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<blockquote data-quote="MarkB" data-source="post: 6828927" data-attributes="member: 40176"><p>I thought I'd add my own casualty list, now that the party have escaped Velkynvelve and are making their way toward the Dark Lake.</p><p></p><p>On their first day, the rogue Davin was caught attempting to rob a guard's footlocker whilst on laundry duty. His punishment was to "gather some silk for rope-weaving", which involved him being lowered off one of the walkways down onto the spiderwebs, where he was to gather as much webbing as possible, and if he did really well they'd pull him back up before the spiders arrived.</p><p></p><p>Eldeth, who had been on watch during Davin's pilfering attempt and had failed to spot the Drow returning, volunteered to go in his place. His friend, the dwarven fighter Captain Bouldershoulder, did likewise. The Drow officer Shoor was delighted to have volunteers, and promptly ordered that all three of them be lowered down.</p><p></p><p>Each of them adopted a different strategy. Davin tried to very quietly and subtly gather in strands of webbing without alerting the spiders. Captain Bouldershoulder pulled up great armfuls, trying to focus any arachnind attention on himself. Eldeth ignored the web-gathering exercise, and simply tried to attract the attention of any spider that appeared, keeping them away from the others.</p><p></p><p>Two spiders emerged from the shadows, scuttling towards Eldeth and Bouldershoulder. At the last moment, the Drow declared that enough silk had been gathered, and hauled them up off the webbing with a sound like a thousand strips of velcro being torn asunder.</p><p></p><p>As the three were hauled up, the Drow had a discussion in lowered voices, then Shoor casually drew a dagger and cut Eldeth's rope. As she plummeted back toward the spiders' waiting claws, he simply commented, "she didn't gather enough silk."</p><p></p><p>That litttle event set the tone for the adventure quite nicely. The other two deaths were less memorable.</p><p></p><p>When the party, with some having been freed from their manacles, finally kicked off a fight in their holding pen as the Drow were administering breakfast, Ront was slain by the one Quaggoth servant who was also present. He was not mourned.</p><p></p><p>Having taken the watch tower and acquired rope, the prisoners proceeded to climb down toward the poolside, where the waterfall caused a gap in the webs. I guesstimated it as a DC 10 athletics check, and allowed anyone without a Strength penalty to succeed automatically so long as they were taking it slowly and carefully. That left Buppido, who proceeded to roll a natural 1, and slipped from the rope.</p><p></p><p>I had the player who was running him make a Dexterity save to see whether his fall was broken by either the webs or the pool, but with a total of 6, he was heading for the rocks, and arrived with a wet splat.</p><p></p><p>Not wanting to leave Buppido's story entirely untold, I allowed the party to find a small pamphlet, part diary and part religious treatise, that had been secreted <em>somewhere</em> on his body, and described his ascension to godhood and the detailed plans he had for each of the prisoners as and when the opportunity arose.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Two of my players each wanted to basically adopt Stool. He's currently the companion of the party's halfling rogue Bree, who rides him as a mount and has adapted a set of Drow size chain shirt so that when she wears it while riding, it hangs down around him as barding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkB, post: 6828927, member: 40176"] I thought I'd add my own casualty list, now that the party have escaped Velkynvelve and are making their way toward the Dark Lake. On their first day, the rogue Davin was caught attempting to rob a guard's footlocker whilst on laundry duty. His punishment was to "gather some silk for rope-weaving", which involved him being lowered off one of the walkways down onto the spiderwebs, where he was to gather as much webbing as possible, and if he did really well they'd pull him back up before the spiders arrived. Eldeth, who had been on watch during Davin's pilfering attempt and had failed to spot the Drow returning, volunteered to go in his place. His friend, the dwarven fighter Captain Bouldershoulder, did likewise. The Drow officer Shoor was delighted to have volunteers, and promptly ordered that all three of them be lowered down. Each of them adopted a different strategy. Davin tried to very quietly and subtly gather in strands of webbing without alerting the spiders. Captain Bouldershoulder pulled up great armfuls, trying to focus any arachnind attention on himself. Eldeth ignored the web-gathering exercise, and simply tried to attract the attention of any spider that appeared, keeping them away from the others. Two spiders emerged from the shadows, scuttling towards Eldeth and Bouldershoulder. At the last moment, the Drow declared that enough silk had been gathered, and hauled them up off the webbing with a sound like a thousand strips of velcro being torn asunder. As the three were hauled up, the Drow had a discussion in lowered voices, then Shoor casually drew a dagger and cut Eldeth's rope. As she plummeted back toward the spiders' waiting claws, he simply commented, "she didn't gather enough silk." That litttle event set the tone for the adventure quite nicely. The other two deaths were less memorable. When the party, with some having been freed from their manacles, finally kicked off a fight in their holding pen as the Drow were administering breakfast, Ront was slain by the one Quaggoth servant who was also present. He was not mourned. Having taken the watch tower and acquired rope, the prisoners proceeded to climb down toward the poolside, where the waterfall caused a gap in the webs. I guesstimated it as a DC 10 athletics check, and allowed anyone without a Strength penalty to succeed automatically so long as they were taking it slowly and carefully. That left Buppido, who proceeded to roll a natural 1, and slipped from the rope. I had the player who was running him make a Dexterity save to see whether his fall was broken by either the webs or the pool, but with a total of 6, he was heading for the rocks, and arrived with a wet splat. Not wanting to leave Buppido's story entirely untold, I allowed the party to find a small pamphlet, part diary and part religious treatise, that had been secreted [i]somewhere[/i] on his body, and described his ascension to godhood and the detailed plans he had for each of the prisoners as and when the opportunity arose. Two of my players each wanted to basically adopt Stool. He's currently the companion of the party's halfling rogue Bree, who rides him as a mount and has adapted a set of Drow size chain shirt so that when she wears it while riding, it hangs down around him as barding. [/QUOTE]
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