How could it be possible?
A small band of Hutt operatives on one light cargo ship arrive on a highly populated, previously ignored but now promising world.
When they depart, they are responsible for the defeat of 4 Imperial Star Destroyers and a garrison, and have a legally binding Hutt trade contract signed by the planet administrator as well as an Imperial Moff.
All in a few days' work.
Ho ho ho, says Dabbo the Hutt.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
"Your cities are forfeit...er..."
...or something.
Our Year With The Dragon: Session 7/12/09 D&D 4e lvl 8
(This campaign is based on "Planet of the Apes" only underground and with reptiles)
We drank Coca-Cola from the 2 liter bottle. We ate Doritos out of the red bag. Our characters killed an army of lizardmen and an adult green dragon, some of us while flying on giant mosquitos. I know, you've heard this before... but that doesn't make it any less fun!
Shamash (dragonborn warlord 8) and his henchmen Fy'Ev (dragonborn fighter 5) had a bad feeling about this battle, because they have seen it before, and they are concerned about their warmblooded friends. When the dragons bring their army of lizardmen, the townspeople surrender without a fight and are enslaved within hours. The second rank of reinforcements stopped bothering with weapons centuries ago because the need for leg chains, mancatchers, whips and nets always comes shortly after the appearance of an actual dragon with its army.
But as it turned out, the dragons were wrong this time. In their arrogance (and also from being cheap) they brought a smaller show of force than usual. Also, in a major miscalculation they split their forces and attacked the two cities simultaneously, hoping to crush the humans and their allies before they could unite. Even so, under normal circumstances victory would have been easy for them.
What the dragons (Verpa the Green and her brother Sizzum) did not anticipate was that a rising band of heroes (including lowly elves, a drow, a couple dragonborn traitors and even a halfling) could have any chance to foil their directive from High Mage-Priest Quigtagzigak (known by other names as well...) to crush the free cities.
New Anthrotaria was attacked slightly ahead of Mysan City. In a stellar show of power, dragon magic turned the city wall into a cottage cheese of molten lava, then froze it solid. The lizardman army followed, well armed, armored and equipped with weapons and armor built by but a small fraction of the human slaves. Verpa the Green urged them on, leading from the rear. Once she could work her way into sight of everyone in the city she would roar, breathe her poison if neccessary, and accept surrender from the twin of the mayor, the weaker willed of the brothers, she was sure. She was already counting her treasure, and wondering what worthless trinkets the artisans here might create for her to sneer at.
Somehow though, a handful of the New Anthrotarians didn't seem to understand the order of things, of how events must be. Impossibly, and before her army was completely mustered and in position, her forces were attacked.
Eachann (Phil's elf invoker 8) set up his symbol, which would aid the party throughout the battle, and began attacking the enemy with magic - almost before it arrived, putting several down. Shadow (Shawn's halfling rogue/Artful Dodger/Alchemist 8) attacked one of the forward lizardmen scouts, downing his foe as well. Rholian Carack (Carson's elf shaman) attacked lizardmen using a powerful spirit he brought forth, with much success - and also supported the other members of the ramshackle band. Robrick Willakers III (Rod's drow rogue) brought down lots of minions with one sudden burst of daggers, seemingly emanating from a cloud of darkness. Karl (Marshall's human wizard) let loose some kind of fireball, followed by a larger fireball, again all at once. Shamash and Fy'Ev double-teamed an enemy warlord, forcing him onto the defensive.
Stunned to lose so many forces so quickly, Verpa the Green was able only to save herself, and possibly save face by assuring her retreating forces that they were only a scouting party and now they knew where the enemy was and what they were capable of. Her quick thinking saved her life. Her brother Sizzum was slain in the other city - by that very same band of upstarts mere hours later.
Our Year With The Dragon: Session 7/12/09 D&D 4e lvl 8
(This campaign is based on "Planet of the Apes" only underground and with reptiles)
We drank Coca-Cola from the 2 liter bottle. We ate Doritos out of the red bag. Our characters killed an army of lizardmen and an adult green dragon, some of us while flying on giant mosquitos. I know, you've heard this before... but that doesn't make it any less fun!
Shamash (dragonborn warlord 8) and his henchmen Fy'Ev (dragonborn fighter 5) had a bad feeling about this battle, because they have seen it before, and they are concerned about their warmblooded friends. When the dragons bring their army of lizardmen, the townspeople surrender without a fight and are enslaved within hours. The second rank of reinforcements stopped bothering with weapons centuries ago because the need for leg chains, mancatchers, whips and nets always comes shortly after the appearance of an actual dragon with its army.
But as it turned out, the dragons were wrong this time. In their arrogance (and also from being cheap) they brought a smaller show of force than usual. Also, in a major miscalculation they split their forces and attacked the two cities simultaneously, hoping to crush the humans and their allies before they could unite. Even so, under normal circumstances victory would have been easy for them.
What the dragons (Verpa the Green and her brother Sizzum) did not anticipate was that a rising band of heroes (including lowly elves, a drow, a couple dragonborn traitors and even a halfling) could have any chance to foil their directive from High Mage-Priest Quigtagzigak (known by other names as well...) to crush the free cities.
New Anthrotaria was attacked slightly ahead of Mysan City. In a stellar show of power, dragon magic turned the city wall into a cottage cheese of molten lava, then froze it solid. The lizardman army followed, well armed, armored and equipped with weapons and armor built by but a small fraction of the human slaves. Verpa the Green urged them on, leading from the rear. Once she could work her way into sight of everyone in the city she would roar, breathe her poison if neccessary, and accept surrender from the twin of the mayor, the weaker willed of the brothers, she was sure. She was already counting her treasure, and wondering what worthless trinkets the artisans here might create for her to sneer at.
Somehow though, a handful of the New Anthrotarians didn't seem to understand the order of things, of how events must be. Impossibly, and before her army was completely mustered and in position, her forces were attacked.
Eachann (Phil's elf invoker 8) set up his symbol, which would aid the party throughout the battle, and began attacking the enemy with magic - almost before it arrived, putting several down. Shadow (Shawn's halfling rogue/Artful Dodger/Alchemist 8) attacked one of the forward lizardmen scouts, downing his foe as well. Rholian Carack (Carson's elf shaman) attacked lizardmen using a powerful spirit he brought forth, with much success - and also supported the other members of the ramshackle band. Robrick Willakers III (Rod's drow rogue) brought down lots of minions with one sudden burst of daggers, seemingly emanating from a cloud of darkness. Karl (Marshall's human wizard) let loose some kind of fireball, followed by a larger fireball, again all at once. Shamash and Fy'Ev double-teamed an enemy warlord, forcing him onto the defensive.
Stunned to lose so many forces so quickly, Verpa the Green was able only to save herself, and possibly save face by assuring her retreating forces that they were only a scouting party and now they knew where the enemy was and what they were capable of. Her quick thinking saved her life. Her brother Sizzum was slain in the other city - by that very same band of upstarts mere hours later.
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