Playtest Report: Desert of Desolation Prelude Finale

Thundarr the Barbarian

With the departure of the Great Thunder Lizard most of the Croc tribe begins worshipping those that rose from the Sand

Great Croc leader is not amused.
Kills High Priest who knelt before Thundarr PC's.  I
nstructs remaining priest to carry on with Ceremony.

Bronan: "Over my well oiled dead body"

Great Croc Leader and Bronan have a Showdown

Great Croc Leader's Morningstar proves too painful and Bronan's badly bleeding hide must retreat while Jacque steps in.

One Critical hit later Jacques Flamberge has carved out the Great Croc leaders heart

Croc Tribe swears fealty to new Croc Leader

Monsieur Frog is clad in Croc Chief regalia

Lizard King from this Magazine

Party returns to Oasis to recuperate.

While Bronan recovers from his Wounds Monsieur Jacque Frog accompanies Water Witch Masika to find possessions lost during kidnapping.

Jealous Croc Princess also accompanies

Old Crow tribe keeping distance, Cactus tribe crazy as ever,  Local Rattler tribe giving menacing looks

Passing his Revelation test, Jacqu realizes that Rattler is not enemy of Croc tribe.
Hmmm.

Masika  encounters friendly Vendor

"What are you all still doing here?  Keep your voices down I don't want people to know I'm still associating with you."

Monsieur Frog: "Who wouldn't want to associate with the Great Croc Leader!"

Market Square all looks at new Croc Leader

Off with their heads!

Slapping books and clothing on the table Vendor disappears under tables as he scuttles away

Sun Bull tribe spokesman unrolls scroll

"By the proclamation of his holiness the Caliph of Potomia, for crimes of pagan worship and sacrifice (decimating the Caliph's Harems) the Croc Tribe has been sentenced to death."

Attempts to parlay fail on ideologue Sun Bulls

Implied that the rest of Croc tribe currently being disposed of

Masika leads them down Vendor's escape route

Chase Scene begins!

With Sunbulls and Rattler in Hot pursuit Jacque and Co. bolt away

With some lucky rolls early on they create quite a distance

Rattler splits up while Sun Bull keep up the pursuit

Misfortune strikes and Croc Princess takes a spill

The end of the alley in sight Masika demands he leave her

Monsieur Frog: "No Croc left behind"

Masika flees and avoids Rattler who now block the alley

Spending every last Intrepid Die Jacque parkour bursts past them before the Sun Bull can catch them in a pincer attack

Bronan's drunken slumber is interrupted by bloodshed outside

Not understanding the situation Bronan dumps chamber pot on all below

Jacque misleads Bronan into thinking Sun Bull have declared Prohibition

Drunken Bronan leaps out of 3 story building once more

This time crunching a pair of tribals underneath

Berserk Bronan does not discriminate friend from foe

Water Witch Masika fires a jet of water into Bronan sobering him

The Party and remaining Croc tribe beat a hasty exit looting supplies along the way

Desert of Desolation Begins