Rumble in the Jungle

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Summary

Adventure: Pirated Away, or Rumble in the Jungle
GM: Michael Young
Session: Autumn 813
Night: Wednesday
Location: Glenn's place
Level: Low

Party:

• Ahiga - Human Barbarian Rune Mage Warrior - Leader
• Pug - diseased goblin ice mage, MS 2
• Mîm the Pilgrim - Shapechanger Tiger cutie - Celestial, Troubador 2, dances, juggles, courtier, Thief. Is there no end to her talents?
• Tallima - Giant Goblin female namer, Military Scientist 3, Ranger 2, Rank 5 healer
• Mave - Human cutie bard courtier bard thief and spy
• Brak the Barbarian - Shapechanger Tiger E&E philosopher Courtier

Employer:Jason, or at least he is the apprentice Rune Mage/Warder of our actual elderly Employer Dimetrious.

Mission: Jason's village Lavrio on the NE coast of Delph has been invaded by pirates. We are to remove them from control
Pay:

• 500 sp a week (standard guild pay)
• Loan of 1 gut buster potion each
• Promise of any loot from pirates
• Possible possession and disposal of one or more ships (once captured)
• Possible rune teaching from the employer
• Offer of teaching of warding against elemental

Briefing and Knowledge

Dangers in the area include

• Pirates
• Poisonous creatures such as snakes and spiders (it will be jungle time).
• Rare elementals
• Rare (lately) orcs
• Rare Drow
• Slavers.
• More pirates.
• Ant people.
• No orcs seen recently.

Lavrio has about 400-500 inhabitants, of which there were 2 or 3 nominally acting as a defence force. It has a wooden palisade (mainly to keep out the dangers of the jungle). This did not work well against pirates it must be said. Civilisation. It never lasts for long.

The village is up the cost from the Drow city to the south. Nominally, it is under the influence of the Greek cities to the north.

Nominally, there are village elders in charge. They have a few slaves. Jason's mother Rahi? lives in the village.

Outside the village

There is a witch in the jungle outside the village called Janis. Demetrious also lives outside the village. [An obvious target for the pirates] Wood cutters Leather workers 10-15 fishing boats

There is a ruined fort on the point of the harbour; complete with tunnels; good overview of village. Pirates may be there as well.

The pirates arrived last week. About 40? Mostly human

It begins

We are portaled via mists conjured by Jason at midnight (at a time prearranged by Demitrious)

We arrive, but all is not well.

Naked, on our backs, separated and thus unable to enjoy the nakedness. Unless of course you enjoy naked goblins, which I personally don't, although I suspect that some of our party would. I was only being attacked by one, who attempted to cut off my balls with a rusty dagger. I kicked him off and that and the smite killed him. I then turned tiger to go and help the rest, as I heard a woman screaming. However, I was some distance away. Mim was tiger already (good thinking) and promptly ripped her attackers to bits, and then charged in and bit the head off of one attacking Mave. Tallima recruited them, proving a formidable goblin boss, although she will need to do do something about deserters. She confiscated a primitive spear. Aega disposed of some and captures a goblin attacker. Pug also took care of his attackers.

We located Jason (unconscious).

Jason was brought round by Tallima suggested that the portal had been disrupted, perhaps by his death. We were obviously not near the village. We can see stars, however, and know we are near a river. Mim says she can fly us out, but needs space for take off.

The goblins revealed they had a camp near by. The party gets to the camp but finds it deserted with little left. Mim and I pursued goblins killing as we went so we/the party could retrieve their items.

Our two shape changers went of hunting goblins; for what they carried enjoying their immunity to the goblins weapons; only pausing to wonder if they would ever get the taste out of their mouths. They were frustrated by one goblin up a tree, so Brak came back to the camp for help, Min learnt about don’t be cocky you never know when the buggers will have silver arrows.

Looting the camp

Meanwhile the rest of searched the camp of what we could find, Mave could be heard muttering I’ll rather go naked. We did a few things including a hand axe but more importantly Hic the goblin brewer; there will be beer to-night. We quickly got the goblin out of the tree, having an 8 foot naked female goblin helped, so we gained a scout Oiy and some very useful information. Surveying the situation we quickly realised that we needed more equipment, so we found the rest of the tribe (the rat tribe what a surprise) and negotiated the standard goblin practise of ambush and steal from your neighbour. The tribe quick arranged a meeting to discuss the two dangerous shape changers in the area. They waited to pour arrows down on the other tribe (The boars as they rode large war boars).

The ambush

We ambushed from invisibility and took out the boar riders including the leader very quickly, two shape change tigers and a polar bear made it easy, while Mave pacified the normally bad tampered boars with her singing. We then got pelted with arrows and took a bit of damage, purely accidental our tribe said yeah right.

Looting

We divided up the loot; we each have a weapon better than a goblin pointy stick and should be able make some basic leather armour. Amulet and a few goblin healing potions are found, some think they are made of goblin toe nails from the smell, and the rest went to the tribe. Ahiga takes one of the boars to ride, which later becomes a very nice breakfast. Three of the goblins decide to come with us Oiy, abe the shaman slave and Hic the brewer (I’m pleased).

Let us fly

We decide to fly down the river in the morning before we get ambushed by our tribe, the boars or both you can never trust bloody goblins. Surprising we survive to the morning without ambush and set off. We have flown for an hour when a gargoyle takes Mim out of the air and they plunge into the river. Brak bravely rescues by plummeting into the river and killing the Gargoyle. Aiga thought Brak was expecting more than a mumbled thank you, but knowing Mim, that was not the case. We pull ourselves onto the riverbank after retreiving the gargoyle corpse and contemplate how to talk to the dead body for more information.

Experience & Other Awards

Ahiga	Brak	Mave	Mim	Pug	Tallima
5000	5000	4500	5600	4900	4600
After racial tax:
1.0	1.4	1.0	1.4	0	0
After bonuses (Scribe etc.):
0	0	0	0	0	0
After Loot Auction:
0	0	0	0	0	0
Income:
0	0	0	0	0	0

Standard magic

• Greater enchantment rank 6 on 2 areas
• Smite
• Lesser enchantment

With preparation

• Possible ice armour
• Possible quickness (2 at a time)
• Enhance enchantment 4

Treasure

• rusty dagger
• obsidian dagger
• old goblin jock strap
• Falchion * 4
• Spear * 1
• Amulet of luck
• 6 silver arrows
• Short bow and arrows
• 6 daggers
• Goblin healing potions * 8
• Gargoyle skin
• enough leather to get 1 point of armour each