Friday 7 August 2020

Ep 119 30/3-6/4/4720 AR: Karzoug Freed, Zutha Called


Manifestation of Zutha



Simon N. (GM):Hi Chris
Chris T.:"I suggest you go to Kaer Maga and get the Bone Grimoire from Erigantus at the Shrine of the Seal. You'll need to take it to a temple at Xin and there perform the ritual to summon Zutha. Destroy him and the Grimoire, and he'll be gone for good..."
Hiya simon :)
Good week?
Simon N. (GM):bit hot :)
Chris T.:Send some to Yorkshire!
I'm assuming the temple at Xin is within Xin's Palace?
Rukvara:yo
Chris T.:Hiya James
Simon N. (GM):Hi James
Rukvara:brb
Simon N. (GM):The Temple is SW of the palace on the Isle of Xinchris
Chris T.:Thanks
Quillax:Hi, sorry I'm a few minutes late - dinner wasn't cooperating :)
Chris T.:And my second assumption is that the summoning ritual is contained within the Grimoire?
Hiya K :)
Simon N. (GM):Hi Keelia
No Zutha's grimoire does not explain how to destroy Zutha. :)
Quillax:Hi all, good week?
Chris T.:how to summon him
Smashing thanks, Keelia.
Rukvara:back
Simon N. (GM):You could try Quillax's Therassic Library at Jorgenfist for the full details of the ritual. Or the Therassic Spire in Kaer Maga likewise.
Chris T.:Good thinking
Isn't Quilax invited there for dinner? :D
Quillax:The Librarian is sure to be able to find any books in the Therassic Library. And Q has a new one for him to shelve :)
Balls
Yes, the following evening
Chris T.:hehe
Quillax:Still need a damn dress
Simon N. (GM):Quillax is invited to Krune's palace for dinner tomorrow night.
Chris T.:Then we make good our escape now and back to the library?
Simon N. (GM):Getting close to midnight so will soon be 'tonight' :)
Quillax:Sure, unless we have any other reason to look around.
Chris T.:What about that 'pile' of bones and stuff?
Quillax:There's a few enemies still hiding nearby, so keep your eyes open - they went into the rooms
Chris T.:Could it hold anything ofinterest? Orthe rooms that the Totenwhattsits came from?
Simon N. (GM):"A great object once sat here, atop a three-tiered stone dais,
commanding a place of prominence in the middle of a chamber
whose walls are lined with statues of kneeling stone monks. Now,
all that remains of what was once on display is a pile of bloodsoaked
gravel and chunks of decaying flesh and shattered bone."
(you just had a 1 hour Short Rest end of last session)
Quillax:Q flits down to examine the bones in detail, using her air elemental form to squeeze in to various nooks and crannies
Then she'll do a quick circle of the lower floor for anything of interest before returning to the others 1 level up
Simon N. (GM):The destruction of the seal once kept here left nothing
but necromantic gore and rubble in its wake. A detect magic
spell reveals a lingering aura of abjuration magic, but the
seal itself is beyond repair. Nothing remains to indicate
that whatever was kept here was once part of something
more.
Chris T.:M checks the doors from which the totenthings came/fled
Simon N. (GM):The 2 Totenmaskes fled at the end of last session as I said.
Chris T.:Yup
but the room they came from?
Simon N. (GM):They joined Erigantus in fleeing the Shrine, so it's quite lucky you sent Gav & Abra home or they'd have run into Erigantus & the Totenmaskes and been turned into horrible undead thingies.
Chris T.:eek
Rukvara:Phew!
Simon N. (GM):The Brothers' cells line the upper landing.
Chris T.:several unaccounted for..
Simon N. (GM):"This room is a barren-looking monk’s cell, featuring a single,
uncomfortable-looking bedroll and a small basin for washing
one’s hands."
Chris T.:But we either have to get Q a dress or bugger off back to her library?
Rukvara:lets get her a dress
Chris T.::D
Rukvara:Shopping Montage
Chris T.:"And dsome sleep!"
Simon N. (GM):GM: An hour's searching uncovers nothing else of interest in the Shrine. Are you returning to the Pathfinder Lodge?
