Savage Korvosa Session 34

Still beneath the Hospice of the Divine Matron, the party continues their attack, achieve a great prize (at least for Pop), speak with the dead, rescue some prisoners, and receive some GM mercy whether they realized or not. A little confusion about the goal of the attack popped up and it looks like we’ll be back to talky talky discussions in the next session. Details below the break as we pick up with the party having come upon three women sleeping in coffins in a crypt…ones who seemed quite keen on killing, eating, or converting various members of the group.

Everyone was in attendance, although Adam had to depart early for work. Although I do not think there are any specific spoilers for elements of the Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path, there are potential spoilers regarding some of the movers and shakers of Korvosa. As usual, my GM comments are in italics.

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Brelich Shadowdark Session 12

Demolition, shoe sizing, sleet storms, a pig indirectly threatened, a mother, and bears (sort of)..oh my! The group finished up their exploration Windler House this session. They then decided to head out and explore the Bleak Mountains a bit, specifically taking the Perilous Path. A deal was made, a proposition refused, and some barter conducted. Details below the break.

Everyone was in attendance. There will, obviously, be spoilers for Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow from The Merry Mushmen along with our mangling of this very fine adventure. My GM comments, as always, are in italics.

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Savage Korvosa Session 33

Lights! Camera! Action! Yes, there was some action in this session after a string of mostly discussion sessions. There was still discussion, but the group did start to take the fight to the Gray Maidens by accessing the area below the Hospice of the Divine Matron. But, before that happened, they also had to divvy up loot and do some more planning. After multiple sessions taking place on the same day, time advanced a good bit more quickly in this session.

Jen had to miss this session so Isabella spent much of the time keeping guard on Rolth Lamm. Although I do not think there are any specific spoilers for elements of the Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path, there are potential spoilers regarding some of the movers and shakers of Korvosa. As usual, my GM comments are in italics.

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Brelich Shadowdark Session 11

Cookies! Cookies are turning into quite the commodity in the campaign. Markus was actually relatively well-behaved this session…at least he didn’t pull the party into yet another side quest related to his libido. The Windler House was explored a bit more and a new ally finally showed up. Ansel showed up. He’s another resident of Ragged Hollow and was on Halloo with the others. He wasn’t able to return with the others because his wizard mentor wanted a little more time to teach Ansel another spell.

Yes, we have a new player joining us in this session. Pete is playing Ansel, a wizard. On his way back to Ragged Hollow, he heard a good bit about Markus and his, um, exploits. Getting to Ragged Hollow, it was quickly apparent that something was terribly wrong and Ansel was quickly directed to catch up with Dieter, Liesl, and Marlena as they were looking into what was going on. Since one of Ansel’s talents was an extra spell and he was joining mid-campaign, having Ansel delayed in returning from Halloo kind of worked. Plus, it got him up to speed on that ne’er-do-well Markus!

Everyone was in attendance. There will, obviously, be spoilers for Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow from The Merry Mushmen along with our mangling of this very fine adventure. My GM comments, as always, are in italics.

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Savage Korvosa Session 32

Jackpot! The party discovered a cache of treasure left behind by the smuggler who once resided in Rose Point Manor. Additionally, they took some time to learn about the items found in the Shoanti tomb prior to the near TPK a few sessions ago and those taken from Lamm. Oh, and talk planning on what to do next continued (and continued) and a good bit of discussion on how to divvy up the loot. As a result, this is going to be a rather short journal since I’m not going to go into detail regarding all of the magic items the party has found.

Everyone was in attendance, but Jen had to bow out early AND before the loot was divvied up. Although I do not think there are any specific spoilers for elements of the Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path, there are potential spoilers regarding some of the movers and shakers of Korvosa. As usual, my GM comments are in italics.

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Savage Korvosa Session 31

The questioning of Rolth Lamm continues and he continues to be cooperative…in a somewhat disturbing fashion. Additional players in the Queen’s “coup” are identified. Plans are discussed for drawing the Queen out of Castle Korvosa. Gray Maidens under the control of the party are created!!! Lieutenant Divo is informed of new information and plans. Details below the break.

Everyone was in attendance. Although I do not think there are any specific spoilers for elements of the Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path, there are potential spoilers regarding some of the movers and shakers of Korvosa. As usual, my GM comments are in italics.

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Brelich Shadowdark Session 10

Markus learns of his doom (again). The night sky is lit up by a meteor shower. Radomir summarizes. A new friend who loves to clean is gained. Infidelity leads to a new “enemy” and a loss of a boat. A return to the Windler House and laughing children. All this and (a bit) more happened in our most recent session. Oh, and of course, time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’…into the future, Details below the break.

Everyone was in attendance. There will, obviously, be spoilers for Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow from The Merry Mushmen along with our mangling of this very fine adventure. My GM comments, as always, are in italics.

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Savage Korvosa Session 30

Rolth Lamm caught! That is the big event of this last session. The party also acquired some new items, learned quite a bit about the Gray Maidens and their construction, and got to interrogate a psychopath in the sewers of Korvosa. They established a number of goals for how they want to proceed and started to formulate a plan for what comes next. They are starting to take the reins of proactivity rather than letting the Queen and the Gray Maidens dictate where things are going. But it all seems to hinge on trusting the psychopath to do his part. Details below the break.

Everyone was in attendance, but Adam had to hop off a bit early. Although I do not think there are any specific spoilers for elements of the Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path, there are potential spoilers regarding some of the movers and shakers of Korvosa. As usual, my GM comments are in italics.

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Brelich Shadowdark Session 9

This was a rather productive session for the player characters. They got a lot done…while Markus was off with Aspen the dryad. The amount of frolicking and f*ckery was significantly less. Not down to zero (Markus did return later on in the session) but down nonetheless. Various items were exchanged for items that the party was looking for, friends were made, cookies gathered, and eggs fertilized. There was a bit of a dark turn for the town of Ragged Hollow as well. Details below the break.

Everyone was in attendance. There will, obviously, be spoilers for Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow from The Merry Mushmen along with our mangling of this very fine adventure. My GM comments, as always, are in italics.

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Savage Korvosa Session 29

And the saga continues…

In this session, the party makes good on their escape from the attack on the Gray Maidens, actually take some time to discuss some of the rather obvious changes to their companions, have a prayer answered, sell a soul, and take the attack to–they hope–Rolth Lamm and a potential source of Gray Maiden production. Near the end, things got a bit chaotic and items and/or information of interest was overlooked and Pop was provided a new piercing through his chest and out his back!!! Details below the break.

Everyone was in attendance, but Jen had to hop off a bit early. Although I do not think there are any specific spoilers for elements of the Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path, there are potential spoilers regarding some of the movers and shakers of Korvosa. As usual, my GM comments are in italics.

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