▲ The Rookies
AKA as “The Apprenti”
| The Party | |
|---|---|
| Date: | 3001-02-09 1000 (S111) |
| Location: | Barratsee River |
| XP: | 2,300Next: 6,100 |
| Level: | 3 |
| INSP: | 0 |
| Current season: | Winter |
The Rookies Inventory
Home is: Peakhaven
Both members “died” in S111
▲ The Rookies Inventory
| Item | Worth (GP) | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box with small numbered sections, each section contains a gem, each gem is differently coloured. The box has a lid and can be secured shut. | With Nebulus | S109 | |
| Box of screws and other mysterious item | With Nebulus | S109 | |
| Scroll of Locate Object | S109 | ||
| Scroll Gust of wind x2 | S109 | ||
| Telescope blueprints | S109 | ||
| Telescope operating manual | S109 | ||
| Broken Orrery | S109 | ||
| Spellbook containing: Unseen Servant Dark vision |
S109 | ||
| Field Guide to Beasts and Flora | S108 | ||
| Cypress Emberleaf Journal | S108 | ||
| Scroll of Hunter’s Mark | S108 |
▲ Latest Session (S111)
S111 : Tangles with Mandibles
Session Date: 2025.04.14 1430
3001-02-08 1400 : The Rookies : Plenswic Main Sewer
- Jimothy casted mage hand and lowered the lantern down the ladder
- Amber and Runemark IV climbed 100ft down the ladder
- Jimothy casted Spider Climb on Albert and he climbed down with Jimothy following
- Fought a Carrion Crawler, another one fell from the ceiling, and both player characters were felled, they all failed their death saves
- Runemark IV and Albert carried them out and they are picked up by GlugGlugTshhhh and taken back to Zyntium
- At Zyntium they see Tetrapturus with Hill Giants and cages
- GlugGlug does another circuit of Plenswic while they go back to The Holy Elf
- Rookies tell Nebulus about their mission
- He is impressed with the map that Jimothy drew
- Told him about the Metro and the Lodespire
- The following have gone missing in Plensic:
- Torthred
- Zenplen Bandwigon
- Brother Foldor
- Siegfried
- The Rookies take Runemark to The Halls of Knowledge and she starts work with Quickfoot Yappybiggins
- Big Feast at The Holy Elf
3001-02-09 1000 : The Rookies : Barratsee River
- Following day, The Rookies and the monks of Xymboche took a river boat up the Barratsee River with GlugGlug, they are going back to base at Peakhaven and
- Make a start building the telescope
- Fix the Broken Orrery
- Research upgrading Albert
- Check up on Rockholm and Xymboche Monastery
Rookies XP: 700
3001-02-08 1400 : The Party : Anapac Ocean
- After making good time sailing south, they are attacked by St Elmo’s Fire in the rigging
- A crewmember is killed (and later revived), Simone Narwa
- With a massive sneak attack from Aramil and Falkrunn’s turning abilities they manage to defeat them
3001-02-11 1200 : The Party : The Holy Elf
- At The Holy Elf in Zyntium
- Aramil gave Nebulus the sand for the telescope mirrors
- Landorn will return to Kwokara and pick up Jan Hammerfist
- Nebulus tells them about Plenswic Lodespire and the quest to save the clerics
The Party XP: 4500
▲ Amber
Amber is a Ranger
▲ Jimothy
Wizard
Jimothy’s spellbook is hardback textbook (looks like a normal book)
▲ S064.sync-conflict-20250528-215148-ZTY5B5T
S064 : North Shore Arrival
Session Date: 2023.01.08
3000-07-01 12:00
- Jimothy Bobson & Amber Fireforge left Peakhaven for Zyntium
- Researched in Zyntium library, and visted Zyntium merchants for components for Nebulus Yooar, sent to Ray Hausen
3000-07-30 12:00
- Arrived at Golden Dragon Hotel, Ray wants to help but needs magic parts from Erlerick[[[[Erlerick the Wizard]]]] Hypozond
- Ray gives them a manifest and a letter to deliver to Nebulus
3000-08-01 20:00
- Arrived at Saltmarsh Adventurer’s Rest after killing three goblins on the road
- Argument with another (rude) party in the tavern
- Jimothy tipped Sebastian the Songmaster 5ep, he will buy a new song book with it
3000-08-02 14:00
- Arrived at Red Larch
- Visited Erlerick the Wizard and he said return in seven days for the parts
- Observe and try to help with altercation outside the Helm at High Sun with rival party
- Go to The Swinging Sword and buy pipeweed off Mayswend Weedsmith
- Yasmine Warmheart gives them a mission to retrieve the Northill Amphora, is disappointed that she also gave the job to the rival party
- Mayswend Weedsmith gives The Party potions of healing
- Ulu Yallalla (female elf archer) agrees to help
XP: 30
Treasure: 18ep
▲ Scroll of Hunter’s Mark
Hunter’s Mark
1 Divination
- Casting Time: 1 bonus action
- Range: 90 feet
- Target: A creature that you can see within range
- Components: V
- Duration: Up to 1 hour
- Classes: Ranger
- You choose a creature you can see within range and mystically mark it as your quarry. Until the spell ends, you deal an extra 1d6 damage to the target whenever you hit it with a weapon attack, and you have advantage on any Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Survival) check you make to find it. If the target drops to 0 hit points before this spell ends, you can use a bonus action on a subsequent turn of yours to mark a new creature.
