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<blockquote data-quote="jasper" data-source="post: 8353793" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>Candlekeep Mysteries Session 14</p><p></p><p>The Scrivener’s Tale</p><p></p><p>The DM Cracks</p><p></p><p>Days 121 to 128</p><p></p><p>Marpenoth 23, 8 AM to Marpenoth 29, 8 AM</p><p></p><p>Gain a Level. 20 Downtime Days. 1,600 GP.</p><p></p><p>Magic Item Scroll of Conjure Fey, Potion of Fire Giant Strength, Robe of Eyes, Ioun Stone of Awareness</p><p></p><p>Start Time 6:03 PM End Time 11 PM.</p><p></p><p>Pc Killed 6 Monsters Killed 152 Villains Captured 12 Villains Escaped 23</p><p></p><p>Story Award All. Gloaming Goody. You destroyed the Princess of Shadow. An Archfey Owes you a favor but ask nicely.</p><p></p><p>Story Award except Tigra. You subtracted Hastarglyrr in two rounds. Good Dragons are not happy. Next two good dragons start out as hostile to you.</p><p></p><p>Story Award All. Back in Black. Caustilancer the black dragon to escape into the wild and returns to his home near Daggerford. Daggerford towns folks are hostile to you.</p><p></p><p>Story Award. All. Book Deal. If you donate books for the library, you can gain favor with First Reader and the Avowed. No more charges to you. And three free visits to the Keep after the end of campaign.</p><p></p><p>Story Award. Swot only. Ghost Girl. You got very close and personal with the ghost of Yvandre Rillyn. The party girl talked you into a face tattoo and full back tattoo of your choice.</p><p></p><p>I had a very strong group of five due to the level sixteen and conjurer. Cretin paladin 12 Warlock 4. Tigra Barbarian 4 Kensei monk 10. Trinion Ankerton 10 wizard conjurer 6 shepherd druids. Swot barbarian 7 rogue 7. Scaredy Kait Monk 13 Cleric 1.</p><p></p><p>Thanks to everyone especially Trinion for his spreadsheet. The player would preroll their attacks and damage before it was their initiative. With the various spells and effects in the combat, this sped up the game. BOO. BOO. Monks should not dodge.</p><p></p><p>DM Notes. I made some changes to the plot hook but this was a big railroad. Also, I should have not went with the R rated jokes as that help derail the plot hook. But we had fun.</p><p></p><p>Meepo has ask the group to look up articles on the fey court. Unknown to group, one of the remain four members of Immortal Lotus has slipped an evil book into their pull sheet. Swot seeing an unusual book with the slip cover “Play Barbarian” on it opens and starts reading in. Out loud.</p><p></p><p><em>The Scrivener’s Tale</em> tells the story of a selfish and amoral archfey called the Princess of the Shadow Glass, who is locked in a blood feud with the Queen of Air and Darkness, the ruler of the Gloaming Court in the Feywild. The queen is described as an intelligent, gleaming black crystal that hovers above a throne of twisted, petrified wood. The princess is cast in the role of the protagonist, yet she views everyone else as a pawn in her struggle. The tale ends with a monologue promising bloody reprisals upon everyone the princess believes has wronged her.</p><p></p><p>Skip. To see fey pin up models turn to page 73. Gary will must include an index in the book. And what was the curse supposed to do. I think we dropped that in the second draft. Kursk. That evil archfey gets all the babes.</p><p></p><p>Everyone in entrance by the fact that Swot can read and the story. They do not notice the spoken text is now appearing on their skin. They are cursed with Scrivener’s Curse. Which does let them speak, read, and write elf.</p><p></p><p>Trinion, “I can already do that.”</p><p></p><p>With the drawback of no shadow. Which sets off the Kait who thinks she will lose her powers. Suddenly the Princess of Shadow starts talking ONLY to Swot. He is confused as to why the Princess is talking about his pass dealing with his mom. The Princess thinks Swot is the most intelligent member of the party. (The dumb found look on the player help with me messing with Swot.) The princess states she can remove the curse but this must be kept quiet. And Swot should not read out aloud any more. (Note move the trigger of the curse to be anyone who hears the story.) Trinion grabs the book away from Swot.