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A Secluded Camp, near the Remnants of a Fallen Colossus, the wasteland, night...
A Secluded Camp, near the Remnants of a Fallen Colossus, the wasteland, night...
Diana and Eric sit outside near the tent in the darkness of the misty wasteland. Both are looking away into the distance; Eric mid-conversation, but mostly to himself.
ERIC
ERIC
. . . Meat 'n Bun, down on 8th? Basically all the drive-throughs. Or just take it into the hills. I'm pretty sure it'll be a convertible. Or maybe a Suzuki Samurai.
DIANA
DIANA
Just stop. I don't want to hear about your drivers license right now.
ERIC
ERIC
Well, sorr-rry. Just trying to find something to look forward to. You know? When we get back?
DIANA
(a beat, then turns to face Eric)
DIANA
(a beat, then turns to face Eric)
Did you know Martha was like us?
ERIC
ERIC
What do you mean?
DIANA
DIANA
From *our* world. Then she got trapped in a world of dungeons and dragons and Vengers and Tiamats and ...
(waves her hand to indicate the hellish landscape around them)
ERIC
ERIC
Martha? Like, *old* Martha? The one who's... *old?*
DIANA
DIANA
Yeah. Exactly. Why do you think she hates Dungeonmaster so much? She and her family were "champions" once, too.
ERIC
ERIC
But something happened to her family.
DIANA
DIANA
And she's been alone ever since. Trapped. And Dungeonmaster never found her a way home, either.
They both fall silent as a gentle wind wafts the Mournlands mist around them.
GM rolls:
GM rolls:
Encounter die ⬙(D6) = 2. No encounter.
DIANA
DIANA
Well, better wake Presto and Ginga for their shift.
Time passes..
Time passes..
Outside the tent, later...
Outside the tent, later...
Presto, head on hand, does his best to keep his head aloft. Ginga, laying nearby, twitches his ears as the winds and mist shift around them.
GM rolls:
GM rolls:
Encounter die ⬙(D6) = 5. Encounter.
Presto's AWARENESS (7), rolls with a boon ⬙ (12, 19) = Failure!
GINGA
(raises his head alertly)
GINGA
(raises his head alertly)
(soft woof)
PRESTO
PRESTO
Oh, Ginga. It's noth--
Suddenly, a huge, monstrously mutated beast rears up out of the mists, its roar thunderous!
MONSTER
MONSTER
**ROOOOAR!**
Monster Attack 🎲(6) = Stunning Gaze!
Presto's WIL (18), rolls a ⬙ (11) = Success!
PRESTO
PRESTO
G-- gu-- guh-- GUYS!!!
GM says:
GM says:
ROUND ONE, draw for Initiative.
DIANA
DIANA
🎴(2)
ERIC
ERIC
🎴(5)
PRESTO
PRESTO
🎴(4)
GINGA
GINGA
🎴(8)
MONSTERS
MONSTERS
🎴(1)🎴(7)
MONSTER
MONSTER
**Snarl!**
Monster Attack 🎲(2) = Dagger-like Teeth! Random Target = 🎲(3). Ginga
Ginga's EVADE (12), rolls a ⬙ (14) = Failure!
The beast lunges forward, snapping at Ginga and raising the dog up as it bites down upon him.
Damage D12 = 11
GINGA
GINGA
**Yelp!**
Ginga's limp body is tossed aside into the dust.
DIANA
(within the tent)
DIANA
(within the tent)
Wha-- What was that?
PRESTO
PRESTO
Ginga! NOoooo!
(rushing over to Ginga's body, he doffs his hat to cast a spell)
"Roses are red, We're in trouble..."
But the beast snaps its head instinctively, nose flaring at the mere whiff of magic. It SNARLS again, slashing down upon Presto's back as he is mid-spellcast.
Monster Reaction Attack = Damage 🎲(D6) = 6
Complete the spellcast? Presto's WIL (18), rolls a ⬙(18) = Yikes. Barely.
PRESTO
PRESTO
Ahhh!!
(scrambling to turn to face the beast, struggling to maintain the spell)
"Surround us both, In a protective BUBBLE!"
