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Games are on Monday night sometime after 5:30PM at World's Best Comics,
9714 Warwick Blvd Newport News, Virginia 23601.

This week I forget what type of pizza we had, but it was a large
instead of extra large.

++++ START OF SESSION ++++

After capturing the fort's defenders and enslaving them they were
disarmed and made slaves. They got to keep their armor however.

One thing I forgot to mention about the previous week was secret door
and downward staircase found in the room the defenders surrendered
from. I'll just act as though it was found this week. The newly
enslaved fighters disavowed any knowledge of the secret door.

The players descended the staircase with Rubbio and Huang leading the
way. Rubbio was hit by a Green Slime that was waiting above the
archway at the bottom of the stairs. Rolling a four sided die, I
determined Rubbio had two rounds to scrape it off. Meanwhile Tujef
had the marvelous idea to cast a Create Water spell and wash it off.
So down the stairs Tujef went so he could get a visual on Rubbio and
cast it. Twelve gallons of water fell down on Rubbio and drenched him
with the side effect of getting rid of the Green Slime. The wash did
not however harm the slime, but merely made it scatter on the floor,
like after a sudden plumbing accident with sewage. More on this
later...

Huang, next to enter the archway tried to avoid the piles of slime on
the floor got hit by a second slime that got locked and loaded after
the first one fell on Rubbio. Mysteriously, the this slime decided
fall off Huang of its own accord into the onto the wet floor.

Aerys who was not far behind, decided to cast Faerie Fire on the piles
of slime using her racial ability. (As a Player the person did not
realize the purpose of the spell, as it doesn't really make fire but
caused the little piles of slime to cast an eerie glow.)

With the Green Slime well illuminated at least they could avoid
stepping on it. Until I told them it started to coagulate like the
silver stuff near the end of Terminator II. So there was only one
thing to do, toss oil on it and burn it, which they did.

Next item on the agenda was to explore the bottom of the stairs. I
told them it was dark, so they lit and gave a bullseye lantern to one
of the newly captured slaves he became henceforth known as "Torch Guy".
Where they found a column filled hall with five doors straight ahead
and a passageway leading left, behind and to the left there was a
column and a door, and to the right was a column and a pile of rubble.

Going straight ahead they decided to start opening the five doors.
Behind the first door were a pair of Zombies, both of which Huang
killed outright. The second door followed the same pattern a pair of
Zombies that were killed (with some effort) by Tujef and Sum Dum Gai.

At this point the party thought this was good training so they put one
of Huang's first level Monk followers and one of the newly indentured
slaves to open the remaining three doors, simultaneously. (Although
for combat purposes we played them out sequentially.) Behind doors
three and four two more Zombies each came out (as expected).

But after opened door number five, two Zombies instead came from behind
the last column and attacked from the rear getting some benefit for the
blind spot and surprise. While this slave and Monk turned to face this unexpected direction, a third Zombie came from the open door and
attacked the Monk named Hu Yu Hai Ding. Again, from the rear. It hit
but to no effect, as it was more of a grab than an outright strike.

Next round Jacko who was nearby (apparently in reserve) attacked the
two out of place Zombies who were ganging up on a slave. Unfortunatly
for Hu Yu Hai Ding, he missed his initiative and the Zombie on his back
bit through his skull with the oh so familiar word "Brains ..." being
mumbled by the Zombie.

What followed the next few rounds were hectic, eventually all the
Zombies were defeated, but not without the loss of two more Monks: Won
Hung Lo, Yu Too Fat, and two more slaves. Even Hu Yu Hai Ding had to
be put down because he got up and started saying "Brains ... Braaaaiiinnnssss..."

Since they weren't really dead and faced with the possibility they
might come back, the party discussed two methods of getting rid of
them. The first was to cut off their heads. The second was to burn
them. They decided on both.

While looking for something to burn they utilized broken furniture and
wood from the pile of rubble mentioned above and found two more doors
behind that pile.

