Watch Episode 1 Here - Episode 1
Vibe: 206/666
The first official episode of the new Castles and Crusades Planescape campaign "Save Hell." The session introduces three strangers—Aepheus Belamonti, Brunyr Cask-Crusher, and Reginald Sinclair—who awaken trapped in a small, windowless, circular stone chamber illuminated by shifting devilish sigils. They communicate telepathically with a mysterious voice urging cooperation to escape or perish. Each player introduces their character, revealing diverse backgrounds and magical abilities. The dix explore the chamber, discover pressure plates, and find healing potions before stepping onto the plates, which opens a passage to a fiery cavern filled with magical fire motes. They carefully navigate the room, using magical distractions to avoid harm, and proceed to a new chamber where a devil named Nivelin offers a Faustian bargain: help and clues for a price to be paid later. The players cautiously negotiate, accept a boon (a phoenix feather granting protection), and receive a cryptic map of their dungeon. The session ends with the dix preparing to venture further into the dungeon.
| Time | Section | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00:01–00:03:48 | Introduction to the Campaign and Setting | DM Steve welcomes us to the “Save Hell” campaign, describing the initial scenario where players awaken trapped in a mysterious sigil-lit chamber with no exits. A telepathic message commands cooperation for survival. |
| 00:05:00–00:16:47 | Character Introductions and Initial Interaction | Apheus Belmonti, a winged scholar; Brunyr Casck Crusher, an unlikely paladin; and Reginald Sinclair, a confused soldier from an unfamiliar world. They begin communicating and assessing their situation. |
| 00:05:00–00:16:47 | Exploration | The dix investigate the chamber, find pressure plates and hidden potions of healing and poison neutralization. They realize cooperation is necessary to escape. |
| 01:03:24–01:24:38 | The Fiery Cavern | The dix encounters a large cavern with dangerous fire plumes and magical motes of fire. They use distracting spells and swift movement to cross the room and pull a lever that disables the flames and disperses the motes. |
| 01:36:26–02:03:16 | Nivelin | The dix enters a wood-paneled office-like room where Nivelin, a devil with red skin and horns, offers a deal: knowledge and aid for a future favor. After negotiation, the party accepts the deal and receives a phoenix feather for protection. |
| 02:04:40–02:12:53 | Examining the Map and Wrap Up | Nivelin leaves a map showing a linear path through the dungeon. The dix examine cryptic inscriptions and prepare for further exploration, ending the session on a note of cautious anticipation. |
A blizzard proceeds the ultimate fall
From swamp to lava to river
Aepheus, Brunyr, and Reginald awaken together in a tightly enclosed chamber, startled and disoriented. Of the group, Reginald is especially cautious… nearly attacking the others, especially over his introduction with magic when Aepheus draws the Godseye with Mage Hand. After composing themselves and exchanging information, the three prepare to go forward. They find some potions in the starting room, along with three pressure plates which open the way forward. The following passage leads to a chamber with fire plumes and motes, which Aepheus distracts with Dancing Lights. The three bolt toward the exit of the room, held via iron lever, sustaining minimal damage from the fire plumes. The next hallway leads to a wooden paneled room, with a table and set of chairs, of which the seat opposite the entrance a devil sitting in. The devil introduces himself as Nivellen, offering a deal to aid the party to either progress the dungeon, or to achieve grander goals for a higher price. Nivellen the Devil, makes an express contract with Aepheus for a dungeon map and a defensive boon (Phoenix Feather) for a deferred payment of knowledge from Aepheus that cannot be used to unjustly punish or harm innocents beyond the extent of their sin (of conscious affect). Aepheus understands the causal gravity of the contractual obligation shall be equivalent for both parties.