Upcoming Sessions

Interim Bonus Gaming
I didn't think anyone would object to some bonus gaming. On January 10 and January 17, I am hoping to play from 1-5 both Saturdays. Put this in your calendars now! :)

Spring Semester Gaming
As before, I anticipate playing the campaign every Sunday of the Spring semester. The first date would be February 8, 2009 at 1:00 PM. At this date, I plan on letting you know about all future spring dates.

A Performance Interrupted

With the journey for the second Pholtus item beginning soon, several party members were continuing to gather supplies. Lac visited his grandfather at Bardschool and was given the gift of a new lute. He was also asked to give a performance at the Guildhall of the Performing Arts. These performances are typically a Who's Who of Greyhawk City's elite. The Lord Mayor was there, Otto of the Circle of Eight was there, among other nobles.

The first half of the concert highlighted some of the major exploits of the party: surviving the dungeon of Abellius, helping to defend Trivel, rebuilding Trivel and even finding the first item of Pholtus. During the intermission, the party was quite popular with many individuals seeking out to talk to them.

Not to long into the second half of the concert, things took a turn for the worse. As has happened many times, a portal opened and two demons came out of the portal. The party jumped into action to defend against the demons. They were able to defeat one demon, but the other jumped through the portal. Theodis was able to determine that no immediate danger was beyond the portal.

They went through the portal and ended up in a sewer. They noticed some bodies up ahead that quickly scurried away when approached. When they reached the point where the creatures were they were ambushed by a Greyhawk City patrol and told to freeze.

The Continuing Chronicles of the Party of Pholtus

The Party of Pholtus faced another group of orcs, also wanting the crown. All they asked was that the crown be returned to the cave in which it was found. Before this army amassed, two clerics of Pholtus snuck into the cave. They utilized a rod of resurrection and brought Ervis and Aleron back from the dead.

Worried about the crown getting into the wrong hands, Aleron took the crown from Eiecito. It took a few spells to do so, as Eiecito did not want to part from the crown. Under cover of darkness, Lac flew back to Greyhawk City with the crown where is it now safely in the hands of the Greyhawk clerics of Pholtus.

Charging out to battle the orcs, it did not take the orcs long to realize that the crown was no longer worn by Eiecito. They gave up pursuit and realized all was lost for them. The party arrived back in Greyhawk City without incident.

While at the temple, they talked about their next move. The party decided to do some shopping and gather some information while they were staying in Greyhawk:

• A map for travel purposes was purchased.
• Magical items found by the party were identified and sold. New items were purchased.
• Other members of the party utilized different means to gather information.
  

After gathering information about the Lordship of the Isles, the group has decided to first seek passage with a caravan that will take them directly east. From there, they will look for aquatic options to continue their journey to the southeast.

Other News

• Not too much game time has passed between adventures. An update of New Trivel will probably not happen until interim or early second semester.
• Our next adventure is December 6, 2008 at 1:00 PM. We will go until at least 5:00 PM, but may go later depending on people's schedules.
  
• Be thinking about whether or not you would be able to game during fall interim. If the majority of folks are available (which I believe is the case) we can play a few times during interim. I would prefer to do weekends for the sake of those who travel.
  

New Trivel Update

Since it has been several weeks in game time (not real time), I thought it would be reasonable to post an update on New Trivel.

Much of the work on the city is pretty pragmatic. As you can see, the temple itself will form the center of the city. The small structures around the temple are houses; these houses are designated to current temple staff and other folks critical to construction efforts.

The beginnings of the outer wall are visible, but are only in the beginning stages. When completed, there will be a ten foot thick wall surrounding the entire city. No more unnoticed attacks from the undead this time!

All roads will be dirt except for a large road which will be composed of stone. This road will connect the main entrance to the temple. Along this road, you will already find an Inn, a food store and an adventuring supply store. Names for these buildings will be accepted and implemented into game play.

Additional houses are being constructed and as the walled city itself becomes more well-guarded more folks will likely feel comfortable living there permanently.

Under the watchful eye of Mayor Torgrim the Cold and this deputy mayor Dendo Kahnn, a small garrison exists to guard the city from small conflicts.

Stay tuned for future city updates and time passes in the campaign :).

More Updates

I hope you enjoyed the updates. They should get you up to speed when we begin again in November.

Over the rest of this week and the weekend I hope to have for you a full update and status for New Trivel. This would include a map and complete list of personnel. I am excited for that!

I should also be able to provide information about items that were requested as well as other errands that folks were in the middle of.

By the time we play in November, I should be caught up and we should have good direction. Let me know anything else you'd like to see.

Lac's Chronicles: The Possession of the Crown, Part IV

Thank goodness the other remaining members of the party came to rescue on. We gathered the items along with most of the electrum pieces and tried to make our way out. The Deathmaster met us in the same spot where the Naga was located. He had a mummy with him. We managed to fend him off again, except this time he gated in kobolds and other creatures to help fight for him. He sealed us in with the creatures with a wall of ice. We did well for ourselves and waited for the wall to go away.

We got to the edge of the dungeon when we saw three orcs cry out, "Return the crown from whence it came." We engaged them in a discussion and found out they would settle for nothing except to have the crown returned. We ran out to attack them and found that they were prepared for us. They had archers shooting arrows down on us and also had some formidable leaders with them. Two of our party members went down in this combat and we had to retreat back to the cavern because of the archers.

We waited to heal and decided to go out and try again. This time when we charged out, it appears that they have reinforcements. But! So do we...there is a battle to come. Perhaps we can all make it back to Greyhawk and get this party back to full strength!

Lac's Chronicles: The Possession of the Crown, Part III

I journal this with a heavy heart. Only Lornax and I live after our encounter with the naga. In none of my research have I ever encountered something like it. It had the ability to cast spells. In fact, it was able to cast spells that our party often used in combat, especially hold person and continual light. What hurt most though, was its poison attack. This attack alone killed Aleron, Ervis, Trego and Father Roland.

Theodis used that cursed wand and created a fireball that damaged everyone in the party, including himself. He ended up killing himself from the flame of his own fireball. We get rid of that damn wand!

Lornax was paralyzed early in the combat and came out of the spell just in time and was able to deliver the final blow. With my ability to fly, I brought Lornax down the shaft and the end of the hallway. Going forward from this significant decline, we found the treasure room. Among the treasure, we found the crown on a pedestal.

I am not sure what to do at this point. There are two of us down here alone...I can only hope someone will come to rescue us. I also wonder if my party members will ever join the realm of the living...