Session 62 - A Surprising Change of Plan

6th January 2023

In-game timeline: Start of session: 1489DR Hammer 22. End of session: 1490DR Alturiak 24

Our Heroes are keen and enthusiastic to pursue Lispeth and Redback into Waterdeep and beyond, in the hope that Derrick can master his curse and maybe even become more powerful.

Derrick heads to "Build-A-Familiar Workshop" to resummon Owl Pacino, now with flight goggles, whilst the rest go a-hunting for news of a werewolf and a gnome. Between them they do find out that there are some Titanic ruins fairly nearby - maybe the pair have gone there, given that they were working in Titanic ruins previously? Jaxii uses her lycanthrope tracking skills learned from The Hunter and does get a good lead on the pair's movements some week's previously. The party reconvene in the inn.

And then the plan takes a surprising turn. Derrick is accused by the rest of coveting power, and wanting to pursue Redback purely for his own gains. Karoshi and Iwee explain that they would be quite uncomfortable travelling with an incurable werewolf. Derrick is somewhat shocked by this, explaining that perhaps they could have expressed their concerns BEFORE they all agreed to travel 2 days at sea towards Waterdeep. After much discussion, argument, ranting and storming off, the party eventually agree to give one last attempt at curing the curse, using the skills of a local cleric, and if that fails, to continue on the current plan to confront Redback.

Derrick refuses to contribute to the 300gp fee for this attempt, but the others all chip in and Father Frederick of the Temple of Selune attempts to remove the curse. The difficult level is high - given the number of failed previous attempts, and the full moon that has passed since Derrick was bitten. Iwee giver her inspiration to the cleric, and also bestows her Bardic Inspiration too.

With the help of both of these inspirations, the spell succeeds! Jaxii, Iwee and Karoshi are all pleased at the outcome, Derrick less so. Karoshi kindly presents his Inspiration to Derrick to make up for the loss and frustration that Derrick seems to be feeling.

And so the plan now changes. With less reason to pursue Lispeth and Redback, the group decide to head straight for Lurkwood - choosing an overland route to avoid the rough port city of Luskan. Abandoning Waterdeep a day after arriving, they join a caravan heading in the approximate direction of Lurkwood, part-paying for their passage as caravan guards…