SamTheCleric
2008-06-09, 07:41 AM
This is a follow up to the battle report written by Scinttalatus (im sure I spelled that wrong)
Original Report: here. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82134&highlight=shadowfell)
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Cast of Characters:
Oliver, the shifty rogue with a sharp tongue and sharper daggers.
Win, the inspiring leader, also known as The Captain
Raelen, our plucky pretty boy who has a fetish for infernal magic and stable boys.
Angela, a mysterious wizard who fears fire and is the most secretive of the group.
Calista, the honest-to-a-fault Paladin of Pelor.
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We find our adventurers at the small village of winterhaven in dire need of a soft bed, a cold drink and a warm meal. After speaking with the guards briefly on the local goings-on, they made their way to the large Inn just inside the city walls. Angela, in a strange move, rushed to the innkeeper, paid for a room and immediately ran upstairs without dinner. Everyone else stayed in the bar and had a nice evening. Raelen learned a little bit about the local ruins from a wizened sage telling stories to younger patrons, Oliver made the rounds spotting a stand offish elf, Raelen went around looking for 'marks' and Win made his way to the local nobility's table and inquired about local work.
The Lord, who has affectionately been named Lord Vex by my players, was quick to jump on the chance to hire some adventurers to rid the local populace of the kobold menace. Over the past few months the kobolds have been whipped into a sort of a frenzy and they are attacking more frequently and harder. He offered the adventurers a hefty sum of 100 gold and let them keep anything that wasn't nailed down inside the Kobold lair. Our heroes, being the stoic guardians of justice and honor accepted the offer...
Raelen covered their tracks about the Priestess of Pelor that sent them here with a substantial bluff... but Calista nearly ruined it all when she began questioning the details of the bluff... in front of the whole bar. The lord left none the wiser as Oliver began to make his move of the elf. (Or, as Edea put it... "tried to get him some smooth elf lovin' ") She immediately tells him to leave her alone... but he tries to smooth talk her. It doesnt work and she just turns away from him. Feeling worn out from the days events and full of stew and ale... our heroes depart to their rooms for a nice rest.
They wake to the smell of pork sausage and the cries of a rooster from the outlying farmlands. All but Angela make their way downstairs to enjoy their breakfast. Speaking on the days plans, they decide to immediately head out for the kobold stronghold, perhaps to curry favor with the locals. Raelen heads upstairs to retrieve Angela. He knocks on her door and gets no response. When he leans his ear against the door he hears soft singing in Elven... and joins in. Singing contetedly, he continues to bang on the door with no response. It's not till he bangs his head against his door that a surly Angela opens the door and pushes her way downstairs, asking for breakfast. The barmaid looks at Angela knowingly and mentions that the last time she saw a woman act so strange... she was pregnant.
Which caused Calista to immediately ask if Raelen was the father. And caused Win to take ownership of the offspring... which Calista believed... until he told her otherwise. The barmaids began gossiping about Angela and the party... until Calista opened her mouth and flat out said that the lie they told the previous night in the bar wasn't true... and the Bar maid starting getting suspicious of our weary travelers.
This caused Win to ask for a "family meeting" outside. He started explaining that anytime he taps his right foot when talking to someone important, he's going to be lying and they need to pay attention. This made Calista believe that -everyone- who is tapping their foot is lying... and this would be a great way to detect those lies. A passing farmgirl gaver her congratulations to Angela... which caused her to scream in frustration that she ISNT pregnant.
Her other party members decided to continue the rumor and began teasing their wizardly ally...
They finally set out through the city gates down King's Road. After merely an hour of travel, small voices called out in Draconic "Those are the ones who killed the others... get them!" as several well armed kobolds burst from the bushes. Oliver was able to act first, but his sling stone bounced harmlessly off of one the bigger kobold's shield. The three biggest kobolds charged Calista, only one landing a solid blow. A sneakier kobold skirted the treeline and came at the party from the back, swiping at Angela. Calista managed to strike back at one of her attackers as Win nearly dropped his scimitar. Angela conjured a cloud of knives onto the sneaky kobold. Their leader, a kobold in a bone dragon mask, shouted encouraging words at his allies before sending a ball of acid into a tree next to Oliver, only inches from his head. Lastly, Raelen cursed the leader and caused horrible things to happen to him, weakening him.
This fight went on for several rounds, Calista nearly going unconscious from her wounds and Raelen falling near the end of the fight after a lucky shot from one of the shielded kobolds. After a long, arduous battle, the heroes came out victorious... and very, very bloody.
That was the end of the session for the night as the DM (me) needed to go to bed, since he had to get up a mere 5 hours later to go to work.
