Season 3, Session 4 - Curtains Rise
Date Played: 2024-06-30 • In-Game Date: 18 Jazur, 3520 NY
Preparations for Everbrook’s grand performance continue as the party finalizes acts, costumes, and logistics for their first public appearance.
Recap Summary
The adventurers collaborated to design a two-part performance for the citizens of Everbrook, featuring an all-ages morning show and an evening performance with full drink service. As rehearsals and preparations took shape, the party revisited their treasure from the Selûnar Strike Team and worked out the logistics of their stage presentation.
Acts, Scenes, and Moments
- Act I – Show Planning and Rehearsal
- Scene: The team convened to coordinate the citywide performance.
- Action: Plans were made for two separate performances: a family-friendly morning show and an adult-oriented evening show with tavern service.
- Action: Adaranth Monroe and the Selûnar twins practiced dance routines for the stage, while the rest of the party organized logistics and equipment.
- Scene: The team convened to coordinate the citywide performance.
- Act II – Sorting the Spoils
- Scene: The party divided the remaining loot from the Selûnar encounter.
- Action: Nissa and Fazzo climbed onto the table to examine and distribute items while the others watched with amusement.
- Action: Rhivius selected the heavy paladin armor and attempted to determine how to properly wield it.
- Action: Fazzo’s plan to propose to Monroe with one of the newly claimed treasures failed when the warlock playfully flew the chosen ring over to her at the end of the loot distribution. Busy dancing, she didn’t notice. Zed drifted away, amused with himself as always.
- Scene: The party divided the remaining loot from the Selûnar encounter.
- Act III – Stage Preparations
- Scene: Following rehearsal, the group outlined the structure of the upcoming performance.
- Action: They agreed upon a show format including an opening, closing, and three main acts.
- Action: Draphi Oturo stored her crystalline instrument and requested Aroh’s help with transporting stage gear. Though visibly uneasy, he complied and followed her into her lair.
- Scene: Following rehearsal, the group outlined the structure of the upcoming performance.
- Act IV – Costumes and Coordination
- Scene: The group reviewed the wardrobe for the evening show.
- Action: The costumes looked cohesive but clearly drew from the warlock’s collection — dominated by red and black hues.
- Action: The team approved the selections, satisfied that the overall aesthetic fit the theme of the performance.
- Scene: The group reviewed the wardrobe for the evening show.
Highlights & Moments
- Full show plan established, including dual performances for different audiences.
- Nissa and Fazzo managed the treasure distribution amid much laughter and chaos.
- Fazzo’s proposal plan was foiled by Zedhryx’s aerial prank.
- Draphi and Aroh prepared stage gear privately within her lair.
- The party finalized evening costumes, borrowing heavily from the warlock’s red-and-black wardrobe.
Consequences & New Threads
- World Impact: Everbrook’s citizens anticipate the party’s first public show, expected to draw attention from both commoners and Chegdrok’s regime.
- Field Observation: Team coordination and morale remain high as creative and logistical duties align.
- Future Potential: The performance will serve as the party’s introduction to the broader public, shaping future influence in the city.
