Recap 6: Skyrealms of Jorune RPG Campaign "Experiments, Lamorri Domination, & Shanthic Leyline"

Characters:

*Ahte, Muadra Caji (played by Bill).
*Blogren, Muadra Caji (played by my son Wes).
*Bruus, Boccord Soldier (played by George).
*Titanius Englesmith, Human Explorer (played by Kris).

*Addacar (Corastin NPC).

 

The group searched the ruins of Dharmery but an odd looking cloud descended from far above. It cast its shadow over the town, and the characters could make out some sort of ship or structure within its strange mists. Townsfolk were taken over by small black spheres that came from above. They acted zombie-like and seemed not to have a will of their own any longer.

In one of the ruins the group found Doctor Mathis' laboratory. There was a mechanically animated Shantha skeleton that used Earth-Tec to propel its limbs. They rescued a prisoner named Lorrit who had his eyes removed and replaced with computer wires that were directly linked to the computer systems found there. When the characters did not know the password the computer voice enacted a self-desctruct sequence. They fled, but not before finding some more Earth-Tec power cells.  

Outside again the group faced off against the mind-controlled townsfolk who seemed to be changing from the inside out. Ahte's brother was one of those controlled in this way.  The characters eventually fled as more townsfolk were being taken over. A half-sphere of energy was created around the town of Dharmery, seemingly isolating it from the world around it.

The group headed toward the own of Advan but stopped when they found a Shanthic river of energy (Leyline). Blogren, the Muadra, got a vision of Shanthas painting obelisks with blood and performing rituals at both end points of the line. One the group thinks was North, and the other far to the South, but both were in heavily wooded areas or forests (Glounda Forest and East Trinnu Jungle). One of those obelisks was in a cemetery of biers with lots of birds looking directly at Blogren in his vision.

As Blogren's vision ended a hideous monstrosity was forming on the Leyline right where the characters had crossed it. A palpable sense of fear was bubbling up inside of them before the session ended. hehe.

Today we will play our next session, and I hope to type up a summary soon. I was slacking this month.

BRP Skyrealms of Jorune (Part 15: Lamorri Powers)

 

My buddy Bill Coulson has a character in my Skyrealms of Jorune campaign who was infected/corrupted by ancient Lamorri skull. These powers are a result of that as well as him dabbling with evil Lamorri tech... The idea is that each power is "free" but with every use of each power the danger to the caster of having their DNA altered increases... Most of those mutations will be vile, but I'm going to sprinkle in some good ones too on a future random table.

Lamorri Powers:

*Alter Flesh
*Destroy Cle-Eshta or Warp
*Dominate Being (Cleash, Corastin, Croid, Ramian, Skarmis, or Thriddle)
*Muadra's Bane
*Poison Isho
*Ray of Mutation
*Remove Disease & Neutralize Poison
*Shan-Theel (Dark Shantha)
*Shape Stone & Warp Metal
*Slaughter Isho

[Evids of the Shantha are resistant or immune to Lamorri powers].

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ALTER FLESH
Range: Touch
Mutation Chance: 1% (+1% per use).
If the touched living being fails a Con/Stamina roll then one random part of the creature changes into another living physical biological form that has the same mass. This power cannot kill, but it can make many unfortunate changes to the creature.

DESTROY CLE-ESHTA OR WARP
Area: 10 meters
Range: 30 meters
Mutation Chance: 1% (+5% per use).

Lamorri energy completely severs the magical pathway between teleporting Cle-Eshtas, gateways, portals, warps, etc. A massive expenditure of Isho is needed to reestablish the pathway.

DOMINATE BEING (Cleash, Corastin, Croid, Ramian, Scarmis, or Thriddle)
Range: 30 meters
Mutation Chance: 1% (+2% per use).

If you win a test of Intelligence vs. Intelligence on the Resistance Table you can control the actions of any Cleash, Corastin, Croid, Ramian, Scarmis, or Thriddle being through a telepathic link that you establish with the subject’s mind. You can force the subject to perform as you desire for a full day, within the limits of its abilities.

Once you have given a dominated creature a command, it continues to attempt to carry out that command to the exclusion of all other activities except those necessary for day-to-day survival. Giving a dominated creature a new command takes one action. Obviously self-destructive orders are not carried out.

MUADRA'S BANE
Range: 100 meters
Mutation Chance: 1% (+4% per use).
If you win a test of Intelligence vs. Intelligence on the Resistance Table vs. a targeted Muadra they will have all of tgeir Isho ripped from them, and it will be infused with corrupting Lamorri energy. If they fail a Con/Stamina roll they die. Those that survive being filled with Lamorri energy will not be able to cast any Dyshas for 1D6 days.

POISON ISHO
Area: 100 meter radius centered on the caster
Mutation Chance: 1% (+2% per use).

All ambient Isho in the area is poisoned. The energy will eventually return to nornal in the area but it will take 1D4 days to do so. Beings that attempt to cast Dyshas in the area will need to try to resist the poisoned energy with an Isho/Empathy roll (albeit with a 30% penalty). If the roll succeeds they avoid the poison effect. Those that fail can't cast Dysha for 1D4 days. Two successful Moon Isho skill rolls are necessary to cast a Dysha in the area.

RAY OF MUTATION
Range: 50 meters
Mutation Chance: 1% (+2% per use).

Those creatures who are hit with this ray and fail a Con/Stamiba roll will manifest a painful random Mutation over the course of the next 1D10 rounds. Roll on the Mutation Table.

REMOVE DISEASE & NEUTRALIZE POISON
Range: Touch
Mutation Chance: 1% (+1% per use).

One disease is removed or type of poison is neutralized in the victim that the caster touches. That creature is immune to that disease or poison from now on.

