Barrowmaze 5E, Sessions 10, 11, and 12 - The Destruction of the Tablet of Chaos!

Over the last three weeks or so we played our tenth, eleventh, and twelfth sessions of Barrowmaze 5E. The party knew that they were close to finding and destroying the Tablet of Chaos

The roster of characters:

• Tanya - Sariel Moonblossom (Half-Elf Cleric of Arcantryl 4)
• Eli - Omarion Zolond (Drow Necromancer 4) 
• Aidan - Alivin O'Harris (Human Ranger 4)
• Christopher - Feles Pugnat (Tabaxi Fighter 4)
• Hireling - Freelik of Glossimir (High Elf Fighter 4) - 2 gp/day
• Hireling - Arnd Cobblestone (Dwarf Cleric 4) - 2 gp/day
• Hireling - Brother Binford (Human Cleric of St. Ygg 4) - 2 gp/day
• Mongrelmen Hirelings: Kenamon, Qalhata, Somintu, and Werenro

12th Day of Hardfrost, 1000 GCY

     The party continued to explore the chambers around where they thought the Tablet of Chaos was, and found a way to a teleport circle - but had to battle their way through crypt knights and barrow mummies. They lost one of the mongrelmen hirelings - Kasmut was slain in the battle and the body defiled to such an extent that they could not be saved. They passed through the teleport circle into a library/laboratory, where they decided to hole up for a long rest.

13th Day of Hardfrost, 1000 GCY

     The party entered the next chamber, where they encountered the Keeper of the Tablet, attended by hezrou demons and necrolytes. In the battle, the Keeper teleported away, and the party slogged through the demons and followers. They then look a long rest.

     Later that day, they entered the next chamber, finding coffers and chests full of treasure and a crystal ball. After another long rest to attune to the item, Omarion used the crystal ball to search for the Keeper, and saw him conversing with an undead dragon! 

     They used a teleport circle to teleport to the real chamber in which they found the Tablet of Chaos, but when they tried to acquire it in order to destroy it, the Keeper teleported to the chamber and began an all-out assault to keep them from the Tablet. The battle was fierce, and the Keeper was able to unleash some high-powered spells like power word kill and power word stun against them, but they finally prevailed, and Brother Binford destroyed the Tablet of Chaos using the Gauntlet of Palantis (destroying both in the process!). 

     The party was overjoyed to have finally destroyed the Tablet of Chaos!

Current PC XP: 10,173 XP (enough to reach level 5)

Current Hireling XP: 9,686 XP (enough to reach level 5)

Valhalla (R.I.P.)

•  Imeni the Mongrelman, beheaded by Varghoulis the Dread Knight and his Crypt Knights of the Black Legion (1/3/1000)
• "Killer" Kelg Barrelgut (dwarf fighter hireling), killed by a Son of Gaxx (and subsequently the corpse was burned for fear he would arise as a new Son of Gaxx) (1/9/1000)
• Kasmut the Mongrelman, slain by crypt knights and barrow mummies in the Barrowmaze in a chamber adjacent to the one in which the false Tablet of Chaos was found (1/12/1000)

Barrowmaze 5E Session 8 - Clues to the Tablet of Chaos!

 

Saturday (11/1/25) we played our eighth session of Barrowmaze 5E. The party decided to continue to delve into the depths of the Barrowmaze dungeon . . . 

The roster of characters:

• Tanya - Sariel Moonblossom (Half-Elf Cleric of Arcantryl 3)
• Eli - Omarion Zolond (Drow Necromancer 3) 
• Aidan - Alivin O'Harris (Human Ranger 3)
• Christopher - Feles Pugnat (Tabaxi Fighter 3)
• Hireling - Freelik of Glossimir (High Elf Fighter 2) - 2 gp/day
• Hireling - Brother Binford (Human Cleric of St. Ygg 2) - 2 gp/day
• Mongrelmen Hirelings: Kasmut, Kenamon, Qalhata, Somintu, and Werenro

11th Day of Hardfrost, 1000 GCY

     The party awoke in their "safe room" in the dungeon, having taken an extra-long rest to recover and prepare to face the terrors of the dungeon. They decided to check out the northernmost edge of their map and see what progress they could make, They had decided to make it their mission to find and destroy the Tablet of Chaos. 

     They found a room that appeared to be a chapel, with a large statue behind an altar. They heard muttering and grumbling from under the floor, and found a pit trap containing a dwarf cleric named Arnd Cobblestone. Arnd had fallen into the trap and his companions had fled. They freed him from the trap and he became a new hireling of the party. 

     The party experimented with making offerings on the altar, and finally discovered that sacrificing an enchanted chain shirt produced an effect - the statue animated and offered to answer a question. The party carefully worded a question for the statue to tell them how to get to the Tablet of Chaos. The statue began to give them directions through the lightless corridors of the dungeon to the area where the tablet supposedly rests. The party does not think the statue necessarily gave them the shortest or safest route to the Tablet of Chaos, but they do believe that the information is genuine and that following its directions will lead them to the tablet. 

