Session 7 D&D LIVE: The Getty Museum Report

General Summary

Peter and Quinn journeyed to the hotel to meet Seth, John, and Valerie.  When they arrived, Quinn performed a spell outside the door to prepared in case there was a trap.  Unfortunately, she experienced a wild magic surge and injured Peter, John, and Seth.  Valerie was standing far enough away from the door that she was not injured.  The surge also healed Quinn.  Peter then knocked on the door, and after a tense standoff, Peter and Quinn convinced Seth to call Jessica and confirm their identities.  Peter and Quinn were then welcomed into the room and told of the plan to recover the Belt of Aphrodite from the Getty Museum.  Peter used the knowledge he gained in college to help the group take countermeasures against investigators being able to identify them, like changing the type of glove they were planning on using.  Quinn worked with John who was an art history major to identify the specific statue on which the Belt of Aphrodite.  She was able to identify it easily, having added onto a sculpture in one of he YouTube videos.  Peter ran to the store to pick up food and clothes for himself and Quinn as they had to leave their suitcases in Haven.  Peter then did research on the Belt of Aphrodite and discovered that its harmful effects could be mitigated by having people who loved each other be the only ones within range of the spell.  Seth revealed that John and he are dating and would be willing to retrieve the belt together.  All five of them went to the museum to scout out the security and discovered most of the security measures using a lot of John's abilities.  They saw the museum had exhibits on Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and their relationship to each other, information on the Cult of Dionysus, a small exhibit about the creation myth in Greek mythology, including the primordial deities, and more.  Valerie would stay in the security booth to tamper with the cameras, alarms, and lasers.  The next night they decided to break into the museum.  They managed to avoid detection until they encountered two masked thieves.  They fought with the thieves and killed one of them.  They incapacitated the other.  Seth was able to remove the Belt of Aphrodite.  John successfully replaced it with the forged replica he made with Quinn's help.  Seth was not negatively impacted by the belt.  He can now cast charm person using the belt.  He used this ability to charm the guard who spotted them removing the body of the dead thief into letting them go and forgetting what happened.  The museum only has a record of alarms being triggered, but they don't have anything on camera.  None of the other guards spotted anyone.  The group made it to their getaway van with the incapacitated thief and the body of the thief who died.