# Recaps # 🗺️Maps ### Sword Coast --- ### Faerun's Underdark [![undermap.jpg](https://bookstack.thecartwrights.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/undermap.jpg)](https://bookstack.thecartwrights.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/undermap.jpg) --- ### Location of Mindflayer Ship/ Portal (Red Star) [![image.png](https://bookstack.thecartwrights.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/OZQimage.png)](https://bookstack.thecartwrights.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/OZQimage.png) --- ### Location of Prison (Blue Squiggle) [![image.png](https://bookstack.thecartwrights.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/4pwimage.png)](https://bookstack.thecartwrights.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/4pwimage.png) # 🪐 Spelljammer — Character & NPC Roster + Current Gear (through Session 11)

How to use this page

This page compiles appearances by session (S1–S11) and each player’s current notable gear. Unclear or unassigned items are listed under *Party Inventory (Unassigned / To Confirm)*. Update holders there as you settle assignments.

## 🎭 Party Roster

Character	Player	Class / Notes	Sessions Present	Current Notable Gear
Garrick “Rigg” Dalhart	Ben / Elemunk	Human Rogue (Swashbuckler); signature oversized wrench	S1–S11	• Oversized wrench (signature) • “Bag o’ Nutz” sling (used to great effect in S8) • Thieves’ tools • (Owes/owed gold with Dino noted earlier in campaign)
Laydrick Gefinhal	Jared / Galindis	Dwarf Cleric (Life Domain)	S1–S11	• Full Plate (purchased S3) • Holy symbol • (Healing potion(s) – see Party Inventory; not all allocations recorded)
High Jinks	Kate / Keitachan	Tabaxi Warlock (Great Old One); lantern-at-hip vibe	S1–S11	• Ring of Animal Speech (S4, elven ruins) • Boots of Elvenkind (purchased S3) • Lantern (flavor)
Dynoth “Dino Roar” Rokos	Robb / Baconbuff	Githyanki Artificer (Battle Smith) / Fighter; travels with Steel Defender	S1–S11	• Steel Defender (construct companion) • Longsword (standard) • Jeweler’s / crafting tools (seen in play) • Potion of Enlarge/Reduce (identified S5; holder TBD) • (Owes Rigg 122g noted earlier)
Valen Pyre	Justin / Slitzer	Human Wizard (Evoker); crimson coat & wide-brim hat; “Ember Sleuth”	S1–S2, S4–S11 (absent S3)	• Hat of Wizardry (purchased S3) • Wand of Translocation (S2, from Mind Flayer portal scene) • Wizard’s Hat of Illusion (Illithid Disguise) – tower find; makes the wearer resemble a Mind Flayer (S11) • Wand of Frost / Wand of Winter – recovered encased with a frozen wizard on the water-world (S11 clarifications) • Spellbook & arcane kit (standard)

## 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Notable NPCs & Factions

NPC / Group	Role / Notes	Sessions Appeared
Sir Gwen	Knight seeking help (beholder lead)	S1
Sunbrim Hills Miners	Escort-job patrons who later returned to Waterdeep	S1, S3 (paid 20g; escort abandoned)
Elf Guard (Lord’s Alliance)	Hired the party to investigate caravan; issued reward	S1–S2
The Green Witch (Ancient Green Dragon)	Warned party; confirmed villagers taken into Underdark	S3–S4
DeSeth	Drow of Eilistraee; ally/guide into Underdark	S5 → (travels with party thereafter)
Priestess of Eilistraee	Blessing, intel on Mind Flayer prison/portal	S5
Mono (Modron)	Extraplanar stowaway from a Spelljammer; party ally	S5 →
Ghost of Captain Lackspur	Explained helm mechanics; “price to jump”	S8
Rassalantar Townsfolk	Captured; many perished; ~25 rescued in the prison raid	S3–S6
Friendly Merchant(s)	Sold party gear (S3), later a Driftglobe (S9)	S3, S9
Quaggoths, Drow, Spiders, Mind Flayers	Primary Underdark adversaries / encounters	S2, S4–S8
“Falcon” (derelict ship)	Loot site; black pudding fight; “arcane tools” acquired	S8
T-Rex (portal jungle)	Brief chaos encounter; party secured loot & moved on	S9
Red Slaadi (x3)	Encounter upon stepping into the Realm of Chaos	S11

## 🎒 Party Inventory (Unassigned / To Confirm) *These items exist in the log but the current holder wasn’t explicitly recorded. Adjust as needed.*

