memories from heaven, of a farmyard, before settling in a large white room, before a figure. They chat. - The figure announces itself first Azalea, then as Iozrael. It mentions - it serves Beezabul. It has plane-shifted the ritual location to - Cocatyx, the seventh ring of hell. The amulet acted because of an + it serves Baazebul. It has plane-shifted the ritual location to + Cocytus, the seventh ring of hell. The amulet acted because of an opportunity it sees. - COMBAT BEGINS! - - Iozrael casts _dimensional shackles_ upon Cayden Calien + - Iozrael casts _dimensional shackles_ upon Cayden Cailean - 2 ice devils manifest, one next to Stackor and Sheila G each.Stackor maneuvers out of melee, preparing to _dispel_ the _shackles_ on CC. One of the ice devils summons an ice wall, cutting off Gartug and Naynay from the rest of the group; the other moves to attack Stackor. Randy tries to _dispel_ the _dimensional shackles_, to no luck. Sheila G buffs the party with _blessing of fervor_, and hands CC his sword. Gartug punches a hole - through the _wall of ice_. Cayden Calien takes up his sword, and stands, + through the _wall of ice_. Cayden Cailean takes up his sword, and stands, terrified that he is sober. - After one round, we are forced to call it for the night. Tune in next time, @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ title: "Interlude: The Return of a God, Probably" ## Player Characters - Gartug Ironfist, a dwarven brawler; Taliah, a tiefling alchemist (Bill) -- Sheila G, a half-elf cleric of Cayden Calien (Thans) +- Sheila G, a half-elf cleric of Cayden Cailean (Thans) - Stackor, a dwarven wizard; Chuck, a dwarven hammer-thrower (James) - Harvey, a tengu-ish monk; Mummrah, a dwarven cleric (Mike) - Randy Van Peeples, a human cleric of Gozreh (Dan) @@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ title: "Interlude: The Return of a God, Probably" ## Locations - Rime - Fort Ang -- Cocatyx, the Seventh Level of Hell +- Cocytus, the Seventh Level of Hell ## NPCs and Notable Characters - Maugrim, dwarven god of the dead - Naynay, a pervert-monk -- Iozrael, servant of Beezabul +- Cayden Cailean, revived mortal god of revelry, freedom, and travel +- Iozrael, servant of Baazebul ## Other Notes diff --git a/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-06-02-revival-01.md b/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-06-02-revival-01.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e400e23 --- /dev/null +++ b/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-06-02-revival-01.md @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +--- +title: "Interlude: The Rescue of a God From Hell, Maybe" +--- + +## Current Objectives + +- Revive Cayden Cailean, and survive! + +## Events + +- Locked in combat, in Hell! Round 2 begins... + - Iozreal attempts to _dimensional anchor_ Boobons, but Boobons counters it, + then moves away to safety! Harvey and Gartug fight some ice devils. Randy + and Sheila G do some buffs. Another ice devil shows up, and begins + fighting with Naynay. + - Iozreal attempts to _dimensional anchor_ Boobons again, but gets countered + again, and successfully _dispels_ the _anchor_ on Cayden Cailean! Harvey + and Gartug keep fighting ice devils. Randy starts blasting with lightning! + Naynay disengages and get with the group, just in time for Sheila G + to attempt to _plane shift_ the group away, but she gets countered by + Iozreal! **A future version of Cayden Cailean shows up to help us fight, + and tells Sheila G "Free Hyperion! It's the next step!"** + - Iozreal moves to threaten the group, and releases his dancing scythe, + which obliterates Boobons with a crit! Boobons makes a mess of blood on + the ground. Harvey, Gartug, and Naynay keep fighting ice devils. Randy + heals Boobon back to consciousness. Sheila G attempts another _plane + shift_ and gets countered again! + +- The group feels a sickening lurch, as the ceiling of our adamantine room is + torn away by Baazebul, hovering menacingly above the scene. Jeff turns to + Harvey and tells him, **"BLUE BAG"**. Combat continues! + - Iozreal blasts the group with a _wave of fatigue_ as his scythe continues + to hack apart Boobon (who falls again), and Randy (who hasn't heard no + bell!). Harvey uses "the blue bag": + - Holding the bag as a glove, Harvey throws a blue pebble-shaped object + at Baazebul. As it reaches it, the pebble seems to manifest as a + smaller ghostly image of Harvey, and after whispering something to + Baazebul, strikes it with a sword. An angelic figure with broken, + burnt wing nubs falls beyond sight in one