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Delve 6. Down but not out.

February 2

A full party delve along with the mercenaries (six mounted crossbowmen). The PCs also bought a new war dog, named Pigeon.

Arrival at the Dungeon

Everyone heads off at 7h00 on horseback and arrive at the Rat’s Nest dungeon at 8h00. There were no encounters en route.

The PCs enter the dungeon at 8h30. The mercenaries stay at the entrance with Clover the hunting dog.

The PCs take 3 Turns to go 240′ spiking open five doors on level 1 en route to the stairs down to level 2. No wandering monsters (1/6 chance after 3 turns, plus an extra from the noise).

On level 2, they take 1 Turn to spike open four doors and start exploring a new area.

Combat with Giant Rats

At area (to be 15), Sournois manages to open the locked door, and the party surrpises 12 giant rats.

After 4 rounds of combat, the rats are slain.

Damage taken, Sournois took 2 points, and Dugahll took 5 points (from two hits).

However, Odalf (round 3) and Fléau (round 4) both take damage taking them to 0 hp. When this happens, Sournois stabilizes Odalf, and Primeau stabilizes and lays on hands to Fléau (0->2 hp). Fléau regains consciousness after 3 turns, and Odalf after 4. No one was diseased from the rat bites.

Aftermath and Future Plans

Luckily, there were no wandering monsters during this time.

During the 4 turns, the PCs search the room but find nothing out of the ordinary, except for a sac in the southwest corner (the treasure!).

Sournois detects and disarms a gas trap underneath the sack (9 on 25%). Inside the sack are 1500 electrum pieces, and four gems worth 120, 500 and 2x 1000 gp.

A decent haul but with bad results for two of the party members, but they lived. The PCs have no choice but to head back out and back to town. It takes 10 rounds to leave and there are no encounters, nor are there encounters on the way back to Bellde.

Haul 3370 gp value and with the rats it is 3492 XP, so this is 388 or 423 XP per PC.

But some bad news. I missed that the cleric Fléau already had enough XP to level when Sournois left for training. But now that Fléau has been reduced to 0 hp, she (and Odalf) will need to rest for one week! If she had leveled up she certainly would not have been laid low by the rat bite. Oh well, lesson learned here.

But, other PCs, Axel (Fighter/Bard), Dughall (Druid), Fléau (Cleric but bed ridden), and Daryl (Fighter) are all eligible to level up.

The training costs (1500 gp per PC) make this a costly endeavour. Sournois will have to sell the Ring of Protection +1 to finance this. But she knew this was the case when taking it.

So Fléau and Odalf will rest for 1 week in Bellde (until Feb 9). At that time Fléau will head to Casthtown for training.

Updated Level 2 Dungeon Map

February 4, 2024

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Level up!

January 28. Training done!

Sournois has finished her training and graduates to Footpad. She gains an additional 4 hp.

Sournois, Human (F), Thief (2), Neutral, STR: 12, INT: 13, WIS: 11, DEX: 14, CON: 11, CHR: 14, HP: 10, AC: 7, XP: 1251, Short sword, Sling (new!) and 10 sling bullets, Leather armour, Ring of Protection +1

During the training, The PCs have decided to try and hire some mercenaries for extra protection, and to protect the horses when they delve.

Casthtown is a large town of 6000 souls on Broken Moon Lake (named since the light reflect strangely from the swamp on the Western shore). The town has many things that PCs could want if they have the resources, but it is not a capital city.

Party gold is at 2956 gp. Axel manages to find a group of six crossbowmen (1 is a seargent). Apparently The Nixie is a good place to find people. Primeau approves of the group, he does not detect evil (they are a mix of LG and NG).

The PCs agree to hire and equip them. 5 crossbowmen (4m, 1f) (20 gp), 1 serjeant (f) (40 gp), 6 light crossbows (72 gp), 100 light quarrels (5 gp), 6 spears (6 gp), 6 sets of leather armour (30 gp), 6 light riding horses (150 gp), total 323 gp, but a monthly rate of 60 gp. I’ll flesh them out later.

The party heads back to Bellde and there are no encounters en route.

Gold 2956 – 323 – 28 (room and board at The Nixie): 2605 gp

February 1, 2024

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Delve 5. Friends everywhere!

January 19.

The weather has cleared, and the PCs are anxious to head out. They leave town at 7h00 and arrive at the dungeon around 11h00, with no encounters on the way.

The PCs head into the dungeon at 12h00, and since level 1 seems to be explored, they head directly to level 2.

At area 7 the group runs into a Shrieker, and it starts shrieking. The PCs attack and make short work of the fungi (6 hp). But it attracts a monster when they return to the previous room, and it’s another Shrieker (that’s what I rolled).

The PCs attack and kill the second shrieker in one round (13 hp) but it attracts a monster.

And lo and behold it is a group of ten gnomes—an amicable reaction encounter. The gnomes had come down the chute trap. The PCs point them to the way out, and they leave.

