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Let's Play #5 4e Dungeon Scales of War 1) Rescue at Rivenroar The End NOW WITH PICS OF THE PCs
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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 6149082" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px">Let's Play #5 Dungeon Magazine Scales of War #1 </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px">Rescue at Rivenroar (Level 1)</span></p><p></p><p>Session 2.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9262700211/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/9262700211_6b5dc992c8_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Encounter #12 Spiderweb Landing (Area 7)</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Map]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8615024880/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8397/8615024880_7494f849fa_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center">The Spiderweb Landing is in area 7 on the map (see below).</p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8615024394/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8615024394_9e7fc9d26d_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>The guys are back on the move, again following Adronsius’ directions, which means the eastern passage, which soon turns to head north- Miss Teri leads the way, she’s very cautious it’s highly likely the invisible gnome headed off this way.</p><p></p><p>The shadar-kai rogue heads up a flight of stairs, ahead is a shadowy chamber, her eyes adjust- there seem to be webs everywhere, although there’s a route through the centre of the chamber to pair of doors opposite.</p><p></p><p>What’s that- something moved. </p><p></p><p>Miss Teri remains silent, unmoving- she watches a half-humanoid half-spider creature, wielding a greataxe- the creature is on the far wall- an Ettercap, and there’s something else, or rather someone else. There seems to be a body cocooned in the webs in the north east corner of the chamber. Miss Teri has seen enough, she heads back to tell her friends.</p><p></p><p>A few minutes later, after a short discussion and time for the guys to creep closer, the guys launch their attack.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 175 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Monster Manual]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8669283305/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8669283305_141eb020b3_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>The adventurers dash in to the chamber- led in to battle by Chiggers, the Priest of the Raven Queen is the only one of the attackers to land his attack- the Ettercap is thumped hard.</p><p></p><p>Miss Teri spins out a dagger which slices in to the creature’s leg. The Ettercap squeals and then makes a furious chittering sound- it then leaps down from the wall, greataxe to the fore, it smashes in to Thug. A second later a second Fang Guard, previously unseen, leaps from the ceiling and smashes in to Chiggers, the dragonborn is bloodied. </p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 350 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier x2</p><p></p><p>Gargemel throws an Acid Orb in to the first ettercap, bloodying the creature, he follows up with a gout of flame which scorches the second enemy.</p><p></p><p>THUD!</p><p>THUD!</p><p></p><p>Two arrows thump in to the first fang guard- head shots- the ettercap thumps to the floor, courtesy of Snatch’s Two-Fanged Strike.</p><p></p><p>The north opens an inch or two- Miss Teri spots it, screams- too late, a crossbow bolt thumps in to Chiggers, the dragonborn almost falls (he’s on 1 hit point).</p><p></p><p>“The gnome!” Miss Teri shouts, and points.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 475 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier x2</p><p>Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Monster Manual]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8669282727/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8384/8669282727_3fdd94da93_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Suddenly a thick blanket of webs falls from above in to the centre of the room, only Miss Teri manages to avoid the thing- the adventurers fight to get themselves out of the mess. Thug and Snatch fight their way out of the webs, Chiggers and Gargemel are left immobilised. </p><p></p><p>Miss Teri gulps, she’s huddled in the corner- in the shadows, suddenly movement on the ceiling, another ettercap, a webspinner, but too late. A dense spray of webs shoots out and leaves Miss Teri swathed and restrained.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 675 XP Level 2 Encounter</p><p>Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier x2</p><p>Ettercap Webspinner Level 5 Controller</p><p>Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Monster Manual]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8670385604/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8670385604_a8d899be4c_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Things are looking bad.