Death Comes Once More to the Grim North

As in everyone. Total party kill. Sounds dramatic but with only two player characters and one NPC fighter it was always on the table. 

Black Crow on a Tombstone, a cracking Satyricon track

Rufus Rose F3 and Tulip Roth T2 were in company with Lott the Humble when exploring a Ventari Reliquary to discover a chest full of cursed demon gold. For some reason throughout the session I found “reliquary” to be extremely hard to pronounce. In this instance it’s an architectural reliquary, so a dungeon.

They spoke to the half petrified four armed wolf demon but could not propose a way to lift the curse that was turning it slowly to stone; despite its offer of a boon in return if they could.

A secret door was discovered and beyond they encountered four red lesser demons with spiky dreads. After negotiations seem to have failed to get the demons to had over their chest of curses goals and attempt was made to kill a hem and take their stuff. It did not go well. 

Rufus was blinded by magic and Tulip hit with a critical in the first round. Many criticals and fumbles then ensued, and as is typical with these things a few more lucky rolls would’ve won the day for the PCs. Alas they were rendered unconscious and then eaten by demons. An ignominious end for a brave band. 

Although I forgot to mention it in game I had rolled on the Grim Omens table at the start of the session and got “woman seen washing bloody clothing” which generally presages a violent death…

However, like good old school-ists everywhere we immediately got to rolling new characters and by the next session we will have switched from Swords&Wizardry to Crypts&Things Remastered, now with a Sorcerer and a Thief. 

Under new rules, the Grim North awaits.