Damien - Human (?) Sorcerer (270 points)
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Boras Stormtouched - Human Initiate of Kord, the god of battle and storms (129 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (315 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian-Swashbuckler (318 points)
Day 182 (Cont.):
Amothius 22nd, 2526
Weather: Raining, Smoky
After checking to make sure the devils to the south were gone, the party headed back to the Ducal Palace to tell Hestius that they were going to go to the Temple of the Jade Eye, and he gave them a letter to pass to whoever was in charge. Using Damien's Walk on Air spell, they walked up and over the walls, and saw the orcs below slowly extending their lines to fill the devils' place, and passed without issue.
Around noon, they arrived at the base of the mountain and sat down to rest, but were ambushed by bat-mosquitos, identified as stirges by Virgil shortly before they charged in. Damien found himself bitten by 5 and went down, while Boras took one to the face, Virgil one to each eye, and Sindri one to his good eye. Morgan, who had been given the Ring of Protection, was saved by the invisible force field, and remained unbitten.
Boras cut down one loose stirge, then the one on his face thanks to good rolls, and Sindri tried to follow suit but smashed himself in the face with his flail instead. Morgan set about burning everything near him, while Damien got off an Armour spell far too late for it to matter, as it couldn't stop the already-attached stirges draining his blood, and Virgil grappled the ones on his eyes and squeezed them to death.
Sunday, 27 August 2017
Sunday, 20 August 2017
GURPS Free Cities Session 59: Funeral for a Hero
Damien - Human (?) Sorcerer (270 points)
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (315 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian-Swashbuckler (318 points)
Day 180 (Cont.):
Amothius 20th, 2526
Weather: Smoky, Light Rain
Just when the party's situation seemed hopeless, Damien invented a new spell that would allow them to Walk on Air for 15 hours! Virgil shouldered Maurice's body, and Morgan passed his HT roll to regain consciousness, so the party set out. Only needing to land for rest, the party moved much faster, but were attacked by a flock of dire hawks at noon. Animal Handling failed, and the hawks flew around and surrounded the party, pecking them in the back, but none were able to land meaningful blows.
Morgan and Damien fried most of them, while Sindri batted the one that accidentally came within his reach, and Virgil, weaponless and unable to drop his two-handed sack, yelled at the birds to try to intimidate them into standing down but failed. Soon, there were only two hawks left, and they fled towards a nest which gleamed with two shiny objects. Morgan used Telekinesis to lift it towards them, only for one of the surviving hawks to try to grab it back. A PK Lash took the dire hawk down, and the party grabbed the loot: a bronze ring with a gem of ice, and a silver-tipped composite bow with a carving of a hawk, both of which detected as magical to Damien.
Later in the afternoon, the party arrived at the edge of the forest, and rested for a while before heading up and over the orc encampments in the countryside around Carda. Looking down, they noticed the orcs had built catapults and were launching rocks at the walls, but no orcs shot at them. Once inside the walls they headed to the Ducal District, however, the guards opened fire on the unidentified flying objects, stopping only after the party got within earshot. Fortunately, nobody was hit.
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (315 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian-Swashbuckler (318 points)
Day 180 (Cont.):
Amothius 20th, 2526
Weather: Smoky, Light Rain
Just when the party's situation seemed hopeless, Damien invented a new spell that would allow them to Walk on Air for 15 hours! Virgil shouldered Maurice's body, and Morgan passed his HT roll to regain consciousness, so the party set out. Only needing to land for rest, the party moved much faster, but were attacked by a flock of dire hawks at noon. Animal Handling failed, and the hawks flew around and surrounded the party, pecking them in the back, but none were able to land meaningful blows.
Morgan and Damien fried most of them, while Sindri batted the one that accidentally came within his reach, and Virgil, weaponless and unable to drop his two-handed sack, yelled at the birds to try to intimidate them into standing down but failed. Soon, there were only two hawks left, and they fled towards a nest which gleamed with two shiny objects. Morgan used Telekinesis to lift it towards them, only for one of the surviving hawks to try to grab it back. A PK Lash took the dire hawk down, and the party grabbed the loot: a bronze ring with a gem of ice, and a silver-tipped composite bow with a carving of a hawk, both of which detected as magical to Damien.
