Ravenloft
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Session 8 (G'Jun, Serratis, Eleindar, Siahatsu)
Sir Urik removes blindness on the last of the party members that were blind and says that he must return to the Village and the party decides to return as well. Finding that Bildrath was murdered last week sometime by a 'child'. They decide to go to the Castle and bargain with Strahd for information on Chernovog and their hopeful escape back home.
Arriving at the castle, they find Rediculis wandering around the courtyard and he rejoins the party when he says that he came to himself while on the road and figured that the party would be heading here. Exploring the castles first floor they find the chapel and a raven statue and a dead body. Sir Urik immediately removes the dead body and begins praying. They detect on the dead man and his armor, mace, and necklace are magical. Exploring some more they find a stairway that goes down all the way to the crypts.
They begin searching tombs with detect magic. Opening a few here and there they find potions, wine, rings, but then... on the tomb of King Tomescu they battle to open it and eventually get it and find a dimensional distortion. Trying to thrown things through it and put things in and pull them out they test the portal and decide to go through. G'Jun arrives home perfectly fine, Serratis arrives at unconcious with bite marks and claw scratches on him and manages to stablize. Everyone else never arrives and are dead.
(decided to make a parallel universe)
G'Jun sits on a barstool and yells for the barman to keep bringing the drinks as he says "Have I got a story for you!"
Meanwhile Serratis lies on the floor of his home and stablizes at -9.
They don't go through the portal and continue. They next tomb G'Jun bashes it open only to have a Prismatic Spray shoot 2 violet rays at him and Rediculis. They both go insane and attack. Wall of Force keeps them away from the party while G'Jun cuts down Rediculis and they feeblemind G'Jun.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Ravenloft
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Session 7 (G'Jun, Serratis/Chernovog,Rediculis, Ele?)
Waking up the next morning, Serratis finds a map on his chest and after examining it he finds the quick note by Dilok that marks the third fane. Deciding to head to the fane the party heads down the mountain only to find the small town of Vallaki is mostly burning. They arrive and find the town priestess attempting to help everyone. Rediculis begins helping heal. It appears a 'demon' attacked the town last night and nearly 200 people are dead either from loss of blood or fire. Serratis/Chernovog flies back to the monastery and retrieves the shovel and gives it to a small boy who begins digging graves. A grave elemental appears and follows the boy around much to the horror of the townsfolk. 'Little Tim' digs graves all day and the elemental puts the bodies in. Two days of helping the townsfolk and Serratis talks to the Burgomaster's wife, the new Burgomaster, and asks for a letter to be dispatched to ask the Lord Strahd to survey the damage. So that he can get a better look at him. On the third night in Vallaki a carriage arrives and the Burgomaster goes out to greet the cloaked figure that exits. They talk outside while the party stays out of sight and Serratis watches from a window. Just as Serratis begins casting Scorching Ray a figure flies in from the east and grapples the cloaked figure. The spell fires out its fiery blast and annilalates the figure and sets Leo's arms on fire who promptly flies away with all due speed.
The next day the party begins heading east down the Old Svalich road. After 5 days they pass the Village of Barovia and continue. A few days past the village, they find a bald spot on a hill and decide to investigate. They find some wolves and as they approach a total of 6 wolves guard the entrance. Serratis/Chernovog scorching rays them and they all die (split ray ftw) Then from within two hybrid werewolves and a hauntingly beautiful woman appear. She is in hysterics and everyone must make a save versus her beauty. Everyone but Rediculis and Serratis go blind. IN Serratis' head Serratis successfully tells Chernovog that the nymph would be a better host than him and Chernovog leaves. Serratis scorching rays them all again but gets stunned, then G'Jun moves forward provoking attacks but cleaves the beautiful woman in half then destroys the other two were wolves but not before getting scratched himself. Chernovog attempts to repossess Serratis but fails then tries Rediculis and succeeds. Suddenly the priest walks away.
Finding the priest gone Serratis throws up a secure shelter and they plan for a rest. Serratis sends out his owl to survey the land ahead and the owl find a knight fighting off shadows in a graveyard just down the road. Leaving with the blind G'Jun they find the knight and Serratis chain lightnings them. Sir Urik joins them in the cave and agrees to help them with their blindness.
