DDAL Jasper DMS Season 9 & Descent into Avernus Adventure League
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jasper
Rotten DM
New group with mostly new people. Some are figuring out how to fill out character sheets and which dice to use.
Descent into Avernus # 2 Session 1
Chapter 1
Copping a Copper for a Copper Piece.
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 7 Villains Captured 1 Villains Escaped 0
Gain a level. 10 downtime days. 80 GP. NOTE I increase the GP because I forgot you were on salary from the Flaming Fist. Also I am using milestone leveling out the book.
Start time 7:20 End time 8:54. Short time but I will break early for various reasons.
I had a strong group of six. Mostly new players. Gary Barbarian 1. Ditty Kong Barbarian 1. Healing Man Cleric 1. Smog Warlock 1. Thad Vlad the Chad Sorcerer 1. Lexis Drunn Rogue 1.
Okay this my Tuesday group mainly new people. Remember people your spell save DC is 8 + your ability modifier page 10 + your proficiency page 12. So it around 12 or 13. You spell attack modifier is your ability modifier page 10 + your proficiency page 12. Generally, +4 or +5 plus the d20 roll. Check to see what happen with D&D Beyond.
TLDR. A tenday ago the capitol city Elturel was scooped up and disappeared. The city leader of Baldur’s Gate left to see if he could help. The international mercenary group the Flaming Fist has hire you as rookie cops. Report to Captain Zodge at Basilisk Gate.
When the group arrives at Baldur’s Gate, they are to meet their contact Captain Zodge. A small crowd of peasants are blocking the gate and throwing rubbish. The city watch called the Flaming Fist have close the gate.
Ditty Kong, “I say we bust heads, take names, and eat their chewing gum.”
Healing Man, “Brothers and Sister Lexis we should try a peaceful resolution. Like persuasion or intimidation.”
Players, “Who are you? And What have you done with Travis!”
Healing Man, “I told you I would go against my normal type.”
Gary and Kong flash their copper badges and fart in the crowd general direction which breaks a hole in the crowd like a flash of wind.
Captain Darmin Zodge, “Ok. You the rookies. We been hired to keep the peace. And it will be peaceful. Don’t start anything but you are welcome to finish it as long as the paperwork is in order. The death cults of Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul has been taking Hellriders the knights of Elturgard and killing them. You are welcome to kill them.
Ditty Kong, “I love the knight life. I love to.”
Captain Zodge, “Follow orders. ARREST the Hellriders if they start trouble. Arrest or kill the death cult members if you have too. One our spies Tarina has more information. Meet her at the Elfsong Tavern. Do NOT KILL her. Get the information. Be NICE. She has dangerous friends. The tavern is a few blocks to east. Move out.”
On the way to the tavern Healing man calls the party to halt as three kids throw something off the roof missing Smog. They hear the kids.
Nat. “How can you tell Gaters from others.”
Jenks. “Gaters, know there are three type of people. Survivor’s. Loot Drops. Or body.”
Squiddly, “What the difference between a Loot Drop and a necro?”
Nat, “Run! The barbarians look pissed.”
They enter the Elfsong tavern and find out Tarina is upstairs playing dice. Half of them tuck their badges away. Tarina get the other three in game of Baldur’s Bones which is kind of like twenty-one but with dice. After coming out a head of the game after an hour, Tarina is willing to talk business. But the group has to wait to nine bells before she tells because some friends are coming. The game begins again.
The Three kids Nat, Squiddly and Jenks enter the upstairs.
Nat. “How can you tell Gaters from others.”
Jenks. “Gaters, know there are three type of people. Survivor’s. Loot Drops. Or necro.”
Squiddly, “What the difference between a Loot Drop and a necro?”
Healing Man, “I want to know?”
Squiddly, “It will cost you a gold piece each.” As he goes to collect. A fight breaks out at another table. No one interferes even when the winner turns the loser’s head backwards.
Squiddly, “See. You a loot drop because we taking your coin. Buddy is a survivor who just did a loot drop. And poor Eddie is now a necro. Because that who we going to sell the body to.” The Three Urchins drag the body down the stairs.
Lexis, “Nice kids.”
Tarina, “The nicest kids in towns. Others would have stolen your pants by now and sold them back to you.”
Two or three hours slowly pass. The rest of group have hidden their badges away and are wandering around the upper floor of the tavern. Slowly seven sailors have entered the floor pretending not to know each other but doing it badly. Finally, Captain Dead-Eye who wears an eyepatch in the middle of his forehead arrives. Tarina and Dead-Eye exchange polite conversation with each other. Dead-Eye is mad because Tarina accidently got Captain Sessprin killed in a bad smuggling operation. After a few minutes, the coppers (THAT YOU PCS) notice the seamen are getting ready to draw weapons. So they attack.
After a very tough fight (IT IS.DMS. REDUCE THE Captains to hit or damage or something.) The group has nearly lost Thad Vlad the Chad and taken a prisoner. Gilligan Denver confesses to the ship Uncivil Serpent being at the dock guard by eleven sailors. Tarina gives the meeting location of some the dead three is at Bacchus Bathhouse. Reminding them is just appears to be meeting place.
The group will pick up next week on page 20. They have voted on investigating the bathhouse.
Read up on the Dead Three. Dead Three – Forgotten Realms Wiki (fandom.com)
For your log sheet. DDGC-BG
IA. Chapter 1 Session 1. 80 GP gained. Add 10 downtime days. I will bring an example log sheet next week.
Descent into Avernus # 2 Session 1
Chapter 1
Copping a Copper for a Copper Piece.
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 7 Villains Captured 1 Villains Escaped 0
Gain a level. 10 downtime days. 80 GP. NOTE I increase the GP because I forgot you were on salary from the Flaming Fist. Also I am using milestone leveling out the book.
Start time 7:20 End time 8:54. Short time but I will break early for various reasons.
I had a strong group of six. Mostly new players. Gary Barbarian 1. Ditty Kong Barbarian 1. Healing Man Cleric 1. Smog Warlock 1. Thad Vlad the Chad Sorcerer 1. Lexis Drunn Rogue 1.
Okay this my Tuesday group mainly new people. Remember people your spell save DC is 8 + your ability modifier page 10 + your proficiency page 12. So it around 12 or 13. You spell attack modifier is your ability modifier page 10 + your proficiency page 12. Generally, +4 or +5 plus the d20 roll. Check to see what happen with D&D Beyond.
TLDR. A tenday ago the capitol city Elturel was scooped up and disappeared. The city leader of Baldur’s Gate left to see if he could help. The international mercenary group the Flaming Fist has hire you as rookie cops. Report to Captain Zodge at Basilisk Gate.
When the group arrives at Baldur’s Gate, they are to meet their contact Captain Zodge. A small crowd of peasants are blocking the gate and throwing rubbish. The city watch called the Flaming Fist have close the gate.
Ditty Kong, “I say we bust heads, take names, and eat their chewing gum.”
Healing Man, “Brothers and Sister Lexis we should try a peaceful resolution. Like persuasion or intimidation.”
Players, “Who are you? And What have you done with Travis!”
Healing Man, “I told you I would go against my normal type.”
Gary and Kong flash their copper badges and fart in the crowd general direction which breaks a hole in the crowd like a flash of wind.
Captain Darmin Zodge, “Ok. You the rookies. We been hired to keep the peace. And it will be peaceful. Don’t start anything but you are welcome to finish it as long as the paperwork is in order. The death cults of Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul has been taking Hellriders the knights of Elturgard and killing them. You are welcome to kill them.
Ditty Kong, “I love the knight life. I love to.”
Captain Zodge, “Follow orders. ARREST the Hellriders if they start trouble. Arrest or kill the death cult members if you have too. One our spies Tarina has more information. Meet her at the Elfsong Tavern. Do NOT KILL her. Get the information. Be NICE. She has dangerous friends. The tavern is a few blocks to east. Move out.”
On the way to the tavern Healing man calls the party to halt as three kids throw something off the roof missing Smog. They hear the kids.
Nat. “How can you tell Gaters from others.”