Chris T.:Soundsgood
Quillax:Yes, returning up
Chris T.:Watching out for the Totencaps
Simon N. (GM):(I could hear a mike, muted those of you mute-able)
Chris T.:all unplugged here
Simon N. (GM):GM: You make the long climb back up to the surface.... Around 1.30am you reach the Pathfinder training halls, sleepy Gav Nahli & Abra Lopati waiting for you at the gate.
Abra grins: "You were gone a good long time - we were worried! All go well?"
Quillax:"Yes, we found what we were searching for," she nods. "It doesn't have all the answers but it's the first step."
Simon N. (GM):You walk back through the training halls to the inner plug-gate.
Chris T.:M goes back to bodyguard ruse
Simon N. (GM):Abra nods. "Good." At the plug-gate he calls out "Demarcation!" and the door is unscrewed by the guard, who eyes you a bit suspiciously.
Abra: "They were very interested in our training halls... For your trouble, my friend." Abra slips him a pouch of gold.
Rukvara:Ruk glares ay him
Simon N. (GM):The guard takes a step away from Ruk.
Abra: "Ho ho. We're all very tired. Come, friends..."
Quillax:"Such a facinating place," Q comments, ushering the others along.
Simon N. (GM):Looking rather nervous, Abra endeavours to hurry you all out of the Duskwarden Guildhouse.
Abra: "Yes, yes, so many generations have trained there, learning to battle the creatures of darkness..."
Once you are out the door and on the street he relaxes.
Victor Septimus:hello, sorry im late. Phone died and i was at the dentist. No cavities yay
Chris T.:Hiya Jay
Victor Septimus:Hey Chris
Simon N. (GM):(Hi James! Group has returned to surface).
Quillax:Q digs around her bag and draws out a further bag of gold. "A donation, for Duskwardens, for putting up with the inane whims of a visiting Lady and her companions interested in the rich history of the area."
Victor Septimus:Ok, cool.
Quillax:"To smooth any feathers," she nods back at the way they came.
Simon N. (GM):(oops lost James again!) You give Abra the money Q?
Victor Septimus:im back
Quillax:Yes
Simon N. (GM):Abra nods in thanks.
Abra: "I trust Gav here secured you accommodation for the night?"
Gav looks slightly sheepish. :)
Quillax:"We've been moving fast - we weren't expecting to stay," she shrugs
Simon N. (GM):
rolling d100
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19
)
=
19
There is a small crowd outside Mother Shalanthe's, watching a goblin attempting to juggle hedgehogs.
Quillax:Lol
Simon N. (GM):He doesn't seem very good at it.
Chris T.::)
Rukvara:aw, cute
Simon N. (GM):"You dropped another one, idiot!"
"Look at you, you're bleeding everywhere!"
Rukvara:Ruk walks up and flicks him a gold piece
"Keep trying little guy"
Simon N. (GM):The Goblin manages not to catch the gold piece; hedgehogs go flying as he(?) scrambles for it in the dust.
"Thank you thank you giant lady!"
Bloodied hands grab gold and it disappears into the little critter's rags.
Rukvara:Ruk nods, the turns to face the group
Victor Septimus:Are we back in the same city where we sat down (Victor had a few drinks?)
Rukvara:"so, do we have a place to stay or not?"
Simon N. (GM):Abra: "It's not the most salubrious, but I'm sure Shalanthe can provide you private rooms."
Chris T.:(YesJay)
Quillax:(it also depends if we are going to stay or push forward)
Victor Septimus:(thanks Chris)
Simon N. (GM):Gav: "Hardly suitable!"
Chris T.:(Wellif Q is going to dinner? M advises we make for Q's libraryand not risk the grimoire
Simon N. (GM):Gav: "Perhaps the Wheel Unbroken, or the Sorry Excuse?"
Chris T.:(The cathousen will at least be safe...)
Victor Septimus:"if we are staying, i'm going to make my own arrangements" As Victor addresses the group
Rukvara:"suit youself"
Quillax:"Secure would be good enough for us for the night, together," Q says, nailing Victor with a firm stare.
Simon N. (GM):Abra: "The Sorry Excuse is a rathole!"
