Savage Korvosa Session 21

Things went…sideways in our last session. Pop had gotten himself into quite a predicament as the Gray Maidens took him into the hospice. When checked on later by Isabella, she was told that Pop had died. Fortunately, Aimar had slipped a tracking gem on Pop and was able to spot that he was on the move within the building. The party came to Pop’s rescue, but they killed members of the Gray Maidens (Queen’s Guard) and possibly individuals working for or on behalf of the Queen. The party was fleeing the Hospice as we ended the session. We will pick things up there after the break.

All were in attendance for this session. There are potential spoilers for elements of the Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path. Although we are not playing the adventure path, I am borrowing elements and locations from it. As usual, my GM comments are in italics.

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Shadowdark Stonehell Session 9

There’s no sugar coating this…we had a TPK in this session. Jen was missing and so was Clara and all healing for the party. After some further exploration, the party came to a chamber with pillars and many–large–spider webs. As they were cutting their way through these webs, Jano and Korgath got into a bit of a shouting match (about something I don’t even remember at this point). Unfortunately, this alerted a guard post in the next chamber, separated by just a short corridor from the party’s location. Those guards then alerted their companions beyond as this area was the stronghold of one of Stonehell’s factions.

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Shadowdark Stonehell Session 8

A session was missed the week of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, but we got right back to it the next week. By the end of our last session, the party had decided to leave Stonehell to rest and recuperate back in Hawk’s Nest. Ivy was unconcious, Clara could not use her healing magics anymore, and Beast, Jano, and Korgath were all off distracted by some shiny thing (Todd missed the session and RJ had to unexpectedly leave early). Seeing it was just Jen and Rachel left playing, it is no surprise that they made the smart and most reasoned choice. We will pick up with the party returning to Stonehell after a rest and purchasing some more supplies.

There are, of course, potential spoilers for Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls below. My GM comments, as usual, are in italics.

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Savage Korvosa Session 20

In our prior session, the heroes (are they heroes?) had “escaped” the Temple of Urgathoa beneath Korvosa with some information, some treasure, and some satisfaction…knowing that Gaedren Lamm was now dead. After escaping, they began to keep a watch on the buildings above the temple hoping to learn more information. Pop then decided to go into one of the buildings, failing to consult with his companions before doing so and that is when things went a bit awry as Pop was escorted into one of the buildings by the Queen’s Guard stationed out front. That’s where we will pick up after the break.

It has actually been nearly a month since we played this session…more on this at the end of this recap. Everyone was in attendance for this session. Although there are significant changes to it, there are potential spoilers for adventures from Book 2, Seven Days to the Grave, of Curse of the Crimson Throne. As usual, my GM comments are in italics below.

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Shadowdark Stonehell Session 7

At the end of the prior session, the party had finished their explorations of the Gatehouse and the canyon beyond and had descended into Stonehell proper. Those prior explorations were relatively haphazard rather than methodical and there are areas that remain unexplored…perhaps for the next party to come to Stonehell to explore. We pick up with their initial foray into Stonehell itself after the break.

Todd was missing this session so Jano Jingleberry was missing.. There are, of course, potential spoilers for Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls below. There are also quite a few things that have been changed. Some of these changes have been made ahead of play (e.g., Duke’s) and some come about during play in reaction to what is going on with the party.

My GM comments, as usual, are in italics.

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Shadowdark Stonehell Session 6

They made it! It only took five sessions, but they finally got into Stonehell proper. Oh, I’m getting ahead of myself as we stopped the prior session as they descended into Stonehell. They did a bit before that so I suppose we should start there. At the end of Session 5, the group was investigating more of the caves along the side of the canyon. In one, they found some sobbing children, toddlers, and that is where we will pick up below the break.

All players were in attendance for this session. There are, of course, potential spoilers for Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls below. My GM comments, as usual, are in italics.

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Savage Korvosa Session 19

The last couple of sessions have been largely taken up by the “side trek” into a Temple of Urgathoa beneath the city. This was not what the characters had been expecting as they thought that they would just be going after and dealing with Gaedren Lamm. They were able to do this, just not quite how they thought, but have become embroiled in something that might be greater in scope than just that petty and despicable criminal. At the end of the last session, Mac had gotten “messaged” by Divo (his contact in the Korvosan Guard) that the Queen’s Guard would be arriving on scene relatively soon.

Adam had to miss this session so Aimar was out of the picture. Although there are significant changes to it, there are potential spoilers for the Temple of Urgathoa adventure from Book 2, Seven Days to the Grave, of Curse of the Crimson Throne. As usual, my GM comments are in italics below.

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Shadowdark Stonehell Session 5

In Session 4, we spent nearly the entire session exploring a single room and its occupant. It wasn’t a boring session. It was, actually, quite tense at times. It was also pretty much all impromptu as a result of my asking if the players would like something interesting to happy in what would otherwise be a plain and boring room. As a result, they recovered one magic item and we have added to the history to Stonehell, its inhabitants, and the inhabitants of the surrounding area. By the end of the session, two of the five characters were incapacitated and the party retreated to a relatively safe area to recover. We’ll pick up there after the break.

All players were in attendance for this session so Collem rejoined the group…albeit only for a short period of time. There are, of course, potential spoilers for Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls below. My GM comments, as usual, are in italics.

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Savage Korvosa Session 18

In our last session, we took something of a break from the ongoing investigation into the Shiver Killings in Old Korvosa. Aimar had agreed to help the mother of a fellow acolyte of Asmodeus who was having some issues with a criminal element in her building. That criminal element being none other than Gaedran Lamm. When the party look into this, they found a bit more than they may have expected. We pick up with their exploration and incursion into a temple of Urgathoa below the break.

Everyone was in attendance; although Adam had another engagement and so was a little late in joining us. Good thing he did, they needed Aimar and his healing. Although there are significant changes to it, there are potential spoilers for the Temple of Urgathoa adventure from Book 2, Seven Days to the Grave, of Curse of the Crimson Throne. As usual, my GM comments are in italics below.

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Shadowdark Stonehell Session 4

In our last session, the party continued their exploration of the canyon. They discovered the actual entrance to Stonehell as well as exploring some of the caves in the canyon’s walls. We ended after they encountered an obviously crazed individual and explored where this nut had come from. Let’s just say that this session went a little sideways. I made the “mistake” of asking if the players would like anything interesting to happen with an otherwise empty room that they had started to explore. We ended up spending this entire session in that room. Will I learn my lesson and not ask that question again? Probably not…yeah, definitely not. We pick up with it below the break.

Todd was missing this session so Collem was also missing. There are, of course, potential spoilers for Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls below; however, I don’t think there are too many this time around. My GM comments, as usual, are in italics.

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