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DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
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¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city.
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
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DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
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On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
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¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
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¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡±
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
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¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
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The half-elf does not have to ask Tabby twice to tag along with her on her
scouting as the Tabaxi is happy to join her.
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She is pretty good at being silent with her steps, but it takes her a few tries to remain silent with her mouth. She¡¯s in a good mood, and when the young monk was in a good mood, she tended to be a little on the chatty side. This all
felt like the times she, her father, and his ranger friend would wander the grounds outside of Shadowdale, just to enjoy a little bit of nature.
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Later on, the horrible scent hit the cat¡¯s sensitive nose. ¡°Oh gauds.¡±, she groaned as her eyes fell upon the half-orc. Was it him? As they moved on, it clearly was not Sweet William¡¯s case of ¡®borborygmus¡¯ that made the smells, it was (slightly) far worse.? It was the scents of WAR (not to be found on any scented candles they would sell at the local general store in her home village.
These battles were always lots of fun to read about or when she popped over to the Old Skull and hear about the more recent ones from the bards. Lots of action, heroics, and the utter defeat of nasty folk, but nobody talks about the battle clean-up. The poor folk who had to remove all the dead bodies and clean up the former battle-fields. And sometimes they don't even bother.
?
The little feline manages to push away and desires to cover up her nose with her top again as the word was spoken. "Brimstone". Yuck. And a village was actually under siege! War was happening right now! There was also a story to hear from this. It was not a good one! Lots of people were killed and turned into horrible undead.? There sure were a lot of names to remember in this story.? She wished she was older and far more experienced, along with having a full-sized adventuring group. They would have been of great aid, but for now.
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She kept quiet for the moment and listened to what the others had to
say.
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On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 10:59 AM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
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DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
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On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
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¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
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¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis.
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?
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On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
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¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind.
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡±
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
The Tabaxi sighed, nodded her head and continued to follow the others to their possible doom.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
During the travel...?
"Oiiii! Me legs!" The chaffed gnome protests.?
"I knew I should have bought one of those cows from the villagers. All this walking is lighting a fire between my knees if you know what I mean!" He pulls his robes up to get some fresh air in there.
He consinders riding one of the party members the rest of the way, but decides not.
Approaching the scene...
What a grim site to see! Fire and explosions... "Hundreds must be dead already."
Addressing the bard "I'm unfamiliar with this city, what kind of army or defenses do they have?"
Pondering over the story that was told, he holds his chin "if they're killing and turning the dead to their side then we must start by saving as many people as possible. They need to get out of the city, it is in ruin."
He thinks maybe that the villagers could help? But he doesn't mention it yet.
"It is likely, that if there is a city buried beneath this one, then the top level attack is a diversion of sorts to ease the passage of greater evils to reach the ruins beneath and find what they're looking for."?
He continues "we will need to find someone familiar with the city, if we don't already have one." He looks at the bard and ranger.
"Fighting the undead" he shakes his head before turning to Ashley and grabbing his garbs "we need your protection! There will be undead and wraiths and ZoMBiEssS!!" He contorts his face.
"Bless us before we go in! And we MUST go in!" He shoots a look at Tabby.
Before moving forward, North will take strides over to a more wooded area with a few trees. He will use his ability to communicate with small forest animals to give a bird a simple message.
"Help Ordulin. God's and Demons attacked." Sending the bird to the small village that they had just visited.
The Tabaxi sighed, nodded her head and continued to follow the others to their possible doom.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
?
¡°Not sure how much use we will be, but if we can help..¡±, the little cat¡¯s ears drooped down as low as they could go. ¡°Just don¡¯t go charging into the
first demon you see as even the weakest horned meanie would make short work of
us. Now regular old undead, I¡¯m sure we can face...Until we face those who magic can only harm, and then we¡¯re in trouble.¡±, the cat nervously whispered. This was such a
horrible change, from a friendly village of good food, people, and so-so sleeping quarters, to death, misery, and horrible smells.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:12 AM John DeMaio < mrjdemaio@...> wrote: During the travel...?
"Oiiii! Me legs!" The chaffed gnome protests.?
"I knew I should have bought one of those cows from the villagers. All this walking is lighting a fire between my knees if you know what I mean!" He pulls his robes up to get some fresh air in there.
