Weekly Gaming Summary Part #05:

Thank You For Playing today's game 12/14/2019 - From 10:05 am EDT, until 1:00 pm EDT, and our 8th Gaming Session, goes out to:   Fighter – Dragonborn – Ravoprax Elmash - Zerlan Fighter – Mountain Dwarf – Flint Frostbeard - Hunter C. Rogue – High Elf - Roqar -  Roxxifarius Wizard – Tiefling – Welfast Burner - Dramin Stillfest Wizard – High Elf – Kaiser Starlocke - Yoshi     Whom Could Not Make It Today! Ranger – High Elf – Willie Belson – Buddy-D – Chili Cook-Off   Game Summary for Saturday (12/10/2019):   Opening Scene: Five weeks after a group of adventurers had left Phandalin looking for Orcs that have been raiding the Triboar Trail and village of Conyberry, a new group of out of town folks decide to help the town of Phandalin itself by looking into and dealing with the Redbrands gang.   Having entered a secret tunnel, originally spotted by youngsters, Pip Stonehill and halfing, Carp Alderleaf, the adventurers, entered into a large cavern with a couple bridges over a 6 feet deep crevasse and several passages off of it. They confronted a Nothic, whom let them pass after giving him food and a deck of cards and polished stones.   Finding a secret door off a storeroom’s east wall they went down a hallway and opened a door into a crypt. Awaiting them inside are 3 Skeletons wearing rusty chain mail and wielding shortswords.   Initiative Rolls are made and Combat Round 1 begins now!   Willie, swings and missed Skeleton #03 with his short sword! Skeleton #02, hits Ravoprax for 5 damage with it’s short sword! Roqar, swings at Skeleton #02, with her short sword but missed! Skeleton #03, swings at Welfast, with it’s short sword but missed! Ravoprax, hits Skeleton #03, with his two-handed long sword for 6 damage! Skeleton #01, swings and missed Ravoprax with it’s shortsword! Flint, hits Skeleton #02 with his battle axe for 5 damage! Welfast, cast a Ray of Frost at Skeleton #02 for 6 damage from the cold blast!   Round 2 of Combat: Willie, hits Skeleton #01 for 7 hit points of damage with his short sword! Skeleton #02, missed Roqar with it’s short sword! Roqar, hits Skeleton #02 for 4 damage with her short sword and it crumbles to the ground defeated! Skeleton #01, missed Willie with it’s short sword! Ravoprax, hits Skeleton #03 for 10 damage with the long sword! Skeleton #03, missed Ravoprax with it’s short sword! Flint, hits Skeleton #03 for 5 damage with his battle axe and it crumbles to the ground defeated! Welfast, cast Ray of Frost at Skeleton #01 but it dodged the blast!   Round 3 of Combat: Willie, hits Skeleton #01 for 8 damage with his short sword and it crumbles to the ground defeated! End of Combat! 150 experience points are awarded to each adventurer!   The adventurers begin having a look around the crypt: Three large stone sarcophagi stand within this dusty crypt, and formerly propped up against each sarcophagus was a human skeleton clad in bits of rusty chain mail. False columns along the walls are carved in the image of spreading oak trees. The double doors in the southeast corner are sheathed in tarnished copper plate.   Inspecting the sarcophagi, the party sees one has the image of a female noble and the others have male nobles carved onto the lids, along with a coat of arms. Roqar, has a look at one for a trap and did not find one so him and Ravoprax remove the lid. Inside the find bones and woman’s clothing. On the right hand is a platinum signet ring bearing a coat of arms.   Flint decides he wants to take scraps of the skeleton’s rusty chain mail.   The other two Sarcophagi are opened and both are of males. The platinum signet rings (value 50 gp each), are taken from them as well.   The party exits the crypt via the tarnished green copper plated double doors with a relief carving of a mournful angel graces the doors.   Area Description: Thick dust covers the flagstones of this somber hallway. The walls are decorated with faux columns every ten feet, and the double doors at the west end of the hall are sheathed in copper plate, now green with age. A relief carving of a mournful angel graces the doors.   After going 10 feet into the hallway, Ravoprax, making a Dexterity Saving Throw, catches the side of the pit’s top and pulls himself up and out!   