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Message: <blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 8993580" data-attributes="member: 6809274">47th and 48th sessions of my Dragon Heist/Deck of Many Things mashup. Three player characters at level 9: Half-orc cavalier fighter, halfling swashbuckler rogue, and half-elf evoker wizard/grave cleric.They are in a pitched battle with an Arcane Brotherhood wizard, a major campaign antagonist. Using the Book of Vile Darkness he intends to turn himself into a demigod with a ritual involving the fighter's mother. All he needs to complete it is a chalice possessed by the characters. The wizard has fortified himself in an abandoned seatower off the coast of Waterdeep. The tower is full of undead the wizard raised, including the fighter's stepfather, now a Death Knight.The most recent session opened with the characters surrounding the wizard. They had the numerical advantage, but they were running low on hit points, spells, etc. The wizard offered to trade them the chalice for the fighter's mother -- and everyone could just walk away. They accepted. What the wizard didn't realize is that the magic of the chalice was exhausted. (The characters had used it to resurrect a dozen NPCs; long story.) The wizard completed the ritual and drank from the chalice...and was transformed into a Bodak. As the wizard screamed in agony and horror, the characters brought him down for the last time.The Death Knight reappeared, now free of the wizard's control. He was flying outside the tower. (Can Death Knights fly? This one can.) With a wave of his hand he ripped away the exterior wall to where the characters were. The tower began to rumble, shake, and collapse. The characters grabbed the fighter's mom, who was unconscious. The Death Knight monologued semi-villainously...explaining why he was no longer interested in vengeance against them, as he had been in life. He took the Book of Vile Darkness and began to fly away.Then, for some inexplicable reason, the wizard hit the Death Knight with a fireball -- snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Sighing, the Death Knight turned around. (Can undead sigh? This one can.) The players fled down the staircase toward the ground floor, as the Death Knight pursued them through the collapsing building. Next session: Daddy issues!</blockquote>

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