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Topic Started: Dec 22 2008, 08:43 PM (326 Views)
Gnomeo Knibbleschnitz
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I will edit all this as you guys correct me down below. I don't remember years, etc... so Mark can fill us in on this. This is intended for main plot summary, but we can post additional details and discussion if need be.

(insert story of week one with Caius, Roland and Caius' twin.)

Meeting #2 - In March of 960 GU, after watching Reolus die at the hands of Norseman and Raiders, Gideon Trueblood and Malcom Roderick are left to combat a large Norseman as the rest of the victorious party drags away the body of Reolus. Within moments, Caius and Roland Brittanica arrive and the quartet slay the giant man from the north (Malcom levels to 3, Gideon levels to 3).

The quartet agrees to hunt down the marauding party and sets out. At a glade nearby, the group confronts a potential ambush and slays another Norseman, and about 7 raiders. The body of Reolus is discovered, and the group is confronted by a presumably evil female magician who attacks them with a zombie. The woman then flees as she is confronted by the group, laughing and claiming in a strange language that the land is her people's and that she will drink the blood of the group's children. (Caius and Roland level - 4, Gideon and Malcom level - 4)

The group leaves the forest with the body of Reolus, and meet up with (xxx), the cook. They find a good camp that is surrounded on three sides by hills, and other than some discussion, no other significant incident passes until at least 3 watches, when the evening of gameplay ended.
Edited by Gnomeo Knibbleschnitz, Dec 23 2008, 10:26 PM.
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A couple of important plot points to note:

The playing out of the "surrender" of Malcolm.

The discord between the priestly branch of the church and the knightly branch.

Malcolm's proclivity in praying for the dead, and his success in song.
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Gnomeo Knibbleschnitz
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Here is my overview of meeting #3. I will be happy to change/adjust any errors.

Meeting 3 - After escaping Evandale Forest, the quartet of Roland, Caius, Gideon and Malcom camp several hours from the city of Evroul. The crew had camped in a U-shaped bowl and a stranger was sited by Malcom and Gideon. He was soon identified as Gideon and Caius' brother, Gwylam, the Warden of Reom, also Caius' twin. Gwylam was searching for his brothers, and he joined the quartet who were traveling to the city of Evroul to deliver Reolus' body, and for the brothers to continue on to the Cathedral of Heaven during their two year hiatus/pilgrimage before being responsible to undertake their new responsibilities as a man of the church, and as a leader of Breonne.

The group got underway after Malcom (and eventually Gideon) shared with Caius the existence of several items that Reolus had been carrying. These included three rings, Reolus' sword, and his dagger.

Upon approaching the city, the group was surprised by a long line of peasants and merchants alike waiting to enter the city. They were being interviewed and examined by a group of armed soldiers and a Church Knight who was using detect evil (presumably) on each entrant. Using his political connections, and invoking the name of Reolus, Roland was able to gain admittance to the city for the quintet, who were brought to Baron Baldwin.

After receiving a very detailed description of the three portcullises of the keep, and what lay behind the portcullises, as well as what each individual was doing behind the portcullises, how they were training, what they were eating, and the smell of their farts, the group entered a well defended keep that lay at the top of a cliff. After totally crushing his charisma roll, Malcom went Geoffrey Chaucer on the baron's court:



After that performance, Malcom had to assuage the Baroness' advances. Roland made an equally kickin' etiquette bow/roll, and the group was ushered into the Baron's private sitting room. They were accompanied by Godfrey the Marshall of Hospitallus, a church knight of Gideon's order, and Stephan, a Citadel of Heaven representative of the Order of Augstinius.

While in the sitting room, they discussed their recent past, and Baron Baldwin informed the adventurers of a recent string of murders that have occurred in the city. Several merchant families were slain, and there were strong indicators that the perpetrators were foreign, magical, and religiously motivated. In addition, travel through the Evandale Forest has been halted as multiple caravans have been sent in there and lost, as well as multiple patrols of soldiers.

After that meeting, Caius, Gideon and Malcom met with a church leader and Stephan (it may have just been Stephan) who relieved them of Reolus' magical items. When the discussion returned to the recent murders, Malcom volunteered the amulet that he had removed from the Norseman. This caused the churchman to be afraid, and Gideon was shocked that he didn't know about the amulet's presence. Add that to the list of things Gideon doesn't know but should... This also increased Caius' index of suspicion regarding Malcom.

The group went to have lunch after being shown their quarters, and pledging their support to the Baron. On the way, instead of refreshing, Malcom went to the head of his order of Minstrel's and turned in his songs and stories about their recent travels. He was also directed to a local fence (fence=provider of goods and services as well as descriptor of the prices of decent goods and services) where he obtained some healing potions and holy water that he later shared with the group.

During lunch, Gwylam decided to investigate the city jail city and went out to find a closed portcullis. So he attempted to get through the wall with the help of the dice playing guard at the bottom of the stairs. Video of the scene can be found here:



The group apprehends Gwylam from the authorities, and the group does some various other tasks. I am under the conviction that talking about the tasks took longer than performing them would have... They bought some armor and weaponry, investigated the scene of the most recent murder, and Malcom did some interviews with some of the more savory street folk of the city.

Despite spending an inordinate amount of time in the building, as well as Malcom rolling another 1 on his Gather Information proficiency check, the only info that they discerned was that the murders were (1) magical (2) religious (3) all committed against merchants who were in te upper 50% of merchants in town (4) leaving tracks that appeared to be animal like, and (5) the nights of the murders, there were sitings of metallic looking individuals jumping from rooftop to rooftop. Lastly, Roland found an amulet that Thaulman missed.

Van Helsing (Thaulman), the self-proclaimed "Witch Hunter" who had recently spent time in the east, got Malcom a venue to perform that evening, the Red-Roof Inn, alongside of a famous poet. According to Thaulman, 6 of the most likely 'potential targets' of the killer would be at the Red Roof Inn that evening.

Edited by Gnomeo Knibbleschnitz, Jan 12 2009, 11:25 PM.
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The city you are in is Evroul, and the Britanicus boys are from Breonne
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Gnomeo Knibbleschnitz
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Edited. I must confess, I am quite disappointed at the lack of lmao responses in this thread.
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Meeting 4 - 1/31/09

Present: Gideon, Roland, Caius, Malcom
Absent: Gwilam

The group gathered in the Red Roof Inn, with Roland and Thaulman absent initially as they completed interrogation of a prisoner.

Malcom made small talk with folks as they entered, and he tried to discern any more information and identify people who may be relevant to the story. Gideon sat out like a sore thumb unobtrusively in the corner casting detect evil on people with the subtleness of a rooster in a henhouse. Caius sat at the bar and attempted to imitate the kid in the kitchen from this video.

Malcom opened up the night playing some music. He wowed everyone with a ‘3’ on his charisma roll. The crowd went nuts. And the poet who followed was not so hot. While the poet was embarrassing himself, the crew continued to look around the bar and schmooze. As the night continued, Roland and Thaulman came in. Malcom befriended (vampire’s daddy) by buying him a drink and praying for picking his pocket.

During the second or third set, Malcom sang a song making fun of the Norsemen. It involved their first man (Adam) naming all of the animals and looking for a mate. He kept wanting to take the animals instead of the mate that their god made for him, and eventually he chose the ape, and that was how the Norse race developed.

Well, in the middle of that song, Malcom’s friend (Vampire’s mommy’s baby’s daddy) got up and left, with Thaulman and Roland trying to stop him. They were unsuccessful and he bolted.

(to be continued)
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