Lunar: Magic Empire Session 31 Log ============================================================ Cast of Characters: Rune as "GM/Narrator, Par, Ghaleon, Jael, Gargoyle Warlock, Sentry, ~Geint, and ~Tarrant Seath as "Earendil" GORN as "Rein" Hahn as "Kadan" Aes as "Valina" Mia Ausa as "Geint" SOLaike as "Tarrant" Dyne as "Arzel" Ayeye as "Ayeye" ============================================================ GMRune: ------game on------- GMRune: The blast of wind generated by the key deposits you in the sixth alcove up the slender tube. A short passage beyond adjoins a circular hallway running across your path. Jael says that each of the floors is shaped as a donut, with a single path leading back towards the center and into the main shaft for ease of travel between floors. Only the twelfth floor cannot be reached via the tunnel, and must instead be climbed to from the eleventh floor. Each of the floors becomes progressively smaller as one goes up the spire. Ayeye steps out into the circular hallway. GMRune: Only the twelfth floor cannot be reached via the tunnel, and must instead be climbed to from the eleventh floor. Each of the floors becomes progressively smaller as one goes up the spire. GMRune: The halls here are all decorated in black with gold trim, and much of the cloth of the curtains is a thick velvet. The carpet beneath your feet is likewise thick and spongy. GMRune: It is now only fifteen minutes until the Eleventh Hour. Rein: We're not going to be able to search all of these, I think... Ayeye looks left and then right, "Which way?" Earendil: Well, Par is on one of the middle floors, this is the best place to start. GMRune: To the left and right you see two doors, each opens towards the outer rim of the building. Ayeye turns right and goes to the first door. "Fine, let's start searching." Earendil: Jael, where exactly do they keep prisoners on these floors? Valina: Ok! Rein follows Ayeye. Jael shrugs. "I'm not certain. I've never been up here before. I only know what I've heard of this place." Ayeye opens the door and peeks inside. GMRune: This room lines the entire outer of the floor as far as you can see. You find that the outer walls are utterly transparent. Armored guards line the walls, ready to act at a moment's notice. Ayeye walks into the room. GMRune: The guards took slightly at you entrance, but don't seem particularly interested in you. Rein: Uhh.. armored guards... Valina: Let's stay away from them... Rein: Must be defending something. Ayeye walks to the outer wall and peers down to the city below. Earendil: They're probably normal to every floor. Rein: What a waste... Valina looks down the hall. GMRune: The view is pretty good up here. You probably could have an aerial view of almost any aspect of the city. Earendil: Ayeye, this is no time for gazing. Ayeye: Wow...this is beautiful... Ayeye: Sorry. GMRune: One of the guards starts to watch the group of you. Valina: Let's get moving... Earendil: Agreed. Rein: Let's just keep moving and try to look like we know what we're doing. Jael: If you think. Should we try another floor then? Valina: Exactly! Earendil: Yeah, let's go back to the shaft. Ayeye walks back toward the elevator. "Who has the key?" Valina: Yea. GMRune: The party leeaves the guard room and heads back to the shaft. Jael: I do. Which floor do you want to try now? Valina: Seven. Rein: How do we control the lift? Jael nods and raises the translucent key again. GMRune: The party is again lifted upward by a whirlwind and carried up to the seventh floor. Earendil: Magic. Rein: Okay. Earendil steps out onto the floor and looks around. GMRune: As you enter this floor the first thing you notice is the bare stone floors. This floor is divided up into small areas for the warlocks to hone their