{"id":4066,"date":"2024-04-21T15:15:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T22:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/heroes\/?p=4066"},"modified":"2024-05-10T18:53:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T01:53:07","slug":"princes-of-the-apocalypse-session-45-at-the-cross-roads-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/heroes\/2024\/04\/princes-of-the-apocalypse-session-45-at-the-cross-roads-part-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Princes of the Apocalypse, Session 45: “At the Crossroads, Part 3”"},"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 45<\/b> (Day 38-29)
\nIn … Red Larch!<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. William wandered under the new moon as a Giant Badger. He had something to remember on the tip of his tongue, but couldn’t think of it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Faith <\/span>dreams<\/span> of the young woman she’s welcomed to her hut. Nala has a <\/span>dream<\/span> of conversing with Aldrik at a bar. Moony has a <\/span>dream<\/span> of speaking with a mysterious, grizzled old Tabaxi who asked him questions about hunting and prey.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Pursuing <\/span>Bruldenthar<\/span>‘s mysterious Sending, the Theren and Faith sought out <\/span>Endrith Vallivoe<\/span> to enquire about what the “Dearest Treasure of the Dwarves,” which Endrith thought might be the <\/span>Crown of the Silver Keep<\/span>. William, on the other hand, speculated it might have been the <\/span>Vale of Dancing Waters<\/span>, which Bruldenthar was previously known to be searching for.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The <\/span>Shopkeeper<\/span> sent a half-elf urchin, <\/span>Vetch<\/span>, to bring Theren to him. The whole party went. The Shopkeeper spoke to him of powers, spells, and specialization, then offered, as some sort of odd “experiment,” to sell him a <\/span>Ring of Fire Resistance<\/span> for half its value (Theren bargained him down further). (This item still needs to be Attuned.)<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The party traveled toward <\/span>Feathergale Spire<\/span> to return to where they’d last been. Along the way, they were struck by a powerful earthquake, which seemed to have a localized effect. While passing the Spire, William left a funerary offering to the dead, hoping that <\/span>Haeleeya Hanadroum<\/span> would see it and treat it as an apology for Savra’s death.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Upon reaching the <\/span>Temple of Howling Hatred<\/span>, and lengthy consideration of their next path, they chose to enter the “Gates]” area of <\/span>Tyar-Besil<\/span>. After dispatching the returned Nothic in the room of the Gargoyle Fountain, they scouted their way forward.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. \n
    \"Black<\/a>
    Black Earth token<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Just within the next zone, they discovered the passage was apparently guarded by a large, chained, sleeping <\/span>bulette<\/span>. After lengthy debate about what to do, they attacked it from down the corridor, doing it substantial damage before it could even get to its feet. It did managed to take a huge bite out of Faith, before falling, crying out in its pain.<\/span>
    \n<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 At which point, other voices of bulettes echoed from deeper in the chamber<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Player Recap<\/h1>\n

    Landshark<\/h5>\n

    William heads out to enjoy the new moon on the knoll West of the inn. There is a thread of a memory I had previously. There is an old man escorted by a worker and someone else. He is complaining that everyone has forgotten him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dreams:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n