XP awards
Yusan's outriders:
1 Berserker xp 700
5 Chosen Axe xp 200x5=1000
14 Warriors xp 100x14=1400
Total 3100/2=1550 to Hakeem & Thuruar
Hakeem meets with Krens +1000 to Hakeem
XP
Hakeem, Barbarian LEVEL 14 XP 2550+160313=162863/165,000
Thuruar, Cleric LEVEL 13 XP 1550+127436=128986/140,000
Shieldbiter, Dragonborn Barbarian LEVEL 12 XP 104658/120,000
Rey, Rogue LEVEL 12 XP 1000+101,749=102749/120,000
XP Level Proficiency
85,000 11 +4 (15000 to level)
100,000 12 +4 (20000 to level)
120,000 13 +5 (20000 to level)
140,000 14 +5 (25000 to level)
165,000 15 +5 (30000 to level)
195,000 16 +5 (30000 to level)
225,000 17 +6 (40000 to level)
265,000 18 +6 (40000 to level)
305,000 19 +6 (50000 to level)
355,000 20 +6 (N/A)
5/5/4446 Black Sun Gate closed. Undead armies of Nerath collapse.
18/5/4446 Altanian Barbarians under Chief Minars Rapak of the Seawolf assault Nerra and wipe out the Neo-Nerath army there. Minars takes the head of Neo-Nerathi Prince Thulseus Doomfire.
26/5/4446 Hakeem Rey Thuruar & co reach Nerra, met by Minars. Vorkes dies; Hakeem declared War Chief of Greywolf.
1/6/4446 Altanian fleet leaves Sarene's Den.
3/6/4446 Altanian fleet reaches Ghinarian coast, encounters Skeleton Fleet 5 miles off Trade. Death of Tal Lorvas. Destruction of Ring of Nemeia & sinking of Staff of Olnehr. Two ships captured & crewed. Dock at Trade.
4/6/446 Rey to Krens' Cairn. Emissary Ilyra arrives at Trade.
5/6/446 Ilyra Thuruar & Hakeem travel to Theber, meet Yusan. Return. Shieldbiter kills Tarcon at dawn.
6/6/4446 Sarene leaves Trade at dawn; Hakeem/Thuruar/Rey attack Yusan's scouts south of Trade, a few escape. Altanian host travels from Trade to Krens' Cairn. Yusan sacks Trade. Hakeem & co consult with Krens.
10/6/4446 Sarene's fleet due to rendezvous with Red Tiger Clan (Xatchar) & Dragonborn at Dianceht in Oricha.
6:02pm 2016-4-23 Smon Has entered the room
6:04pm 2016-4-23 chris107 Has entered the room
chris107: hi simon
chris107:
Smon: Hi chris
Smon: I think it's just us.
chris107: sorry was in lounge
chris107:
Smon: Just nuked some soup, will be a few mins getting ready.
chris107: no probs
Smon: Yeah, Kjato says "I plan to be in Paderborn this Saturday, unless something forces me to cancel the trip I won't be able to play."
Smon: BTW you know I'd love it if you could do a guest star appearance in my tabletop Classic D&D game sometime - possibly playing a star-lost Moffet Manglemaimer.
Smon: Those Red Reaver Wizards & their Plane Shifts...
chris107: that would be great
Smon: Next games scheduled are May 6th 13th 17th & 27th.
Smon: I'm also thinking if my Karameikos players ever leave London I'll ask if they want to continue text chat on DF, but that will be years away.
Smon: Hopefully two of them will be married with kids by then.
chris107: 6th I'm in London, but can't play
chris107: That would be great too.
chris107: Sorry, cooking answering texts and phone calls for a bit there. All done now
chris107: I still have Moffet's character sheet.
Smon: OK I forgot we were in the middle of a battle at the end of last session..
Smon: *oops*
chris107: He had done pretty well after the Dragon hoard. 6th level I think
chris107: Yeah Kjato had blasted a load
Smon: Yup. I'd put Moffet up to 100,000 XP so he'd be max level, I'm using the BECMI Attack Rank rules too.
chris107: The horses were dead I think he caught them all.
chris107:
chris107: Moffet was never really much cop as a numbers machine but he was just such fun to play!
