Our characters found themselves still in the cave they cleared last session with the noises coming from the right cave and quite coming from the left. They stood behind their decision to go left, but though they had discussed leaving Yelsha's summoned wolf to guard the right cave, they decided to take the wolf with them in their adventure.
After dispatching the fire creatures, they had to face the challenge of crossing the chasm. There happened to be a log on the far side of the chasm. The party lowered Keira (elf rogue - striker) down the chasm with a rope (successfully) and then Kiera free climbed the other side of the chasm. It took her 3 tries, but she succeeded with out harm. After further discussion they decided to tie her rope to the log (Keira is awesome at knot tying) and the party was able to pull the log across the chasm. They took turns crossing the log, and they all were acrobatic enough to cross without incident (less exciting,
I know).
As they traveled further in from there, the temperature continued to decrease and the gradient of uphill increased. They finally reached a round room with 6 caves entrances to choose from (aside from the way they came in). The tried pretty much every skill in the book on each cave to try and determine the correct path. The ruled out 2 pretty quickly, found that 2 more probably contained more Kobolds, and were left with 2 suspects. Keira stepped in one and determined the path was dangerous and the cave may collapse. During their inspections they heard popping in cracking and the earth and felt rushed to make a decision so they went into the 4th cave from the left with a leap of faith.
Ultimately, our heroes slayed the baby dragon. During the aftermath, Shava mourned for the dragon while Yelsha explored her surroundings on the back side of the dragon carcass. She found the entrance to a large cavern with a beam of light shining down on a large pile of silver treasure. She could tell the breeze from this cavern was gentle, then calm, gentle, then calm. Most importantly, she found a bag of 376 silver pieces with a sword laying next to it. After close inspection by the party, they determine that this is not only a Faelwyn's sword, but a +1 Lifedrinker Long Sword. It has a value of 1000gp, but Faeilwn is offering 1200gp for its return. The party lets Varis (Elf Ranger - Scout) carry the sword as he could use it to assist in their retreat or attempt to gain the treasure in the next room. He may even be weary to give it back.
So what will our characters do? Do they venture into the large cavern, that seems to be the cavern that Faelwyn fled from an Adult White Dragon, to gain even more treasure? Or do they retreat back through the caves to back through the possibly collapsing hall of tunnels, and then have to recross the large chasm? What was in the cave to the right at the beginning of the Session? Do they return the sword to Faelwyn gaining 1200gp, and the experience of completed minor quest, or do they wield his family's heirloom in bloody battle to help complete their primary mission?
Stay tuned next time. We hope to convene again January 2nd at noon but we have a few members to check their schedule before we verify.
Also, we are looking for 1 more player to join our party. We are playing Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition, but for our current portion of the story line we would probably ask any new players to play an existing character (Glyth, I believe).
As always, any feedback is welcome. I would love to incorporate some in upcoming encounters/adventures. We haven't really even cracked the surface of the overall story that started with King Hrothgar's summons to the Arena of Trials and the mission that he gave on its successful conclusion.
Experience Points:
Encounter 11 - Left Entrance (Chasm) - 900 XP
Encounter 12 - Cave Level 2 (aMAZEing) - TBD upon successful exit
Encounter 13 - The Final Approach - 1050 XP
Total Experience: 1950 XP, by 7 players (1 NPC), 278 XP each player
I would expect several characters to level after an encounter or two next session, so bring level 3 characters with you just in case.
Varis has the sword, not Glyth. Varis is an Elf Ranger (Scout) and he has taken on the defacto role of leader of the party because nobody else will step up to do it. He has a propensity for slaying small white dragons that Shava keeps trying to tame, but likewise he has now saved Shava's butt twice. He is Glyth's 'companion'. Glyth is a female Drow Warlock (Hexblade) that is spellscared. If it help the DM tell them apart (since he's never actually asked), she was spell scarred as a child, which of course manifested at puberty. She sometimes suffers terrible nightmares about this time. Her 2nd oldest brother was also a Warlock but he died as a result of the many intrigues that occur in the Underdark; she has a ring that belonged to him (just a normal ring). She met Varis after having escaped the turmoil of the Underdark; now relishes the sunlight and actually enjoys sunbathing in the nude (her CHA of 17 generally makes this a pleasant experience for anyone that happens to witness it). She has a small birthmark on her right shoulder blade that in our world would resemble a famous bunny logo. She can be extremely deadly with her Blade of Winter Morning, especially if she crits on a hit. She's nimble (although not quite as much as Keira) and prefers to coordinate with other members of her team that seem to know what they are doing. She regrets having blasted Shava with her Hellfire Blast spell while he was attempting to hug the baby white dragon, but she has determined that Shava isn't quite right in the head and tends to endanger the party with his rashness. Jadis is also an Elf, he is a Wizard (Mage) and is affectionately known by the party as either a Mizard or a Wage depending on their mood. He is showing signs of being a superb controller in battle, but is considering exploring some retraining options since he feels there is room for improvement in his spell list.
ReplyDeleteIn the following paragraph from the dm notes above, the first sentence should read 'were knocked unconscious', not 'were not unconscious'...
Yelsha (druid) and Abraxus (dragonborn) were not unconscious during the battle (Yelsha twice). Fortunately, the party has 3 characters who can heal).
Good session last night. I too will look for a 3rd player, perhaps someone to take over the roll of Keira since she's an awesome striker, assuming the DM allows that....
Welcome to the discussion TPK, and thanks for the clarification and back story. I will edit the original post to show who has the sword and the gramatical error for easier reading the first time through. I'll let your comments stand to fill in the rest of the story.
ReplyDeleteOn the "DM Asking" part, I felt the DM doesn't exist in the world, and it would be up to you and your party to learn about each other around the campfire, during easier encounters, or at the tavern.
Your discription of Glyth also reminds me of "follow the white rabbit" from the Matrix.