physical skills. Racks of swords, axes, and spears line the walls. Ayeye: How...quaint. GMRune: You see the room's only occupants are four somewhat humanoid figures. Covered from head to foot in soft brown fur and mismatched piecemeal armor, the wolf- headed creatures are maintaining the room's equipment. Rein: I doubt they'd be keeping him here... GMRune: The wolf guards look curiously at you. They don't appear hostile, but not friendly either. Ayeye glances back at the elavator. "Floor 5 maybe?" Jael shrugs and takes the party down to floor 5. GMRune: The short passage from the alcove on the fifth floor ends in a set of marble doors with the snake and dagger symbol engraved on each of them. Two massive stone gargoyles stand to either side of the doors. Rein: This looks promising... Earendil: This looks like the entrance to a great hall or something similar. Ghaleon: Those stone things look spooky! Ayeye: Why do warlocks do such weird things. Most people have the decency to put the prisoners in the basement. Ayeye: At least they're easier to find then. Jael: A warlock has many enemies, and it is best to hold them where you can easily keep an eye on them. Valina: That is a problem, isn't it. Ayeye tries to open the marble doors. GMRune: A grating sound emarges and the stone heads of the gargoyles turn to face Ayeye. Their eyes glow a brilliant scarlet and the doors refuse to budge. Ayeye smiles innocently. "Err...Hello?" Earendil draws his sword. "Oh great, a security system." Gargoyle: Speak the verse. Ayeye: The verse? Ayeye looks back at the rest of the group, "Maybe we took the wrong way." GMRune: The Gargoyles attack! GMRune: ------round 1------- Ayeye: Ahhh! GMRune: target: 2 gargoyles GMRune: Ayeye attacks Gargoyle #1! GMRune: attack 1: 1 damage GMRune: attack 2: *critical* 21 damage GMRune: Jael's form blurs as he strikes both of the Gargoyles! GMRune: 122 damage to each! GMRune: Kadan attacks Gargoyle #1! GMRune: attack 1: 99 damage GMRune: attack 2: 84 damage GMRune: Valina's form blurs and she slashes a slim crevice into the stony hide of Gargoyle #1! GMRune: 36 damage! GMRune: Rein darts back down the hallway to make certain that reinforcements don't come. GMRune: Gargoyle #1 attacks Geint! GMRune: attack 1: 78 damage GMRune: Geint falls! GMRune: Gargoyle #1 moves to attack Kadan! GMRune: attack 2: 34 damage Valina: GEINT! GMRune: Gargoyle #2 attacks Kadan! GMRune: attack 1: 9 damage GMRune: attack 2: 15 damage GMRune: Geint is unconscious. GMRune: Earendil's form blurs as he shatters some of Gargoyle's #1 stone hide! GMRune: 67 damage! GMRune: Arzel hurls a bolt of flame at Gargoyle #1! GMRune: 55 damage GMRune: Tarrant conjures up a vine and whips it at Gargoyle #1! GMRune: 93 damage! GMRune: Gargoyle #1 falls! GMRune: Ghaleon calls down a bolt of lightning on Gargoyle #2! GMRune: 27 damage! GMRune: -----round 2------ GMRune: Ayeye attacks Gargoyle #2! GMRune: attack 1: 1 damage GMRune: attack 2: 1 damage GMRune: Jael snaps his chain across Gargoyle #2! GMRune: 94 damage! GMRune: Kadan arcs his axe down against Gargoyle #2! GMRune: attack 1: 85 damage GMRune: attack 2: 107 damage GMRune: Valina blurs, bringing her rapier down in a wide slash across the gargoyle! GMRune: 41 damage! GMRune: Rein grabs Geint and um... does something funny with her... GMRune: Gargoyle #2 attacks Earendil! GMRune: attack 1: 39 damage GMRune: attack 2: 32 damage GMRune: Earendil slashes a small chunk out of Gargoyle #2! GMRune: 36 damage! GMRune: Arzel hurls a bolt of flame at Gargoyle #2! GMRune: 63 damage! GMRune: Tarrant conjures up a vine to strike Gargoyle #2! GMRune: 106 damage! GMRune: Gargoyle #2 falls! GMRune: ------victory!