Jenks. “Gaters, know there are three type of people. Survivor’s. Loot Drops. Or body.”
Squiddly, “What the difference between a Loot Drop and a necro?”
Nat, “Run! The barbarians look pissed.”
They enter the Elfsong tavern and find out Tarina is upstairs playing dice. Half of them tuck their badges away. Tarina get the other three in game of Baldur’s Bones which is kind of like twenty-one but with dice. After coming out a head of the game after an hour, Tarina is willing to talk business. But the group has to wait to nine bells before she tells because some friends are coming. The game begins again.
The Three kids Nat, Squiddly and Jenks enter the upstairs.
Nat. “How can you tell Gaters from others.”
Jenks. “Gaters, know there are three type of people. Survivor’s. Loot Drops. Or necro.”
Squiddly, “What the difference between a Loot Drop and a necro?”
Healing Man, “I want to know?”
Squiddly, “It will cost you a gold piece each.” As he goes to collect. A fight breaks out at another table. No one interferes even when the winner turns the loser’s head backwards.
Squiddly, “See. You a loot drop because we taking your coin. Buddy is a survivor who just did a loot drop. And poor Eddie is now a necro. Because that who we going to sell the body to.” The Three Urchins drag the body down the stairs.
Lexis, “Nice kids.”
Tarina, “The nicest kids in towns. Others would have stolen your pants by now and sold them back to you.”
Two or three hours slowly pass. The rest of group have hidden their badges away and are wandering around the upper floor of the tavern. Slowly seven sailors have entered the floor pretending not to know each other but doing it badly. Finally, Captain Dead-Eye who wears an eyepatch in the middle of his forehead arrives. Tarina and Dead-Eye exchange polite conversation with each other. Dead-Eye is mad because Tarina accidently got Captain Sessprin killed in a bad smuggling operation. After a few minutes, the coppers (THAT YOU PCS) notice the seamen are getting ready to draw weapons. So they attack.
After a very tough fight (IT IS.DMS. REDUCE THE Captains to hit or damage or something.) The group has nearly lost Thad Vlad the Chad and taken a prisoner. Gilligan Denver confesses to the ship Uncivil Serpent being at the dock guard by eleven sailors. Tarina gives the meeting location of some the dead three is at Bacchus Bathhouse. Reminding them is just appears to be meeting place.
The group will pick up next week on page 20. They have voted on investigating the bathhouse.
Read up on the Dead Three. Dead Three – Forgotten Realms Wiki (fandom.com)
For your log sheet. DDGC-BG
IA. Chapter 1 Session 1. 80 GP gained. Add 10 downtime days. I will bring an example log sheet next week.
jasper
Rotten DM
Descent into Avernus # 2 Session 2
Chapter 1
Bacchus Bathhouse
Evening of Day 1 to Day 2 8 AM.
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 20 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 2.
No treasure or level this time. This will happen due to various reasons.
Start Time 7:22 End Time 9:13
I had an average group of five. Hafice Tallfellow Rogue 1. Gary Barbarian 2. Ditty Kong Barbarian 2. Likus Bard 2. Thad Vlad the Chad Sorcerer 2. Lenny burning mad mouse aka Gary’s pet.
Captain Zodge, “What. Did. You. Do.” Growing red in the face. “Just get back to Bacchus Bathhouse and find out what is going underneath the business.”
Eleven hours earlier.
Having learned of the Dead Three. Wait a minute. They need to read the notes. The Dead Three are evil adventurers named Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul who long ago quested to become gods. They succeeded but grew even more ambitious. They tried to seize the Tablets of Fate from the overgod Ao and use them to rule over Faerûn and its gods. They failed and were slain during the Time of Troubles. Since then, a variety of contingency plans they had in place allowed them to be reborn.
Bane is a god of tyranny, and both he and his worshipers seek to rule the world. Bane grants power to those who strive to rule with an iron fist. By imposing order on the world, Bane’s followers ensure that those who are clever, strong, and ambitious rise to the top while the weak languish in slavery.
Bhaal is a god of murder who lends power to those whose killings invoke fear and dread. The act of murder is only half the equation. The second half is the suspicion, paranoia, and fear that a seemingly unstoppable killer can evoke. Bhaal seeks to inspire fear by slaying those seemingly beyond the reach of death.
Myrkul is the Lord of Bones, claiming power over corpses and souls. His cultists are those who seek to claim lore, power, and even fealty from the deceased.
Having stolen the dead pirate’s eyepatch, the group arrive at Bacchus Bathhouse. It is still open for business as the hours are eight a.m. to midnight. Four commoners are in the baths. The baths are small walk down pools.
Ditty Kong steps in fully clothed into the south pool. “Very Nice. You mind if I fart in the tub?” Bob his surprised bath mate is mute. Jadaz an androgynous human masseuse comes storming out of the south massage room.
Jadaz, “Excuse me kind people. You need to remove your clothing BEFORE you get in the tub. It is one silver. Qurmilah take this barbarian’s clothing and air out to dry.”
Likus flirting with Jadaz,” And what are your prices for your services.”
Jadaz calmly and hypnotically lists the various prices of the twenty services. Kong and Likus take the three silver piece thirty-minute massage with oil and scent. All the group try to pump the employees (GET YOUR MIND OUT THE GUTTER LIKUS.) for information. They do discover Duke Lord Mortlock Vanthampur owns the place. Mortlock is one of the sons of Duke Thalamra Vanthampur. But no connection to the Dead Three cult.
Thad, “Well it is ten o’clock and no information on the Dead Three. I guess we go to docks and raid the Uncivil Serpent. Take at least one prisoner and steal their treasure.”
Group, “YES WE BE PIRATE KINGS. LOOT. LOOT. BURN. AND LOOT.”
Gary, “I love Looting.”
DM, “WHAT. Okay. Give me a minute.” Flips back to page 18 reads about Uncivil Serpent. Quickly brings out more tac-tiles and draws a ship on it. Flips open the MM to Bandit entry.
The group arrive at docks at midnight or a little after. One shipman is on the rear deck. Some lanterns are hung with care in the hopes of Saint Loot will be there. The gangplank is down on the dock. The patrol has reported all quiet on docks.
Gary, “I think I going to swim to bow, climb the chain and get ready to kill the seaman.”
Likus, “I am going to yell out naughty stuff to the person on guard and see if he lowers the gangplank.”
Kong, “I am going to yeet the gnome Hafice into the sails and wait at the dock till he drops the gangplank.”
DM, “Or you could just walk up the gangplank.”
Group, “OH!”.
The group walks up and try to board the ship. Gillian First Mate, “Hold on. Hold on you drunk sods. This not your ship.” The group flash their badges. They are single file and being blocked by Gillian.
Likus, “Look, we took this eyepatch off Dead-Eye. He spilt the beans. We want your treasure and your ship. You can join us as crew. Or be arrested for slavery. And other charges.”
Gillian shouting, “What type of coppers are you. How long have you been on the force? A week? Slavery is not illegal in the Gate. Plus, Dead-Eye had the key to treasure chest. Coppers you are kind of slow.” Noise is heard below deck.
Likus, “Actually we had our badges for a whole day!”
Thad Vlad the Chad, “Well actually. Seventeen hours. Six minutes and forty-five seconds.” A few more bandits arrive on deck from the fore and aft deck doors. And the fight breaks out. Gary throws Lenny the mouse into Mary Ann’s face giving advantage to Likus next swing. After necro ten of the pirates they take Howl the Third prisoner. And send him on to Zodge. Coming up empty on the ship they return to bathhouse. It is closed.
The group discusses various means of entry. Gary comes up with the idea of the rogue sneaking up and peeking into the windows. (Inspiration Gary). Tallfellow spies in the windows. Three women with daggers are in the bath main room. A male armed with glowing claws guards the north room.
The group quietly pops the locks of the outdoor guard and main door. Rushing in yelling, “Police.” They are able to get close to the women. But the women’s daggers glow black and they attack. They kill two of the guards. Capture Mary Ann. But the north room is empty.
