NOTE: Be sure to check back, as actual game screen shot photos and specific payment / XP data will be added later. DM NOTES For starters, let's all take a momentary sigh of relief....breath in....breath out...ahhhh....that feels much better now, right? The player characters actions for the last few sessions really had me, your lovable and humble DM, earning my virtual pay in over drive! Token manipulation at an all time high! One player remarked (something to the effect of)...'I just saw the amount of tokens being sent our way...and it doesn't look pretty', just to put it into perspective. But, for now, we were all able to do some good ol' fashioned dungeon crawling, searching, exploring, meeting NPC's that aren't out to slit our proverbial throats, and enjoy the maps in leisure, rather than constantly having to look over our shoulder and run for our life. So, all is well that ends well...at least for now that is. Unfortunately, next session the players will have to put on their 'A' game role-playing faces, and make the case to the consul members for the creation of the alliance, funding it (which in itself is a tall order), all the while keeping frightened townsfolk from killing their lizard men entourage friends in the process! And for what purpose you ask? Well to go and kick some serious Sahuagin butt, immediately afterwards, and hopefully survive that too. That's not asking too much is it? BROADCAST Be sure to participate with the group each week LIVE! at <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire" rel="nofollow">www.twitch.tv/dm4hire</a> every Saturday night at 6 PM until late. View this entire session here... Part One ... <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/636978278" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/636978278</a> Part Two ... <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/637006000" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/637006000</a> Part Three ... <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/637047173" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/637047173</a> Twitch.tv keeps each broadcast for one week only , so be sure to stay up-to-date while it is still available, and be sure to click the heart icon under the twitch screen to 'follow' the group and be alerted of each new session. QUICK READ RECAP The brave adventurers, using their wit and strategy in military operations, manage to slow down the massive assault of lizard men, all to the surprise and pleasure of the on-looking lizard man chief. Impressed with the groups capabilities, he is encouraged now that with their help, the alliance may have a literal fighting chance to destroy the evil Sahuagin that are currently nearby, threatening all inhabitants of the area, including those in the town of Saltmarsh! After surviving the battle royale, tending to their wounds, and walking off the bodily damage, the party embarks on a massive lizard man lair search hunt, managing to find the missing humanoid, now a corpse, freshly dead, hidden below a pile of trash in a lumber room. Adventurers find much need magical items, and with the entourage, return to the Saltmarsh inn to receive training, loot identification, food, drink, much needed R&R and finally GP payment and the accompanying XP for their successful exploits. DM SESSION LOG 150314 Spells memorized. Svava, Bard - audible glamor, sound bubble, web Battle Royale continued from last week... Lizard men advance in force. Aaron attacks for 8 hp of damage. Oceanus hits for 6 hp of damage killing him. Bjorn hits for 11 hp of damage. Lizard man hits for 5 hp of damage killing him. Balfon hits lizard man for 3 hp of damage. Aaron moves to a lizard man hiding behind corpses and attacks for 8 hp of damage. Oceanus hits advancing lizard man for 7 hp of spear damage . Karmadels lizard man friend attacks same for 5 hp of damage. Svava tumbles into combat and makes a critical hit for 10 hp of damage. Balfon hits lizard man around corner for 11 hp of damage, wounding him. Aaron hits wounded lizard man behind corpses for 12 hp of damage killing him. Aaron make second attack on other lizard man for 12 hp of damage killing him. Lizard man makes a critical attack on Aaron for 8 hp of damage to 19 hp of life. Half movement. Svava performs a heal check on Aaron to stop the bleeding for 1 hp of health. Oceanus attacks the last lizard man for 6 hp of damage. Karmadel heals Aaron for 1 hp. Karmadels sword says 'Are you sure we should be killing these lizard men?' Aaron hits for 26 hp of damage killing the last lizard man severing him in two. Piles upon piles of lizard man corpses line the hallway in volumonous quantities. Svava asks chief 'did you enjoy the show!' he responds 'At first I had my doubts, as to your group and your combat abilities, but now am confident that your skills will assist us greatly in defeating the Sahuagin'. The chief is very impressed, The party agrees to leave the weaponry and armor with the corpses. 'Sorry about the mess we're leaving behind' 'I can come with to talk or go and assemble the entourage for your return' 'Will the sahuagin have a reasonable defence?' asks Svava The chief provides hand written maps of his prior home to the group showing 3 levels. 'Justice will be served no matter what!' says Karmadel Karmadel approaches a gate with 2 lizard men on the other side that start shaking immediately 'Not you again!', referring to the priest and his fear spell. Karmadel motions to them to open the gate. They back away. Oceanus picks the lock and opens the gate. The lizard men flee as Karmadel and party enter. Karmadel opens room door to find 3 lizard men gambling. They invite him to play but Karmadel is deaf due to his heart beat spell and declines. Svava moves to Karmadel and asks the gamblers 'What are you doing there?' 