The Game Thus Far



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Storage Concerns

Experience: Experience is for trying to work with Pandora's problems, ignoring a Great Dice game the Miners were playing, dealing with Agors the Merchant, and being concerned about how and where to sell their treasure. Also some experience for dealing with the threat of the cougar.

Roleplay Experience from the previous Session (Session 30)'s votes were allotted as follows: Brent - 24xp, Elestar - 0xp, Jarel - 24xp, lance - 1xp, Leon - 15xp, Pandora - 39xp, Sabrina - 48xp, Snape 0xp (did not vote, but it would have been 108xp if he had!).

This Session's role-play vote points will be added to Session 32's XP. The results of this week's role-play votes are ready already and are as follows: Brent - 48xp, Elestar - 0xp, Jarel - 60xp, Lance - 0xp, Leon - 66xp, Pandora - 36xp, Sabrina - 36xp, Snape 0xp (not present for the game).


Brent - 169 xp; was at 7311 xp; - puts him at 7480 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level

Elestar - 145 xp; was at 5882 xp; - puts him at 6027 xp; Congrats on making 4th level!

Jarel - 169 xp; was at 8624 xp; - puts him at 8793 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Lance - 22 xp; was at 500 xp; - puts him at 522 xp; needs 1,000 xp for 2nd level
Leon - 160 xp; was at 5056 xp; - puts him at 5216 xp; needs 6,000 xp for 4th level
Pandora - 184 xp; was at 4449 xp; - puts her at 4633 xp; needs 6,000 xp for 4th level
Preece - 0 xp; was at 814 xp; - puts him at 814 xp; needs 1,000 xp for 2nd level
Sabrina - 149 xp; was at 7899 xp; - puts her at 8048 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Snape - 0 xp; was at 6621 xp; - puts him at 6621 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level


27th of Goodmonth (con't...)
The party is still in the Ruins. Jarel figures out that his bastard sword's repairs included some extra balancing. His sword is estra easy to score a hit with. Andren Gemak has some talent!

The party decides to lick their wounds and head back to town.

"Hey, I'm hurt dude..."says Lance. The party has no more healing.
The poison from the snake has hurt Pandora - she does not feel like herself at all.
Sabrina is very concerned about her sister. "How can we help her?" she asked the party in general.
"Y'all are gonna have to go to the church, and take some healin' for that snake bite," says Leon. "Father Mulcahie or Father Sobir could help ye."
"But I'll be indebted to the church for that!" protests Pandora.
"Not that you aren't already," scoffs Elestar.
"Yeah, ye still don't look quite right," says Leon. "Lookin' a little shadowless, as it were." Pandora looks down, and sees ... that she still has no shadow. Changing the subject, she says, "Well, who else got hurt? I'm not the only one here."
Her sister replies, "You and Lance got it the worst."

The party arrives back in St. Jostema without further incident. Snape says, "I have to go and identify this deck of cards because it's REALLY magic, and I want to know what it does. But it's going to take me a whole day, so..."
Leon digs out 100gp from the pooled party treasure for Snape to use to buy the ingredients he needs to cast the spell.

Snape heads off to the market to find a pearl of the proper value for the spell he plans to cast on the deck of cards. Sabrina excuses herself and heads off to an inn to use the water closet. The rest of the group heads to the church.

