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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: 6151905" 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@N08/9318974923/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3806/9318974923_68122af2c1_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Encounter #13 Fresco Chamber (Area 10)</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 Frescoe Chamber is in area 10 on the map (see below).</p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8613918515/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8519/8613918515_7c1e339ecb_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>Miss Teri sneaks in; a short passage leads in to the chamber proper, the other adventurers wait at the door. Miss Teri looks around the corner in to a shrine of some sort- there are four statues each displaying some sort of tentacle cat like creature- the feline’s eyes glow, shedding an eerie light. Over the far end of the chamber is an altar, as previously, defiled- chained before the altar is a bruised and beaten figure- Mirtala, the cook, another of the goblin’s prisoners.</p><p></p><p>“She’s here- Mirtala!” The shadar-kai rogue whispers back to her comrades.</p><p>“It’s a dead end- nowhere to go, I think.” She adds, and then as an afterthought- “they’re in here, I think.”</p><p></p><p>Chiggers suddenly clears his throat, loudly.</p><p></p><p>“We know you’re in here.” He states, and then repeats himself- louder still.</p><p></p><p>“We just want the woman- and your story, then you can go.” </p><p></p><p>Chiggers moves forward, to the corner of the chamber- past Miss Teri, the other adventurers shuffle in a little closer.</p><p></p><p>“I swear on my life we will spare your lives.”</p><p></p><p>A large dire rat suddenly scuttles out from behind one of the pillars; it darts at Chiggers, then another- a third scurries out of hole in the wall- straight in to the midst of the adventurers, panic ensues.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 300 XP Level 1 Encounter</p><p>Dire Rat Level 1 Brute x3</p><p></p><p>[sblock=The Monster Manual]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8670383360/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8115/8670383360_334c9e1b85_o.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>The rat in the midst of the party claws and bites at Gargemel- rips a hunk of flesh from the dragonborn and gnaws at the wound- the dragonborn swoons immediately, the wound is instantly infected, the sorcerer nauseous and diseased.</p><p></p><p>Gargemel screams like a little girl.</p><p></p><p>At the same moment three hand crossbows fire, the gnomes are also hidden behind the statues.</p><p></p><p>Bad Guys 675 XP Level 2 Encounter</p><p>Dire Rat Level 1 Brute x3</p><p>Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker x3</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>All three crossbow bolts find their targets- one in to Gargemel, who staggers bloodied, and the other two in to Chiggers- the dragonborn staggers as his blood spurt, he’s bloodied- almost unconscious (Chiggers is on 2 hit points).</p><p></p><p>Gargemel launches his Lightning Breath (Daily), followed up by his Dragon’s Breath, for good measure he finishes off with his Tempest Breath- the dire rats are the dragonborn’s targets- he suddenly hates rats. The rodents are electrified, burnt and then scoured with acid- all three are left burnt in a myriad ways- and bloodied.</p><p></p><p>Chiggers mutters Healing Words- many, but far from all, of his wounds heal over; the dragonborn leans back and adds his Dragon Breath to the deluge- all three rats are subject to lightning strikes, one is almost destroyed, for good measure he turns and smashes the nearest rodent dead.</p><p></p><p>Miss Teri Shadow Jaunts and appears in the midst of the rats, a shimmering insubstantial version of herself, she strikes with her Acrobat’s Blade- cutting at both rodents and leaving both hovering at death’s door- and then she’s gone, moving back out of range.</p><p></p><p>Snatch’s arrow takes one rat out, Thug’s Reaping Strike the other- the bugbear is unhappy however, he roars- turns back to face the chamber, spots a gnome and Charges- smashing the little fellow, the pesky humanoid squawks in horror, and in fear, and then Fades Away.</p><p></p><p>Gone.