Spelljammer
        Trials of the Feathered God
Current Turn?NoSubject:The Vast Jungle
Campaign:GreyhawkTurn Start Date:7/17/597
Adventure:Trials of the Feathered GodTurn End Date:7/18/597
Adventure Number:AAHCharacters:Darkthorn, Dyson Teague, Kalin, Lorcan Smythe, Orielne, Wiley Finch
Turn Number:1.6Send To:fivewands@championsoftheempire.com
Greyhawk Campaign?YesCombat Turn?No
Name
Lethal
NL
Current
END
PROT
LOW
DEF
ROF
Flash
Heal
Luck Pts
Fate Pts
Darkthorn
59
0
44/103
/0
9
3
73
8
0/0
4/day
1/2
1/1
Dyson Teague
50
0
35/85
2/2
7
2
79
8
0/0
1/day
1/3
2/2
Kalin
0
0
74/74
/0
8
3
59
0
0/0
1/day
2/2
1/1
Lorcan Smythe
18
0
46/64
4/4
10
1
30
0
0/1
1/day
1/2
1/1
Wiley Finch
37
0
43/80
/0
10
4
61
16
0/0
1/day
2/2
1/1
Barthon Brightwave
4
0
70/74
10/10
10
3
83
16
0/0
1/day
1/4
3/3
Orielne
31
0
60/91
/0
8
0
83
16
0/0
2/day
2/2
1/1
Mage/Psioncist Name
Psionic Pts
Spell Pts
Spell Pool
Miscellaneous Information
Lorcan Smythe
/
13/19
19/19
Wiley Finch
/
11/17
10/10
NameNotes
DarkthornRanger Pool (19/23), 25% DR Crushing & Elemental
Dyson Teague
KalinCleric Pool (19/23)
Lorcan SmytheDetect Magic
Wiley Finch
BarthonMagic Points (9/19)
Ori25% DR Slashing & Crushing
10/01/2020 (GM-Steve)

Finished the item returns under the capstone. Saw devastation from the Judge's retributive strike. Encountered Clax warriors. Lorcan slowed them down with Solid Fog but the group had to retreat back into the dungeon. Augury telling them to head out the way they came in. Back to the room they first entered the dungeon. Dyson used a Levitation spell from Wiley, his 2 ranks of Excavation skill and a Fate point to burrow out to the surface. Lowered his Rope of Climbing and everyone made it out into the heavily overcast, rainy jungle. Darkthorn cast an Anti-Vermin Barrier and then both he and Kalin cast Treed Steeds and they made tracks away for four hours before finding a wide gully with a natural cave among the roots of a massive tree.

GM: This is where we stopped for the night.

10/08/2020 (GM-Steve)

The group spends the night in a cave in the side of a gully. In the morning, the storm has worsened. Barthon uses his Arrow of Direction to point towards the beach where the group had originally landed and then they set out in that direction using Tree Steeds. Even for the magical Tree Steeds, the going is slow, but dramatically faster than the group would travel on foot. After four hours, Darkthorn's Tree Steed duration ends and the group stops for lunch. After lunch both Darkthorn and Kalin cast new Tree Steed spells and continue on. A few hours later, Darkthorn's Tree Steed (he is in the lead with Dyson and Lorcan mounted behind him) veers slightly, but enough for Kalin to notice. The group stops to discuss. Kalin casts an Augury which indicates that they should allow the Tree Steeds their way. The do so and, shortly before Darkthorn's Tree Steed duration ends, they arrive at a clearing in the jungle surrounded by pumpkin-sized blue stones. The group sets of camp but both Darkthorn and Kalin feel uneasy, as if they know there is more to being led to this location. The two of them start searching the surrounded underbrush, eventually joined by Dyson. Their persistence is paid off when Darkthorn's machete hits a stone outcropped covered with moss and vines. The group clears away the foliage to reveal a statue of Pelor in his Noble Protector guise, complete with plate mail, helm and massive sword in a sheath over his shoulder, and cradling a rod. The whole state is made of stone and does not radiate magic. Kalin begins praying to it as Lorcan watches with Power Perception. As Kalin prays, the statue becomes magical, especially the rod, which eventually separates from the statue to become a real rod cradles by the stone arms of the statue. Kalin knows that it is a Rod of Cancellation. The group wonders what Pelor has in store for them that will require a Rod of Cancellation.

The following day, the group departs. During the second half of their traveling day, mounted again aboard Tree Steeds, the magical logs suddenly veer, almost throwing Kalin to the ground. Darkthorn is unable to correct the course of his Tree Steed and the group decides to abandon them. All dive off the animated logs, some smoothly while others acquire some scraps and bruises. Not sure what to make of it, the group decides to continue on foot after the plunging Tree Steeds. Clearly there is evil afoot in the direction they are heading. They wonder of the effect and suspect some manner of evil warping, an idea borne out as the qualities of the jungle deteriorate. Bugs grow larger and more evil. Trees take on scabrous growths. A three eyed black parrot swoops down and attacks Lorcan before flying off. Wiley briefly spots a massive gorilla before a noxious mist obscures it. Loud roars from the jungle unnerve some of the group.

GM: Darkthorn, Dyson and Barthon all unnerved by the roaring.

After awhile, the group sees a body hanging from a vine by the neck. They cut it down and Darkthorn uses the Speak With Dead ability of his Longbow of Infinite Arrows and learns he was a lone tribesman seeking the source of the evil warping to destroy it, with no real thought on how to accomplish it.

The group continues on, still following the path of the animated Tree Steeds.

GM: This is where we stopped for the night..

