Session 4

**Session 4, The Seductive "Snakes"** took place on Monday the 24/10/2023. The name is an allusion to the fact that all the characters seem to be "hooking up" with NPCs (with the exception of Natalie's character Althea) and to the fact that Natalie envisioned the Duergar who attacked in the beginning of the session as snakes.

In the opening scene of the session Althea is bringing the bag of holding that she stole from Elmar Barthen to the camp on the outskirts of town where Oui Leaghas and Talgor are held up. She spots green smoke on the horizon and decides to stealthily sneak through the treeline and into the clearing where the camp is. On a Nat 1, Althea inadvertently steps on a dry twig, causing it to snap loudly under her foot. It echoes through the area like a crack of thunder. A nearby bird takes flight with a loud squawk, and the sound of her footfall seems to reverberate throughout the entire forest. Any illusion of stealth is gone and as the scene ahead becomes clear to her, Althea feels many hostile eyes on her. She is caught like a deer in headlights,

## Combat

Althea sees a fight in progress as what seems like a group of duergar have ambushed the camp. Talia and Gregor are both down and rolling death saving throws. Two duergar have turned towards Althea with hostile intent, while their leader, a Duergar taskmaster, is taking on Oui Leaghas

### Round 1

In the first round of combat (as being perceived by Althea) Oui Leaghas gets struck in the top of her head by the warhammer of the Duergar Taskmaster

Althea tries to convince the first duergar that she is not the enemy with the argument "The friend of your enemy is your friend" and engages the duergar in a lengthy philosophical debate. She successfully convinces the Duergar who we will refer to as "Philosophy Duergar" that they are allies due to low intelligence and when the other Duergar, who we will refer to as "Duergar Eile" attempts to attack Althea, Philosophy Duergar defends her, attacking Duergar Eile. Althea uses this opportunity to disengage and rush over to Talgor in an attempt to stabilise them, however she is unsuccessful.

Oui Leaghas attacks the Duergar taskmaster with her duel wielding short swords but is one sword length short on her first attack and slices the air in front of the Duergar. Her second attack is slightly more successful and she manages to slice through his scalp.

Althea and Philosophy Duergar has a philosophical debate about friendship Philosophy Duergar Loses Duergar Ella is equally confused Althea fails to save Lowen's Privates Oui-leaghas is a Sword-Short (Very funny joke, Everyone Laughed) She gives the Duergar Taskmaster a fresh cut Philosophy Duergar is diggy diggy hole I'm not listening Duergar Ella is Philosophy Duergar's only friend Duergar Taskmaster hammers Oui-leaghas into the ground like a tent peg Lowen's Privates are dying Althea shares the love And burns Duergar Ella to death Philosophy Duergar "Run Away, Run Away" Terminators "I'll be back" Oui-leaghas and Duergar Taskmaster take a break Oui-leaghas comes away with us for the summer and goes upstate Duergar Taskmaster has a crest of the Honourable City of Gondalin Oui-leaghas Speed attacks for the throat, Breaks the timeout rules Oui-leaghas rides the hammer Talgor line up a shot Tallia gets the kill with a sniper musket Duergar Taskmaster gives Oui-leaghas a compliment Talgor are all self-congratulatory

Ali Mar's General Store - Linen, Tonic, Magic Items Lowen and Po'Dar are having whale of a time Po'Dar beams up Tumbleweed Saloon Flying Kobalds Kip the Kobald Lowen offends the fuck out of the Flying Kobalds Men talking at the bar Older Silversrooks are missing Young Servents? Lowen is blind and starts a bar fight Lowen is Western Ali Mar

Gregor "Also One-Eyed" vomits green Tallia joins in They'll be dead within the hour Faerzress Poisining Talgor believe in Alternative Clerics Althea rides the Bag of Holding Althea is a bitch about the shoes Oui-leaghas rides to the rescue

Meanwhile in Ali Mar's General Store Oui-leaghas burst in High Priestess Trissa in the Tumbleweed Temple

Tumbleweed Temple Valnar and Zillana The Moon Speaker High Priestess Trissa Althea and Talgor Healed What do you think this is, a charity. No it's American Healthcare Oui-leaghas sucks off Valnar's finger' Fanny flutters for Valnar High Priestess Trissa knows about Silversrooks Ekora Sheriff of Tumbleweed knows more Power Vacuum. High Priestess Trissa is a prude Leave Talgor there

Ekora Sheriff of Tumbleweed Dreaded Ali Mar's Daughter Total Racist Racially Profiles Althea Definitely Murdered the Silversrooks to get a position on the Tumbleweed Council Wanted Posters Bandits of the Whispering Summit Amithe Fidel The Shadowblade Menace Honourable City of Gondalin Foreign Continent of Gaul 1,000,000

Ali Mar's General Store Oui-leaghas gets a poison to shove down a through (Dust of Sneezing and Choking) Althea gets Dust of Disappearance

Opal's Herbalist Opal Owner Kragoc Blacksmith Algaria Oui-leaghas buys the Potion of Not Being A Shorty Who are the Dawn Fae Fighting the Ogres Pill of Spell Slot Restoration Opal is Lowen's Niece Opal is into Lowen Flirt and potions Potion of Spiderclimb Potion of Spiderclimb Potion of Not Being A Shorty Pill of Spell Slot Restoration Check out Well and Haunted Tree