SHAN-THEEL (DARK SHANTHA)
Range: 100 meters
Mutation Chance: 1% (+5% per use).
If you win a test of Intelligence vs. Intelligence on the Resistance Table vs. a targeted Shantha it will have all of its Isho ripped from it, and it will be infused with corrupting Lamorri energy. The Shantha's flesh will violently be changed. It will obey the caster even to the point of death for 1D4 days. After that the Dark Shantha will flee to follow its own twisted will.

SHAPE STONE & WARP METAL
Range: 50 meters
Mutation Chance: 1% (+1% per use).

The caster can make any type of stone change shape into any other form with the same equal mass and volume. The stone will harden into its new shape in 1D10 minutes. Any form of metal can also be warped into a new shape, but this is mostly used to turn weapons into unusable hunks of metal.

SLAUGHTER ISHO
Area: 50 meter radius centered on the caster
Mutation Chance: 1% (+3% per use).

All ambient Isho in the area is destroyed. The energy will eventually return to the area but it will take 1D4 days to do so. Living beings in the area can attempt to resist having all of their Isho ripped from them if they make a successful Isho/Empathy roll.

Recap 5: Skyrealms of Jorune RPG Campaign “Lamorri Death Tech”

 

Characters:

*Ahte, Muadra Caji (played by Bill).
*Blogren, Muadra Caji (played by my son Wes).
*Bruus, Boccord Soldier (played by George).
*Titanius Englesmith, Human Explorer (played by Kris).

*Addacar (Corastin NPC).

The group rested and relaxed a bit on Tonista’s Durlig & Hilc farm. They told the Bronth owner of the farm where an Earth-Tec Durlig planter was, and she was going to get some local people to go retrieve it. She said she would have to hire on a human as well, so that they could operate the planting device.

The characters headed off toward Ahte’s home town of Dharmery to the North-east of Tonista’s farm. While traveling there Ahte told the group about how Dharmery is ruled by a human-only nobility, and that Boccords and Muadras (as well as any other form of intelligent life) are considered second class citizens. Luxury crops like chocolate and coffee are the town’s main exports.

Bruus noticed an odd section of ground, and avoided it… only to miss another section that was a trap. He fell through the odd plant-based spider web-like fibers, and as he was tangled in it, 4 large furry creatures with sharp teeth (Harns) bit into his flesh with their diseased saliva. He struggled to get free, and tried to fend off his attackers. The group managed to levitate him out of there with a Dysha, but one of the 4 Harns sunk his teeth in deeper and held on. Luckily for Bruus Blogren (the Muadra) cast Flame Touch and yanked the last remaining Harn off of him, and hurled it into one of the other web traps (which then caught on fire). Addacar filled his belly with Harn meat, and he seemed to have no ill effects from them other than a stomach ache from eating too much.

The group cleaned out the rest of the Harns in their tunnel nests, including some humans who had their bodies reduced to disgusting egg incubators. They also freed a Thriddle who was recently captured, and just undergoing the egg implantation process. He was a member of Canth’s (the first Thriddle the characters met) failed skyrealm exploration mission. His name was Salrough, but the characters just called him Sal. Upon further exploration they found some Gems, Gemlinks, and Gemules from previous victims of the Harns. They also found some damaged armor and a few mundane weapons. Blogren collected all of the Harn teeth, but no one else took any other Harn parts.

A letter was also in the refuse that said:

Dear M.,

Experiments have gone well. Deliveries should be made in roughly two months time.

Signed,

Appra (later they learned that this was Appra Dharmery, a noble of the town of Dharmery).

On the way there they saw 10 thin gray-white streaks of light that hurled downward at the downtown sections of the upcoming town on the horizon. As they approached the farming peasants were all hidden in their homes, and scared. No one knew what had happened but they weren’t taking any risks by being outdoors.

The center of town, and scattered around in 10 locations were areas of dark ash destruction. Noble houses, main buildings of wealth, and other vital locations were utterly destroyed, and all life was reduced to ashes in a 20 feet radius around these light drinking black rods buried deep in the ground. Only about a foot of each of them was visible above the ground. Titanius hit one of the rods (after Ahte told him not to) and his arm felt a horrible shock, and the Muadras looking on noticed a color shift in Titanius’ aura, to now having odd brown to it in places (a color that did not exist to their knowledge). Later they would learn that this was the color of the vile Lamorri energy that is the antithesis of Isho and life itself. Blogren levitated the rod out of the ground to reveal that it was 30 meters long. When his Dysha ended, it once again hurled itself into the ground and thereby killing another 20 foot radius of life and Isho around it, and that also hurled the characters violently away from the blast area.

As they discussed what to do, another 10 Lamorri Death Rods blasted into the town from above. Blogren started to feel an intense creeping pain, but Ahte… felt attracted to the power held within the Lamorri tech. The townsfolk mostly fled the debris, as well as Bruus, Titanius, and Blogren, but Ahte remained. He approached slowly, and grabbed hold of one of the Lamorri rods. Instantly, all of the rods hurled themselves upward out of the ground, and Ahte vanished. A huge explosion was seen high above the world where nothing was previously visible, and then a single rod hurled itself back to the ground with Ahte still holding onto it. He seemed to have sustained no damage, but his aura had a darker brown tint to it as the Lamorri energy seemed to be coursing through him. As a result of this, and Titanius’ touching the rod previously… it seems that Ahte can now control Titanius’s left arm. This of course disturbed the group, but it could possibly come in handy later (ba dum tiss). Hehe. The rod that Ahte held crumbled to ash and that ash flew into Ahte’s nose and mouth. It was guessed that Ahte perhaps will gain new powers, and perhaps lose some ability with Isho as a result. Only time will tell...

Recap 4: Skyrealms of Jorune RPG Campaign "Joble Gambling & Dharmee Wrangling"

 

*Ahte, Muadra Caji (played by Bill).
*Blogren, Muadra Caji (played by my son Wes).
*Bruus, Boccord Soldier (played by George).
*Titanius Englesmith, Human Explorer (played by Kris).
*Addacar (Corastin) & Canth Lor Snoggis (Thriddle) (NPCs). 

