Last night two new members joined the party, to make six of us. Tux is a Tiefling Bard, and Tybalt is a Goliath Barbarian.
After our new members paid the entry fee we descended into the Mines for the second time. We debated which of the hallways to follow, and in the end decided to continue along the hall we had gone along earlier. Given that our previous trip had ended up with us fighting drakes (which are often used as guards) I had a sneaking suspicion that next on the path was a dragon. The party seemed keen to continue along that path, so on we went. We quickly came across a group of kobolds (minions and a leader) and dire rats. Veed had been scouting ahead, so we had surprise, and took advantage of it by getting in some early attacks. I made the dubious decision to charge in and attack, and was rewarded by several javelins to the chest. Right, don't charge ahead of the party, gotta remember that. Luckily our new Bard helped me out with some healing -- I really like having a Leader in the party. Anyway, we dealt with the kobolds in short order, cornering the remainder in the drake room before dispatching them.
The next question was, should we continue on into the next room, through the suspiciously cold door? I was sure that there would be a white dragon on the other side. The party decided to go forward. We opened the door and... a young white dragon and its kobold servants! I knew it!
Some skirmishing with the kobolds and then we were were hit by the dragon's cone of cold and its terrifying presence which froze most of our party. Not good. We closed the door on the first chance and debated running for it, but decided that all that would mean would be getting hunted down by an angry dragon, so we opened the doors again and charged in. It turned out to not be as difficult as we feared. We picked off the remaining kobolds fairly easily, and once the dragon we surrounded it it went down without loss to our party. Who'd have thought?
The dragon's treasure was underwhelming. The ancient tales of dragons had led me to believe that fabulous wealth would be ours. Not so much. We picked up 70 gp, a potion of healing, and a suit of magical scale armor. I am currently wearing the new magical armor, so I passed the vicious longsword that we found on our last trip into the Mines to Rhogar the Paladin.
We were exhausted after that dragon, so we headed up to the town, paid the tax to the guards, and retired to the inn.
I'm still amazed that we killed a dragon.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Ability adjustments
I woke up this morning feeling different. After our first trip down the mines I had been thinking that I would like to be constitutionally tougher, even at the expense of other abilities. Melora seems to have answered my prayers. I feel tougher but less dextrous. I also feel more perceptive, but less intimidating. The ways of the gods are mysterious.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
First trip into the mines
Well, that didn't go too badly.
After paying the mine entrance fee to the guards we descended into the mines proper. We were almost immediately attacked by brigands. This being our first fight together we are still working on teamwork. Rhogar the Paladin moved ahead and was immediately surrounded. In the end we triumphed, but we all learned some lessons in tactical coordination. I sustained a hit on the head, but not too bad. I can tell that Rhogar and I will make a good team as the Defenders of the company. Taliellen the Wizard had some teething problems with his magic missiles. The star of this fight was Veed, who it turns out is quite the acrobat. He proved himself to be an effective sneak attacker after vaulting over the Rhogar's shoulders behind the enemy.
After collecting the equipment from the brigands we continued down the hall. In a mysterious rain washed room (in a mine?), with symbols carved in the floor, and a secret door in the far wall, we found a magic sword (+1 vicious) hidden in a compartment in the floor. This was after much searching and mental anguish. The absence of monsters and traps can be almost as terrifying as the presence of monsters and traps.
Next up was a room full of vicious little green lizards -- drakes as it turned out. I got pretty beaten up here. It was a near thing, but laying of hands from the Paladin pulled me through. The other hero of this fight was our Wizard, whose flaming sphere must have done half the damage our company dealt out. After the fight was over we were faced with another door. They say that drakes are often used as guards -- what were they guarding that's behind that door? One of those dragons we heard about? I don't like the feel of it, and we're not ready to take on even a young dragon yet, so I think we should explore some of the other corridors first.
In any case we were battered and it was time to head back to town for a rest, so we paid the town their cut of our booty and headed back to the inn. The haul was about 64 gp each, plus that magic sword, which for now I'm using.
All in all a pretty good start.
