Session 29 Prep
Session Title: A Krymetime Showdown…
Notes
Section titled NotesUse headings to jog the memory of events that happen in the campaign to make writing notes easier later
Monologuing cut short
Section titled Monologuing cut shortIllsaiim Aasthmir engages the fight without hesitation
Mysterious Aid
Section titled Mysterious AidA mysterious device restores the party’s resources and vitality
A Team Effort
Section titled A Team EffortThe Bussy Knights work together to beat Oskar
A Grinchy Takeover
Section titled A Grinchy TakeoverThe Grinch possesses Oskar’s body
Leodel and Lamoira join the fray
A Forced Betrayal
Section titled A Forced Betrayal*The Grinch calls Valda Faye forwards and merges with her - leaving Oskar to fade into dust. *
Victory!
Section titled Victory!Valda Faye is granted mercy by The Bussy Knights and the magic of Santa Claus as a collaborative effort destroys The Grinch
Prologue
Section titled PrologueLeodel is crowned King of Neverwinter by Quinton as a moment is shared between all the combatants.
Weeks pass and The Bussy Knights and friends are helping Leodel rebuild Castle Neverwinter. Illsaiim helps Rowland Cillian correct the ledgers of the city from the 16 years under Dagult’s rule.
A statue of the 7 members of The Bussy Knights is under construction in Neverwinter whilst a statue of the inaugural members has already been built in Phandalin.
Sunset
Section titled SunsetSticks with Illsaiim for a while in the process of trying to learn more about his real family and identity before returning to the Neverwinter Woods one day and finding Dixon Normus - alive - and sharing a moment of comfort as Father and Son are reunited at last.
Wu Tang
Section titled Wu TangHelps out around town before leaving to explore Edon and opening a monastery to help train people in the ways of the Monk. Has an epiphany years later that The Grinch had been behind his tragedy all along
Graxious
Section titled GraxiousServes as a Knight for Neverwinter before hearing word of his Mother’s murder in The Sword Coast. Fate would have them intersecting on the road between Phandalin and Neverwinter being driven by a familiar cart
Leodel
Section titled LeodelBecomes a mature and successful King. He restores the city to it’s former greatness and is so very pleased to receive a Never Ending Letter from the Triyana council.
He hears from Lavendra and Lamoira about how she came to The Sword Coast and Leodel writes a Request Of Pardon for her to the Triyana council.
Salvador
Section titled SalvadorBecomes amenable with Drengen and the pair join Alberic for a trip Southwest to fight strong fighters. They are intrigued after a second letter from Zomon details an image of a large, blood-crimson armoured figure with a large infernal sword.
Fill Werrell
Section titled Fill WerrellFill builds the first Church of Christmas in over a hundred years. The defeat of The Grinch and his hard work in spreading the joy of Christmas has led to a massive turnout for a first sermon.
Each of The Bussy Knights is in attendance for Fill’s first sermon and it is a resounding success - leading to numerous regular appearances at the church. One day Fill returns to his study after a sermon and finds a book he’d been reading left open on a page. The page contained a map of Iccirol - the continent to the North - with a clear mark on the map indicating something was to be found there.
Alberic
Section titled AlbericAlberic helps out around Neverwinter before claiming their bounty from Zhentarim and finding out more about Zomon. A few weeks later he’s prepared to take a trip Southeast towards Ezzon with Salvador to find and challenge Zomon to a fight - a journey that would take years to complete.
Whilst initially outmatched, Alberic manages to overcome Zomon and the pair of Monks come to an understanding of their situations. Zomon reveals a truth about the world that leads Alberic to send letters back to The Sword Coast - to each member of The Bussy Knights - asking for them to return to overcome an even greater evil.
Review
Section titled ReviewLast we left off,
- The Party gathered their composure as they witnessed a small army of the Krymetime Krew march forward towards Castle Neverwinter.
- You were contacted by Lucius Price who informed you that the Alagondar Trust had been caught off guard by this attack and were sending Darren Brigg to help you reach Allison Starling at her library.
