DF Khoramandu Sea, Session 111 - Finding the Purple Humour
This week's session was a continuation of our playthrough of the published DF adventure Deep Night and the Star.
Session Date: Thursday 25 November 2021
Party roster:
Miao Miao, cat-folk swashbuckler, 525 points (PC)
- Jenkins, human servant, 249 points (NPC Ally)
- Father Warian, human priest, 261 points (NPC Ally)
-Alacus, human slinger, ~62 points (NPC volunteer)
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Sir Yvor Gryffyn, human knight, 450 points (PC)
- Manuta, human sergeant, 177 points (NPC Ally)
Hemmu Gahrol, half-orc berserker (knight), 385 points (PC)
Adam Aesalor, half-orc wizard, 349 points (PC)
We resumed inside Atoep. The party rested only for long enough for Father Warian to recover consciousness. Then the moved up the stairs and back out onto the surface of Atoep. Yvor was the one to carry the body of their dead hireling Alacus.
The party had a vague idea of the direction they wanted to go, based upon their rough map*, and their knowledge of the way they came (Adam had cast Continual Light spells on torches which they left behind as markers back to the first excrescence). They spent some time discussing this while standing on the surface in sub-zero temperatures, using such meaningless terms as North and South, or even Up and Down. Eventually they pointed more or less in the right direction, and Miao set off.
They wandered over the freezing cold surface of Atoep for some time, laying Continual Light markers as they went, until they came to the edge of Atoep. Over the drop Miao could see the surface of the rock sloping away, and beyond that was more dark night and distant stars. The party reassessed their position, and Miao set off again.
By the time of the next ledge, Miao was not fully focused (Short Attention Span disadvantage), and almost walked straight off the edge. She slipped and fell, but dextrously caught herself before she slid over. Jenkins pulled her up.
The party had a vague idea of the direction they wanted to go, based upon their rough map*, and their knowledge of the way they came (Adam had cast Continual Light spells on torches which they left behind as markers back to the first excrescence). They spent some time discussing this while standing on the surface in sub-zero temperatures, using such meaningless terms as North and South, or even Up and Down. Eventually they pointed more or less in the right direction, and Miao set off.
They wandered over the freezing cold surface of Atoep for some time, laying Continual Light markers as they went, until they came to the edge of Atoep. Over the drop Miao could see the surface of the rock sloping away, and beyond that was more dark night and distant stars. The party reassessed their position, and Miao set off again.
By the time of the next ledge, Miao was not fully focused (Short Attention Span disadvantage), and almost walked straight off the edge. She slipped and fell, but dextrously caught herself before she slid over. Jenkins pulled her up.
Looking around, Adam spotted a rise that could mark the excrescence which they were seeking. Sir Yvor put down the body of Alacus, and marched off ahead to check it out. Finding the entrance down, Yvor then returned. Hemmu offered to again carry Alacus for a bit. They walked to the rise and descended the steps. At the bottom, they put down the body of Alacus and decided to rest...
Miao stood watch this time, that Yvor might rest. Everyone else tried to get comfortable, but shivered in the cold**. Miao put her winter cloak over Warian to keep him warm, further risking herself. Time passed. Miao walked up and down. Everyone except Miao fell asleep. Miao got restless and started to explore the exits to the cavern, but didn't go far. Eventually she got bored enough to wake everyone up. Warian gave back her cloak. Miao refused to rest herself, insisting that they get going.
Yvor led the way. The party tool the left passage until they came across another leathery portal. Yvor cut through, as usual. They proceeded through a couple of small chambers to another portal, which Yvor again cut through. On the other side was a slightly larger chamber dominated by a deep shaft, with only a ledge of 3ft or so around the outside. After they started to enter, the party discovered this room was occupied by some sort of slimes.
Miao stood watch this time, that Yvor might rest. Everyone else tried to get comfortable, but shivered in the cold**. Miao put her winter cloak over Warian to keep him warm, further risking herself. Time passed. Miao walked up and down. Everyone except Miao fell asleep. Miao got restless and started to explore the exits to the cavern, but didn't go far. Eventually she got bored enough to wake everyone up. Warian gave back her cloak. Miao refused to rest herself, insisting that they get going.
Yvor led the way. The party tool the left passage until they came across another leathery portal. Yvor cut through, as usual. They proceeded through a couple of small chambers to another portal, which Yvor again cut through. On the other side was a slightly larger chamber dominated by a deep shaft, with only a ledge of 3ft or so around the outside. After they started to enter, the party discovered this room was occupied by some sort of slimes.
