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Message: <blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 8246649" data-attributes="member: 6809274">23rd session in my Deck of Many Things/Dragon Heist mashup. Three PCs: half-elf wizard, half-orc fighter, halfling rogue. They are 5th level but obtained enough XP to level up to 6th...if they survive long enough to get a long rest.The PCs are in Thornhold, a coastal fortress north of Waterdeep, to disrupt the plans of the nefarious Lord Margaster. Margaster is infused with the divine power of Siamorphe, a demigoddess who embodies nobles' right to rule. In core Forgotten Realms it's a benevolent power, but in my Forgotten Realms it represents everything that's wrong with The One Percent. Margaster is on his way to Thornhold in hopes of resurrecting one of his adult children that the PCs killed previously. The PCs want to steal the relics needed for the resurrection and get out with their hides intact.The session started with the PCs interrogating a captive in a stairwell. Turns out he's the former high priest of Siamorphe, kicked to the curb when Lord Margaster wanted to install his lover as the new high priestess. He's there to oversee the resurrection ceremony, which requires a human(oid) sacrifice and the powers of the Silver Chalice, a holy relic of Siamorphe. The PCs offer him a deal: help us disrupt the ceremony and we'll eliminate the high priestess so you can regain your former position. He accepts.The PCs sneak into the upper floor of the fortress. Through impersonations and various shenanigans they manage to separate the high priestess from her entourage. The rogue poses as a herald of Margaster and goes full on bridezilla over the resurrection ceremony. Meanwhile, the wizard and fighter fumble their attempts to subdue the high priestess and soon discover they're dealing with a CR 9 War Priest. The rest of the session turned into an extended fight sequence with the high priestess and her entourage. It culminated with the dead priestess plummeting from her apartments to the courtyard below...and landing right at the feet of the recently-arrived Lord Margaster. Margaster picks up the Silver Chalice, looks right at the PCs, and swears revenge.Next session: Margaster Strikes Back!</blockquote>

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