Library Xyntillan Session 3 (July 7 2026)

The Party

• Norg Leadbelly Level 1 Gnome Thief
• Whim Level 1 Human Fighter
• Carl Level 1 Human Cleric
• Spud Level 1 Fighter
• Phosphorus Level 1 Paladin
  • and his henchman
• Torchbearer (Noz)

Player Roles in use:

Chronicler: 100 XP (record in-game events) 200 xp if they’re good enough to replace my own session notes. https://derivativeandduplicative.netlify.app/third-expedition-expeditions-to-the-ancient-castle-malabeaux/

Player Roles not in use:

Cartographer: 100 XP (mapping) Caller: 100 XP (calling the party’s intentions when there are many players) Paymaster: 100 XP (keeping track of and divvying up loot)

Party Deaths Thus Far in the Campaign

None

Treasure

“Normal” items are usually sold for half value but are worth full xp.

• 100 Spears (1 gp each, sellable for half value)
• Love potion (300gp) “The imbiber of this potion may become charmed by the next person or creature they see. The charm aspect of this potion lasts for 4+1d4 turns, but only dispel magic will make the drinker cease to be enthralled”
• Captured a glittercloud.
• 21 gp of ladies’ fancy things.

The party sells the spears and fancy things and earns 71gp. 71gp/5=15gp each.

Experience

30 xp from 7 lavender ladies defeated 21xp from fancy lady things 100 xp from spears 151 XP/5 = 31xp per player 300 xp from love potion if sold. 30 xp if kept.

200 bonus XP for Chronicler Norg Leadbelly. (A Chronicler gets 100xp taking notes and 200xp if they’re good enough to replace my own session notes.)

Report

Town

Rumors:

• “A wise old gargoyle has a legend to tell for those who will listen.” 
• “You can get into the castle through a cave mouth through the lake, for those who don’t want a front entrance.”
• “There is an apothecary who will accept an apprentice in exchange for a fantastic monster, captured alive.”

The Castle Garden

Norg attempted to befriend ravens with jerky.

The burned rose garden is growing back.

In the Castle

Spud took the giant kitchen knife from the nursery.

The party killed the giant talking head and its zombies.

The party killed the swarm of hands and captured the glittercloud. They separated the glittercloud from the potion of love and kept both.

Exploring further, the party found a man named Blerot chained and chopping wood. The paladin quickly detected that the man was evil.

Thirteen undead ladies wandered across the party partially in the hall and partially with Blerot. The Paladin slammed the door when he heard they wanted the party to not interfere with their prisoner. He killed him after a little pleading from the man made it clear that he was a serial killer. He claimed to know of an enchanted tree and offered to chop it up instead of women. They took a locket from his neck. The rest of the party turned some of the ladies and killed the remaining 7, managing to take the first of them by surprise from behind.

The party gave the glittercloud to the Tours-en-Savoy alchemist in exchange for the promise of a spell to a magic user when one joins the party.

Notes to self for next time

Announce “turn passed.” Take better notes.

Developments during downtime

Tours-en-Savoy has even more arms.