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<blockquote data-quote="The Green Hermit" data-source="post: 7973401" data-attributes="member: 6999735"><p><strong>Adventuring Group</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thoradin Ironfist -- Shield Dwarf, Paladin, Alignment: Lawful Good -- Level 4</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kaya -- Uthgardian Barbian: Elk Tribe, Ranger, Alignment: Chaotic Good -- Level 4</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thokk -- Half Orc, Fighter, Alignment: Chaotic Neutral -- Level 3</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thia “Goldpetal” Xiloscient -- Drow, Monk -- Level 3</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Del “Diamonddew” Holimion -- Drow, Warlock -- Level 3</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Darrak Fireforge -- Shield Dwarf, Fighter -- Level 3</li> </ul><p><u>19th Day of Kythorn, Cont.</u></p><p>After a thorough inspection of the dragon murals covering the walls of the cavern, Thoradin discovered holes in the Black Dragon’s mouths. Closer inspection showed that there were pipes behind the holes, but there was no indication of what they were for nor where they came from. Thoradin thought they were some sort of trap, yet nothing had been set off. Del thought they might be spy holes. Both of them agreed with the rest of the group that it would be wise to move on.</p><p></p><p><em>DM's Note: It appears that they decided to investigate the room after all. With any luck, they will start realizing that it is smart to do so BEFORE opening chests, even if it worked out okay this time.</em></p><p></p><p>There were two sets of stairs leading out of the room -- one in the upper left hand corner and one in the bottom right. Thoradin thought the group should explore the stairs that went off to the right, but he was outvoted and they went up the stairs on the left. The stairs ended up leading to the kobold’s barracks where Andry and Criella had been killed (explaining the last minute reinforcements). Like the entrance to the cavern, no dead bodies or any other evidence of the recent battle were found.</p><p></p><p>After everybody made it into the barracks, Del quietly scouted the cavern where the guard drakes were caged. This cavern was not empty and she discovered six kobolds and two flying kobolds keeping watch over the guard drakes. She quickly retreated back to the rest of the group. They decided to set up an ambush for the kobolds to run into, since that plan had worked so well before. Kaya dashed into the cavern, shot one of the kobolds, and fled -- leading them straight into the ambush. A fun fight ensued, where Del killed at least two kobolds from where she was standing. Unknown to the adventurers, though, when only two kobolds were left, one ran off to free the drakes. Del, who was closest to the cavern, was the first to spy them, shouting out, “The drakes are free!” before retreating back through the tunnel to the others. Figuring out what must have happened, Thoradin quickly called dibs on finding and strangling the kobold. Fortunately, the drakes seemed to be youngsters, as they were weak and easily destroyed. Del proudly killed one of them, but Thia spent the fight sulking over the fact that she couldn’t get close enough to attack.</p><p></p><p>Only after the battle did the group remember that the kobold had spoken draconic to the drakes, which Kaya would have understood had she been close enough. They didn’t think of trying to befriend the drakes (which might’ve worked) until after they were dead. They also noticed that there were only five dead kobolds, so one ran off -- probably the one that had set the drakes free. Thoradin renewed his vows of vengeance.</p><p></p><p>When checking the guard drakes’ enclosure yielded no loot and no information, Thoradin insisted on backtracking so he could check out the other stairway leading away from the dragon room. When they returned, they found it too had been repopulated, this time with two flying kobolds and one guard drake that was definitely harder to kill than the youngsters. The battle was easily finished, though, so Thoradin was finally able to explore his staircase.</p><p></p><p>Thoradin’s stairs led to a room with four kobolds. It was also pitch black, but Thia was kind enough to cast dancing lights so Kaya could see and fight at the same time. After fully entering the room, the group saw that there was an enclosure with two guard drakes, at least two dragon eggs, and a roper who called himself “King Urp.” Actually, it wasn’t hard to discover King Urp, since he immediately started talking to them. After a quick negotiation with Del, he promised not to eat the adventurers if he was allowed to eat everything and everyone that was killed in the ensuing battle. He would even let them crush the dragon eggs if it meant that he could eat them too. The group agreed, not wanting to have to battle the roper.