Item	First Noted	Status / Notes
Moon-Touched Longsword	S3	Found in woods; explicitly unclaimed at the time.
2 × Greater Healing Potion	S4	From elven ruins; distribution not captured.
Potion of Enlarge/Reduce	S4→S5	Identified by Dino in S5; current carrier not recorded.
Driftglobe	S9	Purchased from portal-jungle vendor; holder not captured.
Cloak (unidentified)	S9	Recovered in portal-jungle; properties/attunement TBD.
Coin (mysterious)	S9	Recovered in portal-jungle; effect TBD.
Green Door Vault haul	S11	Loot recovered behind the green sigil door (riddle solved by Dino). Insert final list here from your attachment.
Arcane tools / ship salvage	S8	“Falcon” derelict: tools acquired post black-pudding fight; details not itemized in summaries.
Far Realm shard	S11	Consumed as helm fuel; not in inventory anymore.

## 🗂️ Session-by-Session Presence (PCs)

Session	Rigg	Laydrick	High Jinx	Dino	Valen	Highlights that affect gear
S1	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎ (quiet mic)	Job hooks chosen (caravan); no gear changes logged.
S2	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	Wand of Translocation to Valen.
S3	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	Absent	Purchases: Full Plate (Laydrick), Boots of Elvenkind (High Jinks), Hat of Wizardry (Valen). Found: Moon-Touched Longsword (unclaimed).
S4	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	Elven ruins loot: Ring of Animal Speech (High Jinks), 2× Greater Healing, unknown potion → later ID’d Enlarge.
S5	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	Potion identified: Enlarge/Reduce (holder TBD). Ally Mono joins.
S6	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	Villager rescue; no specific gear changes captured.
S7	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	Nautiloid journal/engine lore noted; gearing impact TBD.
S8	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	“Falcon” salvage (arcane tools). Bag o’ Nutz sling seen with Rigg.
S9	Absent	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	Purchased Driftglobe; found Cloak & Coin (both unidentified).
S10	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	Tower “three doors” puzzle; mimic slain; stairs found.
S11	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	✔︎	Valen attains tower claim & Illithid-disguise Hat; Wand of Frost/Winter from ice-block wizard; green sigil vault opened (loot listed above).

## 📝 Notes & Known Gaps - **Green Door Vault (S11):** Please paste the final loot list; I flagged a placeholder above. - **Driftglobe (S9):** Not sure who ended up carrying it—add holder when known. - **Healing Potions / Enlarge potion:** If you’ve already allocated these in play, update the “Party Inventory” table accordingly. - **Wand naming:** You referred to the water-world wand as “Wand of Frost.” 5e’s closest published item is *Wand of Winter*. Keep your custom name if preferred. # Spelljammer — Campaign Recap (Sessions 1–15) --- ## 🪐 Campaign Arc - **Campaign:** Spelljammer (Homebrew Hybrid) - **Dungeon Master:** James/Jamie “Sicareus” - **High-level premise:** What began as local disappearances on the Sword Coast escalated into Mind Flayer abductions, the capture (and theft) of an Illithid spelljammer, and a widening planar warpath through the Astral and Limbo—now complicated by Mechanus’ “do not screw this up” cosmic mandate. ## 🧭 Overview The party starts as strangers drawn together by three overlapping jobs: investigate a disturbing caravan, escort miners, and chase a rumored beholder. That “caravan problem” turns out to be an Illithid pipeline—Quaggoths, psionics, captives with latent magic—leading the party first into caves and forests, then into the Underdark and straight onto a Mind Flayer nautiloid. From there, the scope detonates: the group takes control of the nautiloid, learns it’s tied to Limbo, and follows portals through stranger and deadlier planes (including the Feywild and Limbo itself). They steal key intel, bottle a psionic storm, get force-teleported to Primus for judgement, and—freshly “directed”—step into an Astral desert portal-route where Neogi pirates hit them like a truck. They’re now pressing toward the Underdark again, with new enemies and bigger consequences. ## 🧑‍🚀 Party Members

