Beholder Group D&D Blog

  Wed 31st Jan 2024 In-game timeline: UNKNOWN (10th day in the Shadowfell) Our "Heroes" attempt at stealth only gets them so far. Sanada's hunting around the cells for something interesting triggers the inevitable - she makes some noise and attracts attention from the creatures in the lower room. Luckily Solveig hears them coming, and Sanada is aware that she made a bit of a din. Sanada shadow-steps back to the others and tries her best to hide behind a statue. The others all do their best to hide too, rather than try to confront the alerted guards. This seems like a good plan and they manage to avoid the scout who checks out the noise that Sanada made, finds nothing, and returns. With that immediate danger over, Solveig checks out the large, circular room nearby. It is empty other than some statues around the edge and some pillars surrounding a central hole. Solveig carefully edges around the wall before realising that the floor is VERY slippery and only his quick reacti

Wed 6th Dec 2023 & Wed 3rd Jan 2024 In-game timeline: UNKNOWN (9th day in the Shadowfell) Our "Heroes" regather their composure after the attack from invisible Skulk creatures and set off into the Sorrow Plains. They take turns in leading the group, each leader focussing on a particular skill they are good at to take charge for a few hours of travel. Alwaith takes charge for the first session of travel, and uses his survival skills and his knowledge of the Shadowfell in general to find his way through the plains without getting lost, or wandering into particularly dangerous areas. He manages to spend the next three hours guiding the party in what he hopes to be the correct direction, and ensures they avoid a group of large, black, flying creatures in the distance. After the first three hours, Alwaith is tired from his efforts of leading the group across the difficult terrain, and Solveig takes over the leading of the group, using his perception to survey the land and spot