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.
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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, September 26, 2007
Ravenloft
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Session 4 (G'Jun, Serratis, Rediculis, Ashlyn, Dilok)
Camping at the forest fane, near midnight Dilok appears near the campsite. The next morning with Dilok awake and ready to go(strange huh? well hes a ravenloft nosferatu), they decide to go to where the 'river flies' to find the Sunsword. Hiking up the steep incline into the Balinoks they find a bridge near the top of the falls and a small path that heads off south on a narrown ridge. Moving down the path a large black wolf stands on the path up ahead and at least a few more wolves farther away.
Rediculis moves and attempts to calm the wolf, and throw it some jerky all to no avail. Two more wolves move in behind and Serratis Fireballs the three and the two wolves die. The large black wolf dies soon after. (in retrospect I should have tripped you off the falls...sigh)
Moving down the path Rediculis gets caught in a bear trap as does the rogue. Finding a small clearing the group moves in and sees two more wolves. Ashlyn runs to intercept them as a crossbow bolt comes out of a small thicket. Hitting the minotaur who failed his save for poison looses strength. Rediculis restores his strength(before secondary save) then the wizard gets one and makes the save. G'Jun charges into the thicket right after Serratis layed down a fireball but found nothing. Dilok moves in and disappears as well. The unknown attacker becomes visable as a crazy eyed dwarf who shoots another bolt for the cleric and hits. G'Jun charges but falls down due to terrain and Dilok moves in and sneak attacks but for little damage. Scorching Rays from Serratis while Rediculis Restores himself (again before secondary effects)
And the dwarf dies.
Searching around they find nothing of interest but a few more hidden bear traps and a tiny ledge that runs down on the river side and wraps around to the backside of the falls. Rediculis casts Airwalk on himself and Dilok climbs down and deftly makes his way there about the same time as the priest. The two of them enter and find a bear raised up and ready to strike but its expertly stuffed. Further in they find a bridge and a workshop and two more statues. One of a hybrid werewolf and the other a human with a great sword in one hand and a sprig of wolfsbane in the other. Rediculis casts speak with dead and he says he was working on a trade caravan as a guard when they were attacked. He was brought back here tortured, then his spirit could not leave as the dwarf ate his flesh and used the skin and bones to make a taxidermy experiment. After that he was trapped in the statue able to only observe. Serratis and Rediculis think that if they destroyed the statue it would free him and he agrees. So they burn him. The ghost finds it funny in the end.
Some searching and they find the great Sunsword which once they are outside they give to Ashlyn who thanks them and then calls her mount. Which a magnificent black stallion with white mane and tail with flaming eyes and breath shows up. Ashlyn looks suprised and confers with both the priest and mage. With the evidence so far being that summoning creatures get altered somehow and some magic seems to be altered, then perhaps this too is being altered planarly. Whatever, Wherever this plane is.
Surveying the surrounds from their 2000ft vantage point they see a bald mountain top off to their west and a rundown castle to their east. Using the spyglass they see ruins on the hill and decide that it could be a place of power and maybe another of the hags so they head to it.
After a few hours they make it discover a ruined tower. Dilok hears something from below since the ruin has floors below and holes. Sneaking over to the sound he finds a trapdoor. The sound of gutteral language is heard in alarm and a gravely female voice begins casting. Hearing the spells being cast below the party begins spelling themselves up for a fight and within 3 rounds G'Jun axes the trapdoor. Dilok jumps down, G'Jun jumps then all goes dark. Serratis dispels magic and knows he dispelled something but its still dark. Some running around G'Jun finds his way out to find Babau demons floating in the air he hits one who then teleports away. The other babau makes it dark on the other side near a dropoff that leads to a larger chamber where they see a circle. Dilok moves off the other direction with Serratis following. G'Jun kills one babau that was left as Rediculis dispels magic and then climbs down the drop off with rope pitons and hammer. G'Jun jumps off as they make their way to the circle. Dilok is out ahead of Serratis and suddendly the rockwalls are covered with moss and the smell is of heavy wet forest and earth. Dilok makes it into some more darkness as a babau appears in front of him five feet away a green hag suddenly becomes visible and touches him. He shakes off the weakness and the horrific appearance (I know a mage?) Wall of Force goes up while Dilok moves back to help Serratis. The minotaur and Rediculus look at the stone circle.
