after leaving shalako, slept once before going on bridge ?
thales direct us into alcove, pass through dark tunnel illusion into something more cozy that opens up as we enter, walls show eons of wear, massive cavern filled with books and tchotchkes, artfully decorated hoarder’s lair, stone table with inlaid runes, comfy furniture, 30-50′ long snake, crawls onto “favorite chair” makiwara board
Continue reading “Session 67 — Thales the Wise”As they continued along their narrow path through the Canyonlands, the Wild Rovers spied battles afar between many more warring horrors on parallel ridgelines. Inevitably, they encountered more menacing monsters barring their progress. After smashing through minotaur skeletons, the Rovers faced a pair of monstrous centaur-like creatures. Like shooting kuo-toa in a barrel, the centaurs used their arm-mounted lightning lances to blast the Rovers as they stood single file. After they had taken down one of their assailants, Desmond charmed the other, bringing it over to their side just as a lifeforce-siphoning bat-like creature attacked. The bat was perpetually shrouded in magical darkness, blinding them as they swung their weapons wildly. They struck poor Desmond nearly as often as the creature, repeatedly bringing him to the brink of death. Against the odds, they managed to win the fight, and even survive each other.
Continue reading “Session 66 — Creatures Most Foul”In the morning, Desmond told the Rovers, and his mother and brother, about the baby on the way. They were all happy for him, of course. Heidi in particular was overjoyed to have a grandchild and was determined to do better as a caregiver this time. The other Rovers were committed to ensuring they had finished saving the world in time so that the father-to-be could be home for the birth — and also be alive for it.
Continue reading “Session 65 — Into the Canyonlands”
