Thirty-Fifth Session

Into Darkness

Dramatis Personae

  • Actias Aureus, a 14th level Dhampir Warlock
  • Benjamin, a 15-level Wood Elf Ranger
  • CoralKing, a 15th-level Gnome Monk
  • Orky, a 15th-level Half-Elf Paladin
  • Tasbros, a 15th-level Sky Elf Sorcerer
  • Tysnera, a 15th-level Sky Elf Wizard
  • Viker, a 15th-level Eladrin Druid

Winternight +72 hours

From the journal of Countess Orky

Map of the North

Round 2 (continued from last session)

  1. Benjamin takes 32 HP damage on a Troll bite. CoralKing takes 36 HP damage. Wulrif takes 36 HP damage. Then, takes another 48 HP more. Viker is attacked and takes 36 HP damage.
  2. CoralKing uses a Flurry of Blows and his Staff of Striking to attack one of the creatures. He does 46 HP damage.
  3. I cast Spirit Shroud and hit a Troll twice for 56 HP damage, killing it!
  4. Benjamin calls Tysnera and Tasbros to come help us. Tysnera and Tasbros Teleport to my Sending Stone.
  5. Tysnera and Tasbros take ice damage as they land near an Ice Troll. Tasbros casts Wall of Fire affecting the enemies in a straight line and does 34 HP damage to each of them.
  6. Viker also casts Wall of Fire and does 32 HP damage to each of them.
  7. Actias kills a Troll and hit another for 22 HP damage.
  8. The Trolls push our guides off the hill. Actias also gets pushed down the hill.

Round 3

  1. Tysnera casts Fireball, saving the friendly group. She kills 3 Trolls.
  2. Viker casts Plane Shift, makes a melee attack, and a Troll banishes.
  3. Actias uses his Feather Fall Token, gently slaloming down the hill. Then, he Misty Steps 60 ft back up the hill to join the group.
  4. One of the creatures drops dead from the flames.
  5. Wulrif hits a Troll, almost knocking it over. He takes another 36 HP damage though.
  6. Tysnera uses Magic Missile on the last Troll and does 22 HP damage, killing it.
  7. Actias manages to climb up the hill on his own.

We smell burning Troll and Benjamin tracks the Trolls back to a cave they were covering up. There's a strong blizzard swirling around us, so we walk up their driveway. In this cave, we see a bunch of stuff strewn about. We find copper, silver, gold, and platinum coins:

  • Copper - 900
  • Silver - 600
  • Gold - 1500
  • Platinum - 70

We also find a magical bag containing a spell scroll and a potion. Tasbros uses Mage Hand to grab the bag and gives it to Actias. Tysnera discovers a Potion of Fire Breath and a spell scroll of Sleet Storm. We spend 3 cycles in this cave as the storm passes. Eventually, after six more cycles of trekking to the Surbrin Hills, Daavra leads us to a cave that is the entrance to the Underdark.

We follow Daavra through the Underdark and our first cycle back underground uneventful. Then, on the 2nd cycle we enter a large cavern with a crevice about 20 feet wide. Actias casts Arcane Gate to let us across safely. Next cycle, we see a new clearing with glowing fungi and a foul smell. We are able to gather that this is also a large cavern. Benjamin investigates and finds 10 creatures shaped like centipedes with tentacles. There was a big battle and these creatures are eating the remnants. Viker casts Pass Without Trace, we gather around her, and slowly make our way around and past these creatures. Later, we make camp and rest. A gang of Hobgoblins ambush us. Benjamin screams "Wake Up!" and we all jump up and prepare for battle.

Round 1

  1. Tysnera holds her action.
  2. CoralKing walks over to the Hobgoblins and he can see 3 bands of Hobgoblins ready to attack.
  3. Actias moves out of his tent, Misty Steps to one band of Hobgoblins, and casts Blur.
  4. Another one of the bands of Hobgoblins surrounds CoralKing and he gets hit twice for 26 HP damage. Actias gets hit for 52 HP too.
  5. I Misty Step 30 feet, walk to the leader of the Hobgoblins, and hit him twice for 18 HP damage.
  6. Tasbros summons a Draconic Spirit (Chromatic) and it attacks the 2 Hobgoblins next to his tent. The dragon attacks them for 17 HP, dropping one. Tasbros takes 3 HP damage and the other Hobgoblin takes 7 HP damage.
  7. Viker casts Call Lightning and does 27 HP damage on 3 Hobgoblins, killing them.

Round 2

  1. Benjamin Stone Skins me.
  2. Tysnera casts Maximized Fireball and slaughters all of the Hobgoblins in the radius. The large one takes 60 HP damage to the face.
  3. The large one speaks Common to me and says “Parlay.”

He said he will help us travel around the creatures in this area through the next bend if we don’t kill him. I ask Daavra what she thinks and she says he can probably help us, and we can dispose of him if we need to. I agree and we take a rest.