Smon: Yeah, one of my fav characters.
chris107: Can H make a judgment as to if our troops will be able to make it to the cairn before these barbarians can get back to Yusan and Yusan set out in poersuit/beat us there?
Smon: OK looking over it, you took the Outriders by surprise, killed 9. Wounded leader + 10 more are left.
6:17pm 2016-4-23 chris107 Has exited the room
6:20pm 2016-4-23 chris107 Has entered the room
Smon: Your guys could certainly reach the cairn before Yusan's infantry. Cavalry - his riders would have to go ca 55 miles Trade-Theber-Krens before you did 25 Trade-Krens. Might do.
chris107: Drat!
Smon: Welcome back
chris107: Was typing away and I think I'd lost connection?
Smon: yup
Smon: Smon: OK looking over it, you took the Outriders by surprise, killed 9. Wounded leader + 10 more are left. 6:17pm 2016-4-23 chris107 Has exited the room 6:20pm 2016-4-23 chris107 Has entered the room
chris107: Gosh not sure if we can take that chance but for H to attack the remaining Altanians without any backup could be suicidal.
chris107: All their horses are gone?
Smon: Leader is 40' away, prone, you have surprise on him.
Smon: Further back 10 more were outside the fire storm & unharmed.
chris107: Could I attack him with advantage? Rage, charge and Berserk?
chris107: Oh jeez!
chris107: so there were 30 of them + the leader?
Smon: You can rage & charge & you have advtg but you can't get berserk bonus attack.
Smon: No, 20 total, you hit 10 inc leader, killed 9.
chris107: Ah okay
chris107: 10 unwounded is still a big ask. But H will try.
Smon: OK, you can draw Bloodletter, rage, charge & swing at him.
Smon: 2 attacks w advtg.
chris107: two attacks with advantage and rage then. He will berserk next round if the unharmed 10 approach rather than flee.
chris107 Rolls 1d20+12x2 and gets:
14 (+12) = 26
7 (+12) = 19
chris107 Rolls 1d20+12x2 and gets:
16 (+12) = 28
18 (+12) = 30
chris107 rolls 2d8+20 and gets: 2, 8, (+20) = 30
Smon: AC 14
Smon: You hit him, he's still alive.
Smon: Round 1, roll init.
chris107 Rolls 1d20+2x2 and gets:
10 (+2) = 12
18 (+2) = 20
Smon: leader:
Smon: /roll d20+1
Smon rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 15, (+1) = 16
Smon: Chosen Axe:
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 8,
chris107: Hakeem Berserks but does not attack recklessly
Smon: warriors
Smon: /roll d20+1
Smon rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 19, (+1) = 20
Smon: warriors tie w you, roll off w no mods
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 14,
Smon: just 1 die
chris107 rolls 1d20 and gets: 14,
chris107: hehe
Smon: again
chris107: close!
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 8,
chris107 rolls 1d20 and gets: 14,
Smon: Well done
Smon: roll for Thuruar
chris107: Hakeem roars his battle cry and Berserks!
chris107: Hakeem roars his battle cry and Berserks!
chris107: Hakeem roars his battle cry and Berserks!
chris107: Hakeem roars his battle cry and Berserks!
chris107: He will hack at the leader until he is dead then go for the axe men
chris107 rolls 1d20 and gets: 5,
Smon: http://smons.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/thuruar-war-cleric-of-athena-kjato-pc.html
chris107 Rolls 1d20+12x3 and gets:
14 (+12) = 26
10 (+12) = 22
16 (+12) = 28
Smon: I'll feel bad if we kill T...
chris107 rolls 3d8+30 and gets: 5, 5, 4, (+30) = 44
Smon: You still have advtg btw
Smon: You'll need a lucky crit to finish him... roll 3 more dice
chris107 rolls 3d20 and gets: 20, 19, 10, = 49
Smon: YAAY
chris107: yes!
chris107 rolls 2d8 and gets: 1, 2, = 3
chris107: Drat!
Smon: 44+3=47, 4 hp left
Smon: Spitting blood the enemy leader snarls, warding off Hakeem he gets to his feet as his warriors come rushing in, axes raised...
Smon: 3 on Hakeem, 4 on Thuruar; they ride past after attack so you'll get a reaction attack back.