Quillax:"But we may have to simply return home. Something vital has come to our attention."
Simon N. (GM):Gav eyes Victor. "You might prefer the Strapping Lad."
Chris T.:"If the room here can be secured I'm happyto stay."
Victor Septimus:Victor stares back at Quilax unblinking
Rukvara:"A staring contest isn't going to get us anywhere"
Chris T.:"We're on the same side..."
Quillax:"If we return home now, the Librarian can give us some answers by mid-day, I hope, and if need be, I can be back here by dinner."
Victor Septimus:OOC the bar we were at, before going down was called?
Chris T.:"Thewn let us do that lady Quilax."
Itvwas a brothel :)
Victor Septimus:Exactly ;)
Rukvara:"lets go then Q"
Simon N. (GM):You're outside Mother Shalanthe's brothel currently.
Quillax:"I need just a few moments to draft a letter."
Victor Septimus:THAT'S the one.
Quillax:"I have to excuse myself from dinner tomorrow due to an emergency at home."
"If I'm not back by early afternoon, Gav, I would need this delivered."
Simon N. (GM):Gav nods. "Certainly, Arch - Quillax."
Quillax:She digs out paper and writes a flowery and appropriately but not over apologetic letter, excusing herself from the dinner she had accepted, citing an emergency due to the ongoing conflict around her home village.
Victor Septimus:Victor gets up. "i'll be an hour"
Quillax:She studied under her noble companion Sepheria, she could blag with the best of them :D
Simon N. (GM)::)
Chris T.:Mraisesan eyebrow that our mission carriesso little weight that a tumble with a prostitute comes first. But says nothing.
Simon N. (GM):Victor is having some R&R at Mother Shalanthe's?
Victor Septimus:The busty serving maid. :D
Yes
Can't take the soldier out of this knight.
Simon N. (GM)::)
GM: Inside Mother Shalanthe's Victor meets Buedra and is introduced to her friend Sumata Mercellin, an elegant blonde with an upper-class Korvosan accent. He spends an enjoyable hour with them.... (50gp)
Quillax:Q ignores the goings on. As along as he's back within the alloted time and she doesn't have to go hunting, then what he does while she writes the letter and copies it into a fairer hand is his business.
Victor Septimus:xD brilliant. Worth the coin.
Rukvara:"desperate is the man who need to pay for love..."
Quillax:She seals it with wax, hands it over to Gav with a small purse and a big hug. "Keep yourself safe."
She hunts down Abra and thanks him, grabbing him into a quick hug with the same words of caution, then once all are accounted for, sweeps them out for a wild rush back to the Library.
Simon N. (GM):Gav takes the note. "Sure thing Quillax. You can find me at the Meatgate tomorrow." Abra yawns. "Time for me to go to bed. Been nice meeting you all, Quillax's friends." He smiles, returning Quillax's quick hug.
Chris T.:"BGye Gav and thanks!"
Rukvara:"Farwell little man"
Simon N. (GM):Gav & Abra depart; the rest of you munch snacks from a late night vendor (rat on a stick - looks suspiciously like beef) until Victor returns, two naked ladies bidding him farewell at the brothel door.
Victor Septimus:"Thank you for the extra attention, until next time"
"Right, are we leaving this City?"
Simon N. (GM):GM: Q if you have Transport Via Plants you notice some trees growing a block north of Shalanthe's on the edge of Highside Stacks.
Could get you to Jorgenfist in a moment
Quillax:excellent, t via plants it is
she take a moment to memorise these plants so she can get back here in a hurry if she needs to
Rukvara:ooc has Ruk traveled by plants before?
Simon N. (GM):GM: Q's druid Rothuun has been growing a willow at Jorgenfist that can now be used as a destination.
ooc: not sure? Quillax selects a rather scraggly Cinderland Firepine big enough to step through.
You all return to Jorgenfist?
Quillax:Q briefly runs through what to expect for anyone who hasn't. "And don't lash out at the plants, I need them in one piece please."
