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As you head back through the mosaic room, you once again meet the Devilish Dealers, the group you previously parlayed with. Seeing you head into the northern corridor, their leader speaks up. "Door on the left's ours. The one on the right is locked. Not sure what's in there."
Right! So first off, I'm awarding a Hero Point to Manny. ____________________________ So just for clarity, when you activate a portal, you can dictate which other portal of that color you want to travel to. If you don't state a known destination, the portal connects to a random other portal of the same color. You have seen two other Purple portals, one in the entry hall (probably don't want to go back there) and one in the room with the sigil and devils. This means that while you can reliably travel back to either of those locations, if you leave it random, you may go to one of those or you may access a new, previously unknown area. What's your pleasure, heroes? EDIT: Since things have been so discombobulated, I want to point out that you have not visited the northern rooms of this area. Perhaps you'd prefer to do that before using the portal? EDIT: North is on the left edge of the map.
Back in the saddle now. Let's get 'em!
I apologize for my absence. Between the new job and ferrying one son son a two-day robotics tournament and another to a two day literature competition, I haven't had time to breathe. I am so sorry for being gone without explanation.
Spoiler:
__________________________________________________ Manny manages to break free of the horrid tentacles, snatch the key and break the surface of the water.
I am. I'm just ending my own law firm and joining a larger one.
Lurking deep in the water are the offspring of the terrible seaweed monsters you have just defeated. Mere insensible brutes, less sentient than their forebears, but still dangerous, these creatures react with a frightening speed to the approach of potential food.
A couple of tendrils lash out and latch on to Manny.
Sorry for my absence. I'm starting a new job and it's been a busy few weeks.
Spoiler:
Manny sees little in the dark waters beneath the surface, but can spy a purplish gleam down in the gloom. It's a purple portal key.
The dry portion of the room is a bit... dry. Nothing much of interest. But hoo-boy, that wet bit is another story. Manny, you got a light source? The whole room is dim light (lit by a skylight 100' overhead) and the water is dark.
The seaweed monster itself reveals no hidden treasures. But the room has yet to be searched. And the northern half is underwater. Team Status
Also, I'm back. We proceed forthwith. Or as forthwith as my daughter's bathing schedule permits...
I've been there, my friend. Worry not! And God bless you and your family.
Under the massed Pathfinder onslaught, the massive seaweed creature is torn to noisome shreds! COMBAT OVER The room is suddenly quiet, with only slight ripples on the water making any sound.
Our favorite arthropod sends his regards. Or maybe not - it's hard to tell sometimes.
Emmanuel utters a word of power that allows Teja to wriggle free from the monster's slimy grasp! Then his ally Gabe frightens the ever-livin' algae out of the seaweed monster. Emmanuel then slashes it with his bladed scarf, sustaining his Courageous Anthem!
➤ Fin-thir (AC 27) (HP 114/114) | 2☘️ |
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays, everyone! See you on Friday.
If seaweed can be startled, it is! The enormous pile of animate sargassum shuffles to the side against its will.
Fin-thir (AC 27) (HP 114/114) | 2☘️ |
Enjoy your vacation! This is a diversion, an entertainment. Nobody should ever feel like it's an obligation or job. Go, have fun! See you when you get back!
Hirondelle continues to slash at the hulking creature with his axes, tearing at the seemingly endless mass.
Fin-thir (AC 27) (HP 114/114) | 2☘️ |
Fin-thar's eldritch arrow gouges it's way into what passes for the seaweed monster's heart, killing it. With a groan, CYAN collapses into a pile of noxious, rotting seaweed (which, let's face it, was also an accurate description while it was alive!
Like a cornered tiger, Teja fights with ferocity against the huge predator that has her grabbed, slashing wildly with her dagger.
