Monday, June 19, 2017

The Wasteland of Gath: The Bus (Lextor and Elora); Labyrinth Lord

In yesterday''s final session, Lextor the Bear and Elora, an elf, set out on the lonely highway through Gath. Lextor imagined that fair maidens must be in distress in the blasted wasteland, while Elora was driven by a desire to see how humans had managed to annihilate themselves in a cataclysm.

     After walking for a while they happened upon a shame-filled dwarf named Kerg. The poor fellow wove a tale of woe involving adultery, branding, beard shaving and exile. Lextor was happy to have the dwarf at his side, but Elora was ambivalent. She was not sure that an adulterer and exile was an ideal companion. She demanded a pledge of loyalty and insisted that Kerg carry her pack.

     The trio pressed on, with Kerg gushing non-stop about his gratitude toward the elf and human. Soon, they arrived at the ruins of a metal hulk once used as a conveyance by an older, reckless society. "You maniacs! You blew it all up!" They approached with caution as they could hear a rattling of chains coming from the front of the vehicle. They were correct to show caution because three skeletons emerged from the bus - two from the front and one from the rear.

     Elora and Lextor quickly converged on the skeleton at the back of the bus. Their blows were blocked by the skeleton, who whipped lengths of chain about him like flails. Meanwhile, Kerg fired his crossbow, then bolted for cover behind a creosote bush across the road.

     The second round was more fruitful as Elora and Lextor quickly felled their opponent, then scurried across the road to assist Kerg, who was under assault by the other two skeletons. The undead prisoners whipped him furiously, but his dwarven mail withstood the onslaught. As they whipped him, though, he cried out, "Oh, Gods, I deserve this! I am a miserable wretch!"

     On the third and final round of melee, Lextor and Elora cut down the skeletons with little effort. Victory!

 They searched the area and found a skull with 2 gold ingots embedded within. (In modern day Mozambique, bald men have been ritually killed because witch doctors believe their heads contain gold. Weird.) Elora explained that the elves believe that corrupt energies unleashed by an apocalypse may have caused mutations in the region. Lextor grew glassy-eyed during the dissertation and eventually exclaimed, "Look! A jackrabbit!"

     The skull was kept for later research and attention turned to the bus.

     Lextor entered the bus from the rear and lopped the heads of skeletons who were still shackled to their seats. Meanwhile, Kerg and Elora entered the front of the bus and found two skeletons in a heap on the ground. Based upon their brown uniforms, it was assumed they were guards. Gold wedding bands were found on each of their ring fingers. Elora opined that perhaps the guards were married to one another and spent their final moments spooning. Kerg desperately wanted to take the gold, but was scolded.

     The party then concluded their investigation and continued down the road.

XP for Elora: 40 from slain skeletons + 13 from treasure  = 53

Treasure: 1 skull embedded with two gold ingots worth 20 gp each. (Not yet divided)

Kerg is grateful for redemption (-1), Elora is female (-1) but he did not receive a share of treasure (+1) so the next Morale check is at -1.

Elora''s Melee Stats 
No. of Attacks: 3
Hits: 2
Misses: 1
Hit Percentage: 66%
Damage Inflicted:2, 7
Average Damage per Hit: 4.5
Kills: 1
Average Kills per Hit: .5
Initiative Rolls: 2
Result(s): 5,4
Average Initiative Roll: 4.5
 Damage Sustained: 0


XP for Lextor: 40 from slain skeletons + 13 from treasure = 53

Treasure: 1 skull embedded with two gold ingots worth 20 gp each. (Not yet divided)

Lextor's Melee Stats 
No. of Attacks: 3
Hits: 2
Misses: 1
Hit Percentage: 66%
Damage Inflicted:10, 4
Average Damage per Hit: 7
Kills: 2
Average Kills per Hit: 1
Initiative Rolls: 1
Result(s): 2
Average Initiative Roll: 2

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