Smon: vs Hakeem:
Smon: /roll d20+6x3
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x3 and gets:
18 (+6) = 24
3 (+6) = 9
6 (+6) = 12
Smon: 1 hit, uses brutal strike
Smon: /roll d8+7
Smon rolls 1d8+7 and gets: 6, (+7) = 13
Smon: 13/2=6 dmg
chris107: (Simon, what bonuses should Hakeem be getting due to the heroes Feast?)
chris107: 167/173 (183 with HF?)
Smon: HP maximum & current hp +2d10
chris107: (I rolled 10 extra HP)
Smon: Various other stuff not relevant right now.
chris107: So 177/183 HP currently
Smon: Do you want to use your Reaction vs the one that hit you, or another?
chris107: Can I use it v the leader? If not v the one that hit me please?
Smon: you can't make it vs leader.
chris107: Then I will please
Smon: ok vs 1 that hit you.
chris107 rolls 1d20+12 and gets: 14, (+12) = 26
Smon: hit
chris107: ah okay so agin the one that hit me.
chris107 rolls 1d8+10 and gets: 6, (+10) = 16
Smon: Had 16 hp - as he rides past you fell him from his horse, he hits the dirt with a thunk and lies still.
Smon: 4 ride at Thuruar - this is very Battle of the Mounds...
chris107: Very nice!
Smon: /roll d20+6x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x4 and gets:
8 (+6) = 14
16 (+6) = 22
4 (+6) = 10
14 (+6) = 20
chris107: It is indeed, just thinking the same thing
Smon: AC 21 in his elf-forged plate, only 1 hit
Smon: /roll d8+7
Smon rolls 1d8+7 and gets: 2, (+7) = 9
chris107: Yeah sorry was reading his spells, took time to find his AC
Smon: 9 dmg
chris107: Not sure what Kjato rolled for HF HP?
chris107: shall I roll again?
Smon: yeah
chris107 rolls 2d10 and gets: 9, 9, = 18
Smon: nice.
chris107: Yay!
Smon: 18+94=112
chris107: His sheet says 87/94
Smon: Rested overnight, on full.
chris107: okay. so down to 103
Smon: 112-9=103 yup
Smon: The grizzled & bloody leader screams, raising his heavy axe: "BONDORR!!!"
Smon: He swings at Hakeem, Reckless, 2 atts:
chris107: AC20
Smon: /roll d20+5x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x4 and gets:
7 (+5) = 12
4 (+5) = 9
1 (+5) = 6
11 (+5) = 16
Smon: Hakeem parries
Smon: Now the Chosen Axemen come riding in - 1 at Hakeem, 2 at Thuruar...
chris107: Yay!
chris107: Tghur will cast Spirit Guardians
chris107: To dance around us
Smon: They won init by 1
chris107: and stab with Athena like grace at those who attack us. On his init of course
Smon: They have advtg from Pack Tactics and 2 atts each...
Smon: vs Hakeem:
Smon: /roll d20+4x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x4 and gets:
3 (+4) = 7
10 (+4) = 14
7 (+4) = 11
7 (+4) = 11
Smon: miss
Smon: vs Thuruar:
Smon: /roll d20+4x8
chris107: Phew!
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x8 and gets:
20 (+4) = 24
7 (+4) = 11
1 (+4) = 5
9 (+4) = 13
10 (+4) = 14
13 (+4) = 17
18 (+4) = 22
2 (+4) = 6
Smon: 2 hits
chris107: Bondorr is with us
Smon: /roll 2d12+4
Smon rolls 2d12+4 and gets: 8, 3, (+4) = 15
Smon: Thuruar takes 15 dmg.
Smon: They stay adjacent to you.
chris107: 98
Smon: 103-15
Smon: 88?
chris107: They can not get advantage twice right? Pack tactics + me been reckless?
Smon: correct
chris107: Sorry yes
chris107: Trying to do too many things. If it was a 13th level 1e Cleric I'd know the spells off pat.
Smon: What is T casting? Take your time.
chris107: Okay let me look again at SG
chris107: Is he within 15' of H?
chris107: Either way he will cast it around himself. Designating H as unaffected (and Rey and our horses)
Smon: No, H ran forward 40' to attack the leader.
