Orðkar Session 12 - Escape from the Little Island

11 Sep 2022

Players

• Steve “Mauxracle” - 1/2 Elf Cleric
• Joe “Brival” - Elf Rogue
• John “Nox” - Elf Warlock
• Ron “Grisnak the Gud" - 1/2 Orc Paladin
• Craig “Malachar” - Human Ranger

Preparation

Current State

• The party have rescued Father Rolofo
• They have defeated everyone in Keep, except the Orc Chief who they have subdued

Father Rodolfo's Story

• Dragons, and the Draconics (Human / Dragon crosses) are emissaries of The Unnamed God
• TUG was defeated almost a thousand years ago by The Great Old Ones, and banished from the Prime Material Plane
• The battle between TGOOs and TUGs destroyed huge portions of Orðkar, changing the land forever. Seas were sunk (literally), mountains raised, thousands died, languages changed so on and so forth
• He (or rather Brother Keefe) hired the party to investigate suspected draconic activity under the Valhingen Graveyard. He heard rumours of the deeper dungeon, but thought that was sealed off forever.
• He was being held here until someone from the New Council came to "extract" more information - which he is expecting to happen soon

Game Play

Night

• The session starts at the Tower
  • They killed all the Orcs, except for the Boss who they have taken prisoner
  • They have recovered Father Rodolfo, who was held prisoner there
• They attempt to question the Orc Boss
  • He tells them nothing, and in fact laughs at them even after Brival breaks his little fingers
• Father Rodolfo tells them
  • (See the story)
  • He expects more of the Orcs and people from the New Council to come torture him soon
• In the basement, they find a grey rectangular box the emanates magic
• The party overnights at the Tower
  • They wait on the roof
  • They notices that something is overflying the Tower

Morning

• The look for the Fisherman to come rescue them
  • Offshore, something is keeping boats from approaching the island
• The party decides to make their way to the boat
  • They work their way back the way they came
  • When they get their, the boat is destroyed
• They decide to take the Orc boats back across the bay by themselves

A Gargoyle Crashes The Party

• About a quarter way across the bay, a Gargoyle dive bombs the boat
• The party wins initiative
  • Grisnak grabs the Gargoyle
  • The rest of the party strike it, all succeeding and killing it
• The Gargoyle crashes through the bottom of the bottom of the boat
  • Grisnak is almost dragged through with him, but manages to let go
  • It is jammed into the hole it has made, stopping the water from sinking the boat
  • They need everyone to bail, and allow only for one rower, to stop from sinking but the pace is very slow
• In the distance, they hear drumming and see two war canoes coming toward them; however, they are a fair distance away
• They hail a friendly fisherman who rescues them and brings them to shore

Battle Against the Water Orcs

• On shore, they are joined by 5 other fishermen who have left the water; all are armed with short bows
• The first canoe approaches
  • At 300 feet the party lets go with arrows and cantrips
  • At 150 they kill the leader Orog, and the boat halts and attempts to flee
• The second canoe approaches and much the same thing happens