In a previous & unrecorded adventure brother Athelstan reaches for the Book of Theophrastus while the novice Petunius looks on apprehensively.
The necromancer Covidius. Not nearly as formidable as he looks, as you'll soon see.
Saylok leads J'Neb, Wetham and Naim Tocs along a corridor.
Nurmi, Aushog and Zou Kov stand guard as Teragram approaches a treasure chest.
Zou Kov Q2+ C3 Leader
Aushog Q3+ C4
J'Neb Q3+ C4
Naim Tocs Q4+ C3 [Q3+ but poisoned by a ghoul last session]
Thersites Q5+ C2 Coward
Athelstan Q3+ C2 Cleric
Teragram Q3+ C2 Stealth, Traps
Nurmi Q3+ C4
Wetham Q3+ C4 Berserk [also has +1 sword so C5. Yikes.]
The party also has three Advances, each of which can be used once per session: Retain the Initiative, Tough as Nails, Dungeoneer.
ABOVE: Tegaram opens the first door in the palace and sees a large number of skeletons waiting.
ABOVE: Teragram steps smartly aside to allow the barbarians, Wetham first as always, to charge in.
ABOVE: Nurmi and Wetham pile into the skeletons and are sorely beset.
ABOVE: Outnumbered and surrounded Wetham goes down. The arrival of Athelstan saves Nurmi from the same fate.
The skeletons are eventually all disposed of. While the others grieve over Wetham Tegaram opens the chest and finds a shirt of very fine mail.
The skeletons are eventually all disposed of. While the others grieve over Wetham Tegaram opens the chest and finds a shirt of very fine mail.
ABOVE: Teragram sets off alone to explore the corridor. She takes the opportunity to slip on the mail shirt under her tunic. While doing this she is set upon by two ghosts; she despatches one and runs, and Athelstan arrives to dispel the other.
ABOVE: Opening the next door Teragram receives another unpleasant surprise and runs for it.
ABOVE: Three mummies lumber after Teragram. One fights to and fro through a door with Aushog, who eventually defeats him. The other two are beaten by Nurmi and Athelstan after a long melee.
ABOVE: Moving on through the palace the adventurers reach another room. Again Teragram opens it as the others prepare for action, and she sees . . . more skeletons, but this time with an obvious leader amongst them.
ABOVE: There's going to be a nasty incident.
ABOVE: Covidius sends a couple of his minions through the door first then follows, casting an ineffective Transfix on Aushog.
ABOVE: Covidius then double-fails (rolling 3 dice and having Hero). J'neb knocks him to the ground. Before he can rise Zou Kov decapitates him from behind.
Both ignominious and anticlimactic - impressive. The other skeletons crumble to dust.
The barbarians dare to enter the ruined palace - http://www.spodilicious.com/the-palace-of-covidius-i.html
The search for more money - http://www.spodilicious.com/the-palace-of-covidius-ii.html
The barbarians return to the palace and receive an unwelcome surprise - http://www.spodilicious.com/the-palace-of-covidius-iii.html
Resistance appears to be solidifying and the pickings are slim. www.spodilicious.com/the-palace-of-covidius-iv.html