Smon: There is 40' between you.
chris107: Okay, I got to keep T safe. Kjato would never forgive me!
Smon: Thuruar casts Spiritual Guardians. What slot level?
Smon: These guys have 16-32 hp.
chris107: gosh, better make it 6 then
chris107: If he can?
chris107: that will be 6d8?
Smon: Fine, that's 6d8 dmg then
Smon: Hakeem's turn.
chris107: (I still have to look at the 5e spells. Just got spoiled with Hakeem )
Smon: The leader screams: "Come then! Send my soul to Bondorr's Hall!"
chris107: Reckless attacks then, first 1 at the leader
chris107 Rolls 1d20+12x2 and gets:
5 (+12) = 17
13 (+12) = 25
chris107: Hakeem oblidges
Smon: hit, Bloodletter impales him; he chokes and dies.
chris107 rolls 1d8+10 and gets: 1, (+10) = 11
Smon: had 4
chris107: Just!
chris107: Then two at the pack of dogs around him
chris107 Rolls 1d20+12x2 and gets:
15 (+12) = 27
8 (+12) = 20
chris107 Rolls 1d20+12x2 and gets:
15 (+12) = 27
20 (+12) = 32
Smon: Only 1 guy on you, a Chosen Axe
chris107: hehe another crit!
Smon: Tough guy, but you crit...
chris107: oh okay.
chris107 rolls 4d8+20 and gets: 7, 4, 4, 2, (+20) = 37
Smon: should be 5d8
chris107 rolls 1d8 and gets: 7,
Smon: Anyway he had 32, you decapitate him in the saddle
chris107: yay!
Smon: This is not going as well as Yusan's men had hoped...
chris107: As Bill would no doubt say "RRRRRAAWWWWRRRRR!"
Smon: 6 warriors left, morale check for them...
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 6, 2, = 8
Smon: They see the angels around Thuruar, the corpses around Hakeem, and decide to bugger off.
Smon: The six of them turn and flee, galloping south.
Smon: Meanwhile the Angels of Athena strike down at the two Chosen Axe attacking Thuruar.
chris107: If we get init
Smon: roll 6d8
chris107: can Thur charge them and get them into the angels?
Smon: He has 2 riders on him.
chris107 rolls 6d8 and gets: 3, 1, 3, 3, 2, 4, = 16
Smon: crap
chris107: Cripes!
Smon: WIS saves...
Smon: /roll d20x2
Smon Rolls 1d20x2 and gets:
8 = 8
18 = 18
Smon: I believe one even passes!
chris107: hehe
chris107: "Come then Thur, Rey, let us gallop off and start the race to Krens Cairn!" H gallops off towards the road where hopefully our lads are making good time?
Smon: I don't see DC on sheet, looks to be 16
Smon: 1 takes 16, 1 takes 8
Smon: morale check for them:
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 1, 2, = 3
Smon: They attack Thuruar...
chris107: "Bondorr is with us this day!" H riffles the body of the leader before doing so
Smon: /roll d20+4x8
Smon Rolls 1d20+4x8 and gets:
10 (+4) = 14
13 (+4) = 17
11 (+4) = 15
2 (+4) = 6
2 (+4) = 6
1 (+4) = 5
2 (+4) = 6
12 (+4) = 16
chris107: Oh, oops.
Smon: apparently so, 4 atts w advtg all miss
chris107: Then H will charge them!
chris107: Then H will charge them!
chris107: Then H will charge them!
chris107: Then H will charge them!
chris107: 40' move
Smon: T's go.
chris107: T strikes at the wounded one
chris107 Rolls 1d20+9x2 and gets:
11 (+9) = 20
10 (+9) = 19
chris107:
Smon: T's sheet is missing most of the necessary info, I should watch what I copy/paste...
chris107: Divine Strike!
chris107: 3d8+4 then?
Smon: OK AC 12
Smon: I have no idea
chris107 rolls 3d8+8 and gets: 2, 3, 2, (+8) = 15
chris107: 1d8 for devine strike
chris107: +4/hit from Ogre strength
chris107: Ah short sword!
chris107: sorry should be 2d6+1d8
Smon: wounded 1 has 1 hp left then. T could cast Spiritual Wpn as a bonus action?