Captain Zodge, “So the Flaming Fist now owns a pirate ship and is responsible for dock fees. Tarina is under a death sentence from some pirates. You lost a suspect. And there is a secret door in the Bacchus Bathhouse you left unguarded! Get back to bathhouse and find out what is underneath it.”
We will start next week at the secret door in the bathhouse.
Chapter 1
Bacchus Bathhouse
Evening of Day 1 to Day 2 8 AM.
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 20 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 2.
No treasure or level this time. This will happen due to various reasons.
Start Time 7:22 End Time 9:13
I had an average group of five. Hafice Tallfellow Rogue 1. Gary Barbarian 2. Ditty Kong Barbarian 2. Likus Bard 2. Thad Vlad the Chad Sorcerer 2. Lenny burning mad mouse aka Gary’s pet.
Captain Zodge, “What. Did. You. Do.” Growing red in the face. “Just get back to Bacchus Bathhouse and find out what is going underneath the business.”
Eleven hours earlier.
Having learned of the Dead Three. Wait a minute. They need to read the notes. The Dead Three are evil adventurers named Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul who long ago quested to become gods. They succeeded but grew even more ambitious. They tried to seize the Tablets of Fate from the overgod Ao and use them to rule over Faerûn and its gods. They failed and were slain during the Time of Troubles. Since then, a variety of contingency plans they had in place allowed them to be reborn.
Bane is a god of tyranny, and both he and his worshipers seek to rule the world. Bane grants power to those who strive to rule with an iron fist. By imposing order on the world, Bane’s followers ensure that those who are clever, strong, and ambitious rise to the top while the weak languish in slavery.
Bhaal is a god of murder who lends power to those whose killings invoke fear and dread. The act of murder is only half the equation. The second half is the suspicion, paranoia, and fear that a seemingly unstoppable killer can evoke. Bhaal seeks to inspire fear by slaying those seemingly beyond the reach of death.
Myrkul is the Lord of Bones, claiming power over corpses and souls. His cultists are those who seek to claim lore, power, and even fealty from the deceased.
Having stolen the dead pirate’s eyepatch, the group arrive at Bacchus Bathhouse. It is still open for business as the hours are eight a.m. to midnight. Four commoners are in the baths. The baths are small walk down pools.
Ditty Kong steps in fully clothed into the south pool. “Very Nice. You mind if I fart in the tub?” Bob his surprised bath mate is mute. Jadaz an androgynous human masseuse comes storming out of the south massage room.
Jadaz, “Excuse me kind people. You need to remove your clothing BEFORE you get in the tub. It is one silver. Qurmilah take this barbarian’s clothing and air out to dry.”
Likus flirting with Jadaz,” And what are your prices for your services.”
Jadaz calmly and hypnotically lists the various prices of the twenty services. Kong and Likus take the three silver piece thirty-minute massage with oil and scent. All the group try to pump the employees (GET YOUR MIND OUT THE GUTTER LIKUS.) for information. They do discover Duke Lord Mortlock Vanthampur owns the place. Mortlock is one of the sons of Duke Thalamra Vanthampur. But no connection to the Dead Three cult.
Thad, “Well it is ten o’clock and no information on the Dead Three. I guess we go to docks and raid the Uncivil Serpent. Take at least one prisoner and steal their treasure.”
Group, “YES WE BE PIRATE KINGS. LOOT. LOOT. BURN. AND LOOT.”
Gary, “I love Looting.”
DM, “WHAT. Okay. Give me a minute.” Flips back to page 18 reads about Uncivil Serpent. Quickly brings out more tac-tiles and draws a ship on it. Flips open the MM to Bandit entry.
The group arrive at docks at midnight or a little after. One shipman is on the rear deck. Some lanterns are hung with care in the hopes of Saint Loot will be there. The gangplank is down on the dock. The patrol has reported all quiet on docks.
Gary, “I think I going to swim to bow, climb the chain and get ready to kill the seaman.”
Likus, “I am going to yell out naughty stuff to the person on guard and see if he lowers the gangplank.”
Kong, “I am going to yeet the gnome Hafice into the sails and wait at the dock till he drops the gangplank.”
DM, “Or you could just walk up the gangplank.”
Group, “OH!”.
The group walks up and try to board the ship. Gillian First Mate, “Hold on. Hold on you drunk sods. This not your ship.” The group flash their badges. They are single file and being blocked by Gillian.
Likus, “Look, we took this eyepatch off Dead-Eye. He spilt the beans. We want your treasure and your ship. You can join us as crew. Or be arrested for slavery. And other charges.”
Gillian shouting, “What type of coppers are you. How long have you been on the force? A week? Slavery is not illegal in the Gate. Plus, Dead-Eye had the key to treasure chest. Coppers you are kind of slow.” Noise is heard below deck.
Likus, “Actually we had our badges for a whole day!”
Thad Vlad the Chad, “Well actually. Seventeen hours. Six minutes and forty-five seconds.” A few more bandits arrive on deck from the fore and aft deck doors. And the fight breaks out. Gary throws Lenny the mouse into Mary Ann’s face giving advantage to Likus next swing. After necro ten of the pirates they take Howl the Third prisoner. And send him on to Zodge. Coming up empty on the ship they return to bathhouse. It is closed.
The group discusses various means of entry. Gary comes up with the idea of the rogue sneaking up and peeking into the windows. (Inspiration Gary). Tallfellow spies in the windows. Three women with daggers are in the bath main room. A male armed with glowing claws guards the north room.
The group quietly pops the locks of the outdoor guard and main door. Rushing in yelling, “Police.” They are able to get close to the women. But the women’s daggers glow black and they attack. They kill two of the guards. Capture Mary Ann. But the north room is empty.
Captain Zodge, “So the Flaming Fist now owns a pirate ship and is responsible for dock fees. Tarina is under a death sentence from some pirates. You lost a suspect. And there is a secret door in the Bacchus Bathhouse you left unguarded! Get back to bathhouse and find out what is underneath it.”
We will start next week at the secret door in the bathhouse.
jasper
Rotten DM
The two players running the barbarians are very casual players. So I will have to hand hold and double check their sheets. Both kept forgetting their plus to hit on weapons. And are still working on what the dice look like. The player running Likus us planning on taking over DM if he can get at least two more of his friends to commit.
jasper
Rotten DM
Descent into Avernus # 2 Session 3
Chapter 1
Blessed Bacchus Bathhouse
Day 2 8 AM to Day 2 10 AM.
We pick up in room D12
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 29 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 2.
No treasure or level this time. This will happen due to various reasons.
Start Time 7:08 End Time 9:00
Magic item spell books. See very bottom.
I had a strong group of six but ran combat as average due people are still learning. (HEY DM ALSO MENTION YOU FORGOT SOME OF US MONSTERS. WHAT ARE WE JUST RANDOM XP?)
Healing Man Cleric 2. Smog Warlock 2. Ditty Kong Barbarian 2 Goliath. Tartar Bigmens Paladin 1 played by a seven-year-old. Likus Bard 1. Hafice Tallfellow rogue 2 halfling. Tartar was supposed to watch but I let him play. The more the merry.
Captain Zodge demand the group return to Bacchus bathhouse and find the secret door and discover what is under the bathhouse. They arrive at 8:08 AM the bathhouse is open for business.
Healing Man, “Jadaz a round of massages for all of us. I go first and need some information.” Jadaz does not know of any cult activities for the Dead Three but does think Mortlock Vanthampur son of Duchess Thalamra Vanthampur is up to some shady stuff. After an hour Tartar remembers something about the secret door in the north room. He enters the massage room interrupting Qurmilah. Ties her up and starts looking about the secret door. The rest of group flash their badges and tell everyone to calm down. Hafice finds the secret door.
After some discussion of no witnesses, but we are cops, but we don’t want people to know we coming, Kong tosses the Qurmilah over his shoulder. “We just take her with us.” They enter the dungeon. The smell of mildew and rot wafts up the stairs. Arriving at bottom of the stairs, Hafice climbs the barbarian. “That water is going to be over my head.”
