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Adam Flenar
United States
Carmel
Indiana
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Note: This series of session reports are copied from our private game forum. I thought the community at large may be interested in seeing how these books play out. Fair warning: spoilers ahead for ye players. Also note that as a GM, I take a decent amount of liberties in modifying the books' contents.
Adventure: Kingmaker: Blood for Blood (Book 4 of 6) Book Completed!
Date: December 14, 2011
Session Summary
• Devin, Humar, Kahr, and Noel return to Armag's dungeon.
• They slay the iron golem that had previously sent them running.
• Battle ensues with skeletal warriors in stalagmite-filled cavern.
• Heroes find themselves lost and confused.
• A mysterious man demands impressive acts and is eventually satisfied.
• Armag brutally fights the party along with more of his skeletal warriors, but is defeated.
• Ovinrbaane secured, "Armag's" body discovered, and woman's grossly disfigured body found.
Extended Summary
The day arrived for the heroes to take on Armag, traverse the rest of his twisted dungeon, and finally rescue Christopher Walken's eldest daughter. Unfortunately, Sonash managed to wander off somewhere and did not lend his axe in the battles to come. Nonetheless, Kahr, Humar, Noel, and Devin aptly navigated through the front half of the dungeon. Once again they faced the iron golem that sent them fleeing just a few weeks ago. This time they were prepared, however, and made short work the creation. The next hallway led them to no better as they battled through a damp cavern of eight ferocious skeletal warriors. Confusion struck quickly as they passed through the next door. Kahr and Humar found themselves falling forever into darkness, regardless of Humar's Air Walk spell. Noel found himself suddenly alone with an attractive skeleton. Noel unleashed his most compelling pick-up lines, but Devin did not respond positively to Noel's advances.
A man sat casually before them in the next embellished room, as if he had been awaiting there arrival. The man gestured with his spear, inviting the heroes to impress him. After a few moments spent by the group in awkward silence, Kahr performed incredible feats of acrobatics by leaping from pillar to pillar. The man nodded and Kahr was allowed to pass. Noel produced a magical harp and played it with such finesse that a single tear rolled down the man's cheek. Devin put his two smartest brain cells together and plunged into the ever-handy portable hole which Noel proceeded to carry through the door. After futilely splashing around in a nearby pool of water, Humar was at a loss. His last resort was to display his rhino-summoning prowess. Seeing this mildly amusing trick, the man reluctantly allowed him to pass.
The final battle was before them. An intimidating beast of a man roared and attacked, joined by eight more skeletal warriors. The man, Armag, barreled toward the heroes even before they had a chance to leave the doorway. His skeletal minions filed in behind him blocking access to the room. Kahr nimbly avoided the blockage and proceeded to steal the weapons out of each skeleton's grasp. Humar summoned another rhino behind the enemy front line, but it was quickly dismissed.
Armag wielded a powerful sword and focused his blows on Devin, warrior to warrior. Many heavy hits struck down on Devin, but through his own and Humar's healing, he stood his ground. Noel attempted to thin down the skeletal ranks with magical lightning while aiding Devin at his side. Armag grew frustrated with Devin's impossibly stout flesh. His greatsword seemed to almost scream as it was brought down hard on Noel instead. Noel soon collapsed under this enslaught, but his life was secured by Humar's quick healing. Kahr tried his best to maneuver his way next to Armag, but the skeletons blocked his advances. Soon enough, the tides began to shift and Armag's vigor began to dwindle. He fled to safety behind his mob of warriors, but he did not escape death as Noel reached up from the ground to deliver a final lightning strike. Armag fell defeated, along with the loud, clattering collapse of his boney allies.
Devin took Armag's weapon in his hand and felt an intense, heatless fire burn up from the handle. Shrugging, he tossed the sword into the ever-handy portable hole. A tomb lie behind the next door with a curious inscription on the casket: "Armag." Inside rest the decrepit body of a man who could have been Armag's twin. They looked behind the casket and were startled to find a grossly disfigured woman's body. With the mass and appearance of a skeleton, her dark eyes bulged from their sockets, her skin drew tight to the bone, and the whole of her form looked a tremor away from total destruction.
Player Information
• Kyle played and his character, Noel, started this session as a Human Rogue 10 with 134636 XP with 162796 XP afterwards. Noel levels!
• Chris played and his character, Kahr, started this session as a Human Monk 10 with 134636 XP with 162796 XP afterwards. Kahr levels!
• Derek played and his character, Devin, started this session as a Human Paladin 10 with 131525 XP with 159685 XP afterwards. Devin levels!
• Nathan played and his character, Humar, started this session as a Human Oracle 10 with 128781 XP with 156941 XP afterwards. Humar levels!
Experience
• "Kisandra’s Plea" quest actualized for 38400 XP.
• "Road to Wyvernstone" quest put to bed for 12800 XP.
• Iron Golem prevailed over for 25600 XP.
• 16 Bloody Skeletal Champions crushed for 25600 XP.
• Divine Guardian Cleric of Gorum 12, Zorek, impressed for 12800 XP.
• Barbarian 5 / Fighter 9, Armag, zapped for 25600 XP.
Total: 140800 XP (28160 XP per player)
Loot
• Breastplates (16), +1 greatswords (16), and +1 composite longbows (+4 Str) (16) gathered from amongst the bones.
• Potions of cure serious wounds (3), +3 breastplate with masterwork armor spikes, +2 keen battleaxe, +3 wounding greatsword ("Ovinrbaane"), amulet of natural armor +2, belt of physical might +2 (Strength and Constitution), and ring of protection +2 pulled off Armag's ripe body.
• +3 hide armor (with dragon bone +2 armor spikes) and a +3 heavy steel shield taken from Armag's defiled grave.
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