Underworld Adventurer

On a mission to restore the petrified Fredrick Featherstone to flesh, Bors the Bald made some decision of regret involving the cave elves. Bors gathered the following party to once again venture to the Twilight Shores to infiltrarte the caves inhabited by the Nightmare Court: Party: Bex (Level 4 Vat Spawn) Bors the Bald (Level 5 Dwarf) Butterfingers (Level 1 Halfling hireling) Eddie the Hook (Level 3 Grappler) Yeoman Klang (Level 3 Thief hireling), deceased Fredrick Featherstone (Level 5 Vestigator) Sunya Strong (Level 4 hireling) Gil (Level 2 Magic-User present) present Sessions #95 Rumble Beerforged (Level 2 Dwarf) After months of absence in Orm, the group was spotted climbing down the fireplace into the Drinking Crow from the fey drinking hole the Hob Nob. Accompanying them were a young cave elf named Zep along with two time-lost escaped prisoners of the cave elves: Holbek the Cobbler and Tamm, a magic-user trapped in the body of a 10 year old girl.  Treasure torch and tinder bo...

Following the events festivities of  the  Resplendent Fête , a group of the Red Riders set out to collect one of the three crucial ingredients for making the stew that reverse the aliment that is preventing Copra Kaan from healing. Based on research performed by Copra, it was believed that some wight mushrooms (known for growing in resting places of the dead) could be found in a tomb at the center of Orm's graveyard. It is said to be the resting place of a Sorcerer King that ruled over Orm centuries ago. The Party: Armeen of the Two Rivers (Level 5 Cleric of Danu) Copra Kaan (Level 4 Vat Spawn Antaur) Crambo (Level 5 Magic-User) Agera (Level 3 Fighting Mutant Retainer) Fr. Bert (Level 5 Errant Friar of Arishem the Judge) Petra P. (Leve 4 Elf) Treasure A pair of jewel-encrusted gold serpent armbands worth 500gp 10 coins weight of Wight Mushrooms Experience Points 500xp from treasure Headless undead defeated 10 x 25xp Mushroom headed zombies defeated 2 x 35xp Player Character Cu...

 Back at the dawning days of autumn, a group of the Red Riders left from the Drinking Crow to journey into the Complex. They aimed to join a pair of lunar elves, Aureal and Ruitat, on their spiritual quest give to them by their Dreaming Tree: journey into the plane-hopping dungeon called the Black Pyramid. Visions of this foreboding structure had plagued the citizens of Orm for over a year. They grew more ominous and vivid with each passing day until it had materialized within the Great Cavern. What would they find within the pyramid? The Red Riders that had lived among lunar elves had been told it contained wealth beyond their wildest dreams. More importantly, the structure was a spiritual trial that could result in profound understandings. This view was not shared by others. The Phantomorians who had been staying at the Lazy River warned of the existential threat posed by the Black Pyramid. They preach that it is the embodiment of the left hand path that stands in opposition of t...

 It has been a minute since I have posted anything here. A big part of that is most of the sessions I have been able to run have been off in the pan-dimensional dungeon called the "Black Pyramid" (a concept borrowed from Ben L.'s Wishery campaign). Neither party exploring this planar sub-dungeon has returned to Orm yet so I have been keeping details under wraps. I do have an unposted recap of one of the sessions of the Castora Cup drawn by Nita's player and cup dsigner Curtis. Here it is:

  The Castora Cup designed by Castora's player Curtis Lorithk created by Curtis The first annual Castora Cup was held under the Hunter's Moon. Cast under the Bronze Dragon Galatea's smith, Kirathk, the trophy aims to honor the memory of Castora, the deceased Order member the tournament honors. To win the Castora Cup, each team was scored on speed, strength of the monsters battled, and the team's ability to work together towards their mutual survival. Any group bringing a torch, lantern, candle, or item with Continual Light cast on it are disqualified. Four teams, each with sponsors from the Impossible Fortress' court, competed.  The first place team wins 1000gp ea. and possession of the Castora Cup until the next Hunter's Moon. Second place wins 500gp ea. Third place takes home 100gp ea. Not all of the teams held to the five member average honoring the Dragons of the Order of the Dragon. Teams are given +500 bonus points for every member below five and -500 poin...

