Timeline

Every session in order, with the moments that mattered pinned where they happened. 11 recorded moments across 6 sessions. Follow a place to find it on the map; follow a session to read the full recap.

1. April 27, 2026

   Session 0Session Zero

   Characters finalized, house rules set: no Neverwinter, no ammo or weight tracking, level cap 6.

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2. April 27, 2026

   Session 1The Road to Phandalin

   The party forms on the road, takes the Gnomengarde quest, hears the first dragon rumors, and kills a boar at midnight.

   Phandalin→Wayside Camp

   • EncounterThe Gnomengarde contractPhandalin

     The party works the quest board, meets the Quest Master, and takes the job: warn the gnomes about a dragon. A strange figure watches from the inn.

   • BattleThe boar huntWayside Camp

     Barnaby’s Dragon’s Breath and Sage’s reluctant finishing arrow. Dinner, preserved.

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3. May 15, 2026

   Session 2Dax Joins

   A wounded fighter amid five dead orcs joins the party, Gnomengarde is explored, and Facktoré opens fire.

   Wayside Camp→Gnomengarde

   • EncounterDax joins the partyWayside Camp

     Found wounded amid five dead orcs, on a parallel contract to Gnomengarde. Joined cautiously.

   • BattleFacktoré’s ballistaGnomengarde

     An unhinged gnome shoots Thom with a crossbow ballista. Slept, tied up, robbed of 10 gold by Bean — then freed by Rut.

   

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4. May 18, 2026

   Session 3The Mimics

   A paranoid king, a bound queen, a goopy rope bridge, and two very real mimics. The contract is delivered.

   • BattleTwo mimics in the storeroomGnomengarde

     King Korboz’s paranoia proves not entirely unfounded.

   • EncounterThe contract deliveredGnomengarde

     The Guildmaster’s contract reaches King Korboz; Dax receives a sealed envelope as proof of the completed trade.

   

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5. June 22, 2026

   Session 4Back to Phandalin, and a Squeeze

   Harbin pays out and posts two contracts, Thornton reveals a Zhentarim pin and crossbows, and two manticores meet the party at Umbrage Hill.

   Gnomengarde→Wayside Camp→Phandalin→Umbrage Hill

   • OmenCrossbows at the Miner’s ExchangePhandalin

     Guildmaster Thornton reveals a Zhentarim pin and forces a paid intel-sharing pact at crossbow-point. Bean lifts Harbin’s private notes on her.

   • BattleManticores at the windmillUmbrage Hill

     Two manticores. Dax burns an Action Surge, Barnaby shields him, Bean and Sage land the kills. The windmill mostly survives.

   

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6. July 14, 2026

   Session 5Adabra, Orcs, and the Temple of Abbathor

   Adabra refuses to leave, an orc camp is bypassed, and the party splits jellies (literally) in a ruined temple to the god of greed.

   Umbrage Hill→Dwarven Excavation

   • OmenOrc encampment spottedOrc Encampment

     Day-old tracks, then Sage and Hamish confirm a large camp down a split trail. Bypassed — for now.

   • BattleThe jellies of AbbathorDwarven Excavation

     Slashing splits them (Dax proves it the hard way). Thom’s Wild Magic Surge ages him years; Bean lands a natural 20. One more jelly waits in the rubble.

   • DiscoveryThe coffer and the necklaceDwarven Excavation

     A hidden coffer of gemstones the dwarves don’t know about, and a gold necklace overwritten in ancient Dwarvish: “This is what happens to those who displease me.”

   

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