Fury Road

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Session 5 of Story of the Century, the 3rd episode of the 2nd season of Story of a Lifetime (Overall session #42).

Took place on November 28th, 2025. PCs were level 12.

Synopsis

Session Summary

The party aboard the Sky Siren intercepts a Reforged convoy in the Mournland, guided by Avengers. A massive sandstorm elemental, controlled by a metallic figure's orb, attacks. Ariadne calms the storm and convoy with song and psionics. The group battles the elemental using gravity manipulation, quicksand, psychic assaults, and elemental control, defeating it by dispelling the orb's influence. Gladius, possessed by a Nightmare entity, confronts them, revealing a psychic parasite. The party flees through portals to Machine City, delivering the pilgrims to The Prophet for judgment on Reforged conversion.

Quests

• Investigate the Creation Forge and Reforged (Updated)

  • Discussed necrotic energy use, dragon shard origins, and potential for land rejuvenation; analyzed Artemisia's notes confirming soul questions and forge's energy drain

  Status: In Progress

• Deliver Convoy to Machine City and Assess Reforged Truth (New)

  • Intercepted convoy, protected from sandstorm elemental, delivered pilgrims to Machine City for meet-and-greet; opportunity to test if Reforged trap souls or grant new life

  Status: Completed

Timeline / Key Moments

• Party discusses diplomacy en route to convoy intercept.
• Land near convoy amid approaching sandstorm; Ariadne controls winds to create safe bubble.
• Calm convoy with siren song and persuasion; prepare for elemental threat.
• Battle sandstorm elemental: gravity orb pins it, quicksand traps feet, psychic overload blinds/deafens.
• Dispel control orb, freeing elemental which flees.
• Gladius arrives possessed by Nightmare; psychic scream countered by Ariadne's song.
• Portal convoy and party to Machine City; confront The Prophet with pilgrims.

Key Decisions

• Opt for non-violent diplomacy with convoy, allowing Avengers to argue against conversion.
• Engage sandstorm elemental directly with combined elemental and psionic attacks.
• Flee Nightmare confrontation via portal to Machine City instead of fighting godlike entity.
• Deliver pilgrims to The Prophet for Reforged evaluation, honoring promise.

Unresolved Threads

• True nature of Reforged souls and Creation Forge's soul-trapping potential.
• Origin and full power of the Nightmare entity possessing Gladius.
• The Prophet's intentions toward pilgrims and party's role in Machine City.
• Impact of dispelled storm orb on the controlling metallic figure.

Next Steps

• Investigate Reforged conversions by checking souls in spirit world.
• Negotiate with The Prophet at city hall meet-and-greet.
• Prepare defenses against potential Nightmare pursuit.

Reminders for Next Session

• Verify Hana's ethereal soul check on sample Reforged.
• Coordinate with Avengers for Machine City alliances.
• Restock elemental vitae and psionic focus after battle drain.