 The party for this session was: Bex (Level 3 Vat Spawn) Bludoon (Level 4 Dwarf) Sunya Strong (Level 4 Fighter hireling) Edouard "Eddie Hook" "The Human Grapping Hook" Thesz (Level 1 Grappling Berserker) Fredrick Featherstone (Level 4 Vestigater) Scheherazade (Level 1 Paladin of Law) Here is a recapping of events by Bludoon's player Sam: Treasure 12 black fruits collected by Bludoon Zombies in large burlap sacks sold to the Order of the Dragon 2 x 100gp  Experience Points 200xp from "treasure" Ja-Net charmed away from conflict 13xp Spitting Beetle defeated 25xp Player Character Cut 36 gp, 6sp, and 6cp ea. (16gp, 6sp, and 6cp to Sunya Strong) 48xp ea (24xp to Sunya Strong) Art, maps, and write-ups provided as play reports earn PC Level x 100xp. Let me know of any downtime activities anyone would like to perform.

 *Sessions 77 & 79 involved the Red Riders adventuring in the Black Pyramid and will be recapped when they return to Orm). "I doomed society for friendship." Bors the Bald The following session covered Bors the Bald traveling to the Twilight Shores with fellow patrons of the Drinking Crow. They aimed to strike a deal with the Eventide Queen to return Bors' comrade and Drinking Crow mascot Fredrick Featherstone back to living, breathing flesh years after being turned to stone by a monster from the Imperial Mother's holding pens. They made a very different deal instead. Here is the party from the session: Bex (Level 3 Vatspawn) Bors the Bald (Level 5 Dwarf) Sunya Strong (Level 4 Fighter hireling) Edouard 'The Human Grapping Hook' Thesz (Level 1 Grappling Berserker) Rumble Beerforged (Level 1 Dwarf) Here is what Bors wrote about the events in his journal (as provided by his player Shahnawaz): What have I done? Have I doomed the world? Or should I say have I h...

The Castora Cup as drawn by the deceased Castora's former player Curtis In little under two weeks time, the Order of the Dragon are going to hold the first ever Castora Cup. Teams that want to compete for the honor of winning the Cup and the 1000gp per party member purse must find sponsorship from members of the court of the Impossible Fortress. Here are members of the court that will back a team:

 *Just a quick DMs note. Do to health issues from work, I have to limit my time on the computer. As a result, for the foreseeable future, recaps will be more bare bones on my end with me mainly providing rosters and any xp/treasure breakdowns. Most of the color or filling in of details will be up to the players. The following recap covers a joint endeavor with the NPC adventuring party the Midnight Marauders to rescue the Seer Zarthur of Mere from captivity in the World of Reflection. The party: Journeyman Crannoc (Level 5 Magic-User) Macara (Level 1 Dungeon Druid 'hireling') Kiddo (Level 4 Magic-User) Souz'awn (Level 1 Fighter 'hireling') PakPak (Level 5 Kobold) Phasmo (Level 5 Magic-User) Lirazil (Level 2 Elf retainer) Four scenes from the World of Reflection drawn by PakPak's layer Rob A. Experience Points The mirror Zarthur subdued 125xp Zarthur freed from 'The Cabin' 200xp Player Character Cut 81xp ea. (40xp ea. to Lirazil, Macara, and Souz'awn)...

