Monday, July 28, 2014

Grost Im'Grupp, Doomed Armsman


Grost Im'Grupp, Doomed Armsman

He strikes onward, the blackened ruin of Lennay kept ever in his mind.

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All that deserves a name...
Minden: the shield inherited through four generations of my family
Crava: the ceremonial skirt worn by the Craglord’s guard
Lennay: the Kingdom of the Crags that lays in flames behind me
Ogga-Shan: the Specter of the Reaper who waits at the end of all our roads, who stands before me in my darkest dreamings
The Power of the Iron Lord: (added 9/7/14) The pulsing green fevered lightning that dances to the revel of a song.
The Cult of the Caves: (added 2/1/15) A troop of deadly archers converted from my new domain, an underground bunker-city

Feats Heroic
Burial of the Crava [Glum]: As one last dedication to the Craglord, I lay down my crava, the final remnant of Lennay.
Long Thread of Memory [Glum]: I still myself and call forth the dying magic bound up in the old adventures I've taken.
Blood of Grupp [Jovial]: Filled with a zeal for the fight, I loose my blade and let fly the blood of my foes, as their weapons spill my own blood in a glorious dance of battle.
Leap of the Bat [Jovial]: Leaping as though aloft, I dive upon my foe with fearsome intensity.
Power of the Iron Lord [Jovial]: The music of a reverie plays in my mind as green lightning pulses from my arms.
Assemble the Guard [Jovial]: Call forth warriors to my aid, by letting out a great cry. Rally to the Craglord!
Breath of Frost [Jovial]: I draw upon the lingering touch of the void-beast in my heart, unleashing my magic as a torrent of cold!

Trick
DoomWhy was I spared from the desolation of Lennay? You may ignore one roll you just made to suffer a Mystery that leads to this question.
Born in Fire —Instead of waiting for a Discovery or Rogues’ Phase, you may add one name to your list of named after surviving a Perilous Phase with the named.
-Omen --write down a Thunder, some ill portent or distant threat. (An unnatural deathly chill) Before the Thunder is provided for a new phase, you may demand that it be this.

Tales of Grost
Venture of the Crags (July 28th, 2014): Grost and his crew returned to Lennay, and left behind its gates to the tolling of a great bell, having bested the scars of their pasts.

Venture of the Bats (August 3rd, 2014): (Sunday Morning Swords) Grost took up with a new band of Rogues, who were all set upon by traitorous bat-riders, then infiltrated the castle of Duke Khaled. He found within him the capacity for great leadership, and then the Duke's castle began plummeting into the ocean.

Venture of the Frenzied Revel (August 10th, 2014): (Sunday Morning Swords) Grost and a new slate of fellow Rogues stumbled upon a funereal celebration of the evil Iron Lord. A sorceress appeared, there was feverish dancing, there were many colors, the Iron Lord reconstituted in the seas, and Grost ripped forth the Iron Lord's power to claim it for himself. Sadly, Minden was lost within the quicksand created by the Iron Lord's power.

Venture of the Tales (September 7th, 2014): (Sunday Morning Swords) A water beast struck down the treasure-laden ship of Grost and his companions, and when they washed up, they found themselves faced with a great Spire inhabited by the Eldritch Elder, who buys tales for a strong price. Grost found himself face to face with the destruction of Lennay, which held him back from selling his tales. The Eldritch Elder told him his answer, at long last: "If Lennay is to live again, Grost must be the one to found it.." He began forging a new Lennay, striking a mountain's peak with the Iron Lord's power, wearing down its cap into a plateau.

Venture of the Bugs (September 9, 2014): (Sunday Morning Swords) When Grost and his companions ventured through a forest, they were beset by peculiar and massive flying bugs, directed by the radiation suit-wearing Saffron Queen, who captured them and put them in jars for preservation! Grost made a cowardly attempt to trick her by swearing fealty to her, but it was the wrath of the forest (and Dario's mutt!) that made the caves of the Saffron Queen come crumbling down. Also, Grost used the Power of the Iron Lord to temporarily control the bugs.

Venture of the Unnamed Crypt (February 1st, 2015): the Rogues were ambushed amidst a great walled ravine, and then were taken into custody by the cult of an underground city who revered the blood of Lennay. They were beset upon by a strange chilling creature from the void of the sky, and turned the tables on the cult, as Grost laid claim to the underground city and took members of the cult as his personal bodyguard.

Venture of the Stars (April 19th, 2015): caught in a tempest in sight of a tree that shapes the heavens, Grost and his companions were assailed by strange beasts, he was swallowed by an orca-man, and they then ascended the tree, becoming witness to cosmos and realities and wonderments scarcely dreamed of, stars without number and a great bird which devoured worlds and galaxies. They left behind the Scythian, and Grost finally laid his venturing to rest, taking the throne of Lennay, thinking from time to time upon the things he saw atop the tree.

So ends his tale.

8 comments:

  1. I was sorry we didn't get to see Ogga-Shan in last night's tale, but Minden was an awesomely key component.

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  2. Yeah, I think that's the way Swords will tend to work: there's a lotta stuff out there, and the stuff that makes it into the story will massively impact how it plays out.

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  3. That's also what rewards repeated plays with the same Rogue. "Maybe I'll get to use this cool bit this time!"

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  4. And Grost has officially been inducted into Sunday Morning Swords!

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  5. Love the "Tales of.." idea. I'm doing that with Umsa, too. Can't wait to see what Grost does now with the powers of the Iron Lord!

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  6. I know! Once I popped into Sunday Morning Swords, I decided I'd see what happened as I took a character through various ventures. I like building up a history behind me.

    And wow, is he starting to change.

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  7. I have officially taken Grost full circle! I can totally combine Born In Fire and my Feat Heroic to make my guard Named. From Guardsman to guarded man!

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  8. And with this week's Sunday Morning Swords, I close the book upon Grost.

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