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<blockquote data-quote="bluesfella" data-source="post: 5482989" data-attributes="member: 98561"><p>Session #2:</p><p></p><p>After clearing the area of frost goblins and patching up poor Glimzig, they left him to make repairs while they headed towards the icy spire they saw in the distance.</p><p></p><p>[GM]This next section is right out of "Draigdurroch Tower" from Dungeon Magazine #159. I modified a few minor things, but ran the majority of it as written. Overall, it was good, but it lacks enough story clues to let the players know what really happened. I had to break the fourth wall a bit to explain some things at the end.</p><p></p><p>The group failed their skill challenge to fight the blizzard en route to the tower itself, so they all lost a few healing surges, but did finally make it to the tower. I skipped the first couple of encounters, and we just described how they broke through the ice and made it into the first floor of the tower.[/GM]</p><p></p><p>Here's a pic of the scenery I built for the first floor - sorry no minis, I took this before the players arrived:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/4219/imagevfo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The party explored the frozen rooms before them, found the fireplaces with the mysterious frozen flames within, and continued up to the second floor. Here is where things got interesting...they were attacked by a group of ice warriors form the Elemental Chaos who had taken up residence in the tower. (For the explanation why, see the Dungeon article.) </p><p></p><p>[GM]The party is at level 2 at this point, and this ended up being a level 4 encounter. See the article for the stats.[/GM]</p><p></p><p>Here's pic of the second floor:</p><p><img src="http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/249/imagepoo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>One thing I did change, the "magic elevators" I turned into teleportation circles that activate instantly. One fun moment happened while the Dwarf Fighter was rushing over to help out one of his comrades and he accidentally stepped on the circle and was transported to the third floor. He spent two rounds investigating that floor before he went back to join the fight. Having their heaviest hitter out of the battle for a few rounds made the encounter a little tougher than it should have been.</p><p></p><p>here's what that looked like on game night- I had to keep all three levels on the table at the same time:</p><p><img src="http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/7464/imageydk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Once defeated (and the frozen flames were determined to be the portals from whence the Ice Warriors came), they destroyed the portals and headed upstairs to the third floor. Pic here:</p><p><img src="http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/8614/imagetan.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>There they found the Warlock's bedroom and did some searching. They found the secret door that led to his study, successfully disabled the trapped desk, and found his journal. they also found a bookcase that was magically warded, so the books were not destroyed by the frost. I found some suitable evil-sounding book titles elsewhere on the web, so they stuffed every one into the bag of holding:</p><p></p><p>Book titles: (Evil)<p style="margin-left: 20px"> The Candle and the Void</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> The Book of Infernal Knowledge</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> Asmodeus and the Nine Hells</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> The Dark Obelisk</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> The Book of the Coming Flame</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> The Pandimonicus</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> A thick red book (no title – magically bound shut)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> Chicken Soup for the Warlock’s Soul</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> The Dummies Guide to Forging a Dark Pact</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>(History)<p style="margin-left: 20px"> The Decline and Fall of the Nerath Empire</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> The Destruction of Fastormel</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> Several accounts of the Bloodspear War</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>Once they were sure the tower was safe, they barricaded all the exits and took a much-needed rest:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7739/imageadx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bluesfella, post: 5482989, member: 98561"] Session #2: After clearing the area of frost goblins and patching up poor Glimzig, they left him to make repairs while they headed towards the icy spire they saw in the distance. [GM]This next section is right out of "Draigdurroch Tower" from Dungeon Magazine #159. I modified a few minor things, but ran the majority of it as written. Overall, it was good, but it lacks enough story clues to let the players know what really happened. I had to break the fourth wall a bit to explain some things at the end. The group failed their skill challenge to fight the blizzard en route to the tower itself, so they all lost a few healing surges, but did finally make it to the tower. I skipped the first couple of encounters, and we just described how they broke through the ice and made it into the first floor of the tower.[/GM] Here's a pic of the scenery I built for the first floor - sorry no minis, I took this before the players arrived: [IMG]http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/4219/imagevfo.jpg[/IMG] The party explored the frozen rooms before them, found the fireplaces with the mysterious frozen flames within, and continued up to the second floor. Here is where things got interesting...they were attacked by a group of ice warriors form the Elemental Chaos who had taken up residence in the tower. (For the explanation why, see the Dungeon article.) [GM]The party is at level 2 at this point, and this ended up being a level 4 encounter. See the article for the stats.[/GM] Here's pic of the second floor: [IMG]http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/249/imagepoo.jpg[/IMG] One thing I did change, the "magic elevators" I turned into teleportation circles that activate instantly. One fun moment happened while the Dwarf Fighter was rushing over to help out one of his comrades and he accidentally stepped on the circle and was transported to the third floor. He spent two rounds investigating that floor before he went back to join the fight. Having their heaviest hitter out of the battle for a few rounds made the encounter a little tougher than it should have been. here's what that looked like on game night- I had to keep all three levels on the table at the same time: [IMG]http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/7464/imageydk.jpg[/IMG] Once defeated (and the frozen flames were determined to be the portals from whence the Ice Warriors came), they destroyed the portals and headed upstairs to the third floor. Pic here: [IMG]http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/8614/imagetan.jpg[/IMG] There they found the Warlock's bedroom and did some searching. They found the secret door that led to his study, successfully disabled the trapped desk, and found his journal. they also found a bookcase that was magically warded, so the books were not destroyed by the frost. I found some suitable evil-sounding book titles elsewhere on the web, so they stuffed every one into the bag of holding: Book titles: (Evil)[INDENT] The Candle and the Void The Book of Infernal Knowledge Asmodeus and the Nine Hells The Dark Obelisk The Book of the Coming Flame The Pandimonicus A thick red book (no title – magically bound shut) Chicken Soup for the Warlock’s Soul The Dummies Guide to Forging a Dark Pact [/INDENT](History)[INDENT] The Decline and Fall of the Nerath Empire The Destruction of Fastormel Several accounts of the Bloodspear War [/INDENT]Once they were sure the tower was safe, they barricaded all the exits and took a much-needed rest: [IMG]http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7739/imageadx.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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