Spells fizzle, the hag tries again, and then gets angry and casts inflict critical only half damage. By this time Rediculis and G'Jun have climbed back up and find the hag. G'Jun bullrushes through the darkness and finds the hag. She blinds him, Serratis rays of enfeeblement, tries to Feeblemind her.
Ok here it gets fuzzy on recollection.
Basically I remember that she got into the darkness and had a round to invis herself and climbed the ladder to escape. Serratis' owl heard her and managed to follow her for some distance before falling for a ghost sound.
/end
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Session 4 (G'Jun, Serratis, Rediculis, Ashlyn, Dilok)
Camping at the forest fane, near midnight Dilok appears near the campsite. The next morning with Dilok awake and ready to go(strange huh? well hes a ravenloft nosferatu), they decide to go to where the 'river flies' to find the Sunsword. Hiking up the steep incline into the Balinoks they find a bridge near the top of the falls and a small path that heads off south on a narrown ridge. Moving down the path a large black wolf stands on the path up ahead and at least a few more wolves farther away.
Rediculis moves and attempts to calm the wolf, and throw it some jerky all to no avail. Two more wolves move in behind and Serratis Fireballs the three and the two wolves die. The large black wolf dies soon after. (in retrospect I should have tripped you off the falls...sigh)
Moving down the path Rediculis gets caught in a bear trap as does the rogue. Finding a small clearing the group moves in and sees two more wolves. Ashlyn runs to intercept them as a crossbow bolt comes out of a small thicket. Hitting the minotaur who failed his save for poison looses strength. Rediculis restores his strength(before secondary save) then the wizard gets one and makes the save. G'Jun charges into the thicket right after Serratis layed down a fireball but found nothing. Dilok moves in and disappears as well. The unknown attacker becomes visable as a crazy eyed dwarf who shoots another bolt for the cleric and hits. G'Jun charges but falls down due to terrain and Dilok moves in and sneak attacks but for little damage. Scorching Rays from Serratis while Rediculis Restores himself (again before secondary effects)
And the dwarf dies.
Searching around they find nothing of interest but a few more hidden bear traps and a tiny ledge that runs down on the river side and wraps around to the backside of the falls. Rediculis casts Airwalk on himself and Dilok climbs down and deftly makes his way there about the same time as the priest. The two of them enter and find a bear raised up and ready to strike but its expertly stuffed. Further in they find a bridge and a workshop and two more statues. One of a hybrid werewolf and the other a human with a great sword in one hand and a sprig of wolfsbane in the other. Rediculis casts speak with dead and he says he was working on a trade caravan as a guard when they were attacked. He was brought back here tortured, then his spirit could not leave as the dwarf ate his flesh and used the skin and bones to make a taxidermy experiment. After that he was trapped in the statue able to only observe. Serratis and Rediculis think that if they destroyed the statue it would free him and he agrees. So they burn him. The ghost finds it funny in the end.
Some searching and they find the great Sunsword which once they are outside they give to Ashlyn who thanks them and then calls her mount. Which a magnificent black stallion with white mane and tail with flaming eyes and breath shows up. Ashlyn looks suprised and confers with both the priest and mage. With the evidence so far being that summoning creatures get altered somehow and some magic seems to be altered, then perhaps this too is being altered planarly. Whatever, Wherever this plane is.
Surveying the surrounds from their 2000ft vantage point they see a bald mountain top off to their west and a rundown castle to their east. Using the spyglass they see ruins on the hill and decide that it could be a place of power and maybe another of the hags so they head to it.
