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<blockquote data-quote="Rabbitbait" data-source="post: 7936313" data-attributes="member: 60100"><p>Here's the first part of the game we had on Thursday. I'll write up the rest another evening.</p><p></p><p>This part of the adventure came about because one of the players had to pull out last week. So this was a side adventure to get his character into the game.</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER]After you all left the Queen of the Damned, Dresk is left with Delgo.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/104162569/netYJhuoloNjejR4n-o1qA/original.jpg?1581237906" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/104162569/netYJhuoloNjejR4n-o1qA/original.jpg?1581237906" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>"I guess you wanna know what this is all about", Delgo states, "well, let's just say that I've been challenged in a way that I gotta respond. I've been told you're brave by those who should know and that's what I need. Someone real brave. Are you my man"?</p><p></p><p>"I guess so", says Dresk, not very bravely.</p><p></p><p>"That's what I needed to hear", says Delgo, "Well, the challenge won't be till tomorrow morning so you may as well stay here the night. If it all goes well you should be fine, but just in case I'd make the most of the facilities. The bar is yours the restaurant is yours and a nice room is yours. Hells, if you wanna take one of the girls who work here with you as well be my guest. All on the house. You're gonna do me proud tomorrow so consider it some down payment".</p><p></p><p>Dresk goes down to the restaurant, has a very hearty meal and then heads up to bed alone.</p><p></p><p>The next morning Dresk is woken by a halfling maid and told that Delgo is waiting for him outside. Dresk quickly gets ready and heads outside. At the landing in front of the club, Delgo is waiting in a luxurious covered skycoach. As you fly up to the top of the city you see this is a wise move. The higher you get the more you notice how bad the weather is, with driving rain and gusty winds. You are taken to the rooftop of one of the tall towers on Clifftop and disembark. In the centre of the tower stands a thin man in a blue robe. He simply stands and watches as several other pairs are dropped off. "These are the guys you'll be competing against and their handlers", notes Delgo.</p><p></p><p>Dresk notes that he already knows one of them, an old friend from Daask.</p><p></p><p>Soon everyone is on the tower and the blue robed man begins to speak, yelling to be heard over the weather.</p><p></p><p>“Welcome to a tradition as old as Sharn itself.” The elf man waves his cloak with practiced flair, "a competition of guts and skill to test the mettle of the heroes of various guilds across the city. The representative of the guilds will compete for a great prize for their guild, a prize well sought after for some time which only became available yesterday evening. But we'll speak no more of that, I will introduce the challengers.</p><p></p><p>One by one he gestures at the people on the tower and introduces them.</p><p></p><p>Blueknife, representing House Tharashk</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/2c/2f/442c2fa74b040c96fefd50dc64c0747c.jpg" alt="Image result for half orc rogue" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Roger Ramsbane, representing the Deathsgate Guild</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/76/3f/fd/763ffd27d23a83221c6d121f8e0ca076.png" alt="Image result for human fighter d&d evil" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Kal Bloodhorn, representing Daask</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/26019149/uocBBWy3cGQ3dx2BXeCp5w/original.png?1481060224" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/26019149/uocBBWy3cGQ3dx2BXeCp5w/med.png?1481060224" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Jaela Stout, representing the Clifftop Adventurers Guild</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/105134529/c2__9vN8nQ1YZqYRxkLX8Q/original.jpg?1582098947" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/105134529/c2__9vN8nQ1YZqYRxkLX8Q/med.jpg?1582098947" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Dresk Kruotor, representing clan Boromar</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/100246936/JWR_SBk_nMaAK95uskSzQQ/original.jpg?1577521394" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/100246936/JWR_SBk_nMaAK95uskSzQQ/med.jpg?1577521394" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"Odd to you see you here", Kal says to Dresk over the sound of the rain, "Are you all the way in with Boromar now?". Dresk gives an embarrassed look but does not respond.</p><p></p><p>The blue robed man calls up the competitors to take a token each from a bag he holds out. "These are feather talismans", he declaims, "Unlike a normal feather token these will not activate automatically. You must squeeze them hard. But when you do they activate quickly and will prevent any damage from a great fall".</p><p></p><p>The competitors go up one by one and take a token. Dresk is feeling very nervous about this.