Unlocked Homebrew Story Awards:
“One Armed Devil Victim”
unlocked by Arken (@Martin)
You learned how to loose your gold in the Casino fast.
The “Afterlife Gambling” Homebrew Downtime activity costs only 1 Downtime Day for you. (instead of 2 Downtime Days)
“Paleoichthyology”
unlocked by Ghundralt (@Jackfruitchilli)
You researched the ancient prehistoric fish Ikariam saw in his vision.
You learned about the physiology and the culture of the Aboleth.
“I (Still) Have Trained for Exactly This”
unlocked by Bok (@DutchyGio), Ghundralt (@Jackfruitchilli) & Willem (@MarkusW)
Since you have not used your “I Have Trained for Exactly This” award, you can keep it and use it in a future adventure in Skullport.
“The Best Cathedral”
unlocked by Ildun (@Atoh-nym) & Arduria (@Arthilas)
While within Skullport, you can find the Cathedral of Cyric, by searching for the secret entrance and failing an DC 15 Intelligence saving throw.
“Curse Deflection”
unlocked by Sirius (@BufoBufo)
Thanks to your generous offerings to Beshaba, your cries to be protected from the vengeance from other deities have been heard … but Lady Doom shields her flock in her own style.
Should Sirius be forced to make a saving throw against a curse, you can spend this Award before rolling to use his reaction to deflect the curse to a different creature. The new target will be chosen at random.
note: what will happen, when you use this Award, while there are no other creatures within 60 feet, remains to be seen …
“Fluent in Binary”
unlocked by Canderous (@DutchyGio’s +1)
You can speak, read, and write Modron.
“Hell of a Bargain”
unlocked by Arduria (@Arthilas)
At the beginning of the next game you play this character at one of my tables, he has to spend 5 Downtime Days to duel the demon lord “Demogorgon” at the beginning of the game session.
Instead of fighting as well as spending the Downtime Days, your character can sign a working contract with the archdevil “Mammon”.
“The Weight of True Names”
unlocked by Dr. Goosejet (@PatrickD) & Sirius (@BufoBufo)
The knowledge of True Names weights heavy on your soul:
- Sirius (@BufoBufo) suffers a -1 penalty to all Death saves.
- Dr. Goosejet (@PatrickD) suffers a -2 penalty to all Death saves.
- The bonus Dr. Goosejet (@PatrickD) gains from Arduria (@Arthilas) Aura of Protection feature is doubled.
- Every time, when Arduria (@Arthilas) regains one or more Sorcery Points, your plasmoid regains a Bardic Inspiration die if within 60 feet.
- The “Rag Mage” cannot use its Legendary Resistance against Dr. Goosejet’s (@PatrickD) spells.
- The “Rag Mage” cannot reduce the damage from Dr. Goosejet’s (@PatrickD) arrows of undead slaying.
“A Potion of Liquid Pain”
unlocked by Willem (@MarkusW)
This magic potion inflicts one level of exhaustion, but protects the drinker like a death ward spell for 8h. As a side effect, the subjects suffers from disadvantage on saving throws resisting demonic possession for the same duration.
Consumers resist all three effects with a successful DC 15 Constituition save, that they can choose to fail.
note: this award is considered a consumeable magic item at my tables
“Thrall to Demon: Demogorgon”
unlocked by Yarrow (@cat4laugh)
Should you ever die, your soul goes straight to The Gaping Maw, the 88th layer of the Abyss, where you will be reborn as a Maw Demon (NPC).
You can only be revived through a careful worded wish spell.
“Two Beautiful Minds”
unlocked by Yarrow (@cat4laugh)
You can get the benefit of an Action Surge (as the Fighter feature). This however will deal d8 ability damage to you (50% chance Intelligence, 50% chance Charisma). Should this reduce one of your ability scores to 0, you will die.
You heal the ability damage suffered from this award after a long rest.
note: You only can use one Action Surge per round.
“Fleshcraft Antenna”
unlocked by Bok (@DutchyGio)
Your eyes had been replaced by antennae that sprout from your eye sockets.
You have blindsight to a range of 30 feet.
Penalty: You are blind beyond this radius.
“You (Still) Really Had Me Going There”
unlocked by Liandrin (@Stracci)
You spend this Award to start a backflash scene how you secretly have tried to struck a deal with an antagonist 10 days earlier.
“Steps of the Drowned Fey”
unlocked by Veldrin (@Valzon)
You can use this award to cast the misty step spell. Once you did so, you regain the use of this award, after you finished a long rest, or until you drop the hit points of a creature, that leaves a corpse, to 0, whatever comes first.
You vowed to bring more corpses to Dead Mans Corner, Olive Stillwater’s shop in Skullport.
“Smells Fishy”
unlocked by Veldrin (@Valzon)
You failed the hag Olive Stillwater once … and it shows.
Your hair has been turned into wet seaweed, you skin got an olive hue, and you have a fishy smell.
You have the feeling that failing her again, will be your doom.
“You Did This!”
unlocked for everyone
Your actions over these 12 adventures have change the Underdark city of Skullport quite a bit. Should I ever run V.A.L.U.E. games in Skullport in the future, no matter which players would join, I will incorporate the changes you made to the setting into such games … for better or worse.
please keep in mind, that these Homebrew Story Awards only work at my table