After a few hours they make it discover a ruined tower. Dilok hears something from below since the ruin has floors below and holes. Sneaking over to the sound he finds a trapdoor. The sound of gutteral language is heard in alarm and a gravely female voice begins casting. Hearing the spells being cast below the party begins spelling themselves up for a fight and within 3 rounds G'Jun axes the trapdoor. Dilok jumps down, G'Jun jumps then all goes dark. Serratis dispels magic and knows he dispelled something but its still dark. Some running around G'Jun finds his way out to find Babau demons floating in the air he hits one who then teleports away. The other babau makes it dark on the other side near a dropoff that leads to a larger chamber where they see a circle. Dilok moves off the other direction with Serratis following. G'Jun kills one babau that was left as Rediculis dispels magic and then climbs down the drop off with rope pitons and hammer. G'Jun jumps off as they make their way to the circle. Dilok is out ahead of Serratis and suddendly the rockwalls are covered with moss and the smell is of heavy wet forest and earth. Dilok makes it into some more darkness as a babau appears in front of him five feet away a green hag suddenly becomes visible and touches him. He shakes off the weakness and the horrific appearance (I know a mage?) Wall of Force goes up while Dilok moves back to help Serratis. The minotaur and Rediculus look at the stone circle.
Spells fizzle, the hag tries again, and then gets angry and casts inflict critical only half damage. By this time Rediculis and G'Jun have climbed back up and find the hag. G'Jun bullrushes through the darkness and finds the hag. She blinds him, Serratis rays of enfeeblement, tries to Feeblemind her.
Ok here it gets fuzzy on recollection.
Basically I remember that she got into the darkness and had a round to invis herself and climbed the ladder to escape. Serratis' owl heard her and managed to follow her for some distance before falling for a ghost sound.
/end
Ravenloft
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Solo Session #2 (Dilok)
Reading the contract he finds that a merchant here in the Village of Barovia is the mark. He lights the candle and finds that it makes him faster, able to climb walls, jump, and see in the dark. So moving from roof to roof he makes his way to the edge of town and the walled small, delapidated estate. He finds two guards at the gate and two more on the interior on the walls. He climbs the wall between the walled guard and the gatemen and just stands there on top of the wall. The wall guard yells for his comrades as the halfling launches off the 10 foot drop and lands 20 feet out. The guards are busy opening the door and the other has to come down the stairs so the halfling gets around the building and climbs the wall into a open window on the second floor. It was recently occupied as a pipe still smolders and laterns are lit. He sneaks into a closet just off this room and discovers another door out only to find a sleeping woman in a bed. He then hears a splash of water and a door open with footsteps heading back toward the 'study', but a yell from downstairs takes the footsteps downstairs and muffled talking. Same footsteps coming up the stairs and down the hall, the window closes and the sound of someone sitting in a creaky chair.
Peering around the corner he sees a pudgy man counting stacks of silver. With one swift stroke of the dagger the man dies and the halfling scoops up the silver.
Then a voice speaks from behind him.
"Curious...you found the contract and decided to fulfill it yourself?"
"Yes," says the halfling.
The cloaked man explains that if he wants to know more he can accompany him or leave now with no ill effects. The halfling agrees and uses a one time use teleport ring. Finding himself with in a underground stone structure he is taken
"If you would like to be just a killer thats fine," the cloaked man said, "but would you like to be more than a killer. It all depends on how you would like to serve."
"I like the second option" the halfling replies.
In an instant the cloaked man is rushing at the halfling, grapples and drains him nearly to the point of death and then the vampire asks,
"Would you still like to serve?"
"Yes" weakly mutters the halfling.
Opening a vein on himself the vampire creates another.
"You are now a Ba'al Verzi.
"The order you have just offered your life to ."
He gives a short history of them and says about 350 years ago they had a contract for him, Nicu Montenescu but he was already a nosferatu and quickly infiltrated and took over.
