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Blue Flame Warden's Camp &
Hastily-constructed campsite, the Bittergrass Fen, exterior, night...
Hastily-constructed campsite, the Bittergrass Fen, exterior, night...
Several blue-cloaked figures mill about the site, repairing what they can of the abandoned camp.
One waves his hand about the campfire, and it roars to new intensity.
Bobby watches Sheila and Diana and another warden dote on Hank's body. Sheila dabs the last of the noxious borthak-spew from his head, and Hank visibly relaxes.
Riffel and Argentus approach the heroes.
ARGENTUS
ARGENTUS
Many thanks, young heroes. We would not have lasted much longer without your timely arrival.
SHEILA
(eyeing Riffel as she speaks)
SHEILA
(eyeing Riffel as she speaks)
Yeah, you're welcome, but technically we thought we were being led to something called the Three Moons Vault?
RIFFEL
RIFFEL
Heh, heh. Yeah, but this was on the *way,* anyway.
Annnnd, the Blue Flame Wardens can help!
DIANA
DIANA
Help *how,* exactly?
ARGENTUS
ARGENTUS
Before we can begin our tale, there is something that must be made known.
BOBBY
(grumbling, idly playing with his club)
BOBBY
(grumbling, idly playing with his club)
Oh jeez. A story before the story before plan before the action? Get on with it already.
Riffel suddenly convulses his body, then stands boldy upright -- in the form of a werewolf!
RIFFEL
RIFFEL
Oh, I'm sorry! Are we *boring* you?!
BOBBY
(scrambling to his feet, holding up his club)
BOBBY
(scrambling to his feet, holding up his club)
Holy sh*-- it's a whu-- werewolf!?
ARGENTUS
(holding up both hands)
ARGENTUS
(holding up both hands)
Peace! Peace, barbarian! We of the Blue Flame Wardens are all werewolves, yes. But benevolent. We worship the nature god Habbakuk, and therefore stand opposed to Lord Soth and his legions of death.
HANK
(coughing, and roughly sitting up, still stiff)
HANK
(coughing, and roughly sitting up, still stiff)
Bobby! Hold up. They've done nothing but help us so far. Let's-- let's hear them out.
ARGENTUS
ARGENTUS
Aye. And your true enemy is foe to us all. Teremini Nightsedge. Failing to become a Blue Flame Warden, she turned instead to Lord Soth. She's recovered a powerful artifact from the peylon tree to fuel a powerful ritual out of revenge, and surely will doom us all.
DIANA
DIANA
Well, that tracks. Everyone wants a piece of the Rod of Seven Parts.
ARGENTUS
ARGENTUS
Our leader, Valendar, headed the assault upon the Three Moons Vault to stop her. But she was waiting for us, routed our forces, and has trapped Valendar somewhere inside.
HANK
HANK
And, let me guess, Valendar is the only one who might know how to stop this ritual?
RIFFEL
RIFFEL
See?! That's why the thing before the thing so we can do the thing!
BOBBY
BOBBY
Alright. So it's a smash-and-grab and smash some more. Perfect! What are we waiting for?
DIANA
DIANA
(gives a sideeye glance to Sheila)
SHEILA
SHEILA
(gives a rueful shrug back to Diana)
GM says:
GM says:
Rest up! Time for a Rest.
BOBBY
Sheila's HEALING (13), with a boon from help from Blue Flame Wardens, rolls a ⬙(3, 7) = Success!
🎲(2D6) = 8 HP recovered
🎲(D6) = 2 WP recovered. Sucks.
BOBBY
Sheila's HEALING (13), with a boon from help from Blue Flame Wardens, rolls a ⬙(3, 7) = Success!
🎲(2D6) = 8 HP recovered
🎲(D6) = 2 WP recovered. Sucks.
