Session 34: Frost Giant Schmebulock and Alphonse's Coronation

We heal up as best we can! (Cita and Cernan)   Everything around us is dead. Mushrooms and stuff eating up the dead carbon. Consuming the world.  

Going around the room: What are the characters feeling/thinking?

Cernan - wonders if the front giant is a willing person or trapped against his will.

- Cita - that is HUGE! How are we going to fight that! Run! We’d better separate! - Rashid Fen Rey - how’d it get here? Where from? Might be fire vulnerable! After done - needs a week’s vacation on the beach

Thoradin - After mumbled dwarven curses. (It’s ringing.) Terror yet excitement because this is what he’s meant to do! RUN! (to fight)

Stormy - Her focus was on Grasti. She was a general! We should be able to do this!

Would you answer your axe!?

— Cita

 

Fight!

Storm giant shouts that he smells dwarf! Schmebulock kill! Does Thoradin know who this giant is? Calls him Schmells-a-lot. He as all of this stuff from various creatures he’s killed.  

Don’t kill him in one round! Please, please, please!

— DM

 

Round 1

Thoradin jumps into the fray! Hits 4 times! (Action surge)

Stormy hits 2 times.

Rashid uses fireball! (with authority!) And gives Cernan 15 temp HP.

Cita takes cover by the tree and shoots w/ light crossbow.

Cernan blesses Rashid, Stormy and Thoradin.

Schmebulock hits Thoradin. Takes 34 points of damage (1/3 was cold).

(the axe emitting cold) It’s air conditioning!

— Cita

 

Round 2 +

Thoradin takes potion of supreme healing and is back up to full.

Dwarves, we invented grudges! —Thoradin

    Time to loot!   Schmebulock's axe - does 4d12+4d6cold damage (more than in monster manual). Wow! But it's huge.     Thoradin gives thanks to Fenyal. Cita and Stormy and Cernan give thanks to Arabeth.   Stormy makes flowers here. Rashid sits and uses Grasti’s sword to whack mushrooms.   Schmebulock - We loot everything we can see on him. It will be work. He’s like 1200 lbs.   Thoradin inspects the giant. Rashid does the axe because he has protection from cold.

barrel of holding 2x bag of holding. 55 gallon drum.

10 black pearls (150 gp ea)

several charms (7 - deck of illusions - chain of charms) Cita wants those (Charms are illusions. Ettin, Orc, Bug Bear, Assassin, Lych, Priest + 2 accolytes, (you))

provisions/rations

1200 coper pieces, 9000 silver, 3900 gp,

wolf pelt - wolf armor +3 intimidation and persuasion checks

Shields (+2, animated shield are the magic ones)

swords (long sword +2, long sword of sharpness)

axe (war pick - frost brand stats)

necklace on tusks (heavy gold chain - 200 gp)

his necklace - has ioun stone of sustenance - Rashid wants that

large sapphire (800 gp) - softball size and clear blue

pauldron - magic resizes to fit. Brass - acts as a mantle of spell resistance.

Hammer - war hammer std.

chain and skull

arrows - of lightning 48 lighting damage or half if miss. (Stormy wants that!)

arrow of fireball(2) - 4d6 fireball in 10 foot diameter. DC 14 for half.

his armor - acid resistance 12+dex

giant battle axe - metal is made from is still cold.

We have the recipe for “iced cream”...

Welcome to Cold Axe! — Rashid

  Rashid will see what the charms are. Illusions

Ettin - 2 headed hill giant

Orc

bug bear

assassin

litch

priest and 2 acolytes

(jocker) the caster (deck owner)

Check on Princess Prentis Leon - is gone headed to castle.   Check on Alphonse. We have the tablets. Alphonse has one and the Tortoise Bridge has the other.  

to tortoise bridge - send a few wizards and dwarves and free Alador (whole resistance) to castle.

Stormy sends a message to Alphonse - he responds. Many are here. Castle is ours.

  Rashid must check on the wizards at guild and Arrendish Embassy embassy.

bulk of Arrends are on one side of the cathedral wall. The opposition ran away as soon as the pyre fell and Grasti died.

huge holes in the population. (dead or ran away)

Alphonse and his crew sent out for red guards one at a time and killed them off.  

At Castle

To crown: Tradition is the chief priest of the cathedral.   Alphonse - divides out tasks.

verify all those who followed Amanita are gone and no traps.

encampment - clean up and check.

slowly go through town to verify it’s save.

stadium - the bridge crew fought into the arena - cleaned out.

Stormy asks if there’s a head priest. (If not we have a suggestion. Abathar - she wants to suggest.)   We split fighters and religious (see if any priests still alive)

Cernan, goes to crack some heads.

Rashid, stormy, shimmer helps locate the priests. + Felga Mitgarn (looks really tired - she wasn’t fighting - was trying to help people not die) + a few guards.

Cita checks on family and Free Alador - Rebels. Sorpress Garcia Sarez is there to help and let them know all is well. Cintanon Calderone goes with.

