Apr 9, 2023
Dance of the Demon | Army of Darkness Actual Play 3/3
Join as Evilive liveplays Eden Studios’ Army of Darkness roleplaying game episode Dance of the Demon. This is the finale of the three part series which began with the episode Don’t Lose Your Head, and continued with the episode Down with the Patriarchy. You can learn more about the Army of Darkness roleplaying game corebook and buy a copy here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2486/Army-of-Darkness-Corebook?affiliate_id=50797
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Cast:
Kirk 'Steel' Miller - Welder
Liam Davis - English Professor
Jenna Brown - Tattoo Artist
Cast Backstory
You are all friends from high school. You used to hang out daily, party and get into mischief together. You stayed in contact and every year you would get together and do some new activity over a weekend (travel, camp, etc.). Last year Jen’s mother passed away, and she skipped the get together. No one could make it to her funeral, and Jen’s been taking it pretty hard. You all planned to go camping this year to get Jen out of her head, dragging her up into the Rocky Mountains.
Game Setup
Hello, I am the director of this episode. Our cast members Steel, Jen, and Liam have connected with a rebellion in Kandar led by Enkidu. Upon suggestion, they traveled to the witch Khulanna, who blessed them with a ritual of Inanan, sister of the evil goddess Ereskigal. Khandar has been overrun by deadites as the watcher has convinced the high priest of Ereskegal to create the Necronomicon, with the ultimate goal of ending humanity and allowing demons to walk the earth. Now, as they approach the Temple of Ereskegal in Khandar to stop the Priest, they are confronted with the former chosen one, Chet, that dragged them all into this in the first place, as Enkidu and the rebels went after the survivors to help the heroes stop Evil Chet, the High Priest of Ereskegal, and the Watcher. Can the cast please introduce themselves?
Episode setup: You stand at the base of the Temple of Ereskigal. Above you is a grand vortex casting a shadow over all of Khandar. At the top of this massive ziggurat stands Evil Chet, the former chosen one, turned deadite, holding Enkidu’s daughter Shemhasa hostage. The chanting of the priests above echoes into the city as flying deadites circle above you, and the smell of dead and rotting flesh permeates the air. The ritual of Inanan that the witch Khulanna cast for you has kept them at bay, but how long will the goddesses power last? You know that Enkidu has left to gather as many of the captured rebels as possible, setting up a massive battle between humanity and the dead. Evil Chet looks down from the pinnacle of the temple, and smiles as he beckons you forward. Through the din of screams and chanting echoing out from the temple, you only hear three words escape his lips: Come get some!
Supporting Cast
Enkidu
Enkidu’s Rebels
Shamhasa
Story Beats
Act One - Stop Evil Chet
The heroes rush up to combat Evil Chet as flying deadites, and skeletons attack.
Evil Chet tells them that the Watcher has enlisted the demon Beletseri to protect the High Priest Urigan while he completes writing the Necronomicon. Even if they do defeat him, they will never stop Urigan and return home.
Shemhasa is held by two Skeletons away from the party on the top of the temple.
Act Two - War with the Dead
As the barrier protecting them falters, they see Enkidu rush out of the base of the temple with the prisoners and his rebels ready for battle.
Mass combat plays out, and when one side is near defeat Enkidu will tell the heroes to go inside the temple and deal with Urigan, the High Priest.
Act Three - Down with Urigan and Beletseri
As the heroes rush into the ritual chamber they find the walls lined with corpses hung to drain their blood into a bowl for penning the Necronomicon. Urigan is hovering over the tomb busy at work, with a supernatural focus.