medlii's Curse of the Crimson Throne

Game Master medlii

Loot List (Maintained by Cephelo)

Map of the Fishery

Fishery Room Descriptions:

A2 - Loading Dock - A 15-foot wide loading dock abuts the side of the building here.

A1 - Forge On the shore nearby is Bosch's makeshift smithy. He's got Kester working on it from time to time.

A2 - Sewer Entrance - An iron door set into the hillside leads into Korvosa's sewer system.

A4 - Front Room - A single desk sits in this room, a chair pushed up against the far side

A5 - Barracks - a pair of bunkbeds sit against the far wall of this room to either side of a window.

A6 - Office - A wooden desk sits in one corner, a cabinet in the other

A7 - Upper Workfloor - Front room/kitchen/dining area

A8 - Fishery Floor - The floor here is only five feet above the river below. An open bay to the south allows direct access to the sloppy, muddy water. Storage and additional sleeping space, Bosch would be more than happy to stay here with his daughter and dog. There is probably room to spare. It could later be divided into several smaller private rooms.

A9 - Kraken's Folly - The deck of this ancient barge is worn. The barge is lashed tight to the pilings that support the fishery and nearby boardwalk.

A10 - Aft Cabin - this small cabin contains a narrow flight of stairs leading into the ship's hold

A11 - Ship's Hold - Now dry and empty, this musty hold contains a secret door leads out to the boardwalk beneath the fishery

A12 - Tessa's workshop - A narrow space exists under the fishery, with about four feet of room between the floor of the building above and the languid river water below. A wooden walkway floats on the river surface, leading from the barge to a wooden door in an understructure beneath the landbound part of the fishery. As an artisan's workshop, it working in this room counts masterwork tools for a spellcraft check for creating magic items and researching spells.

A13 - Underfishery - Several pilings emerge from the water to support the roof. Two five-foot walkways cross the hole's edge to the other side of the chamber. Tessa covered the hole with glass to make a glass-bottomed room.

A14 - Tessa's Bedroom - A sturdy floor-to-ceiling oak bookshelf that runs the length of the room (and covers the exterior window), a gnome-sized dresser, and a comfortable reading desk. A cheap painting of a generic mountain waterfall and cozy wall tapestries complete the decor.

Map of Korvosa

House Rules:

Craft Skills:you can complete 100gp worth of work in one day. If you beat the craft DC by at least 5, you can complete 200gp worth of progress in 1 day.
Craft skill description and DCs for various items.

Each character gains one extra skill point at each level for a profession or craft skill

Hitpoints at leveling up: roll your dice for HP for each level or earn 1/2 the dice +1 (example: A class with a d8 hit die would gain 4+1 hp each level)

Magical Items
-Scrolls and wands of level 1-3 are easy to obtain. With access to the Academae, scrolls or wands of level 4+ are available. They are also available through merchants, but will be significantly rarer (25% chance of having a specific scroll or wand on hand).
-Magical items of +1 quality or lower are readily available. Items with higher levels of enchantment will be significantly rarer, or you will have to request one from a merchant or craftsman.

Athletics - the climb and swim skills are combined into the athletics skill. Armor check penalty still applies.

Campaign Overview:

Korvosa, the Jewel of Varisia, has long sparkled on Varisia’s southern shore. Established 300 years ago by Cheliax at the height of that empire’s expansion, the city now commands its own destiny. A line of Korvosan kings and queens emerged to rule the city, establishing an infamous seat power—the Crimson Throne. Rulers have sat upon the Crimson Throne for more than a century, and the city has flourished. Yet the monarchy always seems on the brink of disaster. The Crimson Throne is not a prize to be won—it is a curse. No monarch of Korvosa has died of old age, and none have produced an heir while ruling. Even though King Eodred II controls Korvosa more fully than any previous monarch, that control remains tenuous, and many secretly count the days until their latest king falls to what they call the Curse of the Crimson Throne.

Dramatis Personae:

King Eodred Arabasti II (deceased) - Former ruler of Korvosa, died from unknown causes.

Queen Ileosa Arabasti - Now the queen of Korvosa.

