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Game summary for March 26, 2024, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Claude Dill Budshire (Sokari Sorcerer played by Peyton Harmon), 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), and Khesen Pavel (Human Brawler played by Parker Harmon). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

The party went in search of the undead that fled a few minutes earlier.  As they went down the hallway, they could see the wormcaller creeping back as the tragic spectre emerged from the wall behind the party.  Much to their horror, a massive wormswarm also emerged from the room they had not yet explored!  Edonna protected the team with blessing of fervor and Claude used his metamagic rod to blast the spectre with shocking spark.  The tragic spectre then hit Claude with a critical hit and inflicted four negative levels!  It healed much of its damage and sent Claude scurrying for safety. 

Hekera dealt a critical hit to the wormcaller and rocked it backwards.  It tried quickened hold person on him, but his reptilian mind shook it off.  It then suggested he climb to the top of the mast, but he resisted that as well.  The wormswarm emerged and started distracting and poisoning the team.  Although not devastating, it was dangerous enough to split the party and force them to try new tactics.  This allowed the spectre to inflict a few more negative levels before being defeated. 

Hekera continued to ravage the wormcaller, and it failed again at both hold person and suggestion.  The team started trying different tactics against the swarm, including throwing a tangleburn bag in its midst with minor effect.  Claude picked up a severed hand from a previous fight and cast Illemak’s smarting slivers upon it.  However, he and the team confused themselves on how it works and ended up throwing it down the hallway where it just lay inert on the ground. 

The group cut down the wormcaller and fell back hoping the wormswarm would move down toward the trapped limb.  Unfortunately, the burning bag was a deterrent, and it swarmed over the rest of the team.  They were able to fall back with Edonna casting firebelly to kill several worms.  Khesen picked up the severed hand and tumbled into range of the swarm, but it turned and flowed over him!  When the worms touched the trapped appendage, it exploded with a powerful blast that killed the worms and hurt Khesen.  However, the foes were all vanquished!

Game summary for March 19, 2024, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Claude Dill Budshire (Sokari Sorcerer played by Peyton Harmon), 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 Komorebi (Kitsune Bard played by Josh Jenkins). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

The door at the end of the hallway on the tradesman ship flew open revealing a pair of mummies, a tragic spectre, and a heavily armored half-mad priest of the Apostles of the Apocalypse pantheon.  He was wild-eyed and muttering to himself about worms and Kyuss as spittle flew from his lips.  The priest wore ringmail armor, carried a heavy mace, had a buckler strapped to one wrist, and there was an exotic bone blade tucked into his belt.  A shiny silver chaos star bounced on a chain about his neck.  This large room appeared to be some kind of shrine or temple.  There was a small dark altar with several bloodstained bowls and knives.  A hammock hung to the side. 

The team tried to engage the evil cleric and found they could not advance due to some kind of unseen barrier.  Komorebi cast dispel magic but failed to dismiss it.  The mummies shuffled out and tried to engage the party while the cleric cast command upon Hekera, forcing him to drop his greatsword.  He unleashed a mix of quickened spells and powerful deadly magicks like phantasmal killer and mangle limb. 

Helg and the priest both cast spiritual weapon and tore into one another.  The spectre came through the wall of the ship’s dark hold and savaged Khesen.  Komorebi used his bardic performances to augment the team and repeatedly allow them to make second attempts to overcome negative effects.  Claude made excellent use of shocking spark while Edonna helped with spells like prayer, voidmote, and distraction cascade. 

Unfortunately for the team, they had not fully cleared the ship, and a side door opened to reveal a zealot wraith and a wormcaller!  The creatures advanced upon the party’s flank and caused a lot of trouble. 

Things looked very bleak, and Claude was struck down under a wrack spell and taken out of the fight.  Khesen was nearly killed by the spectre but escaped with a ditch dram admixture.  Komorebi had a breakthrough moment when he cast blistering invective and activated improved dirge of doom.  The combination drove the spectre and wormcaller to flee back into other parts of the ship.  Hekera fired many arrows while Khesen, under the cover of invisibility, tried to close in on the priest.  Unfortunately, Khesen (and others) were caught in channeled negative energy causing him to collapse dying on the floor and invisible to allies and foes!  He was incredibly lucky to accidentally be caught in Helg’s channeled energy. 

Komorebi cast dispel magic again and succeeded in dropping whatever barrier was before them.  This allowed the team to close in, and Khesen was able to kill the wicked priest! 

The team cast numerous healing spells while Komorebi and Hekera stood guard.  They then looted the body and the room.  They found a powerful brooch that absorbs electricity, some coins, and a magical scroll of Drawmij’s tool box.  As they claimed several magic items from the slain priest, they were shocked when a blue-banded green Kyuss worm emerged from one of his nostrils!  They snatched it up and studied it and learned it can be implanted to gain a magical bonus to a knowledge skill!  Skeptical, the shoved it down in a jar and prepare to clear the rest of the ship.