Old encampment of Amanita's followers

Cernan and Thoradin - Area behind the stadium. Minotaur camp, Amanita priests, Goliath housing, kenku hall

the feeling that there was slaves indentured helpers

everything is empty.

find various writings and communications. name Belgeous is important. Leader of retreat group.

at bridge we fought 1/3 to 1/2 of the group that was in Alador

At Free Alador

Cita and crew takes safe routes.

not a lot there. Hardly anyone that didn’t join on one side of the other.

on the island. They are waiting for news!!!!!

They saw the pyre died.

Mom made good stew. MUST EAT.

Cintanon Calderone tells the stores and embellishes a tiny bit.

adults should go to the castle as part of leadership

Dad he noticed that there was some bigger ships - 4-6 hours after pyre fell. sailed off to SW across the lake. 5 ships. At least

Stormy’s group searching for priests

we start asking around. Cathedral priests - either joined Amanita or were killed. May be an old retired priest.

It takes us 3 hours. Brother Kam. Retired ages ago. Shocked to know he MAY be it. Made his life helping people at the Cathedral. Was a space for people to share. HE MUST see it. Lead the way.

We go to the Cathedral. Some people are tearing down the wall around the Cathedral. He drops his staff and stumbles and falls to his knees. He’s praying. And won’t come out of it.

Stormy prays for guidance.

Rashid looks for something to do to help. Cleans up the space round the priest with mend.

The ground underneath him is clean but it continues out to 50 feat. much more than expected!

He falls to his face and is out.

We put him in a clean cot.

It’s been 48 hours that we’ve been up.

we need to crash

Stormy sleeps outside with her dragon. Rashid crashes next to priest.

Now the "day" is FINALLY done.  

Morning

Belgeous - should ring a bell - the bad guy in act one. Seran - letters from him and his Father.

Rashid, Stormy and shimmer wake to find Kam is sweeping the floor. It is time to go to the castle . He had a discussion with Arabeth. He is the fourth of her priests.

Back to the castle

it organically comes together.

Coronation

Brother Kam walks in. A hush.

— My friends it is time we had a king again. — at first we’re disturbed.

Lord Sapho Epron - by what right do you have to crown the king of Alador - part of the ceremony.

Kam says. The High priest crowns - I’m the only one left. Has seen vision . By the power of Arabeth I crown this king. Alphonse’s arm regrows.

Before you stands the rightful heir. Alphonse’s younger brother still alive. Ricardo steps forward with the crown. Rise Alphonse King of Aladore!

Alphonse Says Thanks

King takes center stage.

Thoradin handing out ale.

King's Speech

My brothers and family - I regret to tell you. Our trouble is jut begun. To rebuild our city - we need to rebuild our efforts. Will you do this with me? Resounding yes.

Must ask many favors and thanks

Felga Mitgarn- hear of stone (compliment) - you took time to heal others. Because of you many are alive today. Draws out - was his mothers. Necklace with a ruby. It is now called the Heart of Felga.

Darius Espada - craft hall master. In the early days of the darkness. Your threshold - all survived to become free Alador. Let it be known that the craft hall is a guild now. Guild master of craft. Will help you build a guild hall worthy of your traits

Wizards - As they stand forward, he steps out and the dragon folk wizard - motions for her to step back. The rest are called up. You served my city well and chose to risk own lives. I know you lost some of your nubmer. It is too bad that the great city that used to be the school of magic has become a grave. Perhaps it is time we built a school of magic in our city - across from guild hall over the first pyre. IT was a wizards tower. Great in magic and magical history. New guild hall and school. The city of Aladore will pay half.

Cintanon Calderone - during all of this, you kept up everyone’s hope when there wasn’t any. Current wizard hall - will be your guild hall as the bards guild master. First you must build up journeymen - and journey through the nation and tell them the stories. They have to know what happened and why and why it has dissipated.

Lord Sapho Epron and Lord Gregory Havre - when so many of lords swore allegiance to Amanita, you two kept your oath to the true crown. Your names will never be forgotten. You are now head of house Stapho and house Greggor.

The names of lord Cormal and Ferma - will be struck out.

Lt. Aria of Alador guards - you stood firm. General Aria. Fill the ranks and defend my people.

Sorpress Garcia Sarez - she’s carrying a basket. Agreed to help him with the next items. Maybe they lock eyes for a little to long and holds her to help. (Aww! Is it love?)

Aeden Mitgarn II - you chose to aid my people and prove to be an ally. Must give you something so dear. It is painful to give. Basket - are puppies. red and blue ribbon ones. Children of Stella. Sorpress trained Stella to id those with spore. The pups will be able to do the same. Send them to your kingdom. Keep your kingdom safe.

Arrend lords - there’s 5 pups left - each of you will receive one. Important that these pups multiply - make sure your people get along for this to happen.

Lady Grasslin / Gina Sackarack - a point int he battle when I need to leave the field. We stood at the wall together. You stepped forward to lead my people in my stead. You are a favorite of this crown. An elven embassy abandoned. They are not favored of this crown. The dragon folk have been abandoned. You will be the ambassador to my city and nation. Anyone of your line is welcome here.

