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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 113918" data-attributes="member: 94">Session Fifteen-- scattering of snakesKELLAN’s FIFTEENTH SESSION JOURNALTo the Radiant Lady Gloriana Taskmettle, greetings -Another frustrating visit to the hole that holds the stronghold of the snake-men. Once again, the four of us - Rodrigo, Nikolai, Jagg, and myself - carefully moved down the tunnel (about 100 feet long). Nik tried to first reconnoiter the area while flying while invisible, and detected a sentry in the tunnel that went back to the stronghold to warn the others. When we arrived back at the large cave that holds the stronghold, there were no warriors outside; all were inside, and undoubtedly waiting with bows to hit us from afar. We forced our way into the courtyard, and fought several of the snake-men, one of whom turned Rod into the form of a snake. After driving them off, we realized it would be best to be at full strength for another sortie, and so we waited long enough for Nik to be able to memorize a spell that would dispel the snake form from Rod. While Nik rested, a large group of giant dire rats (apparently summoned by the snake-men) came out of the tunnel and surrounded the tower. Once Nik had memorized the spell and changed Rod back, we readied for the fight, but were forced into battle by the appearance of a powerful spell-casting snake-man. It was a pitched battle, but we fared better than the first time, with no deaths on our side (although we came close). After killing over a dozen cultists, all the dire rats, and two of the snake-men, the last snake-man and the rest of the cultists retreated further into the stronghold. Being near death ourselves, we regrouped to make a third sortie - one that will be final for either them or us. We must do our best to be certain the evil is defeated!In the service of the Great Knight, I remainYours faithfully,Kellan Evershar*****JAAG’s FIFTEENTH SESSION JOURNALIt was a dark and damp night atop the tower, from where just a few days before we were being fired upon by archers. Our rest was interrupted by the approach of dire rats from the outside, and soon after, the opening of the barred door behind which came several cannibals and snake-men.I made quick work of some rats climbing up the tower walls. But the snake-men below would not be so easily discouraged. There was a spellcaster among them, his skin covered and crackling with flames, and he didn't look amused.Once face to face with their spellcaster, an overwhelming fear came over me and I found myself running from the enemy as well as my comrades.  When I came to my senses I quickly returned to the battle, taking only a slight repose to consume a moldy goodberry to restore my courage.The battle was strenuous, but we overcame them in the end. Now there is only the dark passage ahead of us, calling to us to enter. *****DM's FIFTEENTH SESSION NOTESThe "boss" for this evening's session was an enormous yuan-ti half-breed sorceror. The amulet of Fire Shield around his neck didn't fool the players in the slightest, though I had hoped they would account him a salamander. Unfortunately (or, perhaps, fortunately) the players were too wrapped up in slaughter to notice this fact and tie it to the earlier runes they had seen: Fire-Snake-Man. Or perhaps they're just obtuse. Whatever the result, they were singularly unimpressed with the foes I put ahead of them. Rodrigo put me in the awkward position DMs hate to be in: His fireballs were so potent I simply couldn't have the snake-men ignore him any longer. On top of that, he had raised the threat level to the point where, to contend with him, I'd be seriously unbalancing things for the other PCs.Eventually I had the purebloods gang up on him with polymorph spells until one got through. It essentially put Rodrigo's player out of the game for the night-- not a lot of fun. However, at the player's insistence, we both agreed that this was part of the game. He told me he'd be better prepared next time, and I told him that as far as the yuan-ti were concerned, the gloves were off... Next time, they wouldn't be so generous as to turn him into a snake...Wulf</blockquote>

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