GM supervillan's Godsmouth Heresy [Menagerie] (Inactive)

Game Master supervillan

Having defeated Silvennius Tripe, the heretical alchemist, you have put an end to the source of the bodysnatching.

You have done enough now to claim your rewards - and conclude the module successfully. But there are still a few areas to explore if you wish.

Let me know here, or IC in gameplay, what you want to do next.

I'm fine either way. :)

Though if we press on and things get hairy, I'm more likely to call for a retreat knowing that we've completed the adventure.

I have no burning desire to climb over the pit to engage 3 undead, potentially alone. :)

I have no burning desire to climb over the pit to engage 3 undead, potentially alone. :)

Could not agree more. Leave them for the Pharasmins to give them the Cask of Amontillado treatment.

Could not agree more. Leave them for the Pharasmins to give them the Cask of Amontillado treatment.

"For the love of God, Montresor Pathfinders!"

(Probably my favorite Poe story...)

So, Djahan - combat now, or go ask the Pharasmins to wall up Tripe's 'bride'?

He cannot jump across the gap with his armor so he will trust his companions that this will be dealt with later.

That seems like a majority view then. Gameplay update incoming.

Where to next? "Keep left" doesn't seem to apply now.

you have four options:

1. enter the secret catacomb you've just discovered
2. see where the spiral stair goes
3. go back to the outer corridor and head south
4. return to the room just south of you now

Options 3 and 4 would both lead to the room with the drapes.

I gathered the in character suggestion was #1, but I might have misunderstood.

I think that was Felix's suggestion, yes. Just looking for the party's agreement. (2 or 3 in agreement will suffice).

Sounds good to me...

Yes! 1

Anyone else want to try anything with the bone gate?

I'll try a couple of Disrupt Undeads at it. Otherwise, we still have the Chime of Opening. We have not used it at all yet as far as I can recall.

Is it down where I moved Onye's token? Then we could certainly try the Chime of Openeing.

Djahan what did you move on the map? All the parties' tokens have moved and so has the obscuring block.

I have made a correction.

Ooops! Sorry!! My daughter must have started to play with my laptop when I wasn’t watching.

Can’t open the map right now.

lol :)

I'll fix the map, don't worry.

I have to keep my daughter away from the laptop!

There are relatively few areas left to explore now, so I propose to save a little time and move you around to those areas roughly clockwise from your present position.

I have no problems with this.

^That works for me, GM.

Totally works for me!

Indeed!

Sounds good, GM…

You can't see it, but I am holding my thumb up.

All good :)

Moved you along a bit, but have paused to let you decide whether or not to use the Chime of Opening (or go the long way round).

I'd like to complete this module before Gameday begins - it'll keep my GM tables to a manageable number :)

Still got about 4 weeks.

I think we can manage that :)

…but the statue apparently distracts the android’s circuitry…

Data's one of those anatomically correct androids, isn't he?

Why yes, he is...and perhaps he's just realizing that...he's fully 'equipped' as his Next Generation counterpart might say...

If you don't want to try moving any of the statues, we'll return to a clockwise exploration of the remaining areas. I'll wait 24 hours or so in case someone does want to try a statue, then I'll move you on.

Well, it seems without a way to 'disarm' or 'disable', we either need to suck up the damage or move on. I'm okay moving on.

Hmm...we conceivably could try the Chime on one if Djahan's spirit can confirm there is a room, passage or stairs beneath a statue.

I think that if we're not inclined to eat the damage then we should continue on, for now. If we don't encounter any other doors we'd need to use the Chime on then I'm game to try Demm's suggestion of using a charge on one of the statue-doors :)

Since found the doors, couldn't Angry Djahan take a look to see if they're worth figuring out?

The phantom can investigate. I'll update gameplay shortly with results.

I mean, if we are just going in circles, I'm good wrapping this one up and moving on.

No problems with wrapping up either, especially if we've seen most of what there is to see (that isn't trapped or monster-infested).

I’m good either way..,

In the interests of wrapping up before we're on the brink of Gameday X per the GM's gentle request, I'm also happy to call it good and head back out if everyone else is!

There are a couple of other encounters but nothing that would really threaten you; I'll do a narrative wrap post later today :)

Conclusion posted.

You avoided a couple of dangerous encounters: there's a pair of ghouls hiding in Karzoug's crypt of greed, and a nasty swarm hidden in the Iridian Fold armour that only emerges if the armour is disturbed. Aside from them, the necrophidius and Tripe himself are probably the most challenging foes.

I should have chronicle sheets done by the weekend :)

Apologies for being so distracted by the Life here at the end.

I believe that Onye needs to be Slow Track on this.

Game is reported, and your chronicles are here.

Otha I've written up your chronicle for your -12 but put the name Beleg on the sheet, as discussed.

(Otha intends to rebuild his character).

Btw, "Beleg" is Flemish-Dutch for "sandwich filling" and that's what I think of when I read the name! Sorry :)

I'll leave this campaign open for a few days in case there are any problems, and see you over in Among the Dead.

Thanks again GM!!

My chronicle looks good, thank you!

Thanks, supervillan!