RPG - Rolemaster & Adventures in Middle-Earth - Wolfshield Actual Play

Dark attraction - The Praise Of Old Men S01E30 ( Rolemaster RPG actual play )

RPG - Rolemaster & Adventures in Middle-Earth - Wolfshield Actual Play

Show Notes

S01E30 The caged statue was the representation of an unfollowed god, Orgiana. Most the players communed with her but only Ugnan took pity upon her and, seeing nothing untoward in her manner, agreed to follow her in return for her helping bring the search for the Portal Rods and the Aisling Stone to an end. The Goddess told her new acolyte where the stone was but first the party explored the rest of the temple, discovering altars to the twelve dark gods and four rooms, each with a Soulstone able to bring back the dead. Ugnan realised his mistake too late but, deal struck, the party headed towards the stairs leading down to where their first artefact should lie. You're listening to a Rolemaster Classic Actual Play set in Terry K Amthor's excellent Shadow World using Fantasy Grounds. You can find session summaries, items and characters on World Anvil where our campaign is called "The Praise of Old men" ( https://www.worldanvil.com/w/shadow-world-ancellus ). 9:23 Chalice room17:18 Fight25:49 43434:32 End of fight58:59 Heart shaped stone1:09:35 Victoria's entrance Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/akmDA1isWAE iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wolfshield-actual-play/id1461466298 Streamed live most Fridays at 19.30ish UTC: https://www.twitch.tv/majykfngrz Email: [email protected] Twitter: @wolf_shield Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WolfshieldApps/

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