STONE BUBBLE SHIELD (at Power Level 2) = 4 Willpower Points
ELEMENTALISM (14), rolls with a bane ⬙(2, 19) = Fails!
A steady stream of small soap bubbles comes wafting out of Presto's hat.
PRESTO
PRESTO
Oh, come on!? Really? I said BUBBLE!
GLASSES OF COMPETENCE = 3 Willpower Points
BUBBLE SHIELD (at Power Level 2) = 4 Willpower Points
ELEMENTALISM (14), rolls with a bane ⬙(4, 19) = Fails! Oh, snaps.
The beast seems unconcerned about the bubbles.
ERIC
(within the tent)
ERIC
(within the tent)
Uhhhh. Five more minutes, mom...
DIANA
(within the tent)
DIANA
(within the tent)
Eric! Get up! Monster! Monster!!
ERIC
(within the tent)
ERIC
(within the tent)
Aw! Already?!
GM says:
GM says:
ROUND TWO, draw for Initiative.
DIANA
DIANA
🎴(4)
ERIC
ERIC
🎴(1)
PRESTO
PRESTO
🎴(6)
GINGA
GINGA
🎴(X)
MONSTERS
MONSTERS
🎴(5)🎴(9)
Eric scrambles from the tent and stands, fumbling to position his shield.
ERIC
ERIC
Okay, what--
(clocking the beast)
what-- WHAT IS THAT! And can I go back to bed?!
Diana comes scrambling after, extending the Staff of Acrobats, and not letting any surprise show.
DIANA
(her armor rune gives a flash of light)
DIANA
(her armor rune gives a flash of light)
Hey! Dummy! If you are waiting to get MORE ugly, just come over here and let us bash your face in!
MONSTER
(snapping his attention to Diana)
MONSTER
(snapping his attention to Diana)
Snarl! Grr-garruff, **ROAR!!!**
Monster Attack 🎲(3) = Raking Claws!
The monster rears up toward Diana, its arms and claws flailing about with deadly certainty...
ERIC
ERIC
What, are you stupid AND ugly? Over here, ya jerk!
GUARDIAN = 2 WP
Damage 2D8 = 6
SHIELD OF THE CAVALIER = 2WP, reduce 2d6 (7)
... and the monster comes crashing down upon Eric, or more accurately, his glowing white aura from his Shield.
MONSTER
(sniffing at Eric's aura, growing wild with disgust and hatred)
MONSTER
(sniffing at Eric's aura, growing wild with disgust and hatred)
**WOWWWAAAARRRR!**
GM says:
GM says:
Presto, make a ELEMENTALISM roll.
Presto's ELEMENTALISM (14), rolls a ⬙ (6) = Success!
PRESTO
(suddenly realizing)
PRESTO
(suddenly realizing)
Ah! It hates magic!
ERIC
(holding the slavering monster up, just barely, from beneath his Shield, its aura sputtering brightly)
ERIC
(holding the slavering monster up, just barely, from beneath his Shield, its aura sputtering brightly)
Oh, great. NOW he tells me!
continued in
6.5 Camp near the Colossus, Part II . . .
GM FOOTNOTES:
Unfortunately, there's no guidance on rolling for random encounters in the Dragonbane core rulebook. It mentions them, but offers no table. Instead, there are tables in is companion Adventures book, but they are very bespoke to the Misty Vale micro-setting. In addition, they give basically a 50/50 chance by making 1-6 out of a D12 be "no encounter" and the remaining numbers each a specific encounter. I'd rather have something other than a coin flip as the odds, although admitedly not every number 7-12 yields a combat encounter.
I decided to use the Quest generator in the gamemaster chapter, instead. It takes a D6, with a 5 being an encounter. If I can figure a way to use the other results, I'll incorporate them but otherwise I'll ignore them. Yes, these odds are too low, but in a solo adventure like this I'm OK with that.
I think I should have PUSHED the roll to try a re-roll with the Stone Bubble Shield (using Presto's Apprentice Hat, I am allowing him to cast things unlearned from his spell list, but it's with a bane.) By using the Glasses, he's down an extra 3 WP. Of course, I wonder-- should I have pushed AND done the glasses, too?! ...
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