- At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your Concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours. When you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 24 hours.
▲ S064
S064 : North Shore Arrival
Session Date: 2023.01.08
3000-07-01 12:00
- Jimothy Bobson & Amber Fireforge left Peakhaven for Zyntium
- Researched in Zyntium library, and visted Zyntium merchants for components for Nebulus Yooar, sent to Ray Hausen
3000-07-30 12:00
- Arrived at Golden Dragon Hotel, Ray wants to help but needs magic parts from Erlerick the Wizard Hypozond
- Ray gives them a manifest and a letter to deliver to Nebulus
3000-08-01 20:00
- Arrived at Saltmarsh Adventurer’s Rest after killing three goblins on the road
- Argument with another (rude) party in the tavern
- Jimothy tipped Sebastian the Songmaster 5ep, he will buy a new song book with it
3000-08-02 14:00
- Arrived at Red Larch
- Visited Erlerick the Wizard and he said return in seven days for the parts
- Observe and try to help with altercation outside the Helm at High Sun with rival party
- Go to The Swinging Sword and buy pipeweed off Mayswend Weedsmith
- Yasmine Warmheart gives them a mission to retrieve the Northill Amphora, is disappointed that she also gave the job to the rival party
- Mayswend Weedsmith gives The Party potions of healing
- Ulu Yallalla (female elf archer) agrees to help
XP: 30
Treasure: 18ep
▲ S065
S065 : The Hunt for the Amphora
Session Date: 2023.01.15
3000-07-02
- Jimothy & Amber meet Magnus and Zavi Proudmead at the Helm at Highsun they tell them about the politics currently going on at Northill
3000-07-03
- Travel to the big hill outside Dreadwood via Saltmarsh
- Used a torch to get Giant Spiders and Wolves to fight each other, fought and killed remaining wolves and took a pelt.
- Ulu skinned wolf keeping pelt and teeth
- Camped on hill, smoked Mayswnend’s pipeweed (Jimothy gets one HP back!)
3000-07-04
- Ambushed Hobgoblins near standing stones near the Dreadwood. Kept one alive and interrogated about the Metal Man inside the mines
- Observed rival party captured by goblins
- Entered the mine, unsuccessfully sneaked past goblin guard who alerted mine of them, Jimothy and Ulu felled by goblins that were killed by Amber
XP: 530 (running total)
▲ S066
S066 : Retrieving the Amphora
Session Date: 2023.01.29
3000-08-04 0930
- The Party coax the goblins out of the entrance making them think they have the hobgoblin captured, they kill the goblins on the hill
3000-08-05 1500
- Creep back to the mine.
- Jimothy casts a cantrip to distract the goblins and sneak into the main mine area
- Fight the hobgoblin guards and set the goblins free (Amber shouts “Come on Goblins Rise Up against this oppression”)
- Amber talks dwarvish to the robot and its eyes switched on, party move rocks away from the automaton
- Set the two remaining rival adventurers Aramin and Keledenk and they flee
- Yuliak the shaman is killed by Ulu but she is mortally wounded
- Party give Ulu healing potion
- Snerk and Xikek flee
XP: 1000 (running total)
▲ S067
S067 : Returning the Amphora
Session Date: 2023.02.11 1400
3000-08-05
- The Rookies went back into the mine and killed the giant worm in the mineshaft
3000-08-06
- The Rookies fought bandits who were finished off and caught by Mavion of the Wild Flame Alliance
- Samothy meets them outside Red Larch and asks them to bring the Amphora to the back of the pub at night fall.