- Darren helped you cross to the main streets undetected before splitting off to presumably continue his work for the Alagondar Trust.
- Allison restored Fill Werrell’s magical vitality allowing the rest of you to be mostly restored.
- You discussed your approach of attack; initially wary of directly charging into the fray, as you were caught on the outskirts of a sudden explosion that destroyed the Wolf-Pelt Watchtower.
- Kurrud Silverblade and two other members jumped out of the rubble; bloodied but still capable of fighting, pulling curved blades from the frames of their shields and charging forwards to the fray.
- Graxious found himself inspired by the passion demonstrated and followed suit - dragging Illsaiim along unknowingly and leading The Bussy Knights into battle.
- The party witnessed numerous battles in the main street of the city with The Wolfpack and Alagondar Trust joining forces. You also saw Delilah and Leo’kan Nabal destroy a large mounted weapon of some description, whilst a mysterious, feminine figure in a black cloak dashed across the battlefield grace and elegance.
- The party heard the sounds of a conflict from inside the chambers of the castle and headed within. You saw the Farrow Twins; Samira and Brick, fighting against Rowland Cillian and Lavendra. The former pair seemed to be gaining the upper hand.
- With your experience from earlier in the day; you quickly disarmed Samira’s shield device and surrounded Brick. Despite their superior weaponry; your combat prowess and teamwork shone through as even Darren Brigg aided in the fight before both of the Farrow twins were slain and all seemed to be peaceful.
- In the moments that followed; Lavendra and Rowland began to fill you all in on the truth behind their plans before both of them were overcome with pained expressions on their faces as they fell to the ground writing.
- Where Darren Brigg had once stood you now all saw a 6’6”, dark skinned man with grey hair who was wearing an exquisite dark blue coat and pants. He stepped forward and introduced himself as “Oskar Kryme”…
Bridge
Section titled Bridgeand that’s where we’ll pick up…
Refamiliarize
”You are currently in a large, granite brick and stone castle chamber - a central foyer/lobby to the other chambers within. There are four equally spaced stone pillars that support the half level balcony above you - the stairs for which are hidden in the walls to the Eastern and Western sides of the room."
"You have all just seen Rowland Cillian and Lavendra fall to the ground; writhing in pain as the man you had though was Darren Brigg dropped two loaded crossbows to his sides and pulls out an even more ornate Hand Cannon from his breast pocket; also exposing a similar yet more ornate shield device on his left hand side. His left hand is also adorned with ornate rings and another unfamiliar device around his wrist.”
Oskar???
Section titled Oskar???”Well ‘allo there. I’m Oskar Kryme - pleasure to be doing business with you all.” - Oskar Kryme to The Bussy Knights
The middle-aged man looks at Illsaiim and with a surprised look, recognised the Shadar-Kai male.
”Woh hoh hoh! Look-y who we’ve got here. Zhentarim’s little prince! HAHAHAHA! You didn’t think anybody knew about that, did you?” - Oskar Kryme to Illsaiim
Evil Villain Monologuing
Section titled Evil Villain MonologuingIf any of the player’s attack Oskar - it will start a combat encounter.
”Look, I’m not here to brag but you lot are really; I mean really, fucked up right now, and I’ve not had to fight seriously for a week now. Do you really want to test your luck against me of all people?” - Oskar Kryme to The Bussy Knights
”I guess some introductions are in order, as I previously stated I’m Oskar Kryme; proprietor of Krymetime Kannons and leader of the Krymetime Krew but I bet you’d all figured that out already."
"For years, I was the only one truly trying to stand up to that bastard Dagult Neverember and what did he go and do! CUT ME OFF! Used his fancy-shmancy words bullshit to LOCK ME OUT of my guns. No one has resisted Vaa’ruul in over 1000 years but that man; that freak, managed to do it somehow and I knew it wasn’t right.” - Oskar Kryme to The Bussy Knights
”I tried freeing this city from his reign; I knew something had to un-natural about his claim to fame, but when I decided to go against the man and put my money where my mouth was - no one; not a single fucking PERSON in this town backed me up. Especially not that fucking TRAITOR standing next to you. It’s his fault we’re in this mess, he handed Dagult the keys despite mine and a lot of The Column’s better judgement and yet when it came time to clean up that mistake; he was too busy dealing fucking PLAYING CARDS at his godforsaken casino."