"You are now part of the inner circle outlander. For now go back and rejoin your friends and await orders."
The halfling receives his two halfling sized daggers and a ring. And gets teleported.
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Solo Session #2 (Dilok)
Reading the contract he finds that a merchant here in the Village of Barovia is the mark. He lights the candle and finds that it makes him faster, able to climb walls, jump, and see in the dark. So moving from roof to roof he makes his way to the edge of town and the walled small, delapidated estate. He finds two guards at the gate and two more on the interior on the walls. He climbs the wall between the walled guard and the gatemen and just stands there on top of the wall. The wall guard yells for his comrades as the halfling launches off the 10 foot drop and lands 20 feet out. The guards are busy opening the door and the other has to come down the stairs so the halfling gets around the building and climbs the wall into a open window on the second floor. It was recently occupied as a pipe still smolders and laterns are lit. He sneaks into a closet just off this room and discovers another door out only to find a sleeping woman in a bed. He then hears a splash of water and a door open with footsteps heading back toward the 'study', but a yell from downstairs takes the footsteps downstairs and muffled talking. Same footsteps coming up the stairs and down the hall, the window closes and the sound of someone sitting in a creaky chair.
Peering around the corner he sees a pudgy man counting stacks of silver. With one swift stroke of the dagger the man dies and the halfling scoops up the silver.
Then a voice speaks from behind him.
"Curious...you found the contract and decided to fulfill it yourself?"
"Yes," says the halfling.
The cloaked man explains that if he wants to know more he can accompany him or leave now with no ill effects. The halfling agrees and uses a one time use teleport ring. Finding himself with in a underground stone structure he is taken
"If you would like to be just a killer thats fine," the cloaked man said, "but would you like to be more than a killer. It all depends on how you would like to serve."
"I like the second option" the halfling replies.
In an instant the cloaked man is rushing at the halfling, grapples and drains him nearly to the point of death and then the vampire asks,
"Would you still like to serve?"
"Yes" weakly mutters the halfling.
Opening a vein on himself the vampire creates another.
"You are now a Ba'al Verzi.
"The order you have just offered your life to ."
He gives a short history of them and says about 350 years ago they had a contract for him, Nicu Montenescu but he was already a nosferatu and quickly infiltrated and took over.
"You are now part of the inner circle outlander. For now go back and rejoin your friends and await orders."
The halfling receives his two halfling sized daggers and a ring. And gets teleported.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Ravenloft
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Solo Session (Dilok)
Having invisiblity cast on him before everyone went to bed Dilok decided to search the inn. Checking a few doors and finding nothing he found a locked door. Opening it he found a sparse room and a small locked chest. He opens it and finds a bag with 20 platnium pieces and letters that sound an awful lot like the ones they found to bring them here, and one detailing who should spy on who. The next door is locked so he opens it only to find a man reading a book by the light of a strange candle. The candle
looks like a dead hand grasping a black candle with a blue flame. Still invisible Dilok sneaks in and grabs the candle and the man grabs for his daggers. Dilok drops it and leaves and waits for the man to leave. He follows him down the street and comes up behind him and stabs him twice (one is a critical) and kills the man and grabs his stuff (bag with more money, candle, 2 red and platnium daggers and a letter for the assassination of ... for 4000 gold. 
Expedtion to Castle Ravenloft
Solo Session (Dilok)
Having invisiblity cast on him before everyone went to bed Dilok decided to search the inn. Checking a few doors and finding nothing he found a locked door. Opening it he found a sparse room and a small locked chest. He opens it and finds a bag with 20 platnium pieces and letters that sound an awful lot like the ones they found to bring them here, and one detailing who should spy on who. The next door is locked so he opens it only to find a man reading a book by the light of a strange candle. The candle
looks like a dead hand grasping a black candle with a blue flame. Still invisible Dilok sneaks in and grabs the candle and the man grabs for his daggers. Dilok drops it and leaves and waits for the man to leave. He follows him down the street and comes up behind him and stabs him twice (one is a critical) and kills the man and grabs his stuff (bag with more money, candle, 2 red and platnium daggers and a letter for the assassination of ... for 4000 gold.
