It's an action for me.

I guess you can rule they can pick it up and do another action but I might rule they are at some disadvantage that round. Maybe -1 to hit by them and enemy combatants get a +1 to hit. They aren't paying attention to combat is my idea behind this.

## 2024-03-20

  Present

    - Jason (Vigmundr - cleric)
    - Dave (Torcan-purloiner)
    - Yanick (Verg - cryomancer)
    - Shawn(Asulfr - druid)
    - Marge (Verica - purloiner)


  not present

    - Jenn (Conan - pyromancer)
    - Mark (Emmet Slaan - gadgeteer)
    - Chris (arsalion-death-lord)


### 577-03-23
Weather:
  conditions:
    base: Rain
    effects:
      - Missile fire at -2
      - -10 MV
  temp: 45
  temp_c: 7.2
  wind:
    wind_direction: Southeast
    wind_force: moderate breeze
    wind_speed: 13
    wind_speed_kph: 20.9

Get back to Hillvale about mid day.

Considering where to run off to next.

Talk to the Adventurers Guild steward about Brigands Bay

He talks a little bit about the road that goes to Mott's Bailey

Verg gets a tattoo of a horse with a ranger on it with
a bear hugging the ranger covering his right pectoral region.

Verica gets K+V4EVA on her left arm, the deltoid

Verica's tattoo is done relatively quickly and Verg's takes
the rest of the day

## 577-03-24
Weather:
  conditions:
    base: Rain
    effects:
      - Missile fire at -2
      - -10 MV
  temp: 60
  temp_c: 15.6
  wind:
    wind_direction: Southeast
    wind_force: light breeze
    wind_speed: 5
    wind_speed_kph: 8.0

They end the day at a logging camp

Verica asks about Zilzoon.

One lumberjack kind of flirts with Verica.

The lumberjacks that are on watch through the
night drink with the party members on watch.

## 577-03-25
Weather:
  conditions:
    base: Fog
    effects:
      - Visibility reduced to 20 feet
  temp: 50
  temp_c: 10.0
  wind:
    wind_direction: West
    wind_force: moderate breeze
    wind_speed: 19
    wind_speed_kph: 30.6

In the afternoon they run into a patrol of
wearing Stonebrook livery.

Pleasantries are exchanged and the groups
head off in opposite directions

As the party gets ready to set up camp they
are surprised by a large group of armed people.

They ask the party what are they up to.

"We hear things are interesting at the end

Well, it was a Saturday morning kids' show in the 1980s.

Here is Ash and Jay critiquing it in GMG's Grim Dark series.

This is such a fun video for those that might have watched it back in the day.

Probably lots of stuff that could be used to inspire a session or 20.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnOPPog_thY

Caveman wrote:

"Hillvale forever!"

Ha.

I need to add a little bit more detail to Hillvale since the party is going through it a bit. 

The party is heading to the coast of Brigand's Bay via the forest road you have on your map.

I didn't have a lot of time to think of a name but so far I'm going with Mott's Bailey. Ruled by Duke Mott...or King Mott...not sure yet. That's next week's problem.

Cheesy, yes. Good enough? Maybe.

## 2024-03-06

  Present

    - Marge (Verica - purloiner)
    - Jason (Vigmundr - cleric)
    - Dave (Torcan-purloiner)
    - Yanick (Verg - cryomancer)
    - Jenn (Conan - pyromancer)


  not present

    - Shawn(Asulfr - druid)
    - Mark (Emmet Slaan - gadgeteer)
    - Chris (arsalion-death-lord)


### 577-03-19

Weather
  conditions:
    base: Sleet
    effects:
      - Visibility reduced to 20 feet
      - -10 MV
  temp: 35
  temp_c: 1.7
  wind:
    wind_direction: Southeast
    wind_force: light breeze
    wind_speed: 4
    wind_speed_kph: 6.4

During first watch they meet Vigmundr and don't kill him.

At the end of 1st watch the ghostly maerling visits and a few
minutes later a shove at the door. Some norse cursing and steps going away

Towards the beginning of second watch a northern troll bursts through the north door.

Asulfr got hit first but Emmett, Vig, Verg, and kallisto
combine to kill it.

The party decamps to the other side of the southern door. They
stick a dagger in the door and do the same to the door at the
other end of the hallway they are in.

The flickering flames of the Haug-eldr make a visit during the
middle of second watch.

At the end of second watch another northern troll busts through
the door.

