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AAR: [3H] Up Upandal! (7/3/2020 at 20:00 GMT)

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:48 am
by Reyntrannin
LFG: Up Upandal!
Time: 7/3/2020 at 20:00 GMT
GM: ReynTrannin
Requester: Thorkell
Circle: ECR 3
Difficulty: Hard

Rumor: Thorkell has been advised by an oracle that he should seek his fortune at Clear Creek Crossing.

Requested Reward: Unlock Questor of Upandal.

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Re: LFG: [3/4H] Up Upandal! (7/3/2020 at 22:30 GMT)

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:01 am
by predajey
Name: Vralino Hammer-Shield
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Date of Last Game Played:June 26
ECR: 3
Discipline: Sword Master...or Spear Master, depending on popular opinion.
Unique: Stabbing, Shielding, Surgery, and Socializing...somewhat.

Quote: " Thorkell! Where ya goin'? Can I come!?!"

Re: LFG: [3/4H] Up Upandal! (7/3/2020 at 22:30 GMT)

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:50 am
by verse86
Name: Thorkell Gulbrandsen
Date of Last Game Played: 6/26/2020 Bring Out Your Dead
Circle: 3
Discipline: Weaponsmith
Unique: Thorkell brings the downtime activities. Besides that he is a perceptive and tanky troll.
Downtime:
[Forge Weapon] (10+4)
[Item History] (10+4)
[Craftsman] (10+4+4) can make mundane items, weapons, and armor
[Research] (10)

Re: LFG: [3/4H] Up Upandal! (7/3/2020 at 20:00 GMT)

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:22 am
by Aegharan
Name: Dalyor
Date of Last Game Played: 2020-06-22
Circle: 3
Discipline: Wizard
Unique: I have a social Skill!
Downtime: Research Rank 1 Step 12 (step 15 with library access)
Item History Rank 1 Step 12

Note: Secondary Character, pick primaries first.

Re: LFG: [3/4H] Up Upandal! (7/3/2020 at 20:00 GMT)

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:02 pm
by bronzemountain
Name: A'horangi Ha'hana Syrtis
ECL: 4
Discipline: Monk
Quote/Unique: "Respectfully, I must now punch you."
Notable Abilities: Very polite dinosaur.
Downtime: Research 1/16 (+3 for 20sp), Item History 1/16
Last Game Played: 2020-06-28 (To Catch a Zoak)
This is a secondary character. Please prioritize primaries.

Re: LFG: [3H] Up Upandal! (7/3/2020 at 20:00 GMT)

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:45 am
by MadJaymilton
Name: Torgun Neumani
Last time you (player) played: 6/7
Circle: ECR 3
Discipline: Swordmaster
Unique: Booster potions--yes, plural!
Notable Abilities: Quick on my feet and hard to knock down
Downtime: None.

Re: LFG: [3H] Up Upandal! (7/3/2020 at 20:00 GMT)

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:25 pm
by verse86
Vralino, Dalyor, A'horangi, and Torgun: I thank you all for accompanying me on my quest. May the blessings of the Builder be upon us.

Re: LFG: [3H] Up Upandal! (7/3/2020 at 20:00 GMT)

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:56 pm
by sigfriedmcwild
This is a secondary character
Name: Elisen
Last played on: 2020-06-29
ECR: 3 (6510lp)
Discipline: Cavalryman 3
Quote/Unique: Deliverance flies on silent wind
Notable Abilities: Zoak power!
Downtime: Animal training step 14 (10 + karma)

Field Notes of A'horangi Ha'hana Syrtis, Vol. 1

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:55 pm
by bronzemountain
Entry 7.

Thorkell the Weaponsmith wishes to Quest for Upandal. A vision from an Oracle (needs further investigating) points him to Clear Creek Crossing.

Work progressing well at Clear Creek Crossing. Buildings now have 2nd levels. Stairs are a sure sign of the progress of civilization. There are signs of tension, however. Guards who normally just lounge around, look bored, actually stop us at the gate. Most unusual. Clear indication that some danger or tragedy has befallen them.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the camp foreman now obsessed with some tower. Interesting. Or'zet word for Upandal is Jrikjrikjrik. Word for tower is Jrikjrik. Linguistic connection. Also metaphysical connection?

Daleren, Dwarf Foreman, clearly seized by visions. Perhaps mad. Thorkell begins to use the magic of his Discipline. Vigorous reaction. Seizes Thorkell. Believes him to be salvation. Mentions someone in need of rescue.

Location is on far side of Throal mountains. Great distance to cover. En route, we are ambushed by well armored Adepts. They lie. Tell us site is Horror tainted. They say that they are here to help.

Clearly nonsense. We thank them them, then move around. Of course, ambush. Attackers are deadly. Arrow in back slays Torgun. These are deadly cowards indeed. We fight. Violence is regrettable but necessary. Elisen is horrifically wounded, Vralino is hurt. I am winded, bruised. Thorkell comes out well.

We rest, most of us recover. Elisen remains badly hurt. We press on, following the example of Rashomon. We endure. In enduring, we grow stronger.

We continue on. Tower looms on horizon. Improbably tall. Difficult to focus on construction so large. Impressive. Ominous.
Attackers wear iron sigils (rubbing of medallion on journal page, sigil included).

Ambushed at night by more of these warriors. They outnumber us heavily. A hidden archer very nearly kills Vralino. Vralino is nearly dead, Elisen is badly wounded. Fighting when necessary is good. Fighting when death is inevitable is foolish.

I surrender. Attackers escort us back to Clear Creek Crossing. They talk as we walk, thinking we do not understand. They speak Theran. They are growing vines from strange sigils. Seek to envelop the tower. Tower is sacred to Upandal. Attempt to drain energy, use it for some purpose.

Villainous.

We will have to return. Deal with this tower. Failure teaches lessons; it is for us to learn them.

AAR [3H] Up Upandal! FAILED

Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:07 am
by Reyntrannin
GM: Reyn Trannin
Circle: 3
Difficulty: Hard

Player Rewards:
A'Horangi: 1,400 Legend, 275 sp, 3 TIP's
Elisen: 1,400 Legend, 275 sp, 3 TIP's
Thorkel: 1,400 Legend, 275 sp, 3 TIP's
Vralino: 1,400 Legend, 275 sp, 3 TIP's

GM Reward:
Langren: 7,500 Legend, 650 sp, 3 TIP's

Downtime Actions Available:
Thorkell:
[Forge Weapon] (10+4)
[Item History] (10+4)
[Craftsman] (10+4+4) can make mundane items, weapons, and armor
[Research] (10)
Elisen:
Animal training step 14 (10 + karma)

Further Information:
Torgun Neumani lost his life in the defense of his comrades.
A tower that was once a temple to Upandal has been found near 53.11
The tower has been used by some unidentified cultists who speak Theran and Throalic for an unknown purpose.
The Adepts who went to investigate the tower were seriously injured and failed to reach the tower before being captured by the cultists.
Darellon HIghpeaks, a follower of Upandal who had been plagued by dreams of the tower, also lost her life due to a mysterious illness that beset her while the Adepts were traveling.