STRANGE AEONS (Inactive)

Game Master Daniel Penfold 351

Atajay, you recognise the creatures as Nightgaunts. They are immune to cold, gaze and poison attacks. They speak Aklo and can grapple and then cause their grappled victim to be nauseated. They can also fly.

Atajay fills the group in about those nasty creatures.

As Senn try to peaceful walk past doe it make a move to attack?

Trevor speaks some really weird language.

In aklo, "Why do I understand what you are saying?"

"I can't wait for my tusks to grow in."

The creature looks as if it is about to attack and growls warningly. In response to your words and Trevors it stops growling.

"We were told to wait here by Mister Wanderlust."

"Who is mister Wanderlust? Does he know the King in yellow?"

Whoa, don't go throwing around names like that. We are here to see the man on the floor above! We bring gifts!

"The King in Yellow has been sent away, if you want to see him you need to see Mr Wanderlust. Give us some food and we'll let you pass."

Maybe it would like a Yeth Hound?

"Any meat will do."

Trevor gets some Yeth Hound for their new friends.

The nightgaunts take the meat and let you pass

Where next?

How about the doors to the south? I have an odd feeling that we should check them out.

"Okay" Penith agrees as her mind wonders how the faceless creatures are going to eat the hounds.

Senn cast detect magic and looks for traps.

Perception: 10 + 27 = 37

Decorative tiles with irregular geometric shapes cover the walls of this room, distorting perspective and obscuring the room's size. Three deep baths, empty of water, are separated by narrow walkways and hanging curtains of tattered fabrics

Nothing detects as magical and Senn you do not find any traps.

Senn will look for treasure and check out the pools for danger. Then look around for anything that suggests what is going on here or what this place used to be.

Perception: 10 + 27 = 37

If there does not seem to be anything of use she is ready to check out some of the other rooms.

South!

The unchecked rooms are East, West, and North East, H7, H9 and maybe H5. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

"How about that out build?"

Senn points at H7.

You do not find anything of interest in the bathrooms.

Heading on to H7

This room has three elegant wooden tables and stools of varying sizes, all lacquered in a rich black. A few plates, and a pitcher are stacked on a sideboard, covered in dust, however all of the furniture has been shoved to the perimeter of the room and it appears that the room has been ransacked. However, the decanter of endless water is still there.

On to H9

This room appears to be an office. It contains a low table and several dozen ledgers. Standing behind the desk is an immaculately dressed figure with a sharply peaked collar and a top hat who appears to be reading a page from a ledger. He holds up a long finger, as if he wants you to wait for a second. He finishes reading the page he is looking at and turns to you.

"Greetings! Tell me, what do you know of accounting or mathematics?"

Knowledge nature on the creature.

Senn looks at Atajay and Domeric not knowing what to do. Then looks at Trevor assuming this is someone he would want to talk too.

Trevor shrugs at Senn.

Senn thinks to herself 've doctor of medicine not math professor obviously'

Know. Nature 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Atajay tries to figure out what they were dealing with.

the trait Mathematical prodigy gives a bonus to arcana and engineering. So Penith might be able to help.

Penith looks curious but doesn't approach until after Atajay tells them it is okay.

Domeric knows nothing of accounting or mathematics, and so waits for the others to determine what exactly this here was.

Dr.Trevor should have gone into a different field of study

Atajay, you recognise the creature as a bogeyman.

They have rejuvenation; damage reduction against everything except cold iron; spell resistance and spell like abilities.

Atajay warns the others about the abilities of the bogeyman in front of them.

Anyone here know about math?

"I count my money and put it in a bag. But I have no memories forgot a few months ago and since that time I have not seen a bank or tax man. Are you Wanderlust? Can you take us to him?"

"I am Wanderlust, who are you and why are you here?"

We are bringing gifts to...what was his name again? Trevor whispers to Atajay.

”the king in yellow?”

"We were told you know where he was sent."

knowledge engineering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Penith glances at the man's book to see if any of his math makes sense to her.

The math in the books looks entirely random and does not make any real sense Penith.

"Ah yes, the King in Yellow. Oh well he's been taken to the prison on the moon on by Weiralai, There's probably a shantak on the roof who can take you there."

Try to see if this person is lying. : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Sorry Penith, your eldritch abomination is in another castle

"The moon? The MOON?" Penith worries more loudly than normal.

"Can we breath up there?"

"Weiralai has set up a prison there. There's a breathable atmosphere and the shantaks have a howdah on their backs that allows from travel from here to the moon with no problems."

Senn, you think that Mr Wanderlust is telling you the truth.

"Shall we go see the man on the moon?"

Atajay just stared at the creature, understand all the words individually but not in the order he put them. ”Us. Go to the moon?”

"Shall we go see the man on the moon?"

Can you believe, they put a man on the moon?

"It helps if you remember that this is a dream and everything here is an evil lie. I'm trying a new group peep talk thing, how did I do?"

I like the music cue.