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14 August 2024: Guys, We Got Lia’s SISTER!!! Finally!

Leshanna continues to waft down, Miss Moss throws a rock to distract. Leshanna appears in the room, standing brightly lit next to Gwynn. One ogre is looking at the stone on the floor and one is still wondering what the sexy voice was all about. The one looking at the...

7 August 2024: A long chat in a dark tunnel

They are in Ironslagg in the forge of the Iron Giants. The Dawn Titan (fire elemental) has clearly begun to take home in the forge itself. They are rebuilding their history and now the Vonnendad is very close to completion. The forge is active – it’s very hot and...

24 April 2024: Living on the Ledge

After they have their strategy sorted. They hurtle through time and space through the extra planar space in the teleportation and land on the ledge they had seen through the portal, arriving on the stone floor. It is shadowy. The gantries surround and there is a giant...

14 April 2024: Deep Plotting for Ironslagg

The plan is: Be teleported to the ledge in Ironslagg The first task is to find Lia’s sister, Gwyn Get her in the bucket back to the ledge Miss Moss puts her into her backpack (she has a bow and arrow) Then get the fire elemental Set the fire elemental to burn down the...

27 March 2024: Strategising In The Map Room

They are in the map room Icewindale - Longboats filled with Frost giants and raiding parties - Fortify - Frost giants are weak to fire - suggest building defences to exploit this weakness- Forming an alliance with the barbarians- Evacuate the coast and Ceding the land...

20 March 2024: The Strategy Meeting Goes On, and On, …

The adventurers are taken through to a large map room, the walls lit by the soft glow of torches. The parchment that blankets the table showcases the expanse of the Sword Coast and beyond. Around the table stands Queen Tithal, King Morin, Jarlaxl, Bruner Battlehammer...

8 March 2024: Lia Pukes On Herself, we have much to discuss

Lia slashes at the giant with her short sword and has another go. Miss Moss uses her oathbow, aimed at his eye sockets.  She calls, taunting, in Giant, “Hey BITCH!”. She hits her targets, perfectly - one arrow in each enormous black pool of a pupil. Gunther looks...

28 February 2024: In the thick of it on the edge of a cliff

Lia pops her head back down after shooting, she is hidden, the frost giant looks around to see where the arrow came from but are taken by surprise.  Gunther casts hallucinatory terrain and makes a pathway off the cliff into the distance.   One of the...

6 December 2023: (DS notes)

Luskan, they leave the balloon store and are headed north towards Icewindale. They know that on every third night there is a light appearing. It is not very windy, they learn from a sailor that there are storms coming later. There are high cliffs that rise from the...

6 December 2023: The Giant Says “WHAT THE FUCK!” (JL notes)

Drawbridges connect the place, at least four large islands in Luskan. There is an enormous amount of things to see, the most important and obvious being the Host Tower of the Arcane. The Tower is a simply gargantuan black structure, like a charred tree trunk, which...

14 November 2023 – Hunting in Luskon

The Adventures stand on the high road with the sea on the west, and stand in front of their expensive hired coach. The atmosphere is tense. Down the road, stands a stone giant, unlike any giant they’ve seen before.  Enormous and terrifying, the creature is...

7 November 2023 – Taking The High Road

The gang set off from Beldabar’s Rest. Looking around, they see the city in a different light; there is a sense of renewal. Stalls are rigged up in the streets, merchants wear loud clothes, and carts laden with food are pulled up from the river. Something has...

10 October 2023 – The grand dame casino

Thoradin can hear the oars of the boat and the applause from the audience. He looks up the post and sees the lamps illuminating the deck.  Further along is the dance hall where the others are.   Upstairs in the dimly lit dancehall, Shuki Bigballs and Bendy...

5 September 2023 – The Corridor Debacle

They are in a corridor, and victorious after the battle, they heal up.  Still disguised as Lady Atalia, Miss Moss sounds exactly like her. After the gang heals up, Miss Moss squares her shoulders and then begins to march towards the room where there is a large...

