Ted Campaign 5

June 6, 2006

Game 6:  53892

"A Shark Attacking a Whale..."

PREVIOUSLY:

The loot from the cave and the cargo containers is vast.  We also have the task of prepareing Artic's body for burial.  We actually oppted to freeze him and then shatter the body so that we could spread his shattered remains into the river.  (Sorry to the people down-stream.)

We return to town and continue to enjoy the remainder of the celebration.  While we are sitting in a tavern another oppertunity to demonstrate our greatness falls into our laps.  We head off to a nearby farm to stop a rampaging Ettin.  We are successful and still have time to make it back to the ship before it leaves.

We get to the city of Sunbridge and after spending the night on the boat we make our way through the city and gather information on all our items both identifyed and unidentifyed.

Day 10:  April 10th:  9:00 pm

 

We finally make it to the City of Sunbridge.  We are not allowed to disembark or unload cargo  until the next day.  We have to spend the night on the boat.

 

Day 11:  April 11th:  10:00 am

 

We are allowed to dock at the City of Sunbridge.

  • We are docked at the harbor masters tower
    • it is on the northern end of town
  • very elven city

Kingdom of Fellana

  • The flag
    • two gold stars on a flag of deep green

We are told about the Tower of Vir.

 

Bindging Way

  • where all the book stores are located
  • we could possibly sell the books there

We are staying at the Wooden Badger Inn.  All of our items will be in the inn when we get there.

  • The steward is named "Timmy" and that is the only word that he says
  • he shows us to our rooms
  • we will be in town for two or three days
  • they will pay for the room and board
  • all food is up to us

There are several people gathered at the far end of the docks near two large columns

  • it is a map of the city with all the items and references
  • most common shops are gathered together
  • White Star Cafe & Brewery
    • a white star on the map
    • it is the "Bomb"
  • Bank
    • marked with a large gold coin

The White Star

  • Lynn
    • he is the waiter at the White Star
  • I have a 50 gallon barrel of the White Star ale delivered to to the Ship

Day 11:  April 11th:  11:00 am

Our goal is to take the books around to the different shops and see what value they have.  We are looking for the darkest book store we can find.  Some of the books are darker than the others.

 

We find a few book stores that might fit the criteria

  • we are going in to the book stores under the guise of looking to buy these titles.  We are bringing in the books in my Haversack.
  • The Fluffy Cloud
    • First book store
    • This store is run by Elane
    • i pull out both volumes of the "Mors Lanua Vitae"
    • 10 books on magic theory and spell casting
      • basic magic and necromancy
        • 4 are written by Tomas Shadowfoot
        • 2 are written by Cannis the Shadowlord
        • 10 gp for each book
      • "Mummies for Dummies"
        • 300 gp
      • "The Void inside"
        • 140 gp
      • "Everything you Wanted to Know About Lichdom But Were Afraid to Ask"
        • 250 gp
      • "Mors Lanua Vitae"  Volume 1 (Death is the Gate of Life)
        • 120 gp set
      • "Mors Lanua Vitae"  Volume 2 (Death is the Gate of Life)
      • "The Great Experiment"
        • 80 gp
    • Elane also tells us about a man named Mr. Grey
      • he is able to tell Aaron about his sword
  • The Blue Book
    • second book store we visited
    • Jeremy and Lane take their list into this section
    • Huston is the owner
    • two wings that are restricted by age
      • necromantic section
      • pornographic section
    • he prices the books are the same prices as the Fluffy Cloud
      • he does offer us 300 gp for the "Mors Lanua Vitae" set instead of 120 gp
      • he really wants this set of book set
      • we sell him the "Mors Lanua Vitae" set for 300 gp he pays in 30 pp
      • he closes and locks the doors behind us
  • The Happy Cat
    • Third store we visited
    • The owner is a woman named Joanne and she is an older woman
    • There is a cat in the store and it is happy
    • we show her the same books and get prices roughly the same as the other shops
  • The Green Turtle
    • fourth store we visited
    • the owner is a set of brothers named Fan and Phan
    • They give the normal prices for the books
  • We return to the Fluffy cloud and sell the books
    • we get a total of 870 gp in the form of a bank note that we can take to the bank

