Rollplay Solum Episode 36

Introduction
The Cast decides to lay off the old campaign and start a new one. This time they play 1000 years back in time, in the Age of Might. We are in a small village called Fenbard. A man enters the bar and gathers four Adventurers and offers to pay them as Mercenaries, to defend him and his valuables as he makes his way Jaderun, the next bigger city on the road. Amos Riverun, a witty halfling, accepts the job. Kharne the Destroyer the half-orc is obviously in, as his bulging muscles and mighty War axe impresses the man. Dante Byrne, a mysterious man with a purple orb accepts the offer. Monsieur Varnouche, a small, portly gnome with his pet-raccoon Lotor is also interested, taking the opportunity to go onto an adventure and see the world. The man's name is Classico and he sells Jade on the road on his way to Jaderun.

Story
After agreeing to payment and free lodging on their way, they bump into two Thugs who block their way out. They seem very aggressive towards Classico. As he just hired the Mercenaries, he tasks them to defend him and the Party attacks the Thugs, dispatching them quite effectively. They leave the City behind and enter the road. On their way to Zenie, the next village on their road, they encounter 3 Women, washing clothes at the river. Dante approaches and flirts with them, but they get scared away by the intimidating "BREASTS!"-shout from the big halforc behind him. As they pack their clothes and get ready to leave, they get ambushed by 3 lizardmen. Piercing the poor women with their spears, the Party decides to stop an end to this ravage and fights the Lizardfolk. They manage to kill 2 of the lizardmen as the third one submerges under water and swims away. With all three women dead, they gather their corpses and ditch holes nearby to bury them.

Entering Zenie, they rest up and make some small talk. Amos notices how something seems fishy about Classico's trade. With his thief skills, he knows Jade would very unlikely be sold in this quantity for such a low price. Karne also talks to Amos, with Brutus the bar enforcer translating for Karne, that they are being ripped off and should get a better price for the job. Amos confronts Classico, trying to persuade him to pay the party more Gold, telling him they might quit if they don't get payed the "proper" amount for such a dangerous job. He gets Classico to trust him and Classico reveals his secret. The Jades are no jade. It's glass, and he's making a killing with selling them. Amos blackmails Classico with his new acquired information, that he will let everyone in the town know of his fraud if he doesn't surrender all the earned gold to him. After trying to get Amos to his side and failing, he gives up his money.

They look for a new job and Dante finds an offer from a dwarven woodcarver called Axel Toss. They pick up his offer to bring him to Crownspring for a few coin and a Woodcarving for each of the Party members.

Later the day, the party decided to stick to each other and travel back from where they came from. Kharne is interested in gladiating in the arena that lies in Valllark. On their way out of town, they notice Classico just finishing a deal with 3 other mercenaries, replacing the current party. It looks like Classico has no intention to stop his fraud. Amos leaves the party and walks over to the mercenaries, explaining to them that they are working for a thief and a liar. That his jade is glass and that Classico is ripping the poor townspeople off. The priest of the other merc-party looks disgusted at Classico and quits, the other two merc quit as well. The priest thanks Amos for his honesty in a matter that he wasn't even evolved and blesses him on his journey.

Resting in Fenbard, the party gets rudely interrupted by a bounty hunter. A man challenges the group to give up their money they stole and give it to him. They refuse, but allow him to duel Karne for the money. They fight fiercely, but Karne looses. Amos and Dante try fight as well, but miss their shots and get utterly destroyed. Varnouche detected a magical keg and tried to barter with the bartender to buy the keg - unsuccessfully. He completely disregards the duel. After leaving the bar, he finds all his party members dying on the ground and patches them up as Balrog loots the money of Amos, Dante and Karne and goes forth his way. Varnouche manages to stabilize the whole party just in time.

Key Events

 * The party accepted a job with Classico to defend him and his trade
 * Two Thugs attacked Classico and the party defeated them successfully
 * Party defeated three lizardmen as they killed three women washing their clothes
 * Amos figured out that Classico is selling glass as jade and blackmailed him and quit the job
 * Party acquired a new job, escorting Axel Toss the dwarf to Crownspring
 * In Fenbard, the party gets challenged by Balrog the Destroyer for the money they ripped off Classico. Everyone got knocked down except Varnoche, who patched them back up afterwards. Everybody but Varnouche lost all their money.
 * Axel Toss travels forth without the party since they are unable to defend him at their state

Treasure

 * A Lizardfolk Spear, which later Karne gifted to Brutus the brutal, the enforcer of the bar in Zenie
 * 20 gold (that got split among Karne, Varnouche and Dante) and 56 silver from classico (needs checking). But it all got looted from Balrog who defeated the party. Only Varnouche kept his split.

Trivia

 * Amos gained the first inspiration by telling the truth about Classico's fraud to the new mercenary group that Classico hired
 * Karne the Destroyer is now also known as Karne the Ditchdigger, for digging the deepest ditch Zenie has ever seen.
 * Party almost completely TPK'd in the first kill
 * Amos' 1st attack dealt amazing 20 damage
 * The party might have convinced Classico to go into spaghetti business, selling delicious pasta with sauce

Battle Stats
Kharne the Destroyer- ? Damage sustained -  ? Damage inflicted -  ? hit -  ? miss - ? crit - ? crit miss

Amos Riverun     -  ? Damage sustained -   ? Damage inflicted - ? hit -  ?miss - ? crit - ? crit miss

Mr Varnouche     - ? Damage sustained - ? Damage inflicted - ? hit -  ? miss - ? crit - ? crit miss

Dante Byrne    -  ? Damage sustained - ? Damage inflicted - ? hit - ? miss - ? crit - ? crit miss