- Amber orders Robot to guard Amphora, in a copse of trees hidden
- Yasmine is seen talking to a hooded figure in the High Street of Red Larch
- Samothy gestures for The Party to stay back
- When asked later on Yasmine says it is a servant of hers
- The Rookies and Ulu go to the fortification HQ
- Ulu gets promoted to Lieutenant
- Jimothy and Amber get WFA badges
- The Rookies delivered the amphora to Yasmine’s room and she puts blanket over it
3000-08-09
- Went to Elerick’s House, he delivered the pick up the parts
- Elerick is fascinated by Robot who he estimates is probably about 1000 years old
- Elerick shows them around the giant subterranean workshop.
3000-08-10
- The Rookies head back to Seaton (and ultimately Zyntium)
XP: 1600 (running total)
▲ S093
S093 : Saltmarsh & Seaton
Session Date: 2024.04.28 1500
3001-01-04
- Landorn
- Tells The Party about Bildo being annoyed by The Party for not respecting him for his chocolate abilities
- Seems a bit happier about things now the the Ace of Diamonds has been fixed up by Grindol
- Has noticed more criminals coming out of the wordwork (due to the power vacuum)
- The Empty Net
- Kreb Shenker is having more fights in the Empty Net
- Kreb Shenker mentions the free beer given away on Xmas day, ARamil thinks they’ll never get paid for it now the old King is dead
- Eda Oweland has been seen to be liaising with businesses trying to smooth things over
- Talk around Aflex the army captain and what the trial means for his credibility
- Grindol is staying with the dwarf carpenters, he’s struggling to sell his old house in Red Larch because it is haunted
- Falkrunn is going to with big fanfare Exorcise Grindol’s house in Red Larch
- Aramil asks Grindol to build a stables and room for the safe
3001-01-05
- Went to Seaton via the hill route, killed a band of five goblin robbers
- Stayed in the Seaton Metropole for free (because of the Imp impaled on the wall)
- Swapped bracelets, bowls and gem bracelets for 8 x 100gp diamonds + 60gp at Centri Gems (Seaton Docks)
- Falkrunn buys 5x incense blocks (for 1gp each) from Freddies Latharama
- Aramil asks SWORDPHASE Fysik about magic weapons she tells him to visit Vardazman’s Vault
- Ovak & Falkrunn and Amelia go to the Golden Dragon
- Ray Hausen gives them the scroll letter from Nebulus Yooar:
Greetings from the Baratsee Road my friends! I hope you enjoyed the company of my esteemed assistants Jimothy and Amber, I’m sure you all had a wonderful time!
But now I must deliver the dither and move on to more serious topics. My friends, a strange magic is afoot and I fear for some of my friends in the tropics, I say friends - they’re animals, but animals can be friends can’t they ?
A human friend of mine will be in touch, Janice - an esteemed colleague from way back, and also an extremely intelligent lady. I ask you one favour, please give her whatever help you are able to spare Please visit whenever you are able,I’m sure the monks of Xymboche would like to see you too One last thing… the bright star that travels the heavens is unusual, I am monitoring, be on your toes!
- Emalas and Aramil turn up at The Golden Dragon just as the rest are leaving
3001-01-06
- Take Amelia and Quinlar to Cartographer’s HQ pick up some stuff
- Visit Vardazman’s Vault
- Tell him they are going to Plenswic
- They have got some Elven Boots would he like to buy them
- Return to Saltmarsh, via the coast road
- Go to Saltmarsh docks
- Kelmand says Ander’s not letting fishermen leave contract
- Some Kraken Priests are pleased with the new lighthouse
- See more fighting outside The Empty Net
3001-01-07
- Adventurer’s Rest
- Mashmad and Grumbletoes have made an amazing chocolate cake
- Stantflak and Big Nev back in town, report lots of lizard man activity around the farm, otherwise planting okay though the ground has been tough, they have employed local kobolds, lizardmen and goblins to help
- BIldo passed by and stayed with them in 3001-01-04 one night, he was hunting for certain herbs for his cakes
XP: 250
INSP: 1
▲ S106
S106 : Tasks of The Apprenti
Session Date: 2024.12.22 1445
3001-02-07 : The Party : Kwokara
- NPC Cindel joined the Crew of Ace of Diamonds
- Janice Hommond is staying on Kwokara to study the wildlife
