[Session:: True]
[Recorded:: true]
DM - [Butter:: True]
Aerendyl - [Dragon:: True]
Shain - [Fluxy:: True]
Aragorn - [Andrew:: True]
Caitlin - [Nate:: True]
Session starts Moonblossom 31st 800av 8:00PM.
- The game rewinds to 8 p.m., focusing on Aragorn and Shain as they head to the library.
- They arrive at the library and Shain speaks to a tiefling librarian to find scrolls about space, time, relativity, and physics.
- Aragorn looks for history books about Gondor and Bontrant.
- Shain finds a scroll titled “The Grand Theorem of Aetheric Flux and Temporal Resonance.”
- Aragorn learns about the history of Gondor’s fall, including an attack by a large orc with five rings, and Bontrant’s history, including a dragon defeated by a mage/swordsman named Elarion. The book mentions that Judicar was absorbed by Bontrant 18 years ago.
- Aragorn also inquires about military history and learns about the ranks and time it takes to advance, learning it would take 15 to 20 years to become a Brigadier General.
- Aragorn decides to look for a place that sells armor but it is too late in the evening.
- As Aragorn and Shain head back to the inn, they notice a disturbance outside.
- They investigate and overhear guards rushing to the west due to a herd of undead.
- Shain asks the librarian if he can check out the scroll and pays 6 gold for it.
- Aragorn and Shain try to outpace the guards to reach the disturbance.
- They see Caitlin on the ground and a cape flying away from her.
- Shain attempts to use Dispel Magic on the cape but fails, learning it’s more of a life form.
- Aragorn grabs the cape and puts it on, feeling a repelling force.
- The undead army stops moving.
- Aragorn feels pricks from the cape and becomes paralyzed from the neck down.
- The cape detaches and flies away, and the undead army collapses into bones.
- Shain determines that Aragorn was stabbed multiple times, possibly with a poisoned weapon, but is still alive.
- Shain then checks on Caitlin, noting that she is still breathing… barely.
- Shain checks Caitlin’s bag and finds mundane items.
- Shain attempts to use Polymorph on Caitlin but fails because she is at zero hit points.
- Shain uses the Wand of Wonder and inadvertently invisible.
- Shain examines Caitlin again and sees a large wound with necrotic magic.
- Shain uses Life Transference to heal Caitlin, taking 13 damage himself and healing her for 13.
- Caitlin awakens.
- Guards from the city arrive.
- Caitlin tells the guards she was investigating the undead.
- Shain casts Visions of the Past to show the guards what happened.
- The guards ask everyone to come with them until they can verify the story.
- The guards ask for country of origin and full name of all those involved, then they gave them a reward for their “dutiful service to the nation”.
- Aragorn is pulled aside and is told that the Major wants to see him.
I originally misspoke and said sergeant, this was incorrect. - The major tells Aragorn there is no record of him being a prince but offers him a position as a first lieutenant. He would be expected to work 4 hours a day every day of the week.
- Aragorn learns it would take at least 17 years to advance to general.
- Aragorn accepts the position and inquires about investigating the undead arms dealer.
- Aragorn is told he needs to submit a formal proposal and will be assigned the 512 cadet corp graduates.
- Aragorn asks about getting his companions hired as military contractors and is told it would have to be in another formal proposal.
- The entire party, including Aerendyl, go to rest at the rooms at the inn.
- The session ends with plans to meet Aragorn’s platoon the next day.
Session ends Moonblossom 32nd 800av 6:00AM.