Healing Man, “Is not.”
Hafice, “Is so.”
Healing Man, “IS NOT!” And he steps in. “See. Is not! It only be up to your chin. I was right and you were wrong. And we go right. No left. No.”
(DM. People I have something called a Party Caller. It is a person who decides left, right, etc. so these debates don’t take up time. Yes, you can go against what the caller says so. But let me know. And remember it going to be Bob not Bob’s character. Agreed. Good.)
Healing Man, “Line. Is not! It only be up to your chin. I was right and you were wrong. And we go right.”
The group wades through two-foot-deep water. They notice some the support beams are rotting due to the water. (DM yes you be able to knock the roof down on you or the bad guys.) They find a secret door and push through it. A Hand brushes against Kong’s knee. He smiles until he notices it is not the massage woman. He screams like a little girl. Dropping both Hafice and Qurmilah into the water.
Hafice, “Help her. Grab her. Not the dead body. The one with bubbles coming from the gag.”
Kong drops the dead body which had been dead for three days. Shakes some of water from Qurmilah and toss her over his shoulder again. The group goes east and finds an altar to Bhaal the god of murder and some suffering. Healing man prays over the altar until it melts as his gawd is the gawd of life. Exploring south, they barbarian brushes up against a tapestry causing. (I don’t know. Forgot the DMG. D&D Beyond is not pulling it up. Note. Notes. Okay.) Kong takes poison damage from yellow mold which somehow does not affect Qurmilah because everyone is forgetting about her half the time.)
The group comes to a chamber with three doors. North door has a carving on Bhaal. East door Bane caving. South door Myrkul carving.
Hafice pics the lock and slowly pushes the door open until he is nearly pulled into the room by a minion of Myrkul. The three necromites of Myrkul would have been a great fight but they only got a four on their initiative and did not live to see that. In an adjoining room, the altar of Myrkul is discovered. Myrkul is the Lord of Bones, claiming power over corpses and souls. Healing Man prays over it till it melts.
The group regroups and heads east. Coming across an active ceremony of you guessed it Bane god of tyranny. The group tries to attack but discovers five foot corridors suck. Especially when the two people in the front roll the lowest initiative. (Yes unless you are a halfling it cost two movements to pass through a friendly square.
The group spread out. Tartar charges and attack two fist of Bane. Then
Tartar, “Can I go to the bathroom.”
DM, “Yes.” Three people get up and leave. “Um. Guys. I just meant we skip Tartar’s turn.”
The fight continues. Healing Man charges Yignath iron consul of Bane ducks under his spear, and starts praying at altar.
DM, “So you not going to attack or defend yourself?”
Healing Man, “No. Just going to pray.”
Klim, “You not going to cut me loose, or heal me. The evil guy may stab me. And I got one hit point left!”
Healing Man, “Nope.”
DM, “Okay Advantage against you and the iron consul will focus fire on you.” (WAIT A MINUTE DM. THAT IS NOT FAIR. SHUT IT DM. IT IS NOW SIX TO ONE. AND WE WILL SEE HOW THE DICE FALL.)
A few dice rolls later, the altar has melted. Klim is offering a reward for his rescue. We have all forgot about Qurmilah again. (AND YOU FORGOT ABOUT THE FLYING SWORDS. Well it was on the other page and the lighting is bad!)
End of the session.
Spellbook 1 is bound in red leather and contains the following spells: burning hands, detect magic, disguise self, fog cloud, ray of sickness, silent image.
Spellbook 2 has the personal rune of its previous owner burned into its umber cover. This book contains the following spells: charm person, find familiar, identify, magic missile, sleep.
Spellbook 3 is bound in scaly black reptile hide and contains the following spells: cloud of daggers, darkvision, detect magic, feather fall, mage armor, magic missile, Tasha’s hideous laughter.
I don't know why the links are here.
Chapter 1
Blessed Bacchus Bathhouse
Day 2 8 AM to Day 2 10 AM.
We pick up in room D12
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 29 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 2.
No treasure or level this time. This will happen due to various reasons.
Start Time 7:08 End Time 9:00
Magic item spell books. See very bottom.
I had a strong group of six but ran combat as average due people are still learning. (HEY DM ALSO MENTION YOU FORGOT SOME OF US MONSTERS. WHAT ARE WE JUST RANDOM XP?)
Healing Man Cleric 2. Smog Warlock 2. Ditty Kong Barbarian 2 Goliath. Tartar Bigmens Paladin 1 played by a seven-year-old. Likus Bard 1. Hafice Tallfellow rogue 2 halfling. Tartar was supposed to watch but I let him play. The more the merry.
Captain Zodge demand the group return to Bacchus bathhouse and find the secret door and discover what is under the bathhouse. They arrive at 8:08 AM the bathhouse is open for business.
Healing Man, “Jadaz a round of massages for all of us. I go first and need some information.” Jadaz does not know of any cult activities for the Dead Three but does think Mortlock Vanthampur son of Duchess Thalamra Vanthampur is up to some shady stuff. After an hour Tartar remembers something about the secret door in the north room. He enters the massage room interrupting Qurmilah. Ties her up and starts looking about the secret door. The rest of group flash their badges and tell everyone to calm down. Hafice finds the secret door.
After some discussion of no witnesses, but we are cops, but we don’t want people to know we coming, Kong tosses the Qurmilah over his shoulder. “We just take her with us.” They enter the dungeon. The smell of mildew and rot wafts up the stairs. Arriving at bottom of the stairs, Hafice climbs the barbarian. “That water is going to be over my head.”
Healing Man, “Is not.”
Hafice, “Is so.”
Healing Man, “IS NOT!” And he steps in. “See. Is not! It only be up to your chin. I was right and you were wrong. And we go right. No left. No.”
(DM. People I have something called a Party Caller. It is a person who decides left, right, etc. so these debates don’t take up time. Yes, you can go against what the caller says so. But let me know. And remember it going to be Bob not Bob’s character. Agreed. Good.)
Healing Man, “Line. Is not! It only be up to your chin. I was right and you were wrong. And we go right.”
The group wades through two-foot-deep water. They notice some the support beams are rotting due to the water. (DM yes you be able to knock the roof down on you or the bad guys.) They find a secret door and push through it. A Hand brushes against Kong’s knee. He smiles until he notices it is not the massage woman. He screams like a little girl. Dropping both Hafice and Qurmilah into the water.
Hafice, “Help her. Grab her. Not the dead body. The one with bubbles coming from the gag.”
Kong drops the dead body which had been dead for three days. Shakes some of water from Qurmilah and toss her over his shoulder again. The group goes east and finds an altar to Bhaal the god of murder and some suffering. Healing man prays over the altar until it melts as his gawd is the gawd of life. Exploring south, they barbarian brushes up against a tapestry causing. (I don’t know. Forgot the DMG. D&D Beyond is not pulling it up. Note. Notes. Okay.) Kong takes poison damage from yellow mold which somehow does not affect Qurmilah because everyone is forgetting about her half the time.)
The group comes to a chamber with three doors. North door has a carving on Bhaal. East door Bane caving. South door Myrkul carving.
Hafice pics the lock and slowly pushes the door open until he is nearly pulled into the room by a minion of Myrkul. The three necromites of Myrkul would have been a great fight but they only got a four on their initiative and did not live to see that. In an adjoining room, the altar of Myrkul is discovered. Myrkul is the Lord of Bones, claiming power over corpses and souls. Healing Man prays over it till it melts.
The group regroups and heads east. Coming across an active ceremony of you guessed it Bane god of tyranny. The group tries to attack but discovers five foot corridors suck. Especially when the two people in the front roll the lowest initiative. (Yes unless you are a halfling it cost two movements to pass through a friendly square.
The group spread out. Tartar charges and attack two fist of Bane. Then
Tartar, “Can I go to the bathroom.”
DM, “Yes.” Three people get up and leave. “Um. Guys. I just meant we skip Tartar’s turn.”
The fight continues. Healing Man charges Yignath iron consul of Bane ducks under his spear, and starts praying at altar.