Spirits are low with the priest gone, but the third fane awaits.
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Session 7 (G'Jun, Serratis/Chernovog,Rediculis, Ele?)
Waking up the next morning, Serratis finds a map on his chest and after examining it he finds the quick note by Dilok that marks the third fane. Deciding to head to the fane the party heads down the mountain only to find the small town of Vallaki is mostly burning. They arrive and find the town priestess attempting to help everyone. Rediculis begins helping heal. It appears a 'demon' attacked the town last night and nearly 200 people are dead either from loss of blood or fire. Serratis/Chernovog flies back to the monastery and retrieves the shovel and gives it to a small boy who begins digging graves. A grave elemental appears and follows the boy around much to the horror of the townsfolk. 'Little Tim' digs graves all day and the elemental puts the bodies in. Two days of helping the townsfolk and Serratis talks to the Burgomaster's wife, the new Burgomaster, and asks for a letter to be dispatched to ask the Lord Strahd to survey the damage. So that he can get a better look at him. On the third night in Vallaki a carriage arrives and the Burgomaster goes out to greet the cloaked figure that exits. They talk outside while the party stays out of sight and Serratis watches from a window. Just as Serratis begins casting Scorching Ray a figure flies in from the east and grapples the cloaked figure. The spell fires out its fiery blast and annilalates the figure and sets Leo's arms on fire who promptly flies away with all due speed.
The next day the party begins heading east down the Old Svalich road. After 5 days they pass the Village of Barovia and continue. A few days past the village, they find a bald spot on a hill and decide to investigate. They find some wolves and as they approach a total of 6 wolves guard the entrance. Serratis/Chernovog scorching rays them and they all die (split ray ftw) Then from within two hybrid werewolves and a hauntingly beautiful woman appear. She is in hysterics and everyone must make a save versus her beauty. Everyone but Rediculis and Serratis go blind. IN Serratis' head Serratis successfully tells Chernovog that the nymph would be a better host than him and Chernovog leaves. Serratis scorching rays them all again but gets stunned, then G'Jun moves forward provoking attacks but cleaves the beautiful woman in half then destroys the other two were wolves but not before getting scratched himself. Chernovog attempts to repossess Serratis but fails then tries Rediculis and succeeds. Suddenly the priest walks away.
Finding the priest gone Serratis throws up a secure shelter and they plan for a rest. Serratis sends out his owl to survey the land ahead and the owl find a knight fighting off shadows in a graveyard just down the road. Leaving with the blind G'Jun they find the knight and Serratis chain lightnings them. Sir Urik joins them in the cave and agrees to help them with their blindness.
Spirits are low with the priest gone, but the third fane awaits.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Ravenloft
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Session 6 (G'Jun, Serratis/Chernovog,Rediculis, Ele?)
Traveling north down the road as it winds through the mountains, the party comes across a traveller coming south. They inquire about where he came from. He says his name is Ele? and (he speaks their language) that he had fog surround him nearly a month ago out of (what city did you want Levi) and after coming here and wandering through a forest for nearly two weeks he found a road that lead to a town of strange speaking people. Finally with effort he found out that this land was called Borca and that he was in the town of Levkarest. Heading east he also entered another land called Barovia and a town called Krezk, following a road north east he found a huge freshwater lake and a small town of Vallaki.
They ask him to join up and the party resumes their ascent toward Mount Baratok. Four days through the wood and they find themselves where they will need climbing gear to ascend further. Airwalks all around and endure elements to combat the numbing cold. They get up to a disused cart path that switchbacks all the way up. By the end of the day they reach the top and the monastery.
It sits in the center of large ledge facing the south and a breathtaking view of Barovia. The double doors stand open and the old gardens are skeletons of their former glory. Ele checks the great room beyond and finds nothing. Stairs up and one set down, they decide on up and begin checking the personal chambers of the monks. All the rooms save one have the same items for the most part. A thatch bed, small table, stool, and a pot belly stove. All showing signs of age and disuse. A few have some religious texts, histories, holy symbols they the party do not know. On the upper floors they find a small scribal library for copying books, and more simple furnishings.
