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2026-10-11 · Roughnecks Session 1

Recap

Session zero: no in-game action occurred. The party gathered on the inaugural run of a new Turgethi SkyTrain, an express flying rail line running from the town of Tari (Gaithiyre) down the coast to Ka, the capital of Turgeth @ 00:00:17, @ 00:20:11, @ 01:01:15. Pat explained the SkyTrain is carrying extremely delicate, teleport-unstable materials bound for Turgeth’s nascent space program — a navigation device, a core device, and other components for rocketry facilities in Ka @ 01:01:26, @ 01:02:29. Three separate security teams were hired to guard the cargo: the party, Unit 7 Prime (a warforged squad), and the Last Lanterns (a once-legendary, now washed-up adventuring party of old-timers) @ 01:11:32, @ 01:13:39. Completing the escort earns each character a seat on the Turgeth space launch or a rare magic item from the Turgeth vaults, plus a lifetime SkyTrain pass @ 01:05:28.

The rest of the session was spent building level-15 characters and establishing how the party knows each other. Snook (Jake) is a half-elf/half-noble sorcerer raised by an evil sorcerer master, who later worked undercover for the crown hunting rogue spellcasters @ 00:09:24, @ 00:11:33. Ren(n) (Jess) is a half-shaihan cleric of Gulrathla, raised partly among dwarves @ 00:12:45, @ 00:13:59. [[Rich’s Monk (Roughnecks)|Rich’s monk]] is likely a dragon-subtype character from Southern East Squiyles with a fishing/cooking background @ 00:53:20, @ 00:46:42. Taj Mac Nudat (Nutty) is a true neutral druid with strength in alternate form and the party’s crafter @ 02:02:31, @ 00:35:49. The group loosely improvised a shared cover-business backstory — variously riffed as a crematorium, a maritime security company called Siren Sails, and a failed barbershop quartet — to explain why they already know each other @ 01:36:53, @ 02:00:23. Pat confirmed Nutty can craft magic items for the others at a 10% markup given their established friendship @ 02:21:16. The session ended before any dice were rolled, with Pat signing off early; the group planned to start play “next week” @ 02:24:52.

Key events

  • 00:00:17 Pat opens session zero: the party is riding a new SkyTrain from Tari (Gaithiyre) toward Ka.
  • 00:03:26 Pat shows the updated campaign map (pnutsuxnuts.com/dnd-map), noting a new island chain named “Jessica” added as a nod to Jess.
  • 00:20:11 Pat corrects himself: the party departs from Tari, not Ichi.
  • 00:21:00 Pat confirms the destination is Ka, home to humans, gnomes, automatons, androids, and “poppet” people.
  • 00:23:40 Jake jokingly proposes “Rugby’s Roaming Roughnecks” as a placeholder campaign name.
  • 00:46:42 Rich asks Pat to canonically place dragons/kobolds for his monk’s origin; Pat defers to Rich picking a spot, since there are no naturally-occurring dragons in Turgeth.
  • 00:49:24 Pat lists kobold/dragonborn/draconian/lizardfolk locations across the map ([[Troll Mountains]], Lawless East Squiyles, Squibbs, Beneth, Paengju jungle).
  • 00:53:20 Rich settles his monk’s homeland as Southern East Squiyles.
  • 00:55:12 Pat lists dwarf subcultures and locations for Jess to pick from: the Dwarf Mountains (Gaithiyre), seafaring clans (Justagath), deep dwarves (Troll Mountains), wild dwarves (Halworthton, Paengju jungle), gully dwarves (slums of Hinckley, Beneth).
  • 01:01:15 Pat delivers the session’s framing plot: the three-team guard contract on the SkyTrain.
  • 01:11:32 Pat names the warforged rival team “Unit 7 Prime” (not “The Seven,” to avoid The Boys IP overlap).
  • 01:12:33 Pat introduces the Last Lanterns (Corwin, Marisol, Brother Halloran, Vest), formerly level 18.
  • 01:20:47 Jake test-rolls Snook’s Burning Arc build, landing 119 damage on a single target.
  • 01:36:53 The party riffs on a shared cover-business backstory to justify knowing each other.
  • 01:39:17 Jake asks the cost of a party-owned airship; Pat steers them toward cheaper options.
  • 01:49:09 Party confirms starting gold around 240,000 gp.
  • 02:08:51 Jake confirms no one in the party has Wish/Limited Wish.
  • 02:09:38 Rich confirms Jess’s cleric has access to Resurrection; the party discusses keeping a diamond on hand for revival costs.
  • 02:19:15 Pat tells the table whoever contracts Nutty for crafting must lock in a shared backstory.
  • 02:21:16 Nutty sets his crafting fee at 10% markup plus “plant a tree.”
  • 02:24:52 Pat ends the session early; play proper to begin “next week.”

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