Game summary for November 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), and Neko (Half-Orc Magus played by Peyton Harmon). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.
The party ventured deeper into the dragon’s lair, a cavern where danger dripped from every shadowed crevice. High above, the dragon perched imperiously alongside its formidable allies: a draco-wyvern, a pale chimericore, and a fiery red dungeonbred chimera. The dragon conjured a thick blanket of haunting mists, its magic doing little but veiling the treacherous icy floor below, which tested the party’s footing. Undeterred, the adventurers resourcefully brandished potions of flight and whisk away admixtures, defying the slippery ground as they ascended into the air.
Invisibility cloaked Khesen, but the dragon, keen to his scent, unleashed a chilling breath of shocking cold. Miraculously, his magical defenses held firm against the icy onslaught. Below, the chimericore’s spikes crackled with electrical fury, thwarted only by the team’s resilient wardings. The dragon, persistent in its sorcery, cast a choking stinking cloud that further shrouded the battleground, though it did little more than blur vision.
Above the miasma, Neko soared, only to be met by the searing breath of the dungeonbred chimera. A swift and deadly flyby from the dragon snatched him from his aerial refuge, its maw delivering a lethal strike before discarding him lifelessly upon a craggy outcrop.
As the team strategically dismantled the dragon’s minions, Hekera, emboldened by an enlarge person spell, stormed across the cavern with the fury of a tempest, landing a devastating blow that left the dragon reeling from the unexpected ferocity. Despite another fearsome wave of its shocking breath, the party stood unscathed, their protective magics unwavering.
The battle’s tide turned as the dragon retreated to a lofty perch, cornered with nowhere left to soar. Jiraiya, armed with his flayer flail dripping with toxin, aimed to incapacitate the beast, only to be met with a vicious counterstrike that ended his valiant charge.
Below, Edonna and Helg feverishly wove spells to bolster their companions and mend their wounds. Hekera, relentless, pressed on with Khesen at his side. They harried the dragon with a relentless assault until, in a whirl of scales and fury, the dragon retaliated, cutting down Khesen in a brutal display of its raw power. Hekera, though grievously wounded, remained unyielding. Rallying with healing magic from his comrades, he lunged once more into battle, and with a thunderous strike, pierced the dragon’s heart, silencing the tyrant of the skies.
With haste, the survivors collected their fallen and the dragon’s treasure trove, securing the beast’s carcass within their cage. They returned to Bral, hearts heavy with loss, to claim their bittersweet reward. Though the bounty was modest, for the dragon had fallen by their hands rather than succumbing to capture; however, the threat was vanquished. Mournful yet resolute, they honored their departed, resurrecting some while others found peace in eternal slumber. Licking their wounds, the adventurers counted their remaining gold and looked to the horizon for fresh allies. With their resolve steeled, they readied themselves for whatever fate would cast upon their path next.
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