Except for one room. The contents are vastly different. A sword in the corner, many books piled on a large desk, cloak, some leather armor, and other personal items. A blood spot near the middle belies some conflict in the past. Also when Serratis/Chernovog enters he senses that this room has been warded. With some research they find that this room has been warded against undead mostly but more particularly vampires. Even though they are weakened they are still quite potent. Deciding to use this as a safe room the party rests.
Next day they continue searching the upper floors. Then heading downstairs they find some storage, but then a large crypt section. Then at the end of the crypt they find a passageway leading into a step down octagonal shaped room. Firstly they notice ten dead monks on the floor. Their skeletal remains showing age. Then a large sarcophogus in the center of the room. G'Jun moves forward and the party spots three ghostly monks. The minotaur attempts to talk to one and all three manifest and horrify them. Serratis/Chernovog falls paralyzed from lack of strength, as the party attacks. Then the three ghosts touch the the others and they too are paralyzed. Feeling apathetic and depressed and full of despair. The ghosts drain them all of strength.
The sun outside moves from behind the clouds, a toad snaps at a gnat by a small brook where a trout swims lazily. Day turns into night. Night again to day. And everyone in the party heals some strength back. Serratis helps the cleric move out of his armor and they leave to the saferoom. Restorations and then the party returns and rests.
Serratis and Rediculis use hide from undead and move in and use Undeath to Death and then leave quickly. Then next day hide from undeads again and they move through the tomb room to a set of stairs down. They find two more sarchophagus' but also a magical hidden secret door. Rediculis returns to the saferoom because he will have nothing to do with bashing open tombs. Bashing the door open a huge earthquake suddenly shakes violently and half of the monastery shifts about 10 feet down. The door opens to dangling silver threads so thick that they are like hair. They fill the room beyond. Serratis/Chernovog studies the magic and determines that these were used in a rare form of abjurationto to suppress magical energies. Never to this extent though. G'Jun walks in and using his arm is able to keep about a five foot area to see. He comes to a alcove and a ledge that holds:
After spending a few days identifying items they decide that they will only take the hourglass with blood in it then they return the other items and two ghost appear and this time they talk to them and say that they will use these against Strahd and the ghost say that they give them freely if they will used to right injustice. The party asks what is in the tomb. The ghost tells them that it is another weapon against Strahd. Leo Dilisnya, who came here to the monastery to do battle with Strahd. We were punished for allowing his sanctuary and doomed to watch over his grave for eternity. The party moves to open the tomb and it takes all four to pry off the lid and a withered hand grasps the lid and shoves it away a wild eyed, emaciated, humanoid flings itself at the minotaur and tries to bite him. Rediculis tries to turn it and succeeds and the vampire that was Leo vanishes into mist.
Until next week...
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Session 6 (G'Jun, Serratis/Chernovog,Rediculis, Ele?)
Traveling north down the road as it winds through the mountains, the party comes across a traveller coming south. They inquire about where he came from. He says his name is Ele? and (he speaks their language) that he had fog surround him nearly a month ago out of (what city did you want Levi) and after coming here and wandering through a forest for nearly two weeks he found a road that lead to a town of strange speaking people. Finally with effort he found out that this land was called Borca and that he was in the town of Levkarest. Heading east he also entered another land called Barovia and a town called Krezk, following a road north east he found a huge freshwater lake and a small town of Vallaki.
They ask him to join up and the party resumes their ascent toward Mount Baratok. Four days through the wood and they find themselves where they will need climbing gear to ascend further. Airwalks all around and endure elements to combat the numbing cold. They get up to a disused cart path that switchbacks all the way up. By the end of the day they reach the top and the monastery.
It sits in the center of large ledge facing the south and a breathtaking view of Barovia. The double doors stand open and the old gardens are skeletons of their former glory. Ele checks the great room beyond and finds nothing. Stairs up and one set down, they decide on up and begin checking the personal chambers of the monks. All the rooms save one have the same items for the most part. A thatch bed, small table, stool, and a pot belly stove. All showing signs of age and disuse. A few have some religious texts, histories, holy symbols they the party do not know. On the upper floors they find a small scribal library for copying books, and more simple furnishings.