He consinders riding one of the party members the rest of the way, but decides not.
Approaching the scene...
What a grim site to see! Fire and explosions... "Hundreds must be dead already."
Addressing the bard "I'm unfamiliar with this city, what kind of army or defenses do they have?"
Pondering over the story that was told, he holds his chin "if they're killing and turning the dead to their side then we must start by saving as many people as possible. They need to get out of the city, it is in ruin."
He thinks maybe that the villagers could help? But he doesn't mention it yet.
"It is likely, that if there is a city buried beneath this one, then the top level attack is a diversion of sorts to ease the passage of greater evils to reach the ruins beneath and find what they're looking for."?
He continues "we will need to find someone familiar with the city, if we don't already have one." He looks at the bard and ranger.
"Fighting the undead" he shakes his head before turning to Ashley and grabbing his garbs "we need your protection! There will be undead and wraiths and ZoMBiEssS!!" He contorts his face.
"Bless us before we go in! And we MUST go in!" He shoots a look at Tabby.
Before moving forward, North will take strides over to a more wooded area with a few trees. He will use his ability to communicate with small forest animals to give a bird a simple message.
"Help Ordulin. God's and Demons attacked." Sending the bird to the small village that they had just visited. The Tabaxi sighed, nodded her head and continued to follow the others to their possible doom.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
"This Tabaxi needs courage!" The small but wise wizard said to himself.?
He marches up to her with a determined face.
"Perk those ears up Missy!" He says in motivation.
"The only thing you need in a place like that..." He points at the burning city "is a big heart!"?
"And you've got that!"
"Sweet William over there..." He redirects his attention "has got the big guns. The brawn!"?
Standing up straighter now "and I have the br... The br-rrr..." He pauses "uh, well I don't exactly know what I have!"?
Gathering himself now he says "We make a perfect team." And turns to stare down the road ahead.
?
¡°Not sure how much use we will be, but if we can help..¡±, the little cat¡¯s ears drooped down as low as they could go. ¡°Just don¡¯t go charging into the
first demon you see as even the weakest horned meanie would make short work of
us. Now regular old undead, I¡¯m sure we can face...Until we face those who magic can only harm, and then we¡¯re in trouble.¡±, the cat nervously whispered. This was such a
horrible change, from a friendly village of good food, people, and so-so sleeping quarters, to death, misery, and horrible smells.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:12 AM John DeMaio < mrjdemaio@...> wrote: During the travel...?
"Oiiii! Me legs!" The chaffed gnome protests.?
"I knew I should have bought one of those cows from the villagers. All this walking is lighting a fire between my knees if you know what I mean!" He pulls his robes up to get some fresh air in there.
He consinders riding one of the party members the rest of the way, but decides not.
Approaching the scene...
What a grim site to see! Fire and explosions... "Hundreds must be dead already."
Addressing the bard "I'm unfamiliar with this city, what kind of army or defenses do they have?"
Pondering over the story that was told, he holds his chin "if they're killing and turning the dead to their side then we must start by saving as many people as possible. They need to get out of the city, it is in ruin."
He thinks maybe that the villagers could help? But he doesn't mention it yet.
"It is likely, that if there is a city buried beneath this one, then the top level attack is a diversion of sorts to ease the passage of greater evils to reach the ruins beneath and find what they're looking for."?
He continues "we will need to find someone familiar with the city, if we don't already have one." He looks at the bard and ranger.
"Fighting the undead" he shakes his head before turning to Ashley and grabbing his garbs "we need your protection! There will be undead and wraiths and ZoMBiEssS!!" He contorts his face.
"Bless us before we go in! And we MUST go in!" He shoots a look at Tabby.
Before moving forward, North will take strides over to a more wooded area with a few trees. He will use his ability to communicate with small forest animals to give a bird a simple message.
"Help Ordulin. God's and Demons attacked." Sending the bird to the small village that they had just visited. The Tabaxi sighed, nodded her head and continued to follow the others to their possible doom.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
Sweet William is trying to lead them forward in the most unobservable manner. Using cover whenever possible.
On Friday, January 29, 2021, 11:31 AM, John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote: "This Tabaxi needs courage!" The small but wise wizard said to himself.?
He marches up to her with a determined face.
