Game summary for December 26, 2016, Small Adventures campaign, for Small Timers. Session included: Delwyn Underhall (Dwarf Arcanist played by Jack Smalling), Elowyn Graycloak (Half-Elf Arcanist/Cleric/Rogue played by Noah Smalling), Reth Steelarm (Half-Orc Fighter/Rogue played by Luke Smalling), and Valetin Krupova (Halfling Paladin played by Jared Smalling). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.
The Small Timers adventuring group gathered together to seek their lost friend, Rusila Steelhelm. She had set out with several dwarven companions in search of the lost Shield of the Foamflagon clan. It is an emblem of the clan’s pride and legacy, and it went missing several years ago. Rusila heard it had been seen hanging on the wall of a nasty ogre warlord named Scraggletooth. She set out on an expedition to recover it, and the entire party went missing. The team went out to discover her fate, and if possible, to recover the shield.
The team entered the cavern and found goblin, dwarf, and ogre tracks. They saw webs and cocoons along the ceiling. Reth Steelarm climbed one of the walls and used his spiked armor to slash some webs and drop a cocoon to the ground. The group opened it and found a desiccated dwarven corpse! They continued to move through the cave and found a pair of giant black widow spiders that shot webs at Valetin Krupova. Fortunately, they missed their mark. The team closed in unleashing magic missiles, blasts of a fire, and slashing blades. The spiders stood no chance and were cut down in short order.
The group discovered an opening into a man-made chamber. At the end of a short hallway the found an ornate door with a series of stone buttons. The group also found scorch marks and surmised they needed to enter the proper combination of buttons to open the door. They stepped back and hurled rocks and skulls to press the buttons. The first combination resulted in blasts of flame ripping through the hall. Fortunately, the team was well out of range. The second combination was correct and opened the door.
The next room contained half a dozen goblins armed with bows and dogslicers. The creatures were crouched behind crates and barrels and so gained surprise on the Small Timers! They launched arrows and charged in swinging. The goblinoids scored several good blows, but the party quickly rallied and pushed their way into the room. Reth put pressure on one side of the room while Elowyn and Delwyn filled the air with magic missiles. Valetin encountered some issue hitting the goblins with his sling because of low lighting conditions. However, he kept hurling and started dealing some damage. Soon, the goblins were laid low. The group found several dwarven and goblin bodies that had died previously proving the sought after party had been this way.
The group entered another chamber to discover skeletons armed with bows and a number of four-armed skeletons with swords! A brutal battle ensued with the skeletons proving resistant to several of the team’s attacks. Reth proved strong enough to smash through their bones regardless. Unfortunately, he accidentally sprung a trap and fell into a pit lined with spikes! The skeletons began firing arrows down upon him as he sought to free himself. Elowyn successfully channeled positive energy and obliterated some of the undead. Once they were all defeated, the team healed their injuries and prepared to enter the next chamber.
On the other side of the door the team found a male and female ogre! Behind them hung several gibbets, and within one someone moaned in pain. They party could see a glowing shield hanging on the wall emblazoned with the emblem of a foaming mug of ale! The Small Timers surged in, and the female ogre tagged Valetin with a javelin. The male charged Reth and hit him solidly. Elowyn and Delwyn unleashed a barrage of magic missiles and helped bring down the female ogre. Enraged, the male ogre swung at Reth and crushed him beneath its club! However, the powerful half-orc limped forward and slammed his punching dagger into the ogre’s skull, killing it! The team rescued their dwarven friend, Rusila from the gibbet and recovered the infamous Foamflagon shield before retreating to the safety of the surface world.
Note: This adventure included characters from the Instant Character product line from Black Falcon Games LLC.
