Chapter 11: The Parallax Reality

[ChubbyPixie]

Fiefo glances the normal sleestak guard he killed moments ago. "Whoops," he says, then drops his bow and heroically charges their true enemy, the doppelgänger!

Attack with Fauchard Fork (THAC0 18): To Hit: [1d20+1]=4+1=5 Damage vs. s/M: [1d8]=3, vs. L: [1d10]=3

His charge is uncharacteristically majestic, until the moment he steps on the butt end of 'Enard and nearly falls on his snout, skittering to a stop right next to the skull-faced freak.

[Inferno]

The City of the Sleestaks, Deep Beneath the Forbidden Zone
The Island of Xygax the Wizard, Land of One Thousand Towers
Day Eleven. Morning? April 6th, 912 CY












Suddenly...







...the parallax reality is sundered.

Finver the dwarf urges, "Fight your enslavers, not us! We will help you free yourselves!"

Shown the truth, the Sleestaks believe their large, bulbous eyes.

Outnumbered, the repulsive craven doppelgangers surrender.

In the hours that follow, the corrupt, fleshless creatures reveal their insidious plot, "Look, your enemies are our enemies! We were building an army to overthrow Xygax the wizard! (There's only room for one puppet-master on this island!)
"And it would've worked too, if it wasn't for these meddlesome murder-hobos!"

They are shown to the city's "guest accommodations."

The Altrusians and the Sleestaks begin the long process of recovery, reunification and restoration of their culture's former glory.



The adventurers are hailed as heroes, and offered food, rest, healing and directions back to the surface!

When they leave, they will bear with them the good will and gratitude of the Altrusians, the Sleestaks, the Wandering Master, Enath and his family.



"Thank you, noble heroes!"

"You're all very welcome!" crows Ambrose. "My pleasure! It was nothing!"


The End?


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PC Status:

Connak: Cat-Man Fighter/Thief 2/3: Move: 9", AC: 5, HP: 5/19
Draupadi: Human Cleric 4: Move: 9", AC: 2, HP: 15/34, Spells: 5/5 1st lvl, 4/4 2nd lvl
Fiefo LeBratt: Rat-Man Fighter 3: Move: 9", AC: 1, HP: 8/26
Finver Karstlander: Dwarven Fighter 3: Move 6", AC: 2(1), HP: 4/31
Ko-Nan: Human Barbarian 3: Move: 12", AC: 4, HP: 11/39
Maskelyn: Gnome Illusionist 3: Move: 9", AC: 7, HP: 11/14, Spells: 1/2 1st lvl, 0/1 2nd lvl
Mungo: Mole-Man Cleric 4: Move: 9", AC: 7, HP: 6/34, Spells: 1/5 1st lvl, 4/4 2nd lvl, Lantern

PC Magic:

None currently.

Player Resources:

End of the World (game description)
Strange New World (maps and realms)
Memory Tapes (the story so far)
Viewscreen (the story so far in images)

[Urson]

Maskelyn
Maskelyn is all smiles. Yeah, we were pretty awesome...

[Inferno]

The adventure continues in... Chapter 12: The Memory Web