"Perk those ears up Missy!" He says in motivation.
"The only thing you need in a place like that..." He points at the burning city "is a big heart!"?
"And you've got that!"
"Sweet William over there..." He redirects his attention "has got the big guns. The brawn!"?
Standing up straighter now "and I have the br... The br-rrr..." He pauses "uh, well I don't exactly know what I have!"?
Gathering himself now he says "We make a perfect team." And turns to stare down the road ahead.
?
¡°Not sure how much use we will be, but if we can help..¡±, the little cat¡¯s ears drooped down as low as they could go. ¡°Just don¡¯t go charging into the
first demon you see as even the weakest horned meanie would make short work of
us. Now regular old undead, I¡¯m sure we can face...Until we face those who magic can only harm, and then we¡¯re in trouble.¡±, the cat nervously whispered. This was such a
horrible change, from a friendly village of good food, people, and so-so sleeping quarters, to death, misery, and horrible smells.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:12 AM John DeMaio < mrjdemaio@...> wrote: During the travel...?
"Oiiii! Me legs!" The chaffed gnome protests.?
"I knew I should have bought one of those cows from the villagers. All this walking is lighting a fire between my knees if you know what I mean!" He pulls his robes up to get some fresh air in there.
He consinders riding one of the party members the rest of the way, but decides not.
Approaching the scene...
What a grim site to see! Fire and explosions... "Hundreds must be dead already."
Addressing the bard "I'm unfamiliar with this city, what kind of army or defenses do they have?"
Pondering over the story that was told, he holds his chin "if they're killing and turning the dead to their side then we must start by saving as many people as possible. They need to get out of the city, it is in ruin."
He thinks maybe that the villagers could help? But he doesn't mention it yet.
"It is likely, that if there is a city buried beneath this one, then the top level attack is a diversion of sorts to ease the passage of greater evils to reach the ruins beneath and find what they're looking for."?
He continues "we will need to find someone familiar with the city, if we don't already have one." He looks at the bard and ranger.
"Fighting the undead" he shakes his head before turning to Ashley and grabbing his garbs "we need your protection! There will be undead and wraiths and ZoMBiEssS!!" He contorts his face.
"Bless us before we go in! And we MUST go in!" He shoots a look at Tabby.
Before moving forward, North will take strides over to a more wooded area with a few trees. He will use his ability to communicate with small forest animals to give a bird a simple message.
"Help Ordulin. God's and Demons attacked." Sending the bird to the small village that they had just visited. The Tabaxi sighed, nodded her head and continued to follow the others to their possible doom.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
"You bring the magic and Brother Ashley heals us up.", the Tabaxi responded in a near whisper as they followed Sweet William's every move. If she wasn't so terrified at the moment, she would have found the half-orc's attempt at being sneaky rather amusing. But she kept picturing her future that consisted of large demons who would leap out of the bushes while shouting 'boogedy-boogedy!'
On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 2:09 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William is trying to lead them forward in the most unobservable manner. Using cover whenever possible. On Friday, January 29, 2021, 11:31 AM, John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote: "This Tabaxi needs courage!" The small but wise wizard said to himself.?
He marches up to her with a determined face.
"Perk those ears up Missy!" He says in motivation.
"The only thing you need in a place like that..." He points at the burning city "is a big heart!"?
"And you've got that!"
"Sweet William over there..." He redirects his attention "has got the big guns. The brawn!"?
Standing up straighter now "and I have the br... The br-rrr..." He pauses "uh, well I don't exactly know what I have!"?
Gathering himself now he says "We make a perfect team." And turns to stare down the road ahead.
?
¡°Not sure how much use we will be, but if we can help..¡±, the little cat¡¯s ears drooped down as low as they could go. ¡°Just don¡¯t go charging into the
first demon you see as even the weakest horned meanie would make short work of
us. Now regular old undead, I¡¯m sure we can face...Until we face those who magic can only harm, and then we¡¯re in trouble.¡±, the cat nervously whispered. This was such a
horrible change, from a friendly village of good food, people, and so-so sleeping quarters, to death, misery, and horrible smells.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:12 AM John DeMaio < mrjdemaio@...> wrote: During the travel...?
"Oiiii! Me legs!" The chaffed gnome protests.?
