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Bon Bovine
Bon Bovine, better known as Bon von Bovi, was a minotaur rockstar bard whose anthems could turn any stage into the center of Jericha’s attention. Famous for arena-sized performances, noble-party spectacle, and a public rivalry with Timberlake von Queef, Bon carried enough cultural weight to shift the mood of an entire gathering. His death at Baron von Queef’s Masquerade, during an Abyss-linked plot meant to frame Timberlake, transformed a performance into a political crisis and made his final song infamous.
murdered by Lucian Vale at Baron von Queef's Masquerade in 2099MB as part of a plot conducted by the Abyss.
Performer victim / murder subject
Performs at the masquerade and is killed in the explosive piano murder investigated during the crossover.
Status: Bon’s murder anchors the investigation half of the masquerade
Knowledge: Players know the attack is tied to Lucian Vale and an Abyss contract.
Performer / murder victim
Arrives unexpectedly, performs “It’s My Wife,” and is killed when the piano explodes during his solo.
Status: Killed in explosive murder
Knowledge: Players know Bon’s death is the inciting murder of the masquerade.
Murder victim / investigation subject
Remains the victim whose explosive piano murder is investigated through the recovered canister and suspect questioning.
Status: Bon’s death becomes evidence-driven investigation
Knowledge: Players know the murder has a device trail, not just magical chaos.
Session Log / Adapted Recap / Act 2
2025-02-08 / Queef Tower main hall / stage
Bon von Bovi arrives as Baron's theatrical statement against Timberlake, performs "It's My Wife," and is killed when the piano explodes into magical darkness.
Session Log / Adapted Recap / Act 2
2025-02-08 / Murder scene / bar room / ballroom
Dallas finds the metal canister from Bon's murder, Nick reads Geargoggle's thoughts, and Lucian Vale is exposed as having taken an Abyss contract before Ash tackles him.
Session Log / Adapted Recap / Pink Pony Girls
Unknown / Pink Pony Act 1 / Pink Pony Tavern; Queef Manor / Queef Tower; ballroom; garden; kitchen; murder scene
The masquerade at Queef Manor turns catastrophic: Nick becomes a vampire, Rice Hands dies, and the Von Queef/VQU political threads deepen.
Armor / Light
Light armor robe for adventuring mages. AC 11 + Dex modifier. Disadvantage on Stealth. Grants +1 bonus vs petrification and polymorph effects. Source says can only be worn by those engaged in wizardly profession.
Armor / Shield
While holding shield, speak command word as bonus action to animate it. It hovers in your space for 1 minute and protects you as if wielded while leaving hands free. Ends by bonus action, incapacitation, or death.
Wondrous Item / Vestment
Gain +1 AC and radiant resistance. Spend 1 charge to cast Sanctuary. Shrouded Passage 1/short rest: bonus action for 1 minute, attacks against you have disadvantage if you moved 10+ ft. Aegis 1/long rest: reaction when ally within 30 ft drops to 0 HP to grant 1d4 temp HP and keep conscious. Fiends/undead have disadvantage on saves vs first spell each turn targeting only them.
Armor / Heavy / Variable Armor
Generic template item: You have a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. The armor can be light, medium, or heavy; choose the base armor when the item enters play. Use the base armor's normal weight, Strength requirement, and Stealth rules unless the specific suit says otherwise.
Plot Item / Locked Container
The box has four magical locks. Each lock can be opened with one successful DC 16 Dexterity check using thieves' tools or DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Each attempt takes 1 minute. On a failed check by 5 or more, the box emits a Dimoggio debt-sigil visible to lawful collectors and bonded goblin couriers for 24 hours. Opening one lock weakens the box but does not reveal the contents; all four locks must be opened within the same hour or the box relocks at dawn. A creature carrying the box has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks against creatures actively hunting Dimoggio property.
Weapon / Arcane Focus (Glove)
Can cast Fireball at 3rd level as a bonus action from your hand, save DC 14, once per long rest. If you know Fireball, you may cast through the glove using spell slots as a bonus action. After casting, take 1d6 fire backlash.
Wondrous Item / Bauble
Sheds bright light 20 ft and dim 20 ft, suppress/resume as bonus action. Advantage on concentration saves and +1 to spell attack rolls. Spend 1 charge when casting radiant/force spell to add 1d8 damage, or 2d8 if single target. Spend 1 charge as reaction when damaged to reduce damage by 1d10 + spellcasting modifier.
Armor / Medium
While wearing armor, gain +2 bonus to AC, advantage on Dexterity (Acrobatics), and no Stealth disadvantage despite solid appearance.
Wondrous Item / Fire Magic Item
Possible duplicate of Colonel's Volley Glove. Cast Fireball at 3rd level as a bonus action, save DC 14, once per long rest; after casting, take 1d6 fire damage backlash.
Weapon / Anatomical Firearm
Action: DC 14 Dex save in 15-ft cone for 2d6 piercing, half on success. Overpack spends 1 charge for 3d6 and push 5 ft. Boost vapor makes loud district boom. Poplimb Bone Cartridge adds 1d6.