DM, “So you not going to attack or defend yourself?”
Healing Man, “No. Just going to pray.”
Klim, “You not going to cut me loose, or heal me. The evil guy may stab me. And I got one hit point left!”
Healing Man, “Nope.”
DM, “Okay Advantage against you and the iron consul will focus fire on you.” (WAIT A MINUTE DM. THAT IS NOT FAIR. SHUT IT DM. IT IS NOW SIX TO ONE. AND WE WILL SEE HOW THE DICE FALL.)
A few dice rolls later, the altar has melted. Klim is offering a reward for his rescue. We have all forgot about Qurmilah again. (AND YOU FORGOT ABOUT THE FLYING SWORDS. Well it was on the other page and the lighting is bad!)
End of the session.
Spellbook 1 is bound in red leather and contains the following spells: burning hands, detect magic, disguise self, fog cloud, ray of sickness, silent image.
Spellbook 2 has the personal rune of its previous owner burned into its umber cover. This book contains the following spells: charm person, find familiar, identify, magic missile, sleep.
Spellbook 3 is bound in scaly black reptile hide and contains the following spells: cloud of daggers, darkvision, detect magic, feather fall, mage armor, magic missile, Tasha’s hideous laughter.
I don't know why the links are here.
jasper
Rotten DM
Having the seven year old play was fun. I was waiting for one the adults to lose it when Tartar would shake the d20 in his hands 20 times before rolling. I also gave out Magic life counters for Christmas presents. Most of the group used them for hit point trackers. Healing Man did some strange stuff but I went with the flow. Having only about 2 hours to game before we have a hard shut down deadline is interesting. I having to balance moving the game forward, not stomping on player agency too much, and teaching the game to most of the group.
jasper
Rotten DM
Descent into Avernus # 2 Session 4
Chapter 1
Masseuse Myrkul Member
Day 2 10 AM to Day 2 11:59 AM.
We will pick up in room D29 next session.
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 40 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 3.
Start Time 7:28 End Time 9:22
Magic Item Bag of Beans.
Go ahead and level up to level 3. 80 GP and 10 Downtime Days per level. I just checked the next encounter; it would not take two hours. Yes, you leveling up early.
The book is set up on milestone leveling. Plus, we only do two-hour sessions.
DM NOTE. Due to the two-hour sessions, at the end of each session everyone takes a long rest. It too confusing to remember who had what hit points etc. Also, the monsters take a long rest too.
Spell books are basically consumables. So, it does not duplicate. NO, you cannot treat them like scrolls. Yes, if you next class is going to be a spellcaster which uses books you can claim them. Copying spells is 1 downtime day and 50 GP * level of spell.
I had a strong group of six. Smog Warlock 2. Healing Man Cleric 2. Hafice Tallfellow Rogue 1. Likus Drunn Bard 2. Ditty Kong Barbarian 2. Gary Barbarian 2.
Healing Mann, “Guys if we take Qurmilah with us, she narc us out. DM, I kill the Masseuse!”
The group finds it way to morgue where Flennis master of souls to Myrkul working on sewing together a zombie.
Healing Man, “I have a fresher corpse. Mostly bled out.” (DM takes off his glasses.)
Flennis is not happy with the irruption but happy they are not trying to kill her. For the price of a corpse and some false promises (on both sides), she gives the counter signs. The group explores the west part of the dungeon. Entering a 150-year-old crypt, they start to loot a coffin.
Erick the Viking, “Hey I was sleeping a nice rest. Who the beep are you? What gives you the right to barge into a man’s final resting place. Do you have a warrant? Do you have common decently? Do you know who won the world series?”
Healing Man, “Badges we don’t need no badges? Your coffin is rotting. I am Saint Nick, I will take you coffin from here to workshop, fix and then bring back here for Christmas.”
Eric the Viking, “What is Christmas? Talk to my axe.” Two rounds later. “Why are you laughing!”
Kong, “Miss me. Now you got to kiss me. You suck at ghostly axe tossing. You tosser!”
Healing Man, “His coffin will not fit through the five-foot hallway. That sucks.”
Eric the Viking, “Five-foot hallways always suck. No movement. Mark my words. Hallways suck!”
Gary, “Let’s leave this loser. He has hit us once in the last five rounds. BYE LOSER!”
Eric the Viking, “I will get you. And your little rat too.” He screams after the party as they leave.
The group sneaks pass the morgue and enters a
Smog, “I didn’t do it.”
Healing Man, “I didn’t do it.”
Gary, “Not mean but that stinks. So much if you strike a match or bring a torch in here, the whole room will collapse.”
The Halfling notices how unstable the columns are, and thinks he will be crushed if they blow up the room, “Guys, good idea. Let keep that to an IDEA. Because it will case a huge pot hole above us, or someone’s living room will become their basement. How about we check out the other part of dungeon. We can always blow the room up later.”
The group agrees. Gary takes over the lead entering a five-foot hallway. First crypt. Empty. Second crypt. Empty. Third crypt. Only six zombies. Between killing two zombies and turning undead, the group gets the door closed. They put a don’t open sign on it and move on. Healing man finds a torture chamber of Bane. He heals crazy Vendetta Kress a tiefling wine merchant who gathers up the loose javelins from the party. She agrees to stay with the party as long as they lead. They agree.
Healing Man leads the group future east. And discovers a secret door. The group agrees to split the party. (DM. LOL) The DM agrees to do two rounds with each group. The South group of Healing Man, Kong, and Hafice goes south. The north group of Smog, Gary, and Likus opens the secret door.
The north group hears combat around a corner but we will ignore that because of time. The north group enters a large chamber and opens an east door waking up some skeletons.
The south group slowly opens the far south west door to an empty room. Then opens the south east room to sleeping cult members. They quickly close the door. They ignore every hallway is a five-foot hallway.
The north group get jam up a five-foot hallway. But start to win against the skeletons. Crazy lady asks if they need help but no one is listening.
The south group opens the door to north east group and finds little old lady. Nope they attack Nebra reaper of Bane. Nebra whistles for the sleeping group who wakes up.
After six rounds and some very close calls the group wins. And we are still ignoring the stuff happening in D29.
Everyone takes a long rest.
Chapter 1
Masseuse Myrkul Member
Day 2 10 AM to Day 2 11:59 AM.
We will pick up in room D29 next session.
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 40 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 3.
Start Time 7:28 End Time 9:22
Magic Item Bag of Beans.
Go ahead and level up to level 3. 80 GP and 10 Downtime Days per level. I just checked the next encounter; it would not take two hours. Yes, you leveling up early.
The book is set up on milestone leveling. Plus, we only do two-hour sessions.
DM NOTE. Due to the two-hour sessions, at the end of each session everyone takes a long rest. It too confusing to remember who had what hit points etc. Also, the monsters take a long rest too.
Spell books are basically consumables. So, it does not duplicate. NO, you cannot treat them like scrolls. Yes, if you next class is going to be a spellcaster which uses books you can claim them. Copying spells is 1 downtime day and 50 GP * level of spell.
I had a strong group of six. Smog Warlock 2. Healing Man Cleric 2. Hafice Tallfellow Rogue 1. Likus Drunn Bard 2. Ditty Kong Barbarian 2. Gary Barbarian 2.
Healing Mann, “Guys if we take Qurmilah with us, she narc us out. DM, I kill the Masseuse!”
The group finds it way to morgue where Flennis master of souls to Myrkul working on sewing together a zombie.
Healing Man, “I have a fresher corpse. Mostly bled out.” (DM takes off his glasses.)
Flennis is not happy with the irruption but happy they are not trying to kill her. For the price of a corpse and some false promises (on both sides), she gives the counter signs. The group explores the west part of the dungeon. Entering a 150-year-old crypt, they start to loot a coffin.
Erick the Viking, “Hey I was sleeping a nice rest. Who the beep are you? What gives you the right to barge into a man’s final resting place. Do you have a warrant? Do you have common decently? Do you know who won the world series?”
Healing Man, “Badges we don’t need no badges? Your coffin is rotting. I am Saint Nick, I will take you coffin from here to workshop, fix and then bring back here for Christmas.”