direction, and thousands of + flies fall beyond sight in an opposite. The remaining ice devil looks + incredibly confused. + +- Iozreal makes an offer: Help him to the Betzebbul, and he will send all of us + home. While this is happening, both Randy and Gartug take note of the falling + pieces of Baazebul, and grab some. This turns out to be a Bad Thing :tm:. + After some deliberation, the party agrees. Boobons summons _phantom steeds_. + Iozreal and the party fly to the Betzebbul, citadel of Baazebul, throne of + Cocytus, the seventh layer of hell. Sheila G knows of a chained-up ancient and + forgotten god, named Azhia. CC insists on freeing it. + - Upon arrival, Iozreal screams a stained-glass window open, and we follow + him up a circular stairway. At the landing, we pass an opportunity to + visit Baazebul's armory. + - Upon arriving at the throne room, we find the enchained "body" of Azhia, + and the throne. On the throne is a large circlet with a giant diamond in + it. Between the party and the throne is a pitfiend, named Garblefuk, + yelling at Iozreal he's a traitor. COMBAT!! + - Harvey and Iozreal engage Garblefuk. Cayden Cailean makes for one of + the pillars holding the chains attached to Azhia. Boobons, Randy, and + Sheila G do some buffing. Gartug drinks some potions. + - Harvey and Iozreal keep fighting Garblefuk. Cayden Cailean climbs the + pillar, and to the chain. Gartug remounts his horse, and flies up to + one of the chains. Boobons does some buffs. Randy starts blasting + with lighting. Sheila G _flies_ up to another chain. Jeff blasts + Garblefuk with a _disintigrate_. + - Harvey keeps punching. Iozreal _harms_ Garblefuk, successfully, then + eviscerates it with his scythe. Boobons takes out his Stick of + Disintigration, and destroys a chainlink. Randy does some healing. + Gartug punches a chainlink apart, breaking the chain. Cayden Caliean + moves towards the flesh-mass, and begins trying to break his chain. + Sheila G tries breaking her chain. Jeff does some weird chaos stuff, + and turns the big 5th chain into a piece of cooked spaghetti. + - Harvey hangs out a bit. Iozreal flies up to the flesh mass, and + plunges his hand into it. Gartug lands and dismounts near Iozreal on + the flesh mass, preparing to engage if necessary. Boobons + _disintigrates_ another chainlink, breaking the fourth of five chains. + Cayden Cailean and Sheila G try breaking the last chain. Randy plays + hop-scotch. + - Iozreal finishes his tassk, flying off the mass and back to the + ground. Gartug rushes over, and breaks the CC/SG chain, freeing the + flesh mass, which plummets to the ground and is impailed upon the + throne. COMBAT OVER!! + +- Iozreal informs us he absorbed some of the god's power. The flesh mass appears + to still be alive. SG and Gartug manage to un-impale it. After a bit more + dialog, Iozreal offers to _plane shift_ us home, but Sheila G does it instead. + We arrive near the Far Territories, surprisingly close to the army's column + heading to the Far Territories. The flesh mass begins screaming, and SG and + Randy start trying to heal it. Gartug and SG manage to remove all the chains. + Gartug also rejects the mythic power of Baazebul from the part of it which + embedded itself in his palm. The piece falls out and dissipates to + nothingness. + + The group deliberates on the next steps: + - Where to bring Cayden Cailean? "Anywhere with beer!" + - CC wants to find some beer, find his Red Band crew, find a ship (as in + a space ship), and go adventuring. Gartug offers to go with and help + him out. + - Where to bring this flesh mass? + - SG offers to take it to Elysium + - What's next? + - SG is considering heading to the First World to find Hyperion + - Harvey has to go... + - ~Boobons~ Stackor has to return to his other thing. + +## Player Characters +- Gartug Ironfist, a dwarven brawler; Taliah, a tiefling alchemist (Bill) +- Sheila G, a half-elf cleric of Cayden Cailean (Thans) +- Stackor, a dwarven wizard; Chuck, a dwarven hammer-thrower (James) +- Harvey, a tengu-ish monk; Mummrah, a dwarven cleric (Mike) +- Randy Van Peeples, a human cleric of Gozreh (Dan) + +## Locations +- Rime +- Fort Ang +- Cocytus, the Seventh Level of Hell + - Betzebbul, citadel of Baazebul + +## NPCs and Notable Characters +- Maugrim, dwarven god of the dead +- Naynay, a pervert-monk +- Cayden Cailean, revived mortal god of revelry, freedom, and travel +- Iozrael, servant of Baazebul +- Garblefuk, a pitfiend in the Betzebbul throne room +- Azhia, a mass of flesh, a forgotten god + +## Other Notes +- Future Cayden Cailean said to "Free Hyperion"