</p><p></p><p>Thug wrestles to free himself further, slashes wildly, and misses his enemy by some distance. Chiggers takes a calmer approach- the dragonborn mutters Healing Words and the gets his Second Wind. He then leans back and launches a gout of lightning at the ceiling with his Dragon Breat, the webspinner is illuminated briefly- it squeals as the lightning strikes, he’s still not done however- Chiggers rips the webs from him, he’s free.</p><p></p><p>Miss Teri manages to wriggle a hand free, she spins out a dagger, a Gloaming Cut, the blade thumps in to the webspinner, which squeals some more. </p><p></p><p>The remaining fang guard snarls at Thug and then with his greataxe cuts the bugbear down, Thug falls, Gargemel fights back- catches the fang guard in his Burning Spray. The sorcerer follows up with his Tempest Breath, and yet still the fang guard is not bloodied, Gargemel rips away the webs.</p><p></p><p>Snatch fires, the gnome fires back and the missiles fly, and yet no casualties are reported- the missile salvo gives the webspinner the opportunity to skitter aside and shoot another Web Net down, this time on Chiggers, the dragonborn is swiftly webbed, and restrained, The webspinner suddenly lurches down, suspended by silk threads from the ceiling, the creature flails and tries to bite the thrashing Chiggers.</p><p></p><p>On the floor Thug coughs up a gout of blood- the bugbear is dying, and then he’s not- Chiggers delivers his Healing Words and Thug’s eyes blink open. The Priest of the Raven Queen fails to escape the webs.</p><p></p><p>Miss Teri suddenly disappears, her Shadow Jaunt, she reappears directly behind the fang guard- and stabs it in the back, now it’s bloodied. Moments later the creature is hit again by Gargemel’s Burning Spray- it’s almost down.</p><p></p><p>As is Chiggers, the dragonborn takes a crossbow bolt to the shoulder, the grinning gnome leans in to the room and blows a raspberry and sticks two fingers up at the priest.</p><p></p><p>Chigger is aghast, and then bitten- and poisoned, he screams as the webspinner scoots back up to the ceiling, launching another Web Net at the dragonborn for good measure.</p><p></p><p>Thug wrestles himself to his feet and delivers a Reaping Strike- no more than a glancing blow, and then other- with the same result, however the two feeble cuts are enough to end the last ettercap fang guard’s days. Thug rips himself free of the webs.</p><p></p><p>Chiggers suddenly stops thrashing, stiffens slightly, and fades- he’s unconscious. The poison doing its work, the dragonborn shudders slightly, he’s dying.</p><p></p><p>The missiles come again- Snatch fires an arrow in to the webspinner, while the gnome thumps a bolt in to Gargemel. The webspinner continues to spin and cast webs at a frantic pace, moments later only Snatch is free of the webs.</p><p></p><p>Thug rips his hands free, spills his axe and with some difficulty gets his crossbow out and loaded- he fires, another hit on the webspinner, and another dagger hits the creature- Miss Teri gets free of the webs again.</p><p></p><p>Gargemel also rips the webs away- free again, while Snatch delivers a Twin Strike on the webspinner, both arrows thud in to the ettercap, it’s bloodied at last, the ranger pays the price- he’s hit by a crossbow bolt courtesy of the sneaky gnome. </p><p></p><p>The webspinner scuttles further out of reach- shoots down yet more webs, only Gargemel is caught this time, the creature is heading for the north doors. Thug, free of the webs, throws his crossbow down grabs out a healing potion and feeds the draught to Chiggers, Miss Teri dashes over to help- the dragonborn coughs, chokes and then opens his eyes, briefly- he’s still suffering the poison’s effect. The bugbear grabs up his axe and moves off.</p><p></p><p>Gargemel manages to conjure another Acid Orb- the burning missile smashes in to the webspinner, who in turn falls from the ceiling and thumps in to the floor of the chamber- dead. Snatch fires and manages to catch the gnome with an arrow, aiming throw the six inch gap between the doors.</p><p></p><p>The gnome screams and then instantly disappears from sight- the gnome runs.</p><p></p><p>“Poison!” Miss Teri shouts- the gnome is forgotten, all of the adventurers gather to apply their skills to keeping Chiggers conscious- it takes all of them to succeed but the dragonborn is saved.</p><p></p><p>675 XP Level 2 Encounter</p><p>Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier x2</p><p>Ettercap Webspinner Level 5 Controller</p><p>Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker</p><p></p><p>And the Gnome gets away again.</p><p></p><p>The chamber, such as it is- the place is really a landing with three exits- north, west and south; the area is searched, there’s nothing on the creatures to find or in their lair- however the body of Kartenix is found, the guard captain. He’s been dead a day or so, it seems his escape attempt went awry- Sertamian and Adronsius identify the poor fellow. </p><p></p><p>Kartenix however is wearing a set of Bracers of Mighty Striking, Thug takes these figuring the dead guy has no further use for them.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9318933221/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7335/9318933221_fbf56c82bb_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center">Thug's new Bracers of Mighty Striking.