I should have taken more DM notes, and the ones I took I seem to have misplaced...

The group traveled via the Shanthic Cle-Eshta directly to the Muadra & Thivin populated city of Joble. They found themselves in an ancient ruin, that Blogren realized was built by the Shanthas. One of the builders seemed to linger on there in some way, and when he meditated and put some of his Isho into the structure, it revealed its ancient outline, and then later on with more concentration the entire structure as it was originally built was revealed in dimly glowing Isho. In this revealing it seemed to use up the remaining energy of the Shantha and it was then back to being just a dusty ruin once more. Blogren wanted to remain there for awhile, but the rest of the characters, Addacar the Corastin, and the 14 freed Thivins wanted to continue on to the city of Joble.

The group talked to the city guard at one of the main entrances to the city, and they directed the group to go talk to a Thriddle to inquire about starting their path as Tauthers to acquire citizenship. On the way there, there were two Muadra Cajis who were engaged in a deadly battle using their Dyshas upon one another in the center of the street. The group ignored them and moved to their destination.

The characters talked about their exploits, and the Thriddle gave them their own (slightly burned) Chalisks that important members of society could mark when they had performed missions and important tasks. They were told that in the far-off city of Ardoth that they could eventually show these metallic plates there with 20 endorsements that then, and only then, would they achieve citizenship with all of its benefits (like granting Earth-tec to adventurers).

The Thriddle also noticed the taint of Lamorri on Blogren, and Ahte, as well as slight taint on Bruus (who removed most of it by violently shocking his skull last session). Experiments and procedures were performed by the Thriddle on the characters, and eventually the Lamorri sludge from that animated skull was removed and collected for future study. The Thriddle seemed both repulsed and very interested in their findings, and he gave the group some Thriddle history, and how they originally were introduced to the world of Jorune. Canth Lor Snoggis (the Thriddle who had been traveling with the group) was revealed to be a form of Thriddle criminal and folk hero. He was offered lodgings and to stay there in Joble, and he agreed to leave the group and stay there with his fellow Thriddle.

Ahte asked about Lamorri artifacts, and the Thriddle happened to have an odd oblong and flat squarish one in storage. It was given to Ahte who somehow activated it. A heat aura started to expand from him (and his hands were stuck in it) as it charged up. The heat burned the Thriddle's Boccord servant, and they wisely got Ahte outside to a nearby Kerning Bay to see what would happen. Ahte thought he might be destroyed, but once the odd green light covered his body, he was able to unleash the energy on a target. It destroyed the target, the wall behind it, and the tool shed behind that wall in destructive fury. What costs would this Lamorri Box of Death cause? Only time will tell...

The group then went to the Dirty Jurgen (an Illidge establishment of ill repute that dealt mostly in gambling). Titanius found the owner who happened to have Earth-tec and a high stakes game of chance was started. After three hands Titanius was the winner, and an irate Jurgen seemed to hold a slight grudge, but he didn't accost the characters to try to get their lawfully won artifacts. It seemed like the rumors of the Black Box of Death might have influenced a peaceful exit from the establishment...

Both Muadra Cajis (Ahte and Blogren) while arguing with the other characters saw a purple Isho light form in the center of all the group. It seemed to form in response to anger and disagreements between the characters... The Cajis both learned two new Mogren Dysha powers, and the other characters were granted some vague benefits too. The purple "Battle Spirit" between them was a curious thing, and they wondered if they would experience it again in the future.

On the way back to the Bronth Tonista's farm, 5 charging Dharmee (large lizards) tried to make a meal of the characters, but between the human's blaster barrage, the Black Box, Blogren's Dyshas, and the arrows of Bruus and Addacar, the Dharmee were turned quickly into butchered and blistered chunks of lizard meat. They skinned the corpses, and harvested the meat.

They were welcomed with warm fuzzy arms by Tonista, and the group told her about a Durlig Planter that was at the one ruin. They think she will retrieve it with some nearby help from other farmers. They inquired about the Shanthas that they had brought out of stasis, and they had been seen flying in their odd craft North-East to another small town, that just so happened to be Ahte's hometown. The group hopes to go there next, though some of them really want to explore that Warp to the Icy Skyrealm that is in the center of one of Tonista's Hilc fields.

We hope to play in a 2 weeks. :)

 

BRP Skyrealms of Jorune (Part 14: Cleash Capsules, Limilates, & Narcosa Substances)

 

This is a work in progress...