"I knew I should have bought one of those cows from the villagers. All this walking is lighting a fire between my knees if you know what I mean!" He pulls his robes up to get some fresh air in there.
He consinders riding one of the party members the rest of the way, but decides not.
Approaching the scene...
What a grim site to see! Fire and explosions... "Hundreds must be dead already."
Addressing the bard "I'm unfamiliar with this city, what kind of army or defenses do they have?"
Pondering over the story that was told, he holds his chin "if they're killing and turning the dead to their side then we must start by saving as many people as possible. They need to get out of the city, it is in ruin."
He thinks maybe that the villagers could help? But he doesn't mention it yet.
"It is likely, that if there is a city buried beneath this one, then the top level attack is a diversion of sorts to ease the passage of greater evils to reach the ruins beneath and find what they're looking for."?
He continues "we will need to find someone familiar with the city, if we don't already have one." He looks at the bard and ranger.
"Fighting the undead" he shakes his head before turning to Ashley and grabbing his garbs "we need your protection! There will be undead and wraiths and ZoMBiEssS!!" He contorts his face.
"Bless us before we go in! And we MUST go in!" He shoots a look at Tabby.
Before moving forward, North will take strides over to a more wooded area with a few trees. He will use his ability to communicate with small forest animals to give a bird a simple message.
"Help Ordulin. God's and Demons attacked." Sending the bird to the small village that they had just visited. The Tabaxi sighed, nodded her head and continued to follow the others to their possible doom.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
|
DM/
Crouching low into the brush, nearly crawling in certain places, and occasionally scouting across an open area, the group stealthily maneuvers toward the nearest farm on the outskirts of the city.
A groan and bit of movement catches Sweet William¡¯s eye. It¡¯s a body, crawling arm over arm, dragging its legs. ¡°... help meeee...¡± it groans weakly.
Ashley throws caution to the wind and races to the wounded fellow¡¯s aid. It¡¯s a human male of about 30 years. His beard is singed and the left side of his face is burned.
The Priest rests a hand on the man and whispers a prayer, his left hand glowing faintly of pure white light. The man coughs, gasps, and groans softly, trying to put something in Ashley¡¯s hand. ¡°The griffin...¡± he mumbles. ¡°Sleep... sleepy...¡± He coughs again. ¡°Jokab... must ... save Jokab...¡± He licks his lips, trying to get the words out. ¡°Saul /kof kof/... ring... the... /kof kof hack/ ...name ... him ...¡± The man falls unconscious, his breathing labored and shallow.
And what do you do?
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On Jan 29, 2021, at 8:39 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
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"You bring the magic and Brother Ashley heals us up.", the Tabaxi responded in a near whisper as they followed Sweet William's every move. If she wasn't so terrified at the moment, she would have found the half-orc's attempt at being sneaky rather amusing. But she kept picturing her future that consisted of large demons who would leap out of the bushes while shouting 'boogedy-boogedy!' On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 2:09 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William is trying to lead them forward in the most unobservable manner. Using cover whenever possible. On Friday, January 29, 2021, 11:31 AM, John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote: "This Tabaxi needs courage!" The small but wise wizard said to himself.?
He marches up to her with a determined face.
"Perk those ears up Missy!" He says in motivation.
"The only thing you need in a place like that..." He points at the burning city "is a big heart!"?
"And you've got that!"
"Sweet William over there..." He redirects his attention "has got the big guns. The brawn!"?
Standing up straighter now "and I have the br... The br-rrr..." He pauses "uh, well I don't exactly know what I have!"?
Gathering himself now he says "We make a perfect team." And turns to stare down the road ahead.
?
¡°Not sure how much use we will be, but if we can help..¡±, the little cat¡¯s ears drooped down as low as they could go. ¡°Just don¡¯t go charging into the
first demon you see as even the weakest horned meanie would make short work of
us. Now regular old undead, I¡¯m sure we can face...Until we face those who magic can only harm, and then we¡¯re in trouble.¡±, the cat nervously whispered. This was such a
horrible change, from a friendly village of good food, people, and so-so sleeping quarters, to death, misery, and horrible smells.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:12 AM John DeMaio < mrjdemaio@...> wrote: During the travel...?
