CELTRICIA- Steel Isle Online Dungeon crawl

[LordVreeg]

Session 111 in fifteen mins

[LordVreeg]

OK, session 111 was long and interesting, then ended with a huge combat versus a big scary!

The group started at Shuruum's, then found a few bags of food left for them.  the group left going east then south on the Farm Road into the Sothern Fields, through other farmlands, and picking up rumors from passer's by, noting the way the Trine Guldana (the gnoll tribe) had become pretty accepted by these hardy farmers on the edge of civilization.

The group moved through this are, passing farmlands as the ground and terrain became more moorish.  Trees became more gathered into copses, and the day became warmer. 
Then, after moving into the proper moors, the group came over a rise, to hearing screams of pain and anger and huge thrashing noises from a large copse of trees down the hill.  A gaggle of Gnolls, bloody and damaged, from the Trine Guldana, came puring out of the copse, and PLaes, Jon and Billo White (followed by the rest of the group) ran to meet them and to support them.  Jexom, Headman of the Trine War Party, warned them of a horor released by the cultists.

The group penentrated the trees carefully, moving slowly in.  they heard screams abruptly cut off, and strnge giggling and what sounded like words...then Plaes (who, like Burnous, was using the trees to angle around for flanking/backstabbing) was able to see what was skittering and giggling...

fully twelve feet high, in spider form, yet with a man's body and a hairy skulls face, it moved with arachnid grace and towards the group did turn and race, with wild mane and hairy, envenomed tail...

Bravely is the only way I can describe the way the explorers went to work against this terror of Korang's Gene Vats, as it was a nightmarebeast faought in deepest shade, dodging tree and root.  Billo, Jon, and Moss made up the van, with Jon and Moss taking most of the attention, Valtonian, Vicotr and Toden behindcasting, and Burnous and PLaes sneaking around trying to backstab or flank.

The creature had a heavy carapace, and while Jon's thick armor absorbed many blows that could have crushed a man, both from claw and stinger, and while Moss and Billo suffered acid being spit at them, ultimately the group fought hard and well.  After Moss' Morningstar, ensourcelled by Valtonian, smashed into the creature's gibbering skull face and released a source charge, the huge thing started to think batter, and when Plaes and Burnous cut it's back legs out from under it, it tried to retreat, but the group surrounded the skulled horror in spiderform, and overthrew it.

[LordVreeg]

[ooc]
Well, as evidenced by the last post, the group is heading back into the wild and back to the ruins.  And this incarnation's first real fight went pretty well....very well, in fact.  But we are back on the adventuring side, after some 10 sessions in town.
I am also pretty heavy in the NPC-henchmen/PC ratio, for a few reasons.  GS does basically work on this 'expeditioning > adventuring' theory.  A very important bit of psychology. 
Anyway, part of this explanation/dialogue is that a few of the NPCs are ready for DROP IN player use.  Jon Cedic Galica (the grey march human bard), Bournos (the Omwo~ thief) and Billo White (1/2 Ograk warrior of the Knights of the Bone) are all playable NPCs, so for anyone who wants to stop in for part of a Tuesday night and Join Moss, Victor, and Plaes Holdir, please feel free.[/ooc]

And we should be on tomorrow night, for the continuing saga [note=YES] I think 112 sessions is getting to saga level[/note] of the Steel Island Adventure...where the Steel Isle explorers peel away layers of history and intrigue in the ruins of Vexchian.

[LordVreeg]

Just a reminder that we are on tonight.
Please let me know if there are any weird changes.

[Llum]

I should be there

[limetom]

As long as the power doesn't go out, or as long as I don't have to start hastily making a boat, I'll be there.

Weather's really bad here. We probably set the all-time record for lightning strikes in Honolulu (but only because we don't get lightning here). The rain was a little worse on Kaua'i. The old rainfall record was 1.14 inches; the current one, set yesterday, is 8.64 inches. There was a special marine warning, stating that we might get waterspouts and even hail.

[LordVreeg]

Yo.  that sounds pretty scary, Limetom. 
Waterspouts?

[limetom]

Remind me to abstain from contact with my advisor on Tuesdays... leads to fun for me, but screws everyone else up.

Perhaps it's about time to consider changing the day of the week we do SIG?

[LordVreeg]

POLL TIME....

Ninja, Limetom, and LLuminous....Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday nights, or Sunday nights that I will need to skip one per 3 weeks for Igbar?

[Llum]

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday all work for me.

[limetom]

Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday work for me.

[Ninja D!]

Sorry I didn't show up this past week. I lost track of days. I almost missed out on getting an Elton John ticket because of that, too.

I think any day works just as well for me. Wednesdays and Sundays seem to have the most local shows and events that I attend so I would be slightly more likely to have to skip from time to time on those days but that's not a huge thing, either.

[limetom]

Sorry I didn't show up this past week. I lost track of days. I almost missed out on getting an Elton John ticket because of that, too.

I think any day works just as well for me. Wednesdays and Sundays seem to have the most local shows and events that I attend so I would be slightly more likely to have to skip from time to time on those days but that's not a huge thing, either.

Oh hey, that means for the Ninja, Saturday night is alright for fighting in Celtricia.

[LordVreeg]

Sorry I didn't show up this past week. I lost track of days. I almost missed out on getting an Elton John ticket because of that, too.

I think any day works just as well for me. Wednesdays and Sundays seem to have the most local shows and events that I attend so I would be slightly more likely to have to skip from time to time on those days but that's not a huge thing, either.

Oh hey, that means for the Ninja, Saturday night is alright for fighting in Celtricia.

You actually did that thing, didn't you?

The Sunday thing is actually harder for me, but it would allow me to have a chance to grab Nomadic.  It also means we'd be on 2, off 1, on 2, off1...so that may not work.

[Ninja D!]

Yes, he did. There isn't a day of the week that's a for sure no-go for me. Thursdays wouldn't be ideal, either, but not for any constant or terribly important reason.

So...still Tuesday this week?