------ GMRune: The party earns 174 XP, 32 MEXP, and 0 S. Rein casts recovery litany on Geint. ~Geint sputters and wakes up. "Wha...?" Kadan scrambles among the stone rubble. "There must be silver here somewhere!" GMRune: Geint gains 56 hp. Ayeye tries to open the door again, "They need to hire better guards around here." GMRune: The doors slowly come open. GMRune: As you walk inside you realize you must have hit some kind of jackpot! You see several chests of items lying around you as well as suits of armor and bracers lining the walls. On the wall is some sort of check out sheet for the items therein. Kadan blinks. Ayeye: Neat! A warlock treasure horde! Earendil's eyes sparkle at all the armor. Kadan searches for the Sacred Axe of Violence. Rein writes "everything" on the sheet. Valina: Ummm everybody... don't forget about Par? Earendil shakes his head for a moment, "Wait guys, do we really have time for this?" Kadan: We'll collect quickly. We'll need every edge we can get if the rescue becomes a confrontation. Jael looks around carefully. "We might want to consider taking a few things though." Valina: Just a few though... Ayeye: We have some time... I hope. Ayeye looks at the list, hoping to find some weapons on it. Earendil: Okay, but let's not take too long. GMRune: A quick through the list gives you the following items that you can use. Most of the more powerful items appear to be checked out though. GMRune: Altogether, the party finds the following items they can use: GMRune: Pulse Bracer x 2 [DP +8, Dodge% +4, *light- alignment] GMRune: Steel Armor x 3 [DP +20] GMRune: Cool Robe x 2 [DP +14, MgE +10] GMRune: Platemail [DP +30] GMRune: Giant Acorn [Wisdom +10] GMRune: Mercury Locket [Reaction +20] GMRune: Ice Ring [DP +1, *ice-alignment, Ice Dagger]) Valina takes the Giant Acorn. "Mind if I take this?" Ayeye frowns. "Nothing useful." Kadan hoists the Platemail over his head. "Anybody taking this?" GMRune: Valina acquires Giant Acorn! Earendil picks out a suit of Steel Armor. Rein gives the Mercury Locket to Tarrant! GMRune: Kadan gets Platemail and Earendil Steel Armor. ~Tarrant accepts the Mercury Locket. Jael: If no one else wants anything, I suggest we leave. Valina digs through a pile and finds a tiny suit of Steel armor :) GMRune: Valina acquires Steel Armor. GMRune: Rein acquires Pulse Bracer. Valina takes the Ice Ring. "Ohh pretty." GMRune: Valina is carrying too much stuff to add an Ice Ring to the list. Arzel takes a cool robe and a bracer if it's okay with everyone. Rein guesses he'll take a steel armor if he can. Tarrant: I will take a robe... If no one else needs it... GMRune: Arzel gets and equips a Cool Robe and Pulse Bracer. Earendil picks up the Ice Ring. "This will go great with my Ice Sword." GMRune: Tarrant gets a Cool Robe. GMRune: Rein gets the last Steel Armor. Valina gives her starlight to Rein. "Hold this for me, will you?" Rein takes Val's starlight. GMRune: Earendil gets Ice Ring. Kadan stands expectantly near the door. "We should get moving quickly. I'm getting a bad feeling..." Valina: Yea... Rein moves past Kadan quickly. Arzel gives Val the bracer. Ayeye: Alright, where to next? Valina: Thank you! Arzel: I can't use it. :) Rein: Umm... back up, I guess? Earendil: Level 8 I suppose. Valina: Okay then! Let's go find Par! Jael nods and leads the party back to the shaft. He again lifts the key and the party is whisked upward. GMRune: As you start up you notice a party of warlocks are zooming down the shaft as well! Kadan: What the... Valina: Okay everybody, I got an idea... RUN! Earendil: Where to? Rein: No need to panic... GMRune: Both parties are flung onto the eighth floor at the same time! Kadan stands in a confrontational stance. GMRune: The warlocks shake themselves and glare at the party. Warlock: What the heck are you people just standing here for? Get moving! Ayeye steps