Faustus Hornraven's Frostgrave Diary - Game 4

 

Game Four	8th June 2019
Opponent:	Phil (Thaumaturge)
Scenario:	The Keep

 

Game Four	Roster
Wizard	Faustus Hornraven -       Staff of Power [3]	Soothsayer, level 9
Apprentice	Rinswynd the Wizzard	Soothsayer apprentice
Soldier 1	Boris “The Bear” Vladistock	Captain, level 0
Soldier 2	Cohen -       Ring of Slow Fall	Treasure Hunter
Soldier 3	Johann Schmidt -       Banner of Courage	Treasure Hunter
Soldier 4	Harhold the Hammer	Man-at-arms
Soldier 5	Leofric Ethandun	Infantryman
Soldier 6	Eadwyn of Culleigh	Crossbowman
Soldier 7	Delsaran Greenleaf	Archer
Soldier 8	Snorri Ironwrath	Thief
Soldier 9	Orm Gundalsson	Thief
Kennel	Frostclaw	Hound

Wandering through Felstad, Delsaran Greenleaf’s sharp eyes spotted a White Gorilla lumbering through the ruins. At such a strange sight, he followed it, finding the animal approaching a Thaumaturge and his warband. To the archer’s surprise, instead of attacking the group, the gorilla seemed to be fond of the humans. As he surveyed the scene, he noticed that the group were seated in the ruins of an ancient Keep nursing some clearly horrific wounds. The magical energies emanating from the area were palpable even to him, so he returned to Faustus and retold his tale. The Soothsayer roused the rest of the party and headed towards the Keep, ensuring a watchful eye was kept out in case the White Gorilla should appear less friendly to other people in its territory.

Phil’s wizard was only level 2 so we agreed he could have a White Gorilla under his control to help him out. His party had taken a severe beating last game against Monty, where they coincidentally played the same mission – we assumed they were still holed up near the Keep nursing their wounds and resting.

Sensing the magic of the place, Faustus reached out with his mind for any additional treasure using a Reveal Secret spell, but it must have been overwhelmed by the natural magic of the place and failed to reveal anything. As he approached the Keep, the opposing party sprung into action, throwing off most of their bandages and rushing forwards. Faustus could see four treasure chests located on magic circles that looked like teleportation devices, and he managed to use Telekinesis to move one of those chests away from the tricksy device and towards Snorri the Thief. Meanwhile, Delsaran the Archer loosed an arrow that found its target and did substantial damage to his opponent.

The warband started jumping onto the teleportation portals – a risky business as they didn’t know where they would end up. Other than Leofric (the Infantryman), the warband stayed mostly intact through the teleportations and began picking up whatever treasure they could find. Leofric was set upon by enemy soldiers, taking out one attacker with a single swing of his two-handed axe. Meanwhile, Johann and Harhold were attacked by the White Gorilla but managed to take the beast down with a combined attack. The animal died with a confused look on its face, not fully understanding what was going on. Rinswynd cast Telekinesis, moving some more treasure towards his fellows before the enemy could steal it away.

Over the other side of the Keep, battle was not going so smoothly. Orm Gundalsson was laid low, followed by Cohen the treasure hunter. The treasure they had captured fell into the enemy’s hands while Boris and Frostclaw ran to stop them escaping with it. Faustus cast Mind Control on the opposing Treasure Hunter, forcing the weak-willed fighter to walk over and simply hand the treasure to Boris. By the time the dim-witted soldier blinked his bleary eyes open and understood what had happened, Boris was already running back towards the Inn as fast as he could – he knew the potential value of what was inside the box.

Phil rolled three consecutive Criticals – painful!!! Luckily Mind Control saved the day for me…

A flurry of arrows kept flying back and forth between Delsaran and the enemy ranger. Eventually the archer succeeded in taking down his foe, before turning his attentions to the enemy wizard. The enemy wizard was severely wounded and eventually felled to the ground by the withering hail of fire. His apprentice continued fighting on, but there was little they could do to prevent Faustus and his warband from leaving the field of battle with most of the treasures intact.

Though he had recovered a great trove of potentially valuable treasures, this battle had taken its toll on the warband. Four of his soldiers were wounded, though they all managed to recover well enough to walk back to the hideout. However, with a howl of anguish, Boris announced the death of his trusty companion Frostclaw. Faustus never imagined the big man would be so upset by the death of an animal, but the grief was plain across his face.

