DDAL Jasper DMS Wild Beyond the Witchlight

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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Session 6

Showing the Cunning Plan

Day 5 0700 To Day 0700

Gain 2 levels, 500 GP and 20 downtime days

PC Killed 0 Monster Killed 13 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 3.

Time 620 PM to 845 PM

Story Award. Dirty Mando. Due to your almost three hours talk with Nightshade you get advantage when identifying Feywild plants and animals.

Magic Item Dust of Corrosion. Wondrous Item, Uncommon As an action, you can throw this dust into the air, filling a 10-foot cube that extends out from you. Surfaces and objects made of nonmagical ferrous metal in the area instantly corrode and turn to dust becoming useless and unsalvageable. Any creature in the area that is made wholly or partly out of ferrous metal must make a DC 13 Constitution saving

I had an average group of five. Kerrick Rogue 4. Nap Retep Ranger 4. Art Ranger 2 fighter 2. Mando Fighter 1 wizard 3. Thrivin Warlock 4.

Due to the split party Mando did very good but did not get much game time.

The group needs a cunning plan. Charge is thought of and quickly rejected. Showdown at high noon between Granny Nightshade and Sherriff Majesty Mando is an idea which got lots of thought. But Deputy Nap thought Sheriff Majesty Mando would take the eternal dirt nap.

The cunning plan “Mando will talk with Granny Nightshade while the rest of the group rescues the kids.

During the first hour Deputy Nap rescues Naal, Sung and Phil. Naal has made a soap key to rescue Mishka the cook chained to hot oven in the kitchen. They also rescue Yevelda, Callybon, and Pogo from the Wonka Textile Mill. But they take some damage and need a short rest.

Sheriff Majesty Mondo enjoy talk with Granny. And Granny Tom Sawyer’s him into helping out in the garden. Turning the compost pile with the strange moaning gases. He also weeds (Not that type of weed Art) the flower beds and mushrooms bed.

At 945 posse reenters the house. The rescue Brottor, Pud, Wendel, Roff, looking at the clock the leave and make their escape. At 946 Granny and Mando enter the workshop and Granny wonders where the workers are.

Mando, “Coffee break. But you did promise me tea and crumpets.”

Granny takes Mando back to kitchen. Mishka is chain to stove where she slaves over every day. Mishka has been bad, she tried to escape with the help with the help of the dwarf Elkhorn who is currently shoved inside a small kids’ cage. Granny has not decided if she going to bury Elkhorn underneath rose buses because blood makes the flower grow. Or make meat pies and sell them to S. Todd on Baker Street. She pets her pet dragon Cradlefall who demands a treat. Mando speaks in dwarven and hints at Elkhorn rescue.

Granny, “What is with the yak yakky?”

Mando, “Just told shorty that he is going to be the main ingredient in kidney pie.” Granny laughs.

Book, “BUT what the three subplots with the rescued kids. You are not running this right. Did you even read the book?”

DM, “Shut it. The Sheriff Majesty Mando, Deputy Nap and Fey Posse have a cunning plan.”

Mando walks Granny back toward the parlor. But Granny suddenly stops in the workshop.

Granny, “COFFEE BREAK. This is not a union shop. By Wonda’s peanut pieces. By Hershey’s Kiss. I will Canbury Egg them. The kids have escaped. Guards. Guards. What do you mean I only have six tin solders and three boggles left in the house? Mando take three tin soldiers and track the kids down. I will secure the house. Get my tracking pig and saddle my rocking horse and check the north forty.”

Outside the posse hears the alarms. They send the kids running and beat feet to the kitchen’s east door. Popping the lock, they rush in quietly.

Kerrick, “We are here to rescue you princess. Um Mishka. Just run out the door. Deputy Nap will lock up behind us.”

Mishka, “Nope. Not going to happen.”

Kerrick, “Well walk out the door.”

Mishka, “Nope. Not going to happen.”

Kerrick, “Well Art just carry her out.”

Art runs around the stove.

Mishka, “Nope. Not going to happen. I am chain to the stove.”

Art. “Nope not going to happen. There a dragon sleeping on part of chain.”

Elkhorn, “This is a rescue party. Last time I put my faith in royalty.”

The group quiets down. Kerrick works on the locks. Nap locks the inside doors. Art feeds the dragon while it mumbles for crumpets in its sleep. Mishka flees out the side door. Elkhorn flees out the side door.

The inside south door rattles. Granny, “Mishka. Cradlefall. Why is this door locked during operation hours?”