Alil [gl] - Black Paste that induces vision trances, imbiber may learn Dysha or other ability (N)
Ambreh [1 gl] - Improves intelligence, memory (SG)
Arrigish [1 gl] - Speeds healing (SG)
Ascotin [gl] - Treats Slasher's Rot (SA)
Astral Moth Larva [gl] - Random effects every few hours for 1D100 hours (N)
Basilisk Tonsil Stones [gl] - Sense of euphoria and strength increase (N)
Blinder Capsule, Cleash [4 gl] - Gas burns the eyes, like tear gas, blinded for 5 minutes (SG)
Blood of Glory [gl] - Juice of the Ylam Tree induces a violent battle rage (N)
Breath of Glob [gl] - This viscous fluid deadens pain, increases strength & the speed of thought, immune to illusions, Agility penalty, lasts 1D4 hours (N)
Chak [gl] - Can be digested with Hilc (SA)
Cold Capsule, Cleash [8 gl] - Does slightly less cold damage than the Cast Energy dysha. Twice as effective vs. Croid (SG)
Daji Meat [2 gm] - Heightens Tra-Sense, even to those blind to Isho, lasts 6 hours. Ramian sell them. (SG)
Doul Extract [1 gm] - Adds to Color Stat, lasts 4 hours, hangover after (SG)
Dungeon Fungus [gl] - Eating it makes one violently ill, burning it has an effect like alcohol and makes people friendlier (N)
Ecru Pods aka Ruby Drops [30 gl] - When dissolved in liquid Ruby Drops increase 3 random Stats by a random amount (N)
Fire Capsule, Cleash [15 gl] - Fire damage like Cast Energy Dysha (SG)
Flare Capsule, Cleash [1 gl] - Give off light for 1 hour without heat (SG)
Giggit [2 gm] - Gasses from them are hated by all but Thriddle, who love it (SG)
Glow Moss [gl] - Glows faintly for 6 hours (SA)
Halcyon Snuff [gl] - Placing this snuff in one's mouth allows them to cast a Dysha without any Isho that they know, but every use burdens them like a mental weight (N)
Hilc [50 gu] - Allows humankind to eat 1 week of natural Jorune vegetation. (SG)
Jeesa Mucus [gl] - Trarch stimulant (SA)
Keether [15 gl] - Inhibits absorbtion of Isho, bad for Caji, makes person invisible to Tra-Sense (SG)
Kesl Mold [gl] - Corrosive mold, burns! (SA)
Knock-Out Capsule, Cleash [15 gl] - Deals damage to creatures that breathe Oxygen (SG)
Korogg Pods [gl] - Fungal fruits that grow on corpses, if made into liquor it deadens individual thought, and lessens despair (N)
Laba Wasps [gl] - Ground up paste that produces hallucinogenic effects (N)   
Laramidia Rotgut [gl] - Alcoholic drink deadens pain, gives temporary hit points, but wounds heal slower naturally (N)
Levoti Fern [gl] - Leaf broth for Narobu seeds, Stains Sapple. (SA)
Loosh Spider, Bait [gl] - For Pibbers (SA)
Loosh Spider, Ink [gl] - Favored by Thriddle (SA)
Loosh Spider, Repellent [gl] - Darrits especially hate this (SA)
Loosh Spider, Venom [gl] - Paralyzing (SA)
Marisia Tree Buds [gl] - Those that devour the buds worship and care for the tree in a druglike haze (N)
Mathin Aroma [2 gm] - Blount produce it, all others flee from it (SG)
Memory Dust [gl] - Allows Caji to use Dyshas that are slightly beyond their normal ability to cast them (N)
Narobu Seeds [gm] - Foul taste, heals warts, aphrodisiac. (SA)
Ochre Mint [gl] - When chewed it grants hallucinagenic effects for 1D4 hours (N)
Pondstone Tree Sap aka Sap Goggles [gl] - Mist from boiled sap creates a euphoric out of body state, mildly addictive (N)
Purple Pipeweed [gl] - Heightens creative thought, increases the effects of hallucinations & illusions, but dulls senses (N)
Ram's Horn Snuff [gl] - When used with other substances it can double the effects, addictive, coma or death possible (N)
Repel Capsule, Cleash [3 gl] - Smell repels most creatures (SG)
Rimeen [6 gl] - Reduces Color Stat (SG)
Salts of Vitesse [gl] - Fine white crystals that increase Agility and Intelligence, addiction and possible Constitution loss (N)
Sapple Bark [gm] - Bark/Paper used to write on, torches (SA)
Scedri Cloth [2 gl] - Tunics soaked in Arrigish to heal (SG)
Sheeja Flowers [gl] - Petals shift shift with Isho. Petals used to gain IPs. (SA)
Shirm-Eh [2 gl] - Ramian heal very slowly without it, thriddle chew it (SG)
Smoke Capsule, Cleash [2 gl] - Creatures huge cloud of black smoke in a 5m diameter and 3m height, lasts 1D6 minutes (SG)
Spectral Sweet [gl] - Translucent leaves when smoked paralyze and make one invisible to normal vision and Tra-Sense for 1D6 hours (N)
Stone Sap [gl] - If brewed into a tea it will paralyze the victim, and their skin will take on a stone-like statue appearance for 2D4 hours (N)
Tangler Capsule, Cleash [2 gm] - Creatures hit have sticky strands that expand and quickly bind their victims, a difficult STR Effort roll needed to break free, lasts hours (SG)
Thon [2gl] - Increases strength for 3 hours then withdrawal, addictive (SG)
Throw-Explode-Junior Capsule, Cleash [2 gm] - Explodes and deals damage equal to a Power Orb Dysha +1D6 extra damage. (SG)
Troll Poppy [gl] - When smoked the user will not be able to sleep for the next 6D6 hours (N)
Viper Weed [gm] - Smoked to produce auditory hallucinations, and it is slightly poisonous (N)
Woebegetter Wine [gl] - All those in a 10 mile radius that drink this wine can hear each others thoughts, lasts 1D20 minutes per pint (N)

*Narcosic Sentispores - Some shady Limilate dealers might sell things that are contaminated. See Narcosa for deatils. (N)

N = Narcosa (pages 32 - 48)
SA = Sobayid Atlas (pages 42 - 51)
SG = Skyrealms of Jorune Sholari Guide 2nd Ed. (page 53 & 58) 

 

 

Narcosa can be downloaded for free, or ordered from Lulu. I recommend the print copy though because it is very colorful and just well done.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/137248/Narcosa

https://www.lulu.com/es/shop/rafael-chandler/narcosa-softcover/paperback/product-15gmd47w.html?page=1&pageSize=4

Recap 3: Skyrealms of Jorune RPG Campaign "Weird Skull / Blood Bound Corastin"

Characters:

*Ahte, Muadra Caji (played by Bill).
*Blogren, Muadra Caji (played by my son Wes).
*Bruce, Boccord Soldier (played by George).
*Titanius Englesmith, Human Explorer (played by Kris).
*Canth Lor Snoggis, Thriddle (NPC).

