This session occurred on 3/5/2012
My Labyrinth Lord Dungeon was visited again, The following is an account of what happened.
Mike C. returned with Vexus Lustmort and his apprentice.
Vexus discovered after his last foray that he had a bottle of "Lick City" wine that is highly poisonous. It causes a painful wracking death in 1-4 rounds or save and suffer 25pts of damage! Harsh, you say... yes it is. He also had 3 bottles of "Fields of Mercy" vintage which brought him 10sp a bottle.My Brother created Brother Liam O'shea, a Cleric of St. Cuthbert. Come to wipe the unclean from the Keep. He hired 5 men-at-arms and a torch bearer to go along.
My Labyrinth Lord Dungeon was visited again, The following is an account of what happened.
Mike C. returned with Vexus Lustmort and his apprentice.
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| Vexus |
Vexus discovered after his last foray that he had a bottle of "Lick City" wine that is highly poisonous. It causes a painful wracking death in 1-4 rounds or save and suffer 25pts of damage! Harsh, you say... yes it is. He also had 3 bottles of "Fields of Mercy" vintage which brought him 10sp a bottle.My Brother created Brother Liam O'shea, a Cleric of St. Cuthbert. Come to wipe the unclean from the Keep. He hired 5 men-at-arms and a torch bearer to go along.
My daughter created Navarria a M-User apprentice.
This party passed through the ruined gatehouse and crossed the courtyard heading for the main Keep. Upon discovering the Keep doors were still quite sturdy they opted to take a moment and talk about what to do. A failed surprise roll allowed them to see the four gnomes on the rampart above just as they hurled masonry down upon them! The apprentice was brained and fell with a cracked skull! Navaria cast charm person on one and yelled for it to stop its friends from being naughty! Brother O'shea healed the Apprentice while commanding the hirelings to get the Keep doors open! Vexus cast web and caught two of the vile gnomes!
Brother O'shea and Navarria then led the charge inside looking for the stairs to the ramparts, while Vexus and his apprentice took cover by the well and prepped oil flasks for hurling! a few more rocks were thrown to no avail by a gnome and Vexus hit the wall with a firebomb!
Bursting out onto the rampart O'shea quickly grabbed and hurled the "charmed gnome" over the side and into the courtyard below! The hirelings and Navarria surround the 2 webbed gnomes and everyone realizes the 4th gnome is missing! Revealing himself from behind the tower door the 4th gnome screeches something and brings a chicken out from under his cloak that he throws at the party!
There are rampant rumors back in town about gnomes, and chickens, etc. So a morale check has to be made for the hirelings to hold and not break at the sight of this gnomes actions! Brother O'shea keeps the lads together but one of them falls off the rampart as the chicken attacks! Vexus hears the screams of terror, the chicken, and then sees a hireling fall from the rampart to the courtyard as he and the apprentice were moving forward to check on the gnome which had hit the ground seconds before! He sees the hireling surprisingly is alive but gravely hurt, the gnome however has dissolved into a dark goo that seeps into the ground!?!
On the rampart above the hirelings are still afraid of the chicken so Brother O'shea smacks it with his flail only to see it spring back to life and charge the party!!! The hirelings keep shouting "Dopple Fowl! Dopple Fowl!" and scramble to stay away from its pecking beak!
The gnome rushes forward and stabs O'shea in the foot! dropping the holy man to "0" hp! The father has a bulldog that kills the gnome with a "20"!!! Navaria is beating the webbed gnomes with her staff! The chicken attempts to leap off the rampart but is caught by Rufus the Bulldog who mauls the chicken. Before it can revive it is placed in a large leather sack and tied shut.
The party revives Brother O'shea and along with the wounded hireling that fell they return to town. The Cleric suggests they go to the abbey and ask for healing and info on the chicken. The Elder at the Abbey tells of the gnomes twisted magicks and curses that create the "Dopple Fowl" and how they swap these for true chickens and lay waste to entire farmsteads. Some believe those pecked or scratched by the "Dopple Fowl" will become one when next the moon is full!!! The Elder assures them that is ridiculous but he better Remove Curse on the Torch bearer as he was pecked repeatedly!
The party rested for a day, then returned and entered the Keep. They found a locked door and set the Hirelings to opening it with a crowbar. Fluttering sounds above revealed a group of stirges in the rafters above! The door was opened and the group moved into the next chamber leaving the stirges unmolested. This large room held an old trestle table a broken long sword and an empty water skin. A stairwell leading down was also here. Vexus carved his name and the date into the tabletop, Brother O'shea did the same and added the Symbol of Cuthbert as well.
