Children of the Camp

an adventure starring Gatsby, Skirmish, and Jade.

Tweet: Who wants to look after kids? Not many people, it seems, as Skirmish, Gatsby and Jade are suddenly responsible for running a summer camp! But then the kidnapping starts...

Setting: North of Port City of Niqamui, Camp Pimplerock

Non Player Characters:

* Guild Spider
* Crud
* Nulisag
* Walter Tebow
* Simon Simon
* Arthurine Pendragon
* Koa Trevor
* Abbot the sloth man
* Sapphire
* Bunion, the Retired War Mastiff
* Ahtaga Trunchbull
* Viwrath Nightstalker Ogalalathi
* Moonblades Guild Leader, "The Kid"

Plot Summary: Our story begins with Gatsby, Jade, and Skirmish in an unusually empty Firebreathing Kittens guild hall. As Gatsby tries to recover from a hangover, Skirmish fills in for the absent bartender and makes him a drink in a somewhat sexist manner, per Gatsby's request. Jade also asks Skirmish to make her a sandwich, which he obliges. During this time, a loud banging is heard from the guild master's office upstairs.  After completing the drink and sandwich, Skirmish goes upstairs to investigate while Jade covers the windows outside. Gatsby proceeds to eat Jade's sandwich non-chalantly.

Upon going upstairs, Skirmish sees Nulisag laughing with Crud, the half-orc headmaster of Firebreathing Academy as they reminisce about old times. Nulisag introduces Skirmish to Crud and they proceed to go downstairs to extend the introductions to Gatsby and Jade. The fact that the hall is empty is explained by both that the guild is "volunteering" at the campgrounds of Firebreathing Academy. Jade, Skirmish, and Gatsby are told they will be assigned a child each to help them with the activities. They are escorted to a carriage outside driven by Walter Tebow, now in the employ of Firebreathing Academy. In the carriage are the three children whom they are to help; Simon Simon, Arthurine Pendragon, and Koa Trevor. They all speak and introduce themselves as the drive toward the campground. When they near the final destination, they stop at a beach and encounter Sapphire, member of the Niqamui Coast Guard, and Abbot who give them instructions and expectations (as well as a funky frozen banana) before the party proceeds to the campgrounds.

The party receives a 2 day itinerary and begins to work their way through, helping the campers as they go. First, the job is to set up the tents which is met with varying degrees of success. Next comes learning archery. Gatsby encourages the kids to try to hit Skirmish. Skirmish is totally game to show off his dodging capabilities. Jade continues to be the source of reason throughout and uses her shield of missile attraction to wow the campers. She also uses her lay on hands healing as multiple injuries take place. The campers and the Kittens continue through the itinerary; Obstacle course (with a few more injuries), Animal Handling, Hunting/Dinner, and finally Campfire activities.  While Skirmish and Jade look for firewood, Gatsby encourages the children to try to summon a demon! He quickly hides this fact once Jade and Skirmish return and everyone is distracted with the idea of marshmallows.  Koa, quiet and distant up to now, reveals his father was kidnapped by pirates and he vows to try to become a hero to try to save him. After a nice time around the campfire, everyone settles down for lights out.

Shortly after getting to bed, the ground underneath the party and the three campers collapses and they fall into a cavern. All three party members get caught on traps and are stuck in place, even while Gatsby continues to sleep. They see and hear two undead, one who takes the children and the other who is a Goliath bounty hunter seeking revenge against Skirmish for killing his brother. Ahtaga Trunchbull, the one who fled out farther into the cavern complex with the children, has his exit protected by Viwrath, the bounty hunter. The party breaks free of the traps and takes down the bounty hunter. They then quickly try to pursue Ahtaga down a deep cave. They have the option of using the stairs, bungee cords, or a beanstalk. Once they see the bungee cord snap from the weight of Jade's equipment pack, they all decide to take the stairs. part way down, a giant boulder pursues them. Jade and Skirmish choose to jump from the stairs on to the beanstalk while Gatsby blasts it to bits with a spell. They meet at the bottom and hear the culprit exit through a door which he locks behind him. Skirmish decides to float in a barrel down a river going the same direction while Jade looks and finds the keys to the door. Gatsby and Jade move through the doorway and see Ahtaga taking the kids to a ship docked nearby. As Jade and Gatsby engage Ahtaga, Skirmish pops out of a small cave just past Ahtaga after riding down the river. The battle takes place and the kids are released.  Ahtaga Trunchbull is defeated and the party receives the title of Heroes of Firebreathing Academy!

Memorable Quotes: "Ooh eeh, ooh ah ah. Ting, tang, walla walla bing bang"