Rukvara:Ruk pauses for a moment
"Hmm, this seems an odd way to travel, but if you say it is ol, then i'll follow you Q"
Simon N. (GM):GM: You step through on the Quillax Express :)
Chris T.:nice
Simon N. (GM):Emerging in a well watered garden within Jorgenfist, now quite transformed from the bleak place Quillax took possession of seven years ago.
Quillax:Q leads them through and calls out to the nearby guards to rouse the researchers. "Get some sleep, if you can," she advises. "We may need to move quickly in a few hours."
Simon N. (GM):GM: You're all very tired - you sleep till morning then begin research on the ritual?
Chris T.:"Mind if I get some sleep? I'm not much of a hit in the library?"
Quillax:She strides off to the library first to get the Librarian working on it.
Chris T.:ah :)
Simon N. (GM):If you have Investigation, Librarian's Tools or similar can roll. If you're not sleeping roll a DC 15 CON save vs Exhaustion.
Quillax:She's worked on less sleep and with the Librarian and the researhers starting, she'll then have a nap
Victor Septimus:So a sleep is a short rest in this setting?
Rukvara:Ruk finds one of the stronger trees to lay againt then gets her head down for a bit of shut-eye
Quillax:
rolling d20+15
(
2
)
+15
=
17
rolling d20+15
(
2
)
+15
=
17
OK, just :D
Simon N. (GM):The Librarian is instructed: "I SHALL ASSEMBLE AN APPROPRIATE VOLUME SELECTION MILADY"
Quillax:She hands over the other volume she collected. "Something new for you."
Simon N. (GM):Q roll Investigation or Engineer's Tools pls
Chris T.:Jay,yes.
Quillax:Then wanders off to find a corner of the library to catnap in while others scurry around her
Victor Septimus:oof Paladins are hit hard with that
brutal
Quillax:
rolling d20+15
(
17
)
+15
=
32
for Eng tools
Chris T.:yup
Rukvara:ooc is Clank here?
Victor Septimus:should of rolled a fighter or a warlock lol
Quillax:(Yes, Clank will be around)
Simon N. (GM):OK Q instructs('programs') the librarian very well, by morning it has a couple dozen relevan tomes.
(this will reduce the Investigation DC by 5).
Rukvara:Ruk hear stories from Claw aabout him, she's going to find him and get him to tell her about them from his side, she misses hhim dearly and it will make her feel closer
Simon N. (GM):It is going to take about a week at best to reconstruct the ritual though.
Chris T.:M fills them in with the details received.
(From Sorshen)
Simon N. (GM):Research skills - choose one of Investigation Religion & Arcana. Each of you may roll once if you take part & can read. :)
Quillax:Q uses the time in between to brew more potions and Keoghtoms
(if you can read :D :D :D )
Rukvara:hey Ruk can :P
Simon N. (GM):Q I expect you'll be busy researching.
Quillax:Arcana for Q then
Chris T.:None of those here. Hisdtory any good?
Simon N. (GM):OOC You want to rack up successes here so you don't screw up the ritual later. :)
Quillax:
rolling d20+15
(
18
)
+15
=
33
rolling d20+15
(
12
)
+15
=
27
Chris T.:hehe
Quillax:33
Victor Septimus:Victor lays down, finding it easy to rest after the attention he got at the brothel
Simon N. (GM):History ok
Chris T.:after a 33...
rolling 1d20+7
(
15
)
+7
=
22
Rukvara:Can Ruk use Athletics :D
Simon N. (GM):Quillax sifts the tomes and puts together the ritual, aided by Mal's knowledge of ancient Thassilonian.
The days pass... eventually you are confident you have the whole thing (& also complete a LR)
The Temple is located just SW of Xin's palace.
You need to perform the 70 minute Runewaking ritual there - it should summon & hold Zutha for 10 rounds. If he can be destroyed while bound, the backlash should destroy all 3 volumes of his Phylactery and destroy him forever.
Chris T.:"Beware the Aboleth.."
"The Bone Grimoireisone of these volumes?"
"Or must we destroy that seperately?"
Simon N. (GM):It's one of the 3 yup. 6/4/20 The ritual is ready to be enacted.
"Arch-Druid, forgive the interruption."
Quillax:"It's fine, Sheela, What can I do for you?"