The stairs led downward to a large hall that went off into darkness beyond torch and bulls-eye lantern range, a side door is just 15ft away. However just at the edge or the lantern range a barrel is seen. A hireling is persuaded to check the barrel and quickly returns shaken about the contents. It seems the barrel is filled with assorted teeth!?! Human and monstrous.... Vexus sends his apprentice to gather 2 pouches worth of teeth. The side door is found to be open and lights are shined within to reveal a 10ft wide hallway leading into darkness. Brother O'shea got a sudden call from St. Cuthbert summoning him elsewhere and the Party decided to return to town. Easily avoiding the stirges they left the Marqest grounds to return to the Dog & Bone.
This party passed through the ruined gatehouse and crossed the courtyard heading for the main Keep. Upon discovering the Keep doors were still quite sturdy they opted to take a moment and talk about what to do. A failed surprise roll allowed them to see the four gnomes on the rampart above just as they hurled masonry down upon them! The apprentice was brained and fell with a cracked skull! Navaria cast charm person on one and yelled for it to stop its friends from being naughty! Brother O'shea healed the Apprentice while commanding the hirelings to get the Keep doors open! Vexus cast web and caught two of the vile gnomes!
Brother O'shea and Navarria then led the charge inside looking for the stairs to the ramparts, while Vexus and his apprentice took cover by the well and prepped oil flasks for hurling! a few more rocks were thrown to no avail by a gnome and Vexus hit the wall with a firebomb!
Bursting out onto the rampart O'shea quickly grabbed and hurled the "charmed gnome" over the side and into the courtyard below! The hirelings and Navarria surround the 2 webbed gnomes and everyone realizes the 4th gnome is missing! Revealing himself from behind the tower door the 4th gnome screeches something and brings a chicken out from under his cloak that he throws at the party!
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| Dopple-Fowl?? |
There are rampant rumors back in town about gnomes, and chickens, etc. So a morale check has to be made for the hirelings to hold and not break at the sight of this gnomes actions! Brother O'shea keeps the lads together but one of them falls off the rampart as the chicken attacks! Vexus hears the screams of terror, the chicken, and then sees a hireling fall from the rampart to the courtyard as he and the apprentice were moving forward to check on the gnome which had hit the ground seconds before! He sees the hireling surprisingly is alive but gravely hurt, the gnome however has dissolved into a dark goo that seeps into the ground!?!
On the rampart above the hirelings are still afraid of the chicken so Brother O'shea smacks it with his flail only to see it spring back to life and charge the party!!! The hirelings keep shouting "Dopple Fowl! Dopple Fowl!" and scramble to stay away from its pecking beak!
The gnome rushes forward and stabs O'shea in the foot! dropping the holy man to "0" hp! The father has a bulldog that kills the gnome with a "20"!!! Navaria is beating the webbed gnomes with her staff! The chicken attempts to leap off the rampart but is caught by Rufus the Bulldog who mauls the chicken. Before it can revive it is placed in a large leather sack and tied shut.
The party revives Brother O'shea and along with the wounded hireling that fell they return to town. The Cleric suggests they go to the abbey and ask for healing and info on the chicken. The Elder at the Abbey tells of the gnomes twisted magicks and curses that create the "Dopple Fowl" and how they swap these for true chickens and lay waste to entire farmsteads. Some believe those pecked or scratched by the "Dopple Fowl" will become one when next the moon is full!!! The Elder assures them that is ridiculous but he better Remove Curse on the Torch bearer as he was pecked repeatedly!
The party rested for a day, then returned and entered the Keep. They found a locked door and set the Hirelings to opening it with a crowbar. Fluttering sounds above revealed a group of stirges in the rafters above! The door was opened and the group moved into the next chamber leaving the stirges unmolested. This large room held an old trestle table a broken long sword and an empty water skin. A stairwell leading down was also here. Vexus carved his name and the date into the tabletop, Brother O'shea did the same and added the Symbol of Cuthbert as well.
The stairs led downward to a large hall that went off into darkness beyond torch and bulls-eye lantern range, a side door is just 15ft away. However just at the edge or the lantern range a barrel is seen. A hireling is persuaded to check the barrel and quickly returns shaken about the contents. It seems the barrel is filled with assorted teeth!?! Human and monstrous.... Vexus sends his apprentice to gather 2 pouches worth of teeth. The side door is found to be open and lights are shined within to reveal a 10ft wide hallway leading into darkness. Brother O'shea got a sudden call from St. Cuthbert summoning him elsewhere and the Party decided to return to town. Easily avoiding the stirges they left the Marqest grounds to return to the Dog & Bone.
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