10/15/2020 (GM-Steve)

Suddenly five massive gorillas appear around the group and attack. In addition to their massive fist and powerful bites, they are also capable of emitting heat from the swirling orange eyes a couple of times a minute. They can dimension door easily and can even pound the ground from a distance that manifests as an attack on a specific target. The group eventually manages to kill three of the beasts and the other two retreat.

During the battle, the group also determined that each time they used a magical effect, there would be a strange side effect. The first time they noticed this, Lorcan had attempted to cast a Water Bolt at a gorilla who disappeared seconds before it went off but he ended up doing a massive Water Blast. And when Darkthorn used the healing power of the Life Axe to heal Dyson, it also healed him. When Lorcan cast a spell, he managed an unexpected contact with a creature from an outer plane who answered three questions for him. After the battle, when Kalin cast a healing spell, he then fell to the ground, sound asleep and unable to be awakened by normal means. Wiley cast an E&E counterspell on him, which succeeded in wakening him but had a side effect of casting a Heal spell on Barthon (who had been badly wounded in the battle) and a Harm spell on Ori. When used a Cell Adjustment to heal herself some, she overloaded with additional Cell Adjustment capabilities that caused her extreme pain and was almost overcome but managed to cast a second and then a third Cell Adjustment to relieve the intense pain.

The group decided not to use any more magical effects. They continued forward along the path broken by the tree steeds. They found the portal and Darkthorn and Ori, both adept at moving through the thick jungle terrain, reconnoitered the area from a distance. The portal was an ancient structure containing two pillars supporting a fairly flat, inverted arch. They did not get close enough to see if there were any guards.

They returned to the group. Then Darkthorn and Dyson sneaked forward along the tree steed path and determine guards. They saw the two remaining gorillas as well as a large spore-like creature floating in front of the portal. The creature had three tentacles emanating from it.

They returned and the group made plans. They decided to keep it simple. Kalin gave the Rod of Cancellation to Darkthorn. He and Ori would sneak around the back side of the portal and then the group would charge forward in a feint to draw the attention of the guards. The plan mostly worked by Barthon and Wiley were in combat almost immediately upon being spotted due to the dimension door ability of the apes. The spore drifted a bit closer and another one that was behind the portal also drifted into view. The spore lashed out at Barthon from 30 feet away. The tentacle hit his chest and something acidic was deposited there and began to eat at his armor. At the same time, Darkthorn and Ori broke cover behind the portal and charged towards it. Darkthorn hit the portal with the rod.

The contact release a violent storm of magical and physical energy. The group was blasted to the ground and spent an interminable amount of time hugging the ground with hands over head, finding what shelter they could among the trees and underbrush. They lost sight of each other and concentrated on surviving the violence. When things finally died down minutes, or maybe hours later, they rose stiffly to their feet. Barthon and Dyson were within sight of each other and were soon joined by Lorcan and Kalin. The air smelled of the sea. They heard Darkthorn shouting and followed his voice, reuniting with Wiley as they did so. They came out of the forest onto the beach where they had set out those many days ago. Ori was with Darkthorn. Some distance out to sea, they could see the Sea Ghost.

Finish the planar portal jungle encounter and return to the sea where the Sea Ghost can be seen in the distance.


GM: This is where we stopped for the night..

10/22/2020 (GM-Steve)

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Name
Spells

Spells Memorized

Darkthorn
1. 5
2. 4
3. 2

  1. CLW, CLW, Protection from Evil, Battle Blessing, <Ranger>
  2. Slow Poison, Barkskin, Resist Fire/Resist Cold <Ranger>
  3. Cure Disease, Tree Steed <Ranger>
One spell of each level must be from the Ranger Realm but need not be chosen ahead of time.

Kalin
1. 6+P+SC
2. 5+P+SC
3. 5+P+SC
4. 3+P+SC

  1. Anti-Vermin, Anti-Vermin, CLW, CLW, CLW, Protection From Evil, <P-Remove Fear>, <Single Class>
  2. Augury, Protection from Charm, Silence 15' r, Slow Poison, Spiritual Weapon <P-Resist Fire/Cold>, <Single Class>
  3. Call Lightning, Prayer, Prayer, Tree Steed, Tree Steed <P-Dispel Magic>, <Single Class>
  4. CSW, Mass Healing, Mass Healing, <P-Repel Insect>, <Single Class>
One spell of each level must be from the Protection Realm.

Lorcan
19

  • GK - Deluge, Detect Magic, Fireproofing, Flotation, Mage Wind, Navigation, Speak with Aquatic Mammals, Summon Aquatic Mammals, Water Breathing, Water Purification
  • SK - Bolt of Water, Solid Fog, Torrential Geyser, Water Walking, Waters of Vision
  • COP - Animals, Greater, Detection, Holy Minor
  • Spell Wand (7) - Deluge, Solid Fog, Torrential Geyser

Wiley
15

  • GK - Armor, Invisibility, Location, Speak with Enchanted Creatures, Telekinesis, Walking Unseen
  • SK - Levitation, Mage Lock, Magic Missile, Opening, Web of Entanglement, Wizard Eye
  • COP - Animals, Missiles
  • Counterspells - Holy
  • Ring of Spell Storing - CSW
  • Ring of Spell Storing - CSW



Limited Use Abilities
WhoAbilityNotesUses per DayUsed
KalinCure Light WoundsHealing Charm (self use only)1
KalinPelor's Penance12 charges but special recharge1210
OriCell Adjustment2d6+411
DysonCure half HP from current woundsArmor of Cure Wounds1
DysonMind CloakHelm of High Sorcery1
DysonTelekinesisHelm of High Sorcery1
DysonMind LinkHelm of High Sorcery1
DysonMental BoltHelm of High Sorcery1
DarkthornLongbow ChargesMagic arrows or Speak With Dead