At the church, Leon turns to the group and asks, "Y'all wanna see whose in the church? Ah'll go in and see who's there."
Despite some trepidation, Pandora decides to go into the church with him. The rest of the group tags along.
Brother Drake is there, deep in meditation in front of the coffin of St. Jostema. "Hi, Brother Drake!" says Leon loudly. Brother Drake blinks and comes out of his trance.
"Yes?" says Brother Drake with barely concealed irritation.
"Y'all wouldn't happen to have, like, a cure poison on ya, wouldja?"
"Cure poison?" says Brother Drake, clearly confused.
"Yeah, this one," here Leon points to Pandora, "Got bit by one of them there rattlers."
"Killed it though!" pipes in Pandora. As the others turn to look at her, she amends this statement with, "Well, Brent killed it. Saved my life."
Leon continues, "This one here, she's playin' at the school of Hard Knocks. And I have already used up all of my blessings of Pholtus already this day."
"Alas, Leon, I have no such thing," says Brother Drake regretfully.
Leon adds, "Well, she seems to be stabilized, but she's not as healthy and hale as she once was."
"Leon, Pholtus does not grant upon his Priests, a Cure Poison spell," states Brother Drake.
Leon thinks for a minute. "Isn't there a Neutralize Poison of Remove Poison?"
"Well, there is a Neutralize Poison, but that is not goign to help her, even if I had one, which I do not," replies Brother Drake. "But if you come back tomorrow, I think I can help bring her back to her old self."

Trying to arrange a safe way to dump the treasure.

Snape unsuccessfully...


From the Journal ofLeon Vespers:

Cougar tries to rip me in half while coming home.
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Gruner Schlamm?

Experience: Experience is for a church visit, frustrations with the identify spell, a Centipede encounter, and the Trap of Gassy Pink Lovliness.

Roleplay Experience from the previous Session (Session 31)'s votes were allotted as follows: Brent - 48xp, Elestar - 0xp, Jarel - 60xp, Lance - 0xp, Leon - 66xp, Pandora - 36xp, Sabrina - 36xp, Snape 0xp (not present for the game).

This Session's role-play vote points will be added to Session 33's XP. The results after the deadline are as follows: Brent - 44xp, Elestar - 24xp, Jarel - 32xp, Lance - 0xp, Leon - 24xp, Pandora - 48xp, Sabrina - 20xp, Snape 0xp (did not vote - would have been 64xp!).


Brent - 185 xp; was at 7480 xp; - puts him at 7665 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Elestar - 195 xp; was at 6027 xp; - puts him at 6222 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Jarel - 255 xp; was at 8793 xp; - puts him at 9048 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Lance - 37 xp; was at 500 xp; - puts him at 537 xp; needs 1,000 xp for 2nd level
Leon - 236 xp; was at 5216 xp; - puts him at 5452 xp; needs 6,000 xp for 4th level
Pandora - 306 xp; was at 4633 xp; - puts her at 4939 xp; needs 6,000 xp for 4th level
Sabrina - 231 xp; was at 8048 xp; - puts her at 8279 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Snape - 300 xp; was at 6621 xp; - puts him at 6921 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level


28th of Goodmonth

After a night in Leon's parent's barn, the group is feeling well rested and prepared to move their "loot" to a new location.

Pandora feels a bit better after a good night's sleep, but is still not fully recovered from the venom of the snake. Leon helps her as best he can with his newly acquired spells from the mornign prayer, but she is still feeling quite poorly.

