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Session 70 (8/4/24)
Session 70 (8/4/24)
Our first morning in the mansion
- We all have breakfast which is served by invisible entities
- They indicate that the mansion was created by Mina’s thoughts
- We do some research in the mansion’s library
- We leave the mansion
Back in the library
Session 71
More research and theorizing.
Morti & MAC read a book called The Gods & Their Curses. It tells a story of the Raven Queen trying to prevent a war, only to be disrupted by a group of 13 wizards. For their transgressions, the goddess transforms them into birdlike creatures who can only attain new knowledge or magic from destroyed civilizations and great calamities. The group believes these bird creatures may be the same ones who are leading The Return.
Session 72
We are having a hard time leaving the Library.
The Starmoth left. They attempted to come find us (but couldn’t because we were in the Mansion) – and while looking for us, the four pillars in front of the library became activated and started launching spells at the search party.
MAC and Rusco tested a theory that the range of the pillar defenses most likely has an outer range, so we Dimension Door-ed out to a safe distance. Rusco wildshaped into a direwolf to be able to take more damage and started inching back toward the library. They discovered that the range is 120 feet, so MAC and Rusco hung back and messaged the group inside to let them know. The group inside attempted to fight the pillars, but the damage was more than anyone was really prepared for (including a now-unconscious Morti), so eventually they did make a run for it.
Now safely outside the danger-zone, and without a ship to go back to, the group decided to explore a little bit. The asteroid we were on is part of a cluster that seems gravitationally locked together. Ancient bridges nearly connect a few of the rocks together, so we worked to get across them. The longest bridge seemed shaky, and was missing one of its supports, but we attempted the crossing anyway. This was a bad decision, as almost immediately the remaining supports snapped and the party began being launched toward the second rock. Rusco cast Feather Fall on the group before they and Mina wildshaped into little birds and flew safely down.