Smon: ok roll again
chris107: +8
chris107 rolls 2d6 and gets: 2, 1, = 3
chris107 rolls 1d8+8 and gets: 4, (+8) = 12
Smon: 1 hp left
chris107: same!
chris107: Hakeem will strike the lesser wounded one at the end off his charge if he may?
Smon: T casts Spiritual Wpn in level 2 slot, attacks wounded one:
Smon: /roll d20+10
Smon rolls 1d20+10 and gets: 9, (+10) = 19
Smon: Looks like save DC is 18 BTW
Smon: Athena's sword cuts the foe down.
chris107: Yay!
Smon: Hakeem charges up and attacks the last one.
chris107: recklessly!
Smon: ok
chris107 Rolls 1d6+12x2 and gets:
1 (+12) = 13
4 (+12) = 16
chris107 Rolls 1d20+12x2 and gets:
15 (+12) = 27
2 (+12) = 14
chris107 Rolls 1d20+12x2 and gets:
13 (+12) = 25
13 (+12) = 25
Smon: ac 12
Smon: Altanians aren't known for their great ACs
chris107 Rolls 1d20+12x2 and gets:
14 (+12) = 26
13 (+12) = 25
chris107 rolls 3d8+30 and gets: 4, 5, 5, (+30) = 44
Smon: You cut him down.
chris107:
chris107: Now let the race begin!
Smon: You see 6 riders riding away hard across the plain, hooves kicking dust from the dry ground.
chris107: We gallop off towards our guys who should be jogging along the road by now.
Smon: OK you head back north & join your army leaving Trade.
Smon: You head east with them to Krens' Cairn at a swift march?
chris107: Yes please
Smon: GM: OK you rejoin your warriors. Swiftly you pace along the ancient coast road.
chris107: Keeping an eye out for large dust clouds starting out from Theba!
Smon: Towards evening, the spire of Krens' Cairn comes into view on the treeless headland ahead, where angry waves crash against bleak cliffs.
chris107: And riding 'outrider' with Thur to spot harrassing cavalry
Smon: No sign of pursuit, but as Hakeem scans behind him he sees mounds of thick black smoke rising from behind him - from Trade...
chris107: "Here we destroy Yusan or die Thuruar."
Smon: Looks like Yusan prefers to sack defenceless villages than chase you too hard.
chris107: H feels sorry for the towns folk but they were weak and would not listen to sense!
Smon: Thuruar nods grimly to Hakeem.
chris107: (Yusan's treasure coffers will be mighty full if we ever get to them
Smon: As you approach the outer wall of Krens' Cairn you see nervous looking Ghinoran warriors on the parapet, armed & armoured.
Smon: Rey waves, calling out to them.
chris107: (Though Kjato did say that he would spirit Rey, Hakeem and himself away to his safe haven via Word of Recall if it got desperate)
Smon: (right now he has no level 6 slot!)
chris107: H waves back, delighted to see his friend safe and the walls well manned.
chris107: Can T hand wave healing spells for the few HP we lost and relearn overnight?
chris107: Ah, I guess we don't want Y to win through before morning then!
Smon: The gates open, and out comes a small retinue - a slightly built robed man, a grizzled Weaponmaster and two guards.
Smon: The robed man smiles, raising his hand.
chris107: In which case H will use 1 healing dice and rest from a Berserk when he gets chance T probably 2
Smon: "Welcome, Chief Hakeem! I am Krens, once of Tula! Glad I am to see you!"
Smon: (no rest on the march)
chris107: Hakeem greets him with a friendly gesture. "Kren I'm guessing?"
chris107: When we get a chance Simon.
Smon: "Aye! You are all welcome - come in, your army too!"
chris107: "Glad to see you too Krens!"
chris107: H will watch his troops march in before going in last.
Smon: The Ghinoran defenders look nervously at your Altanian horde as they pour into the small settlement.
chris107: hehe hardly surprising I guess?
Smon: Though primitive, the outer stone wall and inner keep tower look much stronger than you've seen elsewhere among the Ghinarians.