It makes several attacks on Asulfr. Then Kallisto steps in and
gives it some serious damage.

The party realizes that trying to rest in the dungeon is not a
bad idea.

They are able to get back up the slide trap and up to the
barrows.

There is a discussion about creating a pyre for Aldi but wait a day
to see if the weather lets up.

### 577-03-20

Weather
  conditions:
    base: Rain
    effects:
      - Missile fire at -2
      - -10 MV
  temp: 45
  temp_c: 7.2
  wind:
    wind_direction: East
    wind_force: moderate breeze
    wind_speed: 16
    wind_speed_kph: 25.7

There is talk to build the pyre in the barrow the longship was in and have
Conan fireball it again.

Iron Ranger wrote:

No wonder I was winning everything! 

 
I'm sorry then that I fixed the glitch! ;-)

## 2024-02-21

  Present

    - Dave (Torcan-purloiner)
    - Jenn (Conan - pyromancer)
    - Yanick (Verg - cryomancer)
    - Marge (Verica - purloiner)
    - Jason (Aldsvider - huntsman)

  not present

    - Shawn(Asulfr - druid)
    - Mark (Emmet Slaan - gadgeteer)
    - Chris (arsalion-death-lord)





### 577-03-18

Weather:
  conditions:
    base: Cloudy
  temp: 50
  temp_c: 10.0
  wind:
    wind_direction: South
    wind_force: moderate breeze
    wind_speed: 19
    wind_speed_kph: 30.6

They leave the room, cross the octagonal room taking the western hallway.
The hallway twists and turns and ends in a door. Behind it is a room full
of debris and litter. Rotting food, some skulls, and broken arrows are
easily seen.

Torcan rummages for a bit and finds some broken pottery and a large, rusty
chain. He also search the area for secret doors and finds none. He does
give the chain to Verg to hold on to. Aldi walks up and pulls on it. Verg
drops it.

The party goes back to the octagonaly room and go north out of octogaon.
At the intersection they take a right and go throug the door at the end
of the hall.

In the room is a Maerling slaying an extended family.

verg walks up to the mural to check it out. As he gets close a trap
door opens and swalls him up.

Unbeknownst by the rest of the group Verg is attacked by 3 haug bui.

Verg throws ice darts and wounds a couple

Meanwhile Verica ties rope around herself and Torcan anchors it. She then
walks on and triggers the trap door. She slides about half way to the
other room before the trapdoor closes and binds the rope.

Verg throws his ice axe.

Verica decides to untie the rope and slides the rest of the way.

Kallisto decides she can't wait and takes the trap.

Verg throws some more ice darts, Verica misses and Kallisto stands up

Aldi runs to get the rusty chain while everyone else is figuring out a plan.

Kallisto wades into melee and hits her opponent who then tries to attack her but stumbles.
Kallisto takes adva

## 2024-01-24

  Present

    - Dave (Torcan-purloiner)
    - Yanick (Verg - cryomancer)
    - Jenn (Conan - pyromancer)

  not present

    - Shawn(Asulfr - druid)
    - Marge (Verica - purloiner)
    - Jason (Aldsvider - huntsman)
    - Mark (Emmet Slaan - gadgeteer)
    - Chris (arsalion-death-lord)




### 577-03-02

Weather:
  conditions:
    base: Fog
    effects:
      - Visibility reduced to 20 feet
  temp: 50
  temp_c: 10.0
  wind:
    effects:
      - missile fire at -2
      - flying creatures at 1/2 MV unless moving with wind
    wind_direction: Southeast
    wind_force: strong breeze
    wind_speed: 24
    wind_speed_kph: 38.6

Just outside of Hillvale the run into a ducal patrol.
Verg yells, "Stonebrook forever".

The patrol leader waves and continues on.

Get to Grassland without any other fuss.

Spend the night and head to Stonebrook

### 577-03-03

weather:
  conditions:
    base: Rain
    effects:
      - Missile fire at -2
      - -10 MV
  temp: 45
  temp_c: 7.2
  wind:
    wind_direction: West
    wind_force: light breeze
    wind_speed: 8
    wind_speed_kph: 12.9

Just outside of Grassland they run into another ducal patrol. This time
of only 12 soldiers.

The patrol stops them, "Stop in the name of the Duke of Stonebrook"

"What is your business?"

"Returning from spelunking and adventuring", says Verg.

"What kind of adventuring and where?", the lieutenant asks.