The slimes attacked the party members from both sides on ledge. Adam, Manuta, and Yvor were all attacked as they retreated from the chamber. The slimes' touch were found to be corrosive. I don't believe anyone got injured, but Yvor took enough slime that it burned away at his breastplate (reducing his DR by 2 in that location). Miao called for Adam to conjure a Wall of Lightning to block the entrance to the chamber, which the wizard did, however the slimes were right behind Yvor, and the knight got caught by the barrier and mildly electrocuted, suffering minor injury as he crossed it.
Returning to the entrance chamber, they followed the passage round, finding a second leather portal, and confirming the two passages from the stairway connected round in a loop. Yvor cut through the barrier. The next chamber had two portals and Yvor again chose the left exit. However after cutting through the leathery door, Yvor saw that the walls of the tunnel beyond the portal were contracting. He watched over several seconds as the tunnel closed to almost nothing, leaving only a gap of inches between the walls. Yvor waited for couple of minutes to see if the walls would move again, but they did not. The party gave up and took the other exit from the chamber.
After a short passage they cut through another portal to review a huge chamber that appeared open to the night sky at first, then they realise the ceiling was somehow transparent. throughout the room were numerous very thin vertical columns which appeared to crackle electricity. Excited by this, Adam (who is both Curious and has a Quirk-level fascination with Lightning) failed a resistance roll and touched a column, taking minor burning damage. He then cast Resist Lightning upon himself, and was safely able to touch the columns without further harm. Adam found these columns to be flexible to the touch, almost like ropes or vines that had been moored vertically between the floor and ceiling.
Exploring onwards, they cut through more leathery doorways and passed through a chamber of grabbing vines without incident, again taking the left exit. Cutting through another doorway, the group came into to a huge chamber, suffused with the purple light glowing from the column in the centre of the cavern. This was undoubtedly the purple humour they sought. Unfortunately they were not alone...
The party was attacked first by zombies and then by monsters that have a head with mouth but no face, and another much larger mouth in their torsos. The zombies were fairly easy injure, and most had been cut down by the time that the other creatures arrived. However a weakness in the formation allowed a zombie through to hurt Warian, and one of the other creatures bit Adam with its torso-mouth.
We paused there because it was running late. (See this post for a screenshot.)
Returning to the entrance chamber, they followed the passage round, finding a second leather portal, and confirming the two passages from the stairway connected round in a loop. Yvor cut through the barrier. The next chamber had two portals and Yvor again chose the left exit. However after cutting through the leathery door, Yvor saw that the walls of the tunnel beyond the portal were contracting. He watched over several seconds as the tunnel closed to almost nothing, leaving only a gap of inches between the walls. Yvor waited for couple of minutes to see if the walls would move again, but they did not. The party gave up and took the other exit from the chamber.
After a short passage they cut through another portal to review a huge chamber that appeared open to the night sky at first, then they realise the ceiling was somehow transparent. throughout the room were numerous very thin vertical columns which appeared to crackle electricity. Excited by this, Adam (who is both Curious and has a Quirk-level fascination with Lightning) failed a resistance roll and touched a column, taking minor burning damage. He then cast Resist Lightning upon himself, and was safely able to touch the columns without further harm. Adam found these columns to be flexible to the touch, almost like ropes or vines that had been moored vertically between the floor and ceiling.
Exploring onwards, they cut through more leathery doorways and passed through a chamber of grabbing vines without incident, again taking the left exit. Cutting through another doorway, the group came into to a huge chamber, suffused with the purple light glowing from the column in the centre of the cavern. This was undoubtedly the purple humour they sought. Unfortunately they were not alone...
The party was attacked first by zombies and then by monsters that have a head with mouth but no face, and another much larger mouth in their torsos. The zombies were fairly easy injure, and most had been cut down by the time that the other creatures arrived. However a weakness in the formation allowed a zombie through to hurt Warian, and one of the other creatures bit Adam with its torso-mouth.
We paused there because it was running late. (See this post for a screenshot.)
EDIT: Below is a close-up of the previous larger screenshot, focused on the party.
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* The map was provided to them by star-sage Okoe Ndudi who, being an old man, and seeing as Atoep was new, he had never been to the "space mountain" himself. Considering those star-sages who had gone to Atoep, had themselves not returned, we can assume the vague map to be somewhat sketchy. It is also worth pointing out that historical maps in general were not big on being a literal representation of the landscape.
** Seemingly no-one thought to make a fire. I have no idea why.
* The map was provided to them by star-sage Okoe Ndudi who, being an old man, and seeing as Atoep was new, he had never been to the "space mountain" himself. Considering those star-sages who had gone to Atoep, had themselves not returned, we can assume the vague map to be somewhat sketchy. It is also worth pointing out that historical maps in general were not big on being a literal representation of the landscape.
** Seemingly no-one thought to make a fire. I have no idea why.
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