Day 11:  April 11th:  12:00 pm

 

While we are in the book stores Aaron is looking for Grey's Armory to find out about his sword

  • Aaron is looking for an expert in swords
  • Grey
    • come out of the back and examines the sword
    • he knows that this weapon is a weapon of legacy
    • Weapon of Legacy
      • if the player bonds to the weapon it gains abilities
      • he has the directions on the first ritual
    • Aein T'eal
      • it was forged 1600 years ago Dystra Steelweaver
      • it was made for his male Elven ranger friend Mookie
        • he used the sword to protect females elves
      • The rituals normally kick in at higher levels
      • Ritual 1:
        • has to be bathed in the waters of a fountain dedicated to an Elven goddess.
        • There are other oils and incense that are necessary
          • Oil of Sunlight
            • normally 1000 gp per ounce
        • he does not have the resources yet to complete the ritual

Day 11:  April 11th:  1:00 pm

We see the owner of the Blue Book (Huston) running away from the bookstore.

  • I send Luna after Huston
  • I Wild Shape into a Raven and follow him
  • the party follows us
  • Huston enters a tavern on the docks called the "Oar & Oyster"
  • he doesn't see us following him

The party arrives at the tavern and we need to get inside without being recognized

  • Lane crosses the street and alters his form
  • lane is inside the tavern for nearly 30 minutes
  • he is following a man in a cloak
  • Lane thinks that he is being sneaky but he man in the cloak has already spotted him.
  • The man that he is following boards a boat called "The Wave Serpent"

The party is going to gathering information about the symbols that we have found through the game.  I leave Luna in the nearby trees to keep an eye on the boat.

 

We head out to find information about the two symbols that we had encountered.

  • We encounter Aaron as we are going out for information
  • The trade symbol
  • The symbol on the tiger

Day 11:  April 11th:  1:30 pm

 

We find a sage named Bradley's Tower

  • Bradley is a sage and he is the only one that has signs in human
  • A woman named Carter opens the door and tells us that Bradley is not available for another 1/2 hour
    • She gives us a crystal and tells us that the crystal will light up when he is ready to see us
  • We go across the street and have a bottle of fire wine while we wait
  • Tiger Symbol
    • it is a curse
    • it is a curse on something
    • he is going to research this for us while we are in town
    • Carter handles the pricing system
      • tells us that the fee can range from 2 hours to what ever
      • deliver is 2 gp
  • Delivery
    • he has a delivery for us going to Allyana
      • Allyana is the 
    • it is a little box for a friend of his named Tendor
      • 3 feet long, 2 feet tall, 2 feet wide
      • He puts his ring in a lock and the box shrinks 
      • the box shrinks down to the size of a small wooden bear
        • There is a small hole for a ring in the back of the bear
      • he puts our payment inside the box
    • the fee for this delivery is 100 gp
    • Jeremy keeps the small wooden bear in his pouch

Day 11:  April 11th:  2:00 pm

 

We go to ask the harbor master about the trade symbol

  • We talked to a Harbor woman named Nata
  • She tell us that it will take a few hour to get the information, probably tomorrow

While the other are milling around the docks, I go to the trees and talk to Luna

  • she tells us that no one has left the boat
  • no one has boarded the boat
  • The boat finally leave the dock and sails into the open waters
  • there is no way to follow them

Day 12:  April 12th:  8:00 am

 

The first thing in that we take care of Aarons Weapon of Legacy

  • BBBS:  Ted says that we only have 2560 gp.  With 870 gp in a bank note.
  • We go to the first bank of Fallana to cash the note
  • We have to go the Angelus Apothecary to get the items and ingredients
    • he has all the ingredients

Day 12:  April 12th:  10:00 am

 

We get the information about the rune

  • it is used to turn dire credature into fiendish creatures

The trade symbol

  • normal trade symbol
  • normal cargo
  • it came from Allyanna
  • it came in the last 6 months
  • it came in third party
    • cargo was part of another caravan

we decide to get rid of our gems while we are here

  • We sell the Banded Agate, the two blood stones, and the quarts for 160 gp
    • the money is in the form of a bank note
    • we get the money in the form of gold

