I haven’t taken time to work these out in detail, however, because I think it’s likely that the PCs will interact with the Pactlords - directly or otherwise - on the 18 th, which will change the direction of everything that comes after. The last paragraph here are, as you can kind of see, just notes I’ve made about potential future actions of the Pactlords. (With their resources, they’ll actually know that Alchestrin had the key at one time.) This will eventually lead them to Alchestrin’s Tomb. If they learn of the Banewarrens’ key from, they’ll start trying to figure out where it might be, too. They’ll check back every two days until 9/29/790, when they’ll return with another wish spell to open the door (which they’ll go through, knowing that Kikanuile has a ring to get them back out). They’ll stay in the Broken Seal area until late on 9/19/790, trying to figure out some way through the Sealed Door. If they aren’t, they all attack Kalerecent and move into the Broken Seal area.If forced to abandon the ambush, they’ll put a watch on the mansion and then go in when the PCs are known to have left. If they are, they’ll pull back to the mansion and lay an ambush (which they’ll flee from quickly if it appears to be going badly).Kularas returns to the Belfry.Ġ9/18/790 (11 PM): The GQT2 + Kularas goes to the Nibeck Mansion and scouts carefully, trying to determine if the PCs are present. That there’s additional details about this event that I should reference in “BW Status.”Īnd if we flip over to “BW Status,” here’s the full entry on the GQT2:ĩ/18/790 (5 AM): arranges for Kularas’ escape.(Because (a) they have an alarm spell in the Banewarrens and/or (b) they might be in the Nibeck Street mansion, Kalerecent’s cave, or the Banewarrens themselves and directly interact with the Pactlords.) Letting me know that something is happening in the campaign world that might be immediately significant to the PCs.(In addition to the GQT2 material in this section, at this time there were also sub-sections tracking the Malignant Crystal, Umber Hulk, and Thought Stalker.) BW Status means “Banewarrens Status.” This is a cross-reference to another section of the campaign status document where I’ve collected all of the Banewarrens-related updates, events, etc.After the PCs wiped out GQT1, the Pactlords assembled a second team to send in. The grail quest teams are dispatched by the Pactlords of the Quaan to find the Black Grail (which they believe lies within the Banewarrens). Which leads us to the current installment of the campaign journal.Īs I mentioned last week in Running the Campaign: Weaving the Background, the events described in this installment of the campaign journal are being driven by this Event:Ġ9/18/790 (11 PM): GQT2 comes to Nibeck Street mansion. When the events from this timeline would directly intersect the PCs, I’ll copy the appropriate entry into the Events section of my campaign status document. The short version is that when you have an evolving situation in your campaign and you’re not sure exactly when the PCs will re-engage with it, the best way to prep that situation is often a timeline of upcoming events - e.g., on the 18 th the bad guys will rebuild the south wall on the 19 th the bad guys will hire mercenaries to reinforce the compound on the 20 th they’ll hire an assassin to hunt down the PCs etc. I’ve previously discussed prepping scenario timelines. Tee whipped her dragon pistol up and fired. Then Tee heard heavy footsteps approaching them from out of the darkness… but as those footsteps emerged into the passage, there was still nothing to be seen. And everything beyond it was eerily silent. Even Tee’s elven vision couldn’t penetrate its unnatural depths. A few moments later, the others caught up to them. Coming back up the tunnel leading to the antechamber, however, they came up short in front of a wall of seemingly impenetrable darkness. “There’s something wrong!” Tee took off running down the hall.Īgnarr and the freshly boot-enhanced Tor both passed her easily in the race out of the Banewarrens. In the Shadow of the Spire – Session 35C: Ambush in the Banewarrens
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