Message:Our luck continued. I, Mr. Grease, have become a fine fellow with a new feather cap, sporting the Gryphon emblem of the Legions, that along with my shoestrings seems to blow-off or go askew at the best of occasions (Luck rolls). Everyone found an item with a Flair.
We defeated Whitesnake the Etten, a beast that controled the tar sales to Rain Edge.
Clan Chieftain Solitaire, talks out the side of his mouth, prompted this mission. Whitesnake works a long shift, collecting tar, then his crew crashes to rest in three places: Armory, Throneroom and Barracks. Our luck to catch them in a sleep cycle at nap time of the ogres.
We had to assemble the three parts of a conveyor to cross the tarpits. We only found two and suffered Restoration rolls to utilize the tracked transport of a crane and bucket, forgetting to affix the balance chains that prevent tipping. One clue missed. There was a picture? But our players are old.
Faruk did make the clever observation that the humans must have had ventilation, and we reactivated the fan with Dark Magic (to end the Ogre-battles DefMod).
We killed the twisted goblins (ogres) in three places. Turns out Whitesnake is highly magical and as one with troll blood, impossible to kill (just yet). Gimpo has him shrunk and held imprisoned in a skull which he carries.
***Sub E: Dead, stranded thief. Say his name cause one of you knew him, Jimmy-Jack. Closest to saying his name (maybe try again) gains XP. Two pieces of random gear. Pouch with strange odorless soapy powder. Seems important to the plot. Maybe use it at what appears to be a climax test or hold for someone later to identify. Contains Troll Powder Dark Magic Poor, Great against Whitesnake. That makes Whitesnake shrink to size of a figurine. Can then be stowed in pocket, though it does bite.
This site was never entered. The powder pouch will be added someplace else as Fate would degree. The gear, a lost opportunity. Occasionally, it helps to play like Tasha and fully go to every site on a dungeon map. Maybe ask the Gypsy about securing the powder, a reward fro finding her familiar.
Collected reward an XP before and a second after. Job well done.
More next week….Explore Bastille or Cross to Legion Ward past the almsgiving near Gift Wall? Go outside to Highpoint? Go into Rain Edge to negotiate Tar Sales, but we still do not know how?
Yours,
IronRed
22-Dec-2024