Two sessions to cover:
In the first the group managed to get most of the Rational Savinite to mass produce the chemicals.
Also, they managed to get their young barony's army up and running. A mix of calvary, infantry, and elite infantry was assembled and trained in using the deadly chemical mix.
However, attempts to calm the populace regarding the incoming swarm had negative effects. A number of settlers from outlying farms panicked and ran into the swarm in an attempt to get away. This bolstered the numbers of the flying blood-drainers.
An assault task force made up mostly of B Team (with Katrina as clerical back up), went with platoons of the military: the Rocs, the Behemoths, the Pale Giants, the Golems, and the T-Rexes (based on the models used for the platoons).
Using the military units, the B Team was able to drive into the heart of the swarm, where they needed to deploy the chemicals to defeat the menace.
2nd Session (July 2018)
At a river ford, the New Ascension Task Force met and did battle with the main stirge force. It was a long, brutal fight, but despite the DM's best efforts no serious losses were suffered by the Task Force.
As the stirge cloud was being beaten back, it uncovered the fact that at the center of the cloud was a Vrock demon. The foul creature was emaciated from being fed on by near infinite stirges: those that drank its blood sometimes exploded into two or more stirges.
The unclean demon from horrific realms unknown fought the party, but despite unleashing walls of stinging insects it was unable to fell any member of the Task Force either. (The DM wept tears for the lost opportunity for story elements arising from military losses.)
Nevertheless, the party was eventually able to strike down the Vrock. Upon its death the unnatural cloud of stirges broke apart and a unified cloud of death became a plethora of smaller swarms, something that could be dealt with by smaller military units.
But as it died, the Vrock implored its many swarming insects to, "Defile! Defile! Leave nothing for her!"
Monday, 23 July 2018
Monday, 19 February 2018
Behold early 2018!
The party killed off the Woebegotten Troll and freed the three water nymphs in his cages. The party discovered that they were taken from a group of nymphs working near Candlemere Lake.
Guided by the nymphs the party went to the lake, where they met with Kylar Sweetwater, the dancemater of the nymphs. Peaceful contact was made with the nymphs who were thrilled to have their friends freed from the troll. The party stayed with the troop of nymphs for four days, getting down and partying!
Kylar told the party that around the time the New Gods ascended, the world had been bombarded by primoridals from the distant reaches of existence. The New Gods had battled one such creature, a walking mountain of fire. Another one had struck on Candlemere Island. In order to keep it quiet, the water nymphs encircle the island and dance. Their dance takes in the emotions of the world as a dance partner, and then redirects that emotion back into the world, away from the Island. This lack of any sensation and emotion keeps the thing on the island in a state of torpor. The party thought it would be a good idea to check this out.
But before that, the group returned to New Ascension. There they heard about some incidents near the north east border of their realm. Upon investigating they discovered swarms of stirges had been attacking outlining farms.
After fighting a outlying swarm, the B team discovered an odor in the air. Following it they found a giant swarm of Stirges, enough to darken the sky. Circling around it they chased down the odor to find a group of soldiers from the new barony to the east lighting fires with special chemicals.
They spoke to the soldiers and were told that a wizard in the barony of Jesselheim had accidentally mixed Stirges with demon blood (or something) and started a plague of the blood-sucking beasts. The only reason the wizard was still alive (and the town not destroyed) was that the wizard also had the chemicals needed to force the flying death-bugs away. So the barony was now driving the swarm westward... towards New Ascension.
The party negotiated for a sample of the chemicals, and that was where things were left as the group now has to deal with a black cloud of puppy-sized mosquitoes.
Guided by the nymphs the party went to the lake, where they met with Kylar Sweetwater, the dancemater of the nymphs. Peaceful contact was made with the nymphs who were thrilled to have their friends freed from the troll. The party stayed with the troop of nymphs for four days, getting down and partying!
Kylar told the party that around the time the New Gods ascended, the world had been bombarded by primoridals from the distant reaches of existence. The New Gods had battled one such creature, a walking mountain of fire. Another one had struck on Candlemere Island. In order to keep it quiet, the water nymphs encircle the island and dance. Their dance takes in the emotions of the world as a dance partner, and then redirects that emotion back into the world, away from the Island. This lack of any sensation and emotion keeps the thing on the island in a state of torpor. The party thought it would be a good idea to check this out.
But before that, the group returned to New Ascension. There they heard about some incidents near the north east border of their realm. Upon investigating they discovered swarms of stirges had been attacking outlining farms.
After fighting a outlying swarm, the B team discovered an odor in the air. Following it they found a giant swarm of Stirges, enough to darken the sky. Circling around it they chased down the odor to find a group of soldiers from the new barony to the east lighting fires with special chemicals.
They spoke to the soldiers and were told that a wizard in the barony of Jesselheim had accidentally mixed Stirges with demon blood (or something) and started a plague of the blood-sucking beasts. The only reason the wizard was still alive (and the town not destroyed) was that the wizard also had the chemicals needed to force the flying death-bugs away. So the barony was now driving the swarm westward... towards New Ascension.
The party negotiated for a sample of the chemicals, and that was where things were left as the group now has to deal with a black cloud of puppy-sized mosquitoes.
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