Game summary for October 24, 2013, Carrion Crown Adventure Path campaign, Broken Moon adventure; PCs included Brutus Bonesmasher (human fighter), Caerwen (elf monk), Dario Malavasi (human oracle), Gnok Thatek (dwarf monk), and Tigris Inebriavi (elf magus), accompanied by NPC companion Nyssa Pagonis (human cleric).
The party opened the iron maiden and released Count Caromarc! They discovered the Whispering Way had captured him and taken control of the Bondslave Thrall in order to use the Beast to steal the Seasage Effigy! The Count told them he heard the cultists planned to head into the Shudderwood, and he pointed them to an old path through the pine forest. The team set out in pursuit.
As the team moved through the woods, they were ambushed by a pack of ettercaps! The spider creatures used webs, claws, and poisonous fangs to assault the team. First, Brutus was bitten and poisoned. The others closed in, and Dario was hit by a web but shook free. Brutus ignited his hammer and smashed one into the ground while Caerwen and Gnok tore into two others. Dario went on the move and laid waste with his nine-ring broadsword, and Tigris brought down the last one with a well-placed magic missile.
The group then followed the ettercap’s trail to an old crumbling stone tower with the sound of harping coming from within. Carefully the team went inside and were attacked by an enormous, grotesque weaverworm! The maggot-like creature ensnared Gnok with a web and then began poisoning the team with her envenomed fingernails. As she hit, the nails broke off in the wounds, and the lingering poison caused bouts of paralysis. Tigris unleashed a powerful fireball as the team closed in. The fighting was intense, and Nyssa used several healing spells to bolster Gnok. Caerwen hit the monstrosity with a flurry of blows, and Brutus’ flaming hammer landing the final killing blow!
The team searched the chambers and found several coins, some magical items, and a sealed envelope on a freshly killed corpse. Inside the envelope, they found an invitation into Ascanor Lodge. Dario used mending to re-seal the envelope, and they tucked it away for a later day.
