Game summary for August 13, 2024, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Claude Dill Budshire (Sokari Sorcerer played by Peyton Harmon), 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 Snagyndar Blackthorn (Huldran War Master played by Casey Scruggs). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.
The team decided to follow the napkin-drawn map provided by Borik and head out into the wilds in search of the mine allegedly occupied by bandits and outlaws. Along the way, the came across an area with a couple bubbling geysers. Two horse-sized scorpions scuttled about the boulders, and much to the party’s horror, they could see each scorpion was swarmed with teeming baby scorpions! However, even the babies were the size of a dog!
Claude cast bogg’s cinderball, and the blast ripped into a scorpion. One of the young leapt off its parent and began scuttling about as well. The blast shook the geysers, and the team heard ominous sounds coming from them. The team realized they had some distance between them and the vermin and began casting spells to enhance their capabilities. The scorpions, surprisingly fast, cut out in wide swaths around the party to close in. Moments later, the geysers erupted and sprayed the team with scalding water!
The scorpions closed in and attacked. Khesen was poisoned by one of the stings. Every time any of the party damaged a scorpion, another baby scorpion jumped off and joined in the attack! Soon scorpions were all around! Snagyndar summoned his giant wasp mount and magical lance and engaged while Hekera consumed a potion of enlarge person and swung about with aplomb. Komorebi continued to inspire allies while protected with mirror images. Claude used his recently-purchased spell-lens to augment his wand of magic missiles and launch volleys of utter destruction while Helg called down a roaring pillar of divine flame strike! Khesen and Hekera were able to engage in melee with the critters alongside Snagy, and the team soon took them all down.
The team stood around afterward a bit too long and were flung into the air from a very violent geyser explosion! From a bit further off, Helg channeled positive energy and healed them most of their wounds.
The group continued following the map and came across tracks showing booted humanoids regularly travel this area. They got off the trail and snuck up the side of a valley to look down and saw the entrance to the mine. After watching for an hour, they could see an armed human walk up to the edge from within and stretch. He then disappeared within.
The party went back to the trail. Komorebi cast invisibility sphere, and the group walked up to the mine entrance where they saw a misspelled sign with a skull indicating danger. They looked in, and Komorebi took Snagy’s signal whistle and blew it as loudly as he could to get a response!
