Return to The Uncalled Four D&D Sessions
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00:00 to 05:00
The meeting discussed several points related to a role-playing game session. The main topic was recapping the previous game session, where the group of players encountered and fought Strahd in his throne room. Strahd summoned wards, which the group managed to defeat significantly, although he himself escaped by turning into mist. During the fight, Strahd took and examined the characters' weapons but didn't find what he was looking for. He also charmed one of the characters (Gnome) and made them loyal to him, while the imp (another character) remained confused about Strahd's allegiance. The group is now in a room with double doors to the north, a door to the east, and stairs down at the north end. They are deciding on their next move. Additionally, the speaker mentioned they would be deleting an audio file after transcribing it.
05:01 to 10:00
The meeting discussed the group's plan for exploring further in their game session. They decided to investigate a door located on the right side of the current room and planned to have Clarity, an assassin character, listen first using her skills. If she fails, Gnome would attempt to listen. The group did not hear anything during the listening check, indicating a failure, but they remained unsure if it was a success or a failure due to the nature of the hear noises skill. Lyle's character, who was under Strahd's charm, was also mentioned in relation to the group's previous encounter with Strahd. The group had some technical difficulties during the session, including issues with rolling dice and accessing character information.
10:01 to 15:00
The meeting discussed a role-playing game session where the group entered a room with a human sitting at a table reading. They decided to have Lana, who has the highest charisma, approach and talk to the human. The group also had a conversation about their personal situations, including moving houses and dealing with allergies. During the discussion, they mentioned that Clarity has a ring of charisma which boosts her charisma from 3 to 19. They also briefly talked about rolling a charisma check by double-clicking on the character's person to bring up their character sheet.
15:01 to 20:00
The meeting discussed how to roll a charisma check in their role-playing game session by double-clicking on the CHA (Charisma) in the abilities section of their character sheet. They also went over the steps to apply the charm ability, including clicking on the letter CHA and then applying it. During the discussion, they discovered that the man they were speaking with had shackles chained to his desk while working for Strahd.
20:01 to 25:00
The meeting discussed a role-playing game session where the group entered a room with a man who was keeping Strahd's books. The man expressed frustration about Strahd's spending habits and stated that he had been spending money frivolously, especially on giving it to people asking for information. The group offered to help balance his books and suggested bringing in an accountant character named Mark the Lesser to speak with him. The man responded by saying he would like Clarity to tell him that they have someone who could help with accounting.
25:01 to 30:00
The meeting discussed a role-playing game session where the group was given a quest to retrieve the holy symbol of Ravenkind from a secret location in the castle. The man who gave them the quest, Leif Lipsige, asked for them to bring it back to him so he could assess its value. He provided specific instructions on how to find it: by going up one level in the castle, finding a large fireplace with a secret door behind or in the back of it, traveling east and looking for secret doors until they reach the east wall of the castle, then finding a secret door in the north wall where they would find the holy symbol. Leif asked them not to tell anyone about their quest and warned them that if they did not return it by the time he needed to sleep that evening, he would inform Strahd that they had found his treasure and absconded with it.
30:01 to 35:00
The meeting discussed a role-playing game session where the group was given instructions on how to find stairs to get up one level in a castle. The man they were speaking with, Leif Lipsige, warned them that there was a trap in one of the routes but recommended going back into the throne room they just came from and looking for a secret door in the north wall behind hanging skeletons to find the stairs. They were advised to move their characters through the doors and up the stairs to continue their quest. The group was then moved by the moderator and faced some difficulties moving their characters through the doors, but eventually made it through to continue their search for the holy symbol of Ravenkind.
35:01 to 40:00
The meeting discussed the progress of a role-playing game session where the group found a secret door and went through it to reach a hallway with stairs. They were under time constraints to return a holy symbol to the man who gave them the quest before he goes to sleep, but the exact time for his bedtime was unclear due to the storm outside. A single lithe figure of a woman moved about the room they entered and dusted the furniture. The moderator rolled dice to determine if anything happens, but nothing did at that moment.
40:01 to 45:00
The meeting discussed a role-playing game session where the characters moved up stairs to enter a hallway. They were under time constraints to return a holy symbol to the man who gave them the quest before he goes to sleep, but it was unclear when his bedtime would be due to a storm outside. The group encountered statues that were moaning in the hallway. The moderator rolled dice to determine what happens next.
45:01 to 50:00
The meeting discussed a role-playing game session where the characters encountered statues that were moaning in a hallway. One of the characters approached a statue and it spoke, saying "It means that we're stuck here and we'll never escape." The statue also said that mortals can escape while it is immortal and stuck in its rock form. The group asked if the statues had anything to help them in their quest but they did not. One of the characters opened a door without listening at it first.
50:01 to 55:00
The meeting discussed a role-playing game session where the characters were on the second floor landing of a tall tower and could see a mosaic floor, a vast empty tower, and a spiral staircase that went up into darkness. There was a faint reddish glow in the tower but no fireplaces could be seen. The group discussed whether to go east or find a fireplace first before going east. One of the characters jumped off the edge of the landing but was moved back to safety. The group decided to search around the room for a fireplace.
55:01 to 1:00:00
The meeting discussed a role-playing game session where the characters were outside on the walls of Ravenloft getting poured on with rain and lightning. One character jumped off the edge but was moved back to safety by the moderator. The group decided to find a place for a secret door or go down a hallway to find another door. One of the characters, Steve, kept jumping off the edge of the walls. The group discussed the character being charmed by Strahd in the last combat and how to remove the vampire's charm effect. The fireplace was owned by one of the characters and the group entered a room with a blazing hearth fire filling it with red and amber light.
