Earth. Under Sky, Under Earth

Scribe Notes

Summary

GM: Keith
Season: Autumn 825 WK
Night: Tuesdays
Location: Online
Level: Medium/High

Party

1. Grizelda - Jacqui
2. Jaycey - Anne
3. Lim - Bernard
4. Lizette - Dylan
5. Seraph - Conner
6. Six

Employer

Adventure Background

Back in 793, the Gentlefolks Adventuring Society discovered a spelljamming helm in the sunken city of Pasifika. The helm was fitted to a ship, christened the Eagle and the crew and a Guild Party went to the moon. Exploring the ruins there, they discovered a library containing books written in an unknown language and preserved by a magical stasis field. Unfortunately, if a book is removed from this field, it rapidly crumbles into dust. So, this library was left alone until it was possible to translate the books in situ. A few more flights to the moon were done up until 796, but after that, there seemed little point in returning, especially since it took at least three days to get to the moon and even to reach Thunor would take roughly seven months. Freya could be reached in three months, but a portal there had already been discovered and opened in 795. So there seemed little need for the Eagle so it was put in storage. Plus, the moon was crawling with hostile bugs.

During the last flight to the moon, a research facility had been discovered where research had been done into superluminary flight. The crystal found there was installed into a mush more powerful helm that was on [City in Flight | a more powerful helm]] A smaller, and cracked crystal, was also retrieved and fitted onto the Eagle but it was decided not to test it in case it broke and left the ship and crew stranded in deep space. However, in Autumn 815, when the sun went out, the Eagle was launched to discover what was happening. The crystal did make the helm faster, but the trip would still take over a week, as they didn't want to push it too hard. However, about five or six days into the trip, the sun flared up again, and, rather than be fried in the intense heat, they took the chance and dialled up full power. The crystal cracked, dropping them back to their usual speed, but they had managed to jump out of danger and end up near Freya, where they landed, disassembled the ship, and passed all the pieces through the portal to Alusia.

During the last five years, it became possible to translate all those books while avoiding the Selenites, thanks to rune portals from ship to library (the ship lands in a random spot, or hovers, then takes off again), bubbles of force, and translation spells. It was discovered that the helm they were using was a prototype for 'proof of concept' and had been hurriedly dispatched to Pasifika while the city was being overrun with Selenites. This is why it is so slow compared to what the theory says. A typical helm should have a maximum speed of 400 million miles per hour instead of the 2,500mph of the 'Eagle', but before the crystal broke, they got very close to that speed. So, either they need a new crystal or a more advanced helm, or both.

On a different matter, a search had been going on for the fundamental 'elements' of the Alusian Plane to either destroy or banish the eldritch horrors' lurking in Pasifika. It is highly likely there is a Great Old One sleeping at the bottom of the Abyssal Trench that needs to be dealt with by bombarding it with a blast of Elemental Harmony vibrating at the correct cosmic frequencies given by the periodic motions of the planets, i.e. the 'Song of the Spheres'. The harmonics of the Alusian system have been calculated, but obtaining samples of the pure Elements has taken much of the preceding two years and several red herrings. Since each planet represents an element, it was thought that pure Earth would be present on Ariel, yet astrology readings contradicted this. It wasn't before Lunarian astrology was taken into account that it was realised that Earth equalled Alusia and that it was likely that the astrology reading 'Earth, Under Sky, Under Earth' referred to the Pellucidar Cavern, the same place where the raw crystals, being a rare type of quartz, can be found for the helm.

Mil-Sci

Daily pattern

‘’How much time does the party spend sleeping, eating, traveling, doing rituals, etc each day’’

Travel Magics

‘’What travel magic options does the party have, how far per cast/or per day if duration is longer than usual travel time.’’ ‘’Can the party eat/sleep/etc on the mode of transport.’’

Watch Order

Day Watch. ‘’Used when stationary, or on a larger transport such as a ship’’
First - ??
Second - ??
Third - ??

Night watch
First - ??
Second - ??
Third - ??

Marching Order

Skirmish Formations (Front)
Double File	Single File

Buffs

General Buff Notes

Buffs listed in the table don't need to be detailed, other buffs not on the table must be mentioned at the time they are cast.
Y means always on, N/- means never on, 'Sit.' means when the party has time for buffs before a fight.
Weapon Spells which weapon/s it is going on normally should be noted also

Long duration buffs

Magic	Rk	Effects	Dur	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Name (??)	##	????	# Day	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Name (??)	##	????	# Hours	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Name (??)	##	????	? Hours	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Short duration buffs

Magic	Rk	Effects	Dur	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Name ???	??	????	? Mins	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Name ???	??	????	? Mins	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Name ???	??	????	? Mins	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Calendar

Autumn
	Moonday		Duesday		W'ansday		Th'rsday		Frysday		Reapsday		Sunday
	Lugnasad
Fruit (4)
			1	Guild Meeting	2		3		4		5		6
	7		8		9		10		11		12		13
	14		15		16		17		18		19		20
	21		22		23		24		25		26		27
	28		29		30
Harvest (5)
							1		2		3		4
	5		6		7		8		9		10		11
	12		13		14		15	Equinox	16		17	Seagate Autumn Fair	18	Seagate Autumn Fair
	19	Harvest Moon	20		21		22		23		24		25
	26		27		28		29	Michaelmas	30
Vintage(6)
											1		2
	3		4		5		6		7		8		9
	10		11		12		13		14		15		16
	17	Blood Moon	18		19		20		21		22		23
	24		25		26		27		28		29		30	Beerfest