There’s talk of splitting back up… but due to unforeseen circumstances, that doesn’t happen. At least, not in the way we thought.

In these Campaign Diary posts, I talk about the campaign I play in and our most recent session!

About SBotLL

SBotLL is the campaign I play in that has been running for over five years now. There are two parties: one mostly good-aligned party that started on the surface, and one mostly evil-aligned party that started in the Underdark.

The good-aligned party includes these characters:

  • Finnith (me), high elf bard/rune scribe
  • Nala, dragonborn rogue
  • Allora, tiefling/elf ranger

It also includes Allora’s animal companion, Frikka the bear, plus the NPCs Amuulqalo and Rupert.

The evil-aligned party includes these characters:

  • Eliera, dark elf/high elf ranger/warlock
  • Cipher, changeling rogue/mystic (currently operating as a human named Albion)
  • Baala’rug, tiefling monk

This group also includes Eliera’s animal companion, Artemis the dire wolf, plus the NPCs Naivara, Ivellios, and Daear (played by me).

Recap

Last session, the parties reached the elven capital city of Alame’a. Finnith tried to help Baala’rug and Daear with a rune problem. He didn’t succeed, but he knows someone that may be able to help more. A drinking contest happened. And two of the evil squad NPCs, Naivara and Ivellios, slipped out during the chaos, so Eliera has gone after them…

In this session…

After some inebriated shenanigans, Eliera catches up to Ivellios and Naivara. Ivellios goes off on his own while Naivara helps Eliera return to the tavern they were staying at. Albion meets the two on the way back. After Eliera returns to her room, he tries to pry a bit to see what’s bothering Naivara, but she doesn’t elaborate.

The next day, the good squad decides that they’ll go to the Shadowfell to rescue Antonio soon. They’ll say their goodbyes to the evil squad after Finnith introduces them to Namfoodle Scheppen, who can likely help Daear remove the rune Finnith wasn’t able to.

With that plan in mind, the whole group goes to Scheppen’s Shilling Shop. The rest of the group peruses the wares in the front of the shop. Meanwhile, Namfoodle Scheppen inspects the rune. It’s concerning to her that someone with the power to create a rune like this exists in the world… but she should be able to figure out how to remove it. It will take time, though. With that in mind, Baala’rug and Daear thank her for agreeing to help them.

After that, the group is about to split up when something unexpected happens. A being looking an awful lot like the Host appears and spirits Finnith and Daear away into the Shadowfell. The remaining group falls into chaos briefly. Allora and Nala speak with Vindus, who can bring the group to the Shadowfell once they come to his realm. Once that gets communicated to the rest of the group, they set out.

Meanwhile, Daear and Finnith find themselves in cells somewhere in the Shadowfell…

We’ll see what happens next!