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Message: <blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 8474313" data-attributes="member: 6809274">32nd session of my Neverwinter campaign. Three 6th level characters: half-orc vengeance paladin, human genie warlock, drow evoker wizard.The paladin is a noble investigating the mysterious murder of his family. Having arrived in Neverwinter, he discovers that his family had a manor in the city, but that manor is now occupied by a different noble family. Specifically a socialite who throws decadent parties at the manor for the rich and powerful on a nightly basis. The characters infiltrated the party to gather intel and rob said rich.The warlock used her disguise self invocation to assume the identity of the socialite, Lady Avaryx. She bluffed her way past the goliath bodyguards into Avaryx's bedroom. The wizard tagged along. In the bedroom they found a magical mirror that acted as a camera peering into several other rooms in the house. They identified a vault, a torture chamber, and a bedroom where Neverwinter's Royal Treasurer was engaged in some compromising acts. Also: the mirror can record.Meanwhile, the paladin chatted up Avaryx. She used a magical necklace to try to charm him, but he shook off the effect. Realizing that he was aware of what she had done, she dropped the facade of the dumb socialite and began to speak to him like the mastermind she is. As the conversation progressed, it became clear she was a blackmailer and information broker. But to what end? The paladin had assumed the identity of the fictional Lord Bastion. He claimed to be the mortal enemy of his real self -- the vengeance paladin. So "Bastion" and Avaryx agreed to meet later to formulate plans to remove this thorn in their side.Unfortunately, as the warlock was exiting the bedroom she ran straight into the real Avaryx. The jig was up. The paladin tried to intervene but couldn't do much without breaking cover. Avaryx used her necklace to charm the warlock and wizard. The wizard made his saving throw. The warlock failed her saving throw.Avaryx told the paladin to leave the party -- they would meet again the following day. She told the warlock to follow her to a private room in the house. And she told the wizard that if he didn't cooperate his friend would be harmed. Together, the warlock and wizard followed Avaryx and her bodyguards to the bedroom where the magical mirror records all activities.Next session: Uncomfortable questions!</blockquote>

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