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Australia Log--Entry #7
10/02/04 7:00
PM
Open #3: Sharn
Team: The Iron
Talons – David (Corlin), Gavin (Reginald), Robert (Larric), Adam (Tannix),
Andrew (Beld), Stephen (Sarlis)
Overview: Three
teams made the final round: The Ones for Fun (DM’d by James), the Cobra
Kais (DM’d by Anestis), and the Iron Talons, who had the misfortune to
end up with me. As before, the Iron Talons showed themselves to be
excellent players with a firm grasp of both rules and tactics. However,
they suffered a critical loss when Reginald the sorcerer was snatched by
a salamander and pulled into lava; surprisingly the 7th-level
sorcerer didn’t survive the 70 points of fire damage (OK, that’s not
even a little surprising. Sue me.). A second character was almost pulled
into the lava, only surviving because of the timely use of action
points. In the next encounter, Beld and Sarlis chose to run ahead to
look for the bad guys while the rest of the party dealt with the goon
squad. But the death of Reggie meant no haste, which meant that the
group spent a long time apart. Beld and Sarlis disrupted the ritual, and
Beld disarmed the villain and stole the all-important Khyber-shard
staff. But their foes were protected by stoneskin and proved almost
impossible to hurt – and in the end, Sarlis was killed by the enemy
swordsman. Still, with the fire resistance spells that the party had
active, the fire-wielding villains were at a serious disadvantage, and
once the remaining party members joined Beld the course was clear. The
swordsman fled to Fernia, and the party defeated the wizard and his evil
scheme. Sharn was saved!
Highlight:
While it’s not exactly a highlight, Stephen certainly deserves some
recognition for having a perfect streak – dying in each round of the
open! He certainly could have survived this round if he’d chosen to play
it safe, but he was determined to stop the villain’s vile plan, and he
gave his life to do so. All citizens of Sharn owe this brave soul a debt
of gratitude. In lieu of flowers, mourners are asked to buy him a spare
headstone – given his streak of deaths, he’ll certainly need it!
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