Later in the afternoon, the party arrived at the edge of the forest, and rested for a while before heading up and over the orc encampments in the countryside around Carda. Looking down, they noticed the orcs had built catapults and were launching rocks at the walls, but no orcs shot at them. Once inside the walls they headed to the Ducal District, however, the guards opened fire on the unidentified flying objects, stopping only after the party got within earshot. Fortunately, nobody was hit.
Sunday, 13 August 2017
GURPS Free Cities Session 58: Acid Spiders and Assassin Vines
Damien - Human (?) Sorcerer (262 points)
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (162 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (315 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian-Swashbuckler (318 points)
Day 178 (Cont.):
Amothius 18th, 2526
Weather: Smoky
The spiders continued to bite Virgil and Sindri, dealing lots of damage to both, while Morgan alternated between Mind Blast and Madness to disable the rest of them. Damien fried the spider nearest him with lightning and it stopped moving, while Maurice broke free of a web to move down the trench towards Virgil so he could start healing.
One spiderman repeatedly stabbed Virgil in the vitals with his spear, while the other successfully webbed Damien, who broke free and, along with Morgan, burned it to death. Sindri managed to beat the spider biting him into unconsciousness and break free, and the spider pinning Virgil passed out. The last spiderman ran away up the tree, and the surviving spiders were slain, while Sindri and Virgil rested.
Maurice spent the next several hours resting and casting healing spells, and then had to set up camp (at default from Survival (Plains)), as the wounds they had sustained had halted their progress for the day. Vigil was cast on Sindri, who downed two healing potions and was back into the positives, and the rest of the party rested, though Healing Slumber was not cast on Virgil in case they needed him during a night attack. Luckily, nothing attacked.
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (162 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (315 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian-Swashbuckler (318 points)
Day 178 (Cont.):
Amothius 18th, 2526
Weather: Smoky
The spiders continued to bite Virgil and Sindri, dealing lots of damage to both, while Morgan alternated between Mind Blast and Madness to disable the rest of them. Damien fried the spider nearest him with lightning and it stopped moving, while Maurice broke free of a web to move down the trench towards Virgil so he could start healing.
One spiderman repeatedly stabbed Virgil in the vitals with his spear, while the other successfully webbed Damien, who broke free and, along with Morgan, burned it to death. Sindri managed to beat the spider biting him into unconsciousness and break free, and the spider pinning Virgil passed out. The last spiderman ran away up the tree, and the surviving spiders were slain, while Sindri and Virgil rested.
Maurice spent the next several hours resting and casting healing spells, and then had to set up camp (at default from Survival (Plains)), as the wounds they had sustained had halted their progress for the day. Vigil was cast on Sindri, who downed two healing potions and was back into the positives, and the rest of the party rested, though Healing Slumber was not cast on Virgil in case they needed him during a night attack. Luckily, nothing attacked.
Friday, 4 August 2017
GURPS Free Cities Session 57: Deals and Dragons
Damien - Human (?) Sorcerer (262 points)
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (161 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (312 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian-Swashbuckler (318 points)
Day 176 (Cont.):
Amothius 16th, 2526
Weather: Clear
The Dire Wolves ran out of the undergrowth, and three bit into Sindri's limbs, grappling him but not doing any real damage. Virgil, now a Weapon Master, made a triple Rapid Strike and killed three wolves, including the pack leader, in a single turn, while Damien tried to get away and cast Armour on himself. Morgan took out another, and, with 1/4 of their number gone and leaderless, the wolves retreated into the forest.
By nightfall, the smoke from the forest fires had filled the air, but luckily the party was healthy enough that it didn't affect them much. Virgil continued to fail to find a campsite with shelter, and lost another FP.
Day 177:
Weather: Smoky
The air was poor, but Virgil crit on Weather Sense, so they avoided the worst of it. Late in the day, they arrived at a section of forest that had been completely burned, and saw the brass dragon's metallic scales gleaming in the red, dull sunlight as it rested on a rocky hillside. The party decided to drink their Potions of Fire Resistance before talking to the dragon, just in case, and then walked across the mostly open ground towards it.
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (161 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (312 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian-Swashbuckler (318 points)
Day 176 (Cont.):
Amothius 16th, 2526
Weather: Clear
The Dire Wolves ran out of the undergrowth, and three bit into Sindri's limbs, grappling him but not doing any real damage. Virgil, now a Weapon Master, made a triple Rapid Strike and killed three wolves, including the pack leader, in a single turn, while Damien tried to get away and cast Armour on himself. Morgan took out another, and, with 1/4 of their number gone and leaderless, the wolves retreated into the forest.