1:00:01 to 1:05:00
The meeting discussed a room in the Ravenloft game session where characters entered a room with ancient books and tomes, a luxurious rug, a large low table, two Devons, a huge painting of Irena over the mantelpiece, a blazing fireplace, and polished furniture. The painting was an exact likeness of Irena, but she had no knowledge of it as she was not the Burgomaster's real daughter. The group discussed how this may point towards Strahd having an interest in them due to their family line. There was no label or placard for the painting.
The meeting discussed a game session where one character was poisoned and another was under Strahd's charm. They were in a room with a beautiful stairwell, a fireplace that burned characters, and a hidden door or something behind it. The group tried to put out the fire using different methods such as water and holy water, but it was too big for the small vial of holy water to be effective. There was no pot or anything in the hallway that could be used to pull wood from the fire. The characters did not have any way to determine if the fire was unholy.
1:10:01 to 1:15:00
The meeting discussed a fire in a room with a 30x30 carpet and a fire pump. They brainstormed ways to put out the fire, such as pulling logs from it or getting the carpet wet and smothering the fire with it. One member mentioned having a Ward of Elementals spell, but was unsure if it was protection or conjuration of water. Another member had a bowl of commanding elementals that they were unsure if it contained water elementals. They also discussed the possibility of using an unseen servant to check what was outside the room, but noted that it wouldn't help them on the other side. The discussion ended with the group trying to determine who the spell casters were in their party and which spells they had available to help put out the fire.
1:15:01 to 1:20:00
The meeting discussed a spell called Conjure Elemental, specifically for water elementals. It was mentioned that the spell takes one round to summon and requires the caster to concentrate on controlling the elemental or it will attack them. The elemental has a 1 in 20 chance each round of breaking free and attacking the caster after the first round. The spell does not have a time limit, but the caster must continuously concentrate on the elemental or it will attack them. It was also mentioned that the summoned water elemental can be dispelled, but it was unclear how to do so.
1:20:01 to 1:25:00
The meeting discussed a plan to use a Conjure Elemental spell to put out a fire. The elemental summoned will come from a bowl of water and will smother the fire upon being directed to do so. The duration of the spell is three levels, or 30 minutes, as long as the caster continues to concentrate on it. The elemental disappears after performing its task and leaves behind wet, but not burning logs. It was also mentioned that the elemental can be directed verbally and that the caster will still feel a connection towards it while concentrating on it.
1:25:01 to 1:30:00
The meeting discussed entering a secret room behind a fireplace, which was revealed when someone lifted a poker. Inside the room, gold, silver, and copper coins were scattered around a closed chest, and two torch sconces were attached to the east wall. One torch had an intricate metal base, while the other was empty. A skeleton of a man in broken plate armor was also present, with his right hand on his throat and his left hand holding the empty torch. The group decided to enter the room and check out the skeleton. The description of the room was reread for those who may have missed it earlier.
1:30:01 to 1:35:00
The meeting discussed entering a room lined with spider webs and a single cleared path down the center. No giant spiders were seen, but the group was cautious as they made their way through the room. Lyle opened a door without finding any traps, but upon doing so, everyone in the group had to make a saving throw versus poison and received a negative four on the roll. It is unclear what triggered the poison or if anyone was actually affected.
1:35:01 to 1:40:00
The meeting discussed a poison gas that affected everyone in the group during a saving throw versus poison. Meredith and Cinder were the only two who did not fall asleep due to the poison. The group had four hours before the effects wore off and they could wake up, and they had to decide what to do during that time. It was discovered that Steve did not roll the saving throw because he had made it private, which caused some confusion.
1:40:01 to 1:45:00
The meeting discussed closing doors to protect the group from monsters during a four-hour period while they were asleep due to poison gas. Gareth, Clarity, and Cinder were awake, and Gareth wanted to go check a chest that was trapped with sleeping gas. It was decided that Gareth would go into the room containing the chest while another group member would close the doors to keep out monsters. The group also discussed moving the chest in front of the door as an alternative method of protection. There was some confusion about where everyone was located and who was asleep, but it was ultimately determined that Gareth was outside the room with Ismark.
1:45:01 to 1:50:00
The meeting discussed a group of three Vistani approaching Gareth, who was standing in front of the fireplace. They asked him about his business in the castle and whether he had explored beyond the current room. Gareth responded that he could neither confirm nor deny anything past him, and the Vistani asked if he had gone through the double doors to the west, south, or northwest. The group also discussed a charisma check for Gareth during this interaction.
1:50:01 to 1:55:00
The meeting discussed the Vistani leaving after confirming that there were stairs going down to the northwest and warning the group not to follow them. It was also mentioned that nobody else appeared during the remainder of the half-hour sessions, and the group was awake again. Gnome opened a door in another room, revealing cobwebs, deep pools of darkness, and a single path leading to the center of the room where a rope dangled from high above. The group also discussed looking for secret doors on the right.
1:55:01 to 2:00:00
The meeting discussed climbing a rope in the center of a room and whether Gnome needed more weight to climb it. They also talked about Gnome's weight with his gear, with him weighing approximately 110-112 pounds depending on if he was carrying his pack or not. They also discussed rolling dice to determine if there were any secret doors in the room.
2:00:01 to 2:03:16
The meeting discussed Gnome climbing a rope in a bell tower and encountering spiders. They decided to continue the combat scenario during the next session due to time constraints and household responsibilities.
