Kimin's back!
Kimin the Shaman, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard face off against foes in front of them and behind them in an effort to survive long enough to enter the ziggurat at the focal point of the cyclopolis. What they'll find there is anyone's guess, but they begin to get hints of what is to come...
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Uraziti the Spellblade and Milio the Bard have made their way back to their present and meet up once more with their clandestine companion ʻLhgg the Barbarian. The party makes their way toward the ziggurat at the focus of the ritual city's magic, seeking the heart of the cyclopean god-king's power. But despite the presence of an ancient guardian protecting the entrance to the ziggurat, Milio and Uraziti see their chance to free the possessed body of their old friend Kimin and try to catch the entity within him off-guard.
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Milio the Bard and Uraziti the Spellblade have teleported somewhen unknown in an act of desperation that they hope will save them. But they find themselves dealing with in hospital locals. Meanwhile ʻLhgg the Barbarian believes the fleshy humans to be dead and wanders forth toward the ziggurat at the focus of the cyclopolis, but the locals are happy for company.
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Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and their clandestine companion ʻLhgg the Barbarian face off against an ancient skeletal dwarf torturer at the heart of the Cyclopolis. But a straightforward fight turns toward the unexpected as strange and powerful sorceries manifest and unravel the party's control of the situation.
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Despite the strange behavior of their traveling companion Kimin, Uraziti the Spellblade and Milio the Bard decide to push ahead into the Cyclopolis they fought so hard to reach. Dealing with constant mocking and opposition from the creatures that unlive there, the true nature of the Cyclopolis begins to slowly be unraveled by the party.
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After being taunted by 138-Heads-On-Spikes, Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Kimin the Shaman, as well as their traveling companion Navaath come face-to-skull with Tmuc, the last warrior-poet of the giants, who was cursed to eternally protect the gate of the Cyclopolis into which our party is seeking entrance.
This one gets fucking wild.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi's spellbinding ukiyo-e triptych of a gashadokuro, a giant skeleton from Japanese folklore, was absolutely a massive part of my Appendix N for this whole series. I'm in love with it. You’ll find it below.
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Kimin the Shaman, Milio the Bard, and Uraziti the Spellblade, along with their companion Navaath follow the directions given to them by the Death monk last session on their way to find the Cyclopean city at the heart of the Vulturelands. But on their travels, they come under the watchful eye of someone rather intimidating.
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Kimin the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard, along with their new elven companion Navaath, decide to intervene in a fight between some Death cultists (see the illustration Zach references in the recording down below) and some pale, gaunt creatures in the hope of earning their favor. But dealing with religious zealots is, ah, complicated. And Kimin learns some dreadful news. Lotta RP work in this one!
We mention Ryan's character from Series VI, Ozier. You can find that series here.
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Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade debate whether to allow a former foe to travel with them. Then the party continues their way in the Vulturelands toward a cult's cloister, trying to cross a bridge that has broken to pieces with time. And of course, nothing is easy, so they don't attempt the crossing without resistance.
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Kimin the Shaman, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard spend the afternoon getting to know their welcoming but mysterious elven hosts, Qo'okal and Navaath. But tension between the party bleeds over to their conversations with the elves as the topic turns toward the mechanisms near the edge of the ridge and knowledge the elves do not wish to share...
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Kimin the Shaman, Milio the Bard, and Uraziti the Spellblade have narrowly survived a fight with the local, not-quite-alive locals in the Vulturelands. Milio and Uraziti debate who should scout for camp as tensions remain high within our traveling party - which leads to a struggle out of the darkness. Then, Kimin grapples with his proud spirit becoming unmoored from his material body. After an invigorating meal and a good night's rest (as well as some leveling up), they continue onward toward a hint of civilazation. Hopefully what they find there will prove more hospitable than their last encounter...
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Our hiatus from Series IX is over! Welcome back to the Vulturelands! And this episode is a doozy.
Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade have reunited, despite the party being split across different dimensions. There is some tension between our adventurers which takes an emotional toll and drags the party's cohesion and morale down. But as they venture forth through the Vulturelands, they quickly realize there are much more dangerous problems than the issues they have with each other. Sometimes you have to put differences aside to work together.
But that doesn't guarantee the dice are going to agree with them...
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Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade deal with the consequences of their own actions during our last session. Milio and Kimin are dealing with arcane art gone awry, while Uraziti has transported himself to his own center of power, but without a way back from a hostile land.
Together, though, they come up with a plan to reunite. It's going to take everyone working in unison, which in this group, means a lot of trouble may be headed their way. And everything is getting pretty strange...
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Kimin the Shaman and Uraziti the Spellblade deal with some ratfolk in order to get Uraziti's sorcerous weapon back. But it leaves them with some unanswered questions.
Milio the Bard makes his way back to the tower to rejoin the party, but spends some time unlocking a crate which lead to an unexpected situation.
When the party does finally meet up, things are tense as Milio confronts Uraziti about leaving him for dead, while Kimin has bigger issues to worry about.
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Kimin the Bard and Uraziti the Spellblade, having lost their traveling companion over a cliff, decide to explore the crumbling tower that had been guarded by skeletons. They find themselves dealing with mysterious effects and something skittering within.
Meanwhile, Milio the Bard, believing his companions are traveling in the same direction in order to meet up, walks along a river of tar alone, seeking a way back up the ravine. While in some ways, he finds the walk beneficial, it's not going to be so straightforward to meet up with his friends again.
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Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Kimin the Shaman have journeyed through the Vulturelands to a strange tower polite enough to inform them it is forbidden. Our party tries to dig deeper to learn more, but finds themselves confronted by a group of skeletal warriors. Uraziti uses his powerful martial magic to blast these bony foes, Milio uses his brains to outsmart the brainless, and Kimin uses his... brute strength?
Things don't go quite how they hoped.
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We join Kimin the Shaman, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard while they investigate a skeleton of a leviathan held aloft by wriggling tendrils. They search for answers that will tell them more about the Vulturelands, but find themselves a little lost. Perhaps they'll get lucky and find their guide!
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Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade follow their strange dwarven guide Ishth through the Gate of Jet, leading them upward toward the Pass of the Harpies toward the Vulturelands. What awaits them is not the easy alpine hike they were hoping to enjoy. Though the birding is excellent.
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Uraziti the Spellblade, Kimin the Shaman, and Milio the Bard make their way up the Howling Valley and into the isolated dwarven city of Law. There, they find hints of what lies before them, impress some strange old dwarves, and take in the sights and smells of the city before making their way even higher to the outer boundary of the Vulturelands.
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We kick off our Third Cycle around our table with the beginning of Series IX, entitled “Cyclopolis of the Damned.” We first are introduced to Kimin Bilaskis the Shaman who harvested power from a dead god and carries another around his neck, Milio Miretti the Bard who escaped the slaughter of Lucco and lived with the Fjord-Dwarves, and Uraziti the Spellblade, youngest son of the Shah of Ashkeshahr and hidden weapon of a secret order.
Then the dungeon master asks a few questions to fill out some details of the party’s lives and travels before heading the the walled dwarven city of Law.
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The Bard playbook is part of the core Dungeon World rules. The Shaman can be found in Grim World from Boldly Games. And the Spellblade can be found in Incomplete Adventurer by Trevor Murray & Ben K. Rosenbloom.