Eric the Viking, “What is Christmas? Talk to my axe.” Two rounds later. “Why are you laughing!”
Kong, “Miss me. Now you got to kiss me. You suck at ghostly axe tossing. You tosser!”
Healing Man, “His coffin will not fit through the five-foot hallway. That sucks.”
Eric the Viking, “Five-foot hallways always suck. No movement. Mark my words. Hallways suck!”
Gary, “Let’s leave this loser. He has hit us once in the last five rounds. BYE LOSER!”
Eric the Viking, “I will get you. And your little rat too.” He screams after the party as they leave.
The group sneaks pass the morgue and enters a
Smog, “I didn’t do it.”
Healing Man, “I didn’t do it.”
Gary, “Not mean but that stinks. So much if you strike a match or bring a torch in here, the whole room will collapse.”
The Halfling notices how unstable the columns are, and thinks he will be crushed if they blow up the room, “Guys, good idea. Let keep that to an IDEA. Because it will case a huge pot hole above us, or someone’s living room will become their basement. How about we check out the other part of dungeon. We can always blow the room up later.”
The group agrees. Gary takes over the lead entering a five-foot hallway. First crypt. Empty. Second crypt. Empty. Third crypt. Only six zombies. Between killing two zombies and turning undead, the group gets the door closed. They put a don’t open sign on it and move on. Healing man finds a torture chamber of Bane. He heals crazy Vendetta Kress a tiefling wine merchant who gathers up the loose javelins from the party. She agrees to stay with the party as long as they lead. They agree.
Healing Man leads the group future east. And discovers a secret door. The group agrees to split the party. (DM. LOL) The DM agrees to do two rounds with each group. The South group of Healing Man, Kong, and Hafice goes south. The north group of Smog, Gary, and Likus opens the secret door.
The north group hears combat around a corner but we will ignore that because of time. The north group enters a large chamber and opens an east door waking up some skeletons.
The south group slowly opens the far south west door to an empty room. Then opens the south east room to sleeping cult members. They quickly close the door. They ignore every hallway is a five-foot hallway.
The north group get jam up a five-foot hallway. But start to win against the skeletons. Crazy lady asks if they need help but no one is listening.
The south group opens the door to north east group and finds little old lady. Nope they attack Nebra reaper of Bane. Nebra whistles for the sleeping group who wakes up.
After six rounds and some very close calls the group wins. And we are still ignoring the stuff happening in D29.
Everyone takes a long rest.
jasper
Rotten DM
Descent into Avernus # 2 Session 5
Chapter 1
Bathroom Bash Crash
Day 2 Noon to Day 2 12:45 PM.
We will pick up at the Low Lantern next session.
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 60 Villains Captured 3 Villains Escaped 8.
Start Time 7:56 End Time 9:28.
IF you are not level 3 level up to level 3 with 80 GP and 10 Downtime days. Please study to see what your pc can do.
Story Award Ally of Mortlock Vanthampur. He will help you out next session if needed.
Remember Adventure League allows you to swap out your PC between sessions. As Long as they are generally in the same tier as the session. Since we are still in the Tier 1 part of the book any of your characters which are level 1 to level 4 can play. I will check the book and other sources to see if mixed tiers can play together.
I had a very strong group of eight. Thad Vlad the Chad Sorcerer 2. Hafice Tallfellow (the swift) Rogue 1 Wizard 1. Smog Warlock 3. Healing Man (needs Tums) Cleric 3. Ditty Kong Barbarian 2. Gary Barbarian 2. Dingus Wizard 3. Likus Bard 3.
When we last left our brave bold loud and proud group they had just finish fighting some undead and fists of Bane.
Thad, “Is me or was that fight loud. I still have the sounds of combat in my ears!”
Hafice, “Me Too. But it a strange echo.”
Healing Man, “Almost as if there are people still fighting around the corner. There are eight of us and we not fighting each other others.”
Likus, “DUDES. THERE ARE PEOPLE FIGHTING AROUND THE CORNER. WE are going to check it out.”
The group move around the corner and see a tall pro wrestler type who put his face out in a torch and a death head of Bhaal. The couple break up the fight as the large party rounds the corner.
Mortlock, “Sigh. Just wait your turn back stabbers. As soon as I kill Vaaz, I kill the rest of you. And mommy Vanthampur is not going to pay you Death Three any more money to murder innocents to show up the Flaming Fists. As soon as they get fired, mommy Vanthampur will start to take over Baldur’s Gate.”
Gary, “Actually, aren’t we members of the Flaming Fist?”
Healing Man, “Yes but we under cover as assassins of Myrkul.”
Ditty Kong, “I thought we body suppliers to the necromancer chick?”
Vaaz dashes to north and the group hears him calling for reinforcements and two doors slamming shut.
Mortlock surrenders. The group tries to break the doors down with their faces. Repeatedly. (No one rolled over an 8 to get in the doors). Six Reapers of Bhaal open the doors. They pull their black light daggers and start stabbing the party members.
Barbarians, “No Fair. We are raging, reckless attacking, and dying. Those daggers are cheating and doing double damage!”
Smog, “So Take half to the double. “
Healing Man, “FART THIS WE ARE OUT NUMBER. I EMPTY MY BAG OF BEANS.” (One group discussion after the magic item is looked up.) “I throw two beans down.”
DM, “13 Shriekers and a Chaotic Evil Treant appear. The Shriekers act like car alarms which ticks off the Treant who mad at everything.” (Pause to explain the situation to all the games. To put it simple could be a total party kill. You could run. Surrender. Or make friends.)
Likus flirts with the Treant, “Hey your bark is softer than your bite. I will ax you back to my place if you take out the dungeon and theses cultists. Pretty please with honey on it. “(One persuasion roll and inspiration roll.)
FORTY MINUTES LATER.
Captain Zodge, “One bath house. 3 private houses. One major intersection. 7 towns people. And if wasn’t for the help from the cultists Sister Bertha better-than-you, who just happen to be nearby, that Treant would have destroyed more city properly. You are lucky Mortlock is going to turn state evidence. Go with him and pick up his brother at the Low Lantern Ship inn.”
Most of you think that Captain Zodge believes your story of the cultists summon the evil Treant.
Everyone Take a long rest. And I want a 100 word essay on how your pc works.
DM Notes. Yes, less than a minute of combat and about five minutes of talking with Mortlock. I was adjusting the number of enemies on the fly but when Healing Man threw down the Treant bean the whole combat went south. They only reason it wasn’t a TPK was the bard shifted the Treant to their side. And once the Treant start roll Nat 20s in a roll, everyone decided to flee.
Chapter 1
Bathroom Bash Crash
Day 2 Noon to Day 2 12:45 PM.
We will pick up at the Low Lantern next session.
PC killed 0 Monsters Killed 60 Villains Captured 3 Villains Escaped 8.
Start Time 7:56 End Time 9:28.
IF you are not level 3 level up to level 3 with 80 GP and 10 Downtime days. Please study to see what your pc can do.
Story Award Ally of Mortlock Vanthampur. He will help you out next session if needed.
Remember Adventure League allows you to swap out your PC between sessions. As Long as they are generally in the same tier as the session. Since we are still in the Tier 1 part of the book any of your characters which are level 1 to level 4 can play. I will check the book and other sources to see if mixed tiers can play together.
I had a very strong group of eight. Thad Vlad the Chad Sorcerer 2. Hafice Tallfellow (the swift) Rogue 1 Wizard 1. Smog Warlock 3. Healing Man (needs Tums) Cleric 3. Ditty Kong Barbarian 2. Gary Barbarian 2. Dingus Wizard 3. Likus Bard 3.
When we last left our brave bold loud and proud group they had just finish fighting some undead and fists of Bane.
Thad, “Is me or was that fight loud. I still have the sounds of combat in my ears!”
Hafice, “Me Too. But it a strange echo.”
Healing Man, “Almost as if there are people still fighting around the corner. There are eight of us and we not fighting each other others.”
