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Dwarf OSE+ Dark Citadel Session #17 (24JAN 2024)

    So, here we go again.    T he Brotherhood of Expendable Strangers after suffering sever losses on the Battle of the Bridge recruited some new replacement characters. Naman a Dwarf Fighter/Cleric of Thaneduhr and Ryxxor Firebeard a Cleric of Thaneduhr. This works well since they were still trying to cleanse and complete this Quest to restore the Cursed Temple of Thaneduhr in the ruins of the Dark Citadel. So filling the deficit they had with spiritual characters nd forming a Thaneduhr focused group of Dwarf Adventurers.     Before starting this session we had to resolve some item picks from the previous session so the party divided up the possessions of the fallen, absent the stuff that got swept away in the river including the body of Gad . We had one player unable to make session due to work concerns so I made their picks for them and we continued on with play. They put the word out for additional aid previously and the replacement players fit ...

Stone-Hell on the Borderlands Session #19 (15 JAN 2024)

    Another rousing series of misadventures awaits us on the Borderlands. We picked up within Kendall Keep after a confrontation with Rufus the Corporal of the Guard . Gathering up supplies with Stonus taking up the convenience of the Iron Loan Bank to store his extra coin the party requests a meeting with the Guild-Master Basil . A Writ of Authority from the Guild; 25 GP application fee & a 5gp/month "Maintenance" fee, is sorted out for selling plundered goods from Stone-Hell within the confines of the Keep. Basil warns that there will be a Tax upon wagon/carts (5 SP apiece) in addition to the Road Tax (5 CP) normally collected by the Gate. An itemization of goods collected and a warning that there are a variety of things not allowed to pass through the gate such as unholy relics and dangerous animals or creatures. Normally such commerce is not bothered but the Coddiwomplers have gotten onto the bad side of Rufus whom has decided to make their lives uncomfortable wi...

Dwarf OSE+ Dark Citadel Session #16 (10 JAN 2023)

    Oh, so this got delayed several times during a cliff hanger battle on the Bridge leading to the Cursed Temple of Thaneduhr over the holidays. Picking up where we had left off with Zebulon being feasted upon by a Ghast, Geoff standing triumphant over the slain Lord Mateus the Dark and the others barred from entry by a dropped portcullis while facing down Zorbar the Strange ; a variant mad Crypt Thing, on the bridge over a tributary to the Dark River . It seemed we would have various technical issues plaguing the session involving Discord and the Roll20 App being totally unsuitable for a mobile phone but we have been working with these issues for awhile now. Some of it is just non-tech savvy players and the resources some have to play on with so it is what it is. My head is aching from ditching sugar and as a result allot of caffeine I usually partake of daily.     This recap might be brief as I may gloss over some of the protracted melee which was simply r...

Stone-Hell on the Borderlands Session #18(1 JAN 2024)

    Picking up where we left off last session with Bandits coming down the stairs facing the party attempting to emerge from Stone-Hell. Both being surprised for a round then hurling insults and weapons at each other as they clash on the stairs which are broad and well worn overtime. I assign a +1 to attacks' to the Bandits as they are on the higher ground and the party is facing up against them. Benn calls over his shoulder for his Retainer Oscar the Odd to quickly end this fight with a Sleep spell which results in all of the Bandits falling to the stairs asleep. They are dispatched with ruthless efficiency with throats slit allowing the blood to run down the steps into Stone-Hell. Blood feeding and Fueling the Beast of a Dungeon.     It's always good to start off the New Year with a decent session imo. This started quickly which is rare for us and the y got right into sorting it out.    Returning to the Old Mountain Lion Lair the Coddiwomple Co...