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
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Explored the site of the fireball explosion tied to Delacar and a Necklace of Fireballs.
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Met Nim, a lonely automaton who created a runaway Nimblewright—likely the “puppet” seen fleeing the scene.
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Violita offered:
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💰 500 gold for the Nimblewright’s destruction
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🧰 A barking box or stilts as a reward
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Nim pleaded for mercy: return it and receive a unique invention.
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Received a Nimblewright Detector (clicks and spins within 500 ft, max speed at 30 ft)
🐍 Sewer Battle – The Yuan-ti Cult
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No Nimblewright detected in the sewers.
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Discovered a yuan-ti ritual with:
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A drowning victim
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Red and green malisons, and a purple abomination
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The cult attacked, declaring: “Witnesses must be slain!”
🎯 Combat Highlights:
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Eyeless: Used Divine Smite & Guiding Bolt, downed by cold/poison, revived Slim Jim
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Slim Jim: Healed Eyeless, downed, revived
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Captain John: Landed a critical Sneak Attack (39 damage); rolled nat 20 death save; finished red yuan-ti
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Dren: Frontlined, maul attacks, survived with 3 HP
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Silas:
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Unleashed two Fireballs (from Necklace)
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Deployed Fear and psychic spells
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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 |
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Scrolls not yet assigned; likely for Dren or Slim Jim
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🛡 +1 Renown with Grey Hand for stopping the ritual
🩹 Aftermath
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The party staggered home to Trollskull Manor:
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Captain John: 1 HP
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Dren: 3 HP
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Eyeless & Slim Jim: severely drained
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Silas: ✨ pristine robes, muddy boots
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Nimblewright’s fate remains unresolved
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Yuan-ti ritual's purpose (possibly necromantic) still a mystery
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Ethical debate brewing over whether to destroy or return the Nimblewright
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Scrolls like Animate Dead and Fear challenge the party’s moral compass