Looking forward to next time.
Original Report: here. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82134&highlight=shadowfell)
...
Cast of Characters:
Oliver, the shifty rogue with a sharp tongue and sharper daggers.
Win, the inspiring leader, also known as The Captain
Raelen, our plucky pretty boy who has a fetish for infernal magic and stable boys.
Angela, a mysterious wizard who fears fire and is the most secretive of the group.
Calista, the honest-to-a-fault Paladin of Pelor.
..
We find our adventurers at the small village of winterhaven in dire need of a soft bed, a cold drink and a warm meal. After speaking with the guards briefly on the local goings-on, they made their way to the large Inn just inside the city walls. Angela, in a strange move, rushed to the innkeeper, paid for a room and immediately ran upstairs without dinner. Everyone else stayed in the bar and had a nice evening. Raelen learned a little bit about the local ruins from a wizened sage telling stories to younger patrons, Oliver made the rounds spotting a stand offish elf, Raelen went around looking for 'marks' and Win made his way to the local nobility's table and inquired about local work.
The Lord, who has affectionately been named Lord Vex by my players, was quick to jump on the chance to hire some adventurers to rid the local populace of the kobold menace. Over the past few months the kobolds have been whipped into a sort of a frenzy and they are attacking more frequently and harder. He offered the adventurers a hefty sum of 100 gold and let them keep anything that wasn't nailed down inside the Kobold lair. Our heroes, being the stoic guardians of justice and honor accepted the offer...
Raelen covered their tracks about the Priestess of Pelor that sent them here with a substantial bluff... but Calista nearly ruined it all when she began questioning the details of the bluff... in front of the whole bar. The lord left none the wiser as Oliver began to make his move of the elf. (Or, as Edea put it... "tried to get him some smooth elf lovin' ") She immediately tells him to leave her alone... but he tries to smooth talk her. It doesnt work and she just turns away from him. Feeling worn out from the days events and full of stew and ale... our heroes depart to their rooms for a nice rest.
They wake to the smell of pork sausage and the cries of a rooster from the outlying farmlands. All but Angela make their way downstairs to enjoy their breakfast. Speaking on the days plans, they decide to immediately head out for the kobold stronghold, perhaps to curry favor with the locals. Raelen heads upstairs to retrieve Angela. He knocks on her door and gets no response. When he leans his ear against the door he hears soft singing in Elven... and joins in. Singing contetedly, he continues to bang on the door with no response. It's not till he bangs his head against his door that a surly Angela opens the door and pushes her way downstairs, asking for breakfast. The barmaid looks at Angela knowingly and mentions that the last time she saw a woman act so strange... she was pregnant.
Which caused Calista to immediately ask if Raelen was the father. And caused Win to take ownership of the offspring... which Calista believed... until he told her otherwise. The barmaids began gossiping about Angela and the party... until Calista opened her mouth and flat out said that the lie they told the previous night in the bar wasn't true... and the Bar maid starting getting suspicious of our weary travelers.
This caused Win to ask for a "family meeting" outside. He started explaining that anytime he taps his right foot when talking to someone important, he's going to be lying and they need to pay attention. This made Calista believe that -everyone- who is tapping their foot is lying... and this would be a great way to detect those lies. A passing farmgirl gaver her congratulations to Angela... which caused her to scream in frustration that she ISNT pregnant.
Her other party members decided to continue the rumor and began teasing their wizardly ally...
They finally set out through the city gates down King's Road. After merely an hour of travel, small voices called out in Draconic "Those are the ones who killed the others... get them!" as several well armed kobolds burst from the bushes. Oliver was able to act first, but his sling stone bounced harmlessly off of one the bigger kobold's shield. The three biggest kobolds charged Calista, only one landing a solid blow. A sneakier kobold skirted the treeline and came at the party from the back, swiping at Angela. Calista managed to strike back at one of her attackers as Win nearly dropped his scimitar. Angela conjured a cloud of knives onto the sneaky kobold. Their leader, a kobold in a bone dragon mask, shouted encouraging words at his allies before sending a ball of acid into a tree next to Oliver, only inches from his head. Lastly, Raelen cursed the leader and caused horrible things to happen to him, weakening him.
This fight went on for several rounds, Calista nearly going unconscious from her wounds and Raelen falling near the end of the fight after a lucky shot from one of the shielded kobolds. After a long, arduous battle, the heroes came out victorious... and very, very bloody.
That was the end of the session for the night as the DM (me) needed to go to bed, since he had to get up a mere 5 hours later to go to work.
Looking forward to next time.