Game summary for March 12, 2024, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Edonna Match Wushu Lu Klighke (Dragonborn Oracle played by Casey Scruggs), Komorebi (Kitsune Bard played by Josh Jenkins), and Notch Bowman (Human Fighter played by Andrew Renfrow). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons. 

This was a “flashback” session taking place two days before Game Session 76. 

The team came out of spelljamming speed to find an approaching tradesman rotated along a different axis than The Perry.  The ships re-oriented to where their gravity planes matched.  Someone on board used semaphore to communicate peaceful intentions.  The ships closed together and joined atmospheres.  The team was amazed at the quality of fresh air wafting aboard.  The ship was covered in beautiful plants and was towing a cargo barge likewise covered in beds of growing plants.

The ship was a pilgrim vessel for a group of Chauntean followers.  The leader was an older woman with silver hair bound in a crown of vines and flowers.  This woman, Elowen Greenblossom, possessed amazing emerald-colored eyes.  Her right-hand man was Brother Alden, a jovial halfling gardener.  Their guardian was an adopted elven archer, Sylaria Moonshadow, who was raised among humans and lived three generations with the same family. 

Elowen and Alden were very excited to take a tour of The Perry.  Alden made fast friends with the tinker gnomes.  Elowen wanted to meet the giant space hamsters!  The party allowed her to speak privately with the hamsters, and she seemed pleased with whatever they discussed. 

The party learned the Chauntean pilgrims brew their own coffee beans, and with the Earthmother’s blessing, had created several magical beans.  They sold these beans to the party so they can make their own arboreal brew, Chauntea’s blessed brew, and revitalizing brew.  Komorebi appraised the beans and found the Chaunteans were dealing quite fairly with them. 

They began swapping tales of things they had encountered and rumors they had heard.  The team shared a warning about Kyuss worms and told them about Bral.  In turn, Elowen told them about a rumor of a militant faction of Red Wizards buying up magical weapons all around Realmspace for some unknown reason.  They also heard about a pirate vessel found near Bral.  The few survivors onboard claimed they were attacked by muscular goblins of unbelievable strength.  Finally, they mentioned an elven man-o-war recently informed them to be careful because drow were being encountered in increasing numbers.

The team asked the Chaunteans for some plants, which delighted the pilgrims.  They came aboard, and with the help of the tinker gnomes, installed a flower bed on the bill of The Perry which they filled with creeping phlox.  Then the group had a wonderful musical celebration led by the inspired musical talents of Komorebi.  Finally, Edonna used her gift of prophecy to provide guidance to the pilgrims for safe travel over the next week.  They all then said their goodbyes.

A day out from the interaction with the pilgrims, The Perry swept up five grey scavvers into the ship’s atmosphere.  The shark-like creatures quickly shook off void stasis and attacked the party and crew!  Komorebi and Edonna spelled up the party, and Notch unleashed a volley of arrows and slew several incoming scavvers.  The creatures got in close, and Komorebi was able to scare them with blistering invective (catching one on fire) and then frighten them with his dirge of doom.  Notch killed them as they started to flee, and one of the burning scavvers landed on the wooden ship!  Edonna was able to use her canteen to mostly douse the flames, and they dragged the monster over the side and safely away.

Game summary for March 5, 2024, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Claude Dill Budshire (Sokari Sorcerer played by Peyton Harmon), Edonna Match Wushu Lu Klighke (Dragonborn Oracle played by Casey Scruggs), Helg Ingvar (Aasimar Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Komorebi (Kitsune Bard played by Josh Jenkins), and Notch Bowman (Human Fighter played by Andrew Renfrow). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

Helg cast a cure spell upon himself, and the group went down the central hallway to the cargo area.  Komorebi used an audible illusion to make the sound of numerous gnomes going down the hallway which drew out a spectre!  It emerged from a cargo bay and drained levels from Claude!  The team kicked open all the cargo doors to expose the spectre, an avolakia, and a malevolent spawn of Kyuss spawn.  Edonna cast prayer to boost the team and impede foes.  Notch fell back and fired arrows while Claude found himself with a Kyuss worm inched down his shoulder!  Komorebi inspired the group and Helg channeled positive energy to blast the foes.  Meanwhile, the avolakia cast spectral hand and vampiric touch and horrifically drained Notch. 

Edonna cast voidmote and blasted the Kyuss worm to pieces and hit the spawn of Kyuss.  Claude used one of his magical rods to augment energy dart and destroy the spectre.  Helg stepped into the fray swinging his sword.  Komorebi terrified his foes with an improved dirge of doom and caused the spawn to burst into flame.  Claude moved down the hallway and blasted the spawn into bits with shocking spark.  Helg then slew the avolakia. 

The group looked around the cargo bay and found a crate marked with the unholy symbol of the Apostles of Apocalypse.  They detected some magic and determined whatever is sealed in the crate is kept cold.  Komorebi then used his new gloves of reconnaissance to investigate several cabins and found them mostly empty.  He did find one apparently occupied by some kind of mad, muttering priest along with several undead allies!