Snape Shylocke and Father Sobir have a chat.
"Mr. Snape," calls Father Sobir as Snape prepares to leave the church in the morning. "We need to talk."
"Why does everyone call me 'Mr. Snape'?" Snape wonders as Father Sobir approaches. Its my first name, not my last.
"I haven't had a report from you in quite some time," says Father Sobir.
"I've been busy," shrugs Snape.
"Yes, your little group does seem to be going pretty steadily on exploring the ruin out there."
"Mmmm hmm," says Snape, somewhat distractedly.
"Is there anything the church can do to help?
"Umm. Some pearl dust to identify a magical item would be nice, but other than that..."
You have an item you need identified? I'm sure I could get Bancir to do that for you.
He has.. er... I could buy the component if I could find it.
Oh, just consider that an expense of your employment to me. We'll get Bancir to do that. What item is it? Is it another one of those evil items?
No. This is...no, I mean...I am capable of identifying it myself and I'm just looking for the component. If Bancir has the component, I'm perfectly willing to pay for the component and do the work.
I need you to stay with that group, whereas Bancir - I don't really have him doing anythign else at the moment.
As you wish
Just make sure you let your group know that the church has offered this service to them.
Yes.
Perhaps it will be more incentive for some of the other members fo the group to donate some of their gains to the church in the same manner s their leader, Jarel.
You don't have to worry about Jarel donat4ing to the church.
Those rooms that we were exploring were rather interesting. It seems to be an old abandoned stronghold of some kind of evil matriarchal.." Snape searches for the proper term.
"A Deity?" prompts Father Sobir?
"I don't ... think so. At least not a full-fledged Deity. Maybe something that could fake it."
"Hmmm..."
"There is the.. Jarel... if you remember Jarel did come by talking about a door tht he was advised just not to open."
"Yes. And at the time I agreed with him, that going through that door would be a very poor idea, but now I'm intrigued. Perhaps I may have to accompany you one of these days. "
"I'm sure you would be more than welcome."
"However, right now I am quite busy with this bridge rebuilding business and preparing for the trial.
"I will redouble my efforts to make sure I get you a written report.
"I think that as long as we get a chance to meet like this once in awhile, I think that a talk is probably a better idea anyway. I know how busy you are. I'm a bit busy myself and its a bit easier to find time to talk than to read."
"Ah-ha," nods Snape. "I agree."
"So," says Father Sobir in a somewhat livelier tone s he holds out his hand. "Let's have that item you want identified, then."
"Right," remembers Snape. He produces the Deck, wrapped in a cloth, carefully from his pouch and hands it gingerly to Father Sobir.
"Interesting, "says Father Sobir as he lifts the corner of the cloth to see the Deck. "From what I have heard of magical decks, this could be quite the item."
"Yes, that was what we thought as well."
"All right," says Father Sobir, replacing the corner of the cloth and covering the deck. "I will speak with you tomorrow, then, hopefully."

Meanwhile

The party loads up their remaining chest of valuable items onto the wagon in preparation to take it to the church for storage.
Pandora says, "So the idea here is that the church will store this loot for us in their catacombs, and after it is converted to cash, we'll give them some?"
"Yes," replies Jarel.
"How much?" asks Sabrina.
Leon smirks as Jarel explains that 20% is the standard "Theocrat's Fifth".
Sabrina says, "Five! That's my final offer."
Pandora whispers to her sister, "I think your pushing it."
Jarel explains that The Theocrat's Fifth is the normal Tithe.
Sabrina rolls her eyes as Pandora gives Jarel a dirty look.
"Its not like they haven't done a lot for all of us," adds Jarel. "And I don't believe they have actually charged us anything for it."
Sabrina says to Pandora, "Yes, they brought you back to life." She pauses for a moment and then adds loudly, "Without a shadow, mind you."
Pandora says, "Yes, I kind of feel like I've been gyped. I'm going to ask him today whether he's found anything out about my lack of shadow."
Jarel says, "I'm sure there's a reason for it. Some day you could be hiding around the corner with a light behind you and your lack of shadow could save your life."
Pandora is not comforted.

The party enters town and heads to the church. They pass several dwarves lying as if dead in the street. Jarel pauses at each to check for a pulse. The smell of ale is strong upon them, but they are alive. Brent checks them all to make sure they are wearing pants.

Snape is outside the church when they arrive. He looks unhappy.
Sabrina spots Snape's mood immediately as she jumps down from the wagon. "What's wrong?" she asks in a concerned voice.
"Father Sobir has taken the opportunity to identify the Deck for us," answers Snape.
He's taken the deck from you?" asks Sabrina.
Jarel says, "That's not what he said, he said that Father Sobir has taken the opportunity to identify it for us."
"I thought you were going to do that?" asks Sabrina.
"I was, but I couldn't find the materials," Snape answers somewhat sullenly. Father Sobir offers to have the Deck of Cards identified for Snape.