After paying the mine entrance fee to the guards we descended into the mines proper. We were almost immediately attacked by brigands. This being our first fight together we are still working on teamwork. Rhogar the Paladin moved ahead and was immediately surrounded. In the end we triumphed, but we all learned some lessons in tactical coordination. I sustained a hit on the head, but not too bad. I can tell that Rhogar and I will make a good team as the Defenders of the company. Taliellen the Wizard had some teething problems with his magic missiles. The star of this fight was Veed, who it turns out is quite the acrobat. He proved himself to be an effective sneak attacker after vaulting over the Rhogar's shoulders behind the enemy.
After collecting the equipment from the brigands we continued down the hall. In a mysterious rain washed room (in a mine?), with symbols carved in the floor, and a secret door in the far wall, we found a magic sword (+1 vicious) hidden in a compartment in the floor. This was after much searching and mental anguish. The absence of monsters and traps can be almost as terrifying as the presence of monsters and traps.
Next up was a room full of vicious little green lizards -- drakes as it turned out. I got pretty beaten up here. It was a near thing, but laying of hands from the Paladin pulled me through. The other hero of this fight was our Wizard, whose flaming sphere must have done half the damage our company dealt out. After the fight was over we were faced with another door. They say that drakes are often used as guards -- what were they guarding that's behind that door? One of those dragons we heard about? I don't like the feel of it, and we're not ready to take on even a young dragon yet, so I think we should explore some of the other corridors first.
In any case we were battered and it was time to head back to town for a rest, so we paid the town their cut of our booty and headed back to the inn. The haul was about 64 gp each, plus that magic sword, which for now I'm using.
All in all a pretty good start.
A fighter out of necessity
My name is Yoshi. In days past I was a fisherman in my small village by the sea -- small enough that you won't have heard of it. But now I am a professional adventurer, a Fighter. You see, I lost my boat in a storm. My crew and I survived, but I was left with nothing. Examining my options I decided that the adventuring life was my best option to make enough money to buy a new boat. As a sailor in a dangerous world I have had experience fighting, so picking up a sword was not unfamiliar to me. The scale armor and shield on the other hand were, but I got used to it.
I was making my way down the coast to the capital city when news reached me in the taverns that the town of Dragon Mines had reopened its eponymous mines to exploration by companies adventurers. This was just the sort of opportunity I was looking for! They said that the mines are bursting with treasure, and guarded by fell creatures. And I'm guessing dragons. The chance of treasure was all I needed to hear! I headed straight to the town, took a room at the cheapest inn I could find, and asked around among the flotsam and jetsam of the adventuring for likely partners for a new adventuring company. After a few days of interviewing I think I have found my new partners.
First is Rhogar, a dragonborn Paladin. I have never worked with a dragonborn before. He seems solid and dependable.
Next is Taliellen, an eladrin Wizard. He was raised by humans, and is less distant than others of his kind that I have met.
Finally there is Veed, a halfling "professional treasure hunter". This fellow is good natured and quick on his feet, but he really is quite small. I'll be interested to see how he holds up in battle.
Our company is called The Gold Bugs -- not the best name, but we needed to come up with something quickly. We hope to find more members for our company (and a better name) in the near future, but for our first trip into the mines we four are it.
I was making my way down the coast to the capital city when news reached me in the taverns that the town of Dragon Mines had reopened its eponymous mines to exploration by companies adventurers. This was just the sort of opportunity I was looking for! They said that the mines are bursting with treasure, and guarded by fell creatures. And I'm guessing dragons. The chance of treasure was all I needed to hear! I headed straight to the town, took a room at the cheapest inn I could find, and asked around among the flotsam and jetsam of the adventuring for likely partners for a new adventuring company. After a few days of interviewing I think I have found my new partners.
First is Rhogar, a dragonborn Paladin. I have never worked with a dragonborn before. He seems solid and dependable.
Next is Taliellen, an eladrin Wizard. He was raised by humans, and is less distant than others of his kind that I have met.
Finally there is Veed, a halfling "professional treasure hunter". This fellow is good natured and quick on his feet, but he really is quite small. I'll be interested to see how he holds up in battle.
Our company is called The Gold Bugs -- not the best name, but we needed to come up with something quickly. We hope to find more members for our company (and a better name) in the near future, but for our first trip into the mines we four are it.
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