Game summary for April 29, 2025, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Callum Spellhardt (Human Sorcerer played by Preston Harmon), Finch Bloodrain (Half-Hobgoblin Slayer played by Peyton Harmon), Hekera Nephera Mawhesk Vyk’sebekenka (Sebek-ka Fighter played by Parker Harmon), Helg Ingvar (Aasimar Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Hwrulf (Human Unchained Barbarian played by Paul Potter), and Notch Bowman (Human Fighter played by Andrew Renfrow). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.
🕵️ Return to the Scene: Thugs in the Garden District
With no immediate way to crack the cipher, the group returned to the Garden District, hoping to follow the trail of Finch’s previous attackers. Their gamble paid off—the thugs had returned, presumably searching for the journal they failed to recover.
Just as the team began their investigation, a squad of hostile agents moved in—some wielding morningstars, others trained in martial strikes, and at least one coordinating their tactics with shouted commands.
⚔️ Combat Highlights
- Callum: Ambushed while flat-footed, he endured a vicious vital strike and negative energy smite. Later, he returned fire with Dalamar’s lightning lance despite having an enemy up close.
- Finch: Studied multiple foes and tried to trip one of the more agile attackers, who mocked his attempt. After being stunned by a brutal counterstrike, Helg healed him with heal, restoring him to fighting shape.
- Hekera: Engaged a leader figure directly and delivered a brutal series of sword strikes, including a massive 60-point critical hit—though the foe somehow soaked part of it with unknown resilience.
- Helg: Performed a clutch heal spell to save Finch, removing the stun and healing over 100 hp in a single casting.
- Hwrulf: Entered a barbarian rage and charged into melee, dropping multiple enemies across the battlefield in a single round.
- Notch: Fired a deadly barrage of arrows, dropping several foes in succession and proving that a licensed bow in Greyhawk is still a deadly weapon.
🪦 Notable Moments
- One thug taunted Finch as an “amateur” after dodging his trip attempt—only to be cut down not long after.
- The Sacred Killers (believed to be affiliated with the Scarlet Brotherhood) were brutal but ultimately overwhelmed.
- The coordination of the attackers—issuing commands, flanking, and trying to control the flow of battle—suggests disciplined training, not mere street thuggery.
🏃 Skill Challenge: Escape Through the Catacombs
Realizing the fight had likely drawn too much attention—and fearing reinforcements—the group opted for a hasty retreat. They plunged into the catacombs beneath Greyhawk, triggering a fast-paced skill challenge to evade pursuit.
Tactical Contributions:
- Hwrulf and Finch used debris and improvised barriers to create obstacles and slow the pursuit.
- Helg cast blade barrier to block off one route entirely.
- Notch expertly used Escape Artist and Stealth to scout the safest paths forward.
- Hekera used Knowledge (dungeoneering) to read the tunnels and pick advantageous routes.
- Callum relied on Acrobatics to traverse difficult terrain quickly.
The combined efforts allowed the group to successfully elude pursuit, emerging hours later into back streets near their target destination.
🐷 Infiltrating Drenk’s Slaughterhouse
Emerging from the tunnels beneath Greyhawk, the party surfaced near Drenk’s Slaughterhouse, the place an interrogated thug claimed Adeline was taken. Outside, they spotted two inattentive guards—who were easily avoided.
The party successfully sneaked into the slaughterhouse, ending the session poised for whatever horrors await within.
🧭 Summary Recap
Objectives Achieved:
- Repelled ambush in the Garden District
- Outran pursuers in collapsed catacombs
- Sneaked into slaughterhouse
Open Threads:
- Where is Adeline?
- What is the Scarlet Brotherhood’s ultimate goal?
- What will be revealed once the journal is deciphered?
