Deep Carbon Observatory adventure log - Session 09

Session 09

Wednesday, the 3rd, from 13:20 to 19.00

Player characters and Retainers present at the beginning of the session:

• Ash - North, Level 3 Elf
• Deryn - Oobl, Level 4 Mossling
• Freddy - Trunchkin, Level 3 Friar
• James - Tomkin, Level 2 Hunter
• Marcus - Melysee, Level 4 Human Knight
• Ythan - Clement, Level 4 Human Enchanter

• Retainer - Fiona, Level 3 Fighter
• Retainer - Fenrich, Level 3 Fighter
• Retainer - Finn, Level 1 Enchanter
• Retainer - Tzani, Level 1 Mage
• Retainer - Curtis, Level 0 Torchbearer
• Retainer - Selminimum, Level 2 Friar

The Golem of Saiph

The Magpies studied Zolushika’s Displacement Doll, uncovering its true function. They instructed Tzeni to recalibrate the device to target Clement, a project that will take considerable time. Meanwhile, Turchkin safely stashed away the Snakewood Staff.

The party then approached the golem with a decaedrical gear for head that was spinning in the water. When it drew near, they retreated to the riverbank. To test its behaviour, they threw a zombie toward it and watched as the golem hurled the corpse downstream. They engaged it in battle - they prevailed at the cost of much of their powerful magic.

The celebratory picture after the defeat of the pringle-golem

Continuing east along the river, the Magpies witnessed a gigantic horseshoe crab locked in combat with a kapek warrior - a humanoid newt of remarkable strength covered in red fungus. The group aided the kapek in slaying the crab and learned his name: Karl Kapek, war chief of his tribe. He revealed that he must return to the dam to resume the war against the reed people. The Group offered passage on their boat. 

Karl Kapek

As they pressed on upriver, the Magpies split their forces; the group on the lifeboat went north to investigate cries for help from a copse of trees on the north shore. Persuaded by Karl Kapek, they allowed him to slay a reed tribesman hiding there. 

The group on the barge went south to accompany Curtis through the marshlands of the cemetery to bury his wife, Sorla. After fending off an attack from several cuttlefish, they succeeded in the burial and discovered an inscription carved into her grave. 

Dear Strangers: though we have not met, I have seen your faces many times. 

In the deepest part of the pit lurks a pale, vile giant. It will try to trap you and eat you. 

The calcite statues bow to no-one who does not address them correctly. 

The Vault is sealed by a serpent-shaped door. It demands a sacrifice you may not want to make. 

With thanks, Sorla Ghyll. 

Session 09 XP 

Feat of exploration 

• Use the article to understand the use of Zolushika’s Displacement Doll.
• Quest completed: Sorla's funeral
• Meet the Kapeks
• Meet the Reeds Peeple
• Progress toward winning the trust of the Kapeks
• Good strategy against the golem: testing the reaction with a zombie, trapping it with freezing water and deactivating its magic.
• 2 locations visited. 

Opponents Defeated 

• The Golem of Saiph
• 10 Cuttlefish 

Treasure Recovered 

• A chunk of Ambergris - 3.000 gg 

Totals for Session 

• Melysee gains 1637 XP and reaches 11227 XP; they have 24% of the necessary XP to progress to level 5 
• Trunchkin gains 1637 XP and reaches 7606 XP. LEVEL UP! Character ascended to level 4 
• Oobl gains 1637 XP and reaches 10996 XP; they have 24% of the necessary XP to progress to level 5 
• Clement gains 1637 XP and reaches 10458 XP; they have 49% of the necessary XP to progress to level 5 
• Fiona gains 819 XP and reaches 5632 XP; they have 40% of the necessary XP to progress to level 4 
• Fenrich gains 819 XP and reaches 5632 XP; they have 40% of the necessary XP to progress to level 4 
• Tomkin gains 1637 XP and reaches 5751 XP. LEVEL UP! Character ascended to level 3 
• North gains 1637 XP and reaches 10189 XP; they have 45% of the necessary XP to progress to level 4 
• Tzani gains 819 XP and reaches 2221 XP; they have 88% of the necessary XP to progress to level 2 
• Finn gains 819 XP and reaches 1721 XP; they have 98% of the necessary XP to progress to level 2 
• Selminimum gains 819 XP and reaches 3353 XP; they have 91% of the necessary XP to progress to level 3 
• Each of the 3 Dogs gains 546 XP; Gunter and Eloin reach 1813 XP; Zoe reaches 546 XP

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