I'm not a "Yoba"

Originally published September 2023

As the ground crosses the threshold of the south door they feel a sensation cross over them. Radcliff crosses through the door a few times but feels nothing else, but he does notice something with the rest of the party. All of their weapons have changed, what were once pieces of metal affixed to wood are now metallic rods with a few buttons on them.

Everyone is confused until Grillbar presses the button and a shimmering green energy forms into the shape of a blade. Bobos realizes that her bow is now gone and has been replaced by a pure black musket.

Grillbar says it’s lucky they found these strange weapons. Confusion ensues when Kermit says that they have had these weapons the entire time. After careful interrogation the adventures begin to realize something has happened. They are suddenly confronted with technology unlike anything they had seen before, Kermit telling them of space ports, and planets, calling Grillbar a yoda and Grrunnarr a wookie. The party is certain they have shifted into an alternate universe.

Suddenly Dungifer’s second sight manifests a warning, there is something coming towards them. They ready themselves.

Cold wins rushes forward as they see a sharp crystalline hand begin to open the door. A 9 foot tall figure with no face and spikes everywhere crawls through the door. Bobos casts aside her laser rifle and unleashes her flaming hands, summoning Goobos the Sloppy, Bobos the Mime, and Bobos the sleepy along with the stream of fire from her magma dripping hands. Two of the purest jets of fire brush froth from her hands, hitting the ice shard creature square on. Telepathically all hear a scream of rage from inside their own head, totally alien to them.

Immediately the cretin retaliates and rips out a chunk of it’s torso and throws it as a spear impaling Bobos. Kermit fires his laser pistol but it harmlessly plinks off the icy being. Bobos is on a roll as even more pure fire streams from her magmatic hands again blasting the ice beast. Grrunnarr swooped in with a harsh blow, shattering the beast. The cold hurt his hands ever so slightly.

Grillbar eats some of the ice, detecting the undeniable taste of demon magic, he spits it out.

Dungifer attempts to lay on hands for Bobos, but fails, and gains the ire of Ildavir, he has been too reliant on her. He tries again and once more the disapproval grows. A third time he attempts to work the miracles of Ildavir but is only able to heal Bobos slightly. He decides to not push his luck further.

With bobos injured and mostly out of spells, and the disapproval of Ildavir wearing heavy, combined with the hours of on edge searching the mine and fighting if need be everyone is exhausted. Dungifer sacrifices 100 gold to Ildavir to help ease their relationship. The party decides to take a rest in a room full of scattered and broken bones, as it is the only safe place they have.

Grillbar takes the first watch and hears a hollow rattling sound out in the dark but nothing comes near, Kermit takes the second watch and nothing comes their way.

With everyone refreshed Bobos heals 1HP.

Procuring light for the party dungifer discovers that his torches have been replaced by clear tubes containing some liquid inside them. Wondering where to light them with his firestarter Kermit takes it from his hand and snaps it mildly unleashing a strong green light.

By the light of the glowstick they venture around the complex, and past a hidden door and find themselves at the intersection that first lead them towards the room with the ten foot coffin. Dungifer feels something malicious coming from the room he was attacked by the skeleton in.

Preparing to fight dungifer is the first one to enter the room. Nothing moves, the skeleton they fought is still in the corner where they left it. To be safe he swings his new mace, a metal orb that energy arcs from to the skeleton, but as he does that the skeleton snaps back into a single form standing right above him.

Grillbar attempts to get in a decisive blow on the skeleton as it’s forming, but stumbles and fumbles. The skeleton picks up Dungifer and throws him directly at Grillbar decking them both out.