22 August 2023 – A small squabble in a corridor

At the Happy Temple of Harmonious Happenstance, in a tunnel underneath, it is dim with the only source of light a blue torch on one wall. Miss Moss is heavily armoured and weaponed, Londer, still dressed as Florida Jake has a sword and Gunther is with Lia, he’s been...

1 August 2023 – Those with DIfficult to pronounce names

Characters- Scimitar Sally (Hand of Yartar)- Initiates and cult members They speak with the Hand of Yartar of the cult and the happenings in Yartar. They believe the headquarters of The Reach is in the old Temple of Tamora, the Happy Hall of Fortuitous Happenstance....

25 July 2023 – Teleporting back to Yartar

Location: Teleporting back to YartarCharacters:- Cobals the gnome- Esklindrar the book shop keeper- Nestra the water barron- A robed monk BACK TO YARTAR The gang are teleporting through time and space. Lights flash they have shifted from pink and blue to earthy tones....

11 July 2023 – Scratching her archilles

Myran has run off and the handmaiden has been enslaved for 30 days. Olekto is a slug, with Gunther tap dancing on him. They all walk back further into the palace.  LIa notices behind them that the handmaiden has reached for her sword and she is running towards...

22 June 2023 – Fox in the henhouse

After much planning they agree to approach the dragon lords, one at a time in the morning. They know that Imrith is disguised as Thylmir the giant and are looking to stop the vote of war against the small folk. They plan to use their skills and persuasion with each of...

24 January 2023 – In Deep Shit Up to Their Necks

Location: Yakfolk VillageSession at a glanceCharactersOrcsDuke Zelto, Duchess Zelto and their daughter HobgobilnsSlave DwarvesTwo dogs2 Arm Wrestling Fire Giants4 Blacksmith Fire GiantsAn adolescent Fire GiantOgresMore slavesDrow armyWhere we left...

23 November 2022 – Uplifting search for the conch

 Location: Upper gates of Ironslagg Session at a glance Characters this week:  Orcs Duke Zelto, Duchess Zelto and their daughter  Hobgobilns Slave DwarvesTwo dogs2 Arm Wrestling Fire Giants4 Blacksmith Fire Giants An adolescent Fire GiantOgresMore slaves...

6 November 2022 – A Child Cries

Location: Upper gates of IronslaggSession at a glanceCharacters this week: OrcsDuke Zelto, Duchess Zelto and their daughter HobgobilnsSlave DwarvesTwo dogsArm Wrestling Fire Giants Blacksmith Fire GiantsAn adolescent Fire GiantOgresMore...

24 October 2022 – The Gang Doesn’t Do Their Own Plan

Location: Upper gates of IronslaggSession at a glanceCharacters this week: 9 OrcsDuke Zelto - a fire giantSlave DwarvesTwo dogs2 Arm Wrestling Fire Giants4 Blacksmith Fire GiantsAn adolescent Fire GiantOgresMore slaves--------Where we left off: They are standing...

18 October 2022 – Swallowed Hole

Location: Upper gates of IronslaggSession at a glanceCharacters this week: Yak peopleSlaves of many racesFiona - the dire bat spirit beastMiners in the cavesA SalamanderDuke Zelto - a fire giantMoon elves - Vara and Hellani (princess)Humans - Karen and...

11 October 2022 – The gang play dress-up (again)

Location: Upper gates of IronslaggSession at a glanceCharacters this week: Yak peopleSlaves of many racesMoon elves - Vara and Hellani (princess)Humans - Karen and VandarPirage and Javan - dwarf slavesChief Karthakaia - Chief of the yak people.Dwarf King at...

27 September 2022 – The YakFolk YukYuk

 Location: Ice SpiresSession at a glanceCharacters this week: Yak peopleSlaves of many racesA moon elf - VaraWhere we left off: After a fierce battle they are victorious, the final yak folk has surrendered. Slaves have come streaming out...

6 September 2022 – Did I say something funny?

 Location: Ice SpiresSession at a glanceCharacters this week: Yak Chief, his wives, Yak peopleKyon and Eunice the Lion statuesAn earth elementalLots of other yak peopleSlaves of many racesA moon elf Where we left off: Rushing sound of deafening water from...

