Showing posts with label The Spire of Iron and Crystal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Spire of Iron and Crystal. Show all posts

Friday, April 17, 2026

Ctyri Ctvrt Chronicles Session #36

 

Room #13, Hello frenz?!?

 

 Session 36- Inside the Spire of Iron and Crystal Part 2

4/1/2026

  • Danika’s and Radomir’s teams leave Room #7 and re-enter the 

    central chamber and take the eastern hallway to Room #19 where 

    they encounter a hostile Crystalline Tree that attacks them with its 

    roots.  They collect 12 Gems and re-enter the central chamber and 

    choose the northern door.

  • In Room #12, they observe the Astrological Formulae and choose 

    to leave the room via the western door.

  • They move past the machinery in Room #10 and enter Rooms #9 

    and #8 where they confront and kill a Gelatinous Cube and collect 

    a few items.

  • Over to Room #11, they encounter, fight and kill 5 Slitherrats.

  • Rooms #13 and #14, Danika waves at the 3 strange beings floating 

    in the tanks and they make motions to leave, waving the teams away 

    with their hideous claws.  Danika and Radomir decide to sprint across 

    the tank room (#13) to the room beyond it (#14).  That almost kills 

    Pavel and they have to drag him to the treasure room (#14).  They 

    consume some healing potions and pop out to confront the hideous 

    Oozeanderthals.  After a challenging fight, they kill the 

    Oozeanderthals.

  • Crystalline Tree killed = 400 XP

  • Gelatinous Cube killed = 240 XP

  • 5 Slitherrats killed = 600 XP

  • 3 Oozeanderthals killed = 360 XP

  • 2 Amber 200 GP = 200 XP

  • 1 Alexandrite 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 1 Amethyst 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 1 Chrysoberyl 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 1 Coral 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 1 Garnet 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 1 Jade 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 1 Jet 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 1 Pearl 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 1 Spinel 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 1 Tourmaline 100 GP = 100 XP

  • 4 Smokey Quartz, Extra Large (bowling ball) 2000 GP = 2000 XP

  • 2 Potions of Fly

  • 1d8+1 Longsword

  • 3 Glow Geodes

  • Chunk of Silver = 20 GP = 20 XP

  • Dagger 1d4+1, +2 Vs. Goblins, Kobolds, Orcs

  • 20 Smokey Quartz 1000 GP = 1000 XP

  • 4 Healing Potions (1d6)

  • Ivory Wand of Flying (3 Charges)

  • Bag of Holding

  • A pair of Dark Lenses

  • Total XP = 5820 XP

  • Danika receives 2910 XP

  • Hynek and Hallabera each receive 1455 XP







Friday, March 13, 2026

Ctyri Ctvrt Chronicles Session #35

 

The Spire of Iron and Crystal's Glitter Skeletons

 

Session 35- Inside the Spire of Iron and Crystal Part 1

3/10/2026

  • Pavel from the Duskward Concord finds the secret door in Room #1 

    to Room #2.

  • The party enters Room #2 and encounter 6 Fossil Skeletons they 

    fight and kill.  This room includes a teleportal that they note, but 

    don’t explore, yet.

  • Entering Room #6 reveals a long gallery on the exterior of the egg.  

    Several tanks with dead specimens are in this room.

  • Past the tanks and into a hallway, the party enter Room #7 and find 

    a desk with papers in an archaic language.  Magda casts 

    Read Languages on the papers that reveal an apprentice’s horror at 

    their master’s slip into dangerous experimentation.

  • 6 Fossil Skeletons killed = 150 XP

  • 2 Potions of Lightning Resistance

  • Sword w/ 500 GP Topaz in Pommel

  • Scroll of Knock

  • Scroll of Detect Magic

  • 50 GP

  • 1600 SP

  • 200 CP

  • Total XP = 362 XP

  • Danika receives 182 XP

  • Hynek and Hallabera receive 90 XP each



Friday, February 20, 2026

Ctyri Ctvrt Chronicles Session #34

This is the Pathfinder version's art.  I have and am running the Sword & Wizardry version. 

 

 

Session 34- Dreams Reveal the Duskward Concord, 

An Evening Star Lodge Faction

2/14/2026

  • Before Danika and Telefe were awoken to fight the Morlocks, 

    they both experienced dreams of an Evening Star Lodge party 

    led by Radomir Vesely.  Danika dreamt of their visit to the 

    Flaming Goat in Marlinko; Telefe dreamt of their aborted attempt 

    to cross the Invisible Causeway.

  • When they arrive at the ridge across from the 

    Spire of Iron and Crystal, they see half erased chalk sigils of 

    Habeka.  Radomir introduces himself and his party to Danika 

    and hers.  Danika and Telefe had previously warned their 

    members to be silent when they meet anyone.