**This session takes place after the yet to be posted Burning Witch sessions #100 & 101. Complications (i.e. a forgetful DM) to the end of that Burning Witch run and me just being behind has those session currently un-recapped.**  Autumn has been trying to make its way into Ur-Dan. The days in Orm were leaden and blustery but the suffocating humidity meant that Harvest wasn't here just yet. The warm nights have seen Ormans most closely connected to the profound and the profane visited by vivid, fever-dream like phantasmagoria all centered around a black pyramid. One of those Ormans has been Phasmo, Philosopher in the Transcendental Congress of the Aureate Precepts. More relevant at this moment than the magic-user's standing in his magical order, though, is that he retains the services of a dispossessed elf named Lirazil. Between Phasmo's visions, errands for his mentor the Enchantress, and plotting of two separate delves into 'The Complex'; Lirazil found herself...

 Agera wanted to know what her employer's fellow adventurers had been up to. She had spent the week running errands for Crambo while he continued to develop his new spell in relative seclusion. At the Drinking Crow, the Child of Permoa found that Copra Kaan was still absent--offering his services to the 111th Company. Bludoon still toiled at the Last Meal . Armeen still focused on the Shrine of Danu. This, though, isn't to say that she didn't know any of the adventurers posted up at the tavern. She joined the victorious party from last week raised glasses to a job well done. They also drank to Petra P finding a way to stand out from her copy cat street performers through the incorporation of floating glass spheres into her act. The groups' cups were being kept full by an adoring shadowkin youth named Teela Rin. As thoughts turned towards future adventures, Bors Redbeard seized the moment to share a lead he had gained from the duelist Wolfgang over at the Burning Witch. ...

 Most of the Red Riders continued fill their lives with tasks other than adventuring. Copra Kaan continued his path of offering his services to the 111th Company of Orm in hopes of making amends. Crambo was still absent from the Crow as he toiled away to create his first original spell. Bludoon's focus remained locked in on his food stall, the Last Meal . Armeen was guiding Chauncy through his studies of the practices of the clergy of Danu.  Petra P was drowning her troubles at the Drinking Crow . In her time between adventures, she had started to make a name for herself doing street performances with her dungeon terriers and magic elephant. Her budding popularity has seen a bunch of copy cat acts start up, all hoping to make some quick coin off the craze she started. She needed to done something soon to distinguish her act or she would become lost in the shuffle. The only other Red Rider to join Petra was Fr. Bert, eager to discover what he had missed in his time focusing on ...

A second full moon hangs over Orm this month. With it comes the latest news around Orm: The Black Pyramid Arrives!-- Orm's wastrels, mystics, and visionares report visions of an ethereal black pyramid when the late summer moon turned full. The profound feels of cosmic dread they all share marks one thing- the Black Pyramid now visits this realm. What exactly is the Black Pyramid, most cannot say. Beggar prophets share word of the Black Pyramid bringing increased chances of rare encounters into ones life. The Archwizard of the Transcendental Congress of Aureate Precepts has sent warning to seater holders in Orm to be cautious--signs point to profound risks being linked to this extraplanar structure. Castora Cup Announced -- The knightly Order of the Dragon is to host the first annual Castora Cup Challenge this Hunter's Moon. The contest will be held in an open air challenge dungeon constructed in the ruins of Orm-of-Old. Teams of five adventurers, each representing a virtue of ...

The Red Riders were absent this week at the Drinking Crow. The vat spawn antaur Copra Kaan was off undertaking his first mission as a hirelng under the 111th Company. Fr. Bert joined heads with Bludoon as they worked to step up their efforts feeding the orphans of Orm. Armeen was dedicating his time around the Shrine of Danu-- mentoring young Chauncy in the way of the faith and starting up the Shrines endless torch offering (only 250gp ea.). Crambo, have ascended to the level of "Philosopher" in the Transcendental Congress of Aureate Precepts was beginning his work in crafting a new spell. That left old allies the elfin ring master Petra P. and black grass abetment specialist Bors Redbeard to swap old stories of the Dragon Slayers around the Drinking Crow. Fellow patrons could hear stories of adventures (and adventurers past) like name-making defeat of a fire breathing dragon or the Ur-Dan spanning chase of Big Time Hashimi. One tale continued to gnaw at Bors: the weeping gho...