Over the Table – 29th May 2014

Musketeers – first visit of Duke of Buckingham to Paris.1. Thursday morning – dungeon/rescue

a. Replace Lammia’s ogres etc. with charmed guards and Captain2. Thursday afternoon

a. Escort from off-ship in Calais to Parisb. Ambush (real) by Cardinal Richelieu who views party as disposable

i. Efreeti and Janniii. Drow Scout (who will surrender rather than be slain)

iii. If Efreeti is surrounded he will barter a full Wish for his release. This is a trap – he will pervert the Wish to the full extent he is capable and then depart in a flash of flame

c. Ben recognised by Buckinghami. accused of being part of ambush or leaking route

evidence – false confession from Drow Scoutii. arrested by Comte de Rochefort – ex-musketeer and fallen Paladin of

Pelor/Blackguardiii. assassination attempt by Nighthag invading dreams when in prison. Party

must visit Arcanists Tower outside of City for required arcane magical item to make them Ethereal and able to fight Nighthag when they guard Ben at night

iv. trial including hired solicitors and social skills rollsd.

3. Thursday Evening - Royal Ball (set for 14 days following arrival)a. Party are there as guards not guests – they are on duty.b. Duke has his Succubus escort “Summer” flirt scandalously with King Louis – this is to

make Queen Anne jealous and set the stage for his initial seduction of her.c. Summer being introduced to the Cardinal’s (fabricated peerage) lady at court who

interrupts her introduction giving her name as Milady de… Winter. King Louis finds this amusing – set stage for a verbal catfight between Succubus and Erinyes who recognise each other for what they are

d. Cardinal recognises Martin as the son of a prominent Huguenot and speaks with hime. Other notable figures at court:

i. Tymak, Mayor of Parisii. Lord Marakios Haxx

iii. Segemm (wealthy collectors)iv. Lady Kathryn Sarcina (noted wealthy widow, beauty and wit)v. Captain Treville

vi. Sir Ingish Blackhandvii. Eldurin Aerina (up and coming noble)

viii. Macor (merchant – deals with the Dwarves of the Alps)ix. Maynard (metal/ore importers)x. Clive Harrich (Harbormaster)

xi. Kiles (spice merchant)xii. Furrownose Dieg (Halfling/Jewish elder)

xiii. Faustus (Halfling Warlock)xiv. Nib (Halfling/Jew)xv. Eligible ladies??? (Alan has highest Charisma?)

f. Fight with hooded, (hood is an illusion?) obviously female, figure who is in area of palace (intent on King) where she should not be. Figure escapes by Dimension Door if losing. This would be handy if the King could sire a bastard for later use (the chaos of a civil war/royal pretender) but is essentially a diversion to get the guards/party away from the Queen and Grazzt.

g. Need to link Summer into the cultist plot – perhaps henchmen are peasants with links to figure in tent city? A Speak with Dead perhaps cast by the Cardinal might reveal this when the body is questioned?

4. Friday – Cultist Plota. Tent City north of Paris (see Paris notes including leader who is not evil)b. Infiltrating and Missionary Cultistsc. Buckingham’s “second”d. Money cheste. Weapons/Gunpowder stashf. Garadon Manor is cultist base

i. Temples to Grazzt are places of Darknessii. Head Cultist is attempting to summon a Vrock.

5. Aftermath – Party has come to the attention of the movers and shakersa. Martin : as a known Huguenot/Pholtus (albeit lay) worshipper is of interest to

Richelieu so he indirectly invites the King to order an arranged marriage between Martin’s character and Milady de Winter to insert a spy and assassin into the Huguenot cause. Destroying the Huguenot’s will bring the nobility into line underneath the King in a near perfect tyranny.

b. Alan : has caught attention of Queen?c. Ben : has become known as an enemy agent to Buckingham.