16 Dec 08, Part I

[gamedave]

Due to unforeseen circumstances in the far reaches of the cosmos involving the dread entity Tram-Po-Line, Bozcov the Wizard is unavailable to recap the last session. So, the omniscient being known as the Master of the Dungeon will be filling in.

That was the bestest D&D session I have ever run. It was the bestest D&D session I have ever been a part of. It may have been the bestest D&D session in the history of D&D. It. Was. Awesome!

Our Heroes had just defeated Karalena, one of the Three Witches, who was possessing the body of an innocent eladrin maiden. They had also just discovered a secret door, which they hoped would lead them into the treasure chamber where the Black Opal Eye hung tantalizingly out of reach, on the other side of an archway infused with epic transmutational magic.

The party decided Bozcov would keep an eye on the unconscious Karalena and the party's other mind-controlled eladrin prisoners while the rest of the party went through the secret door. The door led to a chamber with an apparently pointless dais, and a pair of doors that deed lead into the the chamber of the Black Opal Eye.

While Garrett, Shorty, and Balthazar tried to figure out a way to reach the Eye, Persephone, followed by Alistair, went traipsing off through another set of doors, apparently just because. The latter pair discovered another dais, which turned out to be a teleport platform.

Persephone and Alistair found themselves in a chamber with three alcoves, three dragon idols with glowing gems for eyes, and a dragon throne with a single black stone eye and an empty socket. They decided that this must be the chamber of the dragon idol to which the talking snake had told them the Eye must be taken to defeat the Three Witches. So they went exploring some more.

Meanwhile, back in the chamber of the Eye, Garret began a difficult ascent, attempting to scale the sheer wall of the chamber, in order to reach the ceiling and climb across it to reach the hanging Eye, while Shorty and Balthazar looked on in apprehension.

Persephone and Alistair explored some corridors, and found a crumbled hole in a wall, leading to an elemental-themed temple, and another of the Three Witches, Sorolena, and her fey panther companion. Combat ensued, as it always seemed to. It did not go well for Persephone and Alistair.

Meanwhile, Garret had managed the difficult feat of retrieving the eye, and he, Shorty, and Balthazar followed Persephone and Alistair through the teleport platform. They heard the sounds of battle, and rushed to the aid of their friends.

With the party now reunited, Alistair finished off the fey panther, and the combined might of the rest of the party made Sorolena's defeat all but inevitable.

The next part is when it got good.

[Derek Raines]

A memorable Christmas quote to honor Gamedaves' infamous enjoyment of our utter stupidity.


All the PCs down in PCville liked D&D a lot, but the DM, who lived just north of PCville, did not. The DM hated PCs -- the whole PC season. Oh, please don't ask why, no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. Or maybe his head wasn't screwed on just right. But I think that the best reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too small.

[gamedave]

As the party explored further, they found a large obelisk. After some confusion in the very fabric of reality, they realized that the top of the obelisk and the Black Opal Eye were glowing in synch. They also realized that this must be the obelisk mentioned by the talking snake - the Eye was supposed to be purified by the obelisk, then placed in the dragon idol to finally defeat the Three Witches.

Garrett attempted to replicate his daring feat of climbing, but the smooth sides of the obelisk proved too difficult. Shorty then nimbly scaled the obelisk, and attempted to place the Eye in the depression at the top, sparking a brief but bitter argument with Garrett over who actually had the Eye. Since Shorty had climbed the obelisk, Garrett grudgingly agreed that Shorty could have the Eye; Shorty place it in the depression, and the glow faded to a bright spark in the eye.

Shorty, Garrett, and Persephone decided that the Eye was now purified, and all that remained was to place it in the dragon idol's empty socket. Alistair, however, insisted that they had to finish clearing out that level of the tower before completing their quest. Obviously, with their extended stay in the Feywild, that plane was influencing the party, heightening passions and emotions. A good deal of impassioned argument ensued. So the part split up, because that's always a good idea.