'We're gambling would you like to play?' Svava makes a successful seduction roll. 'If you come in here and dance on the table we'll give you some money...' Svava declines, the lizard men are saddened. Bjorn enters area with 3 lizard men but leaves. Karmadel shows chief map and seal to 3 lizard men guards and is allowed to pass into the cell area, escorted by one guard. The lizard man wants to accompany Karmadel during his search, but he cannot hear due to his spell. Walking down the stairs the lizard man motions to Karmadel. Karmadel enters the area. Karmadel hears two heart beats, one lizard man and the other .... fish like. Karmadel surmises that one may be Sahuagin. Svava the female bard, makes a successful sing check. Bjorn and Aaron both are unable to open another iron gate. Balfon rummages through pile of trash in the SW corner of the lumber room, searching for the source of the decaying smell. Aaron, Bjorn and Svava hear Balfon shout 'Come see'. He finds a dead body in the pile. Karmadel enters eastern grotto of water with Oceanus. 11 fish like creatures rise up out of the water. Oceanus is not afraid. Oceanus and the 7 Koalinth start talking and he translates. "They were here to form part of the alliance, but are having second thoughts, since the Aquatic elves will be playing a role in the battle to come." In passing, the leader hands Karmadel a ring 'You or someone in your party may need this" Karmadel receives the ring. A lizard man follows Svava and wants to know 'when you will be singing again' Svava 'If you come to Saltmarsh, I'll be able to be performing there'. 'Is there a cover charge or drink minimum' 'that's up to the bar tender' 'Can I be put on the guest list? 'Sure, I can do that' He hands Svava his name on a piece of paper 'Sssslishthanjplassinja' Lizard man chief enters room where Svava and Balron are examining the dead thief. 'That is the man we've been looking for.. Please remove him from my lair...please and thank you' Svava casts auditory glamor and it's LOUD! equal to a lion or 16 yelling men. Balfon searches the body and finds In his belt pouch he has 5 gp, 11 sp a topaz and a scrap of paper with the word 'boorabap' written on it. In his pack are moldy rations, 5 rusty iron spikes, thiefs pick tools and a scroll. Beneath his body is a 6" long ivory stick 1/4" in diameter. Bjorn moves to Svava and Balron to realize that they were looking for a corpse. Aaron moves to the group. Karmadel and Oceanus approach a swimming group of locathah. The leader hands a ring to Oceanus 'This will help your air breathing friend' Svava asks the chief if the entourage is ready, the chief says 'yes'. Karmadel approaches the two lizard men previous affected by his fear spell... they jump into the eastern grotto water and flee. Karmadel and Oceanus move to the party examining the corpse and ends his heart beat spell. Svava asks them what they saw in the grotto area. Karmadel indicates they met some underwater folk, and received two rings from their leaders. Svava makes a successful local history check to determine that the creature names indicated by Oceanus are fish like in nature and that they were considering to join the alliance but have no need to seeing that the aquatic elves have taken interest and are here presently. Aaron says 'I need to lie down'. Svava agrees its time to return to town. Lizard man wants to know if Balfon plays any instrument in the bards band. 'No, I don't' Party returns to Saltmarsh at the inn. The entourage cause a slight stir in the bar when the lizard man shaman and the warriors appear. Svava steps in to qwell the potential trouble to sing a song of 'How the lizard men helped save the city Saltmarsh' highly successful response defusing a potential dangerous situation. The shaman explains that the extra lizard man that came along was not apart of the entourage. The lizard man wants to know if Svava finds him 'slightly attractive'. 'Let me be honest with you...don't know if you're my type of guy...but maybe there might be some one for you, but not sure to there are any type of guy yet for me.' The lizard man loses some of the hint in translation, then wanders off to look around the bar. Party identifies loot and magical items at the inn. Svava performs and earns money. Lizard man puts 6 gp in her hat. 'I can put more in there if you do a little more' ...wink, wink. Svava declines. Svava gains 17 patrons. Karmadel casts continual light on Svava's gold ring and his own earring with 60' diamter range front facing. Karmadel's sword says 'This place is messy'. 'If I worked here, I would have the wait staff clean up a little more often...this place is a dive' Sword shouts out 'My buddy wants to arm wrestle'. Svava is offered to learn the Detect Invisibility spell from Rowan the inn mage, but declines in paying with a single magic item. Karmadel brings up that justice was not served fairly against the lizard men that were brought here from the ship previously and would like to correct that mis-deed. Party lump sum XP with all aspects considered (including but not limited to) session survival, skill usage, role-playing, alignment checks, etc: 18000 XP DISTRIBUTION Svava, Bard (Aurora): 3000 Karmadel, Priest (Christopher S.): 3000 Oceanus Elf, Aquatic: 3000 Bjorn, Fighter (Cody): 3000 Aaron Greencork (Rod D.): 3000 Balfon Stonefoot (Skyhawk): 3000 SESSION LENGTH : 7 Hours