The characters had lots of options to pursue at the start of the session. They determined that they were about a day's travel South of the City of Joble in the Sobay Basin. There were 3 revealed Warps to Skyrealms near to where the Ramian skyship crashed. Our sole human character Titanius wanted to return to see if the Shanthas were getting up to trouble, and they all were worried about Tonista on her Durlig/Hilc farm. The Muadra characters wanted to go to the city of Joble to get cold weather gear, to turn in their Beagre pelts, and get some cold weather gear for the Skyrealm through the Warp at Tonista's farm. They instead chose instead to completely explore the Crugar crystal mines below near to the hidden Shanthic Temple.

A warping of their perceptions was noticed down a long hallway with jagged soil/crystal walls. One of the Muadras (Blogren) explored it, and realized that the reality of the cave was different from what they were seeing. At the most intense spot of the visual effect, he dug the earthen floor, and there he found a buried skull that was dense and heavy and about four times the size of a human skull. It had crystals for eyes, and sharp teeth that were drilled into its skull and jaw bone. It looked like the creature had those gem teeth implanted during life. He must have had an intense intimidating grin when it was alive... eek!

Elsewhere (because the party split up) Ahte (sp?) found a mutated corpse of a Crugar and weird green mist covered his body when he was looking through its items. Nothing *seemed* to happen right away. (Evil GM Chuckle). He found a green gem headband that seemed to help him with Green Dyshas.

Titanius found an electrified metal door, and he tried to ground the energy with a sword and that seemed to only help a little.

Back at the odd skull, Blogren touched it and resisted its animate sludge that resided inside of it and its effects. Ahte however was hit right in the face with the sludge, and it went into his body through his eyes, ears, etc. Later this same effect happened to Blogren and Bruce the Boccord. Bruce then shocked the sludge out of his own skull via the electricity of the door. It was one of those "I think... that would actually work" moments. Haha.

The skull started to float, and the human blasted it, but it managed to reflect the energy beam back at him! This would have killed Titanius but Blogren managed to use some healing herbs quickly before then. Phew!

The skull animated, levitated, and then resisted being destroyed by Bruce's Shanthic Blade, and stole it, and another character's sword to use in its phantom limbs. The skull used an area effect that hurt everyone. Eventually, the characters were able to destroy it enough with a powerful Dysha hurled at it from the Thriddle Canth and their weapons.

Behind the door was an imprisoned Corastin named Addacar. Blogren got in the way of one of the cyrstal energy beams keeping the Corastin there, and almost got killed. They disabled the prison and kept the 6 blue gems that were the source of the effect. Addacar agreed to serve them, and said that he was Blood Bonded (or they were bonded with him, it was a bit unclear), and sprayed them in the face and chest with his own blood after performing a ritual with its arms and elbows. Addacar was told about the Crugar corpses in the mines, and he went and collected some gruesome trophies from them.

The group explored more, picked up some history books about the Crugar and Human Energy War, and found a Cle-Eshta that linked to the City of Joble. 

The group also found a dark Energy Cube that seemed like it powered some large ancient Earth-Tec device, perhaps a vehicle or a heavy piece of machinery. The Energy Cube was used by the Crugar as a sacrificial altar. The group thought that many miners had died on it due to the decayed bones around it. Titanius thinks it somehow generates electric power (perhaps via Zero-Point means) and stores it. 

In four boxes they found Ramian herbs, namely Shirm-eh, which they were told by the Thriddle was illegal in human society, but a food supplement that the Ramians need to survive. The group stashed them in case they ever needed to bribe some Ramians...

With Addacar, the Energy Cube, the characters, and the 14 rescued Thivin miners, the group traveled through the Cle-Eshta to the City of Joble.

BRP Skyrealms of Jorune (Part 13: Revised Character Sheets)

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RqjfWg9ZgYQh7YZ0V_abdIja6v2Uz1wr/view?usp=sharing

Any time you hack a system to a setting, you will need to adjust things as you playtest them over time. I gave up on incorporating Isho Sensitivity Skills to my BRP hack, and instead gave Boccords a psionic system of powers instead of using those. Here is the revised character sheet I plan on printing out and giving to my players. Above is the front sheet with slightly larger type, and below is the skill sheet. I added in the Purple Mogel Moon Isho skill since my campaign uses that homebrewed thing I came up with. 

I'll also include a character portrait / item inventory sheet which I find extra helpful to visualize where everything is.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_qADVTq-V1NVCJsogfkI_X0Af2CQHbY/view?usp=sharing

Character portrait / item inventory sheet:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/138FDzcsJlgd0dCTmFUMk_tsHYGmbIyuP/view?usp=sharing

BRP Skyrealms of Jorune (Part 12: Purple Dyshas of Mogen, the Unknown Spirit)

 

These purple dyshas take the form of bolts and orbs.

DISARMING BOLT   

IP: 2   Range: 30 meters  

Duration: Instantaneous 

Description: This bolt can target an opponent with a weapon in their hands. On a failed Strength Effort roll, the victim lets go of their weapons, and those items fly 1D10 meters away from them. It may be bundled (+1 IP) for range, to target extra targets, and to have the weapons fly further away from them.

LIQUID ORB

IP: 4    Range: 60 meters    

Duration: Instantaneous, or 2D10 rounds

Description: A watery orb forms in the hands of the Caji. This can be drank like any other water, though it is slightly thicker in consistency. This watery orb lasts 2D10 rounds if the Caji just wishes to hold onto it and drink from it. If hurled at a target it can put out any fire, and on a failed Agility Dodge roll, the victim falls over. This may be bundled (+2 IP) for range and to target extra beings or items.