Except for one room. The contents are vastly different. A sword in the corner, many books piled on a large desk, cloak, some leather armor, and other personal items. A blood spot near the middle belies some conflict in the past. Also when Serratis/Chernovog enters he senses that this room has been warded. With some research they find that this room has been warded against undead mostly but more particularly vampires. Even though they are weakened they are still quite potent. Deciding to use this as a safe room the party rests.
Next day they continue searching the upper floors. Then heading downstairs they find some storage, but then a large crypt section. Then at the end of the crypt they find a passageway leading into a step down octagonal shaped room. Firstly they notice ten dead monks on the floor. Their skeletal remains showing age. Then a large sarcophogus in the center of the room. G'Jun moves forward and the party spots three ghostly monks. The minotaur attempts to talk to one and all three manifest and horrify them. Serratis/Chernovog falls paralyzed from lack of strength, as the party attacks. Then the three ghosts touch the the others and they too are paralyzed. Feeling apathetic and depressed and full of despair. The ghosts drain them all of strength.
The sun outside moves from behind the clouds, a toad snaps at a gnat by a small brook where a trout swims lazily. Day turns into night. Night again to day. And everyone in the party heals some strength back. Serratis helps the cleric move out of his armor and they leave to the saferoom. Restorations and then the party returns and rests.
Serratis and Rediculis use hide from undead and move in and use Undeath to Death and then leave quickly. Then next day hide from undeads again and they move through the tomb room to a set of stairs down. They find two more sarchophagus' but also a magical hidden secret door. Rediculis returns to the saferoom because he will have nothing to do with bashing open tombs. Bashing the door open a huge earthquake suddenly shakes violently and half of the monastery shifts about 10 feet down. The door opens to dangling silver threads so thick that they are like hair. They fill the room beyond. Serratis/Chernovog studies the magic and determines that these were used in a rare form of abjurationto to suppress magical energies. Never to this extent though. G'Jun walks in and using his arm is able to keep about a five foot area to see. He comes to a alcove and a ledge that holds:
After spending a few days identifying items they decide that they will only take the hourglass with blood in it then they return the other items and two ghost appear and this time they talk to them and say that they will use these against Strahd and the ghost say that they give them freely if they will used to right injustice. The party asks what is in the tomb. The ghost tells them that it is another weapon against Strahd. Leo Dilisnya, who came here to the monastery to do battle with Strahd. We were punished for allowing his sanctuary and doomed to watch over his grave for eternity. The party moves to open the tomb and it takes all four to pry off the lid and a withered hand grasps the lid and shoves it away a wild eyed, emaciated, humanoid flings itself at the minotaur and tries to bite him. Rediculis tries to turn it and succeeds and the vampire that was Leo vanishes into mist.
Until next week...
Monday, October 08, 2007
Ravenloft
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Solo Session 3 (Dilok)
...
Returning back to mountain fortress, Dilok returned to the library and asked the loremaster about the ancient fanes. He found the location of the third one. Called in by Nicu he gets a contract on a man in Borca, a alchemist, and decides to go there but stops by the monastery first to see how his 'friends' are. He finds them and drops a map off with the location of the third fane. And flies away toward the west.
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Solo Session 3 (Dilok)
...
Returning back to mountain fortress, Dilok returned to the library and asked the loremaster about the ancient fanes. He found the location of the third one. Called in by Nicu he gets a contract on a man in Borca, a alchemist, and decides to go there but stops by the monastery first to see how his 'friends' are. He finds them and drops a map off with the location of the third fane. And flies away toward the west.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Ravenloft
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Session 5 (G'Jun, Serratis, Rediculis, Dilok)
Spending the night in the tiny hut the party rests. Dilok destroys the 'unfingered hand' and ages himself. Returns to the guild and does some research about the Monastery of Silver Threads. Apparently it was a repository of strange magic items as well a royal crypt to the Von Zaroviches prior to the acquisition of Castle Ravenloft.
When they awake the party makes ready to 'leave' and they walk away for 10 minutes then hide. Serratis uses invisibility and returns to the underground chamber. Night comes darkness sets in...time passes...midnight comes.... Serratis wonders why nothing has happened and realizes that is is dark down here but it now seems like magical darkness. He uses a dispel and knows again that he did it but it remains dark. Using his recollection of where the circle is he shoots a fireball only to have darkness and silence go off around him.
