Session 12
General Summary
EVENING - JAMARRO 23rd (7pm-ish)
BRIGHTSHELL HARBOR - ARENA
- Da'ath, T'nin, Bord and Mark battle the Splinntahr Siblings, and barely eek out a win (even with Mark and T'nin under effects of the drug)
- Warned against performing so many DEATH blows when no killing is allowed in the arena
- Mak'Ti and Vrae arrive but decide to stay outside and send in Nuri to watch. Mak'Ti is nervous about being spotted by agents of Judai'aruk, and Vrae is nervous about being triggered into transformation.
- Mak'Ti notices a TIMESTOP spell is performed by a MAGE during the battle, goes with Vrae to investigate
- Meets Tibac, a tortle druid (Acolyte of Keyrth) wearing a Cog Medallion with a green gem in the middle, who is the head mage of that match, in a nature themed room in the Arena backrooms
- Mak'Ti asks Tibac to do detect thoughts on T'nin, then sends Nuri to get T'nin. The rest head back to the Carved Chain Inn to Celebrate
- Tibac makes sure T'nin wants his mind/memories read, the proceeds to read T'nin's mind
- Reveals memories of T'nin as Captain of "Teeth of the Wind" with insignia of Fang on armor of him and his men, a mighty warrior in Elemental Plane of Air, visions of T'nin stealing the Dimensional Loop (though Tibac cannot see it clearly or describe it for the group), more memories of T'nin talking to Judar'aruk, memories of T'nin's two wives and his children, memories of Win'ild as his friend and warrior comrade, memories of fighting with Win'ild, accusations, Win'ild stabbing T'nin and throwing him through portal to Oroccid, then Tibac cannot see anything more, saying either T'nin's mind is too damaged or else he is for some reason involuntarily blocking the rest
- Tibac bids them goodbye, saying he is leaving the city to head to Wastelands to join his people in hunting the X-Cult, necromancers known to be there, their "Archnemesis"
- Bord plays victory song while everyone gathers
- They notice a pair of tortle listening in
- Tortles ask Bord questions when they hear the name "Lykalada'ath," Bord tries to throw them off with Gift of Gab, but they heard the name
- Bord and Lyka feel psionic power thrown at them but shrug it off, suspect the tortles are Psurlon in disguise
- To escape, Bord announces to the bar that the tortles are buying drinks for everyone as they escape
- They flee the inn, barricading the door behind with T'nin's boomerang (which is lost and broken), and preventing Vrae from setting the whole place on fire, reminding her it would kill everyone inside, not just the tortles/psurlons
- They head south to try to hide in Brothel. Mak'Ti tries to throw off pursuers with illusory magic, but they hear the front door crack open and suspect they are being tracked
- They arrive at the Brothel, breaking into the side-door and finding Madame Xinlod waiting for them, seemingly aware they are running from something and taking Vrae's money to keep quiet and give them a room, VERY interesting in their human companion MARK
- They talk Mark into dancing in a cage, seeing a number of other human males doing the same. The runway and stage from before are gone and now the ballroom is just full of tables with 6 cages suspended from the ceiling, Mark nudes up and goes in one, agreeing to an 8 hour shift while his clothes and weapons are put in a locker
- Mak'Ti wards the place so they will know if the psurlons are coming
- As they head upstairs to their room, Mak'Ti's ward instantly goes off, and they know the Psurlon's have tracked them there much quicker than they thought
- They head down to the prep room next to the banquet hall and peer out, as Bord heads into the crowd with keys to Mark's cage, ready to free him (and T'nin runs to get Mark's clothes and weapons)
- As the Psurlons head into the crowd, Lyka attacks them, and a battle ensues. They kill the larger Psurlon and his tortle disguise eventually disappears, leaving a pool of dark blood and ichor behind, which Vrae and Mak'Ti almost get triggered by, but do not. The other "psurlon" they capture, but learn he is a Psurlon Ringer who killed and consumed a tortle to transform himself into a Tortle to fit into Brightshell Harbor
- They take the Captured Psurlon Ringer up to their room for interrogation, with Bord casting Friend as Lyka and Vrae intimidate him, but when the Ringer called Lyka nothing more than a slave, Vrae and Mak'Ti take Lyka out of the room before he loses it.