Day 13:  April 13th:  8:00 am

As we are on the ship heading down stream Jeremy notices a rainbow heading towards us

  • Lane and I see it clearer
  • it looks like a tent on stilts and it is moving on a parallel course with us
    • we ask one of the deck hands what the thing is
      • we find out that this is how the forest wizards travel

Day 13:  April 13th:  9:00 pm

 

At nightfall we reach the Gold Tower

  • We are given 65 gp each and a letter of recommendation

For Aaron to complete his ritual he needs to consult with an Elven Priestess or other cleric

  • he finds the fountain
  • he get permission for the following morning

Day 14:  April 14th:  8:00 am

 

The following morning we all go out the a gathered crowd eager to watch the ritual

  • Aaron gets into the fountain and starts the ritual
  • he looses some things and gains other things
  • the ritual take about half an hour
  • The progression for the Weapon of Legacy is different for each weapon

Day 14:  April 14th:  9:00 am

After we witness the ritual we search the docks for a ship leaving to Allyanna

  • The nearest town is Norsahet and it is a dry town
  • it is only a days walk from here to the north
  • We set out and are attacked
  • Aaron:  fired your bow
  • Tolan:  summons Natures Alley 4
  • Jeremy:  casts Mage Armor
  • EVIL:  attacks the summoned bear but misses with a bite
    • 4 ??????? appear
    • 2 ??????? appear
    • several of the party members are hit by the new creatures
  • Lane:  Wild Shapes into a bird and flies away
  • Aaron:  fires the bow and hits but does not crit
  • Tolan:  casts Entangle on the bear and the creature
    • The bear deals damage to the bird creature
  • Jeremy:  uses his spells to augment his fists
  • EVIL:  flies towards us and lands and tries to attack me
    • spores come out of his body and deal damage to us
    • they kill the bear and it disappears
    • another attack at me that misses
  • Lane:  casts Flaming Sphere but does not beat his spell resistance
  • Aaron:  Fires the bow and misses with n1
  • Tolan:  Wild Shapes into an eagle and flies into a nearby tree
    • i heal as if rested for a day
  • Jeremy:  hits three times with flurry of blows
  • EVIL:  The spores deal damage to us
  • Lane:  moves the flaming sphere to one of the lesser guys and does not damage it
  • Aaron:  fires twice and misses
  • Tolan:  Casts Flame strike and hit the main demon
  • Jeremy:  uses his fists and hits
  • EVIL:  the spores manage to deal damage to us
  • Lane:  flies to Jeremy and hits him with a Lesser Restoration
  • Aaron:  Fired his bow and missed
  • Tolan:  Flies around to the back of the Vrock and casts Barkskin
  • Jeremy:  hits and runs away
  • EVIL:  Uses screech and fails with the FORT
  • Lane:  casts Entangle
  • BBBS:  In his world the Entangle spell is not 40 ft. radius like it is in the book.  It becomes too difficult to run a game and combat while playing with the actual rules in the PHB or the SRD20 site.  This rule was changed to 40 ft. square.
  • Aaron:  fires and hits with only one arrow
  • Tolan:  casts Shilleligh
  • Jeremy:  runs away
  • EVIL:  the main demon attacks me
  • Lane:  casts Produce Flame at the creature
    • moves the fireball
  • Aaron:  Shoots the guy infront of him
  • Tolan:  I attacked and moved away to force him into moving before attacking
  • Jeremy:  casts Owl's Wisdom
  • EVIL:  it only gets one attack and the spores deal damage
  • Lane:  lands behind Jeremy and Wild Shapes into a Monitor Lizard
  • Aaron:  he fires and misses
  • Tolan:  swings and moves away
  • Jeremy:  swings and hits but does not stunn
    • deathblow
  • When the Vrock dies its spores continue to deal damage for another three rounds.  That damage brings me down to 1 hit points.
    • I have to use my Wand of Cure Light Wounds on myself
  • We search the Vrock and it is carrying 3 gems with 50 gp each