Sun, 25 Jul 2010
Spoilers!
We're playing B2 — Keep on the Borderland, so if you haven't played that you might want to skip this entry.
Attending
Clockwise round the table, starting with the Labyrinth Lord:
- T.K.B., the Labyrinth Lord.
- T.A., playing Glen the Strategist (a wizard) and Dooley the sly (a thief).
- M.A., playing James the Cleric and Jeffrey the Monk.
- E.A., playing Curufin the Elf and Drusilla the Ranger.
- L.B., playing Taffy the Halfling and Alice the Cleric
Actual Play
Entered G and went right to 33 where they killed the 3 gray oozes and found the jewel-encrusted goblet (1,300 gp) in the pool. Found 2 sp searching debris of 32s, then attacked by owlbear from 34. Found scroll with protection from undead. Went back to Keep to rest and heal.
Entered J, the Gnoll lair and 46, then 47 25 gp 4 sp 10 cp, sable cloak (450 gp). 48 Cursed sword to Dru. (I skipped the ale out of deference to my sister, mother of three of my players.) 49 killed all, 7 gp & 55 sp. 50 2 silver arm bands @ 50 gp each, 39 gp, sons total 10 gp 10 ep 10 sp. 4 wives: 4×silver neck chains @ 30 gp each & 28 ep total. Pot below flagstone, 200 cp, 157 sp, 76 ep, 139 gp.
Discovered secret door!
Last day of summer campaign, as L.B. had to leave the next for Alabama and her mom's for the school year.
Wed, 21 Jul 2010
One of the things I used this blog for was recording the books that I read. Unfortunately, keeping track of them in that much detail has taken too much of my time, so I'm abandoning that, at least for a while.
I'd rather read use the time to read, or perhaps put other things on the blog.
Sun, 11 Jul 2010
Spoilers!
We're playing B2 — Keep on the Borderland, so if you haven't played that you might want to skip this entry.
Attending
Clockwise round the table, starting with the Labyrinth Lord:
- T.K.B., the Labyrinth Lord.
- T.A., playing Glen the Strategist (a wizard) and Dooley the sly (a thief).
- M.A., playing James the Cleric and Jeffrey the Monk.
- E.A., playing Curufin the Elf and Drusilla the Ranger.
- L.B., playing Taffy the Halfling and Alice the Cleric
Actual Play
The evil hero from room 41 in the Caves of Chaos killed 2 guards, nearly killed the banker from the Keep, room 11, and stole gems and statue and weapons and plate, then leaves keep by west wall. Dru tracks him across river, into Pine Woods, to a cliff with cave formed by leaning stone slab, and the PCs kill him. They return the stolen goods.
Back to the Caves. Via 43 to 44, killed 2 fire beetles, got 2×3 glands. Followed confusing passageway until they saw the entrance, exited and reentered, wandered into 42. Taffy, Alice, and Drusilla got impaled by stirges. They killed the impaling stirges and Glen cast sleep on the remaining, flying stirges. The stirges fell from the air, hit the ground, and started to wake, disoriented. PCs get initiative and kill all the stirges before the stirges recover enough to defend themselves. On to 45, where Taffy & Alice did double damage and finished off the minotaur. Jewelry was a torc and 2 armbands. Total Treasure: 4185 gp. Each: 523 gp 1 sp 2 cp 2 farthings. Treasure excludes magic James got magic plate and sold old plate, 37.5 gp each.
Sat, 10 Jul 2010
Spoilers!
We're playing B2 — Keep on the Borderland, so if you haven't played that you might want to skip this entry.
Attending
Clockwise round the table, starting with the Labyrinth Lord:
- T.K.B., the Labyrinth Lord.
- T.A., playing Glen the Strategist (a wizard) and Dooley the sly (a thief).
- M.A., playing James the Cleric and Jeffrey the Monk.
- E.A., playing Curufin the Elf and Drusilla the Ranger.
- L.B., playing Taffy the Halfling and Alice the Cleric
Actual Play
Coming out of 38 down the slope the party was surprised by an ambush at the tee, where the bugbears from 35 and 39 were waiting. They retreated up the slope, drawing the bugbears after them. They wiped out the bugbears at some cost to themselves, and returned to the keep, where they sold the urn for 175 gp. 10 gp 11 gp 8 gp 7 gp 10 gp 6 gp 9 gp 7sp 12 gp 7 sp.
Returning after a few days they missed seeing the tripwire for a new deadfall, tripped it, and several were injured by the fall of heavy stones from the ceiling, while another line ran to a clanging alarm, bringing the chief bugbear and mate from 36 and 6 guards (who had been out hunting last time). The PCs retreated back out the tunnel, got in position on either side of the entrance and ambushed the bugbears as they came out. They killed the chief and some of the guards, and the others retreated to 36, where they barricaded the door shut. Currifin and Drusilla broke the bracings and the door swung open, but poor Drusilla fell and knocked herself out. She was struck immediately by three of the remaining bugbears, but was quickly pulled back by James. Alice was nearly killed (down to negative HP) but was pulled back and healed (requiring 2 Cure Lights from James), and then she cured Drusilla. Eventually they killed the remaining bugbears and discovered their treasure. They found the secret passage, and killed the 3 fire beetles and took their light clands.
They then returned to the bugbear lair and discovered the stores in 37 and decided to return to the keep for healing and a wagon. They returned with the wagon (200 gp deposit, 20 gp rent) and killed the humanoids in 40 and 41, while freeing the eval human, who accompanied them, all unsuspecting, back to the keep.
Mon, 05 Jul 2010
Spoilers!
We're playing B2 — Keep on the Borderland, so if you haven't played that you might want to skip this entry.
Attending
Clockwise round the table, starting with the Labyrinth Lord:
- T.K.B., the Labyrinth Lord.
- T.A., playing Glen the Strategist (a wizard) and Dooley the sly (a thief).
- M.A., playing James the Cleric and Jeffrey the Monk.
- E.A., playing Curufin the Elf and Drusilla the Ranger.
- L.B., playing Taffy the Halfling and Alice the Cleric
Actual Play
38 3×12 HP (11 gp, 3 gp, 6 gp). 7×8 HP, 3×3 HP. Found urn. Just finished the room when parents called and kids had to go.