Simon N. (GM):"I've received a Sending from Magnimar. The Army of Shalast is at the gates. They're about to fire the Perfect Atomisers."
Quillax:"Oh. Crap," she says. "Right. Round up the others."
Chris T.:"Let us hope they can hold untilour return."
Simon N. (GM):Sheela hurries off to summon the other PCs.
Quillax:"I hope everyone rested and is packed," Q mutters to herself. She gives herself a quick sniff test, decides she mostly smells of books and anything else the others will just have to suffer.
Rukvara:"What the hell is a 'Perfect Atomiser'? And why is them firing a bad thing?"
Victor Septimus:"zzzz"
Quillax:"Weapons on Mass Magical Destruction. If they wipe out the army, they supercharge the RuneLords who have marked them to benefit from their deaths"
Rukvara:"....would one of those Runelords be the one that Killed my husband"
Chris T.:"It will make our task the harder."
"And yes Queen Ruk...mitwas."
Rukvara:Ruk looks lost in thought
"Then how do we stop this flood of power?"
Quillax:"We'll be fighting RuneLords at their full power - godlike psychopaths. It will make our tasks exceptionally harder," she sighs.
Chris T.:"We are caught between hard choices."
Simon N. (GM):OOC just to note I have to stop at 7pm to get Bill to swim pool during kids' swim
Chris T.:Magnimar or ritual then?
Quillax:"All choices are bad and we haven't enough data to make the least horrible choice. If the walls of Magnimar hold, if they can shore them up or draw the armies away, we could potentially delay the use of the cannons. But how can we draw an army away?"
Rukvara:Ruk smirks
"Make them chase something they wawnt more than the city"
Quillax:"Maybe the death of one RuneLord will cause the others to pause, maybe it will cause them to push harder. My magic is powerful but not enough to freeze an entire army in place."
Chris T.:"Us?"
Rukvara:"What are they actually after?"
Quillax:(ok to the 7pm, Simon :) )
Chris T.:"By killing one runelord now it is one less that will gain from the power.."
Quillax:"Destruction, it mostly feels like. They want to rule everything and any city of power is something they want to take over."
Simon N. (GM):Sheela winces. "Ma'am, I'm receiving another Sending from my Druid friend Escaplion... The Atomisers have commenced firing."
Rukvara:"...Shit"
Quillax:"Then there is no choice to us. We'll have to go after the one and hope to fight the others and survive later."
Chris T.:"We are too late. Let us salvage something and make haste to the temple of Xin."
Quillax:Q rubs her hands tiredly over her face. "May whatever god your follow have mercy on us."
Rukvara:"what I'd guive to have Claw by my side right now..."
Chris T.:"Or an extra hour of time.."
Victor Septimus:Victor awakens. "hmmmmm" Stands up. "trouble i take it?"
Quillax:Q turns to Sheela. "Strengthen the defences, focus all those that can on creating potions, if Magnimar is in trouble, get a sending to me, but otherwise, we'll have to push on with our plan."
"Ready yourselves, my friends, we've got a hell of a week coming up."
Simon N. (GM):Sheela nods. "I'll inform Rothuun and Dermirr." She hurries off.
Rukvara:"sounds like a tuesday for me"
Chris T.:M preparesher stuff.
Rukvara:smile
Quillax:Q grins weakly at her. "Tell me that again after we've gotten through a runelord and an army."
Simon N. (GM):GM: The Risen Isle of Xin lies 100 miles or so off the coast west of Magnimar. You are ca 270 miles from Magnimar, could TVP there then wind walk west, or save a spell slot and WW from Jorgenfist?
Quillax:She dons her armour, checks her packs, and waits for the others to cast wind walk from Jorgenfist. She'll need all the magic she has if they only have 10 rounds.
Rukvara:"Yet another strange way of traveling
Simon N. (GM):WW normally does about 30 miles/hour for 8 hours though so pushing it to get to Xin, TVP safer.
Victor Septimus:"Off to fight a Runelord is it? I wonder if it will kill as many as your companions as last time. Any insightson what not to do?"
Chris T.:"Die."
