Session 45: Nasty Ice Dudes - Part Deux

Continuing…
  Thoradin takes out another ice dude. Cernan took out the ice gal. Cita took out the last one with last fire breath.
 

Loot

2 fighter ladies

400 gp ea

frost brand longsword ea

Mizzium half plate (ea) - any crit hit becomes a normal hit, magical effects reduced

Sentinel shield (ea)

Ring of fire resistance (ea)

  Wizzard

spell book with “oh my goodness” spells

10 2K gp opals

staff of the ivory claw

ring of free action (Rashid)

far realm shard (allowed to make ice tendrils that do psychic damage)

  Axe guy

200 gp

great axe of certain death

ring of regeneration - 1d6 HP / 10 min

plate armor + 2

2 vials of mysterious fluid - cruel red in color (Cita)

  Spearmen

we find 6 of their +2 spears = Cernan takes 2 to carry. We’ll keep the rest.

+1 hand axe x 2

cloak of protection x 2 (+1 to AC and all saving throws - Cita takes one)

mythril half plate x 2 (Stormy took 1 - can still do stealth and not have dex limit)

500 gp

  5000 XP (Stormy’s is added)
  Rashid Fen Rey says to Landis

You protected and defended your friends, you did well.

 
  Stormy quick draws Thoradin in all his “golden” glory with her Xerox pen. The forgebrohter’s armor. Make a copy for thoradin and send a copy to Felga.
  Cita is curious about the viles. They smell like cinnamon and mint.
  After our rest.
 

Next few days

Rashid studies to learn awesome new spells!
  We continue for 16 more days on the path.

A break - the path ends. Thoradin can’t jump that. There’s a burning torch in this pull out.

still iceshelves moving in the direction of the wind

Shimmer flies under neath to check under the pull out.

Other indications? None.

Thoradin and Cernan walk to the end of the path. Not ancient, but within a year.

Rashid looks for Magic and Cita checks for traps. Rashid sees a band of iron w/ runes in the band. They say - fire and everlasting, sustained.

Thoradin touches the torch. It’s wood and metal. He moves the torch to the edge of the platform. Nothing.

Rashid investigates the end of the path.

Shimmer can fly that far - after a while we don’t see her. After a while she comes back. She complains that it’s cold and yucky. Other side has no campy spot.

Rashid tries insight. Runes apear to Rashid. Something is weird about this camping spot.

Cask of endless water? Rashid tests various things.

Rashid and Thoradin will use rope to go under the path at the broken area. This appears the same except there’s runes engraved over top of the standard runes.

Rashid’s runes interpretation.

Cernan says we have to stay over night here. (runes - ice, dawn/breakthrough, gift/sacrifice) Cernan says it looks like a portal.

Stormy does bless this ground and offers a hydra tooth. Thoradin offers the firewood. Cita offers a dagger w/ emerald eyes.

Thoradin and Cita on first watch. Rashid says try to think about paths.

  Eventually we fall asleep. 1.5 hours into the watch - cernan and the others are gone. Cita and Thoradin are there alone. Then they try to sleep.
 

New place

We find ourselves - it’s warm. We are hot and shed layers. Breathe air that is amazing. Smells like perfect fall or spring day. Golden hour sky. Colors are vivid. We are in a forest. (Left the torch.)
  Everything is magical around us. Cernan doesn’t detect any of the things he can detect for beings. Cita - is this where Arabeth is?
  We spiral out and investigate it. We come across a beaten down dirt path - that’s used regularly. Cernan reaches out to a tree and says a prayer to check Cita’s question.
  Our goal is to find the pilgrim not the path again.
  Forest is amazing! Archana check. We are not in the plane of earth. We are in the faewild. Coming toward us, we see a figure coming with a handcart. He pulls over and sets up.
  We are wary of any deals. We are met by some bird things. “you don’t wear masks”. It’s the ultimate fashion. The cielle court.
  Stormy buys the Mask of Clovers for 500gp. Rashid buys the mask of brilliance for 500 gp. Cernan - mask of heroism 500 and the potion for 300 gp. Stormy wants the magic beans 300gp. Cita buys mask of insight. Pay 1 opal + 1100 gp.
  We ask about the path - it splits cabin and village of Harfeld

we ask about the pilgrim.

  Stormy put on the mask of clovers (as an experiment). (The beans there are 5.) It requires attunement. (Takes off ioun stone of reserve.) Stormy attunes to the mask. It takes -2 to each attribute but can reroll any dice. It is cursed. Can’t take it off. Is it a gift or a curse? Luck that comes at a price. Everything comes at a price.
  Rashid can cast remove curse 5 times.
  Thoradin and Cernan study the masks. They too have interesting pluses and minuses. All the masks do.
  Rashid uses remove curse to remove the mask from Stormy.
  Cita and Stormy find something to make her own masks. We make our own masks - out of various things.
  Thoradin makes a stone one. Cernan makes one similar to the heroism one. Rashid makes one that looks very natural and beautiful. Cita uses her elven boots as inspiration - organic and leafy. Stormy - goes for a greenman style to represent Arabeth.
  We travel and it’s night. We use leomids tiny hut.
  Next day - the fork in the road. We head to the cottage.
  Stormy wants to talk to the trees. Stormy picks a young cherry. She’s excited. The traveler went to the cabin and then back - had a shiny. She wants stormy to try a cherry and tell her if it’s good. We giver her water and flowers.
 

Cottage

The cottage is covered in delectable candy. Yet it’s abandoned and nasty, convered in cobwebs. Cernan carefully peeks in and goes in. Stomping froming from the woods - hard boots hitting the ground. Multiple pairs.
  We hide except Cernan and Rashid are outside the house. Stormy asks a tree is she can climb it. Red hat things with heavy iron boots. Red caps? (This is the land of fairy tales.)
  Stormy asks her tree if these guys will hurt her friends. It shakes a yes. She hits one of them hard and hits the other one too.
  Cita one shots a red cap! Thoradin takes two out in a turn and roars.
  —-
  Next time Jan 10th?
  Stormy needs card holders for her cards and dices - stuff is taking to much space on the table.