Out of game net effects: COMliness score (the way you look) is affected as follows: Pandora +6, Snape +3, Jarel +4, Leon +3, Elestar +4. However, these PCs detect faintly of evil now.


From the Journal of Leon Vespers:

Ok so I have some resentment to be handed roughly. And Ok maaayyy be the Cub was cute. And the momma was only protect’n ‘er youngn’. But if either of them are near the farm comes winter I’se a gonna put quarrels in both of them.

Oh yeah still need a Crossbow too So myself and Jarel will have to sit one day and talk Theology. I’ll have to make a day I’m well rested.
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I Feel Pretty

Experience: Experience is for trying to rid the newly beautiful of their "evil" taint, the Horrid dream about Leon turning into a puddle of slime, and dealing with the Gruner Schlamm.

Roleplay Experience from the previous Session (Session 32)'s votes were allotted as follows: : Brent - 44xp, Elestar - 24xp, Jarel - 32xp, Lance - 0xp, Leon - 24xp, Pandora - 48xp, Sabrina - 20xp, Snape 0xp (did not vote - would have been 64xp!).

This Session's role-play vote points will be added to Session 34's XP. The votes fell in as follows: Brent - 0xp (not present), Elestar - 28xp, Jarel - 24xp, Lance - 0xp (not really involved), Leon - 24xp, Pandora - 63xp, Sabrina - 0xp (not really present), Snape 72xp (he voted!).


Brent - 44 xp; was at 7665 xp; - puts him at 7709 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Elestar - 291 xp; was at 6222 xp; - puts him at 6513 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Jarel - 299 xp; was at 9048 xp; - puts him at 9347 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Leon - 291 xp; was at 5452 xp; - puts him at 5743 xp; needs 6,000 xp for 4th level
Pandora - 315 xp; was at 4939 xp; - puts her at 5254 xp; needs 6,000 xp for 4th level
Sabrina - 26 xp; was at 8279 xp; - puts her at 8305 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Snape - 267 xp; was at 6921 xp; - puts him at 7188 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level


28th of Goodmonth

Party goes back to the village. Elestar makes serious moves on the "new, improved" Pandora. Jarel cautions the group against enjoying this situtation, as the effect is a "evil" one.

Party makes an offer for some oil and torches, and the merchant ups the amount of oil and torches he is willing to give the party for that stated amount. Leon suddenly protests that it is too much money. The merchant becomes indignant.

Party stays at the Draco Verde in his rather expensive rooms with baths. Jarel has his towel ripped off by a smartass dwarf.

The group all manage to wash off their evil and their new good looks. Pandora refuses. The party pours dwarven ale on her head to soak her down, forcing her to bathe. She is quite careful to stip away the stickiness only. She succeeds in removing the evil and the stickiness, but stays looking pretty (at least for now).

Pandora tells Jarel he is just jealous.


1st of Harvester

Early in the AM everyone has a dream about Leon being a pile of oozey goo.

Return to the ruins. Surprised that the green-colored slime has taken over most of the ruins. They burn off the slime after a lot of effort and uncover a plain stone sacophagus or coffin that contains naught but plenty of dust and an iron ball about the size of a softball.

In the last room they discover a great stink and mostly destroyed eggs. Two are not destroyed, and Jarel crushes them with his sword.


From the Journal of Leon Vespers for the 28th of Goodmonth:

Welllll, There a slime in a bucket dear Lyza,? Dear Lyza? .

Not sleeping near Jarel again. Get really bad dreams. Powerfully bad dreams for the entire party who thought I had became a pink goo!!. And they were gonna put me in the bath tub but nobody had though to plug the drain!! Damn!!, I’m feeling flushed just think about it.

So we when back to the ruins. That damn Green slimy stuff is everywhere!! The Gruner Schlamm someone has called it. Dis had to be destroyed.. I called forth the blessed might of Pholtus and cast the Nimbus of his divine light upon it.

