Game summary for April 1, 2025, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Callum Spellhardt (Human Sorcerer played by Parker Harmon), Finch Bloodrain (Half-Hobgoblin Slayer played by Peyton Harmon), Hekera Nephera Mawhesk Vyk’sebekenka (Sebek-ka Fighter played by Preston Harmon), Helg Ingvar (Aasimar Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Hwrulf (Human Unchained Barbarian played by Paul Potter), and Snagyndar Blackthorn (Huldran War Master played by Casey Scruggs). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.
🦑 Killer Calamari and the Battle for The Shooting Star
The stars had barely begun to blur as The Shooting Star cruised toward Oerth when a massive shadow drifted in from the void—a tentacled leviathan, its limbs coiled with wet scuttling crabs and acidic wildspace kelp, slammed into the ship without warning. In seconds, the hull shuddered, the deck erupted into chaos, and the crew was thrown into a desperate struggle to repel the attack.
Behind the assault, two distinct types of scavvers—fanged wildspace predators—circled in close formation. A brown fling-shard scavver flared with shimmering pressure before exploding a burst of skin razors at the crew, while a barnacle-encrusted hammerhead variant launched itself straight at the cleric Helg, intent on swallowing him whole.
⚔️ Chaos on the Deck
Callum was the first to feel the enemy’s strength. A tentacle wrapped around his body, yanking him into the air and nearly crushing the breath from his lungs. He tried to cast dimension door, but the pressure was too much—he lost the spell. It wasn’t until he was safely back on the deck, bloodied but defiant, that he retaliated. From the crow’s nest, he unleashed Dalamar’s lightning lance at one of the giant crabs scuttling across the deck, splintering it with a crackling blast of arcane fury.
Finch, recognizing the danger and needing muscle over finesse, activated his earth elemental belt, transforming into a hulking, rocky figure. He dropped his scythe in the moment of shifting and dove straight into the fray. With no time to retrieve it, he used his elemental fists, delivering blow after pulverizing blow. Later, he and Snagyndar maneuvered to flank a fling-shard scavver, cutting it down with clean teamwork and raw physicality.
Snagyndar, ever the battlefield tactician, opened the fight with a devastating critical shot from his bow, catching one scavver mid-dive and spraying gore into the air bubble. Though he didn’t need to order them, he kept a sharp eye on the giff marines, who moved in unison to man the heavy catapult turret. With calm precision, they launched a boulder that struck a scavver full in the flank, causing it to shriek with pain.
Helg weathered a brutal assault from the hammerhead scavver, whose jagged jaws found seams in his armor—but not deep enough. With stoic resolve, he called down a flame strike upon the void leviathan, incinerating the crabs clinging to its bulk. One charred crab was hurled back at him, slashing deep into his shoulder with surprising precision. Still, Helg stood firm and used a heal spell to cure his injuries.
Hekera, having quaffed his potion of enlarge person, strode into battle with terrifying reach. He waded through kelp and crab alike, his blade cleaving swaths of carnage through the attacking host. Each swing shook the deck. His presence alone forced the pseudo-kraken to reposition—too slow to dodge, too aggressive to retreat.
Hwrulf, already grinning before the first blade was drawn, entered a barbarian rage the moment the hammerhead scavver lunged for Helg. With a howl and a blur of steel, he hacked the creature apart, driving it into the planks with a geyser of ichor. Later, he scrambled across the deck to pry away a patch of acidic wildspace kelp, saving a chunk of the ship’s hull with a belaying pin and brute strength.
🎒 Aftermath & Loot
As the last scavver spiraled away into the darkness, the crew caught their breath, blood steaming in the cold of wildspace. They quickly searched the battlefield—and found something curious: a leather backpack caught in the fins of one of the floating scavver corpses. It was reeled in carefully, still glistening with frost and void residue.
What was inside? Several magic items from a previous victim.
🧭 Heroic Highlights (Quick Recap)
- Callum – Grappled early, later delivered a decisive lightning lance blast.
- Finch – Fought as an earth elemental with powerful unarmed strikes.
- Snagyndar – Scored a critical hit and helped flank/kill a scavver.
- Helg – Landed a flame strike and healed himself after absorbing brutal hits.
- Hekera – Enlarged himself and dominated the melee with sweeping reach.
- Hwrulf – Entered rage, killed the hammerhead scavver, and removed deck hazards.
- Giff Marines – Fired the heavy catapult with precision, smashing a scavver mid-battle.