- Psurlon reveals that they sensed Lyka's mind arrive on Terus around 3 weeks ago, that he is not intimidated because he is trapped now in the body of the Tortle and may as well already be dead. He goes on to talk about them sensing Lyka's mind was somehow linked to their great "doing," to Limbo, and demand to know what Lyka knows, why he is linked to Limbo, what he knows about the disappearance of his master. Then he reveals that the Mindflayers disappeared 1,000 years ago, and realizes that Lyka too has been missing that long. He also reveals he arrived on Terus on a Nautiloid ship, dropped off with many others. Also says they searched the Cresche south of Brightshell Harbor and found nothing, but the news does tell Lyka where his Cresche was.
- Enraged, Lyka slaughters the Psurlon, leaving a lot more blood in the room. Vrae and Mak'ti luckily are not triggered by this either, they head downstairs to help Bord clean up the battle remains as Lyke, T'nin and Mark stay in the room, Lyka taking out the DEMON BLOOD and drawing his symbol of TIAMAT on the wall, making them uncomfortable.
- Group briefly discusses where Lyka was for 1,000 years, with Mak'Ti telling him if he was on the Astral Plane, the 1,000 years would have caught up to him when he arrived back on the Material Plane
- As Lyka finishes the Tiamat Symbol, the dead Psurlon below it an inadvertant blood sacrifice, and Lyka begins to pray, he, T'nin, and Mark sense a great power sweep into the room. Mark fails (NAT 1) a Wis Sav throw, and Tiamat possesses his form, her consciousness let into the room and into Mark by Lyka's actions. She informs Lyka that she has been watching him, and has sent her Abishae to meet him at his Cresche
- Mark comes to and remembers nothing, Lyke tells the group they must go to the Cresche, and they have a group vote, everyone having many missions they want to do. They decide to go to the cresche
- Then, they make plans for where everyone is going to sleep that night, as it is close to 1am
- Bord stays at the Brothel, getting a separate room for 7GP
- Mark, T'nin and Da'ath stay in the Tiamat infected room at the Brothel
- Vrae and Mak'Ti head back to get a room at the Carved Chain Inn, Mak'Ti needing to keep her contained as she suffers effects of TERROR OF THE NIGHT
Notes
TIME PASSED (in world) - Jamarro 24, 100 NSE (1am)
| DESCRIPTION | PREVIOUS | NEW |
|---|---|---|
| Days Session Took Place in | 1 Day | 1/2 Day |
| Time/ Place Session Ended | 7pmish, Arena in Brightshell Harbor | around 1am, same day |
| Countdown to Return of Vrae's Retainers | 55 Days | 54 Days |
| Days Till the Next Full Moon Occurs | 28 Days | 27 Days |
| TOTAL Time of Campaign | 16 Days | 17 days |
LEVEL UP GENERAL SCHEDULE
- Level 5 - Session 15
- Level 6 - Session 20
- Level 7 - Session 25
- Level 8 - Session 31
- Level 9 - Session 37
- Level 10 - Session 43
- Level 11 - Session 49
- Level 12 - Session 55
- Level 13 - Session 61
- Level 14 - Session 68
- Level 15 - Session 75
- Level 16 - Session 82
- Level 17 - Session 89
- Level 18 - Session 96
- Level 19 - Session 103
- Level 20 - Session 111
TO DO
Add more 6 Man Teams to CLOOADUpdate Psurlon scouts - replace dead ones (larger force) and they know there's now a human with Recompensators now, and also go by name "Smooth Criminals" and "Bord's Billyclubs"Make sheet for Tibac (Druid Tortle, Acolyte of Keyrth)Adding Missing Harengon family to Bounty Board in WarrenstoneStart planning out Tiamat's missions for when Mark is "asleep" and possessed by TiamatAdd "items of significance" to Cresche, as well as AbishaeAdd to Tiamat cult and what she wants from Lyka now
Report Date
14 Apr 2023
Primary Location
KOCE
MARK
- After LONG REST at beginning of session, need Mark to do another addiction save!!
