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DDAL05-2 The Black Road
Story Award: Friend on the Black Road. You aided the caravan master Azam on a perilous journey along the Black Road. If you find yourself needing to travel the Black Road or transport something discretely, Azam will provide it safely once for free.

DÉJÀ VU Run a single adventure (any HH, CCC, DDEX, or DDAL adventure) more than 3 times (not counting adventures that are solely comprised of 1-hour adventures.) "DM Quest Reward:​ 2,000xp per 2 hours run for one of your characters. Gain a story award from the adventure for one character.
Player Reward:​ When you run the adventure after the 3rd time, your players get +10% XP. This reward can exceed the normal XP cap for the adventure."

Kor, Oogway, Keera, Gerig. Arrive at Elturel, meet Leosin and Onthar Frume. Learn more about factions. Earned 150gp for information recovered from the Hatchery. Arrive at Baldur’s Gate. Hired on to caravan north to Waterdeep, sergeants at 8gp/day, guards at 5gp/day. 45 days on the road so far. Peyton potshots. Golden Stag grants Kor a +1 longbow.

DMReward Level UP! 200xp + 5 renown (can be split across characters)

Oskar (Jacob), Phenoe (Liam), Xacsu (Carl), Bim (Sam), Kara (Deniz), Laurenz (Leo), Darrow (Craig)
Rewards: **
||63 gp each
**Whip of Warning
Spell Scroll of Create Bonfire||

Oskar (Jacob), Phenoe (Liam), Xacsu (Carl), Zayla (Brian)
*Rewards: *
||63 gp each
10 DT Days
Optional Level-Up
3 X Potion of Healing

Elrendiel (Grant), Girth(Emryys), Eryn (Brittaby), Dawn (Jay), Faerie (Astrid)
Missions: Glyphs. Swords
(Foundry)

Level:
Completing two missions, you had the opportunity to earn 2 levels. Note: if you advance to level 3, you won't be ab;e to complete the rest of the missions next session (it's only available to level 1-2 characters)

DT: Earn 10 downtime days for each level you advance

Gold: 125+125

Potion of healing (who took this in the end?)

Story awards (should you take them):
Characters have the opportunity to earn the following story awards during this adventure. This award is only earned if the characters voluntarily enter the mists at the end of the mission. This award prevents them from participating in any unaccomplished missions.

1. A Fine, Feathered Friend.
   Having befriended the strange raven Esselios, if you are capable of casting find familiar you may take the talkative raven in that role. In addition to the other benefits of having a familiar, Esselios offers the following:
   -His Intelligence is 4 (-3) and he can speak Orc and Elvish in addition to Common.
   -He grants advantage on checks regarding Orc history, religion, and culture.
   -He sometimes gets moody and petulant, muttering to himself in a language no one understands—even through the use of comprehend languages.

2. The Demiplane of Dread.
   You have traversed the mists and now find yourself in the Demiplane of Dread and, until this story award is removed, you are unable to leave. So long as you are trapped, you cannot participate in any adventure or event that takes place outside of Barovia. Tread carefully during your time here, the Dark Powers are watching.

Kor, Keera, Oogway, Shauna, Mauve. Travel with Lord Neverember’s High Road Charter Company. Ambushed by Trolls then by Ogres.

Kor, Keera, Gerig. Made it to Waterdeep (end of Episode 4). One cultist mysteriously dead on the way. Episode 5: Followed gold to north gate and got hired on with Lord Neverember’s High Road Charter Company to travel north and work on the highway at Mere of Dead Men. Ardred Briferhew commands the entire convoy. Ambushed by bullywugs. Survived and continuing north

Rhapsody of the Winds (Astrid), Eryn Brightwood (Brittany), Meryl (Ash), Girth (Emryys), Dawn (Jay)
Mission 5: Mists

Player Rewards:
40 gold per player
Scroll of Protection from Good and Evil (who got this?)
Story Award: Demiplane of Dread
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days

Rhapsody of the Winds (Astrid), Eryn Brightwood (Brittany), Meryl (Ash), Girth (Emryys)

Rewards:
80 gold per player
Whip of Warning, uncommon (requires attunement)
Scroll of Protection from Good and Evil (who got this?)
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days

Whip of Warning
Weapon (whip), uncommon (requires attunement)
This whip is fashioned from a length of rotting, thorn-covered vine set into a handle made of an unusual purple wood. The pommel is a large chunk of unpolished amber with a moving eyeball trapped within. A description of this item can be found in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.