Smon: Krens: "Come my friends, dine with me. We have much to discuss..."
chris107: H knows little of this kind of warfare. Thuruar probably knows better.
chris107: (Can we rest while dining?)
chris107: "Food and drink would be most welcome." says the blood and gore splattered Barbarian
Smon: In the Keep's stone hall, Krens introduces you to Odense Ap Wyn his weaponmaster, and Odense's wife, the stout Murika.
chris107: "Will my men be fed and looked after too?"
chris107: H greets them with a friendly smile.
Smon: Krens: "Aye, we have food for all, for now..." He looks admiringly at Hakeem's rippling musculature, spattered with gore. "...And servants to tend your wounds."
chris107: and a firm hand shake for Odense.
Smon: Odense shakes Hakeem's hand, grinning warmly. "Good to see Altanians who'll fight on OUR side!"
chris107: Hakeem relaxes.
Smon: Krens smiles and relaxes as serving maids - not slaves, you notice - bring the first course, a chicken broth.
chris107: "Against a beast like Yusan and worse, the evil forces of Neo-Nerathi we must stand united."
chris107: "We have stranger allies on their way too."
Smon: Krens: "Some wine? Tulan, from the wrecks... It's very good."
chris107: Hakeem approves
Smon: The maids serve you an exquisite Southern mage-wine that glimmers all colours of the rainbow.
chris107: "Juist a little Master Krenn. Thank you. The morning will bring the greatest fight of my young life no doubt!"
chris107: Yum!
Smon: Krens nods, sipping his own. "I must confess Hakeem, we had about given up all thought of aid."
chris107: Hakeem looks a little bemused at this exotic drink.
Smon: OK this counts as a short rest, you can spend hd.
chris107: Hakeem outlines the plan.
chris107: The aid we have coming from the south and the time it will likely take.
chris107: H
chris107 rolls 1d12+5 and gets: 4, (+5) = 9
chris107: Full
chris107: T
chris107 rolls 3d8+6 and gets: 6, 8, 7, (+6) = 27
chris107: full
chris107: +H recovers from his Berserk
Smon: (ok) Krens: "Red Tiger warriors, and Dragonborn of Oricha - more than we dared hope for! But the port at Trade is now in Yusan's hands... they may face a hard landing."
chris107: "We need just hold on Krens and the mighty Dragon Hoard will fall upon Yusan's rear like a thunder bolt!"
Smon: Krens: "If Yusan comes to besiege us here... And your allies land unopposed at Trade..."
chris107: "If we dare hope there may yet be hope from Thusia and the Temple of Mitra too.
Smon: "It might be safer if they could land at Talholm, to the south."
chris107: "We have magical stones to direct our forces with from afar. We shall be glad of your wisdom."
Smon: Krens: "Talholm's Lord Usarus is a cautious man, and loves his wife muchly - seeks to keep her safe... But he hates Yusan as much as you or I. He might be persuaded to join with us."
chris107: "With our magical communications we should have a great tactical advantage against Yusan."
chris107: (Gosh H is thinking with his brain rather than his sword for a change. he's behaving like a War Chief! )
Smon:
chris107: "Then we must attempt to enlist him to our cause when the time is ripe."
Smon: Krens: "If Usarus joins us, I think Lord Kaladrac of Verius shall, too. Usarus' wife Helena is his sister."
chris107: 1 min Simon please need a coca-cola and a packet of crisps as sustenance!
Smon: The bowls of broth are cleared, great racks of roast mutton brought in.
Smon:
Smon: Krens: "Do you know how many warriors Captain Sarene will bring north?"
chris107: okay, good to go again
chris107: "Not of the Dragon folk or our friends. But she will bring her own howling Pirates that number 60. Her ships can hold 300 more souls and I expect them to be bursting at the seems. Plus the Dragonfolk are bringing mighty Wyrims!"
Smon: Krens' eyes widen. "Then we could close to match Yusan's numbers..."
Smon: Odense: "All depends on if we can hold here. Against the Wizards..."
chris107: "And with you and good Thuruar we are a match for them in magic too!"
Smon: Krens: "I hope so. This Unseen Conclave is powerful in Illusion."
chris107: "Thuruar is a mighty High Priest of Athena. His magic is strong. He can call forth mighty allies from the Heavens!"
Smon: "They say the defenders of Theber saw a mist, from which came forth hordes of demons..."