- Jan Hammerfist is staying for a short while to help The Golden One and the rest of the village to rebuild
- The Party have a big leaving party with the Kwok Tribe
- Logray hasn’t had any contact with Qooziekin
- Out from the harbour the coastal reef is glowing which indicates that Qooziekin is nearby
3001-02-08
- The Party get some sand from the beach
- Left history books with Logray to give to Qooziekin
- Isla Sanclare has small eruption as The Ace of Diamonds departs for Zyntium
3001-02-06 : The Rookies : Zyntium City
- The Rookies trail Asdor through Zyntium City in the festival
- Leave Albert at The Holy Elf
- Jimothy deduces that Asdor’s staff is probably magical
- The Rookies see Asdor visit Zedith of Zyntium’s stall, a giant is there and he leaves while he is there, soon after Navuk Mapiers arrives with his wagon
- Asdor enters the house with strange runes over the door in Zyntium outskirts
- The Rookies return to The Holy Elf and tell Nebulus what they have discovered
- Nebulus sends The Rookies to the The Halls of Knowledge to do some research for him
- They use paper and quill to note down the runes outside the library, they think these are similar to the ones over the door that Asdor went into. Nebulus later confirms that these are Runes of the Numiscenti
- The Rookies borrow the following books:
- Cosmological Optics for the Real World
- Optics for Beginners
- Planes of the Spheres
- They defeat A Giant Rat & Rat Swarm
- Quickfoot Yappybiggins thanks them for clearing the basement and helps them look through the scrolls and gives them a special exception to let them borrow some scrolls:
- Practical Dragons by Ray Hausen
- Mechanics of turntables
- Albert’s Mining Automaton
- The Harnessing of Power and its Judicious Use by The Plenswic Alchymical Guild
- Back at the Holy Elf, Nebulus is looking at fragments of Plenswic Maps
- The Rookies have a long rest and socialise with the clerics that are there
- Nebulus outlines his strategy for entering Plenswic City in three groups
- He wants The Rookies to investigate the Observatory in Plenswic Gardens
- Nebulus is called away by Hope with new information about Asdor’s location, he leaves The Rookies in charge of entering Plenswic…
Rookies XP: 75
▲ S107
S107 : Scouting Plenswic Western Docks
Session Date: 2024.12.29 1600
3001-02-06 : The Rookies : Zyntium City
- Nebulus leaves The Rookies in charge of the mission, they decide to send the following groups in order:
- Zenplen Bandwigon, Brother Foldor, Siegfried to Plenswic Main Harbour
- Jampa, Namdak, Danpo to LOC Grange Warehouse
- Torthred and Albert accompany The Rookies to The Shark’s Fin Pub
3001-02-07 : The Rookies : Plenswic City
- At 3am Zyntium experiences an Earthquake
- In the morning NPC Evindal gives the groups some provisions to take with them
- They make their way to the Zyntium Docks
- Torthred doesn’t like the earthquake and talks to Amber about it. Jimothy proposes GlugGlugTshhhh suggests building sea defences to the harbour master
- As they approach Plenswic City they see that the buildings seem to be built with strange materials and have weird geometries
- Amber gives speeches to each party as they leave the Electrophorus (Keelboat)
- The first to Zenplen et al isn’t great (6)
- The second (nat 20) inspires the Xymboche monks using songs and stories that they have shared in the monastery gardens in the past
- The Rookies etc explore The Shark’s Fin Pub
- Kill zombies in the basement and search barrels
- Zombies keep respawning (one replaces its head)
- They heal up
- Kill bat swarm at top of stairs
- In the bar Albert drills the till, inside they find:
- 90gp (Heads : Cog, Tails : Compass & Hammer)
- 400spp
- After looking at the pool table they go to the gambling room
- Kill two giant spiders
- Amber gains one vial of spider venom
- Take ten packs of cards (mint condition)
- Take a short rest
- Kill zombies in the basement and search barrels
- They cross Revello Drive and walk to LOC Grange Square Plenswic
- See the statue of Thorin Grainsong
- Amber flicks a gold piece in the fountain and makes a wish
- They all drink from the fountain for 3 HP
- They investigate the Newspaper stands and read one that says “MAYOR SAYS: GET OUT!”