"Taking care of the Witch Mounds."

"Ok, be on your way. Just behave yourself. I know how you adventurers get when
you get back to town"

They are stopped at the gates to the town.

The guards asks them their business.

"Going back home"

"Where's home"

"Southeast side, small mansion"

"Ok, don't cause any trouble"

Aldi and Torcan level up.

Torcan takes 8 days to train (finishing 577-03-12)
and Aldi takes 9 (finishing 577-03-13)

Torcan learns Remove Curse and Dispel Magic
Then takes t

## 2024-01-10

Present

- Marge (Verica - purloiner)
- Jenn (Conan - pyromancer)
- Dave (Torcan-purloiner)
- Jason (Aldsvider - huntsman)

not present

- Shawn(Asulfr - druid)
- Yanick (Verg - cryomancer)
- Mark (Emmet Slaan - gadgeteer)
- Chris (arsalion-death-lord)


### 577-02-26

While waiting for Verg to no longer be paralyzed
the back of the party is jumped by 3 svart alfar.

Arsalion and Asulfr are able to dispatch them even with
a few stumbles and awkard attacks.

Verica loots them finding 9 copper arm bands and 30 gp.

The party continues forward and finds some stairs down.

The hallway at the bottom continues east, turns south,
and ends in a door.

Emmett checks it and opens it for Kallisto.

Beyond is a room filled with bas reliefs. They
are depicting Maerling warriors committing terrible
acts on people.

The other door in the north wall on the eastern edge is
taken to go out of the room is taken.

It leads to a four way intersection. The western
hallway is taken. It leads to an empty room.

There is hallway going west out of the room.

It turns north and ends with a door on the western wall.

Emmett checks it and opens it for Kallisto.

There is a door in the north wall. It has graffitti on it:

So many have fallen, so many more to die
-- like wheat before a scythe.
Our limbs are weary of cleaving blows
-- we face endless hordes of foes

As the room is inspected ancient blood stains and chips on
the wall are found

As those in the room are doing this those still in the
hallway are attacked by 3 northern trolls.

Aldi takes a big hit and everyone retreats to the room
and Torcan jams the door with a dagger.

A troll busts down the door. Torcan decided to attack instead
of running away. Kallisto chooses to come to Torcan's aid

Meanwhile Emmett leaves down the north hallway past the door. There
is also a hallway leading to the west.

Kallisto engages the troll in melee with Aldi is shooting at it and
Torcan is Praying to Rel.

The second troll is killed and

## 2023-11-29

  Present

    - Yanick (Verg - cryomancer)
    - Marge (Verica - purloiner)
    - Jenn (Conan - pyromancer)
    - Jason (Aldsvider - huntsman)
    - Dave (Torcan-purloiner)
    - Shawn(Asulfr - druid)

  not present

    - Mark (Emmet Slaan - gadgeteer)
    - Chris (arsalion-death-lord)


### 577-02-25

Weather:
  conditions:
    base: Cloudy
  temp: 70
  temp_c: 21.1
  wind:
    wind_direction: East
    wind_force: light breeze
    wind_speed: 7
    wind_speed_kph: 11.3

Verg takes the door to the east. It leads to a 4 way intersection
and beyond that to the east is a door.

At the intersection they see a door to the north. To the south the
hallway continues and then looks like it turns east.

The northern door is inspected and then opened. There is a room
with a door on the northern wall, a door in the eastern wall, and
a hallway in the western wall that leads to a door. The room is
barren otherwise.

The northern door is taken. Beyond it is a hallway that curves to the west.
Kallisto and Verica take the lead. It goes to a 4 way intersection. To the
north it goes a little bit until it hits a T intersection. To the west
is a door. To the south is a hallway that eventually turns west.

They go south and just past the turn is a door. Verica checks it and
Kallisto opens it.

The northern wall of this room is covered
with a large mural depicting an immense ash tree. The upper
branches reach into the heavens, while the roots delve deep
into the ground. This is recognized by the Vikings of the group
to be the Tree of Life, known as Yggdrasil
As the mural is studied they notice a number of unsettling things.
The wood of the tree is beginning to rot and decay.
Hanging in the upper boughs are a number of humans, rotting and swinging from
nooses. Writhing through the roots are numerous demonic
creatures, hideous to behold as they gnaw upon the roots and
slowly poison the tree.

After staring a bit longer they believe that they see movement in the mural,
u