TWITCH STREAM Be sure to participate with the group each week LIVE! at <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire" rel="nofollow">www.twitch.tv/dm4hire</a> every Saturday night at 6 PM until midnight. View this entire session here... <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/668814138" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/668814138</a> Twitch.tv keeps each broadcast for one week only, so be sure to stay up-to-date while it is still available, and be sure to click the heart icon under the twitch screen to 'follow' the group and be alerted of each new session. Brief portions of these weekly sessions can also be found on Youtube with the same date code. FROM THE DESK OF THE DM Things got off to a good start, battle-wise for the party, they have been able to inflict some damage upon this evil entity and seem to be well on their way to helping the poor town of Hommlet get rid of this nasty problem....or so it would seem. As we have seen from this session, I would encourage the players to have hope, that anything is possible, but at the same time to not become over confident, as this thing has demonstrated it's versatility in being somewhat like a swiss army knife, having quite a full repertoire of skill sets, most of which may not have even been used yet. After all, having said that, how long can a stint of bad DM rolls or successful party critical attacks last? Watch out! Next session, the tables may turn and then we're all in deep doo-doo. My only advice would be to keep doing what you're doing, go like gang-busters and not give it a chance to breathe, because I'm quite positive, that if given the chance, and allowed to have some "breathing room", that the full power and capabilities of the encounter might then be manifested! I have a sneaking suspicion that this intended "one-up" might stretch into a "more than one up", so be prepared for the long haul in this battle as it might shake the adventurers to their very core! QUICK READ RECAP The party boldly enters the mold filled, abandoned temple, now home to the evil demoness of fungi, Zuggtmoy who, appearing first as an old crone seated upon a jewel encrusted throne, vanishes in an orb of colored rays, leaving behind a pile of dust. Upon closer investigation, Karmadel senses magic on the throne and behind the purple tapestry, confirmed by Serandon in searching for secret doors around the throne dias, and Argo's cat sent into the alleged secret area. Obviously found out, the old hag transforms into a gigantic, disgusting, bulbous toadstool shape with elephantine pod-like legs, appearing in a fit or rage from behind the tapestry, initiating combat, casting a flurry of spells. The group realizes that weapons of less than +2 are in-effective, and so they cast a series of defensive and offensive spells. The session is continued to next week as the battle ensues ! DM SESSION LOG 150613 Spells memorized. Tralann: 1: Hypnotism, Magic Missile*, Wall of Fog, Color Spray, 2: Web, Invisibility, 3: Fireball Argo: 1st lvl: Magic Missile x2, Chromatic Orb*, Burning Hands, 2nd lvl: Irritation, Blur, 3rd lvl: Protection From Evil, 10' Radius* Karmadel: 1st lvl spells = Detect Magic x1 / Bless* x2 / and Cure Light Wounds x2, 2nd lvl spells = Cure Serious Wounds x2 / Hear Heartbeat x2/ and Heat Metal x1 and 3rd lvl spells = Prayer x1 and Dispel Magic x1 my at will abilities 10' wide 60' long is Detect Evil* and Detect Undead Kyra: 1st: Bless. 4xCLW, 2nd: 6x CMW, 3rd: Prayer*, Dispel Magic, Repair Injury Shenjo: Detect Magic, Enlarge, Blur Party enters temple... Bjorn and Karmadel present their ring of continual light, illuminating a portion of the dark temple. Argo pulls out pouch of powdered iron, stay close, or you'll break the protection. Serandon recommends himself back, Argo in front, and a fighter in front of him. Kell surmises the entry door might close behind them. Leaxle attempts to hide in shadows and fails. Karmadel sees a shadowy figure seated on a gem encrusted throne atop a translucent dias engulfed in darkness. Argo pours powdered iron in a 20' diameter circle for protection and explains that do not engage in melee if inside the circle as it would lose that protection. A magical darkness surrounds the dias and throne. An old crone is seated upon the throne. Balfon addresses the old crone "Can you hear me?" "Take a valuable column, and leave" she replies. "We took a vote, and you have to go!" Karmadel swords says "Do you really know what you're getting us into?" "Is this thing magical? If it is, we should probably get out of here!" "You're a talking sword! You're magical too!" replies Karmadel Karmadel does not disbelieve an illusion. Suddenly, the Crone disappears in a burst of color sphere, leaving behind a pile of ashes. "You'll never take my treasure!" Bjorn uses halberd to reach out toward dias/throne area to see if there might be a force field, but there is none. Karmadel senses an overwhelming evil presence on the throne and 17' or so behind the throne....behind the purple floor to ceiling tapestry. Argo finishes protection from evil 10' radius spell at bottom of stairs, before the three columns. Tralaan gets on all fours and runs his hands through the pile of ash at the base of the dias left by the crone and the magical light emitting orb display, finding it to be a fine ash powder. There is no smoke odor in the ash. Balfon surmises it is a slight of hand trick and not a true spell. Balfon toss his tent upon the dias and nothing happens. Serandon surmises the crone leaving may be a show. Argo's cat does not sense anything new. Serandon searches for secret doors around dias and finds one. Karmadel uses sword x-ray vision to read the northern area near wall and dias identified by Serandon and it says "this place isn't made very well, leaving gaping areas like that behind the tapestry". Argo instructs his cat to go behind the tapestry. The cat familiar transmits '....old woman....' and '...now large beast...' Large mushroom monster appears from behind tapestry and combat begins. Zuggtmoy attempts to cast silence 15' radius on Karmadel but fails due to a successful saving throw. Karadel says "Styx" to activate his helm . Kyra casts prayer, affecting entity with a -1 penalty. Shenjo breaks invisibility by making a critical attack for 28 hp of damage. Balfon makes a successful hit but for some reason does no damage. Karmadel tosses a holy hand grenade for 15 hp . Tralann tosses and over throws a holy hand grenade. Kyra throws a holy hand grenade for 21 hp of damage. Argo casts stinking cloud (result of chromatic orb spell) for 10 hp of damage. Shenjo hits for 32 hp of damage. Balfon goes to Kyra and asks for bless on his axe as it's magical strength is not strong enough to hit. Bjorn swings with his +1 halberd but is unable to make contact with the entity. Karmadel strikes it's head for 20 hp of damage. Kell hits for 14 hp of damage. Leaxle attacks with his +1 longsword and makes a critical hit but mysteriously does no damage. Party lump sum XP with all aspects considered (including but not limited to) session survival, skill usage, role-playing, alignment checks, etc: 2625 Karmadel, Priest/Bjorn (Christopher S.): 375 Argo Mage/Leaxle (Paul W.): 375 Tralann (Shalvenay K) Elf, Half: 375 Kell/Aaron (Robert D.) Human: 375 Shenjo (Craig F.) Gray Elf: 375 Balfon (Skyhawk) dwarf: 375 Serandon (Charles W.): High Elf: 375 DM Homework: Find party loot item values and sell .... SESSION LENGTH: 6-1/2 Hours