"Oiiii! Me legs!" The chaffed gnome protests.?
"I knew I should have bought one of those cows from the villagers. All this walking is lighting a fire between my knees if you know what I mean!" He pulls his robes up to get some fresh air in there.
He consinders riding one of the party members the rest of the way, but decides not.
Approaching the scene...
What a grim site to see! Fire and explosions... "Hundreds must be dead already."
Addressing the bard "I'm unfamiliar with this city, what kind of army or defenses do they have?"
Pondering over the story that was told, he holds his chin "if they're killing and turning the dead to their side then we must start by saving as many people as possible. They need to get out of the city, it is in ruin."
He thinks maybe that the villagers could help? But he doesn't mention it yet.
"It is likely, that if there is a city buried beneath this one, then the top level attack is a diversion of sorts to ease the passage of greater evils to reach the ruins beneath and find what they're looking for."?
He continues "we will need to find someone familiar with the city, if we don't already have one." He looks at the bard and ranger.
"Fighting the undead" he shakes his head before turning to Ashley and grabbing his garbs "we need your protection! There will be undead and wraiths and ZoMBiEssS!!" He contorts his face.
"Bless us before we go in! And we MUST go in!" He shoots a look at Tabby.
Before moving forward, North will take strides over to a more wooded area with a few trees. He will use his ability to communicate with small forest animals to give a bird a simple message.
"Help Ordulin. God's and Demons attacked." Sending the bird to the small village that they had just visited. The Tabaxi sighed, nodded her head and continued to follow the others to their possible doom.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
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Sweet William carries the sleeping man to cover. ¡°We need to backtrack him. Maybe we can find this Jokab person and help.¡± He eyes the disturbed earth where the man drug?himself. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t be hard.¡± Thinking of griffins, he pulls out a javelin and holds it at the ready as follows the trail.
On Saturday, January 30, 2021, 10:02 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
Crouching low into the brush, nearly crawling in certain places, and occasionally scouting across an open area, the group stealthily maneuvers toward the nearest farm on the outskirts of the city.
A groan and bit of movement catches Sweet William¡¯s eye. It¡¯s a body, crawling arm over arm, dragging its legs. ¡°... help meeee...¡± it groans weakly.
Ashley throws caution to the wind and races to the wounded fellow¡¯s aid. It¡¯s a human male of about 30 years. His beard is singed and the left side of his face is burned.
The Priest rests a hand on the man and whispers a prayer, his left hand glowing faintly of pure white light. The man coughs, gasps, and groans softly, trying to put something in Ashley¡¯s hand. ¡°The griffin...¡± he mumbles. ¡°Sleep... sleepy...¡± He coughs again. ¡°Jokab... must ... save Jokab...¡± He licks his lips, trying to get the words out. ¡°Saul /kof kof/... ring... the... /kof kof hack/ ...name ... him ...¡± The man falls unconscious, his breathing labored and shallow.
And what do you do?
/ DMOn Jan 29, 2021, at 8:39 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
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"You bring the magic and Brother Ashley heals us up.", the Tabaxi responded in a near whisper as they followed Sweet William's every move. If she wasn't so terrified at the moment, she would have found the half-orc's attempt at being sneaky rather amusing. But she kept picturing her future that consisted of large demons who would leap out of the bushes while shouting 'boogedy-boogedy!' On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 2:09 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William is trying to lead them forward in the most unobservable manner. Using cover whenever possible. On Friday, January 29, 2021, 11:31 AM, John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote: "This Tabaxi needs courage!" The small but wise wizard said to himself.?
He marches up to her with a determined face.
"Perk those ears up Missy!" He says in motivation.
"The only thing you need in a place like that..." He points at the burning city "is a big heart!"?
"And you've got that!"
"Sweet William over there..." He redirects his attention "has got the big guns. The brawn!"?
Standing up straighter now "and I have the br... The br-rrr..." He pauses "uh, well I don't exactly know what I have!"?
Gathering himself now he says "We make a perfect team." And turns to stare down the road ahead.
?