- They try to prise black vines from the sign over the staircase going down under the road. The vines attack and they flee east
Rookies XP: 300
▲ S108
S108 : Delving Plenswic
Session Date: 2024.12.31 1430
3001-02-07 : The Rookies : Plenswic City
- Found two scraps of map while walking down road to Plenswic Gardens
- Sky is getting darker, even at midday
- Investigated PMET Gardens Station
- Left Albert at the top of the stairs
- Investigated one platform (with Angels & Demons mosaics)
- Fought shadow
- Saw another partial map of the PMET on the wall
- Saw Cackling Nurse with cart of blood vials in the foyer
- Ran out of station followed by blast of foul air
- Investigated cylindrical access with ladder leading down with similar stench
- Carried on towards the domed building
- Ornate fountain, Amber made a wish, some drank from it
- Hydra Statue
- Cypress Emberleaf statue
- Amber entered Rangers hut very stealthily
- Amber gained from the hut:
- Field Guide to Beasts and Flora
- Cypress Emberleaf Journal
- Scroll of Hunter’s Mark
- Amber disturbed the Ettercap on the ceiling, and then they defeated it
- Took a long rest in the hut until 3001-02-07 2130
- Amber gained from the hut:
INSP: 1
Rookies XP: 300
▲ S109
S109 : Plenswic Observatory
Session Date: 2025.01.05 1400
3001-02-07 2130 : The Rookies : Plenswic Observatory and Research Outpost
- Left the Ranger’s hut
- Amber scouted ahead using her expert stealth, alerting the rest to the giant Ant’s nest on the way, Albert could walk straight past on the path, the others went around
- They tried to take Albert through the wooded area but he got bogged down so they continued the long way around to the Plenswic Observatory and Research Outpost
- Amber sees the Plenswic Cursed Vines and the Rupert Giles Vampire Spawn climbing up the building
- After failed rolls from Jimothy and Albert he Rupert sees them and climbs onto the roof
- Jimothy casts Detect Magic and see that the hilt of the sword in the different vine is not magic. Amber tried to retrieve the sword but the vine lashes out and grapples her but she breaks free and runs into the building
- They explore the building listening at doors
- In the laboratory they find:
- Strange magic gem box (mysterious magic school)
- Box of screws and other mysterious item
- In the common room
- Albert drills vines off the table and they find a scroll box (Amber swiped it but got hit by a black vine spike)
- Scroll of Locate Object
- In the storage room they find the trapdoor and go down it leaving Albert upstairs
- They go along the corridor and defeat an Ochre Jelly (Jimothy uses Thunderwave spell)
- They find themselves in the utility cupboard and then go out into PMET Observatory Station
- They hear a disembodied voice wailing “Mind the Doors”
- They go back into the Observatory
- After some bumbling getting Albert up the stairs they explore the bedrooms, and hear voices in one of the rooms talking about capturing the cleric
- On the roof they defeat two giant bats but Torthred is captured by two Vampire Spawn, Rupert Giles, and Einstein, they take him away through the black vines which are encroaching on the build up the walls
- They explore the telescope
- Jimothy (nat. 20) sketches a 100% accurate drawing of the turntable that the telescope sits on
- They find blueprints and scrolls:
- 2 x Gust of wind
- Telescope blueprints
- Telescope operating manual
- They explore the study and the library
- Collected the broken astrolabe
- Collected spellbook containing:
- Unseen Servant
- Dark vision
- Collected scrolls:
- Scroll of Spider Climb
- Scroll of Web
- Found a library automaton (that can understand the beeps of Albert) and its operating manual
- In the laboratory they find:
- Level up and long rest!
Rookies XP: 525
▲ S110
S110 : Plenswic Escape
Session Date: 2025.04.08 1400
3001-02-08 1000 : The Rookies : Plenswic Observatory and Research Outpost
- The Rookies talk to the librarian robot Runemark IV
- Runemark IV is nervous when not around books, so Amber lends her Field Guide to Beasts and Flora
- Runemark IV tells the party that the vampires are eating some holy men and selling the rest
- The Rookies go down to the store room and use a web to drop Albert down to the floor safely
- Amber takes a mop and Jimothy takes a broom as improvised stakes
- They venture down the tunnels to Campus Station
- When a torch flickers out. Jimothy lights a new lamp and sees in the periphery of his dark vision and the lamp a ghostly train guard in uniform who is crying “mind the gap”. They defeat the banshee and Amber delivers the killing blow
- Amber picks up her arrows and she finds a Kraken Amulet
- The Rookies reach Campus station and enhance their maps
- Amber gets Albert to smash the till at the station and Amber takes the money
- They also find:
- Newspaper: Plague hits Xymboche
- Newspaper: PMET “Beacon of Urban Wisdom” says Eldor
- They find a Top Hat in the lost property room which they give to Albert
3001-02-08 1200 : The Rookies : Plenswic University Campus
- They explore the Campus above ground but there are still lots of black vines preventing travel, they see the statues at the University and Old Albert
- They find an empty jar of holy water with a kraken insignia on it
- The see Buffy vampire spawn on the roof of a campus building, watching them
- They return to the tunnels and walk to Gardens station defeating three skeletons on the way
3001-02-08 1400 : The Rookies : Main Sewer Access Plenswic
- Emerge from Gardens station, run to the sewer entrance, Albert took damage from the vines
- End of the session, at the top of the ladder down to the sewers
Rookies XP: 700
DM4D: 4.1750863045078