</p><p></p><p>Cretin demands a meeting with Teles Alivoste Candlekeep expert on curses. Cretin demands Candlekeep fix the curse and gripes about leaving dangerous books not lock up. Various threats are made to Teles (and the DM and the module writer. Player was not happy with the auto curse. Neither was the DM.) As Teles is trying to tell Cretin to calm down.</p><p></p><p>Trinion, “I read the book.” (DM Groans.) A few hours of research and five-minute break for the DM to get his laughing under control. Teles has discover the book was dropped shipped from Baldur’s Gate by of Yvandre Rillyn. Teles now affected with the curse will gladly sign out a pass for the group to used a teleportation circle to Baldur’s Gate.</p><p></p><p>Arriving at Baldur’s Gate, they are told to go to the pyramid south east corner and ask for Rillyn. It seems some unnamed (DM too lazy to look up the session) adventurers where mess around with a bag of beans. Which summon the pyramid, and mummy lord, and broke the North West wall of Rillyn’s estate.</p><p></p><p>Gillian Guard, “What are you here for?”</p><p></p><p>Swot, “To trade for interesting books.”</p><p></p><p>Gillian Guard, “I have been threated, bribed, lie to, beaten up, beaten down. I never heard that excuse. Bob goes ask Rillyn if she wants to talk to these people. Bob leaves.</p><p></p><p>Trinion, “I start reading the book!” DM sigh.</p><p></p><p>Rillyn wants to see these adventurers. She is a dark skin lady missing half her left arm. Rillyn, “What can I talk with you people….”.</p><p></p><p>Trinion, “I start reading the book!” DM heavy sigh. Being blackmailed by the curse, Rillyn does some research which reveals the location of the old library. She gladly pays for a teleportation circle and agrees to go with the group. So does Gillian. Arriving at the Red Quill library they explore. Kait accidentally triggers a trap which kills Gillian and Rillyn and damages some of the party. This trap also releases the black dragon Caustilancer. The group wisely lets them go. Exploring more they find a nice ghost call Zyrian the Scrivener. His price for the secret of opening the door is possession of Trinion. Trinion agrees and we fade to black for a bit. Trinion then licks the door knob on the door leading into the reading room. This triggers the monster waves.</p><p></p><p>90 minutes, 15 mummies, and 3 stone golems the door is ready to open. (Note gave the monsters max hit points, double damage on a hit and add 5 mummies since this was the groups first fight of the night. So have stayed with average hit points.) Trinion opens the door and this summons the Princess who was lying to Swot the whole time. Swot gets mad and kicks her between the legs which starts the boss fight.</p><p></p><p>Lots fight stuff with Trinion playing hooky. Okay I thought I killed him but he still had inspiration from stealing the book from Swot. (I allowed Inspiration roll after the result.) No one died. 38 minutes later. The group is leaving the library and DM is wrapping up.</p><p></p><p>DM, “Okay as you climb out of hole, you see an adult copper dragon. I am just going to deduce the two raise dead scrolls you have to buy to bring back the two NPCs.”</p><p></p><p>Group, “Lets wait until Cretin gets out the bath room”.</p><p></p><p>The group climbs out the hole of the library to see the copper dragon Hastarglyrr and the ghosts of Gillian and Rillyn. Hastarglyrr wants you to pay to raise the dead on his two friends.</p><p></p><p>Cretin, “BEEP. (Multiple Beeps.) Initiative. 17.”</p><p></p><p>Tigra, “This is going to be a lesson in subtraction.”</p><p></p><p>The fight starts and in under two rounds. The dragon is dead. Gillian is dead again. Rillyn has possessed the body of Swot and ran off into the woods. After a few days Swot shows back up with a tattoo of a dirty word on his face. And we don’t what type of back tattoo because Swot will not show us.