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Let's Play #5 4e Dungeon Scales of War 1) Rescue at Rivenroar The End NOW WITH PICS OF THE PCs
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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 6115035" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px">Let's Play #5 Dungeon Magazine Scales of War #1 </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px">Rescue at Rivenroar (Level 1)</span></p><p></p><p>Session 1.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9262700211/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/9262700211_6b5dc992c8_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Encounter #1 Bar Fight!</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Map]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8613918685/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8613918685_5444622f8a_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center">The Nentir Inn, or at least the map from the scenario.</p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Prior to the action the players, who don’t know each other, are in the bar chatting to their friends- I asked each player to name and describe who they were drinking with. So Thug is with his supervisor, and several dockworker friends; Miss Teri is entertaining several potential marks; Gargemel is with a ‘lady’ friend- and making progress; Snatch is with a prospective client- a furrier and Chiggers is talking with the local sexton.</p><p></p><p>I specifically had the PCs do this so that they’d get the idea that they are at home here, both in the Inn, and in Fallcrest- the place is home to them.</p><p></p><p>And so when there’s a bunch of screams outside the Inn and a bunch of Hobgoblin Grunts burst in to the place- from several entrances, then the PCs are on the back foot.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 152 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x4</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8142730809/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8142730809_b3bb6179c2_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center">A Hobgoblin Grunt.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Monster Manual]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8669281599/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8669281599_c9fcc8dde3_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>The hobgoblins, screaming and shouting in their foul tongue, smash their way in to the mill of patrons- hacking and slashing with their longswords. Two of Thug’s friends are cut down- including his supervisor who took a chance on him in the first place; it’s hard to get a job if you’re a bugbear, the kindly older human is decapitated (a critical hit).</p><p></p><p>There’s no time to react, or at least everything happens so fast, more hobgoblins smash their way in to the Inn, as does a cloaked goblin brandishing a flaring bitumen torch.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 366 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x7</p><p>Goblin Blackblade Level 1 Lurker</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8080278022/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8080278022_655de4fd6f_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center">A Goblin Blackblade.</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Monster Manual]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8669282547/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8257/8669282547_881ba7f32d_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Another of Thug’s friends is cut down- stabbed in the gut, the blood flows as the stevedore flops to the floor. Thug is stabbed in the back, the big minotaur winces and draws his weapon. Two more of the grunts gang up on Chiggers, the Cleric of the Raven Queen, is cut twice and slammed against the bar. Gargemel’s ‘lady’ friend has her throat cut- the devastation is terrible to behold- patrons scream and rush to get away from the ferocious goblinoids.</p><p></p><p>Miss Teri suddenly shimmers and disappears, her Shadow Jaunt, reappears- unseen, in the midst of the grunts, she slashes with her blade in a great arc, an Acrobat’s Strike- two of the grunts down dead, the shadar-kai then tumbles back out of the fracas, still unseen. Chiggers draws his morning star and flails wildly, clearing a circle to work in, he hawks and unleashes a fan of lightning from his maw, the two grunts before him are left frazzled and burnt, and dead. </p><p></p><p>Suddenly a bitumen torch lands on the bar next to Chiggers, flames leap and the dragonborn is burnt, and left bloodied- a little way off the goblin blackblade gets another torch ready to throw. Thug Cleaves through the two grunts that slew his friends, the bugbear is screaming- furious and out for revenge, he spies the goblin blackblade and moves towards the goblinoid.</p><p></p><p>Gargemel joins the chorus, bellowing his rage, an Acid Orb smashes in to the goblin, it screams as it burns. Snatch meanwhile climbs on to the bar, draws his longbow- notches and arrow, and takes aim; the goblin blackblade is pinned to the wall by Snatch’s Twin Strike, the goblin is bloodied, almost dead.