ORB OF THE UNSEEN ONE

IP: 7    Range: 20 meters    

Duration: 1 hour

Description: This orb once hurled by the Caji vanishes, and an invisible force is created which can be directed by them to do minor tasks such as: cleaning, mending garments, picking up items, opening doors, sliding chairs, bringing books to the Caji, etc. It can also be used to carry heavier items as long as it is within range of the Caji. If the Caji concentrates, this force can be used to interfere with combatants or Cajis that are attempting to cast dysas (-25% penalty to combat and dysha rolls). It may be bundled (+3 IPs) for duration.

ACID BOLT

IP: 10    Range: 30 meters    

Duration: Instantaneous

Description: This caustic bolt inflicts damage to living beings and it has a 50% chance to destroy any items that are exposed to the acid. Roll damage as if this were a Frost Bolt. It may be bundled (+5 IP) for range and to target extra victims. Extra IP can also be spent to modify the damage roll.

 

BLUR

IP: 20    Range: Self    

Duration: 10 minutes

Description: This orb expands around the caster, and distorts the vision of all those who look at the Caji. All combat attempts and dyshas cast at the Caji miss them 50% of the time. It may be bundled (+10 IPs) for duration.

 

FLASHBURST

IP: 15    Range: 30 meters    

Duration: Instantaneous

Description: This orb explodes and creates a blinding flash in a 20 foot radius area. All those in the area that can see are blinded for 2D10 rounds. It may be bundled (+7 IPs) for range.

PESTILENCE

IP: 25    Range: 60 meters    

Duration: 1 day

Description: This orb summons all crawling and flying insects from the local area to it. These creatures will infest a 1 miles area, devouring all available food and driving off intelligent beings as well as other living creatures. It may be bundled (+12 IPs) for duration or area of effect.

Neverland & Troll Lord Games' Monsters & Treasure of Aihrde for D&D 5E!

 

Troll Lord Games ran a sale and I got this beautiful monsters & treasure book for $9.00+shipping! That is one HELL of a good deal.

https://www.trolllord.com/tlgstore/

I also got my copy of Neverland after waiting a few years to get it. I'm going to be running a library game for kids starting in Jan of 2023 so this seemed like a good excuse to buy it. It's gorgeous!

I've been going through all of the monster special abilities and making a deck of 3x5 monster cards so I can randomly generate monsters, or just pick a few abilities to add to standard D&D monsters.

I'm looking forward to this, and so is my ten-year-old son. :)

BRP Skills: An Optional Improvement Variant

 

I played DungeonWorld a few years ago, and I like how that system gave out XP for failures. Failure after all is a great way to learn. This influenced the way I'm handling skill improvement in my BRP Skyrealms of Jorune campaign which has about twice as many skills.

If you use any skill, you get a checkmark to attempt to increase that skill at the end of the session. Standard BRP only does that for successful skill checks. 

If you roll higher than your skill then you get to add +1% to your skill total. It isn't much, but I'm also planning on running a longer campaign.

That's it. Have a good one out there folks.

Recap 2: Skyrealms of Jorune RPG Campaign "Red Shantha Surprise"

Characters:

*Ahte, Muadra Caji (played by Bill).
*Blogren, Muadra Caji (played by my son Wes).
*Bruce, Boccord Soldier (played by George).
*Titanius Englesmith, Human Explorer (played by Kris).
*Canth Lor Snoggis, Thriddle (NPC).

The characters left Tonista's Durlig/Hilc farm to head into Joble to sell their Beagre pelts and to get some cold weather gear to explore the cold Skyrealm where the Thriddle and Cleash came from via a Warp.

On the way there, Ahte and Blogren had a weird sensation, like they had passed over some mystical barrier. Titanius figured out that the odd sensation was in a circular pattern, and he used his Reco Digger to explore below. The Reco Digger returned with an odd purple crystal.

When Titanius touched the crystal, it broke, and a purple energy mist enveloped them and he started being pulled through the sand and dirt straight down. Blogren tried to grab him to stop this weird effect but then he started getting pulled down beneath the ground too.

The circular area with a 60 foot diameter began to levitate and break free from the surrounding ground. It got up to about 20 feet off of the ground before Bruce activated a Boccord ability that let him use the unknown power of his Shanthic Blade, which gave him crude control over the curved structure beneath his feet. Bruce shook off most of the extraneous sand and dirt by maneuvering the floating structure and landing it.

Inside the structure Blogren and Titanious witnessed ancient Shanthas in these organic-looking holding stalls that seemed to preserve some of them in stasis despite their old war wounds.

The Thriddle Canth Lor Snoggis stayed outside to "guard their escape." Ahte and Bruce touched the weird purple outline where the other characters sunk down, and they sunk through the earth in a similar fashion to join them.

The characters explored the structure which seemed like it was a hidden location ages ago. With the purple gem power source removed by the Reco Digger the Shanthic Stasis Stalls ceased to function correctly and the Shanthas begun to wake up.

Titanius and Blogren were testing out a pedastal with flowing metal that shimmered. It turned out to be a teleporting device, a Cle-Eshta that lead to an ancient Shanthic Temple. Blogren went there and returned safely. Titanius went there and explored. Another Cle-Eshta was discovered but it was destroyed from ancient Earth-Tec blaster fire.

The rest of the group talked with the first Red Shantha that woke up. He was severely wounded and they healed him. The group (thanks to Blogren translating for them) learned that these special Shantha soldiers had experimented with a new Purple form of Isho energy, that they translated as "Battle-Spirit." He told them that the characters were his enemies but he felt obliged to let them leave... alive, and he even gave out two Shanthic Daggers as his thanks for reviving them and for the medical aid. The group left willingly through the Cle-Eshta and ended up in the Shanthic Temple.

After some exploration and digging through collapsed doorways, Titanius snuck up and spied some enslaved and chained up Thivins working in a red crystal mine. The red crystals had their volatile nature inverted to be amplifiers of peace and tranquility but the Thivins were being forced to desecrate the temple by destroying and collecting them for their Crugar masters. Titanius used a charge of his blaster to sever the chains and isolate the Crugar from the Thivins with a cave in.

