Shenanigans: Episode 016

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==Recap==
===BEGINNING===
It's late evening in Shenanigans, a random patron goes “Then LaSombra says, that’s not my wife, it’s a duck! ” In a secluded corner sits Darth Umbra breathing like an asthmatic, Kourie invites the crippled fragile, mysterious man over to join their table with Delanore, Joaquin and Leokas. Desmond rings the last call and party heads to bed. But sleep will not be for Umbra for he has to go take a leak, outside though he notices a tall, slim, furry, skulking thing behind the bar. However, Umbra accidentally alerts the bugbear and it runs, but a Charm person turns the tides. The bugbear comes back, shushes Umbra, tells him not to say anything to Desmond and steals some magic coins from behind the bar before going out into the night. Umbra simply goes back to bed. 
Next morning party is having some bets with result being French kiss for Joaquin. Kourie begins pitching casino ideas when a random merchant, Bargog, saunters in and offers an escort job to the capital. He and Kourie hit off quite nicely with the casino idea sparking interest just as Umbra finally goes to mention to Desmond the bugbear thief. Desmond's pissed and immediately offers 300 gold to Umbra for bringing back the magic coins that have been stolen. 
The merchant hearing of the new offer throws down an offer of 350 gold, but Desmond doesn't reply in kind, party gets nervous and not wanting to get on his bad side sort of amble between the offers until the merchant just takes some random adventurers and peaces out. Turns out these coins have the power to send words across distance to others of their ilk. Kourie begins making awkward loud sex innuendo commends and party is quickly sent out. 
===FIRST BREAK===
Following bugbear tracks party goes past the old dilapidated church outside of DESEW, having a couple dwarves in the party slows them down a bit. The tracks split 3 ways with different sort of sizes and weights present. Party ponders over this and then just follow the largest one for a couple of hours until they come upon a hut, Del just knocks on it until an incredibly scarred bugbear open the door. The bugbear tells Del off, but seeing Umbra immediately lights up. Party introduces themselves to the now friendly bugbear, Crack. Umbra is very upfront about Crack stealing the coins and he tells them that he has certain associates who needed these coins for communication. Party inquires some more and turns out Crack wants to set up an ambush at river between Bon' may and Wikkthronrarenta using the 5 coins to coordinate with his forces. Kourie tries to sell casino idea with rest of the party assisting for once, but the warrior minded bugbear is not ready to go the cowards way. Party then spends a while arguing whether to challenge Crack fairly or stab him in the back until he steps out himself and they just get down to it.
Turns out the bugbear was an illusion and party had been had until something kicks Joaquin from behind after which the illusion runs away. Del notices footprints and so they jog after the tricksy bugbear, but after hours of tracking its apparent they're lost. They argue how many counter-counter ambushes they need to trick the bugbears team until Kourie starts proposing bugbear oriented casino, but Del won't have any of it and thanks to Umbras direction sense party knows which direction is DESEW.
On their way they happen upon a basilisk and Delanora is unlucky enough to meet it's gaze. While she turns to stone Kourie holds her hand and then envelops himself in darkness until it's safe to sneak away while the beast eats Dels statue.
===SECOND BREAK===
While later party reunites minus one Delanora and Kourie makes an inspiring speech about making this right with some sort of an ancient ritual. Kourie calls upon the spirits beyond the fourth wall asking for their help, their belief. He begins building a ritual site with candles and incense while leading the chant. Let's do the timewarp again and somehow party travels back in time before Delanora got stoned. 
They immediately run without even a second thought, though Kourie notes a deep emptiness inside of him, likely the consequence of this, once in a lifetime, Shenanigans event. Hours later party arrives in Shenanigans and at the doors Kourie hands Del her severed stone hand while she tries to recall the odd memories. 
In the bar party informs Desmond of the what they found out and so he tells them of the Crack and how he used to be a regular in Shenanigans. Turns out Crack likely just wants to prove himself by running the perfect ambush after the terrible burning that scarred his face using the magic coins Desmond once accidentally told him about. He mentions that Wikkithronrarenta is called The Wickthrone as a slang and also that Crack has a cloak of displacement for which they get some flour. 
The following day party sets out early and the day goes by without an issue. Umbra changes the name of a random town to Middleland. 
By the end of the second day party reaches the half a mile long river crossing. There's a small market set up on their side of the bridge and an basic inn on the other side. One vendor appears to be selling healing potions and Kourie of course find himself at odds trying to claim he is selling healing potions for 35 gold instead of 50. Joaquin then compares the healing potion he has in his bag to merchants and they don't quite measure up on which Joaquin calls him out for. The merchant then packs his stuff up and leaves in a huff. 
Party then notices a bunch of boats docked on both sides of the river and decide to go along the river until they happen upon any of Cracks scouts. They trudge along until nightfall and a campfire is spotted on the other side of the river so party turns around and goes to the other side. 
There they find 3 sleeping kobolds and party begins arguing whether to just kill them in their sleep or not until Del just decides to wake them up. Two of the kobolds scatter and a third one is captured. Thanks for Umbras precision the fleeing ones are taken down though Kourie manages to save them from dying outright. One them has the magic purple walkie talkie coin. 
Umbra then interrogates the kobold on how to use the coin. Kourie pretends to talk to a rock. 
===THIRD BREAK===
The kobold introduces himself as Glib Glob, he tells party that Crack made deal with the whole kobold tribe, which is no more than 3. Kourie then sets Glib Glob up against Crack, telling him that he was set up. He then pitches working at casino to Glib Glob and turns out his whole clan is 300 gold in debt to Kouries casino already. Also turns out Krewbarb is famous among kobolds as well, he is known as the pie stealer among them and Kourie hires him as Krewbarb's servant. Glib Glob then explains that the kobolds are supposed to just say how many ships they see in the river and Crack attacks them from near the bridge where they unload merch. 
They travel back up the river and plot to use Glib Glob to lure Crack out. Morning comes and so the party has Glib Glob report to Crack that a large boat is coming up the river, but when they try to falsely report that a there's no guards at the bridge it turns out there's another guy keeping eye on it. In the end Del tries to reason to Crack through the coin, but he decides to just call off the ambush and disappear. 
Party attempts to find the bridge guy who has coin, but without success. Umbra then tries to appeal to Crack to give him the coins by lying that Desmond would kill him if he didn't, but the bugbear essentially shrugs at it. 
In the end party returns to Shenanigans and tell Desmond the bad news. Desmond refuses to pay them despite them giving him the 1 coin they found.
==Experience==
*282XP for all + 10% prime requisite XP 
== Significant NPCs ==
*Desmond - Owner of Shenanignas.
*Crack - Scarred bugbear with displacement cloak that stole Desmonds magic walkie talkie coins.
*Glib Glob - Kobold party captured while working for Crack
*Bargog - Pot merchant from the capital
== Significant Locations ==
*DESEW 
**Shenanigans
**Old church outside of DESEW
*The Berg river crossing
Category:Shenanigans Episodes