Fin-thir (AC 27) (HP 114/114) | 2☘️ |
Estes the angel strikes out, slashing the enormous mass of seaweed, then he and Charlies retreat together while Charlies summons life energy to replenish them both. Meanwhile, Kaitlyn fires an arrow that buries itself deep inside CYAN, causing the creature to shudder and groan. She follows this up with twin blasts of lightning. CYAN continues to howl while GREEN deftly absorbs the bolt with an apparently unimportant bit of its anatomy. Kaitlyn thinks that CYAN must surely be on its last legs, the way it is staggering.
Cyan Plant (HP -288) | immobilized (DC 10) x2, bleed 1d6, 2 pers. fire, 2 pers. electricity
Ummm, I think so. You can't get the benefit of a crit if you can't crit. But I'm open to being proved wrong!
The strange sargassum lashes out at Estes the angel, battering him but failing to gain a hold. It continues to bleed, burn and buzz!
Cyan Plant (HP -237) | immobilized (DC 10) x2, bleed 1d6, 2 pers. fire, 2 pers. electricity
The second huge plant creature squelches forward and lashes out at Teja with a gnarled tentacle dripping with noisome filth. It slaps her and grabs her about the waist! Emmanuel commands his unseen spirits to attack the two monsters, battering them with invisible force. He follows this up with a slashing flick of his bladed scarf.
➤ Cyan Plant (HP -229) | immobilized (DC 10) x2, bleed 1d6, 2 pers. fire, 2 pers. electricity
Fin-Thir's shot isn't well aimed by the vast creature can hardly be missed and the clothyard shaft buries itself deep with a squelching sound. Hirondelle dashes in below the arrow fire and slashes at the hideous monster with his axe. The smell of burning garbage assaults his nostrils as his axe cleaves into the noxious mass.
Cyan Plant (HP -189) | immobilized (DC 10) x2, bleed 1d6, 2 pers. fire, 2 pers. electricity
Okay, gang. Better late than never, I hope! Let's rock and roll!
Alright. All caught up. The next two days will be very busy for me, but I hope to knock out some basic administrative stuff for the game (like accumulating the images I need) and have us ready to actually continue by Thursday. Please stand by!
Another update: I've read the whole adventure now. Wow. That's the most complex PFS adventure I've ever read, even among higher-level ones. Since the flow is decidedly non-linear, I can't just say "Oh, they've made to point X and will move on to point Y next." I'll need to carefully read everything you've done so far and note what you found and where you've been. So tomorrow I will begin reading through what you've done and report back as soon as I have something. Just so you know there is movement towards resuming the game. Ciao!
Quick Update: I've downloaded the adventure and my printer is clattering away with it now. More updates tomorrow!
Okay, gang. Looks like I'm going to be taking over GMing this one to the finish, if that's okay with all the players? It's Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025. I'll try to be up and running as soon as I can, but in any case no later than this Friday (probably just later today, knowing myself). I'm open to any suggestions and I would love it someone who knows can tell me how to actually take over the game threads and the RPG Chronicle sheet. I suspect we may have to do up a new RPG Chronicle for this game.
If anyone is missing their chronicles, please tell me now. I'll be closing this game on Friday.
Hey, Hallow: You didn't include an email address to send your chronicle to.
Thanks for playing, folks! I regret that I couldn't get it done any sooner, but thanks for hanging with me. I'll post your chronicles over the weekend.
The freed Pathfinders have no recollection of their captivity and seem to have suffered no ill effect for the extended sleep aside from stiff limbs. In fact, their minds are set on only one thing—they’re supposed to prepare the lodge for a grand opening ceremony with several prominent Qadiran citizens, and they haven’t even started yet!
