Beholder Group D&D Blog

Wed 21st June 2023 In-game timeline: UNKNOWN (3rd day in the Shadowfell) Our "Heroes" spend some time discussing their next steps, knowing that whatever may be in the lower level(s) will now be alerted to their presence. Solveig is very concerned about making good use of his summoned black bears and would prefer to press on quickly. They scout round the rest of the caverns on this level - Faith finds another cave but with no other obvious exits. Despite the time pressures, Alwaith and Faith look at the books that are in the rough-and-ready bookcases around this area, finding a number of hand-written journals that seem to describe personal events and lives. One especially piques their interest, as it seems blank at first, but as they stare at it writing appears in their most familiar language (dwarvish to Faith and elvish to Alwaith). They have no time to study it, but Faith tucks it away for later perusal. A statue to Vecna is found in the next room, standing above an altar w

Wed 31st May 2023 In-game timeline: UNKNOWN (2nd day in the Shadowfell) Our "Heroes" are trying to hide from a group of undead guards, behind a small pile of boulders in an otherwise empty cavern. Unsurprisingly, their hiding place did not last long. However, they did manage to gain surprise on the creatures. The battle lasted longer than they usually do for this party. Using some area control in the form of Sickening Radiance, Silence and Entangle, they manage to prevent themselves from being overwhelmed, and Faith's healing abilities proved useful enough to give them a little breathing space. They came a little unstuck when, after managing to get away from the initial attacks, our "Heroes" decided to return to finish the job. However, as soon as Sanada opened the door to the next cavern, she was set upon by a number of small dog-like creatures that Alwaith had come across before, known as Wretched. They proved her undoing, as , alone, she was unable to fight t