Art flees out the side door. Kerrick flees out the side door. As Nap is slowly closing the side door.

Granny, “Cradlefall WAKE UP CRUMPEYS AND HONEY.”

The big green dragon wakes up and sees Nap trying to flee out the side. Cradlefall, “FRESH MEAT. RAW MEAT. MEET MY BELLY MEAT.” The chase is on. The posse dive into the north river.

Book pushes its glasses up, “Well, actually. It more of a fresh water stream which provides.”

DM, “The posse flee into the north river and start swimming downstream. Shut it book.”

The posse mostly escapes. They wave at Nap as he goes swimming pass their hide with Cradlefall just feed behind him. He dives deep to lose the dragon. As he surfaces huge teeth grasps his throat.

Lamorna slings the soaked deputy onto her back and teleports him to the Island of the Wayward Pool. She then rescues the Sherriff. The rest of the party walks to the island. Lamorna will get the kids home.

During the gardening session Mando learns Nightshade dislikes Moongrave. She asks him to disturb the play Moongrave is planning. Granny also wants the horn to her rocking horse steed.

Oilcan will lead the adventurers on next session.

Note. Thanks, Nap, for taking notes on the schedule and using them. Thank You Mando for keeping the witch busy but not being able to play in the combats. Thrivin was also playing Willie.

 

[jasper]

Yes they taking notes and using them. Due to the holidays falling on Fridays we will be taking a 3 week break.

 

[jasper]

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Session

Me and My Shadow

Day 6 0700 To Day 6 1200

100 GP

PC Killed 0 Monster Killed 16 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 3.

Time 6:52 PM to 9:15 PM

Story Award Me and My Shadow. Dawnson and Kreput have Shadow companions. Use the Shadow stats but they are Fey instead of Undead. As a bonus action you can command them. If they died, they regenerate the next session or day. But they remember what happen. They will serve you until Moongrave is defeated or you ticked them off.

Slow start due Pizza and four new to adventure league players. Welcome Dave, Bear, Kreput, and Comet. And Comet did run a Aarakocra which is the first one I seen.

I had a strong group of seven. Dawnson warlock archfey 4. Kerick Durant Rogue 6. Art Fighter 2 Drakewarden 4. Dave Fighter 1 Paladin 4. Bear Druid 2 barbarian 3 First Gem dragonborn at my table, Kreput Paladin 5. Comet Monk 5.

Oilcan gets the adventurers across the bridge only to notice Majesty Mando is missing. How? The Fey Wild ate him. Comet suggests the group goes south.

Note with large groups I assign a person the caller role who decides which direction to go. This speed game play so the group does not spend five plus minutes on a decision.

They come across a trio. Gleam a female elf. A one-foot large honey bee named Pollenella and Amidor the two-foot-tall Dandelion. A few minutes into the conversation about directions and weather Comet notices Gleam has no shadow. The group gets the following information.

Amidor is on the run after freeing Pollenella, a queen bee, from a cyclops beekeeper. The two of them crossed paths with Gleam, and, after hearing the elf’s sorry tale, Amidor resolved to help her.

Endelyn Moongrave snipped off Gleam’s shadow using a pair of magic scissors and has imprisoned her twin sister, Glister. The rule of hospitality prevents the hag from harming Glister, but Gleam can sense her sister’s distress. The twins work as an acrobatic duo, and they used to be star performers in the Witchlight Carnival. Gleam wants to free her sister and find a way back to the carnival—perhaps with the help of the Fey Beacons

Endelyn believes her own demise will occur during an eclipse. Because there is no moon in the sky over Yon, the hag assumes the eclipse will be a symbolic display, rather than a literal one. Since the Selenelion twins are the living embodiment of the moon and the sun, the hag decided to separate the elf sisters, releasing one while keeping the other as her “guest.” By keeping the twins apart, the hag hopes to forestall her doom.

From Pollenella the Honeybee

The mountains are home to clans of korreds—stout Fey creatures whose hair has the strength of iron. The korreds gather and dance at Lockbury Henge. (If the characters don’t think of it themselves, Gleam suggests they strike up an alliance with the korreds.

An elf prince named Alagarthas made a bargain with Endelyn and now finds himself trapped in Yon. He’s at the Fey Beacons, searching for a way home

Hurly, a bugbear, made a bargain with Endelyn and is quite unhappy with how things played out. Now he is forced to perform in her morbid theater. Like Gleam, Hurly used to work for Mister Witch and Mister Light, though Gleam and her sibling had already left the carnival by the time Hurly and his brother Burly arrived. (Gleam knows that Hurly is eager to see his brother again, and she’d like to help him if she can.)

