Follow our journey through Paizo’s Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path using the Pathfinder Role-playing Game system!
Fort Temros From Xin-Shalast, we pan to the south, zooming out past the mountains and the winding rivers. We settle on a familiar Fort, bustling and full of life. There are sentries sharpening weapons and testing bow strings. Patrols practicing in the parade grounds as the aroma of cooking meat wafts through the air. We …
Now that Karzoug is within melee range, and with only a solitary ally remaining, the party knows they need to press the advantage. Karzoug’s back is against the ice wall, and he shows Fobias every failure from his life. This weakens Fobias considerably, at least until Trace can cure him of his ailments. The paladin …
This is it. The Heroes of Sandpoint are no longer on Karzoug’s doorstep; they’re in his pantry. After a heavy dose of buffs and healing, the party hypes themselves up with one final, rousing speech from Trace. They step into the portal. Instantly, they are whisked into the Eye of Avarice, a demiplane of Karzoug’s …
Our heroes can sense life inside the golden sphere, as well as the strong magical pull from a powerful artifact. Trace uses his sword, which isn’t blurry like the rest of his vision, to see if it has any effect on the sphere. As the tip presses into the surface, waves of energy flow from …
The Most High Ceoptra takes her opportunity against Barnaby in his weakened state. She strikes out with her unholy knife, and Barnaby Daryngton breathes his last. All of this takes place on the other side of the platform, so the rest of the party can only hear the squelch of flesh and bone as the …
The party turns their attention to the closed sarcophagus. Unable to discern any traps, Trace pushes it open to reveal a completely empty container. Whoever had been here at one point is certainly gone now. There is a quick discussion about backtracking down the western edge of the arcing hallway to see if there was …
Despite being tied up, Barnaby doesn’t take much damage from the exploding sword. Perhaps it is his keen Swashbuckler senses that allow him to contort out of the way. Maybe it’s the thick, sturdy ropes that block the shrapnel. Or maybe it’s just plain luck. Either way, this is the end of Chad. The party …
Barnaby quickly finishes off Viorian, which seems to free her of the sword’s hold. There are only a pair of giants remaining, and Trace takes out the first with a hefty slash across the kneecaps. At this point, the party wants to finish this fight off as quickly as possible to keep moving towards their …
Barnaby Daryngton is not so easily swayed to the machinations of Moniker. He defiantly declines Moniker’s proposal to join Karzoug’s force. After all, if this party is victorious in quenching the rising Runelord, they will be saviors of Golarion. His own fitting moniker. Moniker lets the rest of his biscuit drops and the battle begins! …
There’s no time to grieve for Krask, as the battle with Karzoug’s apprentice has yet to find a conclusion. Khalib sends a burst of powerful magic missiles at Barnaby before throwing a tiny, glowing, orange marble on the middle of the floor. The Chaos Beast peeks around the corner of the ice wall, but is …