Blackjack - One of the city’s most beloved and reviled heroes, Blackjack is more of a symbol than anything else—a legendary masked hero who has fought for Korvosa’s downtrodden for hundreds of years.

Lord Ausio Carowyn - Last living member of the Carowyn house, old Lord Carowyn was holding a masquerade when his party was abruptly ended. The intruder killed his wife and all of his party guests by infecting them with blood veil.

Church of Sarenrae - its members include Sister Trey Merosa, Brother Bromathan and Archbishop Ambrosin

Dalvun - stableboy for the Korvosan Sable Company, was captured by Rolth and Dr Davaulus

Devargo Barvasi, The King of Spiders - a roguish charachter who runs the Eel's End entertainment district and suspected drug dealer

Mr Hanch - Korvosan cobbler who was captured by Rolth and Dr Davaulus

Irini - Varisian woman captured by Rolth and Dr. Davaulus who has quickly taken to Trey's talk of Sarenrae.

Lorray - a servant in Castle Korvosa who Queen Ileosa attempted to execute in place of Trinia.

Kester, a young boy enslaved by Gaedren Lamm. Hookshanks killed his older brother. Now Kester lives at the fishery.

Cressida Kroft Field Commander of the Korvosan guard.

Gaedren Lamm (deceased) Gaedren Lamm, hunchbacked thieving snake, plague on Korvosa’s forgotten children, and all-around despicable wretch. Gaedren pressed many orphans and unwatched children into his service, picking pockets and making chum with Korvosa's old fish. Also known to deal in the drug shiver and had a pet crocodile named Gobblegut.

Vencarlo Orisini - Charming and polite master swordsman who runs the Orisini Academy in Old Korvosa

Majenko - a pseudodragon that the PCs rescued from captivity by the King of Spiders

Rolth - Reported necromancer who has a lair in the Dead Warrens of Korvosa. Tiora mentioned that he is a pale, scarred man who wears thick leather robes and carries many knives and surgical tools,

Sabina Merrin - beautiful personal bodyguard of Queen Ileosa

Ruuan Mirukova - Varisian ocarina player who played at Lord Carowyn's masquerade and was found at the Hospice of the Blessed Maiden, captured by Dr. Davaulus and Rolth.

Deyanira Mirukova - Varisian chorus girl who works at the Marbledrome

Theandra Munsk - Proprietor of the Fainting Peacock Inn, the former adventuress runs a fairly quiet inn and tavern, well-known for its delicious breakfast pastries.

Thousand Bones - Waykeeper of the Skoan-Quah (Clan of the Skull), and envoy between the Shoanti and Korvosa, Thousand Bones is an elderly Shoanti man rarely seen without his redfeathered crow Eats-Eyes

Tiora - Former cutpurse rescued from Rolth's lair in the Dead Warrens, she has now turned to driving a carriage.

Trinia Sabor - young painter accused of poisoning King Eodred during her visits to his bedchambers.

Grau Soledado A sergeant of the Korvosa Guard, Grau can usually be found at Citadel Volshenyk. He seems to have fallen off the wagon recently, but has resumed his duties with the Guard.

Shadak Strifeminer - a mysterious dwarf who engineered the kidnapping of Bosch's daughter Bee.

Toby - Trey's ward, a child who was formerly a prisoner of Gaedren Lamm.

Verik Vancaskerkin - Guardsman who deserted his post during the riots after King Eodred's death to feed the people of Korvosa.

Vimanda Arkona - Wife of Glorio Arkona, and supposed lover of Verik Vancaskerkin. Vimanda is part of one of the most powerful families in Korvosa. It is rumored that the Arkona family is connected with Korvosa's criminal underworld.

Zabo - burly Varisian who was captured by Dr. Davaulus and Rolth.

Zenobia Zenderholm - Arbiter of Korvosa who oversees criminal trials

Zellara - Varisian woman living in Korvosa who uses her Harrow deck to tell fortunes. Her son was kidnapped and killed by Gaedren Lamm. She sought revenge and Lamm killed her as well. Her ghost now haunts her Harrow deck.