out of the shaft and heads down the passage. Valina avoids eye contact with the warlocks; The warlock gestures upward at the shaft. Kadan blinks. "Y... Yes. Where is the execution going to take place?" Rein: Let's go to the next floor. Ayeye turns. "Err...what?" The warlock looks impatient, as though he didn't expect that the eighth floor would be your destination. Ayeye: We are very sorry, we'll be on our way now. The warlock nods and waits for you to go while his companions head down a dismal hallway. Jael mutters to the group, "Which floor now?" Ayeye: Jael? Let's continue... Valina: 9? Rein: I bet he's on the eighth floor... GMRune: The party gets blasted up to the ninth floor. GMRune: The hallway of this floor is lined with closed doors. You see and hear several warlocks going about their daily business here. Some of them are in casual, if wealthy, attire, and others bid their friends farewell as they march off toward the shaft in full battle regalia. Rein: This doesn't look like the place either.... Kadan scratches his head. Jael: Living quarters... Earendil: Uh, this does not look like the prison level. Kadan: Unless it's one of them 'minimum security' prisons. Ghaleon: I think I see Kara's mom over there! Earendil: I think Rein may have been right, we didn't get much change to explore the eigth floor. Rein: That group of warlocks was acting awfully strange... Ayeye: I know, but we couldn't fight them. Ghaleon smiles gleefully to himself and pretty much ignores the party. Ayeye: Maybe it's clear now... Rein: Unless that's the garbage storage level or something... why else would they have wanted to keep us out? Jael: We can try. Rein: How? Jael: We can just go back down to look. Hopefully they won't be standing close enough to the shaft to see us. Rein crosses his fingers. Ayeye: I'll go! Anyone else want to? Rein: I think we'd better. Earendil: I will. Arzel: I'll go too. Tarrant: I'll go too. Jael nods and transports the party back down to the eighth level. Valina: Sure! GMRune: Two armed sentries stand watch at a steel door at the end of the short hallway from the alcove. This floor is bereft of decoration, and the soft black carpet ends at the door, leaving only the stone flooring beyond. Arzel: This is probably it. Ayeye walks into the hallway. Earendil: *whispering* If this isn't the place, then we'll never find it in time. GMRune: Suddenly you hear a muffled oath from behind the closed door. It is suddenly flung open and you see four warlocks come out. One of them is dragging Par, who is dangling like a rag doll from his grasp. The Magus warlock looks unbelievably pale, and makes no effort either to resist or to even stand on his own feet. Ayeye: Definately the right place. Valina whispers, "This is it!" Kadan steps one foot forward, slightly aghast. Ayeye stands between the warlocks and the shaft. Valina looks at Par. GMRune: There are four warlocks escorting Par, plus the two standing watch. Arzel: Uhh...now how... GMRune: One of the sentries looks at Ayeye. Sentry: Please get out of their way. Tarrant notices they are looking our way. Ayeye glances at Par. "Where are they going?" GMRune: The warlocks brush past Ayeye and the others and one of them lifts a key to summon the whirlwind. Ayeye: Hey! Ayeye: Wait! Sentry: What? Arzel whispers to the party, "Maybe we can take them while they're in the shaft." Ayeye: We, err, need to go with? Sentry: Need to go with? Valina: We need to go with you. Ayeye: Umm...yeah, we are going to see the execution. Rein: We were sent to provide extra escort. Ayeye: We were told to help escort as long as we were going. Kadan: Yes... there's been evidence of a band of rebels invading the city, and Kargeth doesn't want to take any chances. The sentry scoffs, eying the