- 1 Addicted Point Counter for ROGUE DUST
- Make a save of DC 10 (just a d20) + Addiction Counter (currently 1, so DC 11)
- WITHDRAWAL EFFECT is (-1 CON)
- Withdrawal effects happen whenever you are addicted and not currently on the drug
WERERAVEN TF
Triggers
- Being injured
- Any extreme emotion, especially fear or anger or hatred
- Seeing a friend or loved one being injured
- Seeing or smelling a large amount of fresh blood
Terror of the Night
When you take a long rest, you must succeed a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or become transformed at a random point during the rest, attacking the nearest available creature a minimum of 2 turns if able. Your actions and bonus actions must be used for melee attacks against other creatures if able during those turns, and attempting to transform back afterwards must also succeed a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. This does not use your limited transformations, and you still gain all the benefits of a long rest if you resume your rest before 30 minutes past. In order to remember the events of this transformation, you must succeed a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw, otherwise you have no recollection of these events.- Each long rest that you do not transform due to Terror of the Night, you may attempt to gain more control over your transformations by making a DC 10 Constitution Check.
- Each long rest you kill creature(s) while transformed due to Terror of the Night, gain a -1 modifier to the Constitution Check in attempts to control the beast.
- If you succeed in an accumulative total of 5 Constitution Checks when you attempt to control the beast, you automatically succeed on saving throws for the Terror of the Night feature except on full moon, in which case you have advantage on the saving throw.
CHAR Saves (Resisting the Curse)
Whenever the character transforms they must make a Charisma saving throw, DC 15, which increases with each failed save or decreases with each successful save. Once the save hits DC 20, the character has succumbed to the Beast and is permanently lost, taking on the effects of embracing the curse. On that same note, if the DC hits 0, the character has completely mastered their inner Beast, and does not have to make any more saves, except during Full Moons.- (Started at DC 15)
- Use for Triggers and Each Willing Transformation
- MAK'TI, 17 Saves, 3 Failures
- VRAE, 2 Saves, 0 Failures
- NOW at 1 DC (Mak'Ti), 13 DC (Vrae)
CON Saves (Full Moon)
On a FULL MOON, the afflicted character must succeed on a Constitution Saving Throw or suffer the Terror of the Night effects with a DC depending on whether the player chose to embrace or resist the curse.- Resist the curse - DC 20 Constitution Saving Throw (Mak'Ti Has with advantage since he conquered TERROR OF THE NIGHT)
- The curse is at its strongest whenever there is a Full Moon in the sky
- DC 10 WIS Saving throw to remember the night if Transformed
For Next Session (review!!)
- Bord's new book will have songs he recognizes, melodies and lyrics that are similar to the ones the Cult gave him, ancient songs used while worshipping deities that proceed the known gods
- If Vrae and Mak'Ti remain Wereravens, will become EMISSARIES OF THE QUEEN, chosen by the Raven Queen to stop the coming darkness. See New Deities Coming to Domunz
- Tibac the Tortle Druid says he will let Mak'Ti know, through Sending spell, if he finds anything more about Cults
- MARK is still possessed, while LONG RESTING he will carry out bidding of Tiamat. In Brightshell Harbor, will spy on 2nd in Command of Brightshell Garrison, Lieutenant Kesan Ria (F Tortle) - actually a Bronze Dragon (PINDRIAKESAN THE PROUD) ready to fight to protect the harbor from incursions from the Elemental Planes (no one knows yet)
ACTIVE MISSIONS
- Courier Mission (Twin Falls to Tremorfall) - still need to bring package to Tremorfall, specifically to The Priceless Pidgeon Inn to the Tiefling bartender, Rikaria (old love-letters she wrote to Glarglib are inside)
- Bounty Mission (Brightshell Harbor) - have to inquire at the farm