Gleam goes off to scout and tell her sister they have allies and the bee and flower join the party. (I will have stats to hand out for this next time.)

Heading south the notice the various freaking huge lightning rods. And the number of lightning strikes they receive. Coming around a bend they meet a mummery wagon. Okay is really a stage play. No. Stage Coach with players. Who quicky perform a stage play which draws Kreput and Kerick on stage, they perform so badly the troupe fires them.

The group hear drumming in the south and continue south. But Kerick is able to warn them about an attack by shadow goblins. Or shadows of former goblins. Some of the group tries to make peace. Some of the group try to gamble with the goblins. Or try to kill the goblins and the party.

(This combat, betting, and peace outing took a long time at the table as each player had fun with their moment in the sun. Thanks for catching my dice mistakes, Bear.)

The group takes a Short Rest and talk to the surviving Goblin’s Shadow. They are victims of the Evil Moongrave also who cut the shadows from their Goblin. They want Moongrave gone too.

End of Session.

 

[jasper]

The write up was short but we had fun. I did call the game early so I could talk to the Air Force guys. And as normal with new players to AL lots of pauses for game discussions.

 

[jasper]

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Session 8

To Bee or Not to Bee

Day 6 1200 to Day 7 1200

70 GP

PC Killed 0 Monster Killed 16 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 9.

Time 6:58 PM to 9:24 PM

Story Award Killer Trees. You kill the Kind Kite. It curses you with Kite Eat Trees. Next three Treants automatically dislike you.

Story Award Unicorn Horn Found. You recovered the Elidon’s Unicorn Horn. He is currently a rocking horse in Loomlurch the Evil Candy Factory location.

Story Award. Korred Komrade. You allied with the Korreds. You can summon them in your fight against Moongrave in Motherhorn. You can summon 3 Korreds to assist you in Motherhorn. Note they will have to travel from their secret tunnel to you location.

Story Award You killed Kenny. You killed, wound, kidnap and all other nasty things to Brigganocks. Next three Brigganock encounters start with them hostile to the group.

Magic Item Quiver of Ehlonna. Remember it duplicates.

I had an average group of five. Toto Bard 5 and first AL game. Darius Star Druid 5 and returning player. Kerick Swashbuckler 6. Art Fighter 2. Ranger 4. Thrivin Warlock 6.

The group encounter some weirdness. A thick black line outlines each of them and their hands now only have three fingers and a thumb. Across a clearing they see a tiny young goblin in a yellow shirt being dragged by a kite. As the kite gets closer, they see if laugh at the child and stare evilly at them. They attack. Destroying the kite which curses the girl with fifty years of aging and Treants being hostile to them. As the bald head goblin in yellow shirt with black wavy line around runs off to tell Lucy, the ground shakes.

All but Toto and Thrivin hide or turn invisible. It is Mudlump the Cyclops the beekeeper looking for Pollenella. The group bluffs his hide out of him and lies to him about Pollenella being at the beach near the lake. Mudlump does offer a reward. Hearing more dancing they move to the Stonehenge.

Book, “That Lockbury Henge you moron.”

DM, “I have a highlighter and a pen. And my players know what Stonehenge looks like.”

Book, “Right. Shutting up.”

Toto notices a game of chess is in progress but footprints from the table lead to two of the stones. He moves the white castle.

Queen Argantle, “You take your hand off of that piece and I cut it off.”

Darius, “Cool a Hand Burger.”

Art, “That pun was Krystal clear.”

The queen puts her hand over Toto’s and moves the castle back to its original location. Some discussion and games later. The group agrees to clear out the Korred Mine in exchange of six inches of height to Toto and some star sapphires for others.

Toto, “Why didn’t I get star sapphires?”

DM, “You took a bathroom break.?”

The group travels to the mine. Protecting the mine is six scarecrows in the shape of clean cut Korreds and a line of Ivory Soap blocks entrance to the mine. As Korreds hate to be clean this is a great idea. Crossing the line, the group enters the mine complex. About 200 yards in is a small cave about ten by ten. Suddenly all but Toto and Art falls asleep. A Sleep so powerful the victims can’t be woken. From deeper in the mine, they hear movement and act like they are sleep. Eight Brigganocks pushing wheelbarrows full of rope, pitons, and superglue. The crew goes about nailing down Kerick. As they approach Darius, Toto and Art attack. Three rounds later, the south tunnel is collapse. They have one dead Brigganock and two captured. The duo hears mining. The Brigganocks will swap out the cure for the hostages and dead body.