</p><p></p><p>"The rules are simple", cries the blue robed man, "you will JUMP from the top of the tower. The last person to activate their token is the winner". He then takes a bottle which he lies down in the middle of the roof area and spins. When it stops he points in the direction that it facing and says, "Competitors, stand over there please".</p><p></p><p>Dresk moves over to the edge of the tower and looks down. The wind buffets at him and when he looks down the weather is so bad that he cannot see far below him.</p><p></p><p>"NOW JUMP", shouts the man. Dresk takes a deep breath and steps from the tower into empty air.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/106811769/uaorLUwJ8Bq_Mh_HS9Twqg/original.png?1583569537" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/106811769/uaorLUwJ8Bq_Mh_HS9Twqg/med.png?1583569537" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Dresk plummets and almost immediately he sees a skycoach immediately below him, carrying a load of cabbages. He attempts to catch the wind and avoid but there is no time. Dresk, Roger, Kal and Jaela all smash into the coach, but Blueknife somehow manages to avoid it. Cabbages go flying everywhere and the coach tips to its side, throwing everyone off including the driver. The skycoach then rights itself and floats ahead, driverless.</p><p></p><p>In the action, Dresk squeezes on his token too hard and it activates. His plummet immediately slows right down and he watches in shame as the other competitors fall out of sight. Dresk slowly drifts down between the towers, until finally he finds himself in the Cogs. It has taken so long for him to get there that the other competitors are nowhere in sight. Dresk is ashamed. He has failed Delgo. He doesn't want to go back up to the top of the tower or to the Queen of the Damned so decides to go to Topsy's house to see if his mission went any better.</p><p></p><p>When he gets there, the door is locked but as he turns to leave the skycoach holding Topsy, Ashana, Chronk, Dusty and Coal comes around the corner. You are all reunited and Dresk is quickly introduced to Coal. You enter the store quickly to get Coal out of sight.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/106813042/JIBpwHSG_BT_wgniIVHzJQ/original.jpg?1583571095" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/106813042/JIBpwHSG_BT_wgniIVHzJQ/med.jpg?1583571095" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>[/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>The events above came from 'Fired and Forgotten' an Eberron adventure from the DM's guild.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dmsguild.com/product/267068/AE0101-Fired--Forgotten-by-Imogen-Gingell[/URL]</p><p></p><p>It's just a shame the player rolled low every time - including failing a DC 5 saving throw.</p><p></p><p>If you enjoy my writeups please let me know. I thrive on positive reinforcement and will slowly lose interest without it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rabbitbait, post: 7936313, member: 60100"] Here's the first part of the game we had on Thursday. I'll write up the rest another evening. This part of the adventure came about because one of the players had to pull out last week. So this was a side adventure to get his character into the game. [SPOILER]After you all left the Queen of the Damned, Dresk is left with Delgo. [URL='https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/104162569/netYJhuoloNjejR4n-o1qA/original.jpg?1581237906'][IMG]https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/104162569/netYJhuoloNjejR4n-o1qA/original.jpg?1581237906[/IMG][/URL] "I guess you wanna know what this is all about", Delgo states, "well, let's just say that I've been challenged in a way that I gotta respond. I've been told you're brave by those who should know and that's what I need. Someone real brave. Are you my man"? "I guess so", says Dresk, not very bravely. "That's what I needed to hear", says Delgo, "Well, the challenge won't be till tomorrow morning so you may as well stay here the night. If it all goes well you should be fine, but just in case I'd make the most of the facilities. The bar is yours the restaurant is yours and a nice room is yours. Hells, if you wanna take one of the girls who work here with you as well be my guest. All on the house. You're gonna do me proud tomorrow so consider it some down payment". Dresk goes down to the restaurant, has a very hearty meal and then heads up to bed alone. The next morning Dresk is woken by a halfling maid and told that Delgo is waiting for him outside. Dresk quickly gets ready and heads outside. At the landing in front of the club, Delgo is waiting in a luxurious covered skycoach. As you fly up to the top of the city you see this is a wise move. The higher you get the more you notice how bad the weather is, with driving rain and gusty winds. You are taken to the rooftop of one of the tall towers on Clifftop and disembark. In the centre of the tower stands a thin man in a blue robe. He simply stands and watches as several other pairs are dropped off. "These are the guys you'll be competing against and their handlers", notes Delgo. Dresk notes that he already knows one of them, an old friend from Daask. Soon everyone is on the tower and the blue robed man begins to speak, yelling