Our tale begins in the welcoming, if slightly tired, Old Boar Inn of Oakhurst, a subsidiary of Choice Hotels International (though they don’t give out miles, unfortunately). Here, our band of adventurers, including Shannon, Navin, Anna, Murky (also referred to as Turkey), Damon, and Tempest, answered a plea for help. Carolyn de Krell, a local…
Session 7 of “The Sunless Citadel” begins with the adventurers having taken a long rest and leveled up. They decide to explore the northern room, which contains a variety of sickly-looking plants. Next, they check an unlocked door leading east. This opens into a domed chamber with dragging carved granite blocks, a huge marble statue…
Session 6 of “The Sunless Citadel” begins with the adventurers continuing their exploration. They start by encountering a room where a goblin and two goblin commoners are monitoring a diseased giant rat strapped to a workbench, which has strange, wooden, fruit-like tumors growing on it. A combat ensues in this room after Anna fires her…
Session 5 of “The Sunless Citadel” begins with the adventurers in goblin territory, having previously retrieved a prisoner named Murky Timber. The session starts with the party deciding to take a long rest in a room with a pit outside the door for added protection. They successfully complete their eight-hour rest without incident. After resting,…
Session 4 of “The Sunless Citadel” begins with the adventurers continuing their exploration of the citadel. They quickly encounter a room filled with rats, which they decide to leave undisturbed. They then find a locked door, which Anna picks open, leading to an empty chamber with tracks heading north. Moving on, they open another door…
Session 3 of “The Sunless Citadel” begins with a recap of Session 2, where the adventurers captured the young dragon Calcryx, Meepo died, and they received magical items from Queen Yusdrayl. The party is currently in the large room with the kobold queen. The adventurers discuss trading with Queen Yusdrayl for information about the missing…
Session 2 of “The Sunless Citadel” begins with the adventurers in a hallway within the citadel, having previously dealt with water mephits. The session quickly focuses on a door from which grumbling can be heard. Upon opening it, they find a room with crude symbols, a pit, a cage, and a crying kobold named Meepo….
Session 1 of “The Sunless Citadel” begins with the player characters preparing for their adventure in a tavern in Baldur’s Gate. They discuss using critical fumble tables and character abilities. The group decides to head to the Sunless Citadel to attempt a rescue. Their journey takes them through a large forest on the Sword Coast,…
“Wintermute was a simple cube of white light, that very simplicity suggesting extreme complexity.”
― William Gibson, Neuromancer