Breena (Tia), Luna (Matt), Ojnab (Ian)
Goblin Arrows. Cragmaw Caverns (Killed Klarg, still need to return to Yeemik)

Rewards:
80 gold of loot per player
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days

Rhapsody of the Winds (Astrid), Eryn Brightwood (Brittany), Dawn (Jay), Aslander (Terran), Luna (MattW), Drakonshire (Oliver)

Xavier (Pablo), Fen (Ali), Benco (Mitch)
Story Award (Fen): BloodDrinker the Bear
Session 1 - Beneath the Hills

Xavier (Pablo), Fen (Ali), Benco (Mitch), Robbie (Oliver)

Session 2 - Beneath the Hills

Breena (Tia), Ojnab (Ian). Tythus (Mark), Zearatoel (Terran), Zoia (Paul), Marius (Pablo)

Arrived in Phandalin, Entered Redbrands, Freed the prisoners

Lady Jeyne (Ash), Vadania (Brittany). Corvinia (Cody), Selene (Matt W), Gray (Mark)

Mission 1 - Beneath the Hills**

Rewards:
||2 Alchemist fire (Selene)
1 Healing Potion (Grendell)
40 gold
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days

Story Award - tiny bear BloodDrinker (Corvina)

Lady Jeyne (Ash), Vadania (Brittany). Corvinia (Cody), Selene (Matt W), Gray (Mark)

Mission 4 - Through the Fires*

Rewards:
||Scroll of Disguise Self (Selene)
40 gold
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days||

Keera, Gerig, Kor, Mauve, Shauna day 5 and 6 on the road from Waterdeep with Lord Neverember’s High Road Charter Company. Ambushed by Pertytons.

(Ash, Shane, Johana, Derry, Daniel, Matthew)
Mission 1: Beneath the Hills with Tyrannia, Bat, Ahmahgah, Lorcán, Ashton, Daryel, Eowyn.
DM Rewards: First Timer add 10 downtime days
Bounty Hunter: 500xp+5x250xp = 3,500
Off Grid - double (base) DM Rewards = (100exp 50gp 5dt) X2

Michael - Wizard
Rick - Paladin
Ray - Lady Andra of Tarn
Deep - Fighter
Derry - Ulaan Druid

Befriend Volo and Renaer Neverember

Party treasure and materials:
* Paper Bird (Table B)
* 2 potions of healing
* (Michael) Spellbook with: the following spells: burning hands, disguise self, false life, shield, unseen servant, and witch bolt
* Deed to Trollskull Manor
* Guide: Volo's Waterdeep Enchiridion

Bounty Hunter: Michael and Rick each get a Potion of Healing

Recruited Derry and co-DM'd
Zealot of Oghma: 7,500xp + 2,500xp
Missions 2 and 3
add: Derry has now DM'd 8 hours: add 5,000xp

DDAL05-2 The Black Road
Story Award: Friend on the Black Road. You aided the caravan master Azam on a perilous journey along the Black Road. If you find yourself needing to travel the Black Road or transport something discretely, Azam will provide it safely once for free.

DÉJÀ VU Run a single adventure (any HH, CCC, DDEX, or DDAL adventure) more than 3 times (not counting adventures that are solely comprised of 1-hour adventures.) "DM Quest Reward:​ 2,000xp per 2 hours run for one of your characters. Gain a story award from the adventure for one character.
Player Reward:​ When you run the adventure after the 3rd time, your players get +10% XP. This reward can exceed the normal XP cap for the adventure."

Kor, Oogway, Keera, Gerig. Arrive at Elturel, meet Leosin and Onthar Frume. Learn more about factions. Earned 150gp for information recovered from the Hatchery. Arrive at Baldur’s Gate. Hired on to caravan north to Waterdeep, sergeants at 8gp/day, guards at 5gp/day. 45 days on the road so far. Peyton potshots. Golden Stag grants Kor a +1 longbow.

DMReward Level UP! 200xp + 5 renown (can be split across characters)

Oskar (Jacob), Phenoe (Liam), Xacsu (Carl), Bim (Sam), Kara (Deniz), Laurenz (Leo), Darrow (Craig)
Rewards: **
||63 gp each
**Whip of Warning
Spell Scroll of Create Bonfire||

Oskar (Jacob), Phenoe (Liam), Xacsu (Carl), Zayla (Brian)
*Rewards: *
||63 gp each
10 DT Days
Optional Level-Up
3 X Potion of Healing

Elrendiel (Grant), Girth(Emryys), Eryn (Brittaby), Dawn (Jay), Faerie (Astrid)
Missions: Glyphs. Swords
(Foundry)

Level:
Completing two missions, you had the opportunity to earn 2 levels. Note: if you advance to level 3, you won't be ab;e to complete the rest of the missions next session (it's only available to level 1-2 characters)

DT: Earn 10 downtime days for each level you advance

Gold: 125+125

Potion of healing (who took this in the end?)

Story awards (should you take them):
Characters have the opportunity to earn the following story awards during this adventure. This award is only earned if the characters voluntarily enter the mists at the end of the mission. This award prevents them from participating in any unaccomplished missions.