¡°Not sure how much use we will be, but if we can help..¡±, the little cat¡¯s ears drooped down as low as they could go. ¡°Just don¡¯t go charging into the
first demon you see as even the weakest horned meanie would make short work of
us. Now regular old undead, I¡¯m sure we can face...Until we face those who magic can only harm, and then we¡¯re in trouble.¡±, the cat nervously whispered. This was such a
horrible change, from a friendly village of good food, people, and so-so sleeping quarters, to death, misery, and horrible smells.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:12 AM John DeMaio < mrjdemaio@...> wrote: During the travel...?
"Oiiii! Me legs!" The chaffed gnome protests.?
"I knew I should have bought one of those cows from the villagers. All this walking is lighting a fire between my knees if you know what I mean!" He pulls his robes up to get some fresh air in there.
He consinders riding one of the party members the rest of the way, but decides not.
Approaching the scene...
What a grim site to see! Fire and explosions... "Hundreds must be dead already."
Addressing the bard "I'm unfamiliar with this city, what kind of army or defenses do they have?"
Pondering over the story that was told, he holds his chin "if they're killing and turning the dead to their side then we must start by saving as many people as possible. They need to get out of the city, it is in ruin."
He thinks maybe that the villagers could help? But he doesn't mention it yet.
"It is likely, that if there is a city buried beneath this one, then the top level attack is a diversion of sorts to ease the passage of greater evils to reach the ruins beneath and find what they're looking for."?
He continues "we will need to find someone familiar with the city, if we don't already have one." He looks at the bard and ranger.
"Fighting the undead" he shakes his head before turning to Ashley and grabbing his garbs "we need your protection! There will be undead and wraiths and ZoMBiEssS!!" He contorts his face.
"Bless us before we go in! And we MUST go in!" He shoots a look at Tabby.
Before moving forward, North will take strides over to a more wooded area with a few trees. He will use his ability to communicate with small forest animals to give a bird a simple message.
"Help Ordulin. God's and Demons attacked." Sending the bird to the small village that they had just visited. The Tabaxi sighed, nodded her head and continued to follow the others to their possible doom.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
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¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
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¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
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¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
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¡°Oh No!¡±, the little cat yelped as the wounded man?wandered into view.
Thankfully they had a cleric on hand.
?
Once everything played out, and the wounded man was healed but unconscious,
Tabby spoke up. ¡°Good idea Mister Sweet, but what are we going to do with our new friend here? We can't just leave him here.¡±, she glanced over at the downed man.
?
Ashley will see what the man gave him.
On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 10:41 AM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William carries the sleeping man to cover. ¡°We need to backtrack him. Maybe we can find this Jokab person and help.¡± He eyes the disturbed earth where the man drug?himself. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t be hard.¡± Thinking of griffins, he pulls out a javelin and holds it at the ready as follows the trail. On Saturday, January 30, 2021, 10:02 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
Crouching low into the brush, nearly crawling in certain places, and occasionally scouting across an open area, the group stealthily maneuvers toward the nearest farm on the outskirts of the city.
A groan and bit of movement catches Sweet William¡¯s eye. It¡¯s a body, crawling arm over arm, dragging its legs. ¡°... help meeee...¡± it groans weakly.
Ashley throws caution to the wind and races to the wounded fellow¡¯s aid. It¡¯s a human male of about 30 years. His beard is singed and the left side of his face is burned.
The Priest rests a hand on the man and whispers a prayer, his left hand glowing faintly of pure white light. The man coughs, gasps, and groans softly, trying to put something in Ashley¡¯s hand. ¡°The griffin...¡± he mumbles. ¡°Sleep... sleepy...¡± He coughs again. ¡°Jokab... must ... save Jokab...¡± He licks his lips, trying to get the words out. ¡°Saul /kof kof/... ring... the... /kof kof hack/ ...name ... him ...¡± The man falls unconscious, his breathing labored and shallow.
And what do you do?
/ DM?
"You bring the magic and Brother Ashley heals us up.", the Tabaxi responded in a near whisper as they followed Sweet William's every move. If she wasn't so terrified at the moment, she would have found the half-orc's attempt at being sneaky rather amusing. But she kept picturing her future that consisted of large demons who would leap out of the bushes while shouting 'boogedy-boogedy!' On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 2:09 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William is trying to lead them forward in the most unobservable manner. Using cover whenever possible. On Friday, January 29, 2021, 11:31 AM, John DeMaio <mrjdemaio@...> wrote: "This Tabaxi needs courage!" The small but wise wizard said to himself.?