The rest of the group (including the Thriddle) caught up to Titanius and set up an ambush for the 6 Crugars that were digging out the cave in.

As soon as the Crugars cleared the last few rocks away Ahte smashed a crystal that emptied out ALL of the isho in the nearby area from the Crugar and him and Blogren as well. The Crugar did not realize this at first and they kept attempting to hurl Lightning Blast Dyshas at them to no effect.

Blogren smashed some of the purple crystals to regain some much needed Isho, but the weird energy blended in with his (which was noticeable by Ahte, a fellow Caji). This helped him levitate one of the Crugar, while the others shot arrows and slashed at the others. They killed the 5 Crugar, and realized the last one fled. 

All of the auras of the characters now contains the swirling unknown Purple Isho.

They gathered up the fallen two-handed Crugar weapons and items, and then chased after the last Crugar. On the way they noticed another Cle-Eshta but did not examine it. They also freed another 6 Thivins from their cell.

The group climbed a badly damaged ladder to the bright surface to see the last Crugar climbing up a rope ladder to a small Ramian crystal ship floating roughly 30 feet on the air.

Titanius shrugged and blasted a vital spot of crystals on the bottom of the ship which started a chain reaction that made the ship shatter and explode. Ramian and Crugar bodies were hurled violently on fire to their deaths as fiery ship chunks fell on top of them.

The group will more than likely talk to the Thivins to figure out where they currently are. Where will they go? What will they do? We shall see. :)

BRP Skyrealms of Jorune (Part 11: Boccord Psionic Powers & Abilities)

 

Aura Detection

CP: 1 Range: Self

Duration: 1 round per CP spent

Roll: SPOT & Idea

Description: This lets you see the colors of Isho that swirl around living beings, and interpret what you see. The vague effects of Shanthic or other magic items would be noticed with such a roll.

Once you see an Aura you can make an Intelligence / Idea Roll. To determine any of the following:

*Whether they are healthy or diseased, and if so, how severe the disease is.

*Whether they are benevolent or evil, and how much so. This is also skewed toward their feelings toward humanity in general.

*Whether they are full of Color and Isho points, overcharged with them past their normal amount, or depleted.

*How relatively powerful they are rated on a scale of “much stronger, stronger, equal to, weaker, much weaker” than your character.

Body as Fuel

HP: 2+ Range: Self

Duration: Instantaneous

Roll: None

Description: For every 2 Hit Points you burn you can convert them into 1 Color Point.

Breath of Life

CP: 1 Range: Self or touched being

Duration: COL in rounds (x2 for Boccords)

Roll: Stamina

Description: The being touched can breathe underwater, or in gas that would normally be toxic or knock them out. This duration is twice as long for Boccords.

Color Armor

CP: 1-4 Range: Self

Duration: For 1 combat

Roll: Luck

Description: You gain extra armor protection equal to the Color Points you spend on this power. This reduces how much damage each successful attack can deal to you.

Danger Sense

CP: 1 to activate, 1 per round to keep active Range: COL in meters

Duration: 1 round per CP spent

Roll: Luck

Description: You have an uncanny ability to sense immediate threats from the nearby area. You cannot be ambushed, flanked, or surprised if you have noticed the danger.

Dead Calm

CP: 1+ Range: Self

Duration: Instantaneous

Roll: Stamina

Description: Use this power reflexively when your character is faced with a force that would rattle, scare, stun, or mentally shock them. If successful they can act normally where others would not be able to. This can be used to negate the loss of sanity as well.

Displacement

CP: 5 or 10 Range: Self

Duration: 1 combat

Roll: Luck

Description: Dyshas and physical damage miss you 25% of the time. If you spend 10 Color Points instead damage misses you 50% of the time.

Dysha to Light

CP: 8

Range: Self

Duration: Instantaneous / 1D4 hours

Roll: Luck

Description: If a Dysha hits you, you can use this power in response to it. Your body instead converts the Dysha into harmless bright light that emanates off of your skin for 1D4 hours.

False Species Signature

CP: 5 Range: COL in Kilometers

Duration: 1 hour

Roll: Luck

Description: Those who scan for your Isho Signature will think you are some other species than human. You are limited in your choices. You can only pretend to be a being that you have met once. Shantha are better at spotting the real truth.

Hammer of Power

CP: 1-4 Range: Touched weapon

Duration: 1 combat

Roll: Effort

Description: The blunt weapon touched deals an additional amount of damage equal to the Color Points spent on this power. Additionally, those hit and take damage will lose an equal amount of Isho Points. Shantha’s lost x2 the amount of Isho Points.

Heal Others

CP: 4 Range: Touched Creature

Duration: Instantaneous

Roll: None

Description: You can heal 1D4 damage. This power can be used once every round.

Heal Self

CP: 2 Range: Self

Duration: Instantaneous

Roll: None

Description: You can heal 1D4 damage. This power can be used once every round.

Hear Light, See Sound

CP: 2 Range: Self

Duration: 1 combat or 1 hour

Roll: Spot or Listen (whichever is higher)

Description: You can roll Spot instead of Listen, or roll Listen instead of Spot (you can roll the higher of the two). If your character is blinded they can use this power to “see.” If your character loses their sense of hearing they can “hear.”

Inertial Armor

CP: 10 Range: Self

Duration: 1 combat

Roll: Stamina

Description: Take ½ of all damage taken from all Dyshas for this combat.

Interfering with Dyshas

CP: 1 for every 2 IPs of the incoming Dysha

Range: 10 meters

Duration: Instantaneous

Roll: ISHO vs. your COL Resistance Roll

Description: If the Dysha was interfered with it no longer poses any threat.

Isho Conversion

IP: 2+ Range: Self

Duration: Instantaneous

Description: For every 2 Isho Points you burn you can convert them into 1 Color Point.