</p><p></p><p><em>DM's Note: I wasn't really sure how this was going to play out, since the one cavern they missed was the meat locker that was supposed to be used as a bargaining chip against the roper. Fortunately, Del is not quite as reformed of a drow as Thia is and was quick to offer up the dead without any prompting from me.</em></p><p></p><p>The kobolds were dispatched rather easily, but during the battle against the guard drakes Thoradin and Darrak were hit by glue bombs and fire bombs. Darrak was briefly knocked unconscious and Thoradin had to use the rest of his Lay on Hands, but they managed to escape. As they were looking for where the bombs had come from, four more kobolds clambered up from an unseen ledge and attacked the group. Darrak and Thoradin decided to take the four on, knowing they were only kobolds. The rest of the group focused on attacking the drakes from the safety of the ledge. Eventually, though, Thoradin grew bored of this tactic and entered the cage, making sure to block the stairs so the drakes couldn’t escape. Fortunately for him, it worked. (The rest of the group was not happy with him potentially letting the drakes out.)</p><p></p><p>After killing all the drakes and kobolds, Kaya investigated the eggs, informing the others that they were from a black dragon. They then smashed the eggs (including the one they didn’t see until King Urp helpfully pointed it out) and let King Urp eat them. Actually, that was sort of unnerving, as during the entire fight, he snatched up the dead as soon as they fell and ate them. They had to heal Darrak rather quickly when he was knocked unconscious, because King Urp saw him as food at that point.</p><p></p><p>Before leaving, Thoradin asked King Urp about the scepter Thokk had been sent for. King Urp replied that he hadn’t seen it and grumbled about getting hungry again -- despite the feast they had just provided him with. The adventurers decided to turn tails and return to safety, heading back to their captive and the still sleeping Thokk for a short rest. Fortunately, they encountered no more enemies on the way.</p><p></p><p><em>DM's Note: This might be the end of the dungeon. The players know that one room hasn't been explored yet, but the characters don't. A lot depends on if Thokk decides he doesn't trust them to have explored everything when they wake him up from his nap. They could be heading back to Greenest for either some well-earned downtime or to continue on with their adventure.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Green Hermit, post: 7973401, member: 6999735"] [B]Adventuring Group[/B] [LIST] [*]Thoradin Ironfist -- Shield Dwarf, Paladin, Alignment: Lawful Good -- Level 4 [*]Kaya -- Uthgardian Barbian: Elk Tribe, Ranger, Alignment: Chaotic Good -- Level 4 [*]Thokk -- Half Orc, Fighter, Alignment: Chaotic Neutral -- Level 3 [*]Thia “Goldpetal” Xiloscient -- Drow, Monk -- Level 3 [*]Del “Diamonddew” Holimion -- Drow, Warlock -- Level 3 [*]Darrak Fireforge -- Shield Dwarf, Fighter -- Level 3 [/LIST] [U]19th Day of Kythorn, Cont.[/U] After a thorough inspection of the dragon murals covering the walls of the cavern, Thoradin discovered holes in the Black Dragon’s mouths. Closer inspection showed that there were pipes behind the holes, but there was no indication of what they were for nor where they came from. Thoradin thought they were some sort of trap, yet nothing had been set off. Del thought they might be spy holes. Both of them agreed with the rest of the group that it would be wise to move on. [I]DM's Note: It appears that they decided to investigate the room after all. With any luck, they will start realizing that it is smart to do so BEFORE opening chests, even if it worked out okay this time.[/I] There were two sets of stairs leading out of the room -- one in the upper left hand corner and one in the bottom right. Thoradin thought the group should explore the stairs that went off to the right, but he was outvoted and they went up the stairs on the left. The stairs ended up leading to the kobold’s barracks where Andry and Criella had been killed (explaining the last minute reinforcements). Like the entrance to the cavern, no dead bodies or any other evidence of the recent battle were found. After everybody made it into the barracks, Del quietly scouted the cavern where the guard drakes were caged. This cavern was not empty and she discovered six kobolds and two flying kobolds keeping watch over the guard drakes. She quickly retreated back to the rest of the group. They decided to set up an ambush for the kobolds to run into, since that plan had worked so well before. Kaya dashed into the cavern, shot one of the kobolds, and fled -- leading them straight into the ambush. A fun fight ensued, where Del killed at least two kobolds from where she was standing. Unknown to the adventurers, though, when only two kobolds were left, one ran off to free the drakes. Del, who was closest to the cavern, was the first to spy them, shouting out, “The drakes are free!” before retreating back through the tunnel to the others. Figuring out what must have happened, Thoradin quickly called dibs on finding and strangling the kobold. Fortunately, the drakes seemed to be youngsters, as they were weak and easily destroyed. Del proudly killed one of them, but Thia spent the fight sulking over the fact that she couldn’t get close enough to attack. Only after the battle did the group remember that the kobold had spoken draconic to the drakes, which Kaya would have understood had she been close enough. They didn’t think of trying to befriend the drakes (which might’ve worked) until after they were dead. They also noticed that there were only five dead kobolds, so one ran off -- probably the one that had set the drakes free. Thoradin renewed his vows of vengeance. When checking the guard drakes’ enclosure yielded no loot and no information, Thoradin insisted on backtracking so he could check out the other stairway leading away from the dragon room. When they returned, they found it too had been repopulated, this time with two flying kobolds and one guard drake that was definitely harder to kill than the youngsters. The battle was easily finished, though, so Thoradin was finally able to explore his staircase. Thoradin’s stairs led to a room with four kobolds. It was also pitch black, but Thia was kind enough to cast dancing lights so Kaya could see and fight at the same time. After fully entering the room, the group saw that there was an enclosure with two guard drakes, at least two dragon eggs, and a roper who called himself “King Urp.” Actually, it wasn’t hard to discover King Urp, since he immediately started talking to them. After a quick negotiation with Del, he promised not to eat the adventurers if he was allowed to eat everything and everyone that was killed in the ensuing battle. He would even let them crush the dragon eggs if it meant that he could eat them too. The group agreed, not wanting to have to battle the roper. [I]DM's Note: I wasn't really sure how this was going to play out, since the one cavern they missed was the meat locker that was supposed to be used as a bargaining chip against the roper. Fortunately, Del is not quite as reformed of a drow as Thia is and was quick to offer up the dead without any prompting from me.[/I] The kobolds were dispatched rather easily, but during the battle against the guard drakes Thoradin and Darrak were hit by glue bombs and fire bombs. Darrak was briefly knocked unconscious and Thoradin had to use the rest of his Lay on Hands, but they managed to escape. As they were looking for where the bombs had come from, four more kobolds clambered up from an unseen ledge and attacked the group. Darrak and Thoradin decided to take the four on, knowing they were only kobolds. The rest of the group focused on attacking the drakes from the safety of the ledge. Eventually, though, Thoradin grew bored of this tactic and entered the cage, making sure to block the stairs so the drakes couldn’t escape. Fortunately for him, it worked. (The rest of the group was not happy with him potentially letting the drakes out.) After killing all the drakes and kobolds, Kaya investigated the eggs, informing the others that they were from a black dragon. They then smashed the eggs (including the one they didn’t see until King Urp helpfully pointed it out) and let King Urp eat them. Actually, that was sort of unnerving, as during the entire fight, he snatched up the dead as soon as they fell and ate them. They had to heal Darrak rather quickly when he was knocked unconscious, because King Urp saw him as food at that point. Before leaving, Thoradin asked King Urp about the scepter Thokk had been sent for. King Urp replied that he hadn’t seen it and grumbled about getting hungry again -- despite the feast they had just provided him with. The adventurers decided to turn tails and return to safety, heading back to their captive and the still sleeping Thokk for a short rest. Fortunately, they encountered no more enemies on the way. [I]DM's Note: This might be the end of the dungeon. The players know that one room hasn't been explored yet, but the characters don't. A lot depends on if Thokk decides he doesn't trust them to have explored everything when they wake him up from his nap. They could be heading back to Greenest for either some well-earned downtime or to continue on with their adventure.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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