Bertie Bakarrik Session 2

= Beware the Emerald Dust, Bertie Dear =

Devon/Bertie 4.24 Session

RECAP - headed to SD for bard college, had VIP passes to Asylum, Euphoria was sucking the life of the party, specifically an unsuspecting fan, modify memory

B - green tiefling, black hair, rocker aesthetic, with violin (oddball of the family)

LEVEL UP HP ROLL (7/8) 🎉

REMEMBER TO ADD YOUR SPELL(S)

July 12th, 2250

Phoebe asks if she got the autograph. Bertie has 7 pieces of various memorabilia (CD, T-Shirt, etc.) that she gives to Phoebe. Bertie is given the biggest, most excited bear hug. Phoebe heads home. Bertie doesn’t know how to say goodbye. “It’s a ‘See you later’” Phoebe makes an aggressive 90 degree turn and walks out of side.

Enter Peach Cobbler, Diamond Swift, and Listen Noble, the other members of Asylum. Peach is a kenku who somewhat comically leads Bertie to the bus.

The bus is a moving magic mansion. There is nothing but doors with labels (Kitchen, Living Room, Peach Cobbler, Euphoria, etc.) A single doorway has 5 rooms off of it. (Presumably the rest of them are the same)

3rd door on the right now says “Bertie B.”

Bertie is excited! Room is simple at first. (Changes can be made) large master bedroom, left is master closet, right is bath with jacuzzi with a bay window (with a view of Maynard), shower, and double vanity.

Listen says “you can change it to any window for your old house. Watch” it changes to another AR view, then Vegas (“if you hate all of that”) then another view. Another room is full of violins, an over-the-top bed, and a practice studio. It is green and black with pink accents.

Bertie is failing to contain her excitement, and asks Listen if the performance prep from last night is a standard practice. Listen pauses for a moment, and responds by asking Bertie if she was uncomfortable with it. Bertie is hesitant about making the shards “her personal vice”. They chat about the economic benefit of ingesting the shards. Listen calmly explains how to use things like Shatter and Knock mid-performance. Bertie awkwardly tries to retreat from this conversation. “I mean, that’s worth it to me.” She argues that Bertie won’t stay long and will leave once they get to San Diego. Bertie considers the offer and asks for some time. Peach Cobbler makes fun of Bertie’s hesitancy (as best a Kenku can) Diamond, sitting on the bed, interjects with “Don’t waste the money”. They remind Bertie it’s only 12 shows.

Exit Peach Cobbler, Listen and Diamond (with a somewhat stilted hug)

Alone in her room, Bertie quickly changes the window to the coast of San Diego. She looks disgusted at her hometown. She considers the consequences of long-term drug use. (History Check 10) She thinks back to Health class of the many ways in which you can consume the shards.

Chances of death or insanity are low, but chances are addiction/next-level cravings are significantly higher. It is economically advantages.

Bertie scans the room. (Investigation 11) Her room is very pretty. She goes to the practice room. 5 famous violins greet her, and many electric violins rest on the wall above that. While playing Fauré Requiem, Bertie casts thaumaturgy and gets lost in improvisation and a self-created looping melody. (Charisma Saving Throw 21) Bertie could get used to this feeling. It’s very attractive, but she’s not lost to it.

A feminine voice is heard above the music. Bertie turns as Euphoria, another tiefling bard, enters the room in very simple baggy clothes. She is nearly unrecognizable in the hoodie. She asks Bertie how she is, and compliments her beauty.

“The last girl didn’t really hang out that long, but I tank you might be in it for the long haul.” Bertie asks about how others find Asylum.

“The new people find us... clean them up and send them on their way, most of them” Euphoria relates other musicians they encounter to lost dogs.

Euphoria explains how Asylum started. (DEVON ADD HERE PLEASE) She also explains their fight to the top.

(Wisdom Save 20)

As the story concludes, Euphoria abruptly leaves. “Hello” says Peach Cobbler.

At about 11:30 PM, Bertie searches for the manager of Asylum.

There is a door to another bus, but it is locked to all non-band members. Bertie walks through, without issue, and makes her way through another bus full of people to tap on the manager’s shoulder.

“Can I ask you a few like logistical questions?”

“Define a few.”

Berties asks the manager, who is very business-oriented, about tour dates. She claims she is concerned about the timeline. She worries about arriving to her first semester late. (What a nerd!) She asks about how the shards are procured. Bertie learns from the elf that they are part of the contracts.

Bertie returns to the magic bus. They are many doors, most of which are house rooms or names of members, but there is also The Holy Grail. It is locked. Bertie looks around and sees only the bus driver.

She sneakily opens the door to The Holy Grail. It is gold-walled room (30 x 30) with diamond, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires covering each wall. Bertie is compelled to do a line.

(Charisma Save 15)

Bertie does another line

(Charisma Save 22)

Another line

(Charisma Save 25) (DC met, phew!)

(Constitution Save 16)

“Jesus, kids” - Da’Jon

Bertie feels a hand on her shoulder, that leads her to her room, restrains her for protection.

Bertie is now at 1hp.

Rise and shine (at 11 AM)! Bertie feels ok, but can definitely feel the remains of her previous night. Her scales and balance are a bit off right now.