Endra blasts the Zephyr Hawk out of the sky! A familiar hateful voice roars over an angry wind. “How dare you defy me, servant?! You are nothing, and I will make you regret your insubordination. I’ll carve a reminder of your disobedience on your soul, Safa! Return at once!” The elegant fortress is replaced by the decrepit walls of the lodge. Safa bows, the clinking of her thin golden chains clearly audible in the silent lodge. “You have done everything and so much more, Pathfinders. I must do his bidding. I have only one gift that is mine to give.” A whirlwind forms in the genie’s hands before being released across the building, lifting dust and causing heavy, moth-eaten curtains to flap wildly. The wind subsides as abruptly as it arose, but there’s no trace of the djinni. The surrounding lodge appears transformed, gleaming as if untouched by the ravages of time. A small pile of riches lies a few feet away. The sleeping figures of the original group of Pathfinders lie nearby, and they start to move as they stir from their torpor. They open their eyes, looking around in confusion. A middle-aged Pathfinder with long gray hair stands up, ordering his colleagues around as they awaken one by one. “Get up! We have to prepare the lodge for the opening ceremony! Vishka, did you...” he stops abruptly, realizing they are not alone in the room. “Wait, who are you? What’s going on?”
You did roll really well, but they don't give me anything to work with as she's not statted out. You know her power is off the scale and that if she really wanted to, she'd snuff you out like little candles. You know that she's doing her best to twist her orders to your benefit by obeying the letter of her instructions.
Despite being highly nimble, the Zephyr Hawk flies straight into Hallow's blast, freezing its cloudy wings. Purrlock tries to heal Gracie, but the scene is too chaotic and he can't help the bear much. Initiative Order
Endra
You never had the option to use the ritual, which you don't know in any case. Besides, it would be an evil act of enslavement in any case. Nope, you're doing things as envisioned. The only real "open" question in the game is what you do with the ritual materials (bottle, stopper, chain).
I think it's possible that you guys may have missed some vital points in the story. #1) Those objects don't do anything without the appropriate ritual. #2) Safa, the genie, is doing her best to help you. She has twisted her "master's" intent by healing you before the fight and by sending against you the least force she could.
With precise aim, Alanossë skewers the BLUE hawk, dispersing it upon the winds! Initiative Order
Endra
Endra unleashes a highly accurate volley, damaging the elemental birds, but not dispersing them. The hawks dive, in striking swiftly at Endra, Purrlock, Deerslicer and Gracie. Endra and Deerslicer dodge the deadly wings of wind, but Purrlock and Gracie are each cut deeply before the airy hawks flit back up to the parapets and take cover.
Initiative Order
Endra
You appear in a fortress in the clouds! Hovering not far away are two cloud-like forms in the rough shape of birds of prey. They screech and move to the attack!
Initiative Rolls
Initiative Order
Endra
You return in triumph to the Pathfinder Lodge, all tasks accomplished. Safa nods at you in congratulations. "“It is time for he who has bound me to speak with you.” With a flick of the djinni’s wrist, the room echoes with the harsh grinding and cracking of stone as a grotesque maw opens in the floor. A deep voice filled with vitriol echoes in the abandoned lodge. “Pathfinders! Disgusting. Always ready to show up where you are least wanted. You are nothing but fastidious meddlers, but this time, your actions will bring you nothing but ruin. This city is mine, mine! And it will never belong to anyone else!” The maw rumbles with a mocking laugh. “Genie, I command you to attack the Pathfinders, as you should have when they first arrived in my city! Defeating them should require nothing more than a fraction of your power, so be quick about it and return to me. There is much to be done!” The room again fills with the grinding sound of stone as the
“You have heard the genie binder’s wishes. I must attack you.” The djinni’s frown slowly turns into a sly smile. “We shall fight as if you had just arrived in Sedeq, and I shall use nothing more than a fraction of my power.” Safa laughs jovially, weaving restorative magic through the air. Suddenly, the room shifts as the bare walls of the abandoned lodge are replaced by the slender and elegant marbles of the djinni’s extraplanar home. Capricious winds dance amongst the clouds as Safa disappears.
I'd -like- a consensus, but at this point I'm willing to take the first plan where someone says "We do this!"
Status
So what's the plan, Pathfinders?
With a flurry of knives, arrows and hammers, the team ends the life of the villainous hobgoblin slaver captain. Shortly thereafter, they row ashore with the freed slaves, their job almost done.
Having now done the bidding of the genie's master, you must now decide what to do with the bottle, stopper and chain you assembled. What do you do? |
