Be sure to check out the live broadcast every Saturday night at 6 PM central standard time at <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire</a> or view this entire session (while you still can) here.. <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/618823711" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/618823711</a> QUICK READ RECAP: After forming an alliance and agreeing to assist the lizard men in defeating the pending battle with the Sahuagin, the chief asks the party privately to find and remove a missing humanoid from a prior human / half orc raid and eliminate any in the lair opposed to preparing for war and fighting along side with other races. The party discovers a hatchery and a guard area where a brief skirmish takes place with obvious dissenters. In the guard room the party finds Tollen Mek a bound and gagged half elven fighter/mage who explains that he had nothing to do with raid but was taken while out searching for spell components. The freed captive offers his services and assists the group in their mission. DM SESSION LOG 150131 Spells memorized. Svava, Bard - audible glamor, magic missile, web Tralann Mage- sleep, magic missile, web Lizard men Chief directs all other lizard men out of the room to address the party privately, explaining that the prior raid of the lair by a random band of roving humans and half-orcs were stopped but they were unable to find one humanoid during the situation and asks the party to locate and remove this missing humanoid as well as liquidate those in the lair that are in opposition to the forming of alliances with outside races. The chief is clear that this faction will not fight at a time when division amongst themselves will most certainly lose the impending war against the Sahuagin. The chief indicates that members of the opposing faction may be shamans and females. The chief provides the party with a map of the lair along with his official webbed hand seal. The chief offers the room to the party as a base of operations. Svava surmises that the missing assault group member may be of rogue class. (50 XP)* Cody surmises the female lizard man is lighter in color. (50 XP)* Party moves down around the entry water area to lower four rooms. Oceanus indicates that this will be a good time to verify that the lizard men are actually preparing for battle against Sahuagin and not Saltmarsh. Svava begins her war chant. (200 XP)* Karmadel and Oceanus enter the first lower room where three lizard men warriors begin hissing, then carefully exit to proceed to the next lower room, opening the door to reveal a massive complex of female lizard men who all immediately begin to hiss and become highly agitated. Party moves to Karmadel who is surprised. Svava presents the chief map and seal to the females to try and calm their fears. (100 XP)* Karmadel moves down to the end of the hall and sees lizard men behind a closed portcullis, that immediately begin hissing and the portcullis begins to raise! Karmadel and Oceanus back up. Bjorn moves between Karmadel and the rising portcullis room of lizard men. Svava guards and continues her war chant to inspire her allies to dodge and hit more sure. Leaxle shoots arrow and hits lead lizard man for 8 damage.* Tralaan shoots sling and hits for 4 damage * Oceanus hits another lizard man with spear for 6 hp of damage. * Leaxle shoots lizard man in front of Bjorn for 5 damage killing it, and another for 8 hp of damage. Svava continues elevating chant in a guard stance to attack at the end of the round. Oceanus moves behind lizard man and backstabs for 14 hp of damage. Remaining lizard man makes morale check and decides to remain and not flee. Bjorn attempts to have lizard man drop weapon, he refuses, and hits for 8 hp of damage, wounded but barely alive. Tralaan fires at last lizard man for 2 hp of damage killing it! Svava re-readies her chant (round 1), inspects hatchery door attempting to evaluate the female disposition making a successful singing check to alleviate their fears. (100 XP)* Tollen Mek the half elf fighter/magic user is freed from lizard man guard area. He indicates that he was collecting herbs for spell casting but ended up here...not related to the human/orc invasion that the party is seeking. Tollen Mek offers services to aid party...party accepts. Leaxle checks for secret doors on southern end of western wall of guard room and finds none. Female lizard men have mixed emotions with Svava at doorway. Svava lowers weapon (100 XP)* and the females seem less agitated. Svava motions to the rear room, the females become agitated again, Svava backs away, the hissing subsides. Svava makes a successful singing check (100 XP)*, and the hissing in the room stops. Svava surmises the back room is a birthing chamber. (50 XP)* Karmadel and Oceanus move back past cave area. Bjorn moves back past cave toward hall intersection. Karmadel surmises that humanoid being sought is probably not in a room full of lizard men. (50 XP)* Leaxle checks for secret doors on northern end of western wall of guard room and finds none. Tralaan moves to Karmadel. With no males present, the lizard females are not agitated. Svava beckons to back room and there is no reaction, and slowly and respectfully edges into the room and is not hissed at. Svava moves to rear door, the females pull in their young, making a successful third singing check to keep the females relaxed. (200 XP)* Karmadel casts Hear Heartbeat spell for 8 rounds.(100 XP)* Bjorn turns at intersection, heads south and west to a door, lighting a torch. Svava opens the rear hatchery door and finds opened eggs with young on the floor, respectly closing the door and exiting the hatchery. Karmadel moves near Bjorn and listens and hears nothing and conveys that information to Bjorn. Bjorn opens a door and finds an empty sleeping room, table, chair and chest. Party groups up in preparation for next session. XP DISTRIBUTION : Svava, Bard: 50, 200, 100, battle 100, 100, 100, 100, 50, 200, class bonus 4 HD x 5 is 20 XP, session survival 400 = 1420 Tollen Mek F/M: session survival 400 = 400 Karmadel, Priest: Battle 100, 50, 100, session survival 400 = 650 Oceanus: Battle 100, class bonus 4 HD x 30 is 120, class bonus 160, session survival 400 = 680 Bjorn, Fighter: 50, battle 100, class bonus 4 HD x 40 is 160, session survival 400 = 710 Leaxle: Battle 100, session survival 400 = 500 Tralann: Battle 100, session survival 400 = 500 All Other Players: 0 XP TOTAL XP EARNED : 4860 SESSION TIME : 5 hours