[dungeoncrawl] Re: Tuesday morning review
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:11:13 -0400
Sorry, I forgot the exact name of Dendar. I wasn't sure if I got
that right. Of course, considering my memory, that's not too bad. :)
I think we all forgot about Talosaard's wife. I just remembered it
this morning when I wrote the review. That's one of the things the
review is good for. It helps me to organize my thoughts, and it helps
me to remember things I had forgotten the night before.
My critique is half written. IT should be done late morning early
afternoon. I have a meeting shortly that will delay me.
jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Pretty good except for "Dendybar".
> Sheesh. It shounds like Barney the
> Purple Dinosaur, destroyer of worlds. :)
>
> Actually, it's Dendar - but your
> description's right on. I forgot all
> about Talosaard's dead wife, though -
> she's still on the to-do list, I guess.
>
> I was happy with how last night went.
> To be honest, the plot scares me to
> death at times - so much power and risk
> of demise, and all. That's one reason
> I'm so anal about everything
> being "above board" right now.
>
> At one point, the party also
> encountered some devils in a mountain
> pass. It was a really cool encounter,
> with characters doing things that were
> unexpected and the monsters actually
> being sort of effective.
>
> And I liked the character interaction -
> it really seemed like they've been at
> this together for years. I just have
> to remember to make Matt feel included -
> too much referral to the past might
> make him feel like a "newbie".
>
> Next time should be fun as well - I
> just hope the party's ready for what's
> in store. Don't say I didn't warn
> you! :)
>
> > Last night began when the group
> of Riders that are going after the
> > power of the gods (Magnus, Nadan,
> Quasit, Baish, Talosaard, Carpathia
> > and their ally Mileena) started their
> quest. They went to Ambrosia's
> > new tavern, where they confronted
> Mileena about some of her activities
> > against the group. They found that
> she has hidden Talosaard's dead wife
> > away as a way to control him (and by
> extension Magnus) and she also used
> > necromantic magic to bind her life
> force to Ambrosia's (again to control
> > her and Magnus). They convinced her
> to remove the spell binding her to
> > Ambrosia, and she told them that they
> would eventually come upon
> > Talosaard's dead wife in their
> travels.
> > She then informed them that
> Celane was heading to a city called
> > Ribcage, which was a gateway to Hell,
> to begin her quest. Apparently
> > the Black Legion had also gone that
> way. Knowing they had no time to
> > waste, the group quickly hired a tout
> and made their way to Ribcage.
> > After a short altercation with three
> minions of Hell, they entered the
> > city of Ribcage, and made their way
> to the tower headquarters of its
> > ruler.
> > By the time they got there, they
> found the tower had been attacked
> > by the Black Legion, and the ruler
> slain. They also found that Dennis
> > had been there, but had managed to
> flee by portal to Sigil, while the
> > Black Legion continued to Hell.
> Deciding to try and find Dennis, the
> > Riders also returned to Sigil. Once
> there, Magnus used his Crystal Ball
> > to find Dennis leaving the city of
> Sigil. Teleporting the group there,
> > he found Ambrosia, who said that
> Dennis was going back "to where it all
> > started". The Riders quickly
> followed through the portal and found
> > themselves at Amrikol's castle in the
> Thunderpeaks.
> > As they prepared to enter the
> castle, they found themselves blocked
> > by a magical barrier. Elminster
> appeared, claiming that he had been
> > charged with blocking the entry to
> the castle. He stated that he must
> > not allow the Riders to interfere
> with what was happening inside, but
> > agreed that the good members of the
> group (Nadan, Carpathia and Quasit)
> > could go in, while the rest waited
> outside.
> > Upon entering the castle, they
> found Dennis and Celane. Celane had
> > the tooth of Dendybar the Night
> Serpent, and was casting a spell of
> > awesome power. She had decided to
> remove the power that the Black
> > Legion and the Riders were searching
> for, by reconstituting the
> > destroyed world which had created the
> power in the first place. To do
> > this, she was drawing back the gods
> that had been destroyed when this
> > world died. The Riders were willing
> to allow this, and it seemed it
> > would restore this world and all it's
> people, who had died before their
> > time. However, Dennis began to say
> how this plan had been hatched with
> > help from Amrikol and General Claw,
> who seemed to be the Dr. Klaw that
> > had fought Gadget on so many
> occasions. As the Riders began to
> realize
> > what was happening, Celane was caught
> up in a huge burst of power, and
> > the spirits of the gods from this
> destroyed world filled the room.
> > The Riders were unsure of what to
> do, but felt that this should be
> > stopped. They were blasted by a
> Meteor Swarm from the circle of gods,
> > and when that did not stop them, they
> released Talos to a physical
> > form. Nadan cast Greater Shield of
> Lathander, hoping that he could use
> > it to get close enough for one round
> to grab the tooth from Celane.
> > Quasit cast Dimensional Anchor to try
> and keep the deities from escaping
> > through a portal at the back of the
> room.
> > Talos quickly stood between
> Celane and the party, blasting them with
> > Chain Lightning and Cone of Cold
> (which killed Dennis). Realizing he
> > could not get past Talos as he
> originally hoped, Nadan put the two of
> > them in a Prismatic Sphere, hoping
> that he could take the brunt of
> > Talos' attack, and save Quasit and
> Carpathia. Talos, not realizing that
> > Nadan was now vulnerable, tried to
> dispel Nadan's protections, and then
> > filled the sphere with water (which
> Nadan was not affected by, due to
> > his Ring of Water Elemental Command).
> > At this time, the deities managed
> to overcome the Dimensional Anchor
> > spell and fled through the portal,
> just as the rest of the Riders
> > entered the room (Elminster finally
> letting them in, after they all saw
> > the Meteor Swarm blow the hell out of
> that section of the castle). As
> > soon as the gods disappeared, Talos'
> form crumbled to dust. The Riders
> > gathered up Dennis' corpse and
> returned to Sigil.
> >
> > I'll do my thoughts in another e-
> mail. I have detailed this out, so
> > people can see how I thought things
> went last night. Feel free to
> > correct my errors.
> >
> >
> >
> >
Other related posts:
