[Nostalgia LP] Mystery of the Snow Pearls

Thaluikhain · Post by **Thaluikhain** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:36 am

Use the bird.

angelfromanotherpin · Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:57 am

Smiling, you lift the bird from your pouch and fling it into the air. The bird takes wing and flies away, much to the nearsighted giant's bemusement.

The giant grumbles. "FAIR IS FAIR. I PROMISED TO TAKE YOU TO MY TREASURE. FOLLOW ME." Gain 1 Honor and one Persistence.

We're told to go directly to encounter 49, I guess he carries us?

Here is a 20-foot tall wall. A mammoth slab of stone blocks the only entrance.

• If the giant is with you... √
• Climb it?
• Leave?

The giant lifts the huge slab gate and you step through. Then, with an evil laugh, he drops it back in place, barricading you within.

We must either try climbing the wall to get out again, or go on to encounter 10. I feel like this sequence suggests that encounter 10 may not be great, so I'm not going to auto-proceed to it.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:13 pm

Climb.

Thaluikhain · Post by **Thaluikhain** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:35 pm

Yeah, climb.

SlyJohnny · Post by **SlyJohnny** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 3:43 pm

I think there might be something worthwhile at 10, unless 10 is the trap and we're supposed to just kill the giant for loot.

angelfromanotherpin · Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:45 am

Here is a 20-foot tall wall. A mammoth slab of stone blocks the only entrance.
• If the giant is with you...
• Climb it?
• Leave?

Roll 1d20 (If you lack rope and grapple, add +4); if less than 15, you fall (roll 1d6, or 1d4 indoors).

I'm pretty sure rope and grapple is meant to be a bonus rather than a penalty. I think 'lack' replaced 'have' somehow. [d20+4:10]. We fall! [d6:4]

Your fall is abruptly halted by the rope looped through your belt (if you lack a rope, roll again); take 1d4 damage. [d4:2]

Should we keep climbing until we succeed, or check out 10 after all?

SlyJohnny · Post by **SlyJohnny** » Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:49 pm

Check out 10 so we don't have to climb back here.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:54 pm

Agreed.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:21 am

Before you lies the ruin of a once-mighty city. To explore these ruins, use the 'Fallen Glory' map. If you find a number, turn to that entry. A small circle is a trap (W170+1d6). Fire causes double damage to the creatures found here.

Unexpected.

• Venture into the ruins?
• Try climbing out of the blind valley again?

Iduno · Post by **Iduno** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:07 pm

angelfromanotherpin wrote:The giant grumbles. "FAIR IS FAIR. I PROMISED TO TAKE YOU TO MY TREASURE. FOLLOW ME." Gain 1 Honor and one Persistence.

Ambushed by a bear? Lose 1 honor. Trick a giant? Gain 1 honor.

Joking aside, the game is pretty decent so far for a bunch of encounters you can choose from.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:41 pm

Iduno wrote:Ambushed by a bear? Lose 1 honor. Trick a giant? Gain 1 honor.

Those seem pretty reasonable for an elf honor code to me.

SlyJohnny · Post by **SlyJohnny** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:43 pm

What is the "fallen glory map"? Can we see it?

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:03 pm

It's mostly behind 'magic viewer' obscurement at the moment, but sure.

From the START, you follow lines to find traps and encounters.

SlyJohnny · Post by **SlyJohnny** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:55 pm

Let's go in.

How do we regain spells, by the way? By returning home and taking a score penalty for being seen as a wet blanket?

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 4:09 pm

There seems to be no provision for regaining spells.

I'm not 100% sure if these lines are just abstract avenues of exploration or meant to have some relation to actual avenues in the city. In any case, we've hit a 5-way intersection.

• West?
• North?
• East?
• Southeast?

SlyJohnny · Post by **SlyJohnny** » Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:26 pm

North.

angelfromanotherpin · Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:23 pm

In the center of the square, a dozen scavengers fight over a corpse. The beasts are 3 foot long hognosed rats with long tails. You must attack them to cross this area. You may try to scare them by charging: they must roll greater than their Evade or flee, but if they stay they will get 2 free attacks.

We [d6:5] are not surprised. The rats [d6:4] are not surprised.

• Spell
• Talk
• Charge
• Fight
• Evade
• Item (specify)

Christov Yetta, 10th Level Elf (2.1 million exp)
125 years old, Lawful
Fair-skinned and auburn-haired, Christov is a sprite 5'3" and 119 lbs. His steel gray eyes and firm jawline present a deadly menace to enemies. Christov is a doughty warrior, but has a kind heart and champions the oppressed. He has a strong love for his people and will do whatever it takes to return the bounty to the land. Considered fearless, Christov in reality is terrified of drowning and falling.
Abilities: Str 12, Int 17, Wis 13, Dex 14, Con 16, Cha 11
Saves: Poison 2+, Wands 4+, Paralysis 4+, Breath 3+, Spells 2+
HP: 58/64, Armor Class: 0, THAC0: 7
XP: 5, Honor: 8, Persistence: 4, Selfishness: 2
Spells:
Level 1: Magic Missile, Read Magic x2, Sleep, Ventriloquism
Level 2: Invisibility, Mirror Image, Phantasmal Force, Web
Level 3: Haste, Hold Person, Fireball
Level 4: Remove Curse, Wall of Fire
Level 5: Dissolve
Possessions: Battle Axe +1, Chain Mail +3, Healing Potion*, Amber Crystal of Escape, Hand Axe*, Rope*, Polished Shield*, Oil*, Dagger, Grapple*, Backpack, Cloak*, 90 gp, Rations (5 days), Waterskin (5 drinks)

SlyJohnny · Post by **SlyJohnny** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:35 pm

What's their evade, what are the odds? I say try to scare them if they're better than 50-50, and just melee them to save our spells. Dual wield if we can, so we can get two kills a round.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:54 pm

Under standard procedure, we don't get to see statblocks until after we make our first-round choice.

SlyJohnny · Post by **SlyJohnny** » Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:28 pm

The bandits had 13, bears have 16... it's probably slightly better than 50-50. I say charging is worth a punt.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:53 pm

Charge!

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:40 pm

The giant rats use the wolf statblock, apparently.

12 Wolves; Save 16; Evade 14
Talk –; AC 7; THAC0 17; Atk: d6
Spcl: 1-2 (M94), 3-4 (M95), 20 (M96)
Immune: Hold, Invisible; TS –
XP 10; HP 10 each

Checking for charge result [d20:7]<14. Startled, the critters flee. We can pass unimpeded.

• Northwest?
• Northeast?
• South (and another direction)?

SlyJohnny · Post by **SlyJohnny** » Fri Jun 14, 2019 5:08 pm

Nothing on the corpse? Damn. Northwest.

Darth Rabbitt · Post by **Darth Rabbitt** » Sat Jun 15, 2019 2:36 am

Northwest.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Sat Jun 15, 2019 3:24 am

This plaza is carpeted with sawtoothed plants and roofed by an arbor overgrown with vines.

• Cross the plaza?
• Swing across on a vine?
• Climb the arbor?