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Message: <blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 8862811" data-attributes="member: 6809274">41st session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Another short session, which seems to be common with us during the Holidays.Five player characters at Level 7:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of the Lost Clan, rumored to be in the Banewarrens.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Elf Librarian/Wizard/Magician. Outcast from elven lands, raised in Ptolus, keeper of a dark secret. His magical traditions are Arcana, Teleportation, Chaos, and Fey.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Goblin Pyromancer/Oracle/Magician. Responsible for the destruction of his tribe. Specialized in the Fire and Forbidden magic traditions, with a dose of Divination.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Changeling Dervish/Spellbinder/Rogue. Created by House Vladaam to replace a child they kidnapped and held in servitude. Naturally, she wants revenge. Two weapon fighter with the Battle tradition.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Human Defender/Paladin/Priest. Cleric of Lothian, the primary god of Ptolus. His magical traditions are Life, Theurgy, and Battle. His murdered wife was has returned as undead and now he seeks to stop her.</li> </ul>The characters have reached Map 2 of the Inner Vaults. In my version of this adventure, it's a cave complex filled with devolved, degenerated descendants of the Lost Clan of dwarves which built the Banewarrens.They found themselves standing on a rough stone ledge overlooking a large natural cavern cloaked in darkness. There was a new knotted rope descending from the ledge to the cavern floor -- a sign that someone came before them. Likely the rival adventuring party sent by House Vladaam. They descended the rope.The floor of the cavern was filled with stalagmites which turned this place into a disorienting maze. After several minutes of travel, they came across the corpses of several troglodyte-like banebrutes -- the devolved dwarves mentioned above. They had been killed with sword and spell. Again, signs of Vladaam's adventurers.Eventually, they reached the far side of the cavern. A wide staircase ascended from the floor to the next section of the dungeon. Here, they were ambushed by banebrutes. Eight of them were on the stairs. And an uncounted number were hiding in the stalagmites behind the characters. The banebrutes to the rear began to pelt the characters with rocks, herding them toward the stairs.This should have been a relatively simple fight against a horde of mooks, but the elf wizard got cut off from the rest of the party and was felled by hurled rocks. Miraculously, he rolled high on the Shadow of the Demon Lord equivalent to the death saving throw and returned to consciousness with one point of Health. He hurried up the stairs to join his allies.The session ended as the characters exited the cavern.Next session: The adventurers of House Vladaam!</blockquote>

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