2024 March 2 Session Report — Oops, a Tidal Wave

Ed: DMing; Paul: Zoozeki (high elf wizard 9); Scott: Smudge (shadar-kai rogue 7 / barbarian 2) and Martin (dwarf cleric 9); Matt G.: Roscoe (halfling bard 9). Steven popped in briefly to say hello.

Last session, the cleared out the last enemies in the wizard’s lair on the island of La Petite Chou.

This session, the party finished exploring the last couple rooms of the wizard’s lair, and deciding:

• Is it worth messing with the Apocalypse Rod in the museum, labelled with a sign reading: “Do not touch. Tomb of Andoma. Legend says it caused the doom of Amok. Three dwarves examined it; none survived.”
• Where do we go next?

Roscoe cast Legends Lore on the Apocalypse Rod, and learned that:

• Andoma was a very speculative entity, like Gilgamesh, who supposedly lived in the interior hollow world of this planet.
• He was a warlord who rose to power with Necromancy and evocation magic.
• He was slain by a usurper who could not control Andoma’s rod, so he buried it with Andoma.
• Centuries later, dwarves found Andoma’s grave.
• The dwarves took the rod and harnessed its powers, which are rumored to include moving and blasting earth.
• They used it to build the dwarf city of Amarq.
• Amarq flurished for a thousand years until and outer world dwarf, Dolger Steelbelly, entered the city and betrayed it by opening the gates to dark elves.
• The dark elves sacked the city and killed most of the dwarves.
• A few dwarves escaped in an earth ship powered by a one-inch section of the rod.
• The rod used to be 18 inches; we’re looking at an 8-inch segment.
• But, wherever they went, the dwarves always felt the curse of the rod’s necromacy, even as they harnessed the evocation power.

Zoozeki thinks the magic the rod radiates is powerful and dangerous, but it couldn’t have done all the things the legend says. The level of danger is hard to estimate, but Zoozeki knows there are lots of magic items masquerading as other things to lure in and curse the gullible.

Zoozeki uses mage hand to put the Apocolypse Rod in this Leomund’s Secret Chest and sends it to the ethereal plane. The earth quakes alarmingly! A few of the Myrmidons have been injured, one critically injured. Martin casts aura of vitality for a full minute and heals most of the myrmidons.

We head back to the beach, and see a huge tidal wave heading out in all directions. The apes are alarmed.

Zoozeki casts contact other plane.

Q: How severely will the tidal wave we just saw damage the city of the ape men? A: Little.

Q: Will any of the immediate family of the myrmidons we’re with be killed by the wave? A: Unlikely

Q: Will the forces of Ootherion’s nephew, Anaxagorus, be harmed by the wave? A: Probably.

Q: Where is Ootherion’s nephew, Anaxagorus? A: Cratér

Q: Where is is the most advantageous place for us to next strike the forces of Ootherion’s nephew, Anexagerous? A: Orange

Since Little Orange Key would probably be sheltered from the tidal wave by Tranquility Island, sailing to Big Orange Key seems like the most likely opportunity to hit Anaxagorus’s troops.

Next time: we hit (or at least scout) Big Orange Key.

Enemies defeated: none

Treasure: magic sixteen-inch adjustable wrench