Note. That is a lot of encounters with friendly humanoids. Asking the oracle, gnomes will not be encountered in the dungeon for 14 days (the clan cannot send people non-stop).

The PCs notice the secret door to area 8. Within is a treasure (no monster). It is 200 pp in a chest, unguarded but locked. Sournois fails the chance to pick the lock. So the PCs noisily smash it open, but it does not attract a monster.

During this time, the PCs notice a second secret door to a small room with another treasure and no monster. Within another locked chest that has to be smashed to get open, they find four gems worth 100, 500, 1000, and 1000 gp. The noise attracts a wandering monster.

In area 10 are the monsters, three zombies (5, 8, 10 hp). After three rounds of combat, the PCs hack apart the zombies. Wandie was hit for 3 points (8-> 5 hp), and Daryl was hit for 7 (8->1 hp). Primeau does LoH to Wandie for 2 (5->7 hp), and Fleau casts Curel Light Wounds on Daryl (1->3 hp).

Area 11 has another treasure (no monster), and it is 2000 cp in small jars.

At area 12 they come into a room simultaneously as nine halflings. Again, with the high Charisma in the party, another very friendly reaction. The halflings are exploring the dungeon, and their village is not too far to the West. The PCs are free to visit if they wish. In the room in metal urns are 2000 cp and 500 gp. The PCs and halflings agree to split it. The halflings leave the dungeon.

At area 13 is a corpse with rot grubs. While checking the corpse (it has nothing), Sournois is attacked. Luckily, Primeau recognizes the parasites and cures Sournous of the affliction (Cure Disease).

Area 14, this is like a major area of interest, apparently, the PCs encounter nine dwarfs from the Coppertone Clan. A friendly reaction. And in un-trapped chests are 2000 sp, and 200 pp. The loot is split between the groups.

Dwarfs will not be reencountered for 26 days (1d20 + 10).

The PCs decided that was enough for today. They have had very fortunate encounters and acquired a lot of loot. They were in the dungeon for three hours and made it back to Bellde without encounters.

Haul

3000 cp

1000 sp

250 gp

300 pp

2000 gp (gems)

Total XP (with Shriekers, Zombies and Rot Grub) is 4924. So, 547 or 602 XP each.

Map

January 29, 2024

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Delve 3. Close calls and a haul!

January 9

Full party delve! Everyone is at full hp and they leave at 6h30 and arrive at the dungeon around 10h30 (no encounters). They enter the dungeon at 11h30.

The party makes their way to an unexplored area, number 15 on the map of Level 1 (it takes about 10 minutes).

Level 1, area 15. 3 Wererats! This could be bad since they can only be hit by silver or magic weapons, and the party has neither.

Rolled for a friendly encounter reaction. I took this to mean that the wererats are in human form and can converse easily. Also, the party is nine PCs with two dogs, so perhaps intimidating. The wererats could think the party is a threat, maybe?

The wererats present themselves as explorers and ask if they can join the party for this delve. The party declines, saying they have already decided on shares for this trip. Maybe next time?

The wererats learn that the PCs are based in Bellde, so maybe they can catch up there, at The Gorgon & Cardinal. The wererats give their names, Giz, Skoq and Kem. The wererats may try to isolate the PCs later on for ransom, or food.

Who leaves first? The PCs, but they want to come back to more closely examine the room.

The wererats leave shortly afterwards, they do not trust having this large group in the dungeon with them, and quit the dungeon for the day.

More exploring, and they encounter some gnomes (I forgot to not where). Very friendly, and just passing through. They think the dungeon goes deep, and maybe a coordinated effort to explore deeper should be considered.

Level 2

The party heads for the stairs (near area 8 on level 1) down to level 2 (area 3 for level 2). The explore the corridor bear the chimney down from level 1 (area 4 here on level) 2, but it is a dead end.

Going the other way (area 5), they find stairs going up one level, and then down two levels (so down to level 3 overall) with a passage ending in chamber.

Level 3

Large chamber, with a double-door exit to the East. There is an iron trunk in the room. Is it guarded? Yes, but…. So I decided it was trapped, but not lethal (with poison anyway). And the roll was for a trapdoor pit trap. Sournois’s roll of 27% is too high for her 20% FRT, and she falls for 2 hp damage (now at 4 hp). She is hauled up and Primeau Lays on Hands for 2 hp.

The trunk contains 750 gp. They take a look at the next room, it has four doors leading elsewhere.

No encounters.

They decide level 3 is too far down for now and head back up to level 2.

Back at Level 2

The cautiously explore and Sournois finds a pit trap at area 6 (rolled 15%!).

No encounters.

At area 7 they run into some dwarfs from the same clan, The Coppertone Clan. Friendly reaction, also with Wandie’s axe helping out. They are heading out.

At area 8 the PCs run into three giant toads (8, 16, 20 hp).

The party wins initiative. Dughall casts animal friendship but the toad saves. And everyone except Odalf enters combat.

