by glocness » 26 Mar 2013, 16:19
The Black hounds of Errith group has shrunk down to 4 players, but we still gathered, began a playtest D&D storyline and had a good time with it! All of us are dwarves, in debt to a nasty lil runt of a loan shark and our buisness prospect just went up in smoke (kinda my fault). Thus we began adventuring, traveling towards a rumored cave opening that appeared when a bolt of red lightning hit the nearby mountain, hoping to fish our way out of debt. In our group we have the always unclothed barbarian with a love for his lost cat that compensates for his short fused temper (thinking of his childhood kitty makes this guy rage!) and he's not afraid to throw down no matter HOW outmatched he might be. A ranger with a knack for both ranged and close quarter fighting who has a goat that is very much a liability but we learned very valuable in a fight! Our Rogue is not only our pocket picker and delver, but our "brain" and negotiator.....who's job is extreemly complicated and dramatic as he's always covering for the rest of us in our lack of "social graces and manerisms", who just so happens to be good with knives. Then there's the sturdy, stout, warrior cleric of the almighty thunder god, always eager for battle and proving his mettle.....but has a voice like a choked out bass chimpmunk (I think havin a chick name woulda been a lot easier on this poor dwarf.....can you imagine his whole childhood havin a voice like that?!?).
We began in our bar, the rogue was out doing prospect work but the three of us were enjoying ourselves when a mass brawl erupted. We got right in the mix, slingin punches, me throwing in some spartan shield maneuvers, the goat....well, bein a goat N rammin stuff uncontrolably. After many ropunds, a fire started (I misjudged the effect a blast spell would have on the place....whoops). We were able to end the brawl, stomp the flames and retire for the night but our rest was short lived as the next morning Red Drake hobgoblin occupiers were in our establishment, harrassing our goat! We tried (in a way) to quell the situation but it ended with the Drakes all falling before our prowess. But, right after that (hits just keep on comin here) a collector from our loan shark shows up and demands payment in full. We owe 5000 GP total, we have 5gp and a destroyed bar to our names (besides our gear which is, to say the least, FAR from what we need even on a GOOD market day), so, we struck a deal: 6000 GP in 1 week or, if we fail that deadline, 11000 GP in 2 weeks (and I'm magically marked because I was dumb enough to extend MY hand and shake on it.....DERRRRRRR!!!!!) or else we take a nice long dirt nap. Just peachy; Nation invaded, taken over and occupied, bar destroyed (not ALL my fault), money gone, Red Drakes hunting us for killing their patrol (good times), marked by a loan shark and have to stay mobile and ahead of the Red Drakes (everyone knows we whooped em so, not like the Drakes wont know who to look for here). Like I said, hits just keep on comin!
So, while making our way to this cave, we encountered a group of ogres.......a group of ogres who are apparently part of the ogre version of a horrid sabath retirement home which kept our Rogue busy thinking quick on his feet (goat kept eating doyles, I had to mend them, the ranger threw herself through the wall to their home, I had to keep them entertained with a religious story about THEIR gods....OY-VEH what a mess!!!). After we left (none too soon, we later that day approached a cave occupied by a frost giant who ripped 2 seasoned ogre fighters appart like nothing (litterally, he RIPPED THEM APART with his bare hands, and while NAKED) whom, suprise suprise, our barbarian got mad at and began a fight. After a few rounds, the fight drew outside the cave where, to our extreme suprise, our goat got a running start and gored it's way through the giants neck, dropping it for the count! We were favored by the gods for sure. After looting and stashing we proceeded to our objective, found the door and began our decent into the unkown caverns. What awaits the Sudzy Fist expedition group in this dark, forgotten and foul place?