Seeing that there is a small ledge on the north and south side of the pit, the adventurers begin try to cross it while hugging the wall. Welfast, falls into the pit taking 10 damage and leaving him unconscious on it’s floor at -3 hit points!   Roqar, tries climbing down into the pit but slips and falls during the last 10 feet, taking 2 damage! She recovers from the spill and tends to Welfast and stabilized him.   Welfast is hauled back up, then the rope lowered again for Roqar, whom tries to climb back up to practice her climbing skills but she falls again, near the top, taking 7 damage! Roqar, is now unconscious at -1 hit points!   Ravoprax goes down into the pit, retrieves Roquar, then Willie stabilized her.   Now with everyone on the other side of the hallway they see a doorway to the south. The group decides to do a short rest here and recover a bit before continuing and nothing bothers them during the 4 hours.   The party decides they had better head back to Phandalin, instead of trying the south door, so it is back across the pit again. Poor Welfast fell in but had rope around him this time, taking 7 damage from smacking the side wall of the pit.   Ravoprax fishes him out and carries him over and stabilized him.   Everyone makes it back across the pit and head for Sister Garaele house for some healing.   Once there, the cleric of Tymora, very happy to see someone is confronting the Redbrands for a change, heals welfast with 3 hit points restored.   Sister Garaele, mentions of a gnome friend, Yingle Yawnbringer, whom was supposed to come to town to help with recovering a spellbook , once owned by legendary wizard Bowgentle. She tells them it appears his body was found in a pit trap found on the Triboar trail, by merchant travelers, with no weapon or his holy symbol of Tymora upon him. Sister Garaele, asked the party if they would do Yingle’s task, for her, as she had tried herself, by visiting the town of Conyberry, to see an elf maiden banshee, known as Agatha, by the locals, real name Auglatha, meaning Winter Breeze in elven, for information the banshee may have about Bowgentle’s spellbook.   However, Agatha, did not appear for her, Sister Garaele, believing the banshee may have been envious of her. So, thus, why a message was sent to Yingle Yawnbringer in Neverwinter, asking for help.   Sister Garaele, warns the adventurers of Orc raids on the Triboar trail between town and Conyberry and tells them a bit of how it all started:   In 951 an orc war led by King Uruth Ukrypt of the Sword Mountains, wiped out Phandalin and laid waste to the settlement. He was also the Orc King that laid siege to Waterdeep, which was once known as Nimoar’s Hold, and broke it in 936 during the Orcfastings War. However, Nimoar’s Hold, was able to defeat the orcs. Tresendar manor along with the whole town was then abandoned during that time in 951. Aldith Tresendar, whom was known as the Black Hawk, was a great knight who died during that raid. Aldith, carried a blade known as the Talon, of which the hilt is said to be shaped into a majestic bird with it’s wings stretched out wide.   Sister Garaele, tells the party that the signet rings show the coat of arms of Noble House Tresendar.   Roqar, had asked if she could make a coon cap out of the beaver pelts retrieved at the Redbrands’ hideout and was told to go see Freda the weaver whom frequents the Stonehill tavern.   Sister Garaele, retrieves a jeweled silver comb off a table, showing it to the adventurers telling them to present the comb to Auglatha, hoping to flatter her in the process, so that she may then be willing to divulge the information on the where-abouts of Bowgentle’s spellbook. She offers 3 healing potions as payment for completing the task.   The party takes up the task offered by Sister Garaele and Ravoprax buys 1 healing potion for 100 gp off her.   As the party leaves her, leaving Welfast here to rest until he wakes, heading for the Stonehill tavern, after Ravoprax goes to see Thagren Ironforge at the smithy to buy a rapier which he had for 20, Sister Garaele says, “Have faith in the fate that you pursue and trust your own luck, for to master one’s own path shows the very confidence that the Smiling Lady favors."   And this ends the gaming session for the night, until next time!   Number of Sessions for current Adventure Module: 8th Session for “Lost Mines of Phandelver” 12/14/2019 [1 st Session start was 10/26/2019]

