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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 9288628" data-attributes="member: 508">In tonight's Ghourmand Vale session, the PCs:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Were hired to rescue a kidnapped member of the thieves guild our rogue once worked with (5,000 gp reward for the attempt, another 5,000 gp for successful retrieval of the kidnapping victim)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Headed to the place the ransom was to be delivered, scouted it out (via my sorcerer's grackle familiar), saw five guards in the abandoned watch tower and a roving griffon 100 feet in the air</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Had the archer shoot the griffon (one shot through the eye and it was dead, plummeting to the courtyard below), which was the sorcerer's signal to dimension door the others to the rooftop</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Slew the guards fairly easily, then a fighter who entered the courtyard to see what was going on</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Four PCs entered the building and found a way downstairs, while the elf archer, our shield guardian, and the paladin's celestial pegasus checked out thumping noises from the stables (which turned out to be a trained chimera, who rotated out aerial guard duties with the griffon)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The chimera was slain fairly quickly, while the other four PCs had a bit tougher time slaying a purple worm which had burrowed up from below (the bugger made two Reflex saves against my sorcerer's three maximized lightning bolt spells, but the third did full damage!).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Found the kidnapped victim and another thieves guild member in a room filled with brown mold; apparently the other guy (who'd originally been sent to rescue the first guy) tried using a wand of burning hands against the mold and found out too late that was the exact wrong approach, as they were both now dead and the mold had doubled in size</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Killed the brown mold with cold spells</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Looted the stiffs of the guard's we'd slain, and will be exploring the underground passageway from which the purple worm tunneled up in our next gaming session session</li> </ul>So, by getting themselves killed, the thieves guild members cost us a second 5,000 gp!  Some people just have no consideration....Johnathan</blockquote>

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