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<blockquote data-quote="Marquis de Sade" data-source="post: 3243980" data-attributes="member: 25787"><p><strong>Battle at Vraath Keep</strong></p><p></p><p>Thanks guys! I will post as often as possible. Actually I have athread at Wizards boards and I copy it here too. If you want to read more you can also go there:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=642066" target="_blank">http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=642066</a> </p><p></p><p>As I said earlier we played Sons of Gruumsh before RHoD. After RHoD we will continue with the might epic City of the Spiderqueen. These 3 adventures go hand in hand regarding PC-levels.</p><p></p><p><u>Now back to the story and the Heroes of the Valley</u>:</p><p></p><p>The heroes have encountered a Bugbear Sorcerer believed to be <strong>Wyrmlord Koth</strong>, and his bodyguard <strong>Karkilan </strong> the minotaur. Since the players sneaked up from behind, using the hole in the tower, they have encountered these two without the other goblinoids. In what seems to be a good position to strike. Unfortunately the enemy were ready for combat and <strong>Ilzzt </strong> got struck with a <em>Lightning Bolt </em> for 11 damage, and almost got hit by <strong>Karkilans </strong> powerful Greataxe as well. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> </p><p></p><p>I know my players are nervous for this session, they just told me on msn messenger. But I also know they really want to capture or kill Koth really bad! So they won´t retreat until things are really, really bad.</p><p></p><p><u>The session</u>:</p><p></p><p><strong>Ilzzt </strong> parried the mighty blow of the Minotaur <strong>Karkilan </strong> and counterstroke with amazing speed, cuting a deep wound in the Minotaurs chest. Behind <strong>Ilzzt </strong> his friend <strong>Geth Helder </strong> used tumble to pass through into the room, trying to reach <strong>Wyrmlord Koth </strong> with his Dervish Dance and magic Corrosive scimitars.</p><p></p><p>I added a level of Fighter to <strong>Karkilan </strong> as it seemed unlikely that Wyrmlord Koth´s personal bodyguard would be an average Minotaur. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> </p><p></p><p><strong>Anor </strong> and <strong>Tatanka </strong> tried to get line of sight with their bows, but only <strong>Anor </strong> could see <strong>Karkilan </strong> behind the wall-cover. <strong>Eluard </strong> the Cleric used spells as <em>Prayer </em> and <em>Blessed Aim </em> to aid his friends in battle.</p><p></p><p><strong>Wyrmlord Koth </strong> shouted in goblin to <strong>Karkilan</strong>: "<em>The map, I must get the map! Hold them while I secure the map</em>!". This was a mistake as he was unaware that <strong>Geth Helder </strong> speaks goblin.</p><p></p><p>And the battle continued fiercly.....<strong>Ilzzt </strong> avoided <strong>Karkilans </strong> mighty blows once more, and cut him again and again and again with his scimitars. But <strong>Ilzzt</strong>´s player was starting to get nervous. <strong>Karkilan </strong> was still standing and he knew that one good hit from the Minotaur might drop him. So <strong>Eluard </strong> used <em>Hold Monster </em> to try and freeze him.</p><p></p><p>At the same time <strong>Koth </strong> had alarmed his minions, and a Worgrider charged into the room attacking <strong>Geth Helder</strong>. Another 3 Hobgoblin Veterans stormed in and fired their bows on the PCs. <strong>Koth </strong> ran away, and <strong>Geth </strong> tried to follow, desperately realizing the importance of the map! However, he was surrounded by the minions and failed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Karkilan </strong> failed his save vs Hold Person and <strong>Anor </strong> killed him with a coup de grace. However, the Manticore had landed behind <strong>Taranka </strong> up in the tower and fired his spikes into him. With 42 damage the brave <strong>Taranka </strong> was killed instantly. The Manticore advanced further, now attacking <strong>Anor </strong> in the back. He got hit for 29 damage and the players were now surrounded. However, <strong>Geth Helder </strong> dropped a Hobgoblin and tumbled to the other side of the room, trying to help out his friend <strong>Anor </strong> with the Manticore. Eventually he cut into the Manticores body, his magically corrosive scimitars eating into the flesh of the creature. The Manticore was badly wounded and retreated flying into the dark night. <strong>Wyrmlord Koth </strong> entered flying and struck <strong>Geth Helder </strong> with a <em>Lightning Bolt</em> for 24 damage. <strong>Geth </strong> was now badly wounded, but the cowardly <strong>Koth </strong> retreated when the Drow <strong>Ilzzt </strong> came running towards him.</p><p></p><p>So both <strong>Koth </strong> and the Manticore retreated into the dark of the night. <strong>Eluard </strong> summoned a Celestial Hippogriff and the heroes battled it out with the Worg, Goblin Worgrider, and 3 Hobgoblin Veterans. The Worg dropped and the Goblin Worgrider retreated together with the Goblin Veterans. They used ranged attacks with their bows and took cover behind boulders and objects in the barracks. The heroes followed suit but each side missed a lot of shots. But finally a Hobgoblin droped followed by another. When the third and final so dropped, the Goblin Worgrider took off. At the same time <strong>Ilzzt </strong> drank a potion of Invisibility and flew just outside of the barracks. With his 120 ft darkvision he could see <strong>Wyrmlord Koth </strong> and the Manticore flying and circling above. In his hand, <strong>Ilzzt </strong> had a scroll of <em>Fireball</em>....</p><p></p><p>To be continued!