party. His gaze passes over everyone only to stop at Ayeye. Ayeye smiles at the sentry. Sentry: Kargeth would never trust members of any House but his own in these matters. Sentry: Now get back to your posts. Kargeth doesn't like idle people hanging around his home. Ayeye: We are only additional help. Rein: We weren't sent by Kargeth. There was no time to inform his lordship. Kadan shrugs. "Well, if you want to interfere with his orders, that's your business.." Ayeye: We aren't saying we are supposed to take him by ourselves. Valina: We are only here to help. The sentry waves to his companions, and they come to either side of him. The two sentries from behind also approach the party. The sentry smiles. "Looks like we have a bunch of liars here..." GMRune: ------round 1------- Rein: Perhaps we should get moving and "secure the base of the elevator".... GMRune: target: 4 warlock sentries in front, and 2 more to the rear of the party Tarrant is glad he has his new cool robe on for these stressful situations. Ayeye: Someone is going to be annoyed about this. Sentry: You gave yourselves away, there is nothing else to say. Earendil: Oh Rein, I may need some blue sparklies when you get the chance. Rein: 10-4 Valina: Just keep us healthy Rein! We'll need it! GMRune: Ayeye attacks Sentry #1! GMRune: attack 1: 1 damage GMRune: attack 2: *critical* 21 damage Jael: I guess our cover's been blown anyway... GMRune: Jael casts Tremor! The entire floor shakes with the force of an earthquake! Ayeye: I don't like being trapped! GMRune: 62 damage to each sentry! Kadan holds onto his mask. "Magic most foul... your treacherous powers shall not affect me!" Valina: I'm used to being trapped! I was taught by Banshee! Valina: However, that doesn't mean I like it! GMRune: Kadan's mask glows and then a dark aura surrounds him! GMRune: Valina's form blurs as she slash the back row of Sentry #5 and 6. GMRune: 40 to each! GMRune: Rein casts Heal Aura on the front row! GMRune: Kadan gains 51 hp, Valina gains 34 hp, Rein gains 35 hp, Geint gains 51 hp, and Earendil gains 51 hp. Valina: Thanks Rein! GMRune: Sentry #1 blasts Earendil with a ray of darkness! GMRune: 90 damage! GMRune: Earendil is knocked out! Earendil: .... ..... Rein: Crap... Kadan smiles. "Try that on me, you foul slimes who dare to fight me in the shadows..." Valina hopes the party from House Nissa decides to join us! GMRune: Sentry #2 blasts Rein, but his Pulse Bracer partially shields him. 36 damage! Rein starts as his arm jerks up to partially deflect the blast. GMRune: Sentry #3 blasts Geint! GMRune: 83 damage! GMRune: Sentry #4 shoots a beam of darkness at Jael! GMRune: 53 damage! GMRune: Sentry #5 hits Rein! GMRune: 36 damage! GMRune: Sentry #6 blasts Valina! GMRune: Her bracer shields some of the blow! 40 damage! GMRune: Geint claws at Sentry #1! GMRune: attack 1: 72 damage GMRune: attack 2: miss GMRune: Arzel blasts Sentry #5 with a heavy bolt of fire! GMRune: 62 damage! GMRune: Tarrant conjures up a rain of thorns that trikes the warlocks all around you! GMRune: 93 damage to each! GMRune: Ghaleon brings down a wall of thunder across the front row of sentries! GMRune: 26 damage to each! GMRune: ------round 2----- Kadan: Grr... you twisted monsters! GMRune: Ayeye attacks Sentry #1! GMRune: attack 1: 1 damage GMRune: attack 2: *critical* 18 damage GMRune: Jael murmurs a few words and causes the floor beneath the warlocks to shake! GMRune: 61 damage to each! Kadan clenches his teeth in a vicious snarl as he plants his knuckles on the ground. GMRune: Sentry #5 bites the dust! GMRune: Kadan growls and his mask glows brightly! All his equipment melds into his body save for his mask as he changes in the shape of a giant black panther! GMRune: Valina's form blurs and she slashes at the