Aboleth Group D&D Blog

20 th Feb 2020, 7:15 – 11:00pm In-game timeline: Start of session, day 26 (1489DR Eleint 19). End of session, day 26 (1489DR Eleint 19). Our “Heroes” are keen to investigate the mine and eventually they decide to actually climb into the pit and follow Derrick. There is a slight orange glow from the north-west tunnel and the group decide to head towards the light. The tunnel leads into a network of mined tunnels, some leading to seeming dead ends, others going off to the east. The dim light grows stronger to the north and the party press on, eventually discovering the source of the light – some orange, fluorescent fungus lining the walls of a tunnel. Derrick proceeds to eat some, on the basis that Esme *thinks* that it *might not* be deadly. Derrick wouldn’t last very long in the wild. Luckily, at least for Derrick, the fungus isn’t poisonous, though it does cause everything that comes into contact with it to glow. So Derrick ended up with glowing hands and a glowing mo...

The Forge of Spells – Detailed Working This is an attempt to document how the Forge of Spells seems to work. Note that despite the many and varied experiments done in using the Forge, there is still a level of randomness associated with its enchantments, and there can be no guarantees as to the outcome.  When the Forge was first discovered, by miners working the Wave Echo Cave silver lodes, it was simply an unusual green flame, rising through a crack in the rock floor. The flame seemed to be harmless to anyone caught in it, but it was discovered, rather by accident, that any weapon or armour item left in the flame for an amount of time seemed to gain a magic enchantment upon it.  The Pact of Phandelver was formed between the dwarvish miners, gnomish engineers and human and elvish clerics and wizards to help investigate and refine this wondrous find. The dwarves and gnomes fashioned a brazier to contain and focus the flame, and a gnomish ‘key’ was created to further c...

Nezznar, We grow a little impatient. As you know, you were hired, at considerable expense, to restart the Forge of Spells. We have heard very little from you for some time now. The time of the Second Cleansing is approaching, and we need the Forge to be working to provide the items to guarantee our success in ensuring the Giants do not interfere this time. Your work is not the only activity we are invested in. We need you to fulfil your promise, and quickly, to support our other efforts. Failure is not an option

7 th Feb 2020, 7:45 – 11:00am In-game timeline: Start of session, day 23 (1489DR Eleint 16). End of session, day 26 (1489DR Eleint 19). Our “Heroes” spend a bit of time back in Phandalin, levelling up to Level 4, practising their new skills, and talking to some of the locals. Esme repaired Mallorn’s statue of Oghma for him. Some businesses seem to be closing down as the town gets quieter and quieter. Grista has closed the Sleeping Giant Tap House, and Maude has even had to close her Milliners shop. Halia is standing for Townmaster, which has mixed support amongst the town, as well as amongst the party, but as no one else is standing against her, it seems she will win in the elections next week. Sildar is heading back to Neverwinter, to report on Iarno’s treachery as well as being needed to help in other causes in the lands to the north – something about a Giants’ uprising, or issues with their council, or some such long-distant problem. He did ask if they knew anythin...