30 August 2022 – Ice ice Baby – spires of doom

 Location: Ice SpiresSession at a glanceCharacters this week: Yak Chief, his wives, Yak peopleKyon and Eunice the Lion statuesAn earth elementalLots of other yak peopleScreaming humanoids----------------Where we left off: After a great battle with the chief,...

24 August 2022 – Yakkety Yak, Clackety Clack

Location: Ice SpiresSession at a glanceCharacters this week: Yak Chief, his wives, Yak people-Where we left off: Gunther and Miss Moss are asleep, having eaten food from the Yak people. The others are fighting them. The chief has just attacked the golden lion....

2 August 2022 – The Ice Spires Are Scary

Location: Ice SpiresSession at a glanceCharacters this week: Citadel FelbarrDwarves at Citadel FelbarKing Morinn and Queen TithmelWhere we left off: Quests and tasks:- Accessing a conch to root out the evil in King Hecaton’s court- Getting news of the Fire Giants...

27 July 2022 –

 Location: One StoneSession at a glanceCharacters this week: Mirrabar:Zaspier - the mage who is manning the teleportation circleEverlundNespril - another mage in Moonglen tower  Dral - the half orc inn keeper in Daniver’s inn Animal friendsKeanareeves -...

20 July 2022 – Fake fights and bright lights

The marionette fire giants become taut and they spring into action. The game starts again. They battle against the marionettes and are getting some good practice. The buzzer sounds again and they announce the move onto the next part of the dungeon simulator. A buzzer...

15 July 2022 – Preparng for a giant battle

In a castle, under the city of Mirabar, the gang is called to a very special meeting that requires guards and seems very secret, set up by the Martian of the city, Phallen. In walks Kowan from old times giant fighting, one of the Harpers, who had to get permission to...

6 July 2022 – Lia’s triumphant return to the gang

They’ve rested and head to the local pub,>> SItting at the end of the table is a figure they barely recognise. Leather-clad, one eye white. It’s Lia. There’s a table set and she is at the head.> She’s had some adventures, chasing some clues to where her sister...

29 July 2022 – Sliding back into Mirabar’s DMs

Where we left off: Mirabar, after a long journey back, time for some downtime between now and next week. An envoy has invited them to dinner with his master at the inn Forgehammer Notes from the session  In the rubble, they consider options to resummon the fire...

30 March 2022 – getting the Eff out of the mountains

 Location: The Seat of the AllfatherSession at a glanceNew characters and key characters this week: Um- the barbarian who helped them get the relic Harshnagg the Frost Giant, their friend, an infamous hero and outcast amongst the giantsThe Ghost of Igorn - a...

22 march 2022 – Getting one more relic, the hard way

 Location: Beorunna’s well, MoonwoodSession at a glanceNew characters and key characters this week: Uthgarde Shaman woman who is woken by Miss Moss A couple of other Utgarde who are senior Um and Name who offer to help themAbout a dozen Uthgarde in total  A...

15 March 2022 – into the hole in the earth

 Location: Beorunna’s well, MoonwoodSession at a glanceNew characters and key characters this week: A sleeping Uthgarde Shaman woman who is woken by Miss Moss A teenage warrior Uthgarde Another Uthgarde who shows them around About a dozen...

15 February 2022 – Bar bar bar, bar barbar-ann – barbarians

Location: One StoneSession at a glanceNew characters and key characters this week: Barbarians - Arznan - An impressive barbarian who ran to join the fights with the giants. He - Cell - a shaman - a pleasant looking barbarian with flowers around her. A person of...

1 February 2022 – Fighting giants

 Location: One StoneSession at a glanceNew characters and key characters this week: - Stone Giants - Three stone giants fighting the adventurers. They appear to be attempting to steal a boulder.Barbarians - Anzan - An impressive barbarian who ran to join the...

22 December 2021 – Departing Noori

 Location: Aboard Klauth’s red sky ship, and in the Utgarde encampment, in the Valley of KedrunSession at a glanceNew characters and key characters this week: Kralk the Utgard Shaman and his three guards (Note spelling correction)Klauth’s subjects: The...