Smon: Odense: "That's good to hear."
chris107: "And there soldiers fall like wheat beneath our blades. Only this morning just Thur and I bested 20 of their number including a champion taking barely a scratch!"
Smon: Odense: "So, we can feed your men a couple weeks, long enough for your allies to get here."
chris107: "Bah! Illusions and tricks to fool peasents. Thuruar can actually bring forth the most powerful servants of his mistress!"
Smon: Krens nods. "With your power, our walls, and the stout hearts of our men, I think we have a chance."
chris107: "Stout men can not fall before jakals!"
Smon: "But Yusan has over six hundred - more, with the conscripts."
chris107: "And his men are used to besting women and town guardsmen. Not seasoned warriors and migty magicians!"
Smon: Odense nods to Hakeem. "Yusan is a jackal. He took Theber by surprise, He'll not breach our walls."
chris107: "Now we have a little surprise for Yusan in that department. Organised by friend Rey here." He gestures to the elegant rougue who is no doubt chatting to the servant girls
Smon: There's a sad lack of feminine pulchritude in Krens' hall, but Rey contents himself chatting with a skinny young maid.
chris107: hehe
Smon: OOC think I'll stop soon, say 9pm.
Smon: "A surprise?"
chris107: "Now that the conscripts have seen what becomes of their town regardless of their loyalty. I think we may rely on them."
chris107: OOC Yeah sure Simon. You've run an amazing amount of sessions in a short time in this campaign. You must be ready for a break?
Smon: Krens nods. "Yusan has doubtless slain the Trade conscripts. If those of Verius and Talholm yet live, freeing them would be worth much..."
chris107: OOC I'm over three years in at my Castle Redstar game and feel desperate for one.
Smon: OOC Yeah I'd like a short break, it worked wonders for my Classic game,
chris107: hehe another job for Rey!
Smon: I was getting burnt out and had stopped reading the adventures before running them.
chris107:
chris107: Take a break my friend. It will do you good.
Smon: A bit of time that's an 'official break' really helps me refocus, start thinking about stuff - plans etc.
chris107: (Assuming we survive that long)
Smon: Do you think I should skip this Wednesday? Prob want to take a break then come back & do the big battles.
chris107: OOC and us too.
Smon: Would like to leave it at a good point.
chris107: I'll be available next Wednesday but away to London on the 5th
chris107: But totally up to you
Smon: Could do rescue mission? Best if Graham was around.
chris107: It would be grand if Bill, Graham, Kjato and me could all be there when we do finally go up agin Yusan.
Smon: Yup.
Smon: BTW 3 years of Redstar, very impressive!
Smon: That's weekly, the tabletop version?
chris107: That would be a session talked of for a long time. D&D legend!
chris107: I wish Simon!
Smon: 3 years online?
chris107: My face to face groups only get together a few times a year now. But have averaged over 40 sessions a year now for 38 months.
chris107: I think it's session 127 next week.
chris107: yes.
chris107: With two of the original players.
Smon: Awesome
chris107: Graham joined in week 3
Smon: My 4e tabletop game just had session 96 after 5 years -http://frloudwater.blogspot.co.uk/
chris107: and Pres about three months in
Smon: Fortnightly about 3 hours.
chris107: The link wont work
Smon: I had to take a break on that recently, November-April.
chris107: That's great!
Smon: http://frloudwater.blogspot.co.uk/
Smon: Most of the players had forgotten all the 4e rules when we restarted.
chris107: Thanks, look forward to reading that later
Smon: Should run to August, ca 105-108 sessions maybe.
chris107: I'm told they are quite complex?
Smon: Then it's ending, no more 3 hour combats for me again!
chris107: haha
Smon: It's crazy, basically 1 session = 1 combat with a bit of scene framing
chris107: It's our original campaign's 40th birthday this year.
Smon: It's only slightly younger than me!
Smon: And my Mentzer Classic players think I'm ancient.
chris107: hehe
chris107: We only get to play 3-4 times a year now though.
Smon: Most of them are early-mid '20s... Plus Bill, nearly 9.
chris107: Our original DM lives in Switzerland
Smon: It's still alive if you still play regularly.