Canto and Maria Sarez - You are friends to me. When I was imprisoned. You cared for my people. A name that was stricken from the books - he was greedy. Maria - I have had your cooking. You must share recipes with the staff here. Canto - you stood with the council of free Alador and your wisdom was great. Lord Canto - you will serve as one of my favored lords. One of the richest family of aladore

Heroes of Alador - (our group) - Princess Prentis Leon, please. She draws out from his side his sword. Kneel before your king. Cernan first - lays sword on shoulder. Sir Cernan of Arabeth Knight of the Living Tree. Stormy - Lady Storm Knight of Sky and Lightning. Rashid - Sir Rashid Knight of Runes. Thoradin - Sir Thordin Knight of Steel and Stone. Cita - Lady Cita Garcia Sarez Knight of Shadows. Knight judge while in Alador kingdom.

Afterward, Stomy gives Ralph the breast plate + 1 and poison resist - to help Alphonse. (Taking the cloak of displacement)  

Thieves Guild Assembly

Cita - Prentis assembles the guild and has to attend. The number is greatly diminished. Master Assassin Havlock Ramkin is there too.

Those with names are with Prentis. And graduated next. Students then.

She announces important things changing. First a named individual not at my side. Lyda!

The book - Lyda write your name Archangel in this book. You won it by right.

Scouting and subterfuge will take high priority. We need to know what’s out there before everyone. If you are named or graduated - you will have responsibilities. We will stand with the king.

Wizards' Guild

Rashid wants to meet w/ wizards guild. Rashid will pay for burials for those w/ no family. They owed us a spell to find Dimitris/Indarin (add dimitris to notes).

So they do it! They are excited - they can call this person to them. outside they draw out in gold dust a circle. It will call this person to the circle. To communicate someone has to be in the circle. Rashid and Shimmer step in. (Shimmer thinks it’s a dragon for some reason.) They start the ritual - a long complicated spell. Flashes around you. Rashid and Shimmer sees a sandstorm . Shimmer puts her wings around him. She takes 5 pts of damage. Rashid 3. Ring flares. Cyninder of black massive dust. Peering into sandstorm. Someone pushes Thoradin to break the circle. It shatters. What in the name of $^%& just happened? That shouldn’t… No! No one else appeared in the circle. Indarin is a PLACE! Another realm entirely. Shimmer will shed sand for weeks.

 

Down time for our Characters

Between now and next time. What are our characters doing?

Stormy wants to track down Carl Wagner. She runs into roadblock after roadblock. No one knows what’s going on. She’s frustrated - eating lunch at castle. Kam overhears me. You speak of a young man with a scar on his neck? I encountered him last week. Asked a lot of questions about gods and what happens when you die. On a journey. Communicated in written form. Kam not think he’s suicidal. Some motive.

Rashid feels he’s earned a vacation. Goals: hang out with wizards, Arrendish, and dwarves. Just chill.

We all need to rest. 3rd week. A wagon rolls into Dwarven embassy - all sorts of ore boxes and crates. You are owed 10th of the mine. the group gets 2000 gp (for the group as a whole). In the shipment. A crate w/ Rashid’s golem!

The statues to make a teleport portal arrive. (Where do we want to put them?)

Thoradin - Dwarven embassy reads records and chats on the lost dwarves. Goes out on water. Stormy joins.

Celebration when full light.

Cernan - permission where the large spire was - to plant circle and grove of trees. Many people will help!

Rashid (w/ wizards) - I need a “little” favor. We have a friend that we want to be able to talk to wherever we are at. Friend in another dimension. A spell or something? No hands.

Cita - work on archery, a collection of custom arrows -set on fire, trail a rope, crescent blade to cut rope. (Put on discord - Thoradin and DM may be able to accomplish. ) Compressible net and insect repellent.

Thoradin - kitchen conference: at the embassy. We get together for dinner at Cita’s family’s manner. Thoradin had the weirdest dream - it shifted from sily to someplace he’d never been. Standing on a floor - rail and beyond a great canyon. Was once more beautiful. Rock, sand, and a tiny stream. Forge brother (Fenyal?)- dreamed of before. He appeared - we have to go there. Go back to the beginning. This chasm is where it started. Undo what was done there. Cernan may have seen this place in a vision or dream?

Cernan did have a nightmare - felt something really wrong and bad behind you and couldn’t turn around. He has these dreams - they are a part of his life. It’s not on this world. A looming evil. Reminds Rashid of what he saw in the circle. The pillars were drawing their power from there?

Thoradin - he also warned me. Don’t trust Mordin! Shimmer is upset at that. “Why can’t you trust papa?” (Thoradin has a whistle to call the forge brother for help)

Rashid - The wizards - they believe Indarin is a place. We would have died if the circle wasn’t broken. They are upset. They admit they have a gate off world. A door. Where does it go? Somewhere. Not use for generations - as long as the living tree was in existence it couldn’t be opened. In the mage guild. Not know who put it there. Will have to move it to new guild hall or destroy or brick over.

Cernan knows where a door is. home tower - Plane of earth through Carrak.

Do we have anything to wrap up before we go to another plane. How do we get back? Rashid has a spell to check in the ethereal plane. Wizards will get a map with a wheel (not think of like a wheel). Each plane is infinite. There are gates and doors and infinite space and all manner of everything.  

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