1 December 2021 – Barbarians n relics n shit

 Location: Aboard Klauth’s red sky ship, above the Valley of KedrunSession at a glanceNew characters and key characters this week: An adult Remorhaz they battled and defeatedDozens of Utgard barbarians. Crowk the Utgard ShamanA serpent like creature,...

23 November 2021 – The Great Worm Cavern

Location: The Great Worm Cavern, in the Valley of KedrunSession at a glanceNew characters and key characters this week: Dozens of Utgard barbarians. Merf, the (temporarily) second in command of the Utgard chief Crowk the Utgard...

10 November 2021 – Strangers with Candy

Current locationThe Dragon Cult airship, on the way to the Great Worm CavernSession at a glanceNew characters: Sky Nugget: Miss Moss names her baby dragonKlauth’s subjects: The dragon cult: leather-clad humans on the red skyship. We have encountered them...

2 November 2021 – Dear Oracle…

Current locationEye of the Allfather, the Spine of the WorldLast week at a glanceNew characters:Igorn (the forlorn cloud giant spirit)The voice of the OracleLoot: +2 magic breastplate, a refined opal – the Ild (fire) rune. Londer wins...

28 October 2021 – The Young Remorhaz Strike Again

Current locationEye of the Allfather, the Spine of the WorldLast week at a glanceBattle with three young remorhaz in a room with a fire, making it a warm oasis in the cold, frozen temple. They fight against the remorhaz with Harshnagg dealing brutal damage,...

18 October 2021 – Spidey Senses Fail

Current locationEye of the Allfather, the Spine of the WorldLast week at a glanceBattles with ice spiders. The adventurers find creatures encased in cocoons: Noori (alive), a dead goat and a dead dwarfNoori had been dreaming of an ancient blue dragon and felt she had...

12 October 2021 – All Fathers and No Mothers

Current locationSeat of the Allfather, the Spine of the WorldCurrent journeyThe Frozen North·      A tremendously difficult journey at the coldest time of year·       Following an epic battle at...

5 October 2021 – Thrashing it out in the Hallway etc

The battle continues. Londer moves up to the wyrmling and swings with the Great Khan but misses. He swings again and hits, hard. He jumps into the air and leaps at the dragon. attempting to grapple. It flicks its wings and manages to fly up, out of reach. One of...

28 September 2021 – Enter at your own risk

They are at the entrance to the Eye of the Allfather. The barbarians turn around and the distance is vast, but the massive frost giant and 5 adventurers have clearly caused some alarm. They reach for their weapons. Londer motions everyone to stop and wanders towards...

13 July 2021 – Xanthar’s Keep eats the gang

13 July 2021 – Xanthar’s Keep eats the gang

The door flings open. The figure has black eyes, no pupils – he stares through the door. It’s a bleak, overcast day. The figure says “Release him to us.” Leshanna and Miss Moss sidle a little closer. Inside, Londer brandishes his axe and says “Steady on, we don’t want...

25 June 2021

25 June 2021

New people: Townsfolk at Xantharl’s keep; guard, stable hand (not a dwarf or a dwarf on stilts)Azastra the Half-ogre innkeeper at the Fallen Orc.Larg – the dwarf also known as Weevil8 unidentified culty figures, including a leader who looks like a priest Current...

22 June 2021 – Into the cold

22 June 2021 – Into the cold

New characters: Zaspear – the mage guarding the teleportation circle in Mirrabar (disguised as a stable keep)Sizzneak – the innkeeper at the Forge of the Storm HammerFloralisa and Nermosa – townsfolk looking for the “Weevil” Current Quests: Find the Weevil –...

29 December 2020: IRL

29 December 2020: IRL

In real life, the gang meet and have a groundhog day experience, but they make it out the other side whole and only a touch traumatised.

7 December 2020 – Up shit creek

7 December 2020 – Up shit creek

The gang find themselves in an underground sewer with culty fish-people, disobedient mer-people and a blog and only just make it out alive.

QUESTS

Badge Emblem to Everlund

Take the precious badge emblem of Tribour from Daratha’s chest to Everlund (township) east 250 miles along the Evermore Road house. Go to Danavar’s House tavern and give it to the publican half orc, Drawl. Once delivered, we will have greater access to the Harper network 

 

Missing Nobles

  • Location: Yartar
  • Issuer: Lady Dezhia Rossolio
  • Reward: 500 gp plus an additional 500 gp.
  • Find out what happened to Artan.
  • The additional reward is for retrieving missing pendant.

