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Game summary for March 28, 2023, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Edonna Match Wushu Lu Klighke (Dragonborn Oracle played by Casey Scruggs), Hekera Nephera Mawhesk Vyk’sebekenka (Sebek-ka Fighter played by Preston Harmon), Helg Ingvar (Aasimar Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Jiraiya (Hurwaeti Freebooter played by Andrew Renfrow), Khesen Pavel (Human Brawler played by Parker Harmon), Komorebi (Kitsune Bard played by Josh Jenkins), and Neko (Half-Orc Magus played by Peyton Harmon). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

The group, led by Helg, interrogated the captured ninja and made a deal with him for information in exchange for his life.  They learned the Hand is seeking to prevent Botticelli from getting to Toril and becoming the hero of legend.  Their master, the Ripper, sent them using scrying to locate the tortle.  They had infiltrated the crew of the Ambrosia and manipulated an encounter with the Perry.  The team put Needle in charge of their “guest” and put him to work in the hamster wheel providing power for the ship.

They arrived at Bral without incident a few days later and docked.  While Flick took care of the fees and cargo, the team set out to get a lay of the land.  They came across a boy handing out flyers for a local tavern, The Laughing Beholder.  The young man offered to help them with any errands they need.  Komorebi felt the boy was hiding something but still trusted him.  They paid him to take them to the elven embassy in the Elven Forest.  Once there they tried to convince the elves to give them an audience with Admiral Marianon Silmara.  After much negotiation they were able to arrange a meeting in five days. 

The group then went to the Laughing Beholder.  They were astonished to meet Large Luigi, a purple beholder bartender!  They also met the bar swain Colin Longshire, bouncer Sturion Anvilfist, cook Ma Ironkettle, and singer and bar wench Daiyu.  They talked to the beholder a while and sampled the excellent food and glasses of Thayan red wine. 

The group went back to the Perry and checked on the crew and Needle and Botticelli.  While at the docks, Komorebi noticed someone who looked at him strangely and melted back into the shadows.  He talked to one of the guards and learned the various factions employ people to watch the docks and report back on people they see. 

After that, they returned to the Laughing Beholder and secured rooms.  Edonna used her seer abilities to get a read on Komorebi and Daiyu and told him he needed to find out more about her. 

Game summary for March 21, 2023, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Edonna Match Wushu Lu Klighke (Dragonborn Oracle played by Casey Scruggs), Hekera Nephera Mawhesk Vyk’sebekenka (Sebek-ka Fighter played by Preston Harmon), Helg Ingvar (Aasimar Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Khesen Pavel (Human Brawler played by Parker Harmon), and Neko (Half-Orc Magus played by Peyton Harmon). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

While traveling through Realmspace, they crossed paths with a fish-shaped tradesman ship named the Ambrosia.  A grommam crewman used semaphore to offer peaceful trade, and the team agreed to talk.  They met with a fine Krynnish minotaur merchant named Bovus Brangus.  After some discussion they agreed to trade with him, and they exchanged numerous large baskets of goods. 

The group continued traveling and were stopped by a large sargasso sea spreading out before them.  In moments, several void shambling mounds clambered aboard and attacked!  The group began chopping and burning and defeated them pretty quickly.  Edonna discovered a very valuable necklace tangled in the branches of one. 

A few days later while Helg was on watch, four ninja of the Hand clan emerged from hidden spaces in some of the cargo from the Ambrosia and attacked!  They tried to knock him out, but he was able to channel positive energy and keep himself in the fight while screaming out for help.  Khesen and Hekera (on the upper deck) heard the calls first and woke up.  The ninja spread out and tried to kill everyone topside.  With the element of surprise gone, they were far less effective.  Neko and Edonna woke up next and also came to join the fight.

For the second time in a few days, the team demonstrated great cooperative ability.  They used spells to assist one another, buff abilities, and take down foes while the melee team unleashed their wrath.  Three of the ninja died fighting a brave but pitched battle.  The ninja magus was rendered unconscious and dying, and the group stripped him of his gear, bound him, and stabilized his wounds so they can interrogate him. 

Game summary for March 7, 2023, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Edonna Match Wushu Lu Klighke (Dragonborn Oracle played by Casey Scruggs), Hekera Nephera Mawhesk Vyk’sebekenka (Sebek-ka Fighter played by Preston Harmon), Helg Ingvar (Aasimar Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Jiraiya (Hurwaeti Freebooter played by Andrew Renfrow), Khesen Pavel (Human Brawler played by Parker Harmon), Komorebi (Kitsune Bard played by Josh Jenkins), Neko (Half-Orc Magus played by Peyton Harmon), Ruby Rue (Blink Dog Rogue Cohort played by Dylan Whittinghill as secondary), Scraggy Lodgers (Werebear-Kin Gunslinger / Witch played by Dylan Whittinghill), and Zzyym (Zif Esoteric / Academy Sorcerer played by Kaliegh Belda). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

The party rescued a Flow survivor drifting through their air envelope.  The young human man appeared to be playing a hurdy-gurdy.  As he came conscious, he was singing a ballad and suddenly realized he was surrounded by a strange cast of characters.  They made introductions and learned he is a bard out of Realmspace whose ship was recently mysteriously lost in the Phlogiston.  He hitched a ride with the crew for the time being. 

As they approached Realmspace, the ship’s gnomish engine experienced a “functional event” in that it was no longer functional and about to explode!  The group desperately tried to fix it, causes several concussive blasts to rip through the ship.  They lost one of their giant space hamsters in the blasts, and the team had to take turns running in the hamster wheels themselves! 

Once in Realmspace, the team was approached by a mated pair of turtle-sharks!  One snatched up Hekera in its jaws, and the other snatched up Khesen!  Jiraiya unleashed volleys of arrows while Zzyym fired magic missiles.  Ruby dimension door’d up onto the deck, and Scraggy rushed up and fired his double-barrel pistol.  Unfortunately, the gun misfired one barrel.  Nonplused, he fired the other!  The explosion sent shrapnel into him and several allies! 

Helg put spiritual weapon to great effect while Neko rattled a turtle-shark with mind thrust.  Khesen was able to break his grapple and escape the maw, and Hekera got free when his attacker was slain.  Edonna and Komorebi enhanced the combat abilities of the team, and they all converged on the remaining turtle-shark.  Hekera used a potion of flying to zip over and engage the beast.  The group unleashed a rain of destruction, and Neko hit it with scorching ray.  Finally, Helg’s spiritual weapon slew the monstrosity!