Isho Drain

CP: 10 Range: 10 meters

Duration: Instantaneous

Roll: Resistance Roll

Description: A resistance roll is needed comparing your total current Color Points vs. the being’s total Isho Points. If you succeed, their Isho Points are completely kerned out of them violently. They take damage equal to the Isho Points they lost.

Isho Gift

CP: 2 Range: Touch

Duration: 1 round

Roll: None

Description: If you touch a being that can wield Dyshas, or use Isho in some manner, you can give them some or all of your Isho Points.

Know Color

CP: 2 Range: COL in meters

Duration: Instantaneous

Roll: Spot

Description: You will know what colors of Isho are in a Dysha being cast, and the colors of Isho that are more prevalent in a Shanthic Artifact or Shanthic Blade.

Make Whole

CP: 3+ Range: Touch

Duration: 1 round per point of SIZE

Roll: None

Description: This power mends one inanimate broken thing: a door, a shield, a weapon, etc. Complex items may require multiple uses of this, or to expend more Color Points. This effect is permanent.

Mask / Camouflage Signature

IP: All Range: COL in Kilometers

Duration: 1 hour

Roll: Color / Luck

Description: Those who scan for your Isho Signature will not be able to find you at all. Shantha are better at spotting the real truth.

Mind Shield

CP: 1+ per 5 rounds Range: Self

Duration: 5 rounds per CP spent

Roll: Color vs Isho Resistance Roll

Description: This ability helps protect the Boccord from incoming Dyshas and other special abilities. When rolling to interfere with incoming Dyshas you can roll twice and take the better result. Sanity loss can also be prevented with Mind Shield.

Muddle

CP: 3 Range: COL in meters

Duration: 1D4 rounds

Roll: CPs vs Ips / Resistance Roll

Description: If you succeed on a resistance roll of your current total of Color Points vs. the target’s current total of Isho Points, then the being cannon cast any Dyshas, attack, or perform any complex actions, or make any plans. The being can still move and defend themselves.

Pain Leech

CP: 1 Range: 30 meters

Duration: Instantaneous

Roll: Empathy

Description: For every 1 CP, you can absorb up to 10 points of damage from a nearby living being. They are healed that amount but you lose that amount of Hit Points.

Physical Boost

CP: 2 Range: Self

Duration: 1D10 rounds

Roll: Effort

Description: Physical skills get a +20% bonus, jumps are longer, climbing is easier, you tire less quickly, etc.

Psychometry

CP: 1 per point of Size point of object

Range: Touch

Duration: Instantaneous

Roll: Spot or Listen (whichever is higher), Idea

Description: Items are psychic sponges, able to absorb emotions and impressions from those who have used them. You can touch an item or place to receive a sense of the emotional state of the being that used it. Intense emotions are easier for this power. A successful INT / Idea roll allows you to identify the user of it. The power will also manifest a single memory of the object’s use from the object’s vantage point.

Quickness

CP: 1+ Range: Self

Roll: Dodge

Duration: 1 chase or combat

Description: Your movement speed increases +5 meters for each Color Point you put into this power.

Scanning for Creatures

CP: 3 Range: COL in meters x 10

Duration: 1 hour

Roll: Spot

Description: You can scan for Isho Signatures of other creatures. For each +3 CPs you can scan an extra amount equal to your COL in meters.

Shanthic Blades

CP: 2 Range: Item Touched

Duration: 1 use or 1 combat

Description: Boccords can use Shanthic Blades to devastating effects against those who wield Dyshas. Spending 2 Color Points allows the Boccord to use one of the powers of the Shanthic Blade. Often the wielder doesn’t know what powers are present in the item until this is attempted.

Spotting High Isho Creatures

CP: 2 Range: COL x 10 in meters

Duration: 1 hour

Roll: Spot

Description: You can spot intense Isho Signatures given off by powerful creatures like Shanthas. For each +2 CPs you can scan an extra amount equal to your COL x 2 in meters.

Slow Fall

CP: 1+ Range: Creature within COL meters

Duration: Until the fall ends

Roll: Luck

Description: The Boccord falls at a much slower rate. For every CP spent, treat the fall as 10 meter shorter than it really is.

Strength of the Boccords

CP: 1-3 Range: Self

Duration: 1 combat or 1D4 rounds

Roll: Effort

Description: Your STR Stat increases by +3 for each Color Point you put into this power (to a max of +9). This effects the Effort roll as well as possible the damage bonus for combat. Roll 1D100. A roll of 95-100 means that the character gains +1D4 Strength.

Sustenance

CP: 3 Range: Self

Duration: 1 day

Roll: Stamina

Description: You do not need to eat or drink anything for 1 day without having any ill effects.

Sword of Power

CP: 1-4 Range: Touched weapon

Duration: 1 combat

Roll: Effort

Description: The sharp edged weapon touched deals an additional amount of damage equal to the Color Points spent on this power. Additionally, those hit lose an equal amount of Isho Points. Shanthas take twice the damage.

Telekinesis

CP: 1 per 3 SIZE each round

Range: COL in meters

Duration: 1 round

Roll: Luck

Description: You can move objects with just the power of your thoughts. Every Color Point spent on this power affects 3 SIZE points. It will move at normal human walking speed through the air or along the ground or through liquid. The object must stay within range of the Boccord or it will simply fall. If you are dealt a major wound, knocked unconscious, fall asleep the object will fall and the power will end. If the scene is complex, or the character is too distracted, an INT / Idea roll will be called for to maintain the power.

Vitality

CP: 2-8 Range: Self

Duration: 1 combat

Roll: Luck

Description: For every Color Point that you spend (up to a maximum of 8 CPs) you gain +1D6 temporary Hit Points that fade after the combat ends. These Hit Points are used up first before regular Hit Points.