</p><p></p><p>DM Notes. This is second time a tier 3 person has lost to a ghost possession. The group agrees the hook is railroad but was better when I triggered it immediately. Cretin is correct about how Candlekeep is not doing it job about keeping dangerous books out the library.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jasper, post: 8353793, member: 277"] Candlekeep Mysteries Session 14 The Scrivener’s Tale The DM Cracks Days 121 to 128 Marpenoth 23, 8 AM to Marpenoth 29, 8 AM Gain a Level. 20 Downtime Days. 1,600 GP. Magic Item Scroll of Conjure Fey, Potion of Fire Giant Strength, Robe of Eyes, Ioun Stone of Awareness Start Time 6:03 PM End Time 11 PM. Pc Killed 6 Monsters Killed 152 Villains Captured 12 Villains Escaped 23 Story Award All. Gloaming Goody. You destroyed the Princess of Shadow. An Archfey Owes you a favor but ask nicely. Story Award except Tigra. You subtracted Hastarglyrr in two rounds. Good Dragons are not happy. Next two good dragons start out as hostile to you. Story Award All. Back in Black. Caustilancer the black dragon to escape into the wild and returns to his home near Daggerford. Daggerford towns folks are hostile to you. Story Award. All. Book Deal. If you donate books for the library, you can gain favor with First Reader and the Avowed. No more charges to you. And three free visits to the Keep after the end of campaign. Story Award. Swot only. Ghost Girl. You got very close and personal with the ghost of Yvandre Rillyn. The party girl talked you into a face tattoo and full back tattoo of your choice. I had a very strong group of five due to the level sixteen and conjurer. Cretin paladin 12 Warlock 4. Tigra Barbarian 4 Kensei monk 10. Trinion Ankerton 10 wizard conjurer 6 shepherd druids. Swot barbarian 7 rogue 7. Scaredy Kait Monk 13 Cleric 1. Thanks to everyone especially Trinion for his spreadsheet. The player would preroll their attacks and damage before it was their initiative. With the various spells and effects in the combat, this sped up the game. BOO. BOO. Monks should not dodge. DM Notes. I made some changes to the plot hook but this was a big railroad. Also, I should have not went with the R rated jokes as that help derail the plot hook. But we had fun. Meepo has ask the group to look up articles on the fey court. Unknown to group, one of the remain four members of Immortal Lotus has slipped an evil book into their pull sheet. Swot seeing an unusual book with the slip cover “Play Barbarian” on it opens and starts reading in. Out loud. [I]The Scrivener’s Tale[/I] tells the story of a selfish and amoral archfey called the Princess of the Shadow Glass, who is locked in a blood feud with the Queen of Air and Darkness, the ruler of the Gloaming Court in the Feywild. The queen is described as an intelligent, gleaming black crystal that hovers above a throne of twisted, petrified wood. The princess is cast in the role of the protagonist, yet she views everyone else as a pawn in her struggle. The tale ends with a monologue promising bloody reprisals upon everyone the princess believes has wronged her. Skip. To see fey pin up models turn to page 73. Gary will must include an index in the book. And what was the curse supposed to do. I think we dropped that in the second draft. Kursk. That evil archfey gets all the babes. Everyone in entrance by the fact that Swot can read and the story. They do not notice the spoken text is now appearing on their skin. They are cursed with Scrivener’s Curse. Which does let them speak, read, and write elf. Trinion, “I can already do that.” With the drawback of no shadow. Which sets off the Kait who thinks she will lose her powers. Suddenly the Princess of Shadow starts talking ONLY to Swot. He is confused as to why the Princess is talking about his pass dealing with his mom. The Princess thinks Swot is the most intelligent member of the party. (The dumb found look on the player help with me messing with Swot.) The princess states she can remove the curse but this must be kept quiet. And Swot should not read out aloud any more. (Note move the trigger of the curse to