Thank You For Playing today's game 12/28/2019 - From 10:05 am EDT, until 1:00 pm EDT, and our 9th Gaming Session, goes out to:   Fighter – Dragonborn – Ravoprax Elmash - Zerlan Fighter – Mountain Dwarf – Flint Frostbeard - Hunter C. Ranger – High Elf – Willie Belson – Buddy-D Rogue – High Elf - Roqar -  Roxxifarius Wizard – High Elf – Kaiser Starlocke - Yoshi     Whom Could Not Make It Today! Wizard – Tiefling – Welfast Burner - Dramin Stillfest   Game Summary for Saturday (12/28/2019):   Opening Scene: It’s the next day, early in the morning, the adventurers are fully recovered from their excursion into the Redbrands’ hideout. Over a breakfast at the Stonehill Inn, the party discusses, what to do next in light of knowing the Redbrand’s know someone knows the way into their hideout.  Seeing, that they could either go back to the hideout, go deal with Orcs, south of Conyberry, or deal with Goblins pestering folks on the Triboar trail, or confront the Redbrands that hangout at the Sleeping Giant Inn everday.   It is decided that the group would head over to Grista the female dwarf’s, Sleeping Giant Tavern, just east down the road from the Stonehill Inn.   As the adventurers approach, they see five guys in red hooded cloaks with studded leather armor on, wearing scabbards holding short swords, outside the tavern. Three are leaning against the building, one is sitting on a barrel, another is standing out on the road, south of the tavern door.   Roqar, is hit on by one of the Redbrand ruffians, as the group approaches.   Willie the Elf Ranger Says: "You’re not my type." Says: "You know where all the elf woman are?"   Roqar the Elf Rogue                  Says: "Sure thing Honey, just wanting a drink first."   Redbrand Ruffian #04 -SG           Says: "You hear that guys, she called Ralph, Honey, wooo."   As the party attempts to enter the tavern with the idea of hoping to get the Redbrand ruffians drunk first. They are halted from entering by them.   One Redbrand wanted to only let Roqar in. Roqar and Willie, asked how to become a member of the gang.   Redbrand Ruffian #05 -SG Says: “First we see how tough you are then there's the initiation."   One Redbrand rips on Willie for being a skinny elf. Wilie responds say, he could be a jester for them, as he tells good jokes.   Two of the Redbrand ruffians, approach Willie, drawing short swords from their scabbards.   Redbrand Ruffian #04 -SG Says: "Well then let's hear how funny your death is, he he." Willie the Elf Ranger Says: "burn baby burn"   Ravoprax Elmash, walks up to Willie to meet the oncoming ruffians.   Initiative rolls are made and Round 1 of Combat begins:   Kaiser, cast a Fire Bolt spell at a Redbrand hitting for 9 fire damage! [Note: No saving throw as this one uses a “To Hit” roll] Roqar, hits Redbrand #03 with her short sword for 7 slashing damage! Ravoprax, hits Redbrand #01 for 11 slashing damage with his rapier! Redbrand #01, having a multi-attack, gets two attacks, one swing hits another missed Ravoprax, with a short sword for 4 damage! Redbrand #02, hits Roqar, for 9 slashing damage with both attacks with his short sword, dropping her! Willie, backs off a bit to fire an arrow with his long bow, hitting Redbrand #02 for 8 piercing damage, defeating him! Welfast, missed Redbrand #03 with is dagger!   Round 2 of Combat: Kaiser, cast a Fire Bolt Spell at a Redbrand, but it missed! Roqar, makes her 1 st of 3 Death Saves and it is 1 st of 3! Ravoprax, uses his breath weapon, which spits out lightning in a 5 ft by 30ft path. Two Redbrands are in it’s path, one makes a successful dexterity check the other does not for 5 on one and 9 hit points of damage on the other! Redbrand #01 drops to the ground! A Redbrand attacks Ravoprax for 15 damage from both of his short sword attacks! Redbrand #04, attacks Willie, dealing 8 damage from 1 of his 2 short sword attacks! Redbrand #05, attacks Willie, but missed! Willie, hits Redbrand #04, with an arrow for 8 damage! Welfast, cast a Burning Hands spell at Redbrand #03, who does not save, taking 12 fire damage and defeating him! [Note: This was simply a cast spell without a “To Hit” roll so he gets to make a saving throw].   