Plot Clue / Mystery Clue
Plot clue linked to Madame Batdorf's Bone Charm Set: Madame Batdorf believes she is supposed to be with "the red ledger kid" and asks Ash to find them. Any time the Bone Charm is consulted about ledgers, poison, gnoll witchcraft, or cooking-medicine, the DM may provide one pointed hint that moves the party toward the red ledger kid.
Wondrous Item / Charm Set
Scatter bones to summon Madame Batdorf within 30 ft for 1 minute. Once per round she can force a reroll on failed Medicine, cooking, herb, venom, poison, or poultice checks. Crumbles after effect.
Weapon / Instrument (Strings)
Action to summon randomized puppet within 10 ft; existing puppet replaced. Pirate puppet makes two scimitar attacks and can disengage; Viking puppet greataxe and nonmagical B/P/S resistance; Witch puppet casts/maintains Witch Bolt. Puppet lasts 1 minute; AC 14; HP = spellcasting ability modifier + proficiency bonus.
Weapon / Shortsword
Silent blade. On hit target takes +1d6 damage; if attack has advantage, bonus becomes 2d6. On critical hit, casts Silence centered on target without concentration until end of your next turn.
Bon von Bovi arrives as Baron's theatrical statement against Timberlake, performs "It's My Wife," and is killed when the piano explodes into magical darkness.
storyDallas finds the metal canister from Bon's murder, Nick reads Geargoggle's thoughts, and Lucian Vale is exposed as having taken an Abyss contract before Ash tackles him.
storyThe masquerade at Queef Manor turns catastrophic: Nick becomes a vampire, Rice Hands dies, and the Von Queef/VQU political threads deepen.
itemLight armor robe for adventuring mages. AC 11 + Dex modifier. Disadvantage on Stealth. Grants +1 bonus vs petrification and polymorph effects. Source says can only be worn by those engaged in wizardly profession.
itemWhile holding shield, speak command word as bonus action to animate it. It hovers in your space for 1 minute and protects you as if wielded while leaving hands free. Ends by bonus action, incapacitation, or death.
itemGain +1 AC and radiant resistance. Spend 1 charge to cast Sanctuary. Shrouded Passage 1/short rest: bonus action for 1 minute, attacks against you have disadvantage if you moved 10+ ft. Aegis 1/long rest: reaction when ally within 30 ft drops to 0 HP to grant 1d4 temp HP and keep conscious. Fiends/undead have disadvantage on saves vs first spell each turn targeting only them.
itemGeneric template item: You have a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. The armor can be light, medium, or heavy; choose the base armor when the item enters play. Use the base armor's normal weight, Strength requirement, and Stealth rules unless the specific suit says otherwise.
itemThe box has four magical locks. Each lock can be opened with one successful DC 16 Dexterity check using thieves' tools or DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Each attempt takes 1 minute. On a failed check by 5 or more, the box emits a Dimoggio debt-sigil visible to lawful collectors and bonded goblin couriers for 24 hours. Opening one lock weakens the box but does not reveal the contents; all four locks must be opened within the same hour or the box relocks at dawn. A creature carrying the box has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks against creatures actively hunting Dimoggio property.
itemCan cast Fireball at 3rd level as a bonus action from your hand, save DC 14, once per long rest. If you know Fireball, you may cast through the glove using spell slots as a bonus action. After casting, take 1d6 fire backlash.
itemSheds bright light 20 ft and dim 20 ft, suppress/resume as bonus action. Advantage on concentration saves and +1 to spell attack rolls. Spend 1 charge when casting radiant/force spell to add 1d8 damage, or 2d8 if single target. Spend 1 charge as reaction when damaged to reduce damage by 1d10 + spellcasting modifier.
itemWhile wearing armor, gain +2 bonus to AC, advantage on Dexterity (Acrobatics), and no Stealth disadvantage despite solid appearance.
itemPossible duplicate of Colonel's Volley Glove. Cast Fireball at 3rd level as a bonus action, save DC 14, once per long rest; after casting, take 1d6 fire damage backlash.
itemAction: DC 14 Dex save in 15-ft cone for 2d6 piercing, half on success. Overpack spends 1 charge for 3d6 and push 5 ft. Boost vapor makes loud district boom. Poplimb Bone Cartridge adds 1d6.
itemPlot clue linked to Madame Batdorf's Bone Charm Set: Madame Batdorf believes she is supposed to be with "the red ledger kid" and asks Ash to find them. Any time the Bone Charm is consulted about ledgers, poison, gnoll witchcraft, or cooking-medicine, the DM may provide one pointed hint that moves the party toward the red ledger kid.
itemScatter bones to summon Madame Batdorf within 30 ft for 1 minute. Once per round she can force a reroll on failed Medicine, cooking, herb, venom, poison, or poultice checks. Crumbles after effect.
itemAction to summon randomized puppet within 10 ft; existing puppet replaced. Pirate puppet makes two scimitar attacks and can disengage; Viking puppet greataxe and nonmagical B/P/S resistance; Witch puppet casts/maintains Witch Bolt. Puppet lasts 1 minute; AC 14; HP = spellcasting ability modifier + proficiency bonus.
itemSilent blade. On hit target takes +1d6 damage; if attack has advantage, bonus becomes 2d6. On critical hit, casts Silence centered on target without concentration until end of your next turn.
Hidden until revealed.