Four rounds of combat results in the toads being killed, and one hit to Trent for 6 hp leaves him at 1 hp.

Sitting in a pile of refuse is a Ring of Protection +1. They have not decided who will take it yet.

The party decides that is enough for today. They head back up to Level 1.

No encounters.

Level 1

The PCs return to the room where they encountered the wererats.

No encounters on the way.

They search the room and find a secret door. Inside is a sack containing a Wand of Illusion. Odalf takes it and will try to figure out what is doing.

There are no encounters leaving the dungeon.

The PCS head back to Bellde, leaving just at sundown (Northern winter daylight time). I am keeping the same weather as I see looking out my window.

Just before Bellde they come across 9 ogres. Neither group is surprised and they are 14” apart.

My evasion calculations come to 70% chance to evade, and the roll is 31% so they make it back to town in less than an hour.

Haul

Ring of Protection +1

Wand of Illusion

750 gp

With the toads, XP comes out to 665 or 689 (10% bonus guys).

Sournois is 255 XP away from 2^nd level!

January 12, 2024

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Delve 2. Trapped?

The delve took place January 1st.

The party returned to Bellde on the 30th to rest and allow Dughall and Trent to recover. The two cannot venture out again until Jan 6.

The four dwarfs returned with the party and agreed to go on a delve with the remaining party members.

Leader is Snalgatum Mudarm

Durazuk Plategut, Dwarf (M), Fighter (1), LG, STR: 17, INT: 8, WIS: 14, DEX: 14, CON: 12, CHR: 15

HP: 9, AC: 4, GP: 38, XP: 0, Battle axe, Hammer, Chain mail, Shield

Herfig Flatmaster, Dwarf (M), Fighter (1), LG, STR: 16, INT: 15, WIS:12 , DEX: 9, CON: 7, CHR: 16

HP: 8, AC:4 , GP: 38, XP: 0, Battle axe, Hammer, Chain mail, Shield

Snalgatum Mudarm, Dwarf (M), Fighter (1), LG, STR: 16, INT: 9, WIS: 14, DEX: 16 , CON: 14, CHR: 16

HP:12 , AC:2 , GP: 13, XP: 0, Long sword, Spear, Chain mail, shield

Noragneom Bronzegrip, Dwarf (M), Thief (1), N, STR: 11, INT: 8, WIS:10 , DEX: 17, CON: 11, CHR: 14

HP: 6 , AC: 5, GP: 0, XP: 0, Short sword, Darts (6), Leather armour, Thieves tools

They all have individual and shared adventuring gear, I’ll post that later.

The group heads out at 7h00 makes it to the ruins without encounter, at about 9h30, and enter the dungeon at 10h00.

After 30 minutes (no encounters) they make it back to previous encounter room 8 that had the piercers.

They continue to search the dungeon going through many empty rooms for 1.5 hours with no encounters.

At area 9 they encounter a group of 14 gnomes. The gnomes have already found a bag with 100 pp. The reaction is very friendly, but the gnomes have been exploring and are leaving. They believed they heard something in the next room but they have had enough for today. The gnome clan lives not too far from here. There may be interest to recruit an adventurer from them in the future.

At area 10 they encounter 9 giant centipedes and the party makes short work of them. In an urn they find 2000 sp, I gem worth 50 gp, one 1 worth 1000 gp.

The party rests one turn, and there is no random monster encounter.

They continue exploring and at area 11 they encounter 10 giant rats. The rats were surprised and were wiped out after a the surprise round and first round of combat. Sournois took 1 pt of damage. I need to check if she picked up a disease. In a sack they find 1000 sp and a potion of clairvoyance.

No encounters at the next 30 minute mark.

In area 12 they surprise 3 fire beetles (4, 4 and 6 hp) and wipe them out. In urn they find 100 pp, and 1000 sp.

Oh no, the party got greedy. With their good luck so far they wanted to push on even though it is getting late.

At area 13 they trigger a chute trap down to level 2 (with no way back up). This could be bad, since staying overnight in the dungeon will be a total party kill. They do remember that to the east are a stairway and a chimney down one level, so hopefully they can reach these to get back to level 1 and the exit.

Dungeon level 2

Area 1 is a wandering monster, which is 13 giant centipedes that are easily dispatched, but Snalgatum takes 1 point of damage (now at 11 hp).

Area 2 is a flaming oil trap that burns Snalgatum for 2 points of damage (now at 9 hp).

The part finds the stairs to level 1 and make their back to the exit (no further encounters).

Haul

4000 sp (200 gp/XP)

50 gp gem

1000 gp gem

100 pp

Potion of clairvoyance (500 gp, 300 XP)

Monsters

22 giant centipedes  143 XP

3 fire beetles 80 XP

10 giant rats 75 XP

Total XP 2348, 213 XP, or 235 for those with 10% bonuses.

Dungeon map made with DungeonScrawl.

January 5, 2024

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