Session 29: Adventures of the Burnt Hand, Part 1


 * Members of the Burnt Hand:
 * Dan = Merlin: LG but hates weapons
 * Walid = Agostina, human paladin (pegasus = Augustus)
 * Carlos = Rigel Thrumm, hobgoblin bard
 * Georgiy = White Spider, halfling rogue/sorc
 * Benny = elf rogue/combat trapsmith
 * James = Vesun, Vesun
 * Vesun gets a message asking for help from Zaz bc Noelle is freaking out about her brother Ben missing
 * He heads to the Cracked Mirror, she brings him to the back where the Burnt Hand are around a table.
 * Last place brother seen = casino (Fortune's Favor). Proprieter = "Chance" - Doppelganger, pays attention to high rollers.
 * Benny has been there before - over the top flashy place.
 * Ben was borrowing money from Boromar.
 * Some of us hide daggers, some leave weapons at home.
 * We go to the casino, where an imp is screeching advertisements outside. Agostina, Rigel, White Spider (face) and Merlin go in to the front desk and are sent in.
 * Brother Xonak goes in after.
 * White Spider tries to seduce and rob a drunk human. She snatches his coinpurse (drugs in it?).
 * Brother Xonak and Vesun lose some money. Rigel gets some attention as a musician. Benny smokes outside.
 * They realize they need to bet more to get attention.
 * There's a guy drinking alone with a tight hood a covered face who White Spider bothers. He's pretending to be drinking.
 * Merlin notices he may have hidden horns and a tail. He goes into the bathroom area.
 * Upstairs, Vesun wins big, Xonak keeps losing.
 * Agostina sees dealer talking to front desk, goes back upstairs.
 * Dealer says boss wants to talk to them and "make a bet" - bartender tells Agostina people can't go back on these bets.
 * Behind the desk is something that looks like a stereotypical devil. (He has a detached hand on his desk…) It's Chance.
 * The party gives extremely fake names. Vesun finally mentions we're looking for Ben.
 * He mentions having seen him with some halflings… sounds like Boromar. But won't confirm who they are. Xonak suggests trade is that he'll live if we get info--"his life for mine".
 * Confirms 2 Boromars taking him out of the city to Aedyran Baths.
 * Asks to tell Boromars to stay the fuck away from Casino, it’s his domain.
 * They all go back. Baths are in nature preserve north of Sharn, ancient. We make our way there.
 * Xonak hears 3-4 voices; White Spider sneaks up. 5 people - 3 humans 2 half-orcs.
 * We decide to go around them even though WS thinks she hears one say "halek".
 * We find the baths in the evening. On ziggurat, huge tiger, older human monk with staff (master), a few other guys.
 * Agostina tries to ask for directions, we are at the baths but he refuses to confirm if "our friend" is there. Gets hostile once Rigel starts playing. Benny sets a flashbang.
 * WS sneaks around, applies True Strike & poison. Master tries to attack Agostina with electric double sword. Tiger tries to attack her and fails. Acolytes circle around - Rigel gets punched in the jaw hard. One tries to attack Benny and triggers the flashbang, blinding and deafening 2 acolytes. Rigel moves away and starts singing, giving the party a bonus.
 * Agostina fights up front. Xonak fucks up an acolyte and Benny destroys one of the blinded acolytes. Vesun engages the other and doesn't hit. Merlin attacks the master's weapon and just fucking cuts it in half. The tiger mauls Agostina, master starts punching poorly. Agostina attacks the tiger, Xonak attacks master.
 * Benny rips up the other blinded guy, Vesun misses. Merlin cuts the master's left arm off. WS starts going down the temple stairs. The formerly-stunned guy runs away, the tiger swipes Agostina, who hits back and crits with her longsword. Xonak nunchucks the master and he crumples, and Benny downs the other blinded guy. The tiger fucks up Merlin. Rigel puts the tiger to sleep and combat ends!