</p><p></p><p>Thug swears up a storm- and suddenly sprouts two crossbow bolts from his chest- the first fired by another gnome, the second fired by the invisible fellow that he injured, who is of course now visible. </p><p></p><p>The bugbear grins- “You!” He declares, and then sags a little- bloodied.</p><p></p><p>Gargemel unleashes his Burning Spray, the gnome out in the open is scorched, and bloodied, but not for long- Chiggers smashes the humanoid down with his morning star, mutters more Healing Words as his wounds fully heal over.</p><p></p><p>Snatch fires, a gnome leaning around one of the statues takes an arrow to the shoulder, the creature grimaces then Fades Away. Snatch is having none of it, he concentrates searching the chamber, he spots movement behind one of the other statues- the third gnome? The invisible gnome? He’s unsure- he fires again. Snatch’s Hunt’s End strike runs true, the small humanoid now with an arrow through his neck staggers out from behind the statue, it claws at the offending missile for a while- and then thumps to the floor dead.</p><p></p><p>“We want one alive!” Miss Teri screeches, more than a little perturbed.</p><p></p><p>Silence, except for the sound of heavy breathing, nothing happens for… oh hold on!</p><p></p><p>“Gnome!” Sertanian screams, there follows the sound of the old man and the dwarf attempting to effect an arrest, the adventurers turn tail and dash back out of the chamber- back in to the crypt, where the two prisoners wait.</p><p></p><p>The gnome, now visible, has managed to avoid his captures- the small humanoid has made it as far as the bottom step of the spiral stairs.</p><p></p><p>It all happens so quickly- nobody has time to pull their punches.</p><p></p><p>The gnome is hit by, and this is in order, Gargemel’s Acid Orb, both arrows from Snatch’s Twin Strike attack, and lastly Chiggers’ morning star.</p><p></p><p>The gnome is beyond dead.</p><p></p><p>“I said…” Miss Teri starts up but is persuaded to shut up by her colleague’s looks.</p><p></p><p>675 XP Level 2 Encounter</p><p>Dire Rat Level 1 Brute x3</p><p>Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker x3</p><p></p><p>Comment: I should of course played it out for the role-play, I was going to but then I felt a little mischievous, and then I didn’t- I should have done though. In fact I’ve played this scenario again since then, in an on-line play-by-post game, and this time cast the gnomes as the unwitting partners of the goblins- it played much better, lots more story and depth.</p><p></p><p>The session ended in a rush- people had to get away, we’ll take care of the rest of this chamber next time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 6151905, 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@N08/9318974923/][img]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3806/9318974923_68122af2c1_c.jpg[/img][/url][/CENTER] Encounter #13 Fresco Chamber (Area 10) [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 Frescoe Chamber is in area 10 on the map (see below). [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8613918515/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8519/8613918515_7c1e339ecb_o.jpg[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] Miss Teri sneaks in; a short passage leads in to the chamber proper, the other adventurers wait at the door. Miss Teri looks around the corner in to a shrine of some sort- there are four statues each displaying some sort of tentacle cat like creature- the feline’s eyes glow, shedding an eerie light. Over the far end of the chamber is an altar, as previously, defiled- chained before the altar is a bruised and beaten figure- Mirtala, the cook, another of the goblin’s prisoners. “She’s here- Mirtala!” The shadar-kai rogue whispers back to her comrades. “It’s a dead end- nowhere to go, I think.” She adds, and then as an afterthought- “they’re in here, I think.” Chiggers suddenly clears his throat, loudly. “We know you’re in here.” He states, and then repeats himself- louder still. “We just want the woman- and your story, then you can go.” Chiggers moves forward, to the corner of the chamber- past Miss Teri, the other adventurers shuffle in a little closer. “I swear on my life we will spare your lives.” A large dire rat suddenly scuttles out from behind one of the pillars; it darts at Chiggers, then another- a third scurries out of hole in the wall- straight in to the midst of the adventurers, panic ensues. Bad Guys 300 XP Level 1 Encounter Dire Rat Level 1 Brute x3 [sblock=The Monster