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Background:
When the Party arrives at Malmesbury, they are given a test, to
determine if they are of a prophecy:
When the Hobbits of hammer and hand
team up with the Elf of the sword,
then the fate of Our Staff shall rest in their hands,
being led by Snakecharmer, no coward.
They are to enter an underground
complex beneath Lakehill Crater and retrieve 3 magical objects,
without disturbing the resident Gnomes and ghosts too much. When
they get to the heart of the complex, they find they have competition
for the artifacts there: Techtotties, Drow, and Tzinna.
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July
1
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Meet Otho,
Adamanta and Hanna, the bigwigs of Malmesbury. Over a big lunch,
they ask "Is this the party of the prophecy?" They propose
a test for the party: climb into Lakehill Crater at nightfall, survive
the "demons" (Hobgoblin ghosts), enter the underground
complex and find three "demon" Symbols, and traverse beneath
the lake to other side. Gnomes, the current occupants, will not
aid.
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Leave promptly
at 3 pm for the lake, after a good meal, with Hobbit and Gnome escorts.
Arrive at sunset (8 pm). 8 wights attack: Samwise loses 1 level.
3 more attack: Samwise killed, Hrudi loses 1 level. Meet
and are annoyed by Gnomish illusions.
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July 2-4
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Pippin receives
several visions during this adventure.
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| July 2 |
Shawn
killed by trapped throne. Meet and are annoyed again by Gnomes.
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July 3
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rest up.
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July
4
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battle stunjellies,
spiders, and other beasts. Get to central control room. One Tzinna
met.
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July
5
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encounter Drow.
Techtotties teleport into complex. A 4-way battle ensues: Drow vs
Techtotties vs Tzinna vs party. During this, Arlephone divinely
revived from a coma, but loses snake familiar and psionics.
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defeat
Tzinna, find last Symbol, exit complex, and have a good meal. This
seems to satisfy Otho, Adamanta and Hanna, who inform the Party that
their services will be required not immediately, but soon (see To
Find a Hobbit Staff I). Hrudi has lost level restored, Shawn
raised. |
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Training:
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in Malmesbury
and Khaldon: Arlephone x2, Darkmoon, Hrudi, Taro x2, John, Pippin,
Hamfast x2, Heyokah
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Surviving
members:
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Arlephone
(F4/MU4), Darkmoon (F5),
Hrudi (WrC5), Taro
(T4/F4), Shawn (MU[4]),
John Thomas (B2), Pippin
(C3), Hamfast (T3), Heyokah
(NtC2) |
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New
members:
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none |
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Casualties:
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Samwise,
Shawn (raised) |
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Retirees:
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none |
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Continuing
party:
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Arlephone, Darkmoon,
Hrudi, Taro, Shawn, John, Pippin, Hamfast, Heyokah
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