by carlwhite
This session is part of The Liberation SotM campaign. Full details can be found here: http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/866706/the-liberation-a-sotm...Amidst the madness of the Discord Dimension at the heart of the tomb the heroes find The Matriarch. “Nothing you can do shall stop my master’s return!” she shrieks. “It is foretold, he will walk the world again, and shall have dominion over all! And I shall be his queen! Bu-wa-ha-haa!” Drooling, she grins at you, and it is clear her mind is broken. “Now die!”
Team C fight the Matriarch in the Realm of Discord
It’s Legacy, Tempest and Fanatic again on this mission. Plenty of healing, damage reduction and redirection.
Legacy responds to the madwoman’s rant by punching her squarely in the face, then Tempest blasts her with lightning causing hr mask to shatter. A solid start, which is followed up by a steady stream of lightning bolts, censures and smiting. Matriarch is having trouble getting started.
Ravens take wing, but time suddenly slows. Whilst the heroes are inconvenienced the birds are rendered completely useless. Things are looking good; Munnin appears only to explode in a shower of feathers as Tempest and Fanatic target the bird.
Matriarch retaliates furiously, summoning a vast swarm of birds as she weaves a new mask from the ether (8 fowl cards and the mask enter play). Fanatic responds by blasting them all to smithereens with a Holy Nova, and Matriarch’s subsequent riposte is met with Legacy’s Fortitude and Leading from the Front. The heroes are so far almost unscathed, and Matriarch has taken nearly 30hp damage.
Matriarch retreats, taking advantage of a Claustrophobic Delusion and another Darken the Skies to hide in the chaos of this crazed place. The flock of birds is instantly destroyed by a squall from Tempest, along with the mask for a second time. Matriarch shrieks with rage.
She summons Huginn and Munnin, but Legacy’s Inspiring Presence is too great. Once again her cohorts are instantly cut down by Tempest and Fanatic. These two have really hit their stride now, and bolstered by Legacy they are mowing down everything in sight.
The Matriarch makes one last desperate attack, but she is completely outclassed. Legacy lands a solid blow to the chin, and as she stands there dazed Tempest’s Hail Storm smashes her into the ground. The Matron of Madness has fallen.
A very easy victory this time out: ending HP were Legacy 30, Tempest 24 and Fanatic 24. Once Fortitude and Lead from the Front were out, pretty early in the game, Matriarch was all but toothless. With Inspiring Presence and Galvanize boosting Tempest’s Squall or Hail Storm, and various one-shots between the heroes dishing out a steady stream of healing and boosted damage, the bad guy never had a chance. Only the Environment did the heroes any damage, and that was limited enough to be ignored.
The heroes learn the name of their true foe and Matriarch’s master and supposed intended; it is the Demon Lord Gloomweaver. He and his followers have been behind this wave of chaos and terror, an orchestrated campaign to weaken the psychic bonds that determine the integrity of reality There is an imminent ritual to free him from his extra-dimensional imprisonment, an act which will surely bring utter destruction to the Multiverse. The other heroes must be warned at once!