Rukvara:Ruk Punches Vic so hard he's left several feww face down in thee mud
Quillax:OK, TVP and a Wind Walk
Victor Septimus:"not as strong as you look, pity"
Simon N. (GM):(not w/out rolls guys!)
Rukvara:Ruk spamps on his grion
Victor Septimus:Hold person Dc 19
Quillax:"Don't die is pretty good advice," Q agrees, ushering them apart.
Victor Septimus:wisdom save
Chris T.:"STOP!"
"We have a runelord to fight you idiots!"
Quillax:"No time for fighting each other. Save it for the big guy."
Victor Septimus:"Do that again, and i will sever your spine and watch you roll around for the rest of your days"
Rukvara:"ok, lets just go"
Quillax:"I will sit on you both," Q threatens. "I've been a dragon before. I'm fairly sure I can do it again."
"Do not make me turn this windwalk around."
Rukvara:"my husband died from Runelord, so just watch your mouth2
Simon N. (GM):Mal separates Ruk & Victor (giant strength coming in handy)
Victor Septimus:"i'll talk as i please giantess"
Chris T.:"You do no credit to the Hellknights. I thought you were all about getting the job done?"
"And Queen Ruk, you have a fine husband to avenge. Let's do that?"
Victor Septimus:"you have no idea what we do as Hellknights, so that mouth should remain shut on such a topic"
Rukvara:ooc, seriously lets stop
Victor Septimus:"Do you have aplan, or is it run in and not die?"
Quillax:"Right," Q growls. "Knock it off or I will leave you here."
Chris T.:ooc agreed
"We have one minute to kill this runelord. I suggest we hit himwith everything we have."
Rukvara:I have a trick up m y sleve thatn should help
Simon N. (GM):GM: Eventually Quillax chivvies everyone together and TVPs to the Pathfinder lodge in Magnimar. Dark smoke clouds roil overhead and an acrid stench of incinerated flesh fills the air.
Chris T.:"We know he is aLich, a powerful magic user. But likey no match for us if we can getup close."
Simon N. (GM):You can hear people yelling, crying, chanting: "GROBARAS! GROBARAS!"
Victor Septimus:"Alas, a bit of a plan"
Simon N. (GM):OOC Haldmeer Grobaras has Made Magnimar Great Again. >:)
Quillax:"Oh dear. I suppose we'll have to worry about deposing him later if he gets weird about this," Q sighs to herself.
Simon N. (GM):GM: The Ritual should bind Zutha to within 300' of the temple altar for the duration.
Are you immediately WWing west?
Quillax:Yes
The sooner we start, the better
Chris T.:agreed
Quillax:"Stick together. Move as fast as you can."
Simon N. (GM):GM: You turn to clouds and rise up. From up here you have a good view of the devastation stretching east and north-east of the city walls. A scorched wasteland of burning bones and flesh.
Chris T.:"I will have a spell upand running that willaid us against his dark magic which along with the holy protection of Lisala should allow us to concentrate on doing damage to Zutha."
Simon N. (GM):The Army of Shalast has been annihilated, just as Grobaras intended.
Chris T.:"I fear we see the warfareof the future..."
Quillax:(Q wonders if Grobaras has been vetted recently - this seems awfully like it's been planned to power up the runelords and such)
Simon N. (GM):You fly west (no talking) for 3 hours until you see ahead the Risen Isle of Xin and its Crystal Palace (no longer blackened), the sun lowering on the western horizon.
The green kiss of rotting seaweed clings to the shores of
this small isle, its shoreline made complex by dozens of
protruding islets and jagged sea stacks. The strange and jagged
architecture adorning the isle itself seems devoured in many
places by the passage of time or hidden by growths of strange
Simon N. (GM):fungus, but the ruins stubbornly refuse to give up their glory.
Fragmented statues, once-magnificent temples, and gracefully
curved streets remain to give hints of what was once a glorious
city. From atop one of the smaller isles to the southwest, the
massive columns of the Tarnished Temple beckon.
OOC see if you can control your tokens, may need new ones.
Chris T.:seems good. Does Mal remember the way to the temple?
Simon N. (GM):Three massive Lissala statues circle the temple isle in a lazy orbit about 300' from the altar at its apex.
