Dungeons and Dragons 5E: Ptolus – The Night of Dissolution – Episode 6

·1 hr 52 min·5 clips

The party wakes a captured cultist in a room full of his dead comrades to extract information.

["The episode begins with the party having raided a cultist gathering, leaving one cultist alive for interrogation.", "They wake the cultist, Dr. Scaris, in the room with dead bodies to intimidate him into talking.", "The cultist reveals they are the Brotherhood of Venom, a chaos cult that uses poison to eliminate problems in the city.", "He provides little new information, so the party debates what to do with him, considering handing him over to the city guard, Delvers guild, or House Vlada.", "Notes from the raid mention a secret project involving the Ebon Hand cult kidnapping young people for transformation.", "The party decides to pursue leads on the Ebon Hand cult, described as worshippers of physical deformities and mutation.", "They visit a tavern to ask about unethical enhancements, leading to a comedic scene where a character drinks a suspicious concoction.", "The blacksmith then arrives, revealing his apprentice Ilmatar has been kidnapped from his room.", "The party investigates and learns a bard named Lavis used locate object to find Ilmatar's jacket in a storehouse behind a philosophy school.", "They head to the abandoned storehouse, navigating through dilapidated rooms and disarming a biotech acid trap.", "Inside, they encounter a chaos-tech enhanced mutant with serrated blade limbs controlled by wires, leading to a combat encounter.", "After defeating the mutant, they find a dwarf with a steam axe in a makeshift bedroom and engage in another fight.", "They then proceed to a lab where they find Ilmatar strapped to an operating table with an incision down his chest.", "The surgeon Mandor, a tech-priest-like figure, and his guardian with a hook hand are present, triggering a boss fight.", "The party attacks the surgeon and guardian, with the surgeon casting lightning bolt and the guardian retaliating.", "Combat involves strategic use of spells like heat metal, protection from evil and good, and healing abilities.", "The episode ends mid-combat, with the party focused on rescuing Ilmatar and defeating the surgeon.", "Throughout, the players engage in humorous banter, referencing pop culture like Warhammer 40k and memes.", "The session is part of an ongoing campaign in the Ptolus setting, with recurring characters and factions.", "The GM provides descriptive details of environments and enemies, enhancing the immersive roleplaying experience."]

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A cultist cleanup turns into banter-heavy combat and interrogation in a room full of dead bodies.

RPPR Actual Play stays with Russ Bain and the table in the aftermath of a cultist raid in a D&D 5th Edition Totalist Campaign session: most cultists are dead, one is still alive, and a waitress remains tied up in a gift bag.

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