Toto, “But what is for us. I want more.” Four cures and two trinkets are exchanged for the hostages. As they are leaving, they melt the soap and shatter the scarecrows. Queen Argantle is not happy with their failure but has not choice. She will meet the adventurers in Motherhorn when Toto blows the Korred Kazoo.

Along the way, the group decides to rescue Pollenella’s hive and murder Mudlump.

Darius, “We did not say murder.”

DM, “He is dead, isn’t he?”

Art, “You are right.”

After the looting to Mudlump’s home, they take a long rest and arise in the morning to head out to Motherhorn. They meet the three Elvis Billy Goats who have blue suede shoes.

The first goat says, “When the moon obstructs the sun, Creeping Lyn will come undone.”

The second goat says, “Play to her passions. Stay on script. A cat, a horn, or a shadow ripped.”

The third goat says, “The fool’s scepter is the key.”

All the goats, “How do you like our gifts.

Art, “They okay and we move on. “

The ground, “That would be an oops.” The ground explores and a Galeb Duhr attacks. They make rocks of the monster and move on. Approaching the Fey Beacons, they see Prince Alagarthas trying to light the beacons. They approach him and discover he must like the beacons to get home. However, the Perytons who were they famous 70s Disco band the Greyhawk Mummers are cursed to stop him. Darius and Kerrick come up with a cunning plan of a disco dance off. The DM stills says Disco Duck is not period for the Realms but they defeat the Mummers and tell what they won Johnny.

Johnny, “Well Our dance contestants won the prince’s freedom. He left in a hail of Purple rain.”

Johnny, “That is not all DM. Our dance contestants have won Elidon’s Unicorn Horn. See pass sessions for what that me.”

Johnny, “And that is no all DM. Our dance contestants have won the right to come back next session to fight or defeat the evil Moongrave. Tune in next session when you hear the DM say.”

DM, “Hey let me hold a dollar.”

End of Session # 333.

 

[jasper]

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Session 9

Wind Crown

Day 7 1200 To Day 7 1800

Take a level, 5,000 GP, and 10 Downtime days

PC Killed 0 Monster Killed 22 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 9.

Time 6:49 PM to 9:00 PM

Skully, “What! They didn’t kill anyone one this session. You didn’t kill anyone. WIMPS!”

DM, “Yes once I updated both sessions. They didn’t kill anyone. I put the fear of Fey into them.”

Story Award Sir Talavar’s Gift. Chime of Opening. THIS does not duplicate.

I had a four person average group. Kerick Rogue 6. Art Ranger 4 Fighter 2. Thrivin Warlock 6. And Jorhim artificer 5 sat in due his table not making. Thanks, Jorhim.

The group was scattered and slowly working themselves back together.

Table, “IT was cold. Windy. Traffic was bad, so you started with two gamers.”

Wandering through the near the sickle moon lighting rod, the fey shifts into a class room. The class rooms of the pcs’ youth. Vomit green and Vomit light green. The ugliest evil teacher of them all is standing before them.

Teacher, “take your seats. Today we will be covering astronomy and the great Mazikoth.” Kerick vaguely remembers the person. He notices a chair with Mazikoth name on and plops down. The teacher waves her four foot yard stick at the others and the seats. The others take their seats.

Teacher drones, “Whack, Whack, Whack.” Kerick falls asleep and day dreams. The others suffer through the lecture. Finally, the bell rings. Kerick offers the teacher a Pente piece. Art offers her a bruised apple. Kerick’s gift is accepted.

Getting out of elementary school early, they go wandering the forest. They hear the sound eight tiny reindeers. Um Eight Tiny Tricycle bells. Coming around the bend are eight goblins hold the handle bars of a tricycle. The rest of tricycle is imaginary. The goblins evilly thumb their bells and roar around the group. Closing the circle until the group can’t move. They pull to a stop and get off their bike.

Gary Goblin, “We are the HECK RINGERS.”

Goss Goblin, “No we are the BEEP.”

Gary Goblin, “As I said we are the HECK RINGERS because Moongrave does not let us cuss. We have a deal with you. For one your trinkets we with let speak with the Great GONZO!”

Lawyer, “TRADEMARK VIOLATION”.

The group is offered. A trinket for five question to speak with the great mostly dead fey of knowledge. Some good questions are asked. And I give them some good information. Spoiler territory so no write up. (DM rolls a d8. The result is an 8. Places in front of Kerick.)

DM, “Ok we can do the last wandering monster encounter for fun. Or on to Motherhorn and Moongrave.”

