Aboleth Group D&D Blog

8th December 2023 In-game timeline: Start of session: 1490DR Ches 17. End of session: 1490DR Ches 17 Our "Heroes" consider their options. They don't have many. At least on dragon stands (or swims) between them and their goal - Kardreth, the Intricate Web. They are all already damaged from the dragon's acidic breath weapon and would struggle to survive another such attack. The dragon seems uncaring of their plight, and seems happy to wipe them out without even a discussion. And so Derrick walks up to the edge of the lake and tries to talk to the creature. The black dragon offers a choice - the party could either offer all their items, weapons and armour, and then leave, or they can die. Their choice. Derrick decides it would be a good idea to ask about some treasure they are looking for. The dragon seems unimpressed, and even jumps to the natural conclusion that the group have come to rob him of his treasure. Derrick does not take the hint and doubles down on his talki...

24th November 2023 In-game timeline: Start of session: 1490DR Ches 16. End of session: 1490DR Ches 17 The group decides to camp above the chasm. Iwee casts her Tiny Hut for them to, hopefully, safely rest within, and Jaxii puts her Immovable Rod in the door handle to stop that being easily opened whilst they rest. The group rests for 8 hours. Jaxii and Iwee are no longer exhausted - not from the rest, which was not particularly restful in the current situation, but from using the potion of vitality and a Lesser Restoration spell. When they awake, and the hut disappears, Jaxii implicitly, without stating it, collects her Immovable Rod from the door. They then make their way down the ladder. Using Lionel the rope to aid them, they all manage to get to the bottom of the ladder, though the descent down a slippery ladder is not easy and a couple of them are close to slipping and falling. The base of the ladder is in a natural cave system, with a fast-flowing river flowing through it. The wa...