Tag: Spires of Xin-Shalast

  • Pathfinder – the final battle, part 1

    After many delays, we finally had what we believed to be the final battle with Karzoug. However, with our very large group of 10 players, and the complexity of the game at level 18, it simply did not go fast enough to wrap up in a single session. This was despite adding 2 hours to…

  • Pathfinder update

    The end is near for our ongoing Rise of the Runelords campaign, and yet, Karzoug continues to reach from his mountain perch and delay the group. In the most recent challenges, he summoned a snow storm that caused the cancellation of our latest game. Originally, we postponed until the following session, but we have several…

  • Assault on Xin-Shalast, Part 2

    We continued the Pathfinder campaign conclusion, with the second part of the assault on Karzoug’s citadel.  The group managed to finish off their first encounter with a full power Rune Giant, and then broke into the throne room, where they faced one of Karzoug’s generals.  However, the battle was relatively quick, thanks to a well…

  • Upcoming Pathfinder

    We continue the conclusion of the Pathfinder campaign this weekend, in one of the few remaining sessions.  At the end of the last one, the group had encountered their first Rune Giant, and interacted with an image of Karzoug – now fully aware of the groups activities and location.  We will see how long the…

  • Rise of the Runelords update

    The group has engaged the enemy, by bringing the fight directly to Karzoug, in his citadel high a top Mhar Massif.  This is the final challenge of the campaign – penetrate the tower, and bring an end to the threat of Karzoug and the Runelords.  The group seems rather eager, and well prepared – they…

  • Pathfinder – Rise of the Runelords update

    We had our Pathfinder session this last weekend, and after nearly 3 years, the group has finally arrived at the pinnacle of Mhar Massif, to face off against the elite agents of the enemy, and face the Runelord Karzoug himself.  This starts the endgame of the campaign, which optimistically I am expecting to finish off…

  • Pathfinder update – on to Xin-Shalast

    At the end of the prior session, the group had been attacked by a Wendigo, and faced off with a pair of cursed undead brothers, fighting each other in a supernatural war of dominance.  This session started with the conclusion of that conflict, which was looking rather touch and go.  The ghosts, each fighting for…

  • Pathfinder update

    In our latest session, the group continued the mystery of the dwarven Vekker brothers, and what fate they found some 70 years prior in the mountains.  Previously, they had discovered the lost mining base station, which was inhabited by ghosts and spirits, and had fallen into the hunting ground of a wendigo.  This time, with…