Message:We went to the Black Temple. We made our way through a confusing maze above and below to find the embalming room. There we fought servants of the Mad Priests.
The final encounter started with music: Actually it was Hendrix, but only a small potion of the skipping record player, “s-cuse me while I kiss the sky then some guitar solo” over and over. Must have been created by a child of demons.
The Mad Priests were discovered to be three in number with a twist. Three forms of the scientist: Young, Middle, Old, were the same person existing at different times in his life.
Man A—remembers little but his routine. He sees the two other priests and comments they get in his way, make him wait. Sometimes mutters a prayer for death. “Free me all. Cease PAX all.”
Man B—angry, shouting lies and proclamations. Confrontational, only sees his naïve younger self. The hypocrite has not reverence in his tasks. He revels in self-glory, “I am not worthy,” the cretin says.
Man C—Does not see the other two. He dutiful follows his pattern and bows and genuflects with each gesticulation and evocation. He calls what he does the Dove Calling, the way of the PAX. He may be the only one who still knows insider info on the Chancellery.
The party left the three prepping Zombies for the fields. The Mind Flayers and Shape-Shifting Rakshasa may need to be defeated first, before the works of the Mad Scientist are stopped?
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* Rule changes included dropping Durability and rolls, adding more Event decline and loss of gear.
* Changing Loremaster from percent to Points that can be used for among other things, Stop-Harm. Part activated this twice.
* Changing repair cost of any Good Gear to 5 SP.
* All Event Cards changed, adding many choice to risk for reward.
Some gear gained Flairs, some gear was lost forever.
Should have recorded Squires figuring out the Three Mad Scientists were same man. Great job.
Yours,
IronRed
16-Feb-2025