In the Hall of the Khaasta King: Campaign Diary

We started in the same initiative as last session. The first thing that happens is that a giant snake slithers into the room. While it’s large and intimidating, it underestimates the threat and is half-dead before any more Khaasta can show up to help. The Toilmaster and Wise One show up. The toilmaster hits hard but M’narr fireballs the two of them and the Wise One is toast. A squad of 6 khaasta surround Ragados and not one of them hit. The last one gives up and starts trying to shove him.

Before long the whole room is swarming with Khaasta, with Ragados and M’narr up to their eyes. 12-Bar casts Hypnotic Pattern on the whole damn room and somehow only one khaasta and the two heroes escape the charm. Ragados quickly bludgeons the sole lucid khaasta to death, and the three set about ganging up on individual charmed khaasta.  

Haac!nss  joins the fight, but M’narr casts Suggestion on him, suggesting that this was a misunderstanding, and he should get rid of the other khaasta so we can just talk.. The chief of the khaasta fails his save and acquiesces. The party runs downstairs after him, leaving him to dismiss the oncoming khaasta horde while they hastily pocket the a few bottles of stolen beauty. M’narr shrinks and pockets a painting with his new Guvner spell Item, while Ragados grabs a magic rapier and passes it to 12-Bar. Haac!nss returns, and sits on his throne to conduct business.

Things are still a little tense. 12-Bar is seen with the rapier and gingerly puts it down; and before long, his hypnotic pattern spell runs out and the three khaasta upstairs run down geared up for a fight. At Haac!nss’s command, they stay to guard the room, with one waiting outside the door. The adventurers buy a single bottle of beauty from Haac!nss (who hasn’t noticed he’s already been robbed). The party decides to try and pull a fast one and steal the magic rapier, but Haac!nss is quicker than they, cutting down 12-Bar and stalking the remaining two heroes. The khaasta outside runs to raise the alarm, but M’narr and Ragados take him down with a bombardment of magic missiles. Back inside, Haacn!ss carves chunks out of M’narr, while Ragados revives 12-Bar. Haacn!ss attacks 12-Bar with the Thief of Charms, and 12-Bar’s beauty is stolen! Both sides are heavily injured, and retreat is discussed. But 12-Bar casts Tasha’s Hideous Laughter on Haacn!ss, and Haac!nss fails his save. The tide turns in the party’s favour. Haac!nss is slain.

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