Game summary for November 18, 2017, Small Adventures campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Small Timers. Session included: Elsbeth Blackburn (Half-Elf Druid played by Maddy Smalling), Goshik Trakar (Elf Sorcerer/Dragon Disciple played by Jack Smalling), Kyras Sonata (Half-Elf Monk/Rogue played by Noah Smalling), Reth Steelarm (Half-Orc Fighter/Rogue played by Luke Smalling), and Valetin Krupova (Halfling Paladin played by Jared Smalling). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.
The team advanced into Pilvi’s tower and discovered an armory. The group noticed a suit of articulated armor in time to avoid a surprise! It attacked with its axe, and its chest cavity opened to reveal an auto-loading crossbow! It attacked Kyras with the axe and shot a volley at Valetin. Kyras dented the armor with his fists, and Valetin pelted it with sling bullets. Elsbeth and Gretchen began casting enhancement spells such as bull’s strength, barkskin, and bless. Goshik used magic missile while Reth moved up and utilized his punching dagger. In short order, the team brought the automatron down. Searching the area, they found several weapons and one of particular interest for their halfling paladin, a +1 air outsider-bane longsword!
In the next room they found a pair of large lightning elementals who rushed forward to target party members using metal weapons or wearing metal armor. It seemed to attract the creatures and make them more accurate in their attacks. Valetin discovered his new sword was particularly effective against these creatures, and the team quickly took them down. Under a loose flagstone they discovered a stormward amulet. Next, they explored the water closet. There was nothing of interest.
Down another flight of steps, the team found a great library. They explored a bit and turned up a formula for a long-lost spell called elemental surge. They also found some glowing panpipes. After some extensive study and examination, they unlocked the secrets of the pipes. They transport the person playing them, and everyone touching him, to a location within the tower, the summoning chamber. If played from within the summoning chamber it returns you to the library.
The group explored a bedroom and triggered a ruptured harmony trap on the wardrobe! This caused Gretchen and Reth to attack the party! Reth nearly killed Goshik, and Gretchen tried to finish the job. Then, inexplicably, she healed him with magic. The group figured out the discord came and went, and they used tanglefoot bags to glue Gretchen and Reth in place until the enchantment passed. In the wardrobe, they recovered a robe of useful items.
Finally, the team played the pipes and entered the summoning chamber. They discovered a half-fiend djinni trapped within! It hit the team with unholy blight, and a second half-fiend djinni, previously cloaked by invisibility appeared. Gretchen cast blessing of fervor, and Elsbeth cast bull’s strength on Valetin. Goshik unleashed a fireball and then blinded one of the djinn with blindness/deafness. The group thought things had fallen apart when another djinn appeared, but they soon figured out this one was a mere illusion. Bolstered by his new magical sword and his paladin smite, Valetin led the way in vanquishing the twisted creatures.
With the tower cleared, the team was able to recover Pilvi’s spellbook, On Bluster. They found it filled with wind and weather spells including three long-lost spells: aspect of the four winds, thunderbolt, and wresting wind. The group realized they can now use the tower as a base of operations utilizing the pipes, but now they have to figure out a way to get down from the flying tower!
