Halls of #ArdenVul, session 34

Some steps forward, some steps backwards at the Forum of Set.

The party finds three "teleportation stones" at the trading hall, almost completing their collection.

However, inquiries about the missing priestess of Mitra fall into deaf ears, as the guild of service does not give its secrets to anyone who asks.

Deciding to avoid antagonizing the powerful cult, the party leaves with a group of goblins who promise them the location of a "great treasure" nearby.

@wrench Goddamned Halflings, boil 'em in a pot, throw 'em in a ravine.
#ttrpg #ardenvul

How to convince your players that a certain group is evil in a #ttrpg ?

Things that don't work:
- Displays of cruelty
- Slavery
- Human Sacrifice

Things that work:
- Charge them 10gp / head to enter the premises.

#ardenvul

Halls of #ArdenVul, session 33

The party spends the night at the Beastmen's territory. They exchange exploration notes with the LRCP, and then are granted audience with Deino, the "Mother" of the beastmen.

After a quick glance at Deino's Hall, the party decide to Nope out of there as quickly and as politely as possible, before they are added to her menagerie.

Next stop: The Forum of Set. Initial impressions are "creepy".

Halls of #ardenvul, session 32!

The party visits the arena, and see a group of gladiators being devoured by a group of ghouls! That's entertainment!

They find some familiar faces among the audience, and team up with some friendly beastmen to deliver a large gift of Cloudcap mushrooms. They barter the gift for information on where the lost Deacon of Mitra is, and escort to the Forum of Set.

Don't fear, priestess, your heroes are coming to save you!

Heute Abend geht’s mal wieder in den #Megadungeon Leite gleich eine Runde #ArdenVul Vorfreude πŸ™‚

Halls of #ardenvul , session 31!

A bar crawl! At the troll market, the party hear about a nearby source of Cloudcap mushrooms, just next to an ale house frequented by the bestial Varumani. After some hours of harvesting, they stop for a drink with Sir Prudence, to discuss about the relationship between the trolls and the goblins. Finally, the adventure ends as they reach Hal's bar, at the entrance of the Fabled Arena.

Will the party be sober enough to face Arden Vul's challenges?

Halls of #ardenvul , session 30.

The party goes down the lifts to the troll court, and get extremely annoyed at all the tolls they have to pay. They don't manage to make many friends at the troll court, but they do learn a thing or two about the problems the Goblins are facing, and then do some shopping at the famed Troll market.

@nisjasper ich abstrahiere das in meiner #ArdenVul Kampagne wie folgt: Erkundete Bereiche des Megadungeons werden mit allen Spielenden geteilt (im Spiel via Owlbear Rodeo oder Whiteboard). Neuerdings legen die Spielenden auch Spielberichte an. Ich gehe einfach davon aus, dass sich die SC untereinander kennen, sich grob in der Downtime austauschen etc. Im OSR Spielstil ist die Differenzierung in SC- und Spielendenwissen ja auch nicht strikt.

Halls of #ardenvul , session 29:

A talky session! The party spent a lot of time listening Gog tell his grievances with the Troll court, then took the famed Troll Lifts. On the way, they decided to stop by the famed "Inn of the Lost", to catch up with Arden Vul gossip from the many patrons.

They are starting to catch on that the Halls are much, much bigger than they imagined! But after so much new information, what should they be doing next?

The charms and dangers of open ended Dungeons.