Yes you can make out the altar stone at the apex of the temple, atop cliffs on the western promontory.
Chris T.:She calls forth Thunder
Simon N. (GM):GM: Landing you are able to assume solid form over 1 minute; there is still s stench of marine decay from the detritus raised up when the Isle rose.
17/2/4720 - 3.5 months ago now.
Chris T.:"ShallI fly above and make sure our route is clear?"
Simon N. (GM):Thunder appears in angelic light. :)
Chris T.::)
"I know the way and wqhat to look for."
Rukvara:"lead the way"
Temple Isle is small SW island
Quillax:Q takes Air elemental form and follows
Rukvara:Ruk walks like a normal person :P
Chris T.:M keeps a look out for possible dangers below and a safe route for walking.
Simon N. (GM):Nothing threatens you here, perhaps deterred by the remnants of Lissala's ancient power.
Chris T.:Between uscan we ferrythe walkers to the temple?
Simon N. (GM):You assemble at the ancient altar.
Chris T.:Thnderis sent to circle above.
Simon N. (GM):You can all just land and walk to the altar.
Chris T.:cool
Does the ritual mention where the summons will arrive?
Simon N. (GM):GM: It should be summoned over the altar.
Chris T.:Is the ritualin ancient Thessalonian?
Rukvara:Before we start, Ruk pulls out the Horn of Valhalla and gets ready to blow it once we start the summons
Simon N. (GM):Completing the ritual requires 7 successes - 3 Religion, 2 Arcana, 2 2 spellcasting. You must succeed on 7 of 8, but you can nominate 2 auto successes for prior research.
Chris T.:That counts me out then :)
Simon N. (GM):If the ritual fails the psychic backlash will inflict negative level & Exhaustion.
You can choose who does what bit, eg Quillax could do it all if you wanted.
Quillax:Q will start
Chris T.:Q with the hourglassbest?
Quillax:Let me try :)
Arcana first
rolling d20+15
(
7
)
+15
=
22
Simon N. (GM):Do you want to nominate 2 successes?
Quillax:
rolling d20+15
(
14
)
+15
=
29
Chris T.:M stands ready with sword and shield. pre cast circle of power.
Quillax:Yes, nominate successes towards Religion, please
Simon N. (GM):OK the Arcane elements succeed.
Quillax:It's my weakest area
Simon N. (GM):& 2 Religion.
Quillax:spell casting
Simon N. (GM):4/7 so far
Quillax:
rolling d20+14
(
12
)
+14
=
26
rolling d20+14
(
8
)
+14
=
22
Simon N. (GM):OK spell succeeds, 6/7, 60 minutes. The skies darken.
Quillax:and religion
rolling d20+5
(
5
)
+5
=
10
rolling d20+5
(
15
)
+5
=
20
thank goodness for timeglass :D
Chris T.:phew
Simon N. (GM):pass (just) DC 19!
Chris T.:scarilyclose!
Rukvara:should we end here? then start next week with the battle?
Simon N. (GM):With a terible scream, Zutha is called forth! His form begins to swirl into being atop the altar stone.
Victor Septimus:Some bad ass rolls right there
Simon N. (GM):"WHHAA? YOU DARE?!?!"
Chris T.:"KILL HIM!"
Simon N. (GM):Yup will start next week rolling init :)
Rukvara:Ruk blow the Horn
Chris T.:Great cliffhanger.
Rukvara:coolio, thanks for the game guys :)
Victor Septimus:Cheers
Simon N. (GM):Quillax feels a tingling sensation in her mind.
Chris T.:We play next week?
Simon N. (GM):"I'm free, Quillax. I'm free! And I'm coming for you."
Quillax:Nice game guys :)
Simon N. (GM):She recognises Karzoug's voice. :)
Chris T.:Stay safe guys, have a great week.
Quillax:"You won't be the first," she snarls.
Rukvara:i'm off, cya!
Simon N. (GM):by J
Quillax:Have a great weekend guys! and Thanks Simon :)
Simon N. (GM):Yup will play next Saturday 5pm then take a vacation break.
Chris T.:Thanks all and goodnight :)
Quillax:Next Saturday, check!
Night!

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