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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jasper" data-source="post: 9612931" data-attributes="member: 277">Hoard of the Dragon Queen Session 5Chapter 4 On the RoadDay 10 Morning to Day 27 MorningDay 5 of road tripPC Killed 0 Monsters Killed 70 Villains Captured 10 Villains Escaped 94Start Time 6:38 End Time 9:50Take 10 Downtime days. 180 GP. Report fee, Ship Allowance and Bust feeI had an average group of five. String Bean Assassin 4 Taxbaxi. Violet Life Cleric 4. Zhark bard 4 bugbear. Mugen Druid 4 Human. Zip a Dee do dah barbarian 3 gnome.The group just missed Leosin but the monk did leave horses and saddles for them to get the ever day city Elturel. They get about half way when a winged kobold messenger in a brown uniform with the name tape of “Wells F” catches up with them. It is a love letter to Mugen (thanks chat gpt) from Frulam Mondath. He replies, “If we met in Elturel at the inn we will bang. What animal shape do you want?”Elturel is a large merchant river city which is protected from undead by an eternal “Daylight” spell over the town. The town hardly ever gets dark even in deepest winter. The inn keeper knows of the party and sends them with a link boy to the Order of Gauntlet tavern HQ where they meet Frume a huggee paladin who loves hugging people. Zip is not happy with the hugs and nearly punches the paladin lights out when it is pointed out thirty plate mail drinks against five is not good odds and they need to get paid.The report is made and they get some cash. The bard pipes for some extra cash and plays Freebird on the bagpipes. During the next morning, they are hit with a recruiting speech from Frume for the Gauntlet and Harold from the Harpers. It is an information gathering mission, due not kill any cult members unless necessary. Frume offers a 50 GP shipping allowance, three free pulls from the equipment list, and membership in the order. Harold (Leosin in book) offers 30 GP ship allowance and 1,200 gp gem if they survive to Waterdeep. They choose Harpers.3 days later they meet their contact. DM, “Gee a six-day cut scene which should took 5 minutes takes an hour plus.”Ackyn Selebon, “I am your contact. I got you hired on as base guards to the merchant train. Find out which wagons if any are cult of the dragon. No killing them. We want to know where they are going after Waterdeep. You survive to Waterdeep you will get your award. The big boss is teamster Losvius Longnose.The wagon train is 18 wagons long and has a gargoyle on wagon 11. Most of the wagons look the same but the boss teamster has chalked numbers on the sides. The teamster gives off a western vibe as she spits tobacco out her cheek.Losvius Longnose looks down of the party from here two-foot nine inches height. “You will be paid 5 GP a day. IF you survive to Waterdeep. Food will be provided. The is a tea totaller train. We don’t provide any alcohol. You drink in your off time fine. If you drunk the next day, you are fine one day pay. Respect the customers and don’t get attached.”Shark, “but what if they want to get to attached to me?” Longnose spits. “No good touchy. No bad touchy. No stab stab touchy. No touchy the customers. In the morning you will get assignments. Point, float, Rear behind all the gear, or night watch. Rear and point will be teamed with a regular guard. Float you will ride up and down the train as necessary. Night watch is two hundred feet roving patrol outside the circle of wagons. I shuffle the wagons everyday for reasons you will learn. Mugen night watch. You can bed down in 16 with Tyjit. The rest of you to your posts.Information is gathered during the first three days. See below. On the fourth day, wagon 19 joins the group. Zhark talks with them and twigs on something is not right. Some of their weapons are show props. During the evening meal he talks to Longnose and she grabs half the party to confront the new wagon. They are about to get into a fight when the foaming at mouth Zip threatens to bite knee caps off. The actors are busted. They are tied up or manacled and their wagon is booted.We will pick this up on day five of the road trip. You have a total of forty days to find information.DM Notes. If you have access to player books like Sword Coast and other guides, feel free to read them. Even during the session. One and only one bagpipe session per adventuring night.Default race is human is not mentioned. And add your notes to this list as I was thrown stuff out.Wagon 3 Charle and Azbara Jos as passenger (page 31). The wagon is part of the cultWagon 8. Beer –Beyd Sechepol Half Elf (32). Beer has not been tapped.Wagon 10 Cooking oil –Lai Angesstun Gold Dwarf (32) money grubber.Wagon 11. Lasfelro the silent and Gargoyle (32) Cargo?Wagon 14 Oyn Evenmor (33) wagon has a silent spell on it.Wagon 15 teamsters and guards.Wagon 16 guards and party.Wagon 18 Passengers.Guard Jamna Gleamsilver Gnome (31) and (p 91) Shifty. FemaleGuard Eldkin Agetul Shield dwarf (32) female perfectionistGuard Leda Widris (32) female. wants to see the thing called snow.Guard Orvustia Esseren (33) female. Hayseed first time outside Baldur Gate.Guard Sulesdeg the Pole (33) 7 feet 5 inches from Shaar where he is the runt of the family.Guard Tyjit Skesh Shield Dwarf (33) female and Angry at world.Passenger Frank FranklinPassenger George FranklinPassenger Heide FranklinPassenger June FranklinPassenger Henry MitchellPassenger Blake blackPassenger Charle RosePassenger Chuck FlowerPassenger Aldor Urnpoleshurst (32)Passenger Green Imsa (32)Passenger Radecere Perethun Rock Gnome (33)Teamster Losvius Longnose halfling (32) female, chew tobacco and boss.End of session 575.</blockquote>

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