Session 2
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Beginning XP | TBD |
| Beginning gold | TBD |
| Ending XP | TBD |
| Ending gold | TBD |
1 Pharast 4710
Leonardo continued to interrogate Happs Bydon, pressing him for the whereabouts of his Stag Lord’s Bandit friends. Under pressure, Happs revealed that they were located near Tuskwater Lake and at the edge of the Greenbelt, specifically at the Thorn River Camp. Meanwhile, Lizzy took a less friendly approach, trying to extract information by shoving branches under his fingernails.
Oleg, the owner of Oleg’s Trading Post, offered us free lodging and meals, as well as the Stag Lord’s Bandit’ gear. He declared his trading post could serve as our home base. We placed Happs inside a deep hole in the ground and asked Oleg to provide him with just enough food to subsist.
We purchased a simple map from Oleg for one gold piece. Oleg also mentioned that his trading post could supply most items that are easily available from Restov, but that he’d need time and money to fullfil more complex requests, and had significant difficulty acquiring rare items.
[[Olegs-Trading-Post|Oleg's Trading Post]] is rated at level 3, and can supply any common items up to level 3, needs time to procure uncommon items, and has difficulty acquiring rare items.
Knowing that each hex on the map represented 12 miles, and that we travelled at 2.5 miles per hour, we calculated that we could cover about two hexes per day. Leonardo doffed his armor before we set off. We left Oleg’s Trading Post around noon.
After four hours of travel, we stumbled upon a large graveyard filled with animal carcasses. Lizzy identified them as victims of a Brush Thylacine, a smaller nocturnal marsupial carnivore with a harsh reputation as a bogeyman. Though they usually hunted alone, the presence of multiple carcasses suggested a pack.
Soon, we encountered two thylacines. Kairos initiated the fight with a powerful spellstrike, inflicting a bleeding wound. The creature tried to retaliate, but luckily to little effect. Leonardo quickly joined the fray, attacking the first thylacine, only to be targeted by the second. Undeterred, Leonardo fought bravely. Lizzy, attempting to gain a vantage point, tried and failed to climb a rock three times in rapid succession.
Kairos entered an Arcane Cascade, recharged her spellstrike, and moved strategically. The first thylacine attacked Leonardo again before succumbing to its wound from Kairos’ spellstrike. Leonardo then turned his attention to the second thylacine. Lizzy finally managed to climb the rock as the second thylacine attempted to flee, but Kairos struck it down with another powerful spellstrike.
After the battle, Lizzy tended to Leonardo’s wounds while we set up camp. Lizzy foraged for food and cooked, Leonardo entertained us with a campfire story, and Kairos organized the watch schedule. By 18:00, we had finished our preparations. Lizzy’s cooking was hearty and filling. Leonardo and Kairos tried to camouflage the camp, though not very effectively, finishing around 20:00.
+1 bonus to saving throws from [[Lizzy-the-Leshby|Lizzy]]'s cooking
Gomi took the first watch while Lizzy relaxed. Kairos used Light and Time Sense to make the camp a little bit homelier. We spent some time maintaining Kairos’s clockwork and Leonardo’s android body, and Kairos also spent time with Tiktok.
In the middle of the night, Gomi flew over us to warn of two boars approaching our camp. The first boar charged at Kairos’s tent after Lizzy attacked it, then fled. Kairos responded with a Dimensional Assault, tumbling through space to strike back. Leonardo engaged the boar near his tent.
The boars then targeted Lizzy, who fought back from atop a rock while the boars attacked the base. Kairos used a spellstrike to attack the boar near her, allowing Leonardo to finish it off. Lizzy attempted an Inkshot but missed. Kairos moved closer, recharged her spellstrike, and cast Shield on herself. The remaining boar charged around a giant rock to attack Kairos but missed. Leonardo then moved in to attack, and Lizzy used Electric Arc to finish off the boar.
After the battle, Kairos’ tent was toast, so she needed some time to set it up again. Besides repairing the damage to the camp, we also spent some time healing before returning to bed. We collected the boars’ bristles, hides, bones, and enough meat for 100 meals per boar.
Summary
- Happs was imprisoned under Oleg’s supervision
- Acquired a map
- Encountered and fought two thylacines; Kairos, Leonardo, and Lizzy engaged in battle.
- Made camp, healed up, foraged, and camouflaged
- Were attacked in the night by two boars; fought them off, healed up, and returned to sleep
- Collected bristles, hides, bones, and enough meat for 200 meals