Storm Kings Thunder

The complete wiki for my playthrough of SKT

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Session 1 notes

The party went to night stone as they heard the thunderous footsteps of giants. Once there, they noticed some corpses laying underneath stones, but for the Most part everything was silent except for the bell.

The party split up to see if there were any survivors.

Koen and Nicole went into the temple and fought hard to stop the goblins from ringing the bell.

The rest went to the windmill where they were ambushed. Ernst set the windmill on fire, and the players got out safely.

Nicole got as loot a spell scroll cantrip (spare the dying) and a statue of the goddess Mielikki.

After barely making it out alive they weren't sure how many goblins there would be.

Ernst sneaked around and found one dead goblin in the inn with an arrow through its head.

They decided it would be better to lead out all the goblins from the village before checking for survivors. They had an epic battle from the watchtower, but didn't quite think to close the door at the bottom.

While Ernst and Nicole shot from the top, the rest was down below and were protecting the entrance. Henri and Koen both saw the light.

Koen first saw his mentor that died defending against goblins. Then thought about his mother that was still at the bakery and would never know what would've happened to him.

Henri only saw his crying family. Weeping as he walked away from home.

Lucas used the spell scroll he got from Nicole and was able to resurrect Henri, whom then closed the door.

When all hope seemed lost, an unknown archer came and killed 2 goblins. Saving the party.

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Session 2 - Snakes and elves in Nightstone

After the party have discovered every inch of the city. All the goblins appear to have been removed from the town. Covered in sweat, blood and treasures you take a deep breath.

When in the distance you hear thumping (horses) coming closer to you. Seven Zhentarim mercenaries ride over the drawbridge and call out for Kella Darkhope. Check how this worked out with the previous session.

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Campaign Rules

monty python type of memes are not allowed (except for a certain degree). Memes in general are allowed

Racism is allowed but don't be too annoying with it.

No sexual violence

Consent is key with seduction

wave the x-card if you feel uncomfortable at any point

Use progress sheets

Don't check on background information alone without the DM

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People of the North

The savage frontier, or the North, is a harsh and untamed wilderness dotted with fortified settlements and the lairs of terrible monsters. In hundreds of bloodcurdling tales of danger and hardship, the Mother is portrayed as a vast, cold, and lawless domain that defies all attempts to civilise it. Grim dwarfholds, tribes of fierce barbarians, and half-legendary elf realms might stand for a short time, but none are destined to last. An orc horde or flight of dragons could sweep them all away tomorrow, leaving nothing but mile upon unmapped mile of wilderness.

The savage frontier lies between the Sword Coast and the desert of Anauroch, extending as far north as Iceland Dale and as far south as the city of Waterdeep. The denizens of the North are accustomed to cool, mild summers and fierce bitter winters. Beacons of civilization hug the sword coast and dot the fertile river valleys, yet despite the abundant natural resources and scenic beauty, survival is a day-to-day concern for the people who live here.

The North is a land of great mineral wealth and seemingly limitless stands of timber. Here, too, can be found the wealth of history - the plunder of lost civilizations such as Illefarn and Eaerlann, the ancient kingdoms of the gold elves; Delzoun, a long-buried nation of dungeon-dwelling dwarves; and Netheril, a fallen empire of human spell casters. Throughout the Savage frontier lie the ruins and dungeons of these and other 'forgotten realms.' Cities such as Waterdeep, Mirabar, and Neverwinter would like to claim this wealth and knowledge for themselves, but enforcing such claims is next to impossible. The cities have a hard enough time protecting their farmlands and roads from brogans and monsters.

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Idea #4

Make them go to cities on the sword coast where queen Neri was found dead closely and have them hear the rumors there.

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Idea #3

Give them pieces of the ripped map so they have some sort of direction, but won't give them too much information.

This does might lead to them being curious to see what else there is.

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Session 0

At least one person should speak giant

Familiarize them with the giant lords

Finish the character sheets

Discover what their hometown is (gather some cities from chapter 3 and also have nightstone and goldenfields there)

Why are they there and how did they come together to start this adventure

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Idea #2

Try to create mini quests to lead the players to the main quest. E.g., a ring that they need to find someone for and they will explain more about the monolith / conflict.