DIANA
🎲(D6) = 4 WP recovered
Remove Exhausted condition
DIANA
🎲(D6) = 4 WP recovered
Remove Exhausted condition
HANK
🎲(D6) = 1 HP recovered
🎲(D6) = 1 WP recovered
HANK
🎲(D6) = 1 HP recovered
🎲(D6) = 1 WP recovered
SHEILA
🎲(D6) = 3 HP recovered
🎲(D6) = 2 WP recovered
SHEILA
🎲(D6) = 3 HP recovered
🎲(D6) = 2 WP recovered
Transition to..
Transition to..
The rim of a crater, above the Three Moon Vault, exterior, night...
The rim of a crater, above the Three Moon Vault, exterior, night...
Within a crater-like depression rises a ruined tower; once a part of a walled, castle-like structure, it vainly stands against the night, crumbled by some long-ago cataclysm.
A wide beam of concentrated red light covers the entirety of the tower, like a curtain.
Shambling beings of darkness crisscross the area, blindly patrolling.
ARGENTUS
(to the heroes, about the figures below)
ARGENTUS
(to the heroes, about the figures below)
Death Knights, to be sure. And worse inside. Soth has decided to keep the Three Moons Vault for himself, yet allows Nightsedge to oversee. She is the one who brought the power of the red moon over this place. All who get caught inside shall be forced to transform to their beast within.
RIFFEL
RIFFEL
But not me, eh, Argentus?
ARGENTUS
ARGENTUS
Indeed.
(to the heroes again)
We have blessed Riffel with a charm so that all those within his aura can stave off the effects of the red moon. But you must act quickly.
DIANA
DIANA
Right. No offense, Riffel, but I don't want to catch you on your bad side.
RIFFEL
(playfully cringey)
RIFFEL
(playfully cringey)
A-cha-cha-cha!
BOBBY
BOBBY
Well, what are we waiting for?
RIFFEL
RIFFEL
No! Not that way! Come on! There's a goat path!
Transition to..
Transition to..
Secret Entrance, the Three Moon Vault, exterior, night...
Secret Entrance, the Three Moon Vault, exterior, night...
The goat path dead-ends at the convergence of three steep cliff walls. Two austere pillars flank a stone double door set into the wall.
Next to each pillar stands a silver statue of a tall, dignified human-- each with a featureless, cresent moon-shaped head and a smooth, pointed handless left arm. Red highlights flash over their bodies as they glint from the curtain of red moonlight beaming upon the area.
SHEILA
SHEILA
This doesn't seem like an improvement
BOBBY
BOBBY
Also, were there *supposed* to be goats on a goat path? 'Cause I didn't see any goats.
RIFFEL
(indicating the statues)
RIFFEL
(indicating the statues)
Moonlight guardians. They'll come alive and attack anyone on sight.
HANK
HANK
Well, then. I'm guessing... "ding dong dash?" Might be tricky without Presto.
SHEILA
(pursing her lips, flipping up her hood and going invisible)
SHEILA
(pursing her lips, flipping up her hood and going invisible)
Give me five minutes. Better be in position.
to be continued in 8.8 Side Entrance . . .
GM FOOTNOTES:
I'm having fun with Riffel. I guess I was the kind of guy that always liked kender. I'm a rare breed, though.
There's a lot that's weird about this chapter. There's a TON of backstory, which isn't necessary to the nuts and bolts, so how is it supposed to come out, unless it's by way of a slog of NPC exposition. But still, who should know what, and when? I have to assume that the Blue Flame Wardens were abushed, otherwise they have wards against the very thing they are worried that Nightsedge will do to them. But how long ago was that? And another example, if they suspect that Valendar is transformed, and the ritual around Riffel makes allies immune, why not send Riffel into the vault instead of making him wait outside? And in the first place, is it a tower or a castle or ruins or what? It says it's heavily guarded, but not by what? So you take the secret entrance that Riffel knows about, but also he doesn't know about the trap? Etc.
I hope I've done OK streamlining all the things-- the art of the screenplay format lets me just jump into it; forget about wasting time with exposition unless it's really needed to jump into to it.
I understand that Krynn has a feature of three moons, so making werewolves a feature of this chapter makes sense. But you know what would also make sense for this Dragonlance setting? Dragons. Maybe. Dragonkin. You know.
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