"BREATHES I’ve been waiting for THIS fucking day for three years and I’m not about to let a gang of misfits like you get in my fucking way. Move aside or you’ll be buried like the rest of them are about to be.” - Oskar Kryme to The Bussy Knights
Forwards
Section titled ForwardsCombat
Section titled Combat- Delilah and Leo’kan will appear in the hallway leading to this room before Oskar will click his fingers and an explosion will cause a cave in of the main entrance to this chamber.
”There’s no escape now… Nobody’s coming to save you now!” - Oskar Kryme to The Bussy Knights
A small tink sound, like a metal ball bouncing against the ground can be heard before pfttt a smoke cloud begins to expand rapidly around your location. At first you attempt not to breath it in before realising it’s actually quite pleasant to breathe.
Each player can either heal 1/2 their max HP and all their spell slots/ki points/rage etc OR heal to full HP.
Anyone who makes a DC16 perception check will hear/notice/see a figure dash into the smoke and then hear the sounds of a mechanical wire pull away towards the balcony. A DC19 Perception check will allow a person to see that cloaked, feminine figure from before dashing in and out of the smoke with two humanoids forms behind her.
*The smoke dissipates and Rowland + Lavendra are nowhere to be seen.
Combat begins with Initiative order!
Allies!
Section titled Allies!Lamoira
Section titled LamoiraThe first time a player is knocked unconscious; Lamoira will reveal herself with an arrow aimed at the Adaptus Armour on his hip. The arrow will be made of a green energy and clearly show signs of Vaa’ruulian technology/arcane magic. She used an amulet given to her by Lavendra to become proficient in one skill immediately.
Leodel
Section titled LeodelLeodel will appear from one of the backrooms and cast Bardic Inspiration on the next player in initiative order. He’ll
Negotiation
Section titled NegotiationThe players can attempt to appeal to Oskar’s ideals by offering to work with him or by trying to poke holes in his philosophy. Angering him will cause him to attack them.
Oskar:
- Neverwinter to be controlled by someone just and strong
- Isn’t interested in ruling for long himself; just sees himself as the least-worst candidate
- Doesn’t believe Ander would be a fit for the role
- Is aware of Leodel but doesn’t know his parentage etc
- Will get angry if people question his methods
- Doesn’t trust the party because they’ve allied themselves with Rowland.
After Combat
Section titled After CombatOnce Oskar is downed or turned away from combat - Leodel; if not already revealed, and Quinton will appear from a hidden passage from the Northern wall.
The fighting outside will come to a stop and Lamoira will reveal herself if not already revealed. Lavendra and Rowland are stabilized but need rest to fully recover from Oskar’s poison.
Delilah and Leo’kan will walk in via a different passage from The Column and we’ll have a scene between The Party, Leodel and Quinton, and the Nabal Family.
Quinton will remind Leodel that his “of three names” and prod the young lad to talk about his ideals. Quinton will also laugh at how fate has reunited Illsaiim once again.
Once the vibes are passed - flash forward a few weeks and show The Bussy Knights and their friends rebuilding Castle Neverwinter whilst Lavendra and Lamoira catch up.
Sunsetting
Section titled SunsettingLeodel is crowned King of Neverwinter
Section titled Leodel is crowned King of NeverwinterAsk Jon which royal name Leodel would have taken
Lamoira and Lavendra
Section titled Lamoira and LavendraDecide to head North to Grenfell to start a new life whilst the bounty on Lamoira’s head slowly loses traction. Leodel signs a letter to The Triyana council to pardon her for any crimes based a) the requirement of self-defence and b) her heroic actions saving the city.