Character	Player	Class/Subclass	Race	Campaign Notables (so far)
Garrick “Rigg” Dalhart	Ben / Elemunk	Rogue (Swashbuckler)	Human	Front-foot chaos + surgical strikes; signature wrench; frequently the first one through the bad decision.
Laydrick Gefinhal	Jared / Galindis	Cleric (Life)	Dwarf	Party glue; keeps everyone upright while the universe tries to fold them into a cube.
High Jinks	Kate / Keitachan	Warlock (Great Old One)	Tabaxi	Face + planar weirdness magnet; helm pilot; routinely talks the party out of (some) deaths.
Dino Roar (Dynoth Rokos)	Robb / Baconbuff	Artificer (Battle Smith) / Fighter	Githyanki	Gith pragmatism; builds/commands a Steel Defender; relentless “I told you so” energy (often correctly).
Valen Pyre	Justin / Slitzer	Wizard (Evoker)	Human	Arcane firepower + puzzle solves; repeatedly turns “this is bad” into “this is ash.”

## 🗺️ Key Locations (Campaign-Wide) - **Sword Coast / Rassalantar / Kryptgarden Forest:** The “normal world” phase… until it wasn’t. - **Underdark (Mind Flayer prison complex):** Where abducted villagers were held and drained. - **Illithid Nautiloid (captured):** The party’s stolen key to the planes. - **Derelict wrecks in the Astral:** Fuel, loot, and things that should’ve stayed dead. - **Planar Nexus routes:** Elysium → Elemental Fire → Feywild (and onward). - **Limbo:** Slaadi, chaos gravity, and Illithid operations inside captured Githzerai sites. - **Mechanus:** Primus’ courtroom. Verdict: “Keep going.” - **Astral Desert Crossroads:** Portal hub territory… currently infested with Neogi raiders. ## 🧵 Ongoing Threads & Big Questions - **Illithid abduction network:** Who’s directing it, and what are they building/fueling with stolen magical talent? - **Limbo operations:** Why are Mind Flayer captains gathering there, and what do the seized letters point to? - **Crown of Sorrow / Shattered Crown Arc:** What exactly is it, who has it, and why does it matter enough to get Primus involved? - **Primus’ mandate:** What does “further the task” actually demand—and what happens if the party fails? - **Neogi interference:** Random raid… or connected predators circling the same prize? - **Portals + navigation:** Who controls the stable routes, and what does it cost to keep moving? --- ## 📚 Session-by-Session Summary

Session 1 — “The Beginning Chapter”

- **Setup:** Stormy lighthouse-tavern north of Waterdeep; the party meets for the first time. - **Hooks offered:** Darkened caravan investigation, escort work, and a beholder lead. - **End state:** The group commits to the caravan investigation and approaches guards behaving strangely.

Session 2 — “The Cave Beneath the Road”

- **What happened:** The caravan trail leads to Quaggoths and a hidden cave used for abductions. - **Major fight:** Mind Flayer confrontation and rescue of kidnapped civilians (including a child). - **Key discovery:** A **Wand of Translocation** and confirmation this is bigger than “bandits on the road.”

Session 3 — “Whispers of the Woods”

- **Shock:** Rassalantar is effectively emptied—people vanished into the wilds. - **Trail:** Tracks into Westwood and then deeper into Kryptgarden Forest. - **Revelation:** Signs of Mind Flayer activity… and the looming presence of an ancient green dragon known as the “Green Witch.”

Session 4 — “The Green Witch’s Warning”

- **Contact:** The party encounters the Green Witch (ancient green dragon) and gets pointed toward Mind Flayers beneath the Sword Mountains. - **Exploration:** Ancient elven ruins and strange lights in the forest. - **Turn:** The party enters the Underdark and is hit by a spider + drow ambush.

Session 5 — “The Modron’s March”

- **Continuation:** The spider/drow mess resolves into a deeper Underdark push. - **New allies:** DeSeth (drow aligned with Eilistraee) and Mono (a Modron stowaway-from-beyond-reality). - **Major threat:** A Roper fight nearly eats people whole. - **Direction gained:** Map intel toward a Mind Flayer prison + portal route.

Session 6 — “Break the Chains”

- **Infiltration:** With drow support, the party hits a duergar-built prison now operated by Illithids. - **Combat beats:** Enthralled guards, Mind Flayers (one escapes), and rampaging Quaggoths. - **Win condition:** ~25 Rassalantar villagers freed. - **Notable loot:** Illithid diary (Deep Speech), coin lock-box, and crystal psionic weapons.

