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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest 7037866" data-source="post: 9513901">UPDATE:Our (brief) session went very well for the players. The dragon took the corpse of the fallen PC, but the others recovered a few items from the site where he fell--including his magical warhammer which the dragon didn't bother with (failing to realize the weapon itself was magical).After that, they scouted a good site to get in a short rest and made successful Wisdom (Survival) checks to find a nice, deep place in the river to hold up and hide out in case the dragon returned. They used a potion of Animal Friendship to acquire varies small and tiny beasts to serve as early warning for the dragon's return as well.They also realized the signifcance of the magical crystals and used a servicable dinghy from the keelboat debris to send the crystals in the dinghy down river. The dragon discovered the dinghy and accepted the crystals, but its reaction wasn't enough to stop it from seeking the PCs for vengeance.As it searched for the PCs, the beasts warned them it was coming upstream. The players rolled for their checks to hide themselves in the river brush and such. The Tank rolled Wisdom (Survival) to camouflage himself and rolled 18, for a total 21. The Scout used Dexterity (Stealth), rolling 10 for a total of 22. But the Healer rolled Dexterity (Stealth) with guidance for a total of 19.The DC for passive Perception is 21, so two successes on the group check means the dragon failed to find them concealed in the river.They wisely decided to remain well-hidden where they were to complete a long rest. Over the next five hours the beasts warned the PC of the dragon's return twice, so it was best they stayed where they were. A few hours after the last "fly by" the long rest was complete, the PCs summoned the Giant Constrictor Snake from their staff of the python and rode it downstream to the lakeside village, arriving in time to get a meal, bath, and find some villagers to stay overnight with before heading to town the next morning.So, in the end all is well... at least for now. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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