Group, “Last Encounter.”

DM, “I CAN NOT HEAR YOU OVER THE HIGH WINDS OF THE F-5 TORNADO.” (Tosses another d8 in the cup. Rolls it and hides the die.)

DM, “The tornado can take you to various places. Forward. Back. Sideways. You can take what is in front of Kerick. Or what is under the cup. Choose.”

Group, “Eight. The Eight in front of Kerick.”

DM, “Let us see what they would have gone. In front of Brigganock mine which would have been cleared by now. You choose. DAMN IT. I Haven’t read Chapter 5. Give me a few minutes.”

The group lands in the Garden of Palace

DM looks at Thrivin, “If you make an R rated or Vegas joke. I am touching your dice.”

The Garden of the Palace of Heart’s Desire is beautiful. The babbling brook. The Garden Gazebo tea party. The beautiful white cloud. The ten kilometer drop to the fey wild. The most frozen in time occupants.

At the Garden Gazebo a tea party is in progress. As they join, the Gazebo grows to fit the extra guest. Some nice conversations happen and Sir Talavar gift is delivered to everyone but Jorhim. It is his thanks for helping him out in pervious sessions. The group goes to the front door but can not get in due it being locked. They need the key. A crown key.

Due to spoilers, I will not mention the places they visit to get the key. But the front door is unlocked.

End of session 334.

This book is fun. But I am having a very hard time doing write ups do to some spoilers and just lots of stuff happen at the table but it hard to write up.

 

[jasper]

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Session 10

Breaking Bowl

Day 7 1800 to Day 8 Noon

Take a level, 2,000 GP, and 10 Downtime days OR

Retired the PC

PC Killed 0 Monster Killed 31 Villains Captured 2 Villains Escaped 10.

Magic Items Staff of Striking, Bracers of Defense, Flame Tongue Long sword.

Time 6:35 PM to 9:37 PM

Sorry About the rewind and Thanks Darius and Thrivin for playing the NPCs.

I had an average group of four Darius Star Druid 5. Art Ranger 5 Fighter 2. Kerick Swashbuckler 7. Thrivin Warlock 7.

The group opens the stag door with the crown of a thousand needles. The hallway has dozens of starry sky painting and panels. Opening one set of doors lead to a balcony over looking a hurricane. Just above the hurricane is a platform with seven extensions and four stairways from the corners attach the platform to the palace.

Book, “HEY that is not.”

DM, “Yes I know but the map made look like the platform is attached to the first level and I got confused.”

The group make the way down to the platform to meet Warduke and Kelek. Kelek tells them to kill the Jabberwock in the dining room. They follow directions.

AND DIE! OOPS. Missed the sentence of it is asleep. REWIND.

The Jabberwock is asleep and Art leads in exploring the rooms. Dining room has at least a dozen frozen cast members, a medium size iron pot and huge red dragon um huge Jabberwock which is snoring and giving off slight confusion clouds. Most of the norther part of palace has been destroyed by Jabberwock. But the spa has some loot. And the aviary has a really huge owl.

Inside the banquet room, is Betty Boop who is twenty feet tall. She is eating the meal in front of her and demanding cake. The teapot Ms. Lansbury um Dubhforgail instructs the group how to get to the kitchen. We will not talk how Darius got a face full of cake but jokes were made the rest of the session. Dubhforgail tells Art how to find the butler Thinnings.

Making friends with Thinnings start the ball rolling. They free the huge snow owl which eats the druid. The owl chases the Jabberwock out the castle. They free the wizard, who frees the cleric, who does not free the knight. The wizard mentions Warduke’s flame tongue could break the cauldron but hostess would not like that.

Group, “We break the cauldron.”

The wizard, cleric, and party attack Warduke and Kelek. Art breaks the cauldron and is put in a choke hold by Zybilna. Kerick calms her down. The spell is broken. Each person is given a choice. A limited use magic item and transport home. Or they never visited the Carnival. Darius and Thrivin choose never to visit the Carnival. The others get greedy. The greedy are sent home by glass carriage pulled by four white horses um mice. The two others are returned to when they were seven years old and were called into supper and did not follow the Carnival sounds.

The End.

End of Session 335.

 

[jasper]

Okay i am going to blame the map a little bit. But I know Covid is affecting my memory so I having trouble retaining what I read. The other thing which the wrap up after game talk pointed out is Art would regularly talk over me when I was doing box text or giving clues. Which would throw me off my game. Maybe later I could revisit the book with new players.
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