Ravenloft
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
Session 3
The next day Dilok the rogue is nowhere to be found, so the party decides to go and meet this Madame Eva. Walking most of the day, they find their way to the Tser Pool. Granted admittance to see her they step inside. The reading goes mostly alright the particulars I won't get into just so they have to remember what I said. After the reading the head out of the wagon and get attacked by all the Vistani and Madame Eva. There is a long battle where Eva holds her own by greater commanding everyone to take a swim. The minotaur is the only one who really takes a swim. They kill the Vistani and Madame Eva and not to far from there when the minotaur gets out of the water he hears giants speaking. They regroup and go to where the voices are coming from and find a ruined fane guarded by 3 hill giants. They kill the giants and remember something from the reading an return to drag Madame Evas hag corpse back and place it on the ruin. There is a crumbling and the slight hum goes away.
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
Session 3
The next day Dilok the rogue is nowhere to be found, so the party decides to go and meet this Madame Eva. Walking most of the day, they find their way to the Tser Pool. Granted admittance to see her they step inside. The reading goes mostly alright the particulars I won't get into just so they have to remember what I said. After the reading the head out of the wagon and get attacked by all the Vistani and Madame Eva. There is a long battle where Eva holds her own by greater commanding everyone to take a swim. The minotaur is the only one who really takes a swim. They kill the Vistani and Madame Eva and not to far from there when the minotaur gets out of the water he hears giants speaking. They regroup and go to where the voices are coming from and find a ruined fane guarded by 3 hill giants. They kill the giants and remember something from the reading an return to drag Madame Evas hag corpse back and place it on the ruin. There is a crumbling and the slight hum goes away.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Ravenloft
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
Session 2
Mike- Dilok halfling rogue 10
Tim- Serratis wizard, G'Jun Minotaur Barbarian, Rediculus Cleric
Levi- Ashlyn Paladin (NPC turned PC)
When we left off last time Dilok, G'Jun and Serratis found the town square filled with zombies and a paladin(Ashlyn played by Levi) and her cleric (Rediculus) fighting to save the townsfolk. Dilok climbs over the barricade, G'Jun walks over, and Serratis, well he takes a while to get over.
Rediculus moves up and turns undead and many explode. Ashlyn attacks as the newcomers move toward them. Zombies just keep coming but finally after many turn attempts they see a different thing coming toward them. Someone correctly identifyied it as a Entomber. Who promptly walks up to Ashlyn and buries her. Turning....explode. Ashlyn breaks out while the Entomber is on top of her 'grave' and he fails his Reflex save and falls. Touche' More turning and hacking and the zombies are gone for the moment.
Townsfolk come out and thank them profusely for helping and insist on repairing the barricade. Ashlyn says she is going in search of her commrades who went to the Church to find out what was going on but that was 3 days ago. Dilok finds Bildrath's Mercantile and trys to get the owner to open up but ends up pickpocketing him and finds a letter with 5 platinum explaing that 'Our Lord Strahd' wants him to continue to spy on the people. Hmmm.
Ashlyn has to fight some ghouls and a few zombies on her way to the Church. The rest of the group starts heading to the Church as well. Ashlyn gets to the Church and hears chanting of a nonsensical nature coming from within. Going in she finds it in shambles and after finding a few zombies she moves toward the altar and a large hole in the floor. A wild haired priest stands up from behind the altar and proclaims that 'you won't take my son from me!' and casts a spell from a scroll. It fails and he jumps down the hole. Just as the rest of the party arrives.