Damn, I’ll never get tired of that. I believe it is the honest intent of Pholtus to prevent corruption by only allowing one such blessing per day. It is a simple lesson in humility.

His might, that I am merely an earthly vessel of, in mere seconds of exposure to his divine will destroyed more of this green slimey corruption then did hours of mortal hand, and burning oil. But it is our privilege to work in his name by mundane or his blessed extraordinary means. So we slow gain entry into the source chamber of the Gruner Schlamm’s chamber. After we destroyed this corruption of this room, within we found a stone cairn which enclosed an iron orb. There was also another exit with second stone capped door. Unusual I think to have a room specially built to hold this Gruner Schlamm’s. Still we decided to mine through this door as wells, and I start using that new mace of Snape’s, ..er Pandora’s. Nice Mace, not normally a fan of a metal club but this works quite well. Well, we finally broke through the door to a room with large blue eggs. Some of these eggs were evil and Jarel quickly dispatched this unborn evil. Yet there is a last remaining egg that does not emanate an evil presence. Pandora tried to hide this egg from Jarel. A tongue lashing ensued. I truly commend Jarel in his vigilance against evil. I respect the stubborn streak in Pandora; it is as wide as it is long. But they seem to bicker enough that you would think they are married. Although she almost seems sexier since we where hit by the pink cloud. Jarel attests she is not evil. He has given her the evil eye, or he eying her up, I‘m not sure. So yesterday as we left the ruins, we met up with Peacestix. He had the same dream of me being pink-green goo. Much debate on what to do about me being goo. I do not think Pholtus is talking to me so I wait and set what the path is front of me. Pholtus will show me in time. Once we are back to town, Snape returned to Father Sobir to see if he can identify the iron orb we found in the ruin. And we find Brent sitting there asking us “Where had we gone to?” Brent hears we are thinking of mining the cave in at the Ruin and he offers to go get another pick axe and crowbar.
From the Journal of Leon Vespers for the 1st of Harvester:

Father Sobir, bless’s is he who walk the true path, has had the Deck identified for us. It is a Tarot Deck of Many Things. Rare and I would hesitate to say an ungodly thing. The Chaos of this thing! Fortunes or devastations on the flip of a card. I will admit I like cards and games of chance, but I will not play for what I can not afford to lose. Jarel and Snape both seem of similar bent. Elestar would like to take a chance. And Brent is showing surprising math skills even if he is willing to kill, maim or destroy 500 priests of Pholtus.

Peacestix abstains, the girls are not feeling well and have retired before the decision is made, We will still need Alora and Lance opinions as well. Father Sobir has a possible collector interested in such things and we might give a princely sum for it.

A side remark from Jarel had me think about how I define myself. I believe, Jarel thinks, I lack vigor in my evocation of inquisitor. Somehow he thinks the inquisition of Pholtus is this heavy handed club or deciding what is right and wrong, then and there. Sort of a secret police to enforce the most stringent path of Pholtus. The Prelacy has only given Carte Blache power’s to it most trusted and experienced Inquisitors. But I would think it a shame if the inquisitor’s became such that they could not bear to hear an answer, which they did not agree with. I see each question as a test Pholtus has given us to define a right and wrong path to the true path. We are mortals not gods, we must question each step yet if we question every step we are not traveling the true path. We would only be a milestone that other might not be able to pass. Most Inquisitors are required to discern the real answer and we require proof on wrong doing and ill intent, then we are to bring the important issues to our superiors within the church. As such, I wish I was in the library with Alora and Lance researching these questions we have. Or helping Mother Luminous study the law for Cohen’s case.

I have noticed, Jarel has no respect from my leniency I give to man, but will try to have a cow magically healed. It is an amusing aspect of his character. He will do great things in the name of Pholtus, he has the heart of the martyr and the mania of a fanatic. I hope not too many followers of Pholtus dies in the way. But I will be there as I feel it worthy of Photlus that I assist him. I still sense this March will be a value to the Pale and Pholtus.

