March 24th, 2019
Players:
- Chug Barf the Barbarian (Joe)
- Morgana the Druid (Liz)
- Ender the Rogue (Steven)
- Ivixor the Wizard (Adam)
- Sore Gash the Barbarian (Eric)
Our story began in the city of Neverwinter. Five adventurers were called upon by the dwarf Gundren Rockseeker to meet at the The Moonstone Mask. The Moonstone – a floating Victorian mansion that became untethered from the earth during the last great spell plague – had a tavern bard with some very sick lute songs and fine glög on tap. The adventurers were called into the back room, where Gundren and his human guard Sildar laid out the task at hand: the party would escort a wagon of supplies to the town of Phandalin and receive a reward for their safe delivery.
Over more glög, Gundren divulged that he & his dwarf brothers may have rediscovered the Lost Mine of Phandelver – an ancient source of magic deep within the mountain. It was crucial that the supplies – and the map to the mine Gundren carried – not fall into the wrong hands.
After taking the quest, our heroes were ambushed on the road by goblins after coming across the wreckage of the first wagon. They emerged victorious from battle, & interrogated the only survivor into revealing that Sildar had been dragged back to the goblin’s cave hideout. Following the goblin tracks up a stream and avoiding the traps laid, they did indeed arrive at a very dank and foul cave.
Morgan the druid was easily able to tame the wolves that guarded the entrance, and in their kennel the adventurers discovered an old chimney that led up to a large cave above. Some difficulty was had getting everyone up the chimney, until Ender the rogue got a critical shot with his crossbow and rope, supermanning to the top with Morgan in tow. In the cave above was an ugly ass bugbear named Klarg, surrounded by pillaged goods.
Using a Potion of Invisibility, Chug Barf was able to sneak into position, and so did Ender with his natural stealth. The rest of the party hid behind barrels. With the element of the suprise, the bugbear was overwhelmed by the adventurers attacks – a molotov, earth magic, and acid spells – and his corpse was thrown triumphantly into the fire. Sore Gash got in the remaining goblins face, causing it to piss itself in fear and divulge more info: Sildar was alive still – but in the other end of the dungeon. And Gundren the dwarf was being held somewhere else entirely by the Goblin King.
Following a fleeing goblin through the wet pools of the cave & across a rickety wood bridge, the party found Sildar being held hostage by Yeemik the Hobgoblin. After facing some of Ivixor’s magic, Yeemik parlayed and attempted to sell Sildar’s freedom instead of fight. The party called bullshit. After yet another critical intimidation by Sore Gash, Yeemik decides to do the opposite by prying out his own 3 gold teeth to pay the party for their troubles and runs away.
The adventurers head toward Phandalin with Sildar to collect their reward & find out what happened to Gundren…