Injuries

Game Four	Injuries
Archer	Full recovery
Thief	Full recovery
Hound	DEAD!
Treasure Hunter	Full recovery
Infantryman	Full recovery

 

Experience

Game Four	Wizard Experience
Wizard spells cast	3	30 XP
Apprentice spells cast	5	50 XP
Treasures collected	4	200 XP
Casualties caused	None by wizard	0 XP
Extras	None	0 XP
TOTAL XP GAINED TOTAL CAREER XP		280 XP 1,200 XP

 

Faustus gains three levels and is now at Level 12. He gets the following advancements:

7.    -1 to cast Fleet Feet

8.    -1 to cast Elemental Bolt

9.    -1 to cast Reveal Secret

 

Game Four	Captain Experience
Took part in battle	Yes	10 XP
Finished with health	Yes	20 XP
Casualties caused	None by captain	0 XP
TOTAL XP GAINED TOTAL CAREER XP		20 XP 50 XP

 

Boris remains Level 0.

 

Treasure

Game Four	Treasure
Regular chest #1	Grimoire: Glow	100 GC
Regular chest #2	Grimoire: Embed Enchantment	100 GC
Regular chest #3	Grimoire: Heal (SELL)	100 GC
Regular chest #4	Magic Weapon/ Armour: Leather armour +1	20 GC
TOTAL GOLD CROWNS		320 GC from treasure 250 GC from sale of Grimoires -57 GC Captain’s share (10%) +12 GC in the vault 525 GC total

 

Faustus chose to purchase the following with his gold crowns:

·         Gloves of Casting (300 GC)

·         Upgrade Eadwyn to a Marksman (99 GC)

·         Upgrade Delsaran to a Ranger (99 GC)

·         Replace Hound (9 GC)

TOTAL = 507 GC

(18 GC left in the vault)

 

 

End Game Four	Base of Operations
Headquarters	Inn	(Warband size increased to 11)
Upgrades	Crystal Ball Carrier Pigeon Kennel	(+1 to cast Reveal Secret) (-1 GP to hire soldiers) (+1 hound permitted in warband)
Vault	Grimoire (Fog) Grimoire (Restore Life) Grimoire (Wall) Grimoire (Glow) Grimoire (Embed Enchantment) Potion of Toughness Demon in a Bottle 0 GC	Banner of Courage (Johann) Ring of Slow Fall (Cohen) Staff of Power [3] (Faustus) Gloves of Casting (Faustus) Leather Armour +1 (Harhold)

 

This was the end of the campaign at this stage, but Faustus and his merry band continued to explore the frozen city. At the end of the campaign, the warband looked like this:

Post-Game Four		Roster
Wizard	Faustus Hornraven		Staff of Power [3]  Gloves of Casting	Soothsayer, level 12
Apprentice	Rinswynd the Wizzard			Soothsayer apprentice
Soldier 1	Boris “The Bear” Vladistock			Captain, level 0
Soldier 2	Cohen		Ring of Slow Fall	Treasure Hunter
Soldier 3	Johann Schmidt		Banner of Courage	Treasure Hunter
Soldier 4	Harhold the Hammer			Man-at-arms
Soldier 5	Leofric Ethandun			Infantryman
Soldier 6	Eadwyn of Culleigh			Marksman
Soldier 7	Delsaran Greenleaf			Ranger
Soldier 8	Snorri Ironwrath			Thief
Soldier 9	Orm Gundalsson			Thief
Kennel	Ghost			Hound

And Hornraven's magical abilities were certainly growing, with a  comprehensive spellbook:

Post-Game Four		Spellbook
SPELL NAME	SCHOOL		BASE CASTING	CURRENT CASTING
Mind Control	Soothsayer		12	9
Reveal Secret	Soothsayer		12	10
Wizard Eye	Soothsayer		8	8
Fast Act	Chronomancer		8	10
Fleet Feet	Chronomancer		10	11
Forget Spell	Soothsayer		12	12
Teleport	Illusionist		10	12
Heal	Thaumaturge		8	10
Telekinesis	Enchanter		8	11
Elemental Bolt	Elementalist		12	14