[The Outlanders observe the 5th Legion move past city of Goebblein and discover trouble back at their hotel.]
[This session took place most likely in September of 2001, but I don’t have the specific date in my notes. We were playing Champions 4th Edition with the Second Edition Fantasy Hero supplement.]
Player Characters
Tim, a Wizard - male human from the Free City of Freegate, graduate of Outlands University
Dangar Stonekleaver - male dwarf from the Northern Dwarven Kingdom
Max Lucas - male human ranger from the Bayern District
Rory the Red - Wizard and graduate of Outlands University, traveling companion to Tarquin
Malwyn – male High elf fighter and military expert
Darkfox – female human thief from Freegate, secret ID of socialite Karlyn Gryphshaw
Session Begins
June 21, 18 IC
Late Morning
The Outlanders went out in the (late) morning to find a place to watch the Legion march by. The Lord Mayor of Goebblein had declared the day a fair day and various groups had set up pavilions outside of the city along the 5th Imperial Legion’s expected route. Most of Goebblein turned out to see the Legion.
The Outlanders were accosted by pickpockets as they were passing out of the city through the city gates. Darkfox fended off an urchin attempting to pick her pocket, but Dangar lost the 70cp he was carrying on him.
While crossing the bridge over the Havel River to the Observation Grounds, the adventurers [and the rest of the public] were accosted by pickpockets again. Dangar caught the pickpocket trying for his money this time by the wrist. She kicked him in the solar plexus, hard, in order to escape. To get revenge on Dangar (and not fully realizing who she was dealing with), she and her gang tracked down where the Outlanders were staying in town and broke in while most of the city was watching the passage of the 5th Legion. They stole everything they could.
Unaware that was happening, the Outlanders enjoyed the impromptu fair and observed the 5th Legion move by the city. The 5th Legion was mostly cavalry supported by magically self-propelled artillery platforms, each carrying multiple catapults or ballistae. The Outlanders were duly impressed by the speed of the Legion and its self-propelled artillery platforms. The 5th Legion maneuvers smartly, all units making a smart turn to the southeast as they pass the viewing stands. The local crowd cheered mightily.
Late Afternoon
When the Outlanders returned to their rooms at The Tower they discovered had been robbed. Outraged, the Outlanders reported the robbery to the Tower's management and then started looking for clues [for some personal street justice]. They discovered the concealed servant stairs and laundry service chutes and investigated those, frightening many of the staff of the Tower in the process. While they were doing this, the City Guard arrived and attempted to arrest the Outlanders!
[I don’t have notes explaining how it happened, but eventually the Outlanders ended up at the City Guard station house, talking with the Captain of the Watch.]
It turned out that the Temple of Horne was broken into and items were stolen while the 5th Legion was passing by. Witnesses described the perpetrators as looking like the Outlanders, but not exactly. The Commander of the Guard had the Outlanders arrested mostly to avoid having them wreck his town – he knew their reputation for collateral damage. He ordered the Guard to lean heavily on the local thieves' guild until they find the thieves (both sets) or the guild gets tired of the heat and hands the thieves over for some peace and quiet. Once he had mollified the Outlanders with his display of doing all that he could, he let them go with no charges and an apology.
The situation with the Temples was sorted out when the local thieves’ guild turned over the location of the thieves that performed the temple job. They were unaffiliated with the guild and caused more heat than they were worth. Interrogation of them lead nowhere as they were hired by an unknown person to do the job. The pickpocket who kicked Dangar was identified as Jasha Mulefoot, a known criminal in town. Tim and Dangar placed a public bounty of 60 gp on Jasha Mulefoot, dead or alive.
Session Ends.
NPCs Met
Pyotr Semyonski – Captain of the Watch of Goebblein. Polite and more knowledgeable of the goings on than the Lord-Mayor. He is currently neutral towards the Outlanders but does not want them back in Goebblein until the unpleasantness between the Temples of Horne and Mithra is settled. He is originally from Loforch.
Jasha Mulefoot – pickpocket with a strong kick from Goebblein. She and her gang of thieves ran afoul of the Outlanders while trying to pick their pockets.
Happening Off-Stage
[Due to the huge bounty Tim and Dangar posted, Jasha and her gang had to leave town and will need to spend time in the Fiefdoms laying low. She wants to get back at the Outlanders for this, especially Tim and Dangar.]
DM Discussion
[Because the 5th Legion’s area of responsibility in the north is mostly grasslands, the legion is mostly cavalry with some supporting infantry instead of mostly infantry with supporting cavalry like the other Imperial legions. Additionally, their siege section is comprised of magically animated wheeled platforms with mounted catapults or ballistae. The legion also has magically powered troops transports for their small infantry contingent, allowing the entire legion to move very quickly.]
[This is the last session notes for this adventure. I'm not certain if there was more in Goebblein and the trip back or I just cut to the Outlanders arriving back at Freegate, but that is where my next set of notes picks up.]
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