front row of sentries! GMRune: 32 damage to each! GMRune: Sentry #1 falls! Valina: Yeaa! GMRune: Rein casts Heal Aura over the front row! Rein grimaces as he shakes off the pain to keep the front row on their feet GMRune: Jael gains 47 hp. Kadan gains 14 hp. Valina gains 47 hp. Rein gains 47 hp. Geint agins 47 hp. GMRune: Sentry #2 attacks Tarrant! Valina: Thanks again Rein! GMRune: 19 damage! Rein: Just keep fighting.... GMRune: Sentry #3 blasts Kadan! GMRune: His magic fails to effect him! GMRune: Sentry #4 hurls a beam of darkness at Jael! GMRune: 67 damage! GMRune: Sentry #6 attacks Arzel! GMRune: 46 damage! Arzel: G'ah! GMRune: Arzel envelopes the front row in flame! GMRune: 44 damage to each! GMRune: Tarrant calls down a rain of thorns upon the warlocks! GMRune: 78 damage to each! GMRune: Ghaleon attacks Sentry #2! GMRune: 1 damage! :P GMRune: ------round 3------ GMRune: Ayeye attacks Sentry #2! GMRune: attack 1: 1 damage GMRune: attack 2: 1 damage GMRune: Sentry #2 dies! Arzel: Go, Ayeye! :) GMRune: Jael attacks Sentry #3! GMRune: 99 damage! GMRune: Sentry #3 dies! GMRune: Kadan gathers his bulk beneath him and makes a massive leap at Sentry #4! He gauges the poor warlock's chest with his claws for a toal of 132 damage before pouncing on Sentry #6 and biting his throat out! 85 damage! GMRune: Sentries #4 and 6 fall! GMRune: ------victory!-------- GMRune: Earendil wakes up with 1 hp. Valina jumps for joy! Arzel: WB Ear. :) Arzel: Now we need to get out of here. Valina walks toward par "You ok?" Earendil holds his head for a moment and looks around. "Too bad I missed the party." Rein eyes feline-Kadan warily... Arzel walks over to Par. Arzel casts heal litany on Par. Rein kneels by Par and checks his condition. GMRune: Par gains 61 hp. Valina: Earendil, you didn't miss much! They didn't even open the presents! and the food! it was awful! GMRune: The party earns 178 XP, 420 MEXP, and 80 S. Kadan touches his mask with his paws. GMRune: Par looks sick. Par gains no hp. GMRune: Kadan shifts back into human form. Arzel: Dammit, we need to get out of here before people come looking for the executee. Ayeye: Yes, Arzel is right, let's get going. Rein wait a sec, I'll cast another heal aura for the road... Rein does so. Tarrant gets close to Rein. Par is lying on the floor, seemingly quite listless. He doesn't seem to recognize anyone. Kadan stands and folds his arms, staring at Par curiously. "Rein? Is he alright?" Arzel: He's sick, can anyone carry him? GMRune: Rein casts Heal Aura. Everyone gains 51 hp, unless that would take them over max, in which case they are at max. Kadan looks over to Jael. "Do you know what they did to him?" Rein examines Par closely. Jael shrugs. "I can't say. It's not entirely uncommon for warlocks to use prisoners for experiments, especially those who are about to die anyway." Rein: Hmm.. I can't tell what they've done to him now... let's just get out of here and worry about the details later. Kadan: What sort of things does Nissa experiment with? Jael: My work here is nearly done. I'll see you outside the Citadel and then you'll be on your own again. Valina: Thanks Jael! Kadan: Yes, we've already interrupted the schedule of things. We need to get out of this city right away. Jael: We have about 45 minutes until the execution, and I doubt we'll want to be here if Kargeth and his retinue start coming. Kadan opens his mouth to say something, then stops himself, wondering why he was about to thank a warlock for helping him save another warlock's life. Rein: We can't thank you enough, Jael! Arzel: Thanks later! Let's move. Valina: Right! Rein: Which way do we leave? The front door? Jael raises the key a final time and takes the party back down to the first floor. GMRune: ------end session------