Concurrent with the battle (there are so many characters this had to be declared in parallel). Aerys and one other (Torch Guy?) wend down the
open passage to find a torture chamber. A careful look at the
skeletons on the wall determined they were "fresh" and a trail of blood
led to one of the floor to ceiling columns. Following this clue, Aerys
had Torch Guy open a concealed hatch in the column and found it had
iron rungs leading down a tube.

(With Torch Guy being with Aerys, I had to rule other lights were lit
for the battle.)

Also during Zombie battle, Rubbio and a slave went exploring to the
room on the stairs left and found it full of filth and sewage.
(Again, they must have had their own light.) It appeared to be used as
an open restroom. There was a door at the other end. For some strange
reason, Rubbio had the slave knock at the door. Whereupon it
immediately opened, a large arm reached out, grabbed the slave, and
pulled him in. Then the door was slammed shut followed by a "crunch"
followed by what the Players told me was a "Wilhelm Scream".

Rubbio decided to retreat.

We end the session with Huang, Honda, Donorin and Rubbio about to knock
on the same door saying: "Candygram."

Possible follow on contingencies are the secret passage down the hollow
column and the two newly discovered doors.

++++ END OF SESSION ++++

++++ OUT OF CHEESE ERROR ++++

BT

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++++ CHARACTER ROSTER ++++

PART 2.

(Double spaced in the eMail version, due to webmail eating carriage
returns. It will guarantee at least one new line.)

CHARACTERS (New players on top.)

Dornorin, a Sylvan Elf, Magic User, General Practitioner.

Jacko, an Albino Dork Elf, 2nd level Infiltrator (slip).

Blake, a Human 1st level Infiltrator (a.k.a. Sneak).

Vixine Numar, a Human 1st level Chosen One (a.k.a. Touched)

Aerys, an Elvariel 2nd level Thief (Footpad).

Count Elefus, a Human Male Abbot

Sir Huang - a Master of the North Wind of the Stone Tiger Order, Baron
of Catan

Dame Honda - a Human Datai Samurai, Steward of Catan (formerly Temple
of the Frog)

NPCs:

Tujef, Numrendir's sidekick and a Human 3rd level Zealot of Thor
(recently converted to Zealot)

Curly - Insane Keeper a.k.a 1st level Paladin and Elefus' other
Sidekick (a Gargoyle really wouldn't do).

Twitch - Raised from the Dead (twice) Treasure Hunter.

Gargoyle - Elefus's hench person (demoted from Sidekick)

Rubbio - Redeemed Footpad

Sum Dum Gai - Male 1st level Monk (a.k.a. Grasshopper)

Won Hung Lo - Male 1st level Monk (a.k.a. Grasshopper) (Deceased)

Bang Mi - Female 1st level Monk (a.k.a. Grasshopper)

Stin Ki Poo - Male 1st level Monk (a.k.a. Grasshopper)

Yu Too Fat - Male 1st level Monk (a.k.a. Grasshopper) (Deceased)

No Tsmo King - Female 1st level Monk (a.k.a. Grasshopper)

Hu Yu Hai Ding - Male 1st level Monk (a.k.a. Grasshopper) (Deceased)

Nine err, seven Slaves as disarmed first level Fighters (their former
leader is a second level Fighter however).

MISSING or CAPTURED CHARACTERS (PCs or NPCs)

Numrendir - a Human Conjurist - Gone off to BlackMoor to check his
Investment Account

Junkbot Jackson - a Human Tracker/Adept

Gerry Castagere, Human Fingersmith, and ever loving devotee of Elefus

Fundisha - a Half-Elf Swordsperson

Sir Weasel, Human Guild Soldier, Warlock, & Champion (he stayed back in BlackMoor)

- and nine Pilgrim henchmen of various levels. (They wear hoodies.)

Slade Wilson - Dwarven Professional (Left behind at Catan)

BT

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