By nightfall, the smoke from the forest fires had filled the air, but luckily the party was healthy enough that it didn't affect them much. Virgil continued to fail to find a campsite with shelter, and lost another FP.
Day 177:
Weather: Smoky
The air was poor, but Virgil crit on Weather Sense, so they avoided the worst of it. Late in the day, they arrived at a section of forest that had been completely burned, and saw the brass dragon's metallic scales gleaming in the red, dull sunlight as it rested on a rocky hillside. The party decided to drink their Potions of Fire Resistance before talking to the dragon, just in case, and then walked across the mostly open ground towards it.
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
GURPS Free Cities Session 56: The Long Way Around
Damien - Human (?) Sorcerer (250 points)
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (159 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (302 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian (298 points)
Day 171 (Cont.):
Amothius 11th, 2526
Weather: Clear
Virgil used some of their dragon-bribing money to buy fire resistance potions, while Sindri repurchased a bunch of his gear that had burned away in the Tower of the Iron Mage. Morgan tried finding somebody else to Research brass dragons using the book Hestius had given him, but failed, and spent the rest of his day figuring out that they wouldn't be instantly attacked, so long as they weren't overly aggressive.
Day 172:
Weather: Clear
The party set out in the morning, and planned to circle around the orc camps surrounding Carda by sticking to the Iron Forest, which was substantially slower but relatively orc-free. Just outside the secret tunnel, though, they overheard an orc patrol that was apparently following tracks. One of them complained that they should attack the city now, but another said they were waiting for the Khaghan Thrag, and now that the dragon had shown up, the battle would only be a couple weeks away.
The party went prone and started crawling away while an orc claimed that he had heard some shamans saying that Thrag was not a demigod, which another orc disagreed with, saying that only a divine being could unite the tribes. The first orc then said that "of course you'd say that, the Broken Swords are a weak tribe, and Agdug is a creator!", which resulted in a fistfight. Thanks to the distractions, the party made it away unnoticed.
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (159 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (302 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian (298 points)
Day 171 (Cont.):
Amothius 11th, 2526
Weather: Clear
Virgil used some of their dragon-bribing money to buy fire resistance potions, while Sindri repurchased a bunch of his gear that had burned away in the Tower of the Iron Mage. Morgan tried finding somebody else to Research brass dragons using the book Hestius had given him, but failed, and spent the rest of his day figuring out that they wouldn't be instantly attacked, so long as they weren't overly aggressive.
Day 172:
Weather: Clear
The party set out in the morning, and planned to circle around the orc camps surrounding Carda by sticking to the Iron Forest, which was substantially slower but relatively orc-free. Just outside the secret tunnel, though, they overheard an orc patrol that was apparently following tracks. One of them complained that they should attack the city now, but another said they were waiting for the Khaghan Thrag, and now that the dragon had shown up, the battle would only be a couple weeks away.
The party went prone and started crawling away while an orc claimed that he had heard some shamans saying that Thrag was not a demigod, which another orc disagreed with, saying that only a divine being could unite the tribes. The first orc then said that "of course you'd say that, the Broken Swords are a weak tribe, and Agdug is a creator!", which resulted in a fistfight. Thanks to the distractions, the party made it away unnoticed.
Sunday, 16 July 2017
GURPS Free Cities Session 55: The Brass Dragon
Damien - Human (?) Sorcerer (250 points)
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (156 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian (298 points)
Player Absent:
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (302 points)
Characters:
Damien grew up an orphan in Zerakim, where he was bullied by humans due to his horns and red eyes, and Tieflings due to his lack of a tail. Eventually, he discovered that he had powerful magical abilities, and resolved to track down his parents. He visited an oracle, and (for a nominal fee), they told him that the path to his ancestors went through Carda, and he immediately set off.
Flashback: Day 169:
Damien met the Dragons of Carda mercenaries fighting some goblins on the road to the city. After he displayed his arcane might by frying some with lightning, they offered to help him get into the city if he would assist them with a rescue mission.
Day 170:
Amothius 10th, 2526
Weather: Clear
As the orcs at the camp opened fire, the elf wizard Sabriel put up a cloud of Darkness, blocking line of sight, and the party ran off towards the barn where they had stashed a pair of horses, followed by a troll, 4 fire elementals, the Dragons of Carda mercenaries, and Kayra. The idea was to get Kayra and somebody who could guard her onto the horses, while the rest of them fought the orcs.
