Session 6 (190926)
When last we left our heroes they had left Gerald the poisoner's home and were returning to Phandalin to continue their search for clues to the location of Cragmaw castle and the whereabouts of Gundran Rockseeker.
Along the road Ronda happened to spot a ruined castle in an overgrown valley and the party beat a path through the underbrush to see it. There they discovered an old ruined keep half enveloped in a giant paper wasp nest and they fought the giant insects when stumbleduck accidentally revealed their location. The party ventured inside the nest and found an entrance to the ruined castle's basement where an altar had been setup for Marena the red, goddess of blood. The party fought skeletons and blood zombies and spent the night in the blood temple.
Though Ronda didn't mention it to her friends, she may have been poisoned in Gerald's lab.
Ronda is poisoned! She begins to feel weak and develops a fever. She passes out and awakens later with brain fever. She awakens with the feeling of worms crawling under the skin of her forearm.
You find your way back onto the road and continue on towards Phandalin. A few miles from town Ronda passes out and collapses in the dust.
You pace the deck of your sailing ship on the high seas. The storm is growing and your men don't understand the peril you are in. You've had hints a mutiny is brewing among a small group on board and your second mate, Jim S Duck has grown petulant and willful.
- make a perception check to recognize your friends.
- make a wisdom check to break the hallucination
The giant snake
You see a mob of townspeople carrying torches and pitchforks coming down the road shouting and chanting "Death to the snake! Death to the snake!" They see you and come forward imploring you to join them.
Hey! Hey there! Have you seen a big snake? It came this way. We're finally going to get the beast that's been killing our livestock and pets. You should help us.
The snake is pregnant and looking for a good place to lay her eggs. She's already selected a nest in the nearby valley but the villagers are in danger of finding it.
You hear a man shout and see where he's pointing and the tail of a large snake slithers into the underbrush. Someone shouts "Let's get it!" and the crowd roars and runs forward.
I expect the party to try to save the snake. If they speak with her, they discover she's only come down from the mountains to have her clutch. The party will have to try to convince the townspeople to leave it alone.
took: * 3 of Robin Gender's sheep * 2 dogs belonging to the Flander's boy * 1 cow belonging to Frank Fudknuckle * Gene Bandersnatch and his girl Millie also disappeared but this is a custody battle - they're just in hiding.
While they players are trying to sort this out, Snozmallow attacks the clustered villagers tossing firebombs into the crowd.
"Sup Bitches! Snozzmallow here. Leave you valuables on the ground...", he lights a cigar, "and blow."
Snozzmallow is still wearing the cape and googles but he's ditched the bandolier in favor of a belt covered in pouches. One of his ears is half melted and his arm is in a sling.
6 goblins riding 'wolves' with mastiff stats pour down into the valley. Snozzmallow convinced them he would soften them up with fire and they would all share the rewards. He intends on joining in if the battle is in their favor.
If the characters get too close he retreats to his rocket car. A barrel fitted with a seat and some makeshift rockets on wooden wheels. It zooms off down the road and skips off the surface of a lake before exploding in a shower of splinters.
use giant constrictor snake stats
Kepri's amulet
You see a raccoon standing on it's hind feet clutching something to it's chest. It looks around as if to make sure the coast is clear and then motions you over. It holds out an amulet.
A few moments after you touch the amulet you hear the dry old voice of a elderly woman in your head.
"Oh! Oh! Hello! Can you hear me? Oh, how wonderful. You don't know how long I've been waiting for someone like you to come along."
My name is Khepri and I'm currently being held prisoner by some bad men in the Fisk mansion. Can you help me? I've been stuck in this cell with nothing to read or anyone to talk to for longer than I can remember. A week ago I met Kaggoshi here and he agreed to take my amulet to someone who could help me. I told him you would give him a treat but you don't have to do that. Will you help me?"
How can you talk to me through this amulet?
"Oh, I'm an old woman who has picked up some tricks along the way."
The raccoon says
"Nice woman tells me to take shiny rock to girl. Want treat now."
When asking Khepri about Fisk's mansion:
I'm not sure where it is actually. I know it's outside phandelin but I didn't see when they brought me here. If you ask around I'm sure someone can tell you.
Oh, do be careful, I haven't seen much of the house but I think it's haunted and these men are dangerous. I'm being held in the basement.
If you can't come please pass this amulet on to someone who can.
I'm just old woman who's been forgetten by the world."
When asking outsiders about the Fisk mansion:
Fisk's fantastic walnuts? No one has been out there for ten years, the place has been closed since the murders...