Orðkar Session 18 Play / Photos / Game Summary
21 Jan 2023
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
- Tim “Mothy“ the Fighter
Game Play
The party consults with the priests and brothers at the Vallhingen Church, and decide to reenter the Dungeon from the nearby tunnel.
The go through the small crypts and reemerge through a secret passage into the Grand Cathedral (R8). A party of Ghouls lead by a Ghast is in the room and attacks.
The party quickly dispatches them, but not before taking considerable damage - fortunately they have many healing
Bravely, the party decides to press on and open the east door to confront the Flameskull.
Grisnak and Mothy kick the door down. The Skull is there and uses its Fireray attack to wound the party - Grisnak, Mothy and Malachar attack while Mauricle does a Spiritual Hammer. Nox does his Eldritch Blast, and Birval lurks near the back.
Grievously wounded, the Skull unleashes its most fearsome weapon: Fireball. Unprepared, the lead four characters take the full brunt of the damage. Mothy falls to ground, incapacitated but not dead yet. Grisnak has but a single breath in him, and leaps to counter attack. The party finishes off the Skull before it can attack again.
Nox explores further and discovers Cultists assembling new undead from body parts (R28). Some sort of sleeping quarters lays to the south. The party retreats to 6A (where the Tengu previously had hidden).
After a long rest and Mothy recovering, they head back to the main room, reopen the (now closed) east door of the Grand Cathedral and the Skull has reappeared. Though surprised by this, they quickly dispatch the Skull. "We should pour Holy Water on it this time", says one of the party. "Good thing I always carry Holy Water, even though I Am Not That Kind of Cleric" says Mauricle. They do so.
The party goes further into the dungeon, finding that no one is now in R28.
