Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #8

 

Session 8-  Boat, Boat, Reward

1/16/2022

• The party overnight on the “Whisky Tea” peacefully

• Depart the sea cave through a secret door into the Glittering Tower’s dungeon

• Room #8, rope storage room

• Room #1 Geoff knocks down pink gem and part of ceiling revealing intricate 

  lines

• Tim studies the lines in the ceiling, gaining a spell slot while within the tower

• Room #4 Fecus extracts moisture from old rags and discovers 12 rat skeletons 

  with strange symbols on the skulls, which Tim copies for later reference

• Room #5 Tim throws the puppy Lewie through the shimmering wall of void space, 

  killing the puppy from cold exposure, Fecus wants to take the reed boat through 

  the barrier, but the party decides to get the reward for killing Ondrj first

• Party backtracks to dungeon room #1 and Tim, Fecus and Launchpad go upstairs 

  to seek out a reward from Medved

• Medved gives the party 

• 1000sp  

• spellbook containing the spells 

• Kazimir’s resplendent couture and

• summon and bind minor sandestin (pages 55 and 56 S.U.D.)

• Golf-ball sized pink glowing gem 600sp recovered from dungeon room #1

• Tim and Fecus get 534xp each

• Vo and Geoff get 266xp each

Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #7

 

Session 7-  Second Foray Into Dungeon of the Glittering Tower

1/9/2022

• The party devises a plan to enter the dungeon from the sea cave

• After entering the sea cave, the party discovers the “Whisky Tea” a 90’ galley

• The party spots 3 figures lounging on deck and decide to attack

• Upon the party’s surprise round (arrows and stink cloud) the 3 figures change 

  into weresharks and dive off the deck of the “Whisky Tea”

• The smaller 2 of the 3 figures had both been affected by stinking cloud and 

  were dispatched by the party quickly

• A protracted fight with the larger figure, Ondrj, results in several of the party 

  being injured, but they ultimately kill him 

• After defeating Ondrj, the party collects the treasure on the galley and rests 

  there overnight

• Ondrj and 2 Remoras, 1560xp and 130xp (65xp x2)

• Silver samovar 500sp

• Crystal decanter w/ pomegranate wine 150sp

• Chest w/ 321sp and 2300cp

• Tim and Fecus get 963xp each

• Geoff and Vo get 481xp each

Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #6

 

Session 6-  First Foray Into Dungeon of the Glittering Tower

1/2/2022

• Room #1 of the Glittering Tower is the Master’s Chamber.  The party meet 

  Medved the Master and his bear lover Yavo.  The Master offers a job to the 

  party.  He would like them to kill his cousin Ondrj, who berths his ship in a 

  cove attached to the dungeon.  He offers 1000sp and 1 spellbook as reward, 

  and the party agree to the job and get a little more info about some particulars 

  of the tower.

• In speaking with Medved, the party give themselves a name.  RAMs or 

  Renowned Adventure Masters

• All but Baldwin are able to descend the dungeon stairs, some Eldish glyph 

  prevents him (this is HD based), so he offers to go back to the carriage and 

  help Vo with guarding it

• Room #1 of the dungeon level has a glowing jewel embedded in the 30’ 

  ceiling that Fecus tries to shoot down with arrows

• A patrol of 4 Eld arrive before the jewel can be dislodged and the two factions 

  face off

• RAMs win initiative and Fecus shoots an Eld with an arrow while the other 

  party members move into melee range, Tim casts shield

• The injured Eld runs away from battle and disappears behind a door in the 

  northern portion of the western wall of room #1

• A second Eld falls to wounds from Fecus’ arrow, Tim’s sword and Andrew’s 

  bite

• Klang is killed by an Eld

• A third Eld is killed by Tim’s sword and Geoff’s dagger

• The fourth is wounded by the party and they disarm and interrogate him

• Fecus executes the fourth Eld with his ritual dagger

• Back up to ground level, they encounter a drunken centaur in room #3, the 

  party bribe him and Tim “liberates” two scrolls, the centaur pisses on some 

  detritus in the corner

• Pop-in to inform Medved of their progress and agree to come back next day 

  to resume the job

• Travel back to Oldrich’s where Tim is mostly healed from the damage he 

  took fighting the Eld.  Party camps with Oldrich that evening.  He asks if 

  they’ll bring him beer when they come back this way

• Back the route they came and pick up Vo, Baldwin, dogs, and the carriage 

  and re-supply and hire new help in the nearby fortification, Kugelburg

• Tim hires Mohac the Wanderer

• Fecus hires Arsus of Ultima and Malinka

• 3 Eld killed, 141xp

• Tim and Fecus get 2083xp each

• Geoff gets 833xp

• 10,000cp 

• 4000sp

• 4 potions

• Flying

• Levitation

• Invisibility

• Gaseous form

• 1 scroll

• Ward against lycanthrope

• Treasure map (value 3 magic items and 1 potion)

• Treasure map (value 1d4x1000sp)

Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #5

 

Session 5- TCOB, Carousing, and Departing Gusakov for the S.U.D.

12/26/2021

• The party return to Gusakov

• They returned Dagmar’s body to the 111th Company of Hirelings and Retainers.  

  Fecus and Tim split the 100sp cost of the Wergild for Dagmar’s estate.  Tim 

  hires Geoff, gnome and level one rambler.  Fecus re-hires Vo, whom has asked 

  to be hired at a reduced rate (50sp instead of the usual 100sp for hiring a specific 

  person), and hires Yeoman Klang (level 1 spc)

• The party take the metal lizard heart to Fritigern Knecht for appraisal.  They 

  decide to hold onto it for now.  As they leave, Fritigern asks if the party has 

  heard of the enormous treasure located to the SW in the Slumbering Ursine 

  Dunes.  They had not known of the place or the treasure, but quickly devise a 

  plan to travel there and investigate the claim.

