Kick off
Level-up stuff!
Last time - defeated Serdak, imprisoned in a bit of Grandfather Oak’s bark. Also, Dotani is here, an embarrassing adult, druid helping raise Clove.
It begins!
We were planning on heading south. Note from Rose to give to her parents, and a different one for Amber, and for the other two squirrelkin.
Rose then says, Know what I want to do – to the Gallimaufrey?
Transport limitations with Prisma.
Letter of Intro from MIzzle.
Dotani - Li-li may have what is needed.
Also, we’re going into danger. But don’t want you to be in danger.
Trip
Travel Roll!
We’ve cleared up the greatest dangers. d10 down to a d8. 7! but Cartography, so … 1!
Woods on northern end of Doremi Lake.
Post with a bell.
Ring … water begins to bubble … and up rises a … Large bell!
It’s the bell from Delmar-on-the-Water.
Door opens up … Scylla! Hello!
Wants us to destroy the post and bell.
Summons her to it.
Bell was created by … a group of sorcerers to compel me and I don’t want that hanging over me.
But what if someone makes another bell?
They didn’t make the bell.
TBs shoot the bell and destroy it.
She has the lake suck up the melted fragments.
Invited inside the bell. Nice bell. Windows (!) show atop a tower in Delmar on the Water – where the bell used to be.
She had been scared we were after a merrow-bell, which bell-maidens use for magic, and which if taken can force the bell-maiden to do stuff.
Lots of types of bells.
Mizzle wants to do a ritual. A tassel, drawing from Sir Ortis’ domains, to help keep the bell in Scylla’s possession.
Major ritual, 40MP, DL 13.
TBs help!
Mizzle crafts it up.
She wil try to help us some time … but first needs to make a new bell.
IPs as a gift!
Off to Doremi!
Doremi
A chance to experience being in water!
Doremi … sleepy town at the edge of the forest. Small fishing boats.
The Stores!
10z for IP pts.
Potential Project: a Howdah for Prisma (to allow resting).
Oh, Jenny, She’s So Fine
Looking for Jenny.
Isn’t that (Saraid) her?
Do you know Rose?
Maybe by another name.
People have been asking about squirrelkin. People might have “betrayed” Jenny … if anyone knew where she was. Clearly the Elonians.
Locals can point us to Rose’s parents. We go there. Near the docks.
Kendra and Olivia.
We’ll have Mizzle knock on the door.
Some confusion about resemblance between Jenny and Saraid. Very distinctly.
Note from Rose.
Good that she’s getting out of this town. Bigger aspirations than this town can give her.
Very smart. Scholars from Gallimaufry. Mizzle wrote her a letter of introduction.
“You must be Mizzle. Rose wrote about you.”
Jenny, though … (told over snacks) … lies about where she came from, and what she’s here for.
“Orphanage with hundreds of squirrelkin.” No, there’s seven of them. Descendents of a companion of the Archmagus.
To Saraid: “Did your parents adopt you from Dr Auruman, too?” !!
Tells about other sister …
… if she’s in Harmony, stay there a while. Elonians trying to find any squirrelkin.
Jenny also stole a bunch of stuff. Exploitative opportunist.
East side o the lake?
Bandits on the road on that side of the lake.
Jenny Tarot had a gang of brigands.
Saraid gives them a hug.
Auruman was an ship, the Blue Serpent.
Mizzle does magic. What is the relationship between Dr A and the squirrelkin.
Flash of insight:
the clone tube facility. Most are broken and indisrepair. One still working … a small, slight man, very excited, as an Elonian general steps into the scene.
Failed experiments …
… until finally, tiny squirrelkin are birthed.
Swaddled. “This one most closely matches the ether of Lady Ambra.”
“Very good.” Takes the babe.
Dr A suddenly aware they want the rest of the babes killed.
Absconds with 5 sqk babies. (And presumably distributed them)
More hugs.
Intermission
Hunting Down Bandits!
FP spend: Cunning Plan!
Traders: fabric and tools and manufactured gear. Wanda is their leader.
Work with them … we’ll be following along behind.
Sneaking roll.
The brigands are big into.
Saraid and Mizzle try to help. Saraid (has been watching the TBs and admire their selfness, to learn from them with her unknown origin.)
Draw on my Family trait, and Saraid bond …
See a trio jump from the forest and attack the caravan "Give us all your stuff!
Combat!
TBs speedily shoots B. They resist.
“A Sqk, we can turn her in for the reward, too!”
Round 1
- Mizzle - Study! VU earth, fire, poison, RS dark, ice
- TG-A - vs TBs. Hit, and drain IP.
- Saraid - new scepter, bladestorm. Hit! vuln to Earth. Crisis!
- TG-B - Gotta get away! Slash at Mizzle. Hit, weak!
- TBs - swap to Fire. B is down, A in crisis.
- TG-C - Skedaddle clock! Beats the check.
Round 2
- TBs - Boom! Draw on family again.
Defeat the other two.
And there we are.
Denouement
They surrender, throwing weapons away!
Don’t hurt us!
We’ll even give you the money the Elonians gave us!
The decided Jenny was too flaky.
Elonians have her.
Flashback - Jenny being led off in chains by Elonian soldiers.
300z awards.
A toolbag! (3 IP)
End of Session
5 XP + 3 = 8 … +3 = 11, and to level 20.
Normal advance + 1 Attribute to bump up a die size to max d12.
Skills with a lvl 20 tier.
Miz’s Session 34+ agenda:
- Rescue Jenny Tarot from Elonians
- Fly east to the Aetheric Substation and meet the Other Ambra
- Fly southeast to Harmony. Try to fight the Stone Guardian to obtain Archmagus Seals
- Stretch goal: hang out with Saraid’s family
- Fly north to the Gallimaufry. Hand in book
- Return to Clove’s house