</p><p></p><p>And yet more hobgoblin grunts charge in to the Inn.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 442 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x9</p><p>Goblin Blackblade Level 1 Lurker</p><p></p><p>A grunt charges in to Chiggers, the Priest of the Raven Queen staggers, only just able to keep his feet. Miss Teri suddenly appears again behind one of the grunts rushing in to the Inn, the shadar-kai sinks her blade in and then moves away again, the grunt drops.</p><p></p><p>Chiggers, still too close to the fire, mutters a prayer to his dark mistress- Healing Words, his wounds instantly heal over. The dragonborn looks around; there are just two grunts and the pinned goblin left alive. The Priest charges the goblin and smashes it down with his morning star.</p><p></p><p>Thug diverts his charge, the minotaur bellows and Cleaves with greataxe, cutting the last two hobgoblin grunts down with one massive swipe of his blade.</p><p></p><p>“It’s over!” A man yells from behind the bar.</p><p>“Shut up!” Gargemel growls, while Snatch holds his hand up indicating silence.</p><p></p><p>The fire on the bar continues to burn- almost the only sound from within the Inn.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly a door smashes open, a wailing hobgoblin grunt rushes in, and smashed by an Acid Orb which burns a hole clean through the goblinoid.</p><p></p><p>Moments later a window smashes and a second goblin blackblade tumbles in through the opening, the creature stands atop a table- just about to throw the bitumen torch he wields.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 580 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x10</p><p>Goblin Blackblade Level 1 Lurker x2</p><p></p><p>One of Snatch’s arrows thuds in to the goblinoid, followed by a dagger flung from the shadows by Miss Teri, the goblin staggers a great slick of blood down its chest, at which point Chiggers steps up and smashes the creature back through the window and out of the Inn.</p><p></p><p>Gargemel and Chiggers bark orders, a bucket chain is formed- the fire on the bar, with Thug at the forefront of the action is quickly put out.</p><p></p><p>“Chiggers, Priestess of the Raven Queen, Usher of the Dead.” Chiggers states, and offers his hand to Gargemel.</p><p>The dragonborn sorcerer nods awkwardly at Chiggers.</p><p>“Thug.” Thug states.</p><p>“Snatch.” Snatch states- both at the same time.</p><p>The two grin and then nod at each other.</p><p>“Wasn’t there someone…” Chiggers starts, but is cut off- the door bursts open again causing the congregated adventurers to tense, a bloody Fallcrest Guardsman rushes in and screams- “OGRE!”</p><p></p><p>580 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x10</p><p>Goblin Blackblade Level 1 Lurker x2</p><p> </p><p>Comment: Nice opener, worked better because several of the players were provided with ample reasons to take up the fight- what with the death of their friends.</p><p></p><p>Also I didn’t give the players more than five minutes real time before having the guardsman rush in and start the next encounter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 6115035, member: 16069"] [CENTER][SIZE="5"]Let's Play #5 Dungeon Magazine Scales of War #1 Rescue at Rivenroar (Level 1)[/SIZE][/CENTER] Session 1. [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9262700211/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/9262700211_6b5dc992c8_c.jpg[/img][/url][/CENTER] Encounter #1 Bar Fight! [sblock=The Map] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8613918685/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8613918685_5444622f8a_o.jpg[/img][/url] The Nentir Inn, or at least the map from the scenario.[/CENTER] [/sblock] Prior to the action the players, who don’t know each other, are in the bar chatting to their friends- I asked each player to name and describe who they were drinking with. So Thug is with his supervisor, and several dockworker friends; Miss Teri is entertaining several potential marks; Gargemel is with a ‘lady’ friend- and making progress; Snatch is with a prospective client- a furrier and Chiggers is talking with the local sexton. I specifically had the PCs do this so that they’d get the idea that they are at home here, both in the Inn, and in Fallcrest- the place is home to them. And so when there’s a bunch of screams outside the Inn and a bunch of Hobgoblin Grunts burst in to the place- from several entrances, then the PCs are on the back foot. Bad Guys 152 XP Level 1 Encounter Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x4 [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8142730809/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8142730809_b3bb6179c2_o.png[/img][/url] A Hobgoblin Grunt.