He marches up to her with a determined face.
"Perk those ears up Missy!" He says in motivation.
"The only thing you need in a place like that..." He points at the burning city "is a big heart!"?
"And you've got that!"
"Sweet William over there..." He redirects his attention "has got the big guns. The brawn!"?
Standing up straighter now "and I have the br... The br-rrr..." He pauses "uh, well I don't exactly know what I have!"?
Gathering himself now he says "We make a perfect team." And turns to stare down the road ahead.
?
¡°Not sure how much use we will be, but if we can help..¡±, the little cat¡¯s ears drooped down as low as they could go. ¡°Just don¡¯t go charging into the
first demon you see as even the weakest horned meanie would make short work of
us. Now regular old undead, I¡¯m sure we can face...Until we face those who magic can only harm, and then we¡¯re in trouble.¡±, the cat nervously whispered. This was such a
horrible change, from a friendly village of good food, people, and so-so sleeping quarters, to death, misery, and horrible smells.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:12 AM John DeMaio < mrjdemaio@...> wrote: During the travel...?
"Oiiii! Me legs!" The chaffed gnome protests.?
"I knew I should have bought one of those cows from the villagers. All this walking is lighting a fire between my knees if you know what I mean!" He pulls his robes up to get some fresh air in there.
He consinders riding one of the party members the rest of the way, but decides not.
Approaching the scene...
What a grim site to see! Fire and explosions... "Hundreds must be dead already."
Addressing the bard "I'm unfamiliar with this city, what kind of army or defenses do they have?"
Pondering over the story that was told, he holds his chin "if they're killing and turning the dead to their side then we must start by saving as many people as possible. They need to get out of the city, it is in ruin."
He thinks maybe that the villagers could help? But he doesn't mention it yet.
"It is likely, that if there is a city buried beneath this one, then the top level attack is a diversion of sorts to ease the passage of greater evils to reach the ruins beneath and find what they're looking for."?
He continues "we will need to find someone familiar with the city, if we don't already have one." He looks at the bard and ranger.
"Fighting the undead" he shakes his head before turning to Ashley and grabbing his garbs "we need your protection! There will be undead and wraiths and ZoMBiEssS!!" He contorts his face.
"Bless us before we go in! And we MUST go in!" He shoots a look at Tabby.
Before moving forward, North will take strides over to a more wooded area with a few trees. He will use his ability to communicate with small forest animals to give a bird a simple message.
"Help Ordulin. God's and Demons attacked." Sending the bird to the small village that they had just visited. The Tabaxi sighed, nodded her head and continued to follow the others to their possible doom.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:23 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William nodded. ¡°I am. There¡¯s folks dyin¡¯ in there. There¡¯ll be more,?we don¡¯t help.¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:19 PM, TacobobMan . <tacobobman@...> wrote:
"We're actually going here? With the demons and monsters?", Tabby asked. They must have skipped a very large step in her adventuring career. She still needed to go through the giant rat and evil goblin stage of her career. She knew she could not hurt a demon with her old noodle arms. Even if she had the gnome's magic fire punching ring or bracelet, demons basically bathe in that sort of stuff. Hopefully, they were just passing by.
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 12:15 PM Arthur Picard < artamy1@...> wrote:
Sweet William grins a reckless glint in his eye. ¡°Well, maybe we¡¯ll find out. Let¡¯s move up and see what poor bastards fate has put in our way.¡± He¡¯ll move up carefully to see what is attacking the town and find the best and least observable approach. He wants to hit hard and fast with no warning. Shock and awe. Not getting involved never crossed his mind. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:04 PM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Hit it, sure," the Dwarf chuckles. "Hurt it? Who knows."
"Aye," Mooncrawler replies. "Though I've never fought one, it's said they can be injured just as we."
"If my studies have taught me anything," Ashley adds. "And don't quote me for my expertise is undead, not the Abyss... But demons and devils supposedly are harder to hurt with normal weapons, than with special weapons. You know. Demonslayer swords and whatnot."
/DM
OOC- metagaming a little here. Demons are resistant to normal weapons, meaning half damage.?On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok, last and most important question- can we hit the damned thing with regular weapons?¡± He lifts his axe for emphasis. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 11:30 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"Now that, I don't know," the Bard admits, rubbing his beard. "Mayhaps it's just fer the chaos while the wicked do their dark deeds?"