be anyone who hears the story.) Trinion grabs the book away from Swot. Cretin demands a meeting with Teles Alivoste Candlekeep expert on curses. Cretin demands Candlekeep fix the curse and gripes about leaving dangerous books not lock up. Various threats are made to Teles (and the DM and the module writer. Player was not happy with the auto curse. Neither was the DM.) As Teles is trying to tell Cretin to calm down. Trinion, “I read the book.” (DM Groans.) A few hours of research and five-minute break for the DM to get his laughing under control. Teles has discover the book was dropped shipped from Baldur’s Gate by of Yvandre Rillyn. Teles now affected with the curse will gladly sign out a pass for the group to used a teleportation circle to Baldur’s Gate. Arriving at Baldur’s Gate, they are told to go to the pyramid south east corner and ask for Rillyn. It seems some unnamed (DM too lazy to look up the session) adventurers where mess around with a bag of beans. Which summon the pyramid, and mummy lord, and broke the North West wall of Rillyn’s estate. Gillian Guard, “What are you here for?” Swot, “To trade for interesting books.” Gillian Guard, “I have been threated, bribed, lie to, beaten up, beaten down. I never heard that excuse. Bob goes ask Rillyn if she wants to talk to these people. Bob leaves. Trinion, “I start reading the book!” DM sigh. Rillyn wants to see these adventurers. She is a dark skin lady missing half her left arm. Rillyn, “What can I talk with you people….”. Trinion, “I start reading the book!” DM heavy sigh. Being blackmailed by the curse, Rillyn does some research which reveals the location of the old library. She gladly pays for a teleportation circle and agrees to go with the group. So does Gillian. Arriving at the Red Quill library they explore. Kait accidentally triggers a trap which kills Gillian and Rillyn and damages some of the party. This trap also releases the black dragon Caustilancer. The group wisely lets them go. Exploring more they find a nice ghost call Zyrian the Scrivener. His price for the secret of opening the door is possession of Trinion. Trinion agrees and we fade to black for a bit. Trinion then licks the door knob on the door leading into the reading room. This triggers the monster waves. 90 minutes, 15 mummies, and 3 stone golems the door is ready to open. (Note gave the monsters max hit points, double damage on a hit and add 5 mummies since this was the groups first fight of the night. So have stayed with average hit points.) Trinion opens the door and this summons the Princess who was lying to Swot the whole time. Swot gets mad and kicks her between the legs which starts the boss fight. Lots fight stuff with Trinion playing hooky. Okay I thought I killed him but he still had inspiration from stealing the book from Swot. (I allowed Inspiration roll after the result.) No one died. 38 minutes later. The group is leaving the library and DM is wrapping up. DM, “Okay as you climb out of hole, you see an adult copper dragon. I am just going to deduce the two raise dead scrolls you have to buy to bring back the two NPCs.” Group, “Lets wait until Cretin gets out the bath room”. The group climbs out the hole of the library to see the copper dragon Hastarglyrr and the ghosts of Gillian and Rillyn. Hastarglyrr wants you to pay to raise the dead on his two friends. Cretin, “BEEP. (Multiple Beeps.) Initiative. 17.” Tigra, “This is going to be a lesson in subtraction.” The fight starts and in under two rounds. The dragon is dead. Gillian is dead again. Rillyn has possessed the body of Swot and ran off into the woods. After a few days Swot shows back up with a tattoo of a dirty word on his face. And we don’t what type of back tattoo because Swot will not show us. DM Notes. This is second time a tier 3 person has lost to a ghost possession. The group agrees the hook is railroad but was better when I triggered it immediately. Cretin is correct about how Candlekeep is not doing it job about keeping dangerous books out the library. [/QUOTE]
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