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Game summary for May 25, 2021, Classic Quest campaign, Dungeons & Dragons BECMI / RC Edition, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Arminious Ironkeep (Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Bathory Battleblade (Dwarf played by Preston Harmon), Garadal Davster (Halfling played by Parker Harmon), Gordi Alebarrell (Dwarf played by Andrew Renfrow), Katarina Magdanov (Magic-User played by Casey Scruggs), and Koehan Rumisar (Elf played by Peyton Harmon). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons. This was a Roll20 session.

The team decided they needed to recoup their spells, so they rested a while before heading out toward the tower.  As they approached, giant bats swooped down to the attack!  Some of the party were bitten, but the bats didn’t prove much of a challenge.

The group then ran up the steps to the tower and pushed through the great bronze doors.  In the entryway awaited nearly half a dozen Bloodhead hobgoblins!  Two of the hobgoblins were slain in moments, but the others put up a strong resistance.  Gordi found himself accosted by several at once and was severely injured in the ensuing melee.  Magic missiles flew about, arrows sailed through the air, and blades and hammers landed telling blows.  Finally, the hobgoblins were taken down.

After nursing a few wounds and searching the bodies, the team stormed on further into the tower.  They found an ornate room filled with statues and a fountain.  From behind a curtain emerged an ice wolf!  It breathed an icy blast and charged about the room.  However, the team proved particularly effective against it, landing some of the best blows they had ever swung!  The wolf stood no chance despite landing some devastating strikes of its own.  In the end, it could not withstand the party’s combined might. 

Game summary for May 18, 2021, Classic Quest campaign, Dungeons & Dragons BECMI / RC Edition, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Arminious Ironkeep (Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Bathory Battleblade (Dwarf played by Preston Harmon), Garadal Davster (Halfling played by Parker Harmon), Gordi Alebarrell (Dwarf played by Andrew Renfrow), Katarina Magdanov (Magic-User played by Casey Scruggs), and Koehan Rumisar (Elf played by Peyton Harmon). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons. This was a Roll20 session.

Koehan recognized the language of goblins arguing over food, and he called out asking if they had room for one more.  After a shocked moment, a tiny voiced called back, “No!”  Garadal the halfling then tried to kick open the door of one of the buildings.  The big heavy stone door.  It did not budge, but his toe did.  The group then converged and found the door was unlocked and opened fairly easily.  Inside, five unsurprised goblins rushed to the attack!  The goblins landed several heavy blows, but the party was too fast and organized.  The goblins were quickly defeated and looted.

The team then explored further and found a heavily traveled passage through a building to another street.  The group was walking along when a door opened, and a shocked goblin cried out, “Intruders!”  The party swarmed in and defeated him, his ally, and their pet rock baboon.  They then piled into the small dwelling, and Katarina cast wizard lock on the door.  Outside, they could hear the goblins and baboons running about looking for any intruders.

A while later, Koehan was listening at the door, and he could hear two deeper voices, speaking Hobgoblin, talking about moving up a timeline with a prisoner and informing Golthar of the disturbance.  The team then faced a dilemma.  Do they rush out and try to find this prisoner, or do they rest and nurse their wounds? 

Game summary for May 11, 2021, Classic Quest campaign, Dungeons & Dragons BECMI / RC Edition, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Arminious Ironkeep (Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Bathory Battleblade (Dwarf played by Preston Harmon), Garadal Davster (Halfling played by Parker Harmon), Gordi Alebarrell (Dwarf played by Andrew Renfrow), and Katarina Magdanov (Magic-User played by Casey Scruggs). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons. This was a Roll20 session.

The group crossed the river and headed toward the Xitaqa ruins.  Along the way, the came upon a troop of wild rock baboons!  The creatures swarmed in hurling rocks and swinging clubs.  The vicious animals landed several solid hits among the entire team, but the group fanned out and brought the fight to the simians.  After a pitched battle, the baboons were defeated.

The team then proceeded to the ruins and started up one of the ravines serving as a street.  They entered an abandoned building and found some broken pottery much like what they found in the werewolf lair.  They then moved further into the city and opted to leave numerous buildings unexplored.  About a block in, they heard loud arguing noises coming from one of the buildings! 

Game summary for May 4, 2021, Classic Quest campaign, Dungeons & Dragons BECMI / RC Edition, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Arminious Ironkeep (Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Bathory Battleblade (Dwarf played by Preston Harmon), Garadal Davster (Halfling played by Parker Harmon), Gordi Alebarrell (Dwarf played by Andrew Renfrow), Katarina Magdanov (Magic-User played by Casey Scruggs), and Koehan Rumisar (Elf played by Peyton Harmon). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons. This was a Roll20 session.

The team spent some time sorting through the various weapons and treasures they had acquired over the last several weeks and divided them among the party.  They then set out toward Xitaqa. 

Nearing the river, the group came upon a gang of Iron Ring hounds and a reaver!  The men jumped out and released a volley of arrows.  The party returned fire, and the groups ran amongst one another firing missile weapons at close range.  Several of the arrows struck the party members, but they began protecting themselves with spells and mounting a united onslaught.  They focused their attacks on the reaver and took him down.  They then chased the hounds back and forth.  The party offered a chance for parley, but the fanatical slavers fought to the last.