Manual] [CENTER][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/40504969@N08/8670383360/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8115/8670383360_334c9e1b85_o.png[/img][/url][/CENTER] [/sblock] The rat in the midst of the party claws and bites at Gargemel- rips a hunk of flesh from the dragonborn and gnaws at the wound- the dragonborn swoons immediately, the wound is instantly infected, the sorcerer nauseous and diseased. Gargemel screams like a little girl. At the same moment three hand crossbows fire, the gnomes are also hidden behind the statues. Bad Guys 675 XP Level 2 Encounter Dire Rat Level 1 Brute x3 Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker x3 [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] All three crossbow bolts find their targets- one in to Gargemel, who staggers bloodied, and the other two in to Chiggers- the dragonborn staggers as his blood spurt, he’s bloodied- almost unconscious (Chiggers is on 2 hit points). Gargemel launches his Lightning Breath (Daily), followed up by his Dragon’s Breath, for good measure he finishes off with his Tempest Breath- the dire rats are the dragonborn’s targets- he suddenly hates rats. The rodents are electrified, burnt and then scoured with acid- all three are left burnt in a myriad ways- and bloodied. Chiggers mutters Healing Words- many, but far from all, of his wounds heal over; the dragonborn leans back and adds his Dragon Breath to the deluge- all three rats are subject to lightning strikes, one is almost destroyed, for good measure he turns and smashes the nearest rodent dead. Miss Teri Shadow Jaunts and appears in the midst of the rats, a shimmering insubstantial version of herself, she strikes with her Acrobat’s Blade- cutting at both rodents and leaving both hovering at death’s door- and then she’s gone, moving back out of range. Snatch’s arrow takes one rat out, Thug’s Reaping Strike the other- the bugbear is unhappy however, he roars- turns back to face the chamber, spots a gnome and Charges- smashing the little fellow, the pesky humanoid squawks in horror, and in fear, and then Fades Away. Gone. Thug swears up a storm- and suddenly sprouts two crossbow bolts from his chest- the first fired by another gnome, the second fired by the invisible fellow that he injured, who is of course now visible. The bugbear grins- “You!” He declares, and then sags a little- bloodied. Gargemel unleashes his Burning Spray, the gnome out in the open is scorched, and bloodied, but not for long- Chiggers smashes the humanoid down with his morning star, mutters more Healing Words as his wounds fully heal over. Snatch fires, a gnome leaning around one of the statues takes an arrow to the shoulder, the creature grimaces then Fades Away. Snatch is having none of it, he concentrates searching the chamber, he spots movement behind one of the other statues- the third gnome? The invisible gnome? He’s unsure- he fires again. Snatch’s Hunt’s End strike runs true, the small humanoid now with an arrow through his neck staggers out from behind the statue, it claws at the offending missile for a while- and then thumps to the floor dead. “We want one alive!” Miss Teri screeches, more than a little perturbed. Silence, except for the sound of heavy breathing, nothing happens for… oh hold on! “Gnome!” Sertanian screams, there follows the sound of the old man and the dwarf attempting to effect an arrest, the adventurers turn tail and dash back out of the chamber- back in to the crypt, where the two prisoners wait. The gnome, now visible, has managed to avoid his captures- the small humanoid has made it as far as the bottom step of the spiral stairs. It all happens so quickly- nobody has time to pull their punches. The gnome is hit by, and this is in order, Gargemel’s Acid Orb, both arrows from Snatch’s Twin Strike attack, and lastly Chiggers’ morning star. The gnome is beyond dead. “I said…” Miss Teri starts up but is persuaded to shut up by her colleague’s looks. 675 XP Level 2 Encounter Dire Rat Level 1 Brute x3 Gnome Skulk Level 2 Lurker x3 Comment: I should of course played it out for the role-play, I was going to but then I felt a little mischievous, and then I didn’t- I should have done though. In fact I’ve played this scenario again since then, in an on-line play-by-post game, and this time cast the gnomes as the unwitting partners of the goblins- it played much better, lots more story and depth. The session ended in a rush- people had to get away, we’ll take care of the rest of this chamber next time. [/QUOTE]
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