Rift City Campaign - Chapter 47 June 2021

 

Background
A nostalgic dungeon delving game using the Moldvay Basic D&D rules which we have now been playing for over three years. It is an open table format game with who ever turns up heading into the dungeon making progress somewhat difficult as we keep going through the same rooms.  The game is currently socially distanced being playing using Discord.

Chapter 47

After two months adventuring we finally found where the death cult are based and went to wipe out the cult of evil!  Today's adventures were -

  • Berg the Dwarven Warrior
  • Halvor Templar of Yrt
  • Brigham Cleric of U'ta
  • Gibbet Master Thief

Z'dizh the Orc prisoner lead us back into the caves.  He tried to get us caught in the pit trap that had killed Sven two months ago but Berg & Gibbet recognised the corridor and it was Z'dizh that fell in when he was told to disarm the trap.

With his cloak of invisibility Halvor scouted forward when we saw a light ahead and saw four clerics and a war hound on watch.  They were not paying too much attention and actually cooking sausages on the brazier.  Halvor blessed the group and we made short work of them and their dog too!

The next chamber contained the mistress and more death priests.  Halvor used his cloak to sneak up next to the Mistress and attacked her while the others charged her Minions.  Brigham frozen one of them with her spell while Gibbet took out another with his magical great sword.  Halvor injured the priestess but his weak mind succumbed to her sorcery and was also held in place.  Fortunately Berg's next strike finished of the Mistress of Death.  

We took her magic mace and, after disarming the traps, emptied the chest of loot.  We got a lot of loot it worked out at over 1,500 crowns each mostly in gems.  While waiting for the spell to end on Halvor a swarm of killer bees attacked and the party fled leaving Z'dizh, who was tied up, to the mercy of the insects.

As we left there were a few Zombies that were easily destroyed by the power of Brigham's chants to U'ta as she called upon the power of the sacred tablets to destroy the unholy.

Back at the city we visited our favorite pawn broker who offered us two grand for the rings and another grand and a half for the fine gold seal of the death cult.  We sold the rings but said we needed to go visit the Mayor with the seal.  

Going to city hall he only offered us 50 crowns for taking out the cult and wanted to take the seal for himself.  We refused to hand it over saying we would hold on to it for now.  He then refused to pay us anything.

Game notes

Two months game time is two years real time!  When we first tried to find the death cult we only managed to kill a few of them and left those caves after some of the party died.  Since we did not know where they were based we moved on elsewhere and only by random chance have we come back to this forgotten plot line.  I wonder if we will ever find out anything about the kidnapped Nobel?  Not heard anything about here for even longer!

We had a couple of good fights tonight with spell casters on both sides of the battle.  We got a pile of gold and also found a magic item too!  If Willow the death priest comes back after lock down we will have a weapon for her too.  Overall a very good session.

Image Credits
Deviant art from Rowye.


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