Friday started like any other Friday, you go to camp, catch up with friends, tell tall tales, wake up covered in vines (Craig!!!!), and check around to see who has been murdered in their sleep this time. Then a little therapeutic shopping, before the adventure continues.
Having dealt with Gortash, we checked to make sure we were carrying everything we needed for the big finale - arrows (check), sharpened swords (check), healing potions (check), scrolls (check), 2 netherstones (oops - has anyone seen what we did with the first netherstone we found?), Orphic hammer (check), camp supplies (250 days worth - check).
So its off to find Orin for the duel she challenged us to, first get the Bhaalspawn tick of approval from their council in the sewers. Why is it always the sewers, there is enough shit to deal with in life, without having to swim through it to find some secret murderous cult. A bit of fluffing around to find the secret door, it turns out Craig's fire elemental can talk (to doors). The council is made up of all the failed chosen of Bhaal over the centuries (there is a free chair for Craig). A bit of monologuing and it turns out Orin (who deposed Craig) is the Granddaughter of the Bhaalspawn who was the baddie in BG2. After apologising to Craig for saying Orin is his sister, it's off to the trial where Craig rips the trunk off an oliphant, then robs its luggage, and has a bath in a ppol of blood (so the usual really).
We head out for the challenge, but Orin cheats and has her Bhally assassins ambush us, they are all up high around the chamber, (whilst we have the low ground), they pepper us with arrows then go invisible (rubbing salt into our wounds), Dave as usual just teleports up to a ledge getting in Myles's way (no wonder he shoots Dave so often), so Myles hops up as well and blows one of the ambushers off the ledge to their death. On the other side of the room, an elemental and Craig warp up high to play with those ambushers whilst shorty (Zaph) attempts to walk to the guy we need to kill. Craig's fire elemental is confused and just jumps around the room (as their are no doors to talk to), but next round after 3 more assassins appear up high, it warps to their room and they all explode. After a bit of back and fro, the assassins return the favour and shove Craig off a cliff killing him. Zaph is still walking to try and get into the fight, Myles is flying around the room looking for the perfect place to take a shot, Dave is stuck at the back trying to kill someone. Zaph asks "What does Power Word Kill do?" so the boss guy demonstrates on Myles (insta kill, its like the time that friend of the gold dragon used finger of death on Craig, but more talky, less pointy). And then there were 2. Dave with one resurrection scroll has to decide, (Myles or Craig), so he misty steps over to ..... Myles (not a tough choice, there is more cover near Myles). And then there were 3. Zaph is delayed by some wimpy dudes on the bridge and the bad guy can't decide who to splat next. Oh yeah, some ares kicking ensues (their arse our feet) and we finally bring Craig back from the dead, (back to not being able to get through a door for all the minions). All this teleporting is so exhausting, so its back to camp for a sleep.
A new day dawns (just like every other day - leave camp, descend stairs, Craig gets us into a fight). This time its mind rats, 50 rats vs us plus us (Myles pet - who is no mind cat), Craig pulls out his trusty spike growth and we stand back and watch the rats scamper to death, apart from all the ones on Craig's side of the fight. Turns out killing rats is very confusing (which fits our play style) and Craig's pets beat each other up (which is a change from them attacking our pets). More exploring, we find the confrontation with Orin, after some conversation with Craig's weird demonic friend. Orin also brought along a few buddies who you can't hit (Damn you Sanctuary), and Myles flys to high ground to position for the fight. (Prep work, who kidnapped Myles at our last sleep and replaced him with this person?) Orin also prepped and has Zarael tied to the altar for sacrifice (Don't worry Zarael we will save you). The usual monologuing ensues with Craig (as usual) picking whichever option seems to piss Orin off the most. (your grandfather is your father, no really he is).
Bhaal declares Orin his champion so she turns into a big ugly, then jumps on Craig (and kills Zarael - oops), Myles returns fire and blows a cultist off the ledge (take that Sanctuary), and big rock face of Bhaal (yes that's a thing) gives Orin immunity to the next 7 blows (that's not cricket). We knock a few more cultists off the ledge (go team), whilst Zaph whales on Orin. Then Bhaal repeats the immunity thing (that is annoying), so next rounds Myles repositions and shoots Bhaal face (no effect), Dave misty steps over and gives Bhaal Face the big radiant flame (no effect), and things are going downhill fast. Zaph is whittling Orin down 2 hp at a time (179 to go). Craig was doing something (lucky he has it on video so if we ever want to know what he did in the fight we can check). Myles blows another cultist off the edge with thunder arrow (except he saved - twice), Dave declares it's the way they Shatter that matters and casts Shatter on Bhaal face (who saves - progress). The next shatter gets through and Bhaal face takes 0 damage and makes Orin immune (again). Next round it's focus everything on Orin, with Zaph going last (it's not just walking he is slow at), everyone unloads on Orin to strip her immunity, Myles knocks off 2, Craig another, Dave unloads magic missile for 4 more, and finally Zaph can bring the divine smite down on the bitch. Rinse and repeat and it's all over except for crowning Craig champion of Bhaal. He declines, Bhaal drains him of blood and Craig is deader than something (words fail me). What now?
We barely have time to loot before Withers saves the day. Apparently Withers is tired of Craig lying around never helping (so he monologues ... blah blah defied Bane ... Blah blah ... resurrection). But he can't do that for Zarael (who is cute in a Githyanki sort of way if you are into that - which Dave is). So we leave Dave crying inconsolably over Zarael and loot Orin's bedroom.
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