1. A Fine, Feathered Friend.
   Having befriended the strange raven Esselios, if you are capable of casting find familiar you may take the talkative raven in that role. In addition to the other benefits of having a familiar, Esselios offers the following:
   -His Intelligence is 4 (-3) and he can speak Orc and Elvish in addition to Common.
   -He grants advantage on checks regarding Orc history, religion, and culture.
   -He sometimes gets moody and petulant, muttering to himself in a language no one understands—even through the use of comprehend languages.

2. The Demiplane of Dread.
   You have traversed the mists and now find yourself in the Demiplane of Dread and, until this story award is removed, you are unable to leave. So long as you are trapped, you cannot participate in any adventure or event that takes place outside of Barovia. Tread carefully during your time here, the Dark Powers are watching.

Kor, Keera, Oogway, Shauna, Mauve. Travel with Lord Neverember’s High Road Charter Company. Ambushed by Trolls then by Ogres.

Kor, Keera, Gerig. Made it to Waterdeep (end of Episode 4). One cultist mysteriously dead on the way. Episode 5: Followed gold to north gate and got hired on with Lord Neverember’s High Road Charter Company to travel north and work on the highway at Mere of Dead Men. Ardred Briferhew commands the entire convoy. Ambushed by bullywugs. Survived and continuing north

Rhapsody of the Winds (Astrid), Eryn Brightwood (Brittany), Meryl (Ash), Girth (Emryys), Dawn (Jay)
Mission 5: Mists

Player Rewards:
40 gold per player
Scroll of Protection from Good and Evil (who got this?)
Story Award: Demiplane of Dread
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days

Rhapsody of the Winds (Astrid), Eryn Brightwood (Brittany), Meryl (Ash), Girth (Emryys)

Rewards:
80 gold per player
Whip of Warning, uncommon (requires attunement)
Scroll of Protection from Good and Evil (who got this?)
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days

Whip of Warning
Weapon (whip), uncommon (requires attunement)
This whip is fashioned from a length of rotting, thorn-covered vine set into a handle made of an unusual purple wood. The pommel is a large chunk of unpolished amber with a moving eyeball trapped within. A description of this item can be found in the Dungeon Master’s Guide.

Breena (Tia), Luna (Matt), Ojnab (Ian)
Goblin Arrows. Cragmaw Caverns (Killed Klarg, still need to return to Yeemik)

Rewards:
80 gold of loot per player
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days

Rhapsody of the Winds (Astrid), Eryn Brightwood (Brittany), Dawn (Jay), Aslander (Terran), Luna (MattW), Drakonshire (Oliver)

Xavier (Pablo), Fen (Ali), Benco (Mitch)
Story Award (Fen): BloodDrinker the Bear
Session 1 - Beneath the Hills

Xavier (Pablo), Fen (Ali), Benco (Mitch), Robbie (Oliver)

Session 2 - Beneath the Hills

Breena (Tia), Ojnab (Ian). Tythus (Mark), Zearatoel (Terran), Zoia (Paul), Marius (Pablo)

Arrived in Phandalin, Entered Redbrands, Freed the prisoners

Lady Jeyne (Ash), Vadania (Brittany). Corvinia (Cody), Selene (Matt W), Gray (Mark)

Mission 1 - Beneath the Hills**

Rewards:
||2 Alchemist fire (Selene)
1 Healing Potion (Grendell)
40 gold
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days

Story Award - tiny bear BloodDrinker (Corvina)

Lady Jeyne (Ash), Vadania (Brittany). Corvinia (Cody), Selene (Matt W), Gray (Mark)

Mission 4 - Through the Fires*

Rewards:
||Scroll of Disguise Self (Selene)
40 gold
(Optional) Level-up and 10 DT days||

Keera, Gerig, Kor, Mauve, Shauna day 5 and 6 on the road from Waterdeep with Lord Neverember’s High Road Charter Company. Ambushed by Pertytons.

(Ash, Shane, Johana, Derry, Daniel, Matthew)
Mission 1: Beneath the Hills with Tyrannia, Bat, Ahmahgah, Lorcán, Ashton, Daryel, Eowyn.
DM Rewards: First Timer add 10 downtime days
Bounty Hunter: 500xp+5x250xp = 3,500
Off Grid - double (base) DM Rewards = (100exp 50gp 5dt) X2

Michael - Wizard
Rick - Paladin
Ray - Lady Andra of Tarn
Deep - Fighter
Derry - Ulaan Druid

Befriend Volo and Renaer Neverember

Party treasure and materials:
* Paper Bird (Table B)
* 2 potions of healing
* (Michael) Spellbook with: the following spells: burning hands, disguise self, false life, shield, unseen servant, and witch bolt
* Deed to Trollskull Manor
* Guide: Volo's Waterdeep Enchiridion

Bounty Hunter: Michael and Rick each get a Potion of Healing

Recruited Derry and co-DM'd
Zealot of Oghma: 7,500xp + 2,500xp
Missions 2 and 3
add: Derry has now DM'd 8 hours: add 5,000xp