He runs away for a few but finds himself off course as he enters the circle with the witches and Baba Zelenna there is no sound. Serratis scorching rays the hag, she retorts with ray of enfeeblement and he is paralyzed. Baba uses some of Serratis' blood in the ritual and Chernovog is summoned. He promptly eats all but one of the human assistant witches and uses his soften earth and stone to sink Serratis into the stone with his head out. For ten minutes they prepare and the rest of the party moves toward them.
Chernovog floods the lower portion of the fane after moving Serratis just his head is exposed. The party enters the lower portion and enters damning darkness and walks around for a while. Finds the drop off and all the water and they opt for going the other way. Between the babau and Chernovog and Baba they darkness the whole place and silence a few places as well. Chernovog grapples Rediculis and pulls him under the water. Drags him and places him in a niche in the wall. Dilok and G'Jun walk around in the dark tunnels but find water again. Then Chernovog attempts to possess Rediculis and fails. Then he tries Serratis and succeeds. The water and Chernovog disappear. The hag and the last human witch is gone as well.
Serratis/Chernovog spots the hag and cone of colds her then G'Jun charges and kills her. G'Jun throws her body on the fane and the humming stops. Serratis/Chernovog then says lets stay here for a while and begins a vigil at the circle. 8 hours later the humming starts again and he asks Dilok about anything he knows. Dilok mentions the Monastery of Silver Threads. The party decides to go there. So they start walking.
Mount Baratok stands formidibly in the clouds in the distance. The party moves mostly at night so Dilok can rest and regain his powers. He sleeps and feeds then flies to catch up with the party. Four days of travel then they can begin the ascent.
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Session 5 (G'Jun, Serratis, Rediculis, Dilok)
Spending the night in the tiny hut the party rests. Dilok destroys the 'unfingered hand' and ages himself. Returns to the guild and does some research about the Monastery of Silver Threads. Apparently it was a repository of strange magic items as well a royal crypt to the Von Zaroviches prior to the acquisition of Castle Ravenloft.
When they awake the party makes ready to 'leave' and they walk away for 10 minutes then hide. Serratis uses invisibility and returns to the underground chamber. Night comes darkness sets in...time passes...midnight comes.... Serratis wonders why nothing has happened and realizes that is is dark down here but it now seems like magical darkness. He uses a dispel and knows again that he did it but it remains dark. Using his recollection of where the circle is he shoots a fireball only to have darkness and silence go off around him.
He runs away for a few but finds himself off course as he enters the circle with the witches and Baba Zelenna there is no sound. Serratis scorching rays the hag, she retorts with ray of enfeeblement and he is paralyzed. Baba uses some of Serratis' blood in the ritual and Chernovog is summoned. He promptly eats all but one of the human assistant witches and uses his soften earth and stone to sink Serratis into the stone with his head out. For ten minutes they prepare and the rest of the party moves toward them.
Chernovog floods the lower portion of the fane after moving Serratis just his head is exposed. The party enters the lower portion and enters damning darkness and walks around for a while. Finds the drop off and all the water and they opt for going the other way. Between the babau and Chernovog and Baba they darkness the whole place and silence a few places as well. Chernovog grapples Rediculis and pulls him under the water. Drags him and places him in a niche in the wall. Dilok and G'Jun walk around in the dark tunnels but find water again. Then Chernovog attempts to possess Rediculis and fails. Then he tries Serratis and succeeds. The water and Chernovog disappear. The hag and the last human witch is gone as well.
Serratis/Chernovog spots the hag and cone of colds her then G'Jun charges and kills her. G'Jun throws her body on the fane and the humming stops. Serratis/Chernovog then says lets stay here for a while and begins a vigil at the circle. 8 hours later the humming starts again and he asks Dilok about anything he knows. Dilok mentions the Monastery of Silver Threads. The party decides to go there. So they start walking.
Mount Baratok stands formidibly in the clouds in the distance. The party moves mostly at night so Dilok can rest and regain his powers. He sleeps and feeds then flies to catch up with the party. Four days of travel then they can begin the ascent.
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