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Session 03 – Nimble Shadows and Sewer Serpents

📍 Location: Waterdeep – Temple of Gond, City Sewers, and Trollskull Tavern

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Party Status:

🎭 Character Player ⚔️ Class/Level 🧬 Race 📌 Notes
Eyeless Shadowstep Justin / Slitzer Paladin (Lvl 3) Aasimar Smote the serpent; downed by cold and poison; revived Slim Jim
Captain John Mercer Kenneth / Artemis Rogue (Lvl 3) Human Crit death save + 39-dmg Sneak Attack; ends with 1 HP
Dren MichaelKong / Mike Eldritch Knight Fighter (Lvl 3) Dwarf Ended with 3 HP after mauling foes and casting healing
Slim Jim (Tiberius Aun Argent) Baconbuff / Rob Rogue 2 / Artificer 1 Human Revived Eyeless; later downed and revived himself
Silas “Silver Tongue” Rushtyn Sicareus / James Sorcerer (Lvl 3) Yuan-ti Cast 2 Fireballs (from Necklace); used psychic and fear spells; only got his boots dirty while the rest were nearly killed

🛠 Temple of Gond Investigation

  • Explored the site of the fireball explosion tied to Delacar and a Necklace of Fireballs.

  • Met Nim, a lonely automaton who created a runaway Nimblewright—likely the “puppet” seen fleeing the scene.

  • Violita offered:

    • 💰 500 gold for the Nimblewright’s destruction

    • 🧰 A barking box or stilts as a reward

  • Nim pleaded for mercy: return it and receive a unique invention.

  • Received a Nimblewright Detector (clicks and spins within 500 ft, max speed at 30 ft)

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🐍 Sewer Battle – The Yuan-ti Cult

  • No Nimblewright detected in the sewers.

  • Discovered a yuan-ti ritual with:

    • A drowning victim

    • Red and green malisons, and a purple abomination

  • The cult attacked, declaring: “Witnesses must be slain!”

🎯 Combat Highlights:

  • Eyeless: Used Divine Smite & Guiding Bolt, downed by cold/poison, revived Slim Jim

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  • Slim Jim: Healed Eyeless, downed, revived

  • Captain John: Landed a critical Sneak Attack (39 damage); rolled nat 20 death save; finished red yuan-ti

  • Dren: Frontlined, maul attacks, survived with 3 HP

  • Silas:

    • Unleashed two Fireballs (from Necklace)

    • Deployed Fear and psychic spells

    • Remained untouched—but his boots got filthy crossing the sewer

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🧪 Loot & Rewards

🧾 Magical Scrolls Effect
Flaming Sphere Area control
Animate Dead Raise undead (ethical dilemma)
Fireball Devastating AoE
Fear Control and frighten enemies

  • Scrolls not yet assigned; likely for Dren or Slim Jim

  • 🛡 +1 Renown with Grey Hand for stopping the ritual

🩹 Aftermath

  • The party staggered home to Trollskull Manor:

    • Captain John: 1 HP

    • Dren: 3 HP

    • Eyeless & Slim Jim: severely drained

    • Silas: ✨ pristine robes, muddy boots

  • Nimblewright’s fate remains unresolved

  • Yuan-ti ritual's purpose (possibly necromantic) still a mystery

  • Ethical debate brewing over whether to destroy or return the Nimblewright

  • Scrolls like Animate Dead and Fear challenge the party’s moral compass

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