Kanesrae Tyrmitore, Elven WindbladeToman Fears, Black KnightAnya Dolgorouki, Force Missile Mage
Session LogsAn Exercise in Behind Kicking - A practice session in which Skyrunner, SeriousConcentrate, and IamanElfCollaborator try to figure out how MapTools works and Dwarmin schools them. Also Kanesrae kills a prisoner by accident via a natural Heal roll of 1, which Tali and goblin Bob Marley approve of.
Cliffhanger: None, the loot was divvied up and appraised over IRC.
Dungeons and Bladelings - The first real session of Trail's End, in which Alith, Kanesrae, Tali, Thenash, and Wheatly enter a dungeon for the purposes of looting.
Cliffhanger: A moral dilemma for Kanesrae.
That's No Crossbow - After finishing the encounter and resting, the party stumbles upon a mess o' goblins and try to figure out how, exactly, locked doors work.
Cliffhanger: Goblin Wizard uses Chain Lightning! It's super effective!
A Lesson in Ethereal - (Time frame unknown) While camping in the woods, Kanesrae, Tali, Thenash, and Wheatly are ambushed by Ethereal Marauders. Kanesrae picks up a magic greatsword and... things get a little weird. And uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable.
Cliffhanger: Discussion about the properties and implications of the greatsword. What, exactly, is it?
Encounter Levels Are Untrustable - (Time frame unknown; Autumn?) Kanesrae, Tali, and Wheatly are attacked by a giant, a celestial spider, and an invisible stalker while camping. After dispatching them, they discuss the merits of eating cats vs. eating Orcs and meet a gold dragon.
Cliffhanger: Did Wheatly actually throw up in the tent? If so, he's sleeping in there alone!
Death of a PC - During the goblin ambush, Rudra arrives to help the party... but is too late to save Thenash. The party has a chance to say goodbye to the outsider rogue through Wheatly's divine magic, and after his cremation, advance further into the dungeon, now aided by Kanesrae's sister Riawilde.
Cliffhanger: Traps everywhere!
Blades, Missiles and Fungus Traps - The party advances through the dungeon, joined by a Spirit Detective named Luke. Traps and monsters were in full effect, with some proving almost fatal, but in the end the party made it to the lair of an Erinyes. After managing to defeat the devil and her fungal ally, there was a brief dialogue with a powerful spellcaster and her follower. The party then collected the loot and retired to the tavern for the night.
Cliffhanger: We gotta get this stuff appraised!
Hold the Fortress! - Toman, Tali, and Wheatly are escorting Eurika when they are attacked in some old ruins by a horde of Mohrgs and Goblins, led by a mysterious woman named Auvergne. Through sheer tenacity the quartet fight the horde off.
Cliffhanger: Who was that woman?
The RNG Hates Thou - Rae, Ria, Luke, and Wheatly are pursuing a mysterious lead that turns out be a young adult black dragon. They get their asses handed to them by him and his lizardman hordes, until they are saved by the appearance of a sorcereress's image calling herself Anarose.
Cliffhanger: ...Who was that woman?
Encounter Levels Are For Losers!(not really) - The party of Alith, Ignatieff, Luke, Riawilde, Saxton Hale, Tali, Toman, and Wheatly head out to destroy the Nightwalkers that terrorized Ignatieff, Saxton, and Laeza, killing Laeza's fiance in the attack. It was a desperately fought battle as the party slew Mohrgs and Nagas, and with the aid of a Celestial Charger and a half-gold dragon lamassu, managed to finish the Nightwalkers with a combination of Ennervation wands, sutras, and spells. The lamassu died in the battle, but its death came at a mighty price for the enemy.
Cliffhanger: The party must find the means to acquire a ship, so they can continue their quest.
Dimension Door, Saving Villains since '98 - Guess.
More seriously, pirates tried to stop the Wind Dancer (the party's new ship) from leaving port. The party fought them off quite successfully and managed to reach and begin ascending the necromancer's tower.
Cliffhanger: Rae was taken down with an odd sort of poison that left her weakened, and Luke is undergoing a strange transformation...
Saltrays In Your Wounds - Auvergne oversees an evil wizard's attack on the party while they are on the ship. Toman and Tali fight the attack off.
Cliffhanger: Toman found a mysterious gem, but has yet to have had it appraised.
Pwning Their Doodz - The party finally finished ascending the necromancer's tower, and take down the foul wizard himself as well as his Hulking Corpse, assorted minions, and the odd duo of Yan and Yun.
Cliffhanger: Auvergne poisoned Eurika! Only Anarose can cure her, so the party must find her home on Sunset Island.
Hey Wait A Second, Not Only Are We Horribly Losing, It Turns Out We Are The Bad Guys! Screw This, I'm Leaving. - Anya, The Saint, Alith, Wheatly, Ria, and Tali encounter and defeat the first guardian of Anarose's demiplane: an eternally patrolling black knight. After getting maimed horribly by a trapped portal, they make it into her demiplane proper, where Rudra and Vulsano catch up with them. After defeating a Marut bent on destroying Anarose, Thefado (the pirate captain in DD, SVs98) attacked the party once more with his own band of ne'ver-do-wells. Most of which were actually Neutral or Good. There were only two casualties as Azasar and Thefado were killed; the other four took the opportunity to retreat when given the chance. Azasar was resurrected by Anarose, Eurika is recuperating there, and there was
a long discussion afterward. Cliffhanger: There are other weapons out there too powerful to be wielded by mortal hands. The party is tasked with finding and bringing these weapons back to Anarose...
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