Characters
- Flyzus, Wood Elf Ranger (hunter), Outlander; sole survivor of his tribe after an orc invasion
- Varis, Drow Rogue (thief), Far traveller; exiled scion of a noble family on the losing side of a feud
- Droidoc, Halfling Druid (circle of the moon), Outlander; was there when Camp Righteous fell, now he’s a cannibalistic loony
Day 6
Old River King
River – N-C encounter
A Giant Crocodile was basking in the morning sun on the riverbank. Oddly, a shotel (sword) was protuding out of its scaly back. Tempting, huh? (1) Well, Droidoc got up to the task. He shapeshifted into a rodent, jumped unto the giant lizard, unshapeshifted, managed to get the weapon free, reshapeshifted, tumbled down before the mildly-annoyed-but-also-kinda-relieved Old River King decided to swallow him whole. (2)
Pristine Waterfall, Naked Elf
Waterfall – Combat
Me: There’s a waterfall in view, you’ll have to portage again.”
Player C: “A waterfall? There must be a cave behind. There always is!”
Me: “Yeah, yeah, sure. It looks like there’s one!
Me, grinning evilly: “Soooo, who’s first?”
Players C and D: “Flyzus!”
Player F, a bit unsure: “Okay, I guess.”
Me: “You go through the waterfall and BlOoooOOOooooOoP *mime floating*…”
Player D: “Gelatinous Cube!”
Flyzus was in a really bad spot (3). Droidoc and Varis slashed and bashed the ooze but to the Wood Elf it seemed like an eternity. Two times the druid healed him in extremis before he died from acid damage. Finally the Gelatinous Cube was defeated, releasing his now-naked and shaking prey.
Dinosaur Stampede
River – Combat
A few hours later, the relative tranquility of the jungle was shattered by an incredible ruckus, as a herd of brontosaurs crossed the river at full speed! The reason soon became apparent to the PCs: BIG ASS MOSQUITOES! Or stirges rather, dozens, harassing the dinosaurs. A few of these bloodsuckers spotted the adventurers and split from the main swarm. The PCs dispatched the nuisance effortlessly.
Light is Fast and Evil
Camp – Combat
Some kind of battle had happened there; rusted armors, broken weapons, but no corpses or bones. Ominous. But the PCs badly needed to rest (Flyzus in particular) so they set up camp. Varis was on duty and he saw light, two lights in fact, fast approaching. He quickly woke his companions and then the two light-creatures were upon them. The PCs weren’t sure what they were facing (4) but they soon got their hands full. The lights, will-o’-wisps, were really hard to hit and gave generous doses of shocking attacks. In the end, the adventurers prevailed but it was a hard-fought battle.
DM’s notes
- kinda like excalibur, or maybe not
- yay! a better sword for Flyzus
- The joy of a first time with a Gelatinous Cube!
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