Sorry my babysitter is running late - so pls make yourselfs comfy and get to know knoe each other - guess no more than 40’ in total
As for your PCs
You know each other - at least to some degree
Feel free to come up up with why and how
Warning TPK possible but unlikely (i hope)
Your are all teavelling to a nice big city after your last adventure/mischief/misfortune somewhere on the journey you loose your way and try to find shelter from the ever grimmer storms
You find a small house in some distance while strange mist creeps closer and closer.
Frank (@Kenta), a goblin wizard, brave holder of the lantern, encountered an ancient horror, and got dissolved. Thankfully his lantern could be saved. His drive and expertise to interact with Elder Evils will not be forgotten.
Blob Fullmoon (@Kenta), a warlock, heard his patrons call from the deep, but it was a cursed magic item that should bring his doom. His sense of fairness in splitting loot will be treasured forever.
Scotty (@Kenta), a brave kobold commoner and holder of the torch, was life-drained by shadowry fiendlish hexlings, who turned this poor soul into another one of their own after his demise. It was not his fault that the hexlings were summoned.
Frankenroy (@Shocker), a steadfast human fighter who knew that the best surgery tool is a greatsword. After saving the frail party wizard, who had summon a bunch of fiendish shadowry hexlings, he got life-drained by those foul creatures, who turned this poor soul into yet another of their own.
Trondel (@ThatGuyTed), a dashing human thief, successfully ran away, the unconscius party wizard on his back.
you gain:
the silvery magic +1 dagger, which also deals d100 damage to anyone who takes it from a living person
also +d4 Hit Points from levening up to level 2 (forgot that yesterday)
you keep your mutations (extra eye, extra finger, and the DEX increase)
your new Title is “Cutthroat”
After a worthy night of drinking and festivity you wake up in the gutter … and its seems that, while being unconscious, some cutpurse has relieved you of some of your treasure.
Trom the Ugly (@BufoBufo), the orc wizard, was carried back to the surface while being unconscious, after he had summoned a bunch of fiendish shadowry hexlings, who had devoured two of his fellow party members.
you also gain:
the magic ruby grants: immunity to fire, +2 STR, +2 CHA, and the enmity of the archfiend Tzakoru.
also +d4 Hit Points from levening up to level 2 (forgot that yesterday)
you regain your lost CON
you keep your +1 CHA from the diablolic ritual, that summoned the hexlings
your new Title is “Seer”
After a full day and night of revelry, gambling, and recounting your exploits, you beat a fellow adventurer by trickery … if you had gained a new ally or a new enemy remains to be seen.
If you play at my table Shadowdark again, and there is a Class or Ancestry that is behind a “you have to die at least once” wall, you can start the game with this Class/Ancestry.
If you play at my table Shadowdark again, and there is a Class or Ancestry that is behind a “you have to die multiple times” wall, you can start the game with this Class/Ancestry.
as thanks from the very confused all man you encountered as many digging tools as you want.
Additionally (please correct me if I got a player wrong here)
@polina found a magic ring * “coiling grasp tattoo” reskinned as ring (uncommon, attunement ) [TCE]
You are also cursed with sunlight hypersensitivity.“Temple Service”
10 Downtime Days as well as spending 90GP to remove curse
@Tequila_Sunset found the crystal on the way out as the wall returned into its original position: the greenish white stone can be crafted into a ring either for 100GP to pay someone or 5 downtime days if you have access to a jewelers toolkit.
Ring of Lightning Resistance, Ring, rare requires attunement
You have resistance to lightning damage while wearing this ring
@snnTV found * +2 Light Crossbow (rare ) [DMG] - you got an upgrade
You are also cursed with sunlight hypersensitivity.“Temple Service”
10 Downtime Days as well as spending 90GP to remove curse
TPK possible but unlikely (i hope)
“I have tasted Death”
“Arch-Fiend/Nemisis”
“Mugdulblub’s Blessing”