Rediculus casts Airwalk on Ashlyn and the minotaur with Dilok on his shoulders jump down. The wizard and the cleric find a trapdoor and stairway down.
Down below there are 2 zombies who are the 2 fellow party members who disappeared 3 days ago, and 2 entombers, the priest and his 'son' a surgically altered undead.
G'Jun goes for the 2 zombies, Dilok hides, Ashlyn charges one of the entombers.The evil priest disappears and his 'son' charges Ashlyn and damn near kills her in one shot and leaves her dazed. G'Jun takes out the zombies without trouble, Dilok is stealthed looking for the evil priest, as Rediculus and Serratis reach the bottom of the stairs he casts Fireball. Rediculus casts Divine Power on himself (there is a Flame Strike in there too somewhere) Ashlyn manages to avoid getting hit and backs up and Lays on Hands. Serratis casts Summon Monster 5 and trys to get a Fire Elemental. Well instead a Pyre Elemental shows up much to his suprise. Cleric moves in to attack. Serratis casts Enervation and removes levels and suddenly he knows that if he uses that spell he can do +2 level drain. Hmm. Then they take the son out as the priest pops back in and tries to cast Hold Person on Ashlyn. Rediculus hits the 'son and its pretty much over at that point.
They search the understory and the sanctuary and find a few things. A piece of something called the Libre Blaspheme, a alchemists lab, Danovich's (evil priest) Journal, some gold cups.
They return to the Blood of the Vine for a room and rest. Serratis casts invisibility on Dilok so that he can recon the inn to see if 'someone is going to stab us in the back'
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
Session 2
Mike- Dilok halfling rogue 10
Tim- Serratis wizard, G'Jun Minotaur Barbarian, Rediculus Cleric
Levi- Ashlyn Paladin (NPC turned PC)
When we left off last time Dilok, G'Jun and Serratis found the town square filled with zombies and a paladin(Ashlyn played by Levi) and her cleric (Rediculus) fighting to save the townsfolk. Dilok climbs over the barricade, G'Jun walks over, and Serratis, well he takes a while to get over.
Rediculus moves up and turns undead and many explode. Ashlyn attacks as the newcomers move toward them. Zombies just keep coming but finally after many turn attempts they see a different thing coming toward them. Someone correctly identifyied it as a Entomber. Who promptly walks up to Ashlyn and buries her. Turning....explode. Ashlyn breaks out while the Entomber is on top of her 'grave' and he fails his Reflex save and falls. Touche' More turning and hacking and the zombies are gone for the moment.
Townsfolk come out and thank them profusely for helping and insist on repairing the barricade. Ashlyn says she is going in search of her commrades who went to the Church to find out what was going on but that was 3 days ago. Dilok finds Bildrath's Mercantile and trys to get the owner to open up but ends up pickpocketing him and finds a letter with 5 platinum explaing that 'Our Lord Strahd' wants him to continue to spy on the people. Hmmm.
Ashlyn has to fight some ghouls and a few zombies on her way to the Church. The rest of the group starts heading to the Church as well. Ashlyn gets to the Church and hears chanting of a nonsensical nature coming from within. Going in she finds it in shambles and after finding a few zombies she moves toward the altar and a large hole in the floor. A wild haired priest stands up from behind the altar and proclaims that 'you won't take my son from me!' and casts a spell from a scroll. It fails and he jumps down the hole. Just as the rest of the party arrives.
Rediculus casts Airwalk on Ashlyn and the minotaur with Dilok on his shoulders jump down. The wizard and the cleric find a trapdoor and stairway down.
Down below there are 2 zombies who are the 2 fellow party members who disappeared 3 days ago, and 2 entombers, the priest and his 'son' a surgically altered undead.
