[Divine Flame]
Baccardi Riga The Third (gnome illusionist), Gilthanas
Sunblade (half-elf paladin), Klin (half-elf druid), Malak (half-orc rogue)
Previously: The heroes have fought hard to raise their House of
the Divine Flame, dedicated to Sune, being forced to recover the goddess’s
statues stolen by forestfolk. The arrival of the church’s emissaries is widely
awaited…
I start this post with a protest! How can a Fireball
do 8D6 damage?!?!?! It is known, since before the dawn of times, that a
Fireball rolls for 6D6! Where do you think this blog’s name came from? Hum?
Grumble… But let us start at the beginning…
Anarchist-atheist-catastrophists
in Phandalin
Our session started with ample P-A-R-TAY! The committee from the Church of
Sune arrived in our town, and booze flew freely all along the main square.
In the aftermath of the festivities, a bunch of freaks
decide to launch a nocturnal attack on the temples of Sune and Tymora. While
Sune is blessed with our presence (we manage to capture the culprits – more
guys to swing in Gilthanas’ hanging ropes), Tymora, goddess of luck, is quite…
unlucky! BWAHAHAHA! Pun intended. The priestess, Gandarelle, appears to have
been captured by the crazed anti-gods fanatics. With our widely perfected
inquisitive skills we are able to discover that the loonies belong to a cult
that goes by the name “Zetas”, operating from the mountains, Northeast of
Phandalin.
The
orcs are coming!
On our way towards the "general direction in the
mountains where baddies gather" we cross paths with our dwarven friend
Gandrid, the miner. He seems to be rather startled with news pointing to an
imminent invasion from the Many Arrows orc tribe. Oh, really?!?!? When I spoke
of it a couple of weeks ago he was all "oh, can't be bothered, have a mine
to run", and now he is concerned? One day I'm gonna turn this guy into a
frog. But for now he is an ally (besides, he is crucial in defending MY Forge of Spells), and my concern with the town is genuine, so I'm
gonna give it a "red priority level".
Picture: link
The
ruined temple
Eventually, we discover a ruined temple in the
mountains. Belonging to no god in particular, it appears to have been severely
vandalized. We try to take the sentinels down without much noise, and that
seems - momentarily - to be the outcome, when suddenly... FIREBALL!
1. ROLL FOR MASSIVE DAMAGE
2. Gilthanas goes down
3. Klin goes down
4. ... fuuuuuuck
At times like these, you either go down in a blaze of
glory, or be truthful to your roleplay. And I am ALWAYS truthful to roleplay.
No matter the cost. I am a chaotic good gnome mage, two of my trusted friends
are fallen at my side, near death, and I am outnumbered. They may be unaware of
Malak's presence (he was fighting one-on-one with a sentinel behind some
tents), but I'm not willing to take any chances and risk my comrades' lives. I
raise my arms and surrender.
The bandits take the time to go into the temple in
order to call what I presume was their boss, and leave only one guard watching
over us. Malak takes the opportunity to take the guy down.
We press the final attack, killing every culprit,
freeing the priestess Gandarelle, and... discovering a magical sword with the
hilt shaped like the head of Sune. Gilthanas will be comatose for the next
three weeks.
All is well when it ends well... Even when you
discover a letter from one of the Zetas’ leaders that signs simply as “L”.
What the HELL, DM, is this supposed to be some weird
crossover with “Death Note”? If so, can I turn my spellbook into one of those
black notebooks? For scientific purposes, obviously… Arcana, science, and…
stuff…
(The Imperial March plays in
the background)
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