Game summary for April 16, 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), Komorebi (Kitsune Bard played by Josh Jenkins), and Notch Bowman (Human Fighter played by Andrew Renfrow). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.
The team spent a week traveling peacefully through Realmspace. Edonna used the time to craft a magical wand, and Komorebi started working on some traps. Bright blue lights flashed and portals opened throughout The Perry from which emerged an arachnoid manticore, several drow, a few Zhentarim mercenaries, and a terrifying banelar (a type of fearsome purple-scaled naga with venomous fangs and stinger).
Immediately, Notch and the manticore began exchanging volleys. One of the Zhentarim, a man in full plate armor wielding a bastard sword, engaged Helg in the cabin on the cargo barge. The two tried to exchange blows, but both kept hitting the door frame and walls with their chops. Helg stepped back and hurled a flame strike out the window and blasted the manticore into pieces. Meanwhile, Claude cast a maximized shocking spark at another Zhentarim and melted him into oblivion.
Down below, the drow priestess held one of the gnomes who was then murdered by a Zhentarim. The banelar stung Edonna and envenomated her with horrifically toxic poison. She was wracked with agony and fled down the ladder where she collapsed unconscious from the toxin. The banelar then slithered up the ladder to the top deck while the priestess killed Sailmaster Tuk. The drow scouts unleashed volleys of poisoned arrows inflicting minor wounds, but they were no match for the focused might of the party, especially Khesen’s onslaught.
Komorebi sang out and enhanced the abilities of the entire party. Hekera then cut down the banelar and plunged down into lower decks where he cut the Zhentarim in half with his massive greatsword. Claude followed him down and blasted the priestess into whatever afterlife awaited her. Helg and the Zhentarim continued to brawl while Komorebi slipped around and hit him with a blistering invective. The mercenary then surrendered.
The team regrouped and the slain bodies began decaying into reeking sludge! As the placed manacles upon the Zhentarim, he screamed in agony and melted into goo as well! Komorebi recognized this as a common tactic of the Black Network and especially a particular foe from his past, the archmage Manshoon!