     With a long trek through the dungeon ahead of them, the party decided to stock up on supplies. They made the four-hour trek back to Helix, where they did some shopping, including for at least ten days worth of rations for each member of the party, Then another four-hour hike back into the Barrowmaze and back into the dungeon. They were lucky enough to avoid any encounters during this time. 

     The party began to follow the oracle's directions to the Tablet of Chaos. They encountered a party of tomb-robbers, and negotiated safe passage (the tomb robbers were heading west and the party was heading east). The party then looted the room they had vacated. 

     Next the party came across a battle between the Acolytes of Orcus and the Necromancers of Set. They joined the Acolytes and helped defeat the Necromancers, then negotiated another safe passage. Omarion looted a talisman of the dead from one of the Necromancers, learning that he could only attune to it if he were a sincere worshipper of the evil god Set. 

     The party passed through and looted several more chambers. Eventually they discovered an odd wand of secrets and tested it out in a nearby room - discovering a pit trap and three secret doors. They actually already knew where one of the secret doors was, because it had been revealed to them in the oracle's directions. 

     The party actually passed through a different secret door to check out the area and establish a safe place to camp. The room they explored contained four giant carnivorous flies, which they had to defeat, but then they were able to establish a safe place to camp until the next morning. 

Current PC XP: 1654 XP

Current Hireling XP: 1187 XP

Valhalla (R.I.P.)

•  Imeni the Mongrelman, beheaded by Varghoulis the Dread Knight and his Crypt Knights of the Black Legion (1/3/1000)
• "Killer" Kelg Barrelgut (dwarf fighter hireling), killed by a Son of Gaxx (and subsequently the corpse was burned for fear he would arise as a new Son of Gaxx) (1/9/1000)

The NEW roster of characters:

• Tanya - Sariel Moonblossom (Half-Elf Cleric of Arcantryl 3)
• Eli - Omarion Zolond (Drow Necromancer 3) 
• Aidan - Alivin O'Harris (Human Ranger 3)
• Christopher - Feles Pugnat (Tabaxi Fighter 3)
• Hireling - Freelik of Glossimir (High Elf Fighter 2) - 2 gp/day
• Hireling - Arnd Cobblestone (Dwarf Cleric 2) - 2 gp/day
• Hireling - Brother Binford (Human Cleric of St. Ygg 2) - 2 gp/day
• Mongrelmen Hirelings: Kasmut, Kenamon, Qalhata, Somintu, and Werenro

Barrowmaze 5E Session 7 - Back to the Dungeon! Zombies, Rot Grubs, Crystal Statues, Sons of Gaxx, and the Gaunlet of Palantis!

 

Saturday (10/18/25) we played our seventh session of Barrowmaze 5E. The party decided to return to the dungeon this times . . . 

The roster of characters:

• Tanya - Sariel Moonblossom (Half-Elf Cleric of Arcantryl 3)
• Eli - Omarion Zolond (Drow Necromancer 3) 
• Aidan - Alivin O'Harris (Human Ranger 3)
• Christopher - Feles Pugnat (Tabaxi Fighter 3)
• Hireling - Freelik of Glossimir (High Elf Fighter 2) - 2 gp/day
• Hireling - Brother Binford (Human Cleric of St. Ygg 2) - 2 gp/day
• Mongrelmen Hirelings: Kasmut, Kenamon, Qalhata, Somintu, and Werenro

10th Day of Hardfrost, 1000 GCY

     The party set off for the Barrowmaze early as usual, and arrived without any random encounters. They had decided to return to the dungeon and explore the edges of their map. They fought some zombies, and dealt with rot grubs.

     They battled two animated crystal statues and discovered a secret chamber in which they discovered a powerful relic of Law, the Gauntlet of Palantis. Based on their research, the party believes this magical gauntlet could be a key to destroying the Tablet of Chaos, should they ever locate it. Unfortunately, it can really only attune to a Lawful Good cleric or paladin, so the only character in the party to whom it could attune is their hireling, Brother Binford.

     The party found a couple of runic tablets in an otherwise empty crypt. Remembering that most such tablets contain curses, the party placed these tablets into a bag without attempting to read them, and decided to offer them for sale to their patron, Mazzahs the Magnificent, when they get back to Helix (if he has any interest in such things). 

     The party had a hard-fought battle with a Son of Gaxx before deciding to retreat to a "safe" room in the dungeon and camping there until the next morning . . . 

Current PC XP: 1590 XP

Current Hireling XP: 1123 XP

Valhalla (R.I.P.)

•  Imeni the Mongrelman, beheaded by Varghoulis the Dread Knight and his Crypt Knights of the Black Legion (1/3/1000)
• "Killer" Kelg Barrelgut (dwarf fighter hireling), killed by a Son of Gaxx (and subsequently the corpse was burned for fear he would arise as a new Son of Gaxx) (1/9/1000)