 Notes:

 Pendant description: Onyx disk with an emerald encrusted R on it.

 Clues:

 Artan  remembers:

  • a beautiful woman with black hair dressed in purple.
  • he remembers something about a golden goose. He doesn’t think it was an actual goose but can’t quite remember.
  • Was headed out for the evening, doesn’t remember where.

 Lady Rossolio

 Said the Waterbaron seemed interested the disappearance and suggested you visit her.

 Nestra (the Waterbaron)

 Reward: Additional 100gp to get to the bottom of what is going on and find the missing the nobles 

 Explained that two other nobles have gone missing and haven’t been found. Timothy Salzberg & Jakkob Dawnflower

  • Suggested you try the Grand Dame casino, as Timothy was was a regular there.
  • and to try and find the Hand of Yartar, a powerful all-female Yartarian thieves guild that Jakkob had become involved with. Or so the rumours have suggested 

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 Hand of Yartar

 Jakkob’s friend at the Wink & Kiss explained that he had been talking recently about a beautiful woman with a purple dress that he’d met at the Grand Dame. Said it was almost like she could read his mind.

 

 Restore the Ordening

 The Ordening of the giants has broken meaning that they will battle between their kind as they try to establish a new pecking order, likey destroying the world of the small folks in the process. Zephyros the cloud giant has prophesied that you adventurers are destined to restore it.

 Reward: Saving the world of the small folk from devastation and destruction

 Clues:

 Very vague at this point.

 Esklindrar, the sage in Yartar, suggested you may be able to find some guidance from Harshnag the frost giant.

 Find Harshnag

 Clues:

 Harshnag was a member of Force Grey, a group of heroic adventurers who worked together some years ago to protect the town of Neverwinter.

  • Not sure of his location presently.

 

 Find Lia’s Sister

The Gang

Bizarre Gunther

Bizarre Gunther

Swashbuckler

Gregarious ginger cat with a tat-tat-tat tail. Loves dancing and singing, telling tall stories, and chocolate milkshakes. Hates wearing his own clothes, insects that make noise, and anyone poking around in his private secrets.

Leshanna

Leshanna

High Elf

High elf indeed! Prone to smoking a spliff and pretending to be posh. Loves praying to Ogma, animals, and secretly enjoys dirty jokes. Hates rashness, manipulators, and floury tomatoes. 

Londer Palebright

Londer Palebright

Ken Doll

Strong, handsome and regal, is our Londer. Loves a chat, being in charge, and swishing around. Hates ugly things, poor things, and has a special distaste for anyone who uses the word ‘moist’ without being deliberately provocative.

Miss Moss

Miss Moss

Folk Hero

Big muscles and everyone knows it. Loves arm wrestling, eating olives straight out of the tin, and riding gryphons. Hates her cousin Trisha who outdoes her all the time, too-cold water, and the colour purple.

Cora

Cora

Tiny Rogue

Light-footed, sneaky, clever, complicated, fits in slivers, is nowhere and nobody as it suits. Loves climbing, carrot cake, and folk dancing. Hates being told what to do, the sound of bagpipes, and anything vanilla scented.

Lia

Lia

Forest Elf

Not your regular sweetheart, earnest, loyal, and skilled. Loves showing off, good stories and being able to do whatever she likes. Hates wearing hats, very tall people, and tight shoes.

Thoradin

Thoradin

Hill Dwarf

Earnest, sensitive, sincere, loyal, always doing his best. Loves drinking beer from the tap, being right but acting humble, and wearing warm woollen socks. Hates getting frights, being too hot, and people who argue over board games. 

Resources

Music

Town / Exploration Tunes

  • Ally’s Spotify Journeying Tunes

Dungeoneering Tunes

Click through to Soundcloud and listen on shuffle. Much better for variety.

Plenty of playlists available elsewhere, these are just to get you started. 

Combat Tunes

  • Ally’s Spotify Combat Tunes