The Girls are not feeling well the next day and do not wish to join us in the ruins. I bid them good health as they do not feel the need to ask for the Prayers of Pholtus. I am please that they are not expecting the “quick” fix and are willing to let time heal there ill in the course that Pholtus has degreed.

So Back the ruins, Interesting enough after we bashed in a room, and a wooden door. Damn! Shopping list: Need Pants (Damn near cut my leg off) we find there is a lower level. We have found a most repugnant room. A combined torture chamber, bed room and possible dinner table. There is also a poisoned (trapped) bronzewood cabinet with magic inside, within this room. Also the is another case of implements of torture and dining silverware. A very disturbing room.
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Do It Yourself Secret Doors

Experience: Experience is for knocking holes in walls, the discovery of the Bedroom/Torture chamber, and a basic XP award for the group as a whole. Still, not a lot of XP, but it was a good visit.

Roleplay Experience from the previous Session (Session 33)'s votes were allotted as follows: Brent - 0xp (not present), Elestar - 28xp, Jarel - 24xp, Lance - 0xp (not really involved), Leon - 24xp, Pandora - 63xp, Sabrina - 0xp (not really present), Snape 72xp (he voted!).

This Session's role-play vote points will be added to Session 35's XP. The results are as follows: Brent - 32xp, Peastix - 48xp, Elestar - 8xp, Jarel - 40xp, Leon - 21xp, Snape - Did not vote so could not collect.


Brent - 125 xp; was at 7709 xp; - puts him at 7834 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Elestar - 153 xp; was at 6513 xp; - puts him at 6666 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Jarel - 149 xp; was at 9347 xp; - puts him at 9496 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Leon - 149 xp; was at 5743 xp; - puts him at 5892 xp; needs 6,000 xp for 4th level
Pandora - 63 xp; was at 5254 xp; - puts her at 5317 xp; needs 6,000 xp for 4th level
Sabrina - 0 xp; was at 8305 xp; - puts her at 8305 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Snape - 197 xp; was at 7188 xp; - puts him at 7385 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Peastix - 125 xp; was at 2153 xp; - puts him at 2278 xp; needs 3,000 xp for 3rd level


2nd of Harvester

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A Sticky Situation

Experience: Experience is for knocking holes in walls, talking to Billiam Belvis' Ghost again, interaction with the hole in the floor, and the interesting and yet somehow perplexing Black Marble Floor trap.

Roleplay Experience from the previous Session (Session 34)'s votes were allotted as follows: Brent - 32xp, Peastix - 48xp, Elestar - 8xp, Jarel - 40xp, Leon - 21xp, Pandora - Not Present, Sabrina - Not Present, Snape - Did not vote so could not collect.

This Session's role-play vote points will be added to Session 36's XP. The results are as follows: Brent - 60xp, Elestar - 24xp, Jarel - 80xp, Leon - 27xp, Pandora - 0xp (Not present), Sabrina 0xp (Not Present), Snape 0xp - (Not Present).


Brent - 267 xp; was at 7834 xp; - puts him at 8101 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Elestar - 243 xp; was at 6666 xp; - puts him at 6909 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Jarel - 275 xp; was at 9496 xp; - puts him at 9771 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Leon - 256 xp; was at 5892 xp; - puts him at 6148 xp; Congrats on making 4th level!

Pandora - 0 xp; was at 5317 xp; - puts her at 5317 xp; needs 6,000 xp for 4th level
Sabrina - 0 xp; was at 8305 xp; - puts her at 8305 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Snape - 106 xp; was at 7385 xp; - puts him at 7491 xp; needs 10,000 xp for 5th level
Peastix - 154 xp; was at 2278 xp; - puts him at 2432 xp; needs 3,000 xp for 3rd level


2nd of Harvester (cont...)


From the Journal of some random character:

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