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