Shorty, Garrett, and Persephone proceeded to the dragon idol chamber, with Persephone now carrying the Eye, and Shorty dragging the unconscious body being possessed by the witch Sorolena. Meanwhile, Alistair, accompanied by his fellow dragonborn Balthazar, went in the opposite direction to continue clearing out the level.

Alistair and Balthazar encountered only empty rooms, temples with an elemental theme. Shorty, Garrett, and Persephone had a more interesting experience.

Upon entering the chamber of the dragon idols, Persephone, Eye in hand, strode right past the idol with the empty socket to one of the three idols with glowing eyes. Shorty dragged Sorolena's body into one of the side alcoves, which was actually a teleport chamber - and they both teleported away. Simultaneously, Persephone touched the dragon idol, was surrounded by a glow, then went to the other alcove, saying she wanted to search for Shorty, and teleported away. Garrett decided to just sit down in the dragon throne.

Shorty found himself in a new chamber, with a pair of doors. Persephone found herself in the chamber next to the room where the party had defeated the first witch, Karalena. Alistair and Balthazar returned from their explorations, and, after briefly talking with Garrett, followed Persephone.

Teleporting to the same chamber as Persephone, but lagging behind her, Alistair and Balthazar followed her, calling out to her to stop. Persephone insisted she had to look for Shorty, and basically ignored the dragonborn, striding quickly down the hall past the enchanted arches and the treasure chambers beyond the party had previously encountered.

Shorty exited the doors in his chamber, and found they led into the treasure chamber across from the chamber where the party had found the eye. Not wanting to exit through the enchanted arch, he called out for his fellow party members - who all ignored him, striding right past the arch.

As Persephone reached the well of the magical disc which the party had earlier found, which connected different levels of the tower, a frustrated Alistair attempted a charging tackle of Persephone to get her to stop. Nimbly sidestepping him, Persephone climbed aboard the magical disc, uttered the magic words, and ascended.

Meanwhile, Balthazar finally heard Shorty shouting from the other side of the enchanted arch.

"Hey guys! Guys! Over here! Wait- no!...ohhh."

Balthazar had promptly turned and strode forward to where Shorty was calling out - stepping through the enchanted arch and being turned into a platinum statue.

Alistair returned to his dragonborn companion and was enraged, angrily blaming Shorty for Balthazar's predicament. He returned to the idol chamber to retrieve Garrett, who was still sitting on the throne waiting for the next bad thing to happen, and informed Garrett that Shorty was responsible for Balthazar being petrified.

Again, the influence of the Feywild inflamed passion, and Garrett and Alistair vowed revenge on Shorty, and attempted to find the sequence of teleport platforms that would take them to the chamber where Shorty and Balthazar's platinum form were; Shorty panicked and ran. Oh, and Persephone reappeared, being escorted by two eladrin siswa and and a robed eladrin wielding a sword.

A confused series of actions followed, as various people used various teleport platforms and chambers to catch up with each other. The result resembled what might happen if a gang of mystery hunting teenagers and their talking dog were to chase, and be chased by, a supposed monster in a long hallway with a series of doors.

Finally, Alistair and Garrett encountered Persephone and her eladrin escort in the chamber of the dragon idols. Persephone, demanding the return of her sisters, ordered the eladrin to attack Alistair and Garrett. A confused melee ensued in the crowded chamber, with Persephone acting as if she were another person entirely and wielding powerful magics of a type she had never used before in an attempt to kill Alistair and Garrett. Shorty found himself nearby, followed the sounds of battle, and joined in the melee. Now, in a crowded chamber of idols with a number of teleport alcoves, Alistair, Garrett, and Shorty are battling three eladrin and a seemingly possessed Persephone.

Can Our Heroes prevail? Will Balthazar be restored to life? Will Persephone be freed from the malign influence of the witch Trilena? Will Bozcov make a dramatic return? Will Shorty be forgiven? Find out next time!

[Derek Raines]

heh. It really was a hell of a session.

[moviedave]

Bozcov WILL make a triumphant return. Tonight at least. Then go away again and miss the Dec. 30th session. Then make another triumphant return. See you tonight.