Likus, “DUDES. THERE ARE PEOPLE FIGHTING AROUND THE CORNER. WE are going to check it out.”
The group move around the corner and see a tall pro wrestler type who put his face out in a torch and a death head of Bhaal. The couple break up the fight as the large party rounds the corner.
Mortlock, “Sigh. Just wait your turn back stabbers. As soon as I kill Vaaz, I kill the rest of you. And mommy Vanthampur is not going to pay you Death Three any more money to murder innocents to show up the Flaming Fists. As soon as they get fired, mommy Vanthampur will start to take over Baldur’s Gate.”
Gary, “Actually, aren’t we members of the Flaming Fist?”
Healing Man, “Yes but we under cover as assassins of Myrkul.”
Ditty Kong, “I thought we body suppliers to the necromancer chick?”
Vaaz dashes to north and the group hears him calling for reinforcements and two doors slamming shut.
Mortlock surrenders. The group tries to break the doors down with their faces. Repeatedly. (No one rolled over an 8 to get in the doors). Six Reapers of Bhaal open the doors. They pull their black light daggers and start stabbing the party members.
Barbarians, “No Fair. We are raging, reckless attacking, and dying. Those daggers are cheating and doing double damage!”
Smog, “So Take half to the double. “
Healing Man, “FART THIS WE ARE OUT NUMBER. I EMPTY MY BAG OF BEANS.” (One group discussion after the magic item is looked up.) “I throw two beans down.”
DM, “13 Shriekers and a Chaotic Evil Treant appear. The Shriekers act like car alarms which ticks off the Treant who mad at everything.” (Pause to explain the situation to all the games. To put it simple could be a total party kill. You could run. Surrender. Or make friends.)
Likus flirts with the Treant, “Hey your bark is softer than your bite. I will ax you back to my place if you take out the dungeon and theses cultists. Pretty please with honey on it. “(One persuasion roll and inspiration roll.)
FORTY MINUTES LATER.
Captain Zodge, “One bath house. 3 private houses. One major intersection. 7 towns people. And if wasn’t for the help from the cultists Sister Bertha better-than-you, who just happen to be nearby, that Treant would have destroyed more city properly. You are lucky Mortlock is going to turn state evidence. Go with him and pick up his brother at the Low Lantern Ship inn.”
Most of you think that Captain Zodge believes your story of the cultists summon the evil Treant.
Everyone Take a long rest. And I want a 100 word essay on how your pc works.
DM Notes. Yes, less than a minute of combat and about five minutes of talking with Mortlock. I was adjusting the number of enemies on the fly but when Healing Man threw down the Treant bean the whole combat went south. They only reason it wasn’t a TPK was the bard shifted the Treant to their side. And once the Treant start roll Nat 20s in a roll, everyone decided to flee.
jasper
Rotten DM
Descent into Avernus #2 Session 6
Chapter 1
Low Lives or Pyramid Power
Day 2 12:45 PM to Day 3 10:13 PM
PC killed 4 Monsters Killed 94 Villains Captured 4 Villains Escaped 8.
Start Time 6:30 End Time 9:00
Story Award Highway to Hell. Devils have heard of you.
No levels at this time.
I had a weak group of four. Duchess Likus Drunn Bard 3. Thad Vlad the Chad Sorcerer 3. Hafice Tallfellow Rogue 3. Boar Fang Battlemaster 3. (Good job on using your superior dice Boar.)
Okay fair warning. I am cleaning up most of rated R stuff. But the whole group decide to go for rated R scenes.
The group arrives at the Low Lantern. A beached ship which has been turned into a high class bar. Which is surrounded by a SUNNY FOG which you can only see 20 feet ahead. (OK. The box text and time of day did not match and my players caught it. NOTE move things around just used the first two levels.) It so high class that four dead seagulls are pinned to the aft deck.
Hafice, “Seagulls. I hope that is not on the menu. Let’s go down boys.”
Duchess Likus, “I am girl.”
Hafice blushing, “I meant go down stairs to bar and find Amrik.”
The group finds Amrik in the private lounge (Laraelra’s Cabin.) After some word play between Amrik and Likus, some drinks are ordered. Hafice orders water and chats up a Hellrider veteran name Reya Mantlemorn.
Reya, “Give me a gold piece. You know you been given a mickey-finn.”
Hafice, “Now days we call them roofie. Why should I give you a gold piece?”
Boar Fang falls into his Pabst Blue Ribbon. Reya, “Because I could be a good ally and I need the cash.” Thad falls into his Boone’s Farm Strawberry Wine. Duchess Likus falls into her double scotch triple whiskey sour with soy whipped cream.
Reya, “Act like the whatever you call it is affecting you and take this hand cuff key.” Hafice slips her a gold piece and pretends to fall asleep.
(DM Notes. Thanks for letting borrow the DMG. I only bring the PHB, MM, and the book. And sometimes looking it up in the DMG is quicker than D&D Beyond. And thanks for the input for various DCs. Remember I do want honest feedback. Torpor has DC 15 Con save. That is rough for level 3 pcs.)
And hour later Likus is awaken by a slap, she is tied up on the couch. Amrik has remove everyone’s armour and weapons. He has tossed them in a pile about five feet away for the pile of adventurers. Amrik sends his guards to the upper deck to see if more cops are coming. (OR the DM is balancing the encounter.) Amrik slaps Likus again.
Duchess Likus, “Beat me. Whip me. Make me written bad checks.”
Amrik, “Duchess you can only afford three guards. And how do you know my mother.” Likus makes us some story which Amrik does not believe because he found the Flaming Fist copper badges. But Likus has seen Hafice is trying to open the handcuffs, so she gives some true information and a lie.
Amrik, “Lie.” And he slaps her. “For every lie you tell; I will beat you.”
Likus, “I think you rather lie with me.” Hafice gets handcuffs off and tries to unlock Boar Fang’s handcuffs. (Again me and the players talked how this would work and what the DC would be.)
A few rounds of slaps and good rolls on deception, thieves’ tools, sleight of hand. Hafice attacks Amrik. Amrik calls for his guards and the battle begins. Reya attacks the guards on the top deck (DM adjusting the encounter.) After nearly dying, Likus deals a stunning head butt to Amrik in a very painful place.
Minutes later. Likus, “Now my turn to question you. For every lie, I going to break a finger.” Seeing the group has gone evil just to get information Reya returns the gold piece and leaves the party. After a few broken fingers later, the party has information about the Duchess, her plans to take over Baldur’s Gate, some of the villa layout, some of the passwords to the dungeon under the villa and all Amrik’s jewelry. They turn Amrik over to the Captain Zodge who does not believe he fell down the stairs but is happy with the information. They take the rest of day off to plan and decide to sleep on it. (Long Rest.)
The plan. Show up a 10 PM, with Amrik’s bag of jewelry. Bluff their way in pass the ten. No three guards. Demand to talk with Duchess Thalamra. Bribe Thalamra either she come clean about her activities or her son goes to the hangman.
The group bluffs their way by Buddy, Ryan and Shawn who are the guards. Old butler Fendrick opens the door and leads them to parlor. After hearing their demands Fendrick goes to get the Duchess. Hafice changes the plan and follows them. (Groan. Ok.)
(BUT what the party does not know is Thurstwell has had the party under watch since before the boat. With invisible imps.)
The imps attack Hafice and do a lot of damage. He flees back to parlor and flips the lock. The imps verbally play with the group as the group hears the room being surrounded. Plans. Counter plans. Counter counter-plans are made.
Duchess Thalamra arrives and the bag of evidence is given to her and the door is shut quickly. The party plays word play games with the Duchess. The Duchess starts swallowing the jewelry which disturbs some of the pcs. She gives the order to attack.
Likus, “FART THIS. OPEN THE DOOR. “
DM, “Don’t you mean frack this?”
Likus, “No.” The door is opened. “I toss out three beans from the bag of beans. What do I get?”
(DM borrows the DMG. Shriekers 10. Pyramid with a Mummy Lord. A hungry Bulette.)
Players, “cool beans!”