Session 7 — “Engines of Limbo”

- **Escalation:** The party boards an Illithid spelljammer (Nautalis/Nautiloid) as their exit… and new problem. - **Corridor warfare:** Tight-quarters fighting against Mind Flayers and Quaggoths. - **Core reveal:** The ship is tied to Limbo, and captives are being used as fuel. - **Cliffhanger:** They reach the engine chamber where Mind Flayers are siphoning a bound wizard’s power.

Session 8 — “Ghosts in the Gears”

- **Ship ownership (the illegal kind):** The crew seizes the nautiloid and forces it to fly. - **Fuel problem:** A ring gets burned to power the helm (desperate times, desperate jewelry). - **Wreck hop:** They board the derelict Falcon and fight acidic Black Puddings/oozes in the hold. - **Weird contact:** A ghostly captain (Lackspur) appears and drops lore/exposition.

Session 9 — “Jungle Beyond the Portal”

- **Planar navigation:** Two magical signals detected—one moving, one fixed. - **Merchant encounter:** Captain Valriks Dunar sells them a Driftglobe to help power the helm. - **Portal jump:** Cavern jungle, immediate T-Rex ambush, frantic retreat. - **Finds:** A powerful magical cloak + a coin pouch; then investigation of an abandoned mirror-version of their own ship.

Session 9.2 — “Jungle Beyond the Portal” (continuation / extended notes)

- **Mirror ship twist:** The twin-ship is anchored by a mirrored disc at its helm. - **Consequence:** Removing the disc collapses/dissolves the mirror ship, leaving the party adrift in the Astral where thought guides motion.

Session 10 — “The Fey Wilds and False Doors”

- **Planar gauntlet:** Elysium (almost fatal “peace”), Elemental Fire (forced retreat), then Feywild. - **Feywild beats:** Dragon-guarded village and a wizard’s abandoned tower. - **Tower trial:** Illusions/false doors culminate in a mimic fight and discovery of a hidden staircase. - **Notable moments:** A mind-shielding trinket found; a +1 longbow burned as “fuel”; Steel Defender destroyed in the mimic mess.

Session 11 — “Engines of Limbo”

- **Tower claims:** Valen claims the tower as “next wizard.” - **Key item:** A hat that makes the wearer appear as a Mind Flayer (kept after testing). - **Basement puzzle:** Three sigil doors; the green path opens a riddle-vault (answer: “Tomorrow / the Future”), yielding coin, gems, spellbooks, and rare items. - **Water World raid:** A dead wizard in an ice block yields a **Wand of Winter** after a fight with Water Elementals that spill into the ship. - **Launch point:** The party fuels the helm and shifts toward Limbo—ending with Red Slaadi on the doorstep.

Session 12 — “Into the Chaotic Deep”

- **Limbo battle:** Red Slaads and a powerful Githzerai Enlightened clash with the party across unstable terrain/gravity. - **Turn to diplomacy:** The Githzerai reveals opposition to the Slaads and offers an alliance after testing the party. - **Infiltration plan:** Disguises (including a Dino-lookalike play) to pose as captors/“thralls” and infiltrate Mind Flayer ranks at the Shrak’talor Temple.

Session 13 — “The Bottled Storm”

- **Target:** An Illithid-occupied Githzerai monastery/temple in Limbo. - **Heist:** Illusion/disguise infiltration; two sealed letters seized from Mind Flayer leadership threads. - **Set-piece threat:** A volatile psionic storm manifests elemental guardians. - **Signature loot:** The storm is contained as a **Storm in a Bottle**. - **Outcome:** Fresh intel points toward broader Illithid operations (Underdark/Abyss direction implied).

Session 14 — “The Mandate of Primus”

- **Objective:** Find Rook (portal-route guide) at a Githyanki market outpost. - **Prison play:** Dino + Rigg bribe/bargain Rook out of jail and re-equip him. - **New threat:** A towering golden construct boards the ship and “deletes” the party via forced teleportation. - **Mechanus judgement:** Primus interrogates them over Illithid ties; they argue they’re undermining the plot tied to the Crown of Sorrow. - **Cosmic leash:** Primus binds them to an absolute directive: **“You must further the task.”**

Session 15 — “Thunder in the Void”

- **Route:** Rook leads them through a portal to an Astral desert crossroads realm with access routes into the Underdark. - **Ambush:** Neogi raiding force attacks—pirates, void hunters, and a captain in a brutal shipboard fight. - **Aftermath:** A shattered Neogi spider-ship is discovered, along with valuable astral loot. - **End state:** The party presses onward toward the Underdark… and the air turns sickly-sweet.