Round 3 of Combat: Kaiser,  backs up a bit and fires a Fire Bolt Spell at a Redbrand, hitting for 1 hit point damage! Roqar, rolls another Death Save failing 1 of 3. Ravoprax, rolls a Death Save, failing 1 of 3. Redbrand #01, attacking Willie, missed on both swings of his swordf! Redbrand #04, also attacking Willie,  1 st swing hitting for 4, 2 nd one for 8 damage! Willie,  rolls a Death Save, failing 1 of 3. Welfast, cast a Burning Hands spell, on two of the Redbrands, expending all of his 1 st level spell slots for the day. Failing their Dexterity Saves, they both suffer 8 hit points of fire damage, defeating Redbrand Ruffian #04!   Round 4 of Combat: Kaiser, fires a Fire Bolt Spell, hitting Redbrand #05 for 9 fire damage and dropping him! End of Combat   The party members on the ground injured and unconscious from blood loss are stabilized. Flint comes back with Sister Garaele, whom heals 7 hit points back to Willie, (healing from 0, In 5 th Edition) and 2 on Ravoprax, using the Cure Light Wounds Spell.   Ravoprax, then uses second wind to gain 3 more hit points back.   Searching the bodies, it is seen they all have, studded leather armor, now a bit cut up, and red hooded cloaks and short swords. On each one was a pouch, containing, silver [1d10], copper [1d20] and gold [1d5] coins.   For a total of 50 copper, 19 silver and 9 gold coins.   Kaiser, takes a peek through one of the Sleeping Giant’s window, and sees a rather filthy looking interior, along with it’s dwarf owner Grista.   Grista is surprised to see the party enter, instead of the usual Redbrand, Roqar, informing, “There’s new sheriffs in town now.”   They inform Grista, what went on outside and she offers the group anything on the house, and ask them to clean clean up the mess outside.   Grista, informs the party that the redbrand members come and, none ever staying more than a few days.   Kaiser, uses Prestidigitation to help Grista, clean up the place as the party takes a short 4 hour rest, while inside the tavern, as they keep watch for more Redbrands which never arrive while there.   Around noon, they start moving the five redbrand bodies to another location with help from some of the nearby locals.   They wind up taking the bodies to the north west side of Phandalin, where Daran Edermath, a half elf fellow that looks to be over 100 years old, and used to be a marshal and herald in the south east lands of the Dragon Coast, tends an apple orchard, in order to build a pire and burn the bodies there.   Daran informs the adventurers that the Redbrand’s leader here is a fellow named Glasstaff, a wizard type that carries a staff rumored to be made of glass.   Daran, does not know the Redbrands’ numbers, as they constantly come and go.   Daran, tells the party about prospectors having trouble with Undead, in an area south of Conyberry, an old watchtower, once used by the magical Netheril Empire, known as the Old Owl Well, they claim someone is digging around in the old ruins there, as well as rumors of dangerous magics persisting there. He mentions it's a two day march from Phandalin and is south of the village of Conyberry, where the prospectors like to stay. Also, beware of Orcs attacking the Triboar Trail and Conyberry.   And this ends the gaming session for the night, until next time! The Adventurers Earned 500 XP for taking out the Redbrand Ruffians at the Sleeping Giant Tavern and are now 1/3 of the way to 2 nd level, which is attained at 300 XP. Number of Sessions for current Adventure Module: 9th Session for “Lost Mines of Phandelver” 12/28/2019 [1 st Session start was 10/26/2019]

