Stonehell: Lightning Bolt Blues

Session 71 was played on 6/30

Eiric, wizard 7 (Kat)
- men at arms (Alias the Elf, Cromwell)
- linkmen (Baldash “Dash”)
- Neon (dog)
Brie, wizard 4 (Apprentice to Eiric)
- Lubnuz (Louie) the Goblin
A-A-Ron, Thief 6 (Henchman)
Daryll, Cleric 6 (Henchman)
Orpheus, Human Fighter 6 (Henchman)
Karl, Dwarf 7 (Julia)
- Hobart (dog)
- men at arms (Scar, GoMat, Tal)
Lex the Cheeseman, Fighter 4 (Henchman)

Koltic was down with a nasty cold, and stayed behind this week.

Eiric prepares to head back into the dungeon, and puts out word that she’s looking for a new Man at Arms. When Dino the Halfling walks in, her first thought is “I’ve never had a halfling before” which was unfortunately spoken aloud, and Karl, Orpheus, and A-A-Ron took great delight in teasing her about it.

With Dino hired, they head into the dungeon. In the antechamber they’re set upon both by crab spiders and centipede swarms. The spiders are stomped, and the centipedes are roasted with PowerThirst.

Down in the Asylum, a spectre manages to kill GoMat before Darryl could turn it. GoMat’s greyed out body is stashed, and hopefully retrieved for internment before he can come back as a spectre.

They pass through the Monster Dorm unmolested, but not unobserved. Passing into the next section they head to check in with Gretta, but she’s out. The Bugbear cooking in the room looks embarrassed, says she’s Gerba, and that Gretta is out on patrol. Eiric asks where Fulkth is, and she isn’t sure, but is probably with Hekreth, the hobgoblin wizard.

Moving on, they pass through the portrait gallery, and to the proto-matter room. Unlocking the door, they’re surprised to see a hobgoblin and human kneeling at the far end of the pool, along with a trio of bugbears and a pair of hobgoblins. Most of the guards were by the door, but one hobgoblin was sitting over in the corner. Karl charged in past the bugbears and swung at the hobgoblins. The bugbears swung at him, one connecting. Karl drops one of the hobgoblins. Eiric shoots a lightning bolt at Kulkth and Hekreth. Hekreth drops, but Fulkith sends another lightning bolt straight down the hallway, killing the bugbears, hobgoblins, all of the hirelings except Alias the Elf and Hobart (nat 20 saving throw). Only Orpheus was feeling anything remotely close to okay.

As Karl staggered slightly, blinking away the after image of a pair of lightning bolts, another flashed before his eyes. Eiric’s second bolt fried Fulkth. The remaining bugbear had only just barely gotten to his feet, and he dropped his weapon, hands shaking. Darryl began to pass out healing potions, and everyone took a few moments to let the ringing ease before taking any other action. Brie and Orpheus went to collect Gerba, Karl threatened the bugbear in the corner, and Eiric looted the bodies of the 2 wizards. Gathering their loot and using the bugbears to carry the dead, the party returned to the surface without further encounter.

Gains: Protomatter (x10 gallons), 2 spell books, potions, scrolls, magical dagger, magical cloak.
Kills: Crab Spiders, Bugbears, Hobgoblins, Fulkth, Heckreth,
Losses: Dash, Neon, Cromwell, GoMat, Tal, Scar, Lubnuz (Louie) the Goblin, Dino the Halfling