Bertie looks in the mirror, and sees a darker green reflection than usual, with highly saturated green lines across her eyes. Bertie attempts to lessen the consequences of the night with a 7 point cure wound spell.

Berties sits at her windowsill, looking out, and says “if you can hear me, I’m in some deep shit again”

She exits her dimensional room, and looks for the nearest band mate. The bus driver informs Bertie she’s an hour late to practice, and that she is now in Austin, Texas.

(Dex Save @ DisAdv 16)

Bertie trips, but catches herself before eating pavement. She enters the Church of Creation theatre, as the stadium is quite large and the congregation wishes to show their support for tiefling as. She admires the 50,000 empty seats.

Bertie attempts to slyly enter practice. When she picks up her violin, the others ignore her late entrance. Listen uses thaumaturgy to say “and you said you didn’t want to do the drugs”

Euphoria walks off without communication, but Peach Cobbler is concerned.

A 6’7 white man with beautiful white beard and hair greets the ladies and asks “where’s the white tiefling?” with a thick southern drawl. He asks if they can alter the lyrics of the third song to be “a bit more holy”

“You expect us to change 50,000 people?”

Euphoria and the man go back in forth about the point of them coming (money vs. bringing others to Asgeroth)

Euphoria is highly poised with eyes of murder. The man asks Bertie who she is.

“You can call me Bacarikk, I’m part of the band”

The band continues to discuss with this man. Listen casts Irresistible Dance on him as he walks away.

Bertie uses Thaumaturgy to make infernal whispers only affect this man. Oddly enough, there is no reaction to this spell. She chuckles with the rest of the band.

Bertie looks for a shard shop nearby, because she’s freaking out for the night prior.

Bertie examines her contract. Today is July 12th, her first of eleven shows. She has a shard limit of 3 diamonds, 2 rubies, and 1 sapphire per show. (33

Bertie finds Peach Cobbler, and tries to ask her questions. The kenku isn’t incredibly helpful.

“I feel crazy!”

“Thanks, Peach!”

Bertie finds Diamond tuning her drums on stage. She hovers behind her super awkwardly.

“Your eclipsing the sun right now”

“What?”

“oh nothing”

Diamond asks what Bertie needs and advises her to stick to diamonds. “Just don’t be dumb!” Diamond is annoyed.

Bertie walks away, and realizes she is in the middle of Austin.

Bertie searches for the most earthy hipster cafe she can possibly find. She goes to the Zilker Botanical Garden on the River. Colors and smells flood her senses, and a giant oak tree greets her in the middle.

At the coffee shop, Bertie orders a latte with a quad shot and enough hazelnut to kill someone.

(Perception Check 10)

Bertie finds a nice place to sit and drink (non-gems). (D100: 42) She feels breathing on her neck.

—NO IDEA I WAS BOARDING A PLANE—

Bertie is speaking with someone about how the shards helps Asylum. They can only give questions, not answers.

After a quick conversation with a fey character, Bertie has a day free before her concert.

Bertie calls her mom, on her brand-spanking-new phone. She calls to check. Her parents sound good, but her father has been drinking more. They talk about dreams, and her moms excitement over following her dream.

Amidst the call, she sees a black and gray helicopter go south on I-35. Bertie starts to head towards East Riverside Drive to see the chaos, that is occurring on the highway.

While Bertie can’t see much, she can see a small explosion far away from them.

Bertie, re-energized, returns to the tour bus of the Asylum. She is greeted by people running and crying. As she enters, others are cleaning a black liquid from the floor.

“It looks scary. What is it!?”

“Some crazy chick tried to kill everyone here.” - Euphoria

Bertie is trying to understand the chaos she is coming back to. Euphoria isn’t concerned, and drags her to the green room.

Bertie refuses to ingest diamonds, and plans to take 2 diamond shards on stage.

Concert time!

Euphoria whispers “good luck!” as she pushes Bertie into the crowd. As she enters the thick of it, amongst bats, golf clubs, and street signs.

Amid 3,000 people, (Initiative 15) she is attacked by 5 people. As she is hit, Bertie turns her attention to keeping in music and avoiding further injury.

Without ingesting the diamonds, dissonant whispers only affects one of her many assailants. (Perception nat 1)

After 8 points of damage, being knocked around this mosh pit, Bertie continues to play as she dodges the upcoming attacks.

2 points of damage later (B = 1 HP), Bertie decides to disengage. (Athletics 16) Bertie gets to the edge of the pit, but is met by a block and “No, no, no” from Euphoria.

Listen and Peach Cobbler are concerned, but disengaged. Bertie casts thaumaturgy and yells “F off!” (Intimidation @ Adv 25) After part of the crowd moves away, Bertie looks for an escape route. (Slight of Hand nat 20 (24))

At the final note of the song, Bertie shreds on her violin and casts Vicious Mockery as she improvs a less-than-Church-of-Creation friendly ending to the song.

The crowd is equally impressed and afraid. The mosh pit slows, everyone stops as an endless beat of silence overcomes the stage. The crowd roars!

Bertie hears “Dont you ever fucking show me up again” through a supposedly welcoming message to the crowd.

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