Thank You For Playing today's game 01/04/2020 - From 10:05 am EDT, until 1:19 pm EDT, and our 10th Gaming Session, goes out to:   Fighter – Dragonborn – Ravoprax Elmash - Zerlan Fighter – Mountain Dwarf – Flint Frostbeard - Hunter C. Rogue – High Elf - Roqar -  Roxxifarius Wizard – Tiefling – Welfast Burner - Dramin Stillfest Wizard – High Elf – Kaiser Starlocke - Yoshi     Whom Could Not Make It Today! Ranger – High Elf – Willie Belson – Buddy-D Wizard – Tiefling – Welfast Burner - Dramin Stillfest   Game Summary for Saturday (01/04/2020):   Opening Scene: It’s now 2pm on May 2 nd , the party returns to the Stonehill Tavern after moving the 5 bodies of the Redbrands to Daran Edermath’s apple orchard. They discuss what to do next and it is decided to go back into the Redbrand hideout, this time with a rack of beef ribs for the Nothic. They leave for the hideout 2 hours later, after Prestidigitation is used on the red cloaks that needed mended and then donning them.   When they arrive at the hideout, they give the Nothic, the rack of ribs. The Nothic, lets them be, telling them he knows they destroyed the skeletons and warning that he must help the Redbrands if they call for him.   The party goes down the south west corner stairs. Seeing a door at the bottom of the steps Roqar checks for a trap on it and did not find one and them checks another door, just down a north hall and did not find a trap there either.   As Roqar was checking the first door, Willie and Kaiser hear, in the goblin language, “Lick the floor, Droop you old poop.”and “Roll like a dog and let Mosk rub your tummy. He he he.”, coming from within.   Roqar, opens the door to see 3 tall, furry bugbears lounging in the room, having their fun with their ‘pet’ goblin Droop, whom all look in the direction of the new arrivals, as Droop then faints.   Room Description: This room has 4 roughly built wooden bunk beds, with heaped-up blankets and dirty dishes scattered about. A strong smell of unwashed bodies and rotten meat fills the air.         Trying to pass themselves off as new recruits, looking for where to go in the hideout, the one named Mosk, tells the party there’s more like them just down the hall and tells them to leave them alone to their little amusement.   The party goes to the north door, and opens it to see 4 tough looking human warriors wearing scarlet cloaksred gathered around one of the tables, a stack of coins and trinkets, heaped upon the table, playing a game of knucklebones.   Room Description: Seen are several worn tables with chairs scattered about the room. Wooden benches are drawn up against walls decorated with draperies of brown and red, and several ale kegs are propped up and tapped.   After and exchange of words and sitting in on a game of knucklebones, one of Redbrands goes to fetch the boss.   He introduces himself as Glasstaff, questions the party to find that they have visited the Sleeping Giant tavern, and were sent here. Glasstaff says he has some business to attend to and that the gang will give them their first assignment, which turns out to be to get protection money from the townmaster Harbin Wester.   As they make there way through the woods south of Tresendar Manor a fight ensues when Kaiser tries to distract the 4 Redbrands with the prestidigitation spell to create a soft sound.   When two of the Redbrands look to see where the sound came from, the party takes action and initiative rolls are made!   Combat Round 1:   Ravoprax uses his Breath Weapon, exhaling destructive energy in a 5ft x 30 ft path, dealing lightning damage of 8 on the two distracted Redbrands, one for 8 the other for 4 damage due to making his dexterity save.   Flint, hits Ruffian #03 for 10 damage with his two-handed battle axe! Willie, hits Ruffian #02 for 6 damage with his short sword! Roqar, hits Ruffian #03 for 5 damage with her short sword! Kaiser, cast a Fire Bolt Spell at Ruffian #03, for 10 damage, defeating him! Ruffian #04, hits Flint for 4 damage with his short sword on the 2 nd swing! Welfast, cast Burning Hands for 11 damage on Ruffian #02 and 6 on #01, defeating Ruffian #02!   Round 2 of Combat: Ravoprax, missed Ruffian #01! Flint, missed Ruffian #04! Willie, hits Ruffian #04 for 6 Damage with his short sword! Roqar, missed Ruffian #04! Kaiser, cast a Fire Bolt spell at a Ruffian but missed! Ruffian #04, attacking Flint, missed both times with his short sword! Welfast, missed Ruffian #01 with his dagger!   