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°Ok. How will summoning a demon from demonland to kill folks and destroy things here free this Shar character from the void?¡± On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:43 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote: DM/
"That all happened long before you or I was borned," the Dwarf explains. "This area is a crossroads, and as such the city was rebuilt over the ruins of the original. It's a major hub for trade. This will affect all of Sembia, the Dalelands, even Cormyr and Amn."
/DM On Jan 27, 2021, at 10:18 AM, Arthur Picard <artamy1@...> wrote:
?
¡°If Ordulin had a floating city dropped?on it and was destroyed, how can we be looking at it?¡± Sweet William?gestures to the smoking city. On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:05 AM, Infinitum3D (Dungeon Master) <infinitum3d@...> wrote:
DM/ Eleint?30:?Day?8 Location:?the road to Ordulin Time:?Dawn
After a night of education, music, food, and conversation, the group sleeps deeply without nightmares and wakes shortly before dawn, quickly packs and says their goodbyes, and departs with plenty of bread and cold duck in their packs.
Moods are high spirited after the wonderful night of rest. You're nearly a league into your travel before the first rays of sunlight crest the pines. Ashley wipes the moss from a weather worn milestone and sees Ordulin is 4 leagues on. At this pace, the Bard reckons they can reach the city by midday, even with frequent rests for the Gnome¡¯s short legs. Mooncrawler frequently moves ahead a hundred paces to scout for bandits or other potential threats, often encouraging Tabby to assist.
Most of the morning passes without incident. Frequent breaks for resting legs and eating snacks makes the journey somewhat pleasant. The day starts clear and warms nicely. Then, roughly a half league from your destination, Tabby smells smoke- not cooking fire smoke. Battlefield smoke. The acrid burning of lightning and magic. And a strange foul scent she doesn¡¯t recognize. But when she sees the look on Mooncrawler¡¯s face, the young Tabaxi feels her stomach churn.
The party progresses much more slowly and cautiously now. High noon comes and goes as your travel becomes defensive, protected, and vigilant. The stench of burning grows stronger and now and then a fine layer of fallen ash can be seen on sporadic leaves.
Finally, around mid-afternoon, the road bends to reveal the outskirts of Ordulin. The city is under siege! Outlying farms are either ablaze or smoldering ruins. Explosions pop within the city, and many shouts can be heard even at this distance.
The foul aroma that Tabby couldn¡¯t identify is quite prevalent now. Mooncrawler says a single word,¡°Brimstone¡±.
The Bard looks at each of you, sheer terror in his gaze. ¡°It¡¯s true, then. It can¡¯t be, but it must.¡±
He goes on to explain the recent history of Ordulin. On Nightal 1?, a??priestess named Elyril Hraven summoned a planar rift into the?, and a nexus from that plane, called the Adumbral Calyx, poured out of the rift, completely annihilating the city.??then emerged from the nexus and proceeded to animate the dead, incorporating the resulting monsters into his army. All that was left of the city was a dangerous whirlpool of uncontrollable?. The goddess??had ordered this be done so she could destroy??but the god??had delayed her by trapping her within the 'Ordulin Maelstrom'. She raged against the prison that was the Maelstrom, slowly opening a hole into the void that would eventually destroy the planet, but?, channeling the power of??and?; and?, wielding the divinity of Mask, closed the hole at the centre of the Maelstrom. Then, the floating Netherese city of??was deliberately crashed into Ordulin by??in order to destroy the Maelstrom itself.
¡°It is believed by some that Shar was destroyed, but most think she is still only imprisoned somewhere within the void,¡± he explains. ¡°The tales warn of Kesson Rel returning to Ordulin one day to release her, but he¡¯s supposed to be trapped in the Plane of Shadows and only Shar can free him. A catch-22 scenario if you will, keeping them both trapped forever.¡±
He wipes his face. ¡°But it seems someone has decided to try to free Shar. And not only did they bring an army, the cursed fool managed to summon a demon!¡±
And what do you do?
/DM
OOC- I'll leave it there for a moment. Feel free to ask the Bard questions, if you have any.
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