  • A temporary alliance is formed when Radomir and Ilva 

    signal their intention to save Nattias, who had been Ilva’s 

    mentor and the mentor of Radomir’s brother.  Nattias had 

    been influential in the Evening Star Lodge before 

    “falling into the Void” joining the Starry Void Lodge.

  • Telefe gives a 10 minute warning for the Invisible Causeway’s 

    time of operation.

  • Danika leads the party across.  Torquil attempts the tri-split path, 

    but Danika makes him turn back to wait on the ridge in relative 

    safety.

  • They eventually enter the Spire at the highest egg chamber and 

    they end the session in room #1.  Zora and Tomasz wait on the 

    intermediary platform with rope to aid in climbing.





Friday, February 13, 2026

Ctyri Ctvrt Chronicles Session #33

 

Last Watch

 

 

Session 33- Last Watch; Morlocks Attack!

2/1/2026

  • Watch 1, Pholos arranges his bandolier of vials and makes tea.

  • Watch 2, Hynek drinks tea and maintains a low fire.

  • Watch 3, Hallabera maintains his great sword and preps poison 

    arrows.  10 Morlocks attack near the end of the last watch.  

    Hallabera sees them just outside the camp and warns a few of 

    the party to wake up before combat.

  • 5 Morlocks are killed in round 1 and the survivors retreat.

  • 5 Morlocks killed = 25 XP

  • Platinum Bracelet set with a large Sapphire 2700 GP

  • Large Gold Bracelet 250 GP

  • Silver Necklace with a Jasper pendant 250 GP

  • 4 Small Gold Bracelets 90 GP

  • Total XP = 3315 XP

  • Danika receives 1657 XP

  • Hynek and Hallabera each receive 829 XP

Friday, February 6, 2026

Ctyri Ctvrt Chronicles Session #32

 

Giant Turtle


 

Session 32- 10 Bugbears in the Forest

1/31/2026

  • Torquil leads Danika and her team through the swamp without 

    incident until it’s time to cross the last stream.  A Giant Turtle is 

    blocking the shallow ford.  They have to backtrack and cross at 

    another point further north to avoid the creature that is just fishing 

    in the stream.

  • The rest of the day passes uneventfully

  • As the sun is setting and they are climbing through the forest in 

    the twilight, an encounter is rolled!

  • Initially they encounter 1 Bugbear, but as soon as they think it will 

    be no big deal, 9 more shift out of the forest shadows.

  • Danika and her crew win initiative.  They kill 8 of the Bugbears.

  • When the leader and the only other survivor retreat, Danika and 

    her crew follow until they find a shady little box canyon with multiple 

    tunnels into the hillside.  A surefire ambush spot.

  • They fall back to the skirmish location and hike a little further up to 

    a ridge where they can see the top of the Spire of Iron and Crystal 

    shimmering in the moonlight.

  • Camp and watches are set.

  • 8 Bugbears killed = 800 XP

  • 4000 CP = 40 XP

  • Gold War Mask of Nirgal 800 GP

  • Total XP = 1640 XP

  • Danika receives 820 XP

  • Hynek and Hallabera each receive 410 XP

     

     

    Perchance Prompt 2/2/26 A group of fantasy adventurers is about 

    to leave a swamp when a Giant Turtle blocks the shallow ford of the 

    last stream.
     


Friday, January 30, 2026

Ctyri Ctvrt Chronicles Session #31

Omens of the Starry Void

                            

 

 

Session 31- A Night at the Spider Ranch

1/10/2026

  • Danika has brought the kids pantry staples like salt, coffee, honey, 

    pickles, and fresh produce, but they’re most excited to receive 

    Flaka’s scones.

  • Danika asks if Torquil can lead her and her team through the swamp 

    most efficiently.

  • Telefe sees an Omen of the Starry Void (the Iron Conjunction); 

    Danika follows up by pointing out another (the Mother Weeps Light).

  • Emi sits the night watch with no encounters; Inga’s early morning 

    watch is capped by spotting a party of 4 or 5 quietly heading 

    south/southeast.

  • Zora has a dream.  She is running on all fours through a forest 

    of iron trees.  Ahead she sees a massive bear shaped silhouette 

    carved from crystal, cracked but standing.  Leaking pale starlight.  

    An invisible bridge stretches ahead of her, but every step she 

    takes causes the bridge to fracture behind her, leaving no retreat.

  • Danika sends a message to have several more kids from 

    Ctyri Ctvrt’s patrol come to support the Spider Ranch Kids.

     

     

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