Round 3 of Combat: Ravoprax, hits Ruffian #01 for 8 damage, with his rapier, defeating him! Flint, hits Ruffian #04 for 6 damage with his two-handed battle axe! Willie, hits Ruffian #04 for 9 damage with his short sword, defeating him!   End of Combat!   The party finds that they had studded leather armor on, short swords, red cloaks and pouches containing 36 copper, 23 electrum and 17 gold coins.   The adventures decide to go back to the hideout with Flint now having a red cloak to wear, leaving the bodies for later to take to the apple orchard for burning. The party hoping to find Glasstaff.   The Nothic, is encountered again, him wondering why they are back so soon. They call out for Glasstaff but get no reply.   They go down the stairs leading to the bugbear room and then go to the room where the Redbrands were playing knucklebones. They make sure to take the coins, (28 copper, 41 electrum, 24 silver, 10 gold coins), on the table along with the dice. Roqar, notes one pair feels a bit heavier.   Kaiser, Roqar, Willie, check for a trap, across the hall, on the door north of the north door of the redbrands meeting room. Neither of them find a trap, So Roqar opens the door.   Room Description: This room appears to be a wizard’s workshop. A rat scurries across the floor and takes refuge under a large worktable set up with alembics, retorts, distillation coils, and other alchemical devices, all of it stewing and bubbling away. Bookshelves are crowded with sheaves of parchment and strange-looking tomes.   Kaiser, has a look at the tomes hoping to find spells and does not, having a closer look at the set-up on the table he rolls a successful arcana check and determines that it is currently brewing some sort of potion concoction.   Kaiser, hands Flint the dwarf a tome, when he sees it’s written in dwarven alphabet.   Flint, sees that it is a journal from a dwarf named Urmon. The tome describes the history of the lost mines of Phandelver and the Forge of Spells. There is also mention of a magical mace named Lightbringer, which was commissioned by priests of Lathander, the god of dawn, from the mages working with the gnomes and dwarves of the Phandelver Pact.   Again the party calls out for Glasstaff, but there is no answer.   Roqar and Kaiser check for traps on the door in the east wall and did not find one.   Roqar opens the door to reveal:   The walls of this bedchamber are covered with drapes of scarlet cloth. The furnishings include a small writing desk with matching chair, a comfortable looking bed, and a wooden chest at the foot of the bed.   Ravoprax uses perception to look around the room and does not see Glasstaff or anything more than already described.   Roqar, using perception, checks for a trap on the wooden chest and did not find one. Finding the chest not to be locked, it is opened to reveal 180 silver coins, 130 gold coins, a silk pouch with 5 carnelians worth 10 gp each, 2 peridots worth 15 gp each, 1 large pearl worth 100 gp.   Roqar, checks the bed and under it but does not find anything. Kaiser checks along the east wall but does not find anything.   The party heads back to see the Nothic, asking him where Glasstaff is but he doesn’t know where he is. The Nothic tells the party that they can’t leave and to go stay in the meeting room.   Ravoprax tried to do a persuasion roll but it doesn’t work on the Nothic currently.   They go back to the meeting room where the Redbrands were playing knucklebones and decide to wait there. Roqar and Willie, watch by the north door, while Ravoprax and Welfast watch the south door.   Several minutes later 4 Redbrands are seen coming down the stairs towards the north door, while the 3 bugbears, leave their room coming up to the south door.   And this ends the gaming session for the night, until next time! The Adventurers Earned 400 XP: 400/6 = 66.66 XP Each Loot Found: Meeting Room: 28 copper, 41 electrum, 24 silver, 10 gold Bedroom: 180 Silver and 130 gold coins. Silk pouch with 5 carnelions (10gp), 2 Peridots (15 gp) and 1 large pearl (100 gp)   Number of Sessions for current Adventure Module: Adventure Time: Day 2: May 2nd 10th Session for “Lost Mines of Phandelver” 01/04/2020 [1 st Session start was 10/26/2019]