Vondals Vandals: The Church of Sun and Shadow
The pyramid crumbled, the rod burned and Akmenos was back among us. We accompanied the ethereal spirit of Veralis to her home. After long weeks of turmoil escaping the pyramid of shadow the road was a welcome respite. Feasting made way to laughter and we all learned a little more about each other. Veralis kept mostly herself, while Akmenos spoke passionately about his bakery, never once dwelling on the mental imprisonment he endured courtesy of Thrullzon.
The journey was over too quickly. Veralis took her leave in an overgrown forest not far from a large town. We carried onto the town not really sure where the future would take us. I knew I had to start building an army to try and take back my homeland, but I still had no idea where to begin. Akmenos was just happy to begin with feasting.
That was until the young initiate burst into the tavern and asked for assistance. Thugs attacking the priest of Khors he said. Turned out the Shadow Fey are anything but thugs. Their ruler has claimed dominion over this town and has banned the worship of light inside his domain. We tried to reason with the Shadow Fey but they would not talk. We could not save the priest either despite out best efforts. The assassins cut him down and then fled. Only a handful got away, the rest fell at our blades, but none were left alive, not the initiate, not the priest, not the fey, that could answer our many questions.
It seems we have stumbled upon another darkness, though I could not say who has the right of it. At least I slept well, the fatigue of battle and the company of a nice tavern girl helping me rest easy.
Notes
So we are paragon level, but that means everyone we are fighting is much tougher too. Combine that with the fact that we are only 11th level and this module is slated for 12-15 or so and we are a little out of league. Or so it felt. But that also made the combat a lot more interesting, as did Akmenos' selection of powers which are a lot different to Thrullzon's. The battle was fierce and Vondal was knocked to 1hp at one point. He managed to survive the round though and heal back up after. This was actually one of the most fun sessions we have had for a while. While we didn't roleplay exactly in character, we certainly managed to add a lot more to our characters and to what was happening around us. We also had a brutal but enjoyable battle to test out our new paragon powers. All I can say is that I am really looking forward to level 12, and the next session.
Achievement Unlocked
~Akmenos 50+damage. So Akmenos finally joins the 50+damage club. He also joins the most misses on area attacks club because he did a ton of area attacks and missed more often than he hit. I would swear that his dice are only numbered 1-10 despite having 20 facings.
~On the Brink. As I mentioned before Vondal got hit to 1hp and survived.
Best Maneuver
~Harkill Intimidated the enemy to draw them off the priest. Which meant he go surrounded by them. They wailed him down to very few hps. Akmenos showed off his new power by creating a dimension door so Harkill could just shift away, and Vondal could take his place in the centre of mayhem.
Point of Fashion: Flying a kite
Current Obsession: Final Fantasy 13 I have defeated you.
The journey was over too quickly. Veralis took her leave in an overgrown forest not far from a large town. We carried onto the town not really sure where the future would take us. I knew I had to start building an army to try and take back my homeland, but I still had no idea where to begin. Akmenos was just happy to begin with feasting.
That was until the young initiate burst into the tavern and asked for assistance. Thugs attacking the priest of Khors he said. Turned out the Shadow Fey are anything but thugs. Their ruler has claimed dominion over this town and has banned the worship of light inside his domain. We tried to reason with the Shadow Fey but they would not talk. We could not save the priest either despite out best efforts. The assassins cut him down and then fled. Only a handful got away, the rest fell at our blades, but none were left alive, not the initiate, not the priest, not the fey, that could answer our many questions.
It seems we have stumbled upon another darkness, though I could not say who has the right of it. At least I slept well, the fatigue of battle and the company of a nice tavern girl helping me rest easy.
Notes
So we are paragon level, but that means everyone we are fighting is much tougher too. Combine that with the fact that we are only 11th level and this module is slated for 12-15 or so and we are a little out of league. Or so it felt. But that also made the combat a lot more interesting, as did Akmenos' selection of powers which are a lot different to Thrullzon's. The battle was fierce and Vondal was knocked to 1hp at one point. He managed to survive the round though and heal back up after. This was actually one of the most fun sessions we have had for a while. While we didn't roleplay exactly in character, we certainly managed to add a lot more to our characters and to what was happening around us. We also had a brutal but enjoyable battle to test out our new paragon powers. All I can say is that I am really looking forward to level 12, and the next session.
Achievement Unlocked
~Akmenos 50+damage. So Akmenos finally joins the 50+damage club. He also joins the most misses on area attacks club because he did a ton of area attacks and missed more often than he hit. I would swear that his dice are only numbered 1-10 despite having 20 facings.
~On the Brink. As I mentioned before Vondal got hit to 1hp and survived.
Best Maneuver
~Harkill Intimidated the enemy to draw them off the priest. Which meant he go surrounded by them. They wailed him down to very few hps. Akmenos showed off his new power by creating a dimension door so Harkill could just shift away, and Vondal could take his place in the centre of mayhem.
Point of Fashion: Flying a kite
Current Obsession: Final Fantasy 13 I have defeated you.