{"id":4001,"date":"2024-03-18T22:29:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T05:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/heroes\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2024-04-17T16:08:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:08:31","slug":"princes-of-the-apocalypse-session-40-rising-tides-part-4-over-your-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/heroes\/2024\/03\/princes-of-the-apocalypse-session-40-rising-tides-part-4-over-your-head.html","title":{"rendered":"Princes of the Apocalypse, Session 40: “Rising Tides, Part 4: Over Your Head”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Princes<\/a>This is part of a series about my DMing\u00a0Princes of the Apocalypse,<\/em> a D&D 5e adventure by and copyright Wizards of the Coast.<\/span><\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/a> \u25cf The Party<\/a><\/p>\n

There will<\/em> be\u00a0SPOILERS<\/strong>. If you are playing in a PotA game,\u00a0please don\u2019t read this<\/strong>.<\/em> But if you are DMing a PotA game, or are a DM who wants to see what the ride was like \u2026 read on!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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GM Recap<\/h1>\n

Session 40<\/b> (Day 36)
\nIn the Temple of the Crushing Wave …<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. \"Crushing<\/a>The party interrogated <\/span>Khalt<\/strong>. He confirmed that <\/span>Gar Shatterkeel<\/span> was not present, but would return. They threatened him with torturous death (!), until he agreed to take them the temple.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Instead, he took them to a room with a gargoyle fountain … with a door heading north to the domain of the Black Earth … and a pair of <\/span>Nothic<\/strong>s<\/strong> that sucked various memories from Moony, before fleeing, one to the north and one to the south. The latter was dispatched.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Khalt managed to teleport away from Ko’s tether, and away from Nala and Faith, diving into the canal. Faith pursued and, against all odds, took him down by bowshot before he could escape.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The party headed toward the bridge north to the “High Temple” — but entering the marketplace they found the bodies there had been ceremonially arranged, and a pair of Reavers were there, one of whom rang the gong. Though the Reavers were quickly dispatched, the <\/span>Dragon Turtle<\/strong>, <\/span>Bronzefume<\/strong>, rising from the lake, was not so easily dealt with. William tried to talk them down, but Bronzefume ended up attacking, nearly killing Faith, Nala, and William, and slaying Ko.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Though they responded with some attacks, it was quickly clear that the Dragon Turtle was a serious challenge. Faith threw down a sleet storm<\/strong> which both slowed Bronzefume and obscured the line of sight between it and them. The party fled, regrouped, and headed back to the <\/span>Temple of Howling Hatred<\/span>, fearful of any wide corridor or water channel.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Hunkering down in one of the Air Cult dormitory rooms in the southwest, they resolved to wait out several hours, and then take a Long Rest, before dealing with what to do next:<\/span>\n