Session 20: The Fire and the Frog

Stuck in a twisted land of elemental danger, the party sends Zalista ahead to figure out the fire walls. Janet follows because...Janet. Despite taking a fair amount of damage, Zalista makes her way to the other end of the cavern and Janet is not far behind. After about a minute of no communication, the rest of the party decides to try their luck. They get burned but all make it through the fire alive.   They then proceed into the next chamber where a fire giant stands guard. Seeing no other way out, the party attacks. A well-executed Slow by Arlox and a successful Stunning Strike by Zalista end up making the giant an easy task. Following the death of the giant, the party sees the floor turn into a whirlpool and they are plunged into a small glade at dusk.   Within the glade, a giant frog sits on a lily pad in the center of the pond that dominates the area. The party banters about with him for a bit but they determine that they can safely rest here. They take their long rest and wake up refreshed the following morning. The party again starts to speak with the frog but before he could tell them what they were going to do, Laz comes up and kisses him. This surprises everyone, including the frog, but otherwise seems to have no effect. The frog explains that the party will have to solve five riddles to progress towards "the Lady" and earn his boon.   Despite a misstep or two, the party makes fairly short work of his riddles and is granted his boon, the ability to breathe underwater and swim at their walking speed. They then find themselves carried away in a whirlpool once again and dumped into the depths of an ocean.