• Tim and Fecus split up

• Tim trades in the mules for horses and purchases a carriage called the Corvette

• Fecus and Baldwin go the sage Kishani’s for language lessons (1 of 3)

• Fecus picks up Andrew’s armor at Adalbrecht Adler’s forge

• Fecus buys another dog

• Tim visits Thora Volkerode’s Bespoke Armory.  Puts a down payment, 250sp, 

  for a custom helm

• Tim and Fecus celebrate by drinking too much

• Tim wakes up naked inside the Temple of Tycho, the clergy there give him a 

  robe to wear and directions back to the Golden Grape (400xp for carousing)

• Fecus gets into a fistfight (100xp for carousing)

• The party departs Gusakov (Tim still quite hung-over) in their new carriage and

   have an uneventful ride down to the Slumbering Ursine Dunes

• Unable to take the Corvette up the stairs that enter the Dunes area, Vo, two 

  puppies, and the new dog stay to guard the parked carriage and horses (this 

  location is between 1 and 3 at the foot of the stairs at 3.

• At location 5, a centaur toll taker charges a toll and everyone, but Tim pay quickly.  

  Tim bickers for a bit with the centaur before paying.  After taking the toll, the 

  centaur gives each character a date stamped shell as a token, proving payment 

  for entry.

• Location 13

• Location 8 they meet Oldrich at the head of a giant toppled statue.  Oldrich has 

  healing abilities

• Location 17 The party find themselves at The Glittering Tower.  A soldier bear is 

  standing guard outside and welcomes them to the Master’s (Meved) home.  The 

  party surrender their weapons and enter the foyer.  They encounter Pan Orso in 

  the foyer, an elderly soldier bear/major domo.  He greets them and quickly goes 

  back to sleep

• The party enter room #1

Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #4

 

Session 4- Button Pushing

12/19/2021

• Button 9f gold, Fecus pushes, result #1, decreased dungeon’s grid size to 3’ 

  a square, Tim goes to push the button, it turns red and he aborts the push

• Button 9e green, Tim pushes, result #1, Tim receives one single permanent 

  HP, Fecus pushes and button turns steel, result #4, makes all of Fecus’ iron 

  and steel equipment non-encumbering, Dagmar pushes and button turns 

  purple, resulting in a purple flash and an effect that is unknown to the PCs 

  (Dagmar gets radiation poisoning and will die of cancer in several months), 

  Vo pushes and button turns crystal blue, result #1, a game redundancy 

  (already 100 crystal-headed children)

• Party arrives under the #19 large Purple Crystal that encases an old naked 

  hermit, they push the clear button and release the contents of said crystal, 

  the old hermit and the liquid he was floating in, which is glue.  The flowing 

  glue traps Tim’s foot and he is stuck while Fecus kills the Glue Man with a 

  relentless volley of arrows.  Tim chisels himself free and the party moves on.

• Party arrives under the #17 large Green Crystal that encases the warrior, they 

  push the green button that releases the warrior into room #16

• Button 9h crystal blue, Vo pushes, result #8, Vo’s head turns into a large 

  blue crystal

• Button 9i red, Dagmar pushes, result #6, ability score modifiers re-distributed

• Button 9l clear, Vo pushes, result #5, Vo swaps ability score w/ Dagmar

• Button 9m green, Dagmar pushes, result # 2, Dagmar heals Tim with a hug

• Party arrives in room #15 and marvels over the great disc, but quickly moves 

  on

• Party arrives under the #18 large Amber Crystal that encases the large lizard 

  creature, Dagmar pushes the green button and releases the creature into 

  room #16, unseen to the party the warrior and the lizard begin to fight

• The party quickly make their way to room #16 where the lizard and warrior 

  are engaged in battle and join the fight. The warrior Baldwin has struck and 

  damaged the lizard before the party arrives, but Tim and Fecus get several 

  damaging blows in before the lizard begins to retreat.  The combat moves to 

  room #5 following the retreating lizard.  The lizard makes a devastating tail 

  sweep attack against Dagmar, killing her instantly, then it begins to retreat to 

  room #2 where Baldwin finishes it off.

• The party and Baldwin make introductions

• Fecus butchers the lizard for meat and a piece of strange metal is found 

  where a heart would be located

• Lizard worth 250xp

• Glue Man worth 75xp

• Metal lizard heart 3281xp

• I think I gave Tim and Fecus 1502xp each and Vo received 602xp?

• Goals for next session

• Dagmar’s body returned to guild and Werguild payment

• Fecus needs to pick up Andrew the dog’s armor

• Fecus reads Wiki Dot Pod’s diary

• Fecus wants to take a language lesson with the sage Kishani

• Carousing?

Ox ---> Tiger Campaign Session #3

 

Session 3- A Return to the Cave

12/12/2021

• Ret-conned hiring help

• Tim hires the Old Woman, Dagmar, a Doomsayer

• Fecus hires Shoeless Vo

• 3 more crystals from room #5

• Fecus pushes Pinus into room #7, where he gets devoured

• Room #16, ring the instrument and talk to alien again, he takes a puppy

   and tells the PCs about the buttons under the large crystals

• Room #12, first all their food comes alive and escapes, Tim throws a 

  puppy and  it lands on the dodecahedron, Vo is upset about the puppy 

  and when she walks toward the dodecahedron her feet turn into elephant feet

• Button 9g, Shoeless Vo pushes it and her skin turns crystalline and blue

• 100xp each PC

• 50xp each for Vo and Old Woman

• 3 crystals worth total of 300sp