Lead them to nightstone because someone comes from that village. And also see which villages people are from so that you can lead them to that.

Just design mini quests to lead towards the main quest. Also connect the background from the players to the main story to make a connection.

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Iymrith

Iymrith (with an i not an L) is an ancient blue dragon who can assume the form of a storm giant. In this guise, she has infiltrated Hekaton's court. While concealing her true nature and agenda from the giants, Iymrith offers counsel to princess Serissa and at the same time secretly feeds the anger and jealousy of Serissa's older siblings, with the ultimate goal of thrusting the giants into war with the small folk. The dragon also wants to wrest the Wyrmskull throne from the storm giants and add it to her trove.

The disguised dragon put Mirran and Nym in contact with representatives of Slarkrethel, a legendary kraken that haunts the Trackless sea. These small folk belong to a secret yet widespread organization called the Kraken Society. using information given to them by the evil storm giant sisters, Kraken Society operatives ambushed and killed Queen Neri. Iymrith then planted rumors in the storm giant court that the queen had been assassinated by the Lords' Alliance, a confederacy of cities and settlements populated by small folk and scattered throughout the North. The Lords' alliance represents one of the greatest threats to dragons Fearûn, so Iymrith is keen to bring about its end.

More information

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Serissa

When King Hekaton disappears, Princess Serissa finds herself thruts into power. Unable to find her father and fearing that he might be dead, Serissa can image her political influence evaporating quickly. Several giant lords previously under her father's thumb have abandoned her court and set out to impress the gods in ways that could all but destroy the civilizations of the small folk. Serissa fears warfare among the six giant races as they strive to outdo one another, perhaps in the process reigniting the ancient conflict between giants and dragons. The princess-regent knows that her older sisters envy and despise her, but it has never occurred to her that they were involved in their mother's death or their father's kidnapping. Other than lymrith and her Uncle Uthor, there are few giants Serissa feels she can trust.

Hekaton left behind a piece of regalia called the Korolnor scepter, a magic item that allows its owner to harness the powers of the Wyrmskull throne. In accordance with her father's wishes, Serissa has claimed the scepter and the throne. Even with the throne's magic at her command, she feels adrift. Serissa want s to reach out to the small folk for helping in finding her father, because she knows that despite their size, they are capable of great feats of heroism. But lymrith and Uthor have advised Serissa to steer clear of them. Uthor believes (incorrectly) that an alliance with the small folk would further anger Annam the All-Father, while lymrith wants the giants and the small folk to annihilate one another.

Serissa values the counsel of her advisors, but she has her own mind. She wants to see her faith - and her mother's faith- in the small folk vindicated, so she leaps at any opportunity to use small folk to find her father, who she believes has the power to set things right. She is hoping for a comsic sign to validate her beliefs, but time is not on her side.

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Objects

Wyrmskull Throne

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General information

Adventure Background

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Geography

Nine Hells

Savage frontier

People of the North

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NPCs

All NPCS

Main characters:

Iymrith

King Hekaton

Mirran and Nym

Serissa

The Ordning

Side characters:

Morak Ur'Gray

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Sessions

Session 0

Session 1

Session 2

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Taglist

Sessions: Prepared or drafts of sessions

NPC: All characters

Geography: Locations

Ideas: General Ideas for changing sessions and work on the flow of the story.

General: General information about the campaign

Objects: Objects that are of importance

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Wyrmskull Throne

The Wyrmskull Throne was a throne made from the skulls of four blue dragons slain by Taark Shanat around −12,000 DR to bring the Cloaker Wars to a victorious end for his dwarves. It was believed that the throne was forged by Dumathoin's hand.

The throne originally resided in Brightaxe Hall (originally the Rift of Dhalnadar), in the lair of the blue dragons. When Brightaxe Hall was abandoned during the Third Spider War around −6150 DR, the dwarves took the throne with them.

In 1360 DR, a gang of pirates briefly recovered the Wyrmskull Throne in the Bay of Skulls near Hook Isle, but then lost it again.

The Throne resurfaced around 1370 DR in possession of the aquatic elf tyrant Gantar Kraok.

After an adventuring party took it away from the Gantar Kraok they sold it to storm giant queen Neri for a considerable fortune. She magically enlarged it and gave it as gift to her husband king Hekaton.