S52 Recap: Haunts, Hymns, & Hitchhikers
General Summary
Ok let's speedrun this shit before executive dysfunction can catch up to me again > #Speedrun2021 > Remember that fucking not-a-bean beanstalk? Yeah that shit's fucking dusted my dude. > #WitherAndFall > And now it's time for some #SpookyShit! > “The Jungle opens up to a field of hills and trenchs where plantlife is struggling to grow and and an ever present carpet of mist rolls down the incline.” > Starting off strong with some infodumps from Kirin we immediately start the crit train when Romad Nat20's a Perception check looking for monuments > “Here there be ghosts, also obelisks and pillars and shit. Oh but you don't have to worry about that because Lowkeep's infrastructure department is top tier and they've hallowed the road” > #FunctioningGovernment? #That'sHowYouKnowIt'sFantasy #CritCount1 > also we roll to see if more spooky shit goes down but nothing seems to happen > #Sus #NobodyLikedThat > A little further down the road we do find a memorial and also get our second Nat20 of the day to see if Romad knows the proper funeral rights > #HalflingHymnals #CritCount2 > We also get a high but not crit check(#Nat19 #NewDice) to figure out what kind of flowers are best to pay respect to the dead (magnolias in this case) while Nova focuses on just making them for now after a not so high roll (#Seven☹) > #AliasIsLovinHisNewDice > As the punks pay their respects the Fates and spirits respond in thanks by forming wisps of light into a spectral halfling paladin speaking in ancient tongues > Serenas and Romad cast comprehend language and piece together that she is asking for them to present a container for what Kirin surmises to be for her soul > after some debate about what kind of container is proper to store a soul in Serenas yells to Knick-Knack (who is standing right next to him) to bring a jar > The DM Dies of laughter for a little bit but we get there eventually > Serenas and Kirin then both proceed to roll Nat20s (which become DirtyOver30s with the help of some hymnal inspiration) on their history checks and recognize the incredibly niche historical figure from over 2800 years ago as Cinteotl, champion of Demeter and saviour of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of lives over the course of her own > #NerdRangers #HighSocietyGays (Isati is also counted among the #HighSocietyGays but is not currently available) #CritCount4 > Knick-Knack: “Hey here's some exposition but I'mma need one of y'all to take this urn out of my hands.” > Powerful Resurrection magic safely stored in a grain pithos, beastial revival tags equally distributed, and a magnolia flower crown flown to the top of the monument the party hits the road again > A while later we watch a crossroads approach and a lone traveller run to meet us at the intersection > Knick-Knack seems a little sus at first but brightens up and lets him hop on for the ride! > #Hitchhiker'sGuideToHauntedHills > Our new friend is an old crista orc with shortcut hair and no tusks. The party then promptly exposes another stranger to their name trauma and this time the stranger adds in a little of their own! > He introduces himself as “Bataar. Used to have a sounder but it's a bit of a #SoreSubject.” > The party (not used to being on the other end of this): 0_0 > #WeDidn'tAskButOkay #PreemptiveAnswers > The party introduces themselves with their usual “you may call me” line with the exception of Romad who goes for “my friends call me...” > #SwitchingItUp > Unfortunately this is not enough to deter the perfect layup Gwyf has been waiting for where he introduces himself with “Well you can call me Sir. > “Gwyf is admonished but succeeds in both getting a laugh out of Bataar and in getting him to call him sir. > Talk turns to ways to die and near death experiences and then to #JustChilling > Once dusk creeps upon us with no hallowed campground in sight, the crew sets up shop on the side of the road. > We have to take a moment to convince Romad not to sleep in a foxhole full of mud and potentially skeletons > #DifferentFearResponse #Didn'tWannaBeOutInTheOpen > Now. This is the part of our story where we gather round the campfire for some spooky stories. > Because we're not gonna find ourselves in some haunted ass supernatural area and Not tell at least one scary story! > #WeHaveTo #It'sTheLaw > And So with the aid of a droning hurdy-gurdy and ringing blade Corayas recounts the tale of the Beast of Gévaudan as the ambient magic of bards and dreams pull the shadows behind them into the horrifying shape of the lumbering behemoth that was The Beast > #LongTimeNoSee #ShadowPuppets #CorayasNutizum #StorytellerSupreme > Also Bataar rolls a Nat 1 on his check to maintain his pokerface and is visibly shaken > #Shook #CritCount5 > We also make another d100 roll! > aaaaannndd nothing seems to change again. > #SUS!!! #EverybodyHatedThat > Kirin and Romad take first watch and basically just shoot the shit > At one point Kirin and Romad cross reference their dreams to confirm that Inverted-Kirin was in fact rat hunting in Romad's dream that night > #ThePlot! #ItThibkens > Second Watch! > There is some mild debate about who gets watch with Corayas before it settles on Serenas called dibs first > #WeDoLoveOurHalfling #FirstDibs > Corayas –trying to understand what it means to be crushing on Nova and how to deal with that– seeks romantic advice from the repressed noble who took 10 years, multiple near death experiences, and a visit from the goddess of love herself to fully act on his feelings > (But before having this incredibly personal and private conversation they make sure to check if anybody's awake. Bataar, taking the hint, says he'll take a walk.) > Afterwards Corayas thanks Serenas for his input and confirms that he will be asking everyone in the party for advice when he gets the chance > Session Time almost up we roll once more on the haunted table at the stroke of midnight! > And Something Visibly Happens This Time! > The campfire and all other sources of light dim! > Anyways that's where we'll pick up next week!
Rewards Granted
A single casting of Resurrection
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