</p><p></p><p>There follows a sometimes heated debate, Adronsius wishes to continue on down the stairs to the west, to rescue Jalissa, Chiggers however wishes to track the gnome down. The result is never really in doubt- Adronsius grumbles as the adventurers head north, after the gnome.</p><p></p><p>Comment: A nice scrap made better because it played out in 3D with the ettercaps moving on to the walls, and fro the webspinner spending the entire fight on the ceiling. I also came close to killing a few of the PCs, certainly I kept them occupied.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 6149082, member: 16069"] [CENTER][SIZE="5"]Let's Play #5 Dungeon Magazine Scales of War #1 Rescue at Rivenroar (Level 1)[/SIZE][/CENTER] Session 2. [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9262700211/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/9262700211_6b5dc992c8_c.jpg[/img][/url][/CENTER] Encounter #12 Spiderweb Landing (Area 7) [sblock=The Map] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8615024880/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8397/8615024880_7494f849fa_o.jpg[/img][/url] The Spiderweb Landing is in area 7 on the map (see below). [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8615024394/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8615024394_9e7fc9d26d_o.jpg[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] The guys are back on the move, again following Adronsius’ directions, which means the eastern passage, which soon turns to head north- Miss Teri leads the way, she’s very cautious it’s highly likely the invisible gnome headed off this way. The shadar-kai rogue heads up a flight of stairs, ahead is a shadowy chamber, her eyes adjust- there seem to be webs everywhere, although there’s a route through the centre of the chamber to pair of doors opposite. What’s that- something moved. Miss Teri remains silent, unmoving- she watches a half-humanoid half-spider creature, wielding a greataxe- the creature is on the far wall- an Ettercap, and there’s something else, or rather someone else. There seems to be a body cocooned in the webs in the north east corner of the chamber. Miss Teri has seen enough, she heads back to tell her friends. A few minutes later, after a short discussion and time for the guys to creep closer, the guys launch their attack. Bad Guys 175 XP Level 1 Encounter Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier [sblock=The Monster Manual] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8669283305/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8669283305_141eb020b3_o.png[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] The adventurers dash in to the chamber- led in to battle by Chiggers, the Priest of the Raven Queen is the only one of the attackers to land his attack- the Ettercap is thumped hard. Miss Teri spins out a dagger which slices in to the creature’s leg. The Ettercap squeals and then makes a furious chittering sound- it then leaps down from the wall, greataxe to the fore, it smashes in to Thug. A second later a second Fang Guard, previously unseen, leaps from the ceiling and smashes in to Chiggers, the dragonborn is bloodied. Bad Guys 350 XP Level 1 Encounter Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier x2 Gargemel throws an Acid Orb in to the first ettercap, bloodying the creature, he follows up with a gout of flame which scorches the second enemy. THUD! THUD! Two arrows thump in to the first fang guard- head shots- the ettercap thumps to the floor, courtesy of Snatch’s Two-Fanged Strike. The north opens an inch or two- Miss Teri spots it, screams- too late, a crossbow bolt thumps in to Chiggers, the dragonborn almost falls (he’s on 1 hit point). “The gnome!” Miss Teri shouts, and points. Bad Guys 475 XP Level 1 Encounter Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier x2 Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker [sblock=The Monster Manual] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8669282727/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8384/8669282727_3fdd94da93_o.png[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] Suddenly a thick blanket of webs falls from above in to the centre of the room, only Miss Teri manages to avoid the thing- the adventurers fight to get themselves out of the mess. Thug and Snatch fight their way out of the webs, Chiggers and Gargemel are left immobilised. Miss Teri gulps, she’s huddled in the corner- in the shadows, suddenly movement on the ceiling, another ettercap, a webspinner, but too late. A dense spray of webs shoots out and leaves Miss Teri swathed and restrained. Bad Guys 675 XP Level 2 Encounter Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier x2 Ettercap Webspinner Level 5 Controller Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker [sblock=The Monster Manual] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8670385604/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8670385604_a8d899be4c_o.png[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] Things are looking bad. Thug wrestles to free himself further, slashes wildly, and misses his enemy by some distance. Chiggers takes a calmer approach- the dragonborn mutters Healing Words and the gets his Second Wind. He then leans back and launches a gout of lightning at the ceiling with his Dragon Breat, the webspinner is illuminated