Smon: My high school campaign ended in the '90s.
chris107: We are all in our mid-late 50's + a couple of their lads 13 and 31
Smon: It was 1e.
chris107: We been very lucky.
Smon: You guys were old enough to see the Don Turnbull Greenlands stuff when he was writing originally. :
Smon:
chris107: Even though we were all at different Uni's and lived in different towns we always got together to play.
chris107: And those holidays!
chris107: Weeks on end of long daily sessions.
Smon: wow
chris107: We all moved back to Yorkshire in around 1990 and had five-six years of weeksly sessions
Smon: Is that the one where you're level 18 after 40 years?
Smon:
chris107: Yes.
Smon: That's quite slow advancement!
chris107: Though we each play several characters.
Smon: In my original campaign my best friend's PC got 117 levels in only about 12 years...
chris107: Wow!
Smon: I saw him described online yesterday as The Ultimate AD&D Powergamer in a review of his Immortals Handbook.
chris107: we all have other PC's in the game around name-13th level too.
8:08pm 2016-4-23 saunatonttu Has entered the room
Smon: http://www.somethingawful.com/dungeons-and-dragons/epic-level-insanity/1/
*saunatonttu is disguised as a 5e kobold*
chris107: hehe
Smon: Hi Sauna, we're just chillin'
chris107: Sauns
Smon: Imagine if the ultimate power gamer in AD&D history met up with the silliest immortal level ideas of Gygaxian excess and decided to create a Monster Manual specifically for ultra-high-level games. The result would be The Immortals Handbook - Epic Bestiary: Volume One..."
chris107: Waiting for next game when the guys are here to start the epic battle
Smon: He made it for 3e so it's totally unusable as far as I can tell.
Smon: We always played 1e with UA, his Cavalier started at 3rd and ended at Lesser God...
chris107: I really want to play some mega-level D&D
chris107: It's like we were meanies for so many years. Now it's time to do it before I die
Smon:
chris107: Never had a Girdle of Giant Strength or a Holy Avenger etc.
Smon: Hah.
chris107: Never anfought Orcus o any demon lord (except Llolth, who escaped, we had the winning draw)r
Smon: Two Girdles of Giant Str showed up in my Classic game, one in an adventure, one random roll I think.
chris107: Death Knights
chris107: Mmmmm we never did random treasure.
Smon: Thrin & co killed Druaga & Evil Odin.
chris107: It's 'cos we were all wargamers before D&D players so everything gets scripted.
Smon: I like the random tables, I only use them now & then.
chris107: Evil Odin!
Smon: Summoned by Fantasy Hitler to conquer Fantasy Britain.
chris107: Pres' fighter, Rag, in Redstar has Hitler's head in a sack
Smon: Luckily Fantasy Churchill had King Arthur, Merlin & the PCs...
chris107: or did, it vanished a few weeks ago
*saunatonttu smells trouble*
chris107: that's kewl sauns
Smon: King Arthur doesn't like those Saxons...
chris107: King Arthur was on the telly last night. Good filem.
chris107: (Vanishing Hitlerhead is going to be Demilich later on. Demilich glass skull with a hitler mustachios )
chris107: Yeah that's the filem.
Smon:
chris107: King Arthur did for the Saxons
chris107: That was some high level fighting
chris107: hehe yes
chris107: yeah
chris107: And the arrow shot from the hill top that killed the spy in the tree!
chris107: No.
Smon: The PCs were losing against Wotan, so one cast a bunch of delayed blast fireballs, hid them, lured Wotan in & exploded, dispelling both gods.
chris107: I'll look ot for it.
chris107: That's high level stuff Simon!
Smon: Thrin the undispelled PC god followed Wotan's silver cord back to where his corpse hung from Yggdrasil, and finished him off.
chris107: I hope Hakeem will survive long enough to go against the wiked Gawds!
Smon: Yeah, I'd like to see Hakeem fight the Viridian demon god Amadad Bog.
chris107:
chris107: Finishing off Wotan!
Smon: Some kind of giant Cthuloid sea monster that lives under the imperial palace.
chris107: And that demigod! Son of Ares!
Smon: Yeah, Kainos the Warbringer.
Smon: He should be beatable if you nick his shield and get to 20th level.
Smon: He's only an Empyrean - a demigod.
Smon: OK posting log now.
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