[/CENTER] [sblock=The Monster Manual] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8669281599/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8669281599_c9fcc8dde3_o.png[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] The hobgoblins, screaming and shouting in their foul tongue, smash their way in to the mill of patrons- hacking and slashing with their longswords. Two of Thug’s friends are cut down- including his supervisor who took a chance on him in the first place; it’s hard to get a job if you’re a bugbear, the kindly older human is decapitated (a critical hit). There’s no time to react, or at least everything happens so fast, more hobgoblins smash their way in to the Inn, as does a cloaked goblin brandishing a flaring bitumen torch. Bad Guys 366 XP Level 1 Encounter Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x7 Goblin Blackblade Level 1 Lurker [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8080278022/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8080278022_655de4fd6f_o.png[/img][/url] A Goblin Blackblade.[/CENTER] [sblock=The Monster Manual] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8669282547/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8257/8669282547_881ba7f32d_o.png[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] Another of Thug’s friends is cut down- stabbed in the gut, the blood flows as the stevedore flops to the floor. Thug is stabbed in the back, the big minotaur winces and draws his weapon. Two more of the grunts gang up on Chiggers, the Cleric of the Raven Queen, is cut twice and slammed against the bar. Gargemel’s ‘lady’ friend has her throat cut- the devastation is terrible to behold- patrons scream and rush to get away from the ferocious goblinoids. Miss Teri suddenly shimmers and disappears, her Shadow Jaunt, reappears- unseen, in the midst of the grunts, she slashes with her blade in a great arc, an Acrobat’s Strike- two of the grunts down dead, the shadar-kai then tumbles back out of the fracas, still unseen. Chiggers draws his morning star and flails wildly, clearing a circle to work in, he hawks and unleashes a fan of lightning from his maw, the two grunts before him are left frazzled and burnt, and dead. Suddenly a bitumen torch lands on the bar next to Chiggers, flames leap and the dragonborn is burnt, and left bloodied- a little way off the goblin blackblade gets another torch ready to throw. Thug Cleaves through the two grunts that slew his friends, the bugbear is screaming- furious and out for revenge, he spies the goblin blackblade and moves towards the goblinoid. Gargemel joins the chorus, bellowing his rage, an Acid Orb smashes in to the goblin, it screams as it burns. Snatch meanwhile climbs on to the bar, draws his longbow- notches and arrow, and takes aim; the goblin blackblade is pinned to the wall by Snatch’s Twin Strike, the goblin is bloodied, almost dead. And yet more hobgoblin grunts charge in to the Inn. Bad Guys 442 XP Level 1 Encounter Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x9 Goblin Blackblade Level 1 Lurker A grunt charges in to Chiggers, the Priest of the Raven Queen staggers, only just able to keep his feet. Miss Teri suddenly appears again behind one of the grunts rushing in to the Inn, the shadar-kai sinks her blade in and then moves away again, the grunt drops. Chiggers, still too close to the fire, mutters a prayer to his dark mistress- Healing Words, his wounds instantly heal over. The dragonborn looks around; there are just two grunts and the pinned goblin left alive. The Priest charges the goblin and smashes it down with his morning star. Thug diverts his charge, the minotaur bellows and Cleaves with greataxe, cutting the last two hobgoblin grunts down with one massive swipe of his blade. “It’s over!” A man yells from behind the bar. “Shut up!” Gargemel growls, while Snatch holds his hand up indicating silence. The fire on the bar continues to burn- almost the only sound from within the Inn. Suddenly a door smashes open, a wailing hobgoblin grunt rushes in, and smashed by an Acid Orb which burns a hole clean through the goblinoid. Moments later a window smashes and a second goblin blackblade tumbles in through the opening, the creature stands atop a table- just about to throw the bitumen torch he wields. Bad Guys 580 XP Level 1 Encounter Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x10 Goblin Blackblade Level 1 Lurker x2 One of Snatch’s arrows thuds in to the goblinoid, followed by a dagger flung from the shadows by Miss Teri, the goblin staggers a great slick of blood down its chest, at which point Chiggers steps up and smashes the creature back through the window and out of the Inn. Gargemel and Chiggers bark orders, a bucket chain is formed- the fire on the bar, with Thug at the forefront of the action is quickly put out. “Chiggers, Priestess of the Raven Queen, Usher of the Dead.” Chiggers states, and offers his hand to Gargemel. The dragonborn sorcerer nods awkwardly at Chiggers. “Thug.” Thug states. “Snatch.” Snatch states- both at the same time. The two grin and then nod at each other. “Wasn’t there someone…” Chiggers starts, but is cut off- the door bursts open again causing the congregated adventurers to tense, a bloody Fallcrest Guardsman rushes in and screams- “OGRE!” 580 XP Level 1 Encounter Hobgoblin Grunt Level 3 Minion x10 Goblin Blackblade Level 1 Lurker x2 Comment: Nice opener, worked better because several of the players were provided with ample reasons to take up the fight- what with the death of their friends. Also I didn’t give the players more than five minutes real time before having the guardsman rush in and start the next encounter. [/QUOTE]
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