Orlanth's Hall

[jajagappa]

9 hours ago, Sir_Godspeed said:

Isn't there any door-ward/"bouncer" of the hall that could offer some kind of challenge/greeting ("Halt, who approaches the Hall of the King of the Middle Air? Make yourself known!*", etc.)

Yes!  You'll find them (each entry appears to have a guard) in Arcane Lore p.91:  "Suddenly, a hunchback in a leather cap leaps at you, pointing a bony finger. "Begone!" he creaks, "this feast is for noble blood!" If you forget yourself and lose your temper, berating this useful servant of the master of the house, you are kicked out. (Forcing your way in is suicide vs. this household of heroquesters). If you succeed in keeping your cool, a king calls off the hunchback and invites you in, unless you've been so rude as not to wear your finest clothes and armor. After entering, you can carouse for a while and talk to the warriors. When you wish to proceed, a servant directs you to a gigantic door carved of solid gold, heavily bejeweled and decorated with battle scenes."

"When you open this back door, before you sprawls a longhouse bigger than any you've ever seen before. It must be a half-mile long. Ranks of crowned men and women served by Wind Lords and Storm Priests line the longest table you've ever imagined, drinking liquor atop which flames dance, and feasting on flamingo tongues, sky bull wing, and similar delicacies. You are entering by a small postern. A three-eyed fellow carrying the biggest, gnarliest cudgel you've ever seen scrabbles over to you, glaring menacingly. He leads a pair of spike-collared dogs as big as calves. He snarls, "Begone." You must now prove you are brave and honorable enough to have a right to be here."

Whether these figures have names, I don't recall.

Edited January 15, 2021 by jajagappa

[Sir_Godspeed]

10 hours ago, jajagappa said:

Yes!  You'll find them (each entry appears to have a guard) in Arcane Lore p.91:  "Suddenly, a hunchback in a leather cap leaps at you, pointing a bony finger. "Begone!" he creaks, "this feast is for noble blood!" If you forget yourself and lose your temper, berating this useful servant of the master of the house, you are kicked out. (Forcing your way in is suicide vs. this household of heroquesters). If you succeed in keeping your cool, a king calls off the hunchback and invites you in, unless you've been so rude as not to wear your finest clothes and armor. After entering, you can carouse for a while and talk to the warriors. When you wish to proceed, a servant directs you to a gigantic door carved of solid gold, heavily bejeweled and decorated with battle scenes."

"When you open this back door, before you sprawls a longhouse bigger than any you've ever seen before. It must be a half-mile long. Ranks of crowned men and women served by Wind Lords and Storm Priests line the longest table you've ever imagined, drinking liquor atop which flames dance, and feasting on flamingo tongues, sky bull wing, and similar delicacies. You are entering by a small postern. A three-eyed fellow carrying the biggest, gnarliest cudgel you've ever seen scrabbles over to you, glaring menacingly. He leads a pair of spike-collared dogs as big as calves. He snarls, "Begone." You must now prove you are brave and honorable enough to have a right to be here."

Whether these figures have names, I don't recall.

Well, this was definitely a curveball.

[scott-martin]

11 hours ago, jajagappa said:

A three-eyed fellow carrying the biggest, gnarliest cudgel you've ever seen

If not the actual Bouncer they're probably related. Esoteric mysteries of the tavern masters, provisioners of the Feast sacred & profane . . . 

 

[Godlearner]

Ran this on Saturday, if anyone wants to know how it played out, let me know and I will privately send a summary

[Meleros]

On 1/15/2021 at 12:48 AM, Leingod said:

The other four (Orlanth, Humakt, Vadrus, and Urox) all managed to overcome the dangers of their respective pits (and, in so doing, each came into his own as a full-fledged god, exactly as the uncles had feared)

This gives me this crazy idea that Kolat turned out to be a spirit and not a full-fledged god because he wasn't thrown into the pits.

[Sir_Godspeed]

1 hour ago, Meleros said:

This gives me this crazy idea that Kolat turned out to be a spirit and not a full-fledged god because he wasn't thrown into the pits.

Nice.