{"id":573,"date":"2025-12-04T17:37:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/?p=573"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:16:02","slug":"kingmaker-episode-13-guardians-of-the-shit-shovel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/?p=573","title":{"rendered":"Kingmaker Episode 13 &#8211; Guardians of the Shit Shovel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sequence of Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session launched right into the heat of battle where the group faced off against a swarm of poisonous Centipedes.&nbsp;<strong>Gassi<\/strong>&nbsp;got a taste of the insects&#8217; poison but managed to withstand the worst effects thanks to a strong constitution.&nbsp;<strong>Nym<\/strong>, in an attempt to score &#8220;cool points,&#8221; tried to catch a rock thrown by&nbsp;<strong>Zogg<\/strong>&nbsp;to sling it further, but the laws of physics and the dice gods had other plans, and the rock flew completely off course.&nbsp;<strong>Aurelio<\/strong>, on the other hand, was mostly worried about dirtying his new armor but still managed to contribute to the fight with his torch\/club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After defeating the vermin, the party discovered a camp with a dead elf. It was a morbid sight; the man had died with his trousers around his knees and a Small Shovel in hand\u2014obviously in the middle of a toilet visit. The cause of death, however, appeared to be a large tree branch that had fallen on him. This led to a long and philosophical debate regarding ethics and morality.&nbsp;<strong>Aurelio<\/strong>, ever the gentleman, insisted on pulling up the corpse&#8217;s pants to preserve the man&#8217;s dignity (&#8220;Do you want to lie dead with your bare butt?&#8221;). Meanwhile, the group was quick to loot; they seized the man&#8217;s goods and, most importantly, the small shovel which was quickly renamed&nbsp;<strong>The Shit Shovel<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Skitskyffeln<\/em>) in the inventory. &#8220;Everyone shits except the dead,&#8221; reasoned&nbsp;<strong>Nym<\/strong>, and the shovel went to the living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the belongings,&nbsp;<strong>Aurelio<\/strong>&nbsp;also found a Wrapped Poetry Book containing dried flowers. They decided to hitch the man&#8217;s handcart to their own wagon and take it along, rather than leaving it to the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The journey continued north toward&nbsp;<strong>The Medicine Woman&#8217;s Hut<\/strong>. The tranquility didn&#8217;t last long before the road was blocked by two massive Spider Swarms.&nbsp;<strong>Aurelio<\/strong>&nbsp;tried to squash them with his shield, while&nbsp;<strong>Zogg<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Nym<\/strong>&nbsp;used magic and fire to disperse the creepers. It was a battle not only against arachnids but also against the web of reality (technical issues), yet the heroes stood tall. The session was defined by discussions about&nbsp;<strong>Brevoj<\/strong>, diplomacy, and the fact that no one really knows what&nbsp;<strong>Nym<\/strong>&#8216;s last name is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great Mysteries &amp; Clues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Dead Elf:<\/strong>\u00a0Who was the merchant, really? Was the fallen branch an accident, or is there something more sinister behind the &#8220;tree attack&#8221;?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Burial Ground:<\/strong>\u00a0The group is aware that there is a\u00a0<strong>Nameless Burial Ground<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>No Man&#8217;s Burial Grounds<\/strong>) to the east. Will they head there to give the elf a dignified rest?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Medicine Woman:<\/strong>\u00a0What awaits them in the hut they are heading toward? Is she a friend or a new threat?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Identities:<\/strong>\u00a0It was revealed that\u00a0<strong>Aurelio<\/strong>\u00a0is titled (&#8220;Sir&#8221;) and has connections to the court in\u00a0<strong>Brevoj<\/strong>, but\u00a0<strong>Nym<\/strong>&#8216;s background and surname remain shrouded in mystery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cliffhanger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the spider swarms dispersed and the storm of technical problems subsided, the group stands once again on the road north. The wagon is laden heavier with both stolen goods and the memory of a dead merchant. Ahead of them awaits&nbsp;<strong>The Medicine Woman&#8217;s Hut<\/strong>, and the question is whether they will find a cure or new dangers within. Darkness is falling, and the forest is far from silent&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sequence of Events The session launched right into the heat of battle where the group faced off against a swarm [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journal-entries"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":578,"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions\/578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koltrasten.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}