DM, “The shriekers arrive on your initiate Likus. The Mummy Lord will go on his initiate. The Bulette will go two rounds later. Every one give a DC 10 Save of whichever is your best. If you win you are inside the pyramid, if not I figure crushing damage. Okay. Everyone is inside. Some of the NPCs were crushed by being trapped between the growing stone pyramid…”
Thad, “Nearly time to stop.”
DM, “Thanks. You have to persuade the mummy lord who to attack when he opens his sarcophagus.”
The imps attack Hafice leaving him one point. The Duchess casts Eldritch Blast twice leaving the him with two failed Death Saves. His initiative was next and he failed. KILL ONE. Everyone gave me a persuasion roll.
Mummy Lord, “A plague on both your houses.” (34 points of damage per round is rolled. Note to speed play once continuing damage is rolled, that is the damage per round.)
Thad drops with death saves. And time is called. After some death save rolls. Review of the spell insect plague, the groups agrees a TPK is the result. But wants to know who they took with them. Thang was Kill Number 2. Likus was killed number 3. Boar was kill number 4. Since it did not matter I adding all the possible kills in the house. Only the magic item to be announce next week survived. And the entrance to underground dungeon.
NOTE. YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PC. You lose your magic item slot. Be no one has enough money to raise you. -4 to saves, attacks, and ability checks. This is reduced by 1 per long rest. And no I not advancing the story by 4 days to remove this penalty.
Chapter 1
Low Lives or Pyramid Power
Day 2 12:45 PM to Day 3 10:13 PM
PC killed 4 Monsters Killed 94 Villains Captured 4 Villains Escaped 8.
Start Time 6:30 End Time 9:00
Story Award Highway to Hell. Devils have heard of you.
No levels at this time.
I had a weak group of four. Duchess Likus Drunn Bard 3. Thad Vlad the Chad Sorcerer 3. Hafice Tallfellow Rogue 3. Boar Fang Battlemaster 3. (Good job on using your superior dice Boar.)
Okay fair warning. I am cleaning up most of rated R stuff. But the whole group decide to go for rated R scenes.
The group arrives at the Low Lantern. A beached ship which has been turned into a high class bar. Which is surrounded by a SUNNY FOG which you can only see 20 feet ahead. (OK. The box text and time of day did not match and my players caught it. NOTE move things around just used the first two levels.) It so high class that four dead seagulls are pinned to the aft deck.
Hafice, “Seagulls. I hope that is not on the menu. Let’s go down boys.”
Duchess Likus, “I am girl.”
Hafice blushing, “I meant go down stairs to bar and find Amrik.”
The group finds Amrik in the private lounge (Laraelra’s Cabin.) After some word play between Amrik and Likus, some drinks are ordered. Hafice orders water and chats up a Hellrider veteran name Reya Mantlemorn.
Reya, “Give me a gold piece. You know you been given a mickey-finn.”
Hafice, “Now days we call them roofie. Why should I give you a gold piece?”
Boar Fang falls into his Pabst Blue Ribbon. Reya, “Because I could be a good ally and I need the cash.” Thad falls into his Boone’s Farm Strawberry Wine. Duchess Likus falls into her double scotch triple whiskey sour with soy whipped cream.
Reya, “Act like the whatever you call it is affecting you and take this hand cuff key.” Hafice slips her a gold piece and pretends to fall asleep.
(DM Notes. Thanks for letting borrow the DMG. I only bring the PHB, MM, and the book. And sometimes looking it up in the DMG is quicker than D&D Beyond. And thanks for the input for various DCs. Remember I do want honest feedback. Torpor has DC 15 Con save. That is rough for level 3 pcs.)
And hour later Likus is awaken by a slap, she is tied up on the couch. Amrik has remove everyone’s armour and weapons. He has tossed them in a pile about five feet away for the pile of adventurers. Amrik sends his guards to the upper deck to see if more cops are coming. (OR the DM is balancing the encounter.) Amrik slaps Likus again.
Duchess Likus, “Beat me. Whip me. Make me written bad checks.”
Amrik, “Duchess you can only afford three guards. And how do you know my mother.” Likus makes us some story which Amrik does not believe because he found the Flaming Fist copper badges. But Likus has seen Hafice is trying to open the handcuffs, so she gives some true information and a lie.
Amrik, “Lie.” And he slaps her. “For every lie you tell; I will beat you.”
Likus, “I think you rather lie with me.” Hafice gets handcuffs off and tries to unlock Boar Fang’s handcuffs. (Again me and the players talked how this would work and what the DC would be.)
A few rounds of slaps and good rolls on deception, thieves’ tools, sleight of hand. Hafice attacks Amrik. Amrik calls for his guards and the battle begins. Reya attacks the guards on the top deck (DM adjusting the encounter.) After nearly dying, Likus deals a stunning head butt to Amrik in a very painful place.
Minutes later. Likus, “Now my turn to question you. For every lie, I going to break a finger.” Seeing the group has gone evil just to get information Reya returns the gold piece and leaves the party. After a few broken fingers later, the party has information about the Duchess, her plans to take over Baldur’s Gate, some of the villa layout, some of the passwords to the dungeon under the villa and all Amrik’s jewelry. They turn Amrik over to the Captain Zodge who does not believe he fell down the stairs but is happy with the information. They take the rest of day off to plan and decide to sleep on it. (Long Rest.)
The plan. Show up a 10 PM, with Amrik’s bag of jewelry. Bluff their way in pass the ten. No three guards. Demand to talk with Duchess Thalamra. Bribe Thalamra either she come clean about her activities or her son goes to the hangman.
The group bluffs their way by Buddy, Ryan and Shawn who are the guards. Old butler Fendrick opens the door and leads them to parlor. After hearing their demands Fendrick goes to get the Duchess. Hafice changes the plan and follows them. (Groan. Ok.)
(BUT what the party does not know is Thurstwell has had the party under watch since before the boat. With invisible imps.)
The imps attack Hafice and do a lot of damage. He flees back to parlor and flips the lock. The imps verbally play with the group as the group hears the room being surrounded. Plans. Counter plans. Counter counter-plans are made.
Duchess Thalamra arrives and the bag of evidence is given to her and the door is shut quickly. The party plays word play games with the Duchess. The Duchess starts swallowing the jewelry which disturbs some of the pcs. She gives the order to attack.
Likus, “FART THIS. OPEN THE DOOR. “
DM, “Don’t you mean frack this?”
Likus, “No.” The door is opened. “I toss out three beans from the bag of beans. What do I get?”
(DM borrows the DMG. Shriekers 10. Pyramid with a Mummy Lord. A hungry Bulette.)
Players, “cool beans!”
DM, “The shriekers arrive on your initiate Likus. The Mummy Lord will go on his initiate. The Bulette will go two rounds later. Every one give a DC 10 Save of whichever is your best. If you win you are inside the pyramid, if not I figure crushing damage. Okay. Everyone is inside. Some of the NPCs were crushed by being trapped between the growing stone pyramid…”
Thad, “Nearly time to stop.”
DM, “Thanks. You have to persuade the mummy lord who to attack when he opens his sarcophagus.”
The imps attack Hafice leaving him one point. The Duchess casts Eldritch Blast twice leaving the him with two failed Death Saves. His initiative was next and he failed. KILL ONE. Everyone gave me a persuasion roll.
Mummy Lord, “A plague on both your houses.” (34 points of damage per round is rolled. Note to speed play once continuing damage is rolled, that is the damage per round.)
Thad drops with death saves. And time is called. After some death save rolls. Review of the spell insect plague, the groups agrees a TPK is the result. But wants to know who they took with them. Thang was Kill Number 2. Likus was killed number 3. Boar was kill number 4. Since it did not matter I adding all the possible kills in the house. Only the magic item to be announce next week survived. And the entrance to underground dungeon.
NOTE. YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PC. You lose your magic item slot. Be no one has enough money to raise you. -4 to saves, attacks, and ability checks. This is reduced by 1 per long rest. And no I not advancing the story by 4 days to remove this penalty.
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