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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 6690784" data-attributes="member: 16069">Chapter 5: Session #1 OOC. CHECKEDJust a note to say we're playing using Fantasy Grounds, I (your kindly DM) have an ultimate account, while the players located in the UK, Germany, Serbia and Sweden have free accounts. Save for the time that my internet dropped then Fantasy Grounds has served us well, and for me proved to be an excellent aid to online game-play. Two of the players have played D&D 5th Edition previously, three have never played it before, I have also never played the game previous to this.As a group we have known each other for about five years, we played a D&D 4th Edition campaign using Maptools previously, that ended 2.5 years ago. We've not gamed together since then- no bad feelings just other lives to lead. One of the guys, Pedja (see below) lured me back into the fold, I was happy that he remembered me, and eager to play 5th edition, the gang were eager to get back together. We're obviously playing the 'Lost Mine of Phandelver' from the Starter Set.The following are the notes sent to the PCs, a summary of the action from the first session which appears in story form above.Session #1Starring-Zalt, Half-Elf Warlock 1 played by Simon.Grimm, Human Paladin of Tymora 1 played by Zoki.Hellwhip, Human Ranger 1 played by Pedja.Zyler, Human Cleric of Tempus 1 played by Christer.The Action-1. Meet individually with Gundren Rockseeker (Dwarf) in Neverwinter, hired to take a cart load of provisions to Phandalin (Fan-dal-in), a small frontier town. Quest #1 Deliver Gundren’s Provisions, get the cart and its contents to Barthen’s Provisions in Phandalin to receive (10gp each) payment. Gundren states that there may be bandits on the road- keep a sharp look out. Gundren and his bodyguard, Sildar Hallwinter (Human ex-Guard Captain) set off for Phandalin a day before your departure, travelling fast on good horses.2. A day later adventurers meet for the first time, figure out who is driving the cart, and then head out of Neverwinter on the High Road. The provisions in the cart are mostly mining and camping equipment, the cart is being pulled by two oxen- slow going.3. First day out of Neverwinter encounter a much larger merchant caravan heading for the city, and later a group of Road Wardens- all goes well.4. Continue along the Coast Road on the second day of travel, the only excitement is a rain storm- the adventurers get wet. Reach the Triboar Trail, which leads to Phandalin, at the end of the day.5. Third day of travel is interrupted when adventurers spot a pair of dead horses in the road ahead- it doesn’t look good. Investigations are curtailed by a Goblin ambush, all four of the evil humanoids are killed. The dead horses, you think, belong to Gundren & Sildar, your employer has been ambushed? Grimm is wounded in the fight. XP AWARDED.6. A Goblin trail is discovered heading off into the wilds, the oxen and cart are hidden, the trail followed- a pair of traps en route are located. The trail leads to a cave entrance- lots of Goblin tracks. Time to rescue Gundren and Sildar (possibly). XP AWARDED.7. A pair of (bored) Goblin guards are spotted hiding in nearby brambles, the pair are swiftly despatched. XP AWARDED.Session #1 Ends.Ongoing Quests- #1 Deliver Gundren’s ProvisionsNPCs of note- Gundren Rockseeker (Dwarf patron) & Sildar Hallwinter (Gundren's bodyguard).Enemies of note- Goblins.New Info- Have Gundren and Sildar been ambushed and captured by the Goblins?The story version of events has been spiced up a little because, well... that's what narrators do. That said Grimm really did say those things about Hellwhip in Chapter 1., and Zalt really did say “I can make a noise like a goat.”, as stated in Chapter 3, laughter and confusion followed. Zyler, the priest of Tempus played by Christer, was absent for the first hour or so of the session as he had in real life fallen off his motorbike and was stuck in A&E, hence the priest of Tempus being incapacitated at the start of the adventure. In Chapter 4, while Zyler was the only adventurer initially to spot the goblin guards in the bushes by the cavern entrance, he then proceeded to dither and rolled a '3' for his initiative. Zyler and Grimm killed the goblins before the adherent of the god of battle even got a chance to grab out his warhammer. Note there is a fifth member to our group, another player, he will be arriving for Session 3, we hope.Any questions- please ask, otherwise, read on...</blockquote>

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