G'Jun goes for the 2 zombies, Dilok hides, Ashlyn charges one of the entombers.The evil priest disappears and his 'son' charges Ashlyn and damn near kills her in one shot and leaves her dazed. G'Jun takes out the zombies without trouble, Dilok is stealthed looking for the evil priest, as Rediculus and Serratis reach the bottom of the stairs he casts Fireball. Rediculus casts Divine Power on himself (there is a Flame Strike in there too somewhere) Ashlyn manages to avoid getting hit and backs up and Lays on Hands. Serratis casts Summon Monster 5 and trys to get a Fire Elemental. Well instead a Pyre Elemental shows up much to his suprise. Cleric moves in to attack. Serratis casts Enervation and removes levels and suddenly he knows that if he uses that spell he can do +2 level drain. Hmm. Then they take the son out as the priest pops back in and tries to cast Hold Person on Ashlyn. Rediculus hits the 'son and its pretty much over at that point.
They search the understory and the sanctuary and find a few things. A piece of something called the Libre Blaspheme, a alchemists lab, Danovich's (evil priest) Journal, some gold cups.
They return to the Blood of the Vine for a room and rest. Serratis casts invisibility on Dilok so that he can recon the inn to see if 'someone is going to stab us in the back'
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Ravenloft
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
Session 1
Mike- Dilok halfling rogue 10
Tim- S wizard G'Jun Minotaur Barbarian 2
After adventuring together for a while these three find themselves walking down a road and a small piece of paper blows up the road toward them. Upon reading it they find that in the Village of Barovia there is a girl being assaulted by hags. There is a offer of money if they will only help.
G'Jun says instantly lets go. The wizard consults himself on the location of the Village of Barovia. Nothing. No idea where it is. But during this the fog seems to be rolling in and as they set off again the fog is around their ankles then its everywhere and for hours they walk with no idea where they were. Although G'Jun makes a insane spot check and sees that they are walking on blood but then its gone.
The mists part and they are standing on a high mountain pass heading down. They come to a dilapidated gate. It opens with they get close and closes when they are inside. About 8 hours of walking and they come to a smoky town in a valley. They get to it and realize its a war zone. No guards, no merchants out, just burning, and refuse everywhere. They decide to enter and find a overturned wagon in the street with dead bodies. Zombies get up and attack. Fireball, and by keeping farenough away the battle goes quickly.
Moving on they find a dead man lying face down in the mud. Dilok moves to inspect and alot more zombies come in from 3 sides. Vargouilles come from the air and attack. Battle goes pretty much as before but the wizard and the halfling both become paralyzed but G'Jun pulls them to safety while they recover. They dispatch them and move west again and find a barricade and in the town square a paladin fights alone versus ...
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
Session 1
Mike- Dilok halfling rogue 10
Tim- S wizard G'Jun Minotaur Barbarian 2
After adventuring together for a while these three find themselves walking down a road and a small piece of paper blows up the road toward them. Upon reading it they find that in the Village of Barovia there is a girl being assaulted by hags. There is a offer of money if they will only help.
G'Jun says instantly lets go. The wizard consults himself on the location of the Village of Barovia. Nothing. No idea where it is. But during this the fog seems to be rolling in and as they set off again the fog is around their ankles then its everywhere and for hours they walk with no idea where they were. Although G'Jun makes a insane spot check and sees that they are walking on blood but then its gone.
The mists part and they are standing on a high mountain pass heading down. They come to a dilapidated gate. It opens with they get close and closes when they are inside. About 8 hours of walking and they come to a smoky town in a valley. They get to it and realize its a war zone. No guards, no merchants out, just burning, and refuse everywhere. They decide to enter and find a overturned wagon in the street with dead bodies. Zombies get up and attack. Fireball, and by keeping farenough away the battle goes quickly.
Moving on they find a dead man lying face down in the mud. Dilok moves to inspect and alot more zombies come in from 3 sides. Vargouilles come from the air and attack. Battle goes pretty much as before but the wizard and the halfling both become paralyzed but G'Jun pulls them to safety while they recover. They dispatch them and move west again and find a barricade and in the town square a paladin fights alone versus ...
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