Out of the Bottom: Behind the Screen

Another two-session compilation, because the first was a levelling up and downtime session, and I made almost no effort to prepare Sigil after so long.

Downtime mostly requires making NPCs. Make the names in advance.

I used u/minotaur36191’s excellent rules for turning PCs into questgivers to expedite Ragados’ gaining of the required reagents.  I asked the party to make backup characters in event of their deaths, planning to use them as the adventuring party Jerryx hires. Only Ragados obliged, but it’s one fewer name.

A Planar Adventuring Party for you to Steal

Galina, F Gnome Cleric, NG, from Tradegate in the Outlands. The oldest party member, and the leader. She’s spent a lot of time defending settlements from fiendish Blood War incursions, and seen enough death to last a lifetime. Calm, honest, and philosophical. Indep.

Kathne, F Gnome Barbarian, CN. From the Prime (Toril). She’s beautiful but short-tempered and gullible (WIS is her dump stat). Very, very fond of hammers. Warhammers, throwing hammers, all hammers really. Wears a bandolier of hammers. Outsider.

Temelian, M Half-elf Ranger, CG. From the Outlands.  Only 60, but with long white hair, old before his time, spent 20 years imprisoned on the Abyss. Godsman.

Hogar, M Half-Orc Wizard, N. From Acheron. Wears simple clothes under a long muddy-green cloak. Covered extensively in tattoos, which function as his spellbook. Born in Acheron, his parents fled the plane to find a safer, kinder place to raise their child. Indep.

I prepared a few questions for M’narr’s promotion meeting, with the aim of showing continuing fallout from that session with the Athar. I wanted to make it clear he was mostly off the hook with his faction, and that most were thankful for his unmasking of an “unscrupulous” member. Putting Jason Scott on the panel was a last-minute choice. Jason is a great Guvner to have, on account of his inability to contain his outrage when he hears of wrongdoing.

Most prep time went into 12-Bar’s showdown with Alphonse the Golden. NPCs, spell lists, locations, tavern quirks. That can go into the next BTS entry though.

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