diff --git a/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-08-11-dbasd-11.md b/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-08-11-dbasd-11.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..28cc0d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/journals/seventh/_posts/2025-08-11-dbasd-11.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +title: Dead Boys and Ability Score Damage, Session 11 +--- + +## Current Objectives +- Proceed to the Far Territories, and reclaim Fort Rather. + - Kill an Ogre King + - [COMPLETE!] ~~Revive (the real) Syrup, and return him to command~~ + - [COMPLETE!] ~~Hunt-down the brother-in-law, Stanislaw, and bring him to justice~~ + +## Events +- We rename the sessions! + +- Stackor _teleports_ off to the capitol to fetch the king's men and return them + to the army. There's a spymaster, who will integrate himself as a fletcher + into the army; there's a cleric of kelinahat, she of ebon wings, that will be + joining us; a noble duelist, who will be joining up with the army; and a + fourth that I didn't catch. He then _teleports_ back to the army to drop off 3 + of them, and returns to the party with the cleric. + +- Returning to the party, we heal some ability damage, and then move back into + the mines. We walk past our previous victories, finding the bodies of the + slain (though not as many as there should be, and definitely moved about). + Moving back to the bone door, we trigger an _alarm_ and another symbol (this + one significantly less damaging). There's a trapdoor leading up, with orgres + awaiting us with burning oil. After Gabro discovers this, Stackor gives us all + _resistance_ to fire, and we ascend! We beat up some orcs, and find ourselves + in a large cavern. After some exploration, we eventually hear some giantish + discussion, and then get ambushed by a giant betentacled horror! The combat is + grueling, but we perservere. + +- We call it here, batter but unbroken in our quest for the ogre king. + + +## Player Characters +- Sir Beet, a human paladin of Iomedae (Thans) +- Sir Tern Ipswitch, a human paladin of Ragathiel (Bill) +- Brother Basalt/Ignatius Joe, an oread shaman (Mike) +- Brother Gabro, an oread monk (Dan) +- Stackor, a dwarven wizard (James) + + +## Locations +- Tinsel Town, and the associated mines +- Rime + - The Temple of Torag +- Army Encampment + + +## NPCs and Notable Characters +- Pale Root, a byakhee summoned unintentionally by Sir Tern under his will. +- Little Plague, a byakhee summoned intentionally by Stackor +- Colonel Syrup, and his under-officers