to be heard over the weather. “Welcome to a tradition as old as Sharn itself.” The elf man waves his cloak with practiced flair, "a competition of guts and skill to test the mettle of the heroes of various guilds across the city. The representative of the guilds will compete for a great prize for their guild, a prize well sought after for some time which only became available yesterday evening. But we'll speak no more of that, I will introduce the challengers. One by one he gestures at the people on the tower and introduces them. Blueknife, representing House Tharashk [IMG alt="Image result for half orc rogue"]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/2c/2f/442c2fa74b040c96fefd50dc64c0747c.jpg[/IMG] Roger Ramsbane, representing the Deathsgate Guild [IMG alt="Image result for human fighter d&d evil"]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/76/3f/fd/763ffd27d23a83221c6d121f8e0ca076.png[/IMG] Kal Bloodhorn, representing Daask [URL='https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/26019149/uocBBWy3cGQ3dx2BXeCp5w/original.png?1481060224'][IMG]https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/26019149/uocBBWy3cGQ3dx2BXeCp5w/med.png?1481060224[/IMG][/URL] Jaela Stout, representing the Clifftop Adventurers Guild [URL='https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/105134529/c2__9vN8nQ1YZqYRxkLX8Q/original.jpg?1582098947'][IMG]https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/105134529/c2__9vN8nQ1YZqYRxkLX8Q/med.jpg?1582098947[/IMG][/URL] Dresk Kruotor, representing clan Boromar [URL='https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/100246936/JWR_SBk_nMaAK95uskSzQQ/original.jpg?1577521394'][IMG]https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/100246936/JWR_SBk_nMaAK95uskSzQQ/med.jpg?1577521394[/IMG][/URL] "Odd to you see you here", Kal says to Dresk over the sound of the rain, "Are you all the way in with Boromar now?". Dresk gives an embarrassed look but does not respond. The blue robed man calls up the competitors to take a token each from a bag he holds out. "These are feather talismans", he declaims, "Unlike a normal feather token these will not activate automatically. You must squeeze them hard. But when you do they activate quickly and will prevent any damage from a great fall". The competitors go up one by one and take a token. Dresk is feeling very nervous about this. "The rules are simple", cries the blue robed man, "you will JUMP from the top of the tower. The last person to activate their token is the winner". He then takes a bottle which he lies down in the middle of the roof area and spins. When it stops he points in the direction that it facing and says, "Competitors, stand over there please". Dresk moves over to the edge of the tower and looks down. The wind buffets at him and when he looks down the weather is so bad that he cannot see far below him. "NOW JUMP", shouts the man. Dresk takes a deep breath and steps from the tower into empty air. [URL='https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/106811769/uaorLUwJ8Bq_Mh_HS9Twqg/original.png?1583569537'][IMG]https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/106811769/uaorLUwJ8Bq_Mh_HS9Twqg/med.png?1583569537[/IMG][/URL] Dresk plummets and almost immediately he sees a skycoach immediately below him, carrying a load of cabbages. He attempts to catch the wind and avoid but there is no time. Dresk, Roger, Kal and Jaela all smash into the coach, but Blueknife somehow manages to avoid it. Cabbages go flying everywhere and the coach tips to its side, throwing everyone off including the driver. The skycoach then rights itself and floats ahead, driverless. In the action, Dresk squeezes on his token too hard and it activates. His plummet immediately slows right down and he watches in shame as the other competitors fall out of sight. Dresk slowly drifts down between the towers, until finally he finds himself in the Cogs. It has taken so long for him to get there that the other competitors are nowhere in sight. Dresk is ashamed. He has failed Delgo. He doesn't want to go back up to the top of the tower or to the Queen of the Damned so decides to go to Topsy's house to see if his mission went any better. When he gets there, the door is locked but as he turns to leave the skycoach holding Topsy, Ashana, Chronk, Dusty and Coal comes around the corner. You are all reunited and Dresk is quickly introduced to Coal. You enter the store quickly to get Coal out of sight. [URL='https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/106813042/JIBpwHSG_BT_wgniIVHzJQ/original.jpg?1583571095'][IMG]https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.d20.io/images/106813042/JIBpwHSG_BT_wgniIVHzJQ/med.jpg?1583571095[/IMG][/URL][/SPOILER] The events above came from 'Fired and Forgotten' an Eberron adventure from the DM's guild. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dmsguild.com/product/267068/AE0101-Fired--Forgotten-by-Imogen-Gingell[/URL] It's just a shame the player rolled low every time - including failing a DC 5 saving throw. If you enjoy my writeups please let me know. I thrive on positive reinforcement and will slowly lose interest without it. [/QUOTE]
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