Session 8 of the Magnificent Samurai was held on Sunday September 11th.
Characters
Augustus Scitiori - dual-weapon master of shortswords
Eliot de la Frau - A Saber-master and pirate.
Erland - a Jotun wrestler.
Markus - A Hobgoblin Paladin of the God of Chivalry.
Melek - a Nephilim greatswordsman
Tonokai - a Kazanjiman horse-archer
NPC Companions
Mother Helen and Sister Marie - NPC healer priestesses hired in the Kingdom of Prester John
Altan - A Meng guide the party hired in the Kingdom of Prester John
This was a nasty fight, made even worse by the fact that Melek was already at half Move and Dodge from the earlier fight. The chainsaw demons ended up being little to no threat, but the flaming skulls were All-Out Attacking for two attacks and were slowly chewing up the folks engaged with them. By the time it was all said and done, the party won with no deaths, but Markus had to rest for a day just so he could heal the others without penalties.
The group returned to Prester John's settlement, and discussed what to do next. They decided they wanted to investigate why there are so many more demons than normal showing up lately, but wanted to gear up first so they could fight them properly. A friendly sage told them he suspected that at least two items of a Demonhunter's regalia remained in the lost city of Diushi. This city had long ago been conquered by Orcs and had then been lost beneath the sands of the Tamadere desert, but had been recently exposed by a savage windstorm.
To save time, the party chose to return to the Scarlet Wizard to ask him to create a Gate to the city, to prevent them from dying in the desert having no appreciable survival skills. They hired a local guide, and two western priestesses of the Goddess of Healing before they left on a continuing, monthly basis.
When they arrived at the Scarlet Wizard's pagoda, they noted that the hobgoblin guards who had been here before had been replaced by Imperial soldiers. The soldiers didn't recognize the group, and allowed them in.
The "Scarlet Wizard" they met wasn't the same man they had worked for before, and didn't recognize them. When challenged, he said he had always been the Scarlet Wizard and the party attacked. Three of the PCs held the doors shut while the rest of the party attacked the wizard. After he was defeated, they discovered he was one of the Serpent Folk, and they had kidnapped the actual wizard. Interrogation backed up by complementary Intimidation revealed his location, a nearby stronghold in the underdark. The party went to the rescue...
Not Present
Catonio - a Catfolk Swashbuckler
Post-Combat Healing and Another Battle
After killing the Enslaver of the Flames of the Hearth, the party had to rest as they had several very injured people. Markus had to handle all the healing as their healing priest had been killed during the last battle. They also used up their entire supply of healing potions. They had time to heal, and got a brief half-hour rest when they were attacked by three chainsaw wielding demons and six flaming skulls coming from a secret room they had missed.
This was a nasty fight, made even worse by the fact that Melek was already at half Move and Dodge from the earlier fight. The chainsaw demons ended up being little to no threat, but the flaming skulls were All-Out Attacking for two attacks and were slowly chewing up the folks engaged with them. By the time it was all said and done, the party won with no deaths, but Markus had to rest for a day just so he could heal the others without penalties.
Return to the Kingdom of Prester John
To save time, the party chose to return to the Scarlet Wizard to ask him to create a Gate to the city, to prevent them from dying in the desert having no appreciable survival skills. They hired a local guide, and two western priestesses of the Goddess of Healing before they left on a continuing, monthly basis.
The Wrong Wizard
When they arrived at the Scarlet Wizard's pagoda, they noted that the hobgoblin guards who had been here before had been replaced by Imperial soldiers. The soldiers didn't recognize the group, and allowed them in.
The "Scarlet Wizard" they met wasn't the same man they had worked for before, and didn't recognize them. When challenged, he said he had always been the Scarlet Wizard and the party attacked. Three of the PCs held the doors shut while the rest of the party attacked the wizard. After he was defeated, they discovered he was one of the Serpent Folk, and they had kidnapped the actual wizard. Interrogation backed up by complementary Intimidation revealed his location, a nearby stronghold in the underdark. The party went to the rescue...
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