briefly- it squeals as the lightning strikes, he’s still not done however- Chiggers rips the webs from him, he’s free. Miss Teri manages to wriggle a hand free, she spins out a dagger, a Gloaming Cut, the blade thumps in to the webspinner, which squeals some more. The remaining fang guard snarls at Thug and then with his greataxe cuts the bugbear down, Thug falls, Gargemel fights back- catches the fang guard in his Burning Spray. The sorcerer follows up with his Tempest Breath, and yet still the fang guard is not bloodied, Gargemel rips away the webs. Snatch fires, the gnome fires back and the missiles fly, and yet no casualties are reported- the missile salvo gives the webspinner the opportunity to skitter aside and shoot another Web Net down, this time on Chiggers, the dragonborn is swiftly webbed, and restrained, The webspinner suddenly lurches down, suspended by silk threads from the ceiling, the creature flails and tries to bite the thrashing Chiggers. On the floor Thug coughs up a gout of blood- the bugbear is dying, and then he’s not- Chiggers delivers his Healing Words and Thug’s eyes blink open. The Priest of the Raven Queen fails to escape the webs. Miss Teri suddenly disappears, her Shadow Jaunt, she reappears directly behind the fang guard- and stabs it in the back, now it’s bloodied. Moments later the creature is hit again by Gargemel’s Burning Spray- it’s almost down. As is Chiggers, the dragonborn takes a crossbow bolt to the shoulder, the grinning gnome leans in to the room and blows a raspberry and sticks two fingers up at the priest. Chigger is aghast, and then bitten- and poisoned, he screams as the webspinner scoots back up to the ceiling, launching another Web Net at the dragonborn for good measure. Thug wrestles himself to his feet and delivers a Reaping Strike- no more than a glancing blow, and then other- with the same result, however the two feeble cuts are enough to end the last ettercap fang guard’s days. Thug rips himself free of the webs. Chiggers suddenly stops thrashing, stiffens slightly, and fades- he’s unconscious. The poison doing its work, the dragonborn shudders slightly, he’s dying. The missiles come again- Snatch fires an arrow in to the webspinner, while the gnome thumps a bolt in to Gargemel. The webspinner continues to spin and cast webs at a frantic pace, moments later only Snatch is free of the webs. Thug rips his hands free, spills his axe and with some difficulty gets his crossbow out and loaded- he fires, another hit on the webspinner, and another dagger hits the creature- Miss Teri gets free of the webs again. Gargemel also rips the webs away- free again, while Snatch delivers a Twin Strike on the webspinner, both arrows thud in to the ettercap, it’s bloodied at last, the ranger pays the price- he’s hit by a crossbow bolt courtesy of the sneaky gnome. The webspinner scuttles further out of reach- shoots down yet more webs, only Gargemel is caught this time, the creature is heading for the north doors. Thug, free of the webs, throws his crossbow down grabs out a healing potion and feeds the draught to Chiggers, Miss Teri dashes over to help- the dragonborn coughs, chokes and then opens his eyes, briefly- he’s still suffering the poison’s effect. The bugbear grabs up his axe and moves off. Gargemel manages to conjure another Acid Orb- the burning missile smashes in to the webspinner, who in turn falls from the ceiling and thumps in to the floor of the chamber- dead. Snatch fires and manages to catch the gnome with an arrow, aiming throw the six inch gap between the doors. The gnome screams and then instantly disappears from sight- the gnome runs. “Poison!” Miss Teri shouts- the gnome is forgotten, all of the adventurers gather to apply their skills to keeping Chiggers conscious- it takes all of them to succeed but the dragonborn is saved. 675 XP Level 2 Encounter Ettercap Fang Guard Level 4 Soldier x2 Ettercap Webspinner Level 5 Controller Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker And the Gnome gets away again. The chamber, such as it is- the place is really a landing with three exits- north, west and south; the area is searched, there’s nothing on the creatures to find or in their lair- however the body of Kartenix is found, the guard captain. He’s been dead a day or so, it seems his escape attempt went awry- Sertamian and Adronsius identify the poor fellow. Kartenix however is wearing a set of Bracers of Mighty Striking, Thug takes these figuring the dead guy has no further use for them. [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/9318933221/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7335/9318933221_fbf56c82bb_o.png[/img][/url] Thug's new Bracers of Mighty Striking.[/CENTER] There follows a sometimes heated debate, Adronsius wishes to continue on down the stairs to the west, to rescue Jalissa, Chiggers however wishes to track the gnome down. The result is never really in doubt- Adronsius grumbles as the adventurers head north, after the gnome. Comment: A nice scrap made better because it played out in 3D with the ettercaps moving on to the walls, and fro the webspinner spending the entire fight on the ceiling. I also came close to killing a few of the PCs, certainly I kept them occupied. [/QUOTE]
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