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Chapter Ten: Empires of the Dying Sun Played out November 18th 2023 through December 2nd 2023 at GEEK FORTRESS Background: Welcome to the Mysterious Continents of the West.. Friday October 1st 1453 The Blue Flying Fish with the help of a "Modern Magic Sexton" supplied by Henry the Navigator she starts her voyage west. After the Blue Flying Fish lost a mast in the storm, the team desperate to survive call out to the "God controlling the storm and ask what it wants?" The God Replies in Draconic "BLOOD" The team convince Albertus to use one of his 42 "Calling Gems" he received while pole dancing as a 20' crocadile in the House of Dragons to summon an adult Black Dragon. Flat footed and expecting something else, the team "Wound it" and the bleeding dragon is pushed overboard into the storm.... "YUM" is the reply from the deity controlling the storm and the crippled Airship is set down on a Jungle Mountain top.... Part One (Chapter 10 in 1453) Scene One: Arrival in the Andes The Flying Blue Fish sets down on a small jungle mountain top. It’s missing its main mast, and the ship will not fly. It’s sunset on October 1st and in the distance the team can see a mountain top palace across the jungle valley below. The team must decide what to do next…. They decide to fortify their position and then leave for the Palace in the distance a few hours before lunch on Saturday... Saturday October 2nd 1453 Scene Two: Trip to Machu Pichu Fun in the Andes Jungle Encounter One Carnivorous Plants Giant FlyTraps (2300exp each team member) Encounter Two Cats A Jaguar stalks the party, but they avoid killing the Jaguar and their new discovered ship's cat Merlin is then possessed by a Ccoa that questions the party. Satistfied with their answers it then summoned a Acalica to guide them through the Jungle to Machu Pichu. (1000exp each) Imperial Estate of Emperor Cuzco Pachacuti Of the Tawantinsuyu (INCA) Empire,
Both depictions are in their own way accurate… A fortress town of about 1000, situated high in the Mountains. The Emperor himself awaits his new guests… Born 1420, Emperor at 18 in 1438, and 33 years old in 1453.
Scene Three: Machu Pichu Meeting with Emperor Cuzco They made all the Charisma rolls and got 700 exp each. The emperor’s problem; The holy site of Tiwanaku has been silent for the last 4 moons, (Since the end of May). All investigating, monks, heroes, and troops have failed to return. Find out what is going on there and fix it, and he "maybe" able to fix their air ship. The Tiwanaku (Or the stone at the center) is on the south shore of Lake Titicaca, roughly 425miles away. To get you there in a fairly timely fashion he has Auwaz Coutyls ready to fly you there after lunch.
About afternoon, an hour or two before sun set on Saturday... Scene Four: The abandoned city of Tiwanaku A giant storm cloud circles overhead covering the southern half of the lake in constant night like darkness. The Auwaz Coutyls will set the team down on a hill lover looking the ruins and will go no further. Some llamas are eating grass on the hill, DC 5 will spot a friendly JarJacha that if they pass a Cha DC 4 will chat with the team. Once a city of about 20,000 when it was abandoned, according to legends, overnight about 453 years ago. It’s now a dusty ruin except for the Temple to Inti (Their Sun god) which has been maintain by monks there since the dawn of the Inca Empire 253 years ago. The team Searches for clues... Scene Five: Temple of the Sun The team follows the friendly JarJacha named "Demon Llama" to the SUn Temple. Here the team will find all the missing Priests, Monks, Hero Champions, and Soldiers. They have all been turned to stone.
Scene Six: The Maze by the Lake Entering the maze awakens a Tzitzimitl, which comes out of the lake and begins searching the city, starting with the maze. Center of the maze has a “Well” in its center. An Encadtando in the well will help the team escape if you trust her. (600exp each)
Scene Seven:Lake Titicaca Ruins off the Island of the Great Cat The Encadtando casts a water breathing spell and guides the team through the water filled tunnels into an underwater field of ruins just off the shore from the city. The city of Tiwanaku was far bigger than the Incas realized with most of it underwater. Now homes to a pod of Encadtando. DC10 Cha check and she will answer all their questions about what happened to the city, both in the past and in the last 4 moons. She will also give the location of the “Temple of Horrors” on the new desolate island that appeared over four moons ago. Scene six: Temple of Horrors The team approaches the Temple at just after sun set, but its hard to tell what time it is with the dark, raging clouds above... They Approach the Temple hoping to find answers and the CODEX of the Infinite Tablet Room 1: Temple Altar Guardian Stela & Howler Monkeys Room 2: Priests Rooms Mico Brujo Room 3: Servant’s and Guards rooms, Storage, Vault Guariba-Boia Room 4: False Tome of Mictlantecuhtli True Tome of Mictlecatcihuatl: The last princess of Atlantis and a Guecubu Room 5: Puzzle room of the Dammed of red and green tiles (600exp) Room 6: Feathered Cloak Room Room 7: Super Fun slide Room 8: Throne Room of Mictlantecuhtli Mictlantecuhtli Xtabay Before Mictlantecuhtli they team made 3 Charisma Saves DC 25 Challenge One: Convince Mictlantecuhtli NOT to kill them. They Rolled a NATURE 20 SUCCESS ! Challenge Two: Convince Mictlantecuhtli Give them the CODEX of the INFINITE. They Rolled a NATURE 20 SUCCESS ! The Last Prince of Atlantis, and now a god of Death wants something in return however. About 15 years ago an unknown army raided the Sun Temple at Tiwanaku. They stole a Crystal Skull. Mictlantecuhtli wants it back. Then he will give the team the CODEX of the INFINITE. Challenge Three: Convince Mictlantecuhtli to join the Incan Empire in protecting the continent of South KAB (South America). They Rolled a NATURE 20 SUCCESS ! The team were then allowed to leave to search for the missing Crystal Skull.
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The party wealth gained thus far in the campaign... Total Gold on the Blue Flying Fish : 10,950 kept in 7 100 pd chests in the hold.
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The Experience earned by the party in the campaign so far... Exp earned for each player as of October 1st 1453 : 42,222 Exp earned for each player on October 2nd 1453 : + 4,600 = 46,822 Total experience from the Temple of Mictlantecuhtli Exp for each player Guardian Stela & Howler Monkeys: 75 Mico Brujo: 484 Guariba-Boia: 650 Guecubu: 1000 Puzzle room of the Dammed: Red and Blue tiles: 600 Feathered Cloak Room: 300 Super Fun slide: 900 Throne Room of Mictlantecuhtli 1334 Mictlantecuhtli Xtabay .
+5343 52165 total Exp so far
Players are now Level 9
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