I wrote about the end of my first RotRL campaign so I had to write about how second one ended. Things were made differently and I managed to modify some points of this AP more to my liking. Still this group made things differenrly (also in good as in bad) so it didn't feel same as with first group. I think I made better with this second group.
My group was:
Spiritual leader of the group and maybe the father figure.
Rolfsnudder, half-orc fighter 13/ranger 1/barbarian 2 from Storval Plateau. Father was leader of an mercenary group of half-orcs. Bears a sign of this group in his chestand he became Highlord of Wrath.
Jalax Argon, human ranger 14/rogue 2 from Wolf's Ear. Classic adventurer who likes alchol, woman and fighting. He was in realtionship with Shalelu since HMM. Married Shalelu and they got child soon after campaign ended.
How the last encounter went?
I made big mistake not to make Karzoug look evil on their eyes in Sins of the Saviors. They had huge problems in SotS and these were reflected 'till end. Not game breaking but Karzoug weren't so scary as with first group.
They fought their way through Pinacle of Avarice [I cut lots of encounters like Khalib and just described how they won 10+ giants] and at the reliquary Jalax clapped his scimitar to anima focus. Poof he goes. Then Rolfsnudder without thinking does the same. Poof he goes. Minthas asks Shalelu about it and she answers that she doesn't want to live without Jalax and shoots gem. Poof she and their wolf companion goes. Minthas slashes gem and poof he goes too.
[insert joke about sphere of annihilation here]
Eye of Avarice and Karzoug. Quick monologue about how he is going crush these worms. Battle begins. Big K wons iniative and meteors starts to fall from sky. Some famage taken. Group is confused about flying enemy mainly because only Minthas could fly his way to Karzoug. They started drinking potions (healing) and only Shalelu attacks Karzoug and she managed to hurt him. After that Time Stops and rainbow colored wall apppears before them. Minthas manages to dispel Karzougs stoneskin spell and I as GM remind melee characters that they have potions of flying in their pockets (thanks Champion of Greed).
When Jalax and Rolfsnudder were taking their first lesson about flying, Karzpug sends that annoying healer-arcanist to Maze. Minthas stays in maze seven rounds (int bonus +4) before he founds a door back to Eye of Avarice.
Shalelu has been with group since HMM and sometimes I thought that she hasn't any real reason why she was with them. She hardly ever managed to hit anyone or did enough damage compared to others. Luckily her time shine was in last encounter. When Minthas was away and melee guys didn't have their buffs it was up to Shalelu to make damage. She critted Karzoug five times. She could have killed him if Karzoug hadn't use Wish to Heal himself. Whole group was amazed how Shalelu out them all was doing most damage to Karzoug. Rolfsnudder only hitted with his best or second best attack and after Karzoug casted quickened Shield spell, Jalax couldn't hit him anymore.
Rolfsnudder and Jalax made amazing saving throws against Karzougs spells and managed to last 'till Minthas was back to heal them. Best was when Karzoug got really angry that he casted Wail of Banshee (auto-kill if they fail their saves) and everyone in are of effect saved it (Minthas and Jalax just barely). Jalax went to negatives just before Rolfsnudder critted (again) Karzoug to his death. (Okay, to make him cooler I made him stand up one more time trying to roast them with fireball and to say his last words: "Others are waking up...")
End of campaign occured soon after.
We had lots of fun with this last fight and big thanks to prep work I did before last session. Whole campaign was awesome and when I got praise as GM I have to praise Paizo for making this EPIC campaign. I really enjoyed running this second time and could run Rise of the Runelords third time!
Next my gaming group is heading to Korvosa to be part of Curse of the Crimson Throne..