</p><p></p><p><strong>Please do also check out my players War-Room at</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rhodhq.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://www.rhodhq.blogspot.com/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>This is where the session ended and it just can´t get anymore exciting than this!!! </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Next session will probably be a marathon session on Sunday from 10 am to 3 am following morning. Following Tuesday is the session after that, so we will play a lot these couple of days</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marquis de Sade, post: 3243980, member: 25787"] [b]Battle at Vraath Keep[/b] Thanks guys! I will post as often as possible. Actually I have athread at Wizards boards and I copy it here too. If you want to read more you can also go there: [url]http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=642066[/url] As I said earlier we played Sons of Gruumsh before RHoD. After RHoD we will continue with the might epic City of the Spiderqueen. These 3 adventures go hand in hand regarding PC-levels. [U]Now back to the story and the Heroes of the Valley[/U]: The heroes have encountered a Bugbear Sorcerer believed to be [B]Wyrmlord Koth[/B], and his bodyguard [B]Karkilan [/B] the minotaur. Since the players sneaked up from behind, using the hole in the tower, they have encountered these two without the other goblinoids. In what seems to be a good position to strike. Unfortunately the enemy were ready for combat and [B]Ilzzt [/B] got struck with a [I]Lightning Bolt [/I] for 11 damage, and almost got hit by [B]Karkilans [/B] powerful Greataxe as well. :] I know my players are nervous for this session, they just told me on msn messenger. But I also know they really want to capture or kill Koth really bad! So they won´t retreat until things are really, really bad. [U]The session[/U]: [B]Ilzzt [/B] parried the mighty blow of the Minotaur [B]Karkilan [/B] and counterstroke with amazing speed, cuting a deep wound in the Minotaurs chest. Behind [B]Ilzzt [/B] his friend [B]Geth Helder [/B] used tumble to pass through into the room, trying to reach [B]Wyrmlord Koth [/B] with his Dervish Dance and magic Corrosive scimitars. I added a level of Fighter to [B]Karkilan [/B] as it seemed unlikely that Wyrmlord Koth´s personal bodyguard would be an average Minotaur. :] [B]Anor [/B] and [B]Tatanka [/B] tried to get line of sight with their bows, but only [B]Anor [/B] could see [B]Karkilan [/B] behind the wall-cover. [B]Eluard [/B] the Cleric used spells as [I]Prayer [/I] and [I]Blessed Aim [/I] to aid his friends in battle. [B]Wyrmlord Koth [/B] shouted in goblin to [B]Karkilan[/B]: "[I]The map, I must get the map! Hold them while I secure the map[/I]!". This was a mistake as he was unaware that [B]Geth Helder [/B] speaks goblin. And the battle continued fiercly.....[B]Ilzzt [/B] avoided [B]Karkilans [/B] mighty blows once more, and cut him again and again and again with his scimitars. But [B]Ilzzt[/B]´s player was starting to get nervous. [B]Karkilan [/B] was still standing and he knew that one good hit from the Minotaur might drop him. So [B]Eluard [/B] used [I]Hold Monster [/I] to try and freeze him. At the same time [B]Koth [/B] had alarmed his minions, and a Worgrider charged into the room attacking [B]Geth Helder[/B]. Another 3 Hobgoblin Veterans stormed in and fired their bows on the PCs. [B]Koth [/B] ran away, and [B]Geth [/B] tried to follow, desperately realizing the importance of the map! However, he was surrounded by the minions and failed. [B]Karkilan [/B] failed his save vs Hold Person and [B]Anor [/B] killed him with a coup de grace. However, the Manticore had landed behind [B]Taranka [/B] up in the tower and fired his spikes into him. With 42 damage the brave [B]Taranka [/B] was killed instantly. The Manticore advanced further, now attacking [B]Anor [/B] in the back. He got hit for 29 damage and the players were now surrounded. However, [B]Geth Helder [/B] dropped a Hobgoblin and tumbled to the other side of the room, trying to help out his friend [B]Anor [/B] with the Manticore. Eventually he cut into the Manticores body, his magically corrosive scimitars eating into the flesh of the creature. The Manticore was badly wounded and retreated flying into the dark night. [B]Wyrmlord Koth [/B] entered flying and struck [B]Geth Helder [/B] with a [I]Lightning Bolt[/I] for 24 damage. [B]Geth [/B] was now badly wounded, but the cowardly [B]Koth [/B] retreated when the Drow [B]Ilzzt [/B] came running towards him. So both [B]Koth [/B] and the Manticore retreated into the dark of the night. [B]Eluard [/B] summoned a Celestial Hippogriff and the heroes battled it out with the Worg, Goblin Worgrider, and 3 Hobgoblin Veterans. The Worg dropped and the Goblin Worgrider retreated together with the Goblin Veterans. They used ranged attacks with their bows and took cover behind boulders and objects in the barracks. The heroes followed suit but each side missed a lot of shots. But finally a Hobgoblin droped followed by another. When the third and final so dropped, the Goblin Worgrider took off. At the same time [B]Ilzzt [/B] drank a potion of Invisibility and flew just outside of the barracks. With his 120 ft darkvision he could see [B]Wyrmlord Koth [/B] and the Manticore flying and circling above. In his hand, [B]Ilzzt [/B] had a scroll of [I]Fireball[/I].... To be continued! [B]Please do also check out my players War-Room at[/B] [url]http://www.rhodhq.blogspot.com/[/url] [I]This is where the session ended and it just can´t get anymore exciting than this!!! Next session will probably be a marathon session on Sunday from 10 am to 3 am following morning. Following Tuesday is the session after that, so we will play a lot these couple of days[/I] [/QUOTE]
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