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (311 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (156 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian (298 points)
Player Absent:
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (302 points)
Characters:
Damien grew up an orphan in Zerakim, where he was bullied by humans due to his horns and red eyes, and Tieflings due to his lack of a tail. Eventually, he discovered that he had powerful magical abilities, and resolved to track down his parents. He visited an oracle, and (for a nominal fee), they told him that the path to his ancestors went through Carda, and he immediately set off.
Flashback: Day 169:
Damien met the Dragons of Carda mercenaries fighting some goblins on the road to the city. After he displayed his arcane might by frying some with lightning, they offered to help him get into the city if he would assist them with a rescue mission.
Day 170:
Amothius 10th, 2526
Weather: Clear
As the orcs at the camp opened fire, the elf wizard Sabriel put up a cloud of Darkness, blocking line of sight, and the party ran off towards the barn where they had stashed a pair of horses, followed by a troll, 4 fire elementals, the Dragons of Carda mercenaries, and Kayra. The idea was to get Kayra and somebody who could guard her onto the horses, while the rest of them fought the orcs.
Sunday, 9 July 2017
GURPS Free Cities Session 54: Crispy-Fried Bard
Locke Landen - Human Bard (294 points)
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (299 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (155 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (302 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian (298 points)
Day 169 (Cont.):
Amothius 9th, 2526
Weather: Clear
The iron golem finished off the drake with multiple staff-blows from within the darkness, while Morgan took down the last shield guardian and Virgil charged towards the darkness. The golem's staff struck out, hitting Virgil in the neck several times, before it retreated, while Sindri shouted out its location to the others. It then asked them why they were here, and Locke responded that they were looking for Kayra, a good friend of his. Sadly, this answer wasn't quite good enough for the golem to let them go, and it dispelled the Force Wall at the entrance before exiting and putting up another immediately.
Morgan also used Telesend to message Bruno the Crimson regarding their current situation, but would get no response. Now that it was safe, the golem continued with the conversation, and the darkness spell timed out. After a bit of semantics ("You killed my drake!" "Technically, you killed your drake." "Your actions led directly to the death of my drake!"), they struck a deal; if they brought a live adult dragon back for the golem's experiments, it would give them Kayra.
This wasn't to be, however, as Locke tried to Command and then Mind Control the golem, but failed, and suddenly found himself trapped in a Force Wall that was soon filled with Create Fire. After a bit of hesitation (not sure if he should risk annoying the golem further), Maurice tried to dispel it, but ran out of FP before he could succeed. Morgan tried Telesend to ask Hestius if there was anything to do to save Locke, but found out that the Message spell had a substantial travel time.
Morgan Merkle - Human Mentalist (299 points)
Brother Maurice- Human Initiate of Avandra, the goddess of freedom and luck (155 points)
Sindri Blackshield - Tiefling Knight (302 points)
Virgil the Grim - Human Barbarian (298 points)
Day 169 (Cont.):
Amothius 9th, 2526
Weather: Clear
The iron golem finished off the drake with multiple staff-blows from within the darkness, while Morgan took down the last shield guardian and Virgil charged towards the darkness. The golem's staff struck out, hitting Virgil in the neck several times, before it retreated, while Sindri shouted out its location to the others. It then asked them why they were here, and Locke responded that they were looking for Kayra, a good friend of his. Sadly, this answer wasn't quite good enough for the golem to let them go, and it dispelled the Force Wall at the entrance before exiting and putting up another immediately.
Morgan also used Telesend to message Bruno the Crimson regarding their current situation, but would get no response. Now that it was safe, the golem continued with the conversation, and the darkness spell timed out. After a bit of semantics ("You killed my drake!" "Technically, you killed your drake." "Your actions led directly to the death of my drake!"), they struck a deal; if they brought a live adult dragon back for the golem's experiments, it would give them Kayra.
This wasn't to be, however, as Locke tried to Command and then Mind Control the golem, but failed, and suddenly found himself trapped in a Force Wall that was soon filled with Create Fire. After a bit of hesitation (not sure if he should risk annoying the golem further), Maurice tried to dispel it, but ran out of FP before he could succeed. Morgan tried Telesend to ask Hestius if there was anything to do to save Locke, but found out that the Message spell had a substantial travel time.
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