Session #35: End of a Chapter

2 missing people tonight. On to the recap.

We picked back up with the battle with Blazewing. He nearly killed Seamus, bringing him to -31 with an ongoing damage attack that Seamus could not break out of, due to it being based on a grab. In the end, Deckard, Seamus & Vorgym were all down, but the rest of the party managed to bring Blazewing down.

After this, I (unfortunately) railroaded the party a bit, turning them off from taking an alternative route to pursue the Amberforges - I'll get to the reasons for this later, but a significant part of it was me just not having the energy/heart to improvise tonight =\
This alternative route led them to fight Gregor and his spirehorn behemoth mount, along with three dwarf clan guards. This was a long fight, and took us a bit over time, but in the end the party defeated the guards, the behemoth, and Gregor in order. Gregor went down so quickly that he didn't get a chance to unleash the other beast in the room - a young blue dragon =D

At this point, the story is reaching the end of a chapter. The party will have a new face or two next time - I've given people permission to change characters if they like, providing we can maintain the group's integrity. Additionally, Nirreh (played by Sal) will be stepping out for a few months due to school, and Seamus (played by Sterling until ~1 month ago, played by me thereafter) will be retired in order for a new character to be introduced - a dragonborn fighter named Cyrus. If anyone wants to make a new character, please let me know, but be advised that we will need to maintain class integrity - at least one of each role. If necessary I will make a new character in Cyrus' place, but I'll need to have some notice, so let me know.

I apologize for railroading tonight - I should have let the party explore the alternative option, but I wasn't feeling up to it, and I also wanted to make sure we had the current conflict resolved before our party underwent the coming changes. All apologies, players =( Next week, we will be opening a new chapter in the campaign - with the mask in the party's grasp, we will return to Falconia and the next part of the story will begin. Hope you're all looking forward to it as much as I am, and see you next week!

P.S.: Farewell for now, Sal & Sterling =)