28 October 2006
Players/Characters
Crumpus (Russell) 6th level male Human Fighter
Elzara (Will) 6th level female Elven Monk
Kamal(Ian) 6th level Male Human Hexblade
Tanith (Ewar) 5th/1st level male Human Sorcerer/Warmage - Deceased
Zoook (Ewar) 6th level Gnome Bard
Alexis Serria (Andrew) 5th /2nd level female Human Cleric/Fighter
Eolias (Richard) 6th/1st level male Elven Ranger/Wizard
Game Events
Having revived the hapless Elzara, the group moved through a secret door that had been spotted by the sharp Elven eyes of Eolias and found themselves in a bewildering maze whose walls were made from polished steel.
Crumpus volunteered to lead, but was separated from the party when a steel wall suddenly sprang from the floor with dazzling speed.
As the rest of the group tried to find their way back to him, Crumpus was attacked from invisibility by two mopre dopplegangers, and in their haste to come to his aid the party triggered more of these moving walls and were split even further before they finally managed to assist him to wipe out his final opponent, despite them shape shifting to resemble the party in an attempt to sow confusion.
Unfortunately for Tanith, he was also separated from the group and set upon by an invisible doppleganger, but this time it was the hapless party member who was despatched with ease before help could arrive to slay the one remaining enemy.
After looting the doppleganger bodies of two potions of Cure Moderate Wounds and with little time available for mourning the party decided to move on. Just around the corner Elzara discovered a wrapped body in the darkness of an alcove, which turned out to be that of an unconcious Gnome.
Once revived by Alexis he introduced himself as Zoook, a Gnomish Bard, and asked to be allowed to accompany the group on their rampage through the lower levels to exact his revenge upon the dopplegangers who had abducted him.
Finally being able to negotiate the maze without fear of further attack, the party found and opened a door which led into a huge chamber with a vaulted ceiling. Along the far wall was lined with a macabre assembly of vats, pipes and tubing connected to a table equipped with numerous straps and a strange silver helmet.
At the far end of the room, a throne stood on a raised dais, and sat on the throne the party saw, to their astonishment, their friend and mentor the Sage Allustan from Diamond Lake!!
Allustan rose from his throne, and told the party to follow him to learn the truth of things, but as the party followed him the set off two spiked pit traps and two poisoned spear traps which did some damage to them.
As the first trap was sprung, Allustan whirled round and cast a fireball sttraight at the centre of the group, badly wounding Crumpus who was unable to get out of the way.
More spells followed, and with Magic Missiles flying around their ears the party prepared to attack, only to have Eoilas and the newly recruited Bard fall victim to a Confusion spell and start to attack each other, the end result being that Eolias was magically blinded, and …… was sorely wounded.
Kamaal, Alexis and Elzara charged Allustan, but were dismayed when his form shimmered and became that of a very muscled Orcish barbarian swinging a great axe whose edge trailed a stream of icy crytals.
Alexis was kept busy simply keeping the other fighters on their feet, but Allustan was eventually beaten down and killed, upon which his body turned into that of a doppleganger, but with a strange spiral pattern on its forehead. Searching the body provided a +1 frost greataxe, ring of protection +2, and a wand of cure moderate (26 charges) as well as a key ring holding many keys.
Searching the throne, the group found a button that opened a hidden door behind which was a lavishly furnished bedchamber. A quick search turned up a sack containing 1500gp, a scroll of dominate person and a letter which suggested that the doppleganger had not been working alone as he was ordered to meet his master at a sewer junction beneath the ‘cold forge’, whatever that was.
Having explored the whole complex, the party returned to the room which had been filled with water on their arrival to return to the surface, but were surprised by the appearance of two Drow fighters and a Mindflayer who had come through a secret door.
The two Drow charged the fighters at the front of the party whilst the Mindflayer blasted them with the power of his mind, but ultimately the two Drow died protecting the retreat of their master back into the sewers that lay behind the secret door. Their bodies were searched and two vials of alchemist’s fire, one tanglefoot bag and two potions of Cure Moderate Wounds were found. It was also noticed that their boots were caked in a strange phosphrescent yellow fungus.
Magical Items Found
Four potions of Cure Moderate Wounds
+1 Frost Greataxe
Ring of Protection +2
Wand of Cure Moderate (26 charges)
Scroll of Dominate Person
XP Summary
- 3 x Dopplegangers - 2,832 XP
- 2 x Drow - 4,000 XP
- Allustan - 6,500 XP
Total XP - 13,332
Kamal - 2,400 XP,
Eolias - 933 XP (50% NPC),
Crumpus - 2,400 XP,
Zoook - 2,400 XP,
Alexis - 1,866 XP,
Elzara - 2,400 XP,
Current Totals
Kamal - 21,741 - level up!
Eolias - 24,270
Crumpus 22,009 - level up!
Zoook, 20,541
Alexis - 23,647
Elzara - 20,541
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