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Just after Cais warned the others of the flying, buzzing things
Just after [[Kais]] warned the others of the flying, buzzing things
outside, Bree's eyes suddenly started glowing bright white. It became
outside, [[Bree]]'s eyes suddenly started glowing bright white. It became
apparent that this enabled her to see through the darkness, as she
apparent that this enabled her to see through the darkness, as she
informed the group that there were seven of the creatures, and five
informed the group that there were seven of the creatures, and five
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a Darkness spell in the room. Bree made short work of that, blasting
a Darkness spell in the room. Bree made short work of that, blasting
the commander with lightening from her fingers. Shortly thereafter,
the commander with lightening from her fingers. Shortly thereafter,
one of the drow had the misfortune to drop his sword, which Jimjar
one of the drow had the misfortune to drop his sword, which [[Jimjar]]
picked up and in one swift move ran the drow through, bringing him to
picked up and in one swift move ran the drow through, bringing him to
an immediate and very messy end. Autun wrapped his chains around the
an immediate and very messy end. [[Autun]] wrapped his chains around the
throat of the second, and as the drow continued to struggle, simply
throat of the second, and as the drow continued to struggle, simply
snapped his neck. The commander, badly injured by lightning blasts
snapped his neck. The commander, badly injured by lightning blasts
from Bree, a sword blow from Cais, a bite from Ezri who had
from Bree, a sword blow from Kais, a bite from [[Ezri]] who had
transformed herself into a wolf, and - worst of all - egregious
transformed herself into a wolf, and - worst of all - egregious
insults from Caius, met his end when the Quaggoth (who may or may not
insults from [[Caius]], met his end when the Quaggoth (who may or may not
be a polymorphed elf) ripped his head from his body with its claws.
be a polymorphed elf) ripped his head from his body with its claws.


Meanwhile, Ront (the orc) and the drow who was our fellow prisoner
Meanwhile, [[Ront]] (the orc) and the drow who was our fellow prisoner
were tangling with an escaped Quaggoth. After Ront bashed it in the
were tangling with an escaped Quaggoth. After Ront bashed it in the
teeth a few times, the drow managed to Alpha it back into its cage and
teeth a few times, the drow managed to Alpha it back into its cage and
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to look for a way out. What he found instead was the armory, and all
to look for a way out. What he found instead was the armory, and all
the prisoners' weapons and armor. He was still gathering his
the prisoners' weapons and armor. He was still gathering his
belongings when Cais followed him up the ladder, and called everyone
belongings when Kais followed him up the ladder, and called everyone
to reclaim their gear.
to reclaim their gear. In addition to our own belongings, we found quite a lot of other gear (see list below).


In addition to our own belongings, we found:
Our backpacks were there, but our personal items (including clothing) were not. Stool reported seeing Ezri's magic stick in the next stalactite over, so we headed that way. Peeking through the door, we saw a statue of a giant spider, a female drow (named Asha) and two other drow. Application of Faerie Fire revealed an additional medium creature in the room. Asha did not succumb to the Faerie Fire, but the other two drow did.
 
Autun was readying his weapon to bash down the door, and Kais held up
a hand to wait a moment while he tried the doorknob...
 
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Prior: [[12 October 2018]], All: [[Play_Sessions]], Next: [[26 October 2018]]
 
== Inventory (incomplete!) ==
 
=== Gained ===
   2 chain shirts
   2 chain shirts
   4 studded leather armor
   4 studded leather armor
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   a bunch of hairpins (fished out from between the teeth of the elf-Quaggoth)
   a bunch of hairpins (fished out from between the teeth of the elf-Quaggoth)


Our backpacks were there, but our personal items (including clothing) were not. Stool reported seeing Ezri's magic stick in the next stalactite over, so we headed that way. Peeking through the door, we saw a statue of a giant spider, a female drow (named Asha) and two other drow. Application of Faerie Fire revealed an additional medium creature in the room. Asha did not succumb to the Faerie Fire, but the other two drow did.
=== Lost ===
 
Autun was readying his weapon to bash down the door, and Cais held up
a hand to wait a moment while he tried the doorknob...


=== Total party inventory ===
2 chain shirts
4 studded leather armor (one kept by Kais)
6 shields
2 bags of pitons (one kept by Kais)
6 short swords (two kept by Kais)
10 daggers  (two kept by Kais)
6 hand crossbows (one kept by Kais)
20 cases of 20 bolts/case (two kept by Kais)
2 bags of caltrops (one kept by Kais)
some rope
a bunch of hairpins (fished out from between the teeth of the elf-Quaggoth)


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I assume that any PC who wants this stuff can have it, and we will ignore the fact that stuff captured off the drow's prisoners would be in all kinds of random sizes. I also assume that this is the gear to split among PCs, and the NPCs have their own stash of gear that they split.
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Prior: [[12 October 2018]], All: [[Play_Sessions]], Next: [[26 October 2018]]
Cais has leather armor and would like to upgrade it to studded. He would also take one of the hand crossbows + a quiver of bolts, and one of the shields. He would also like to have a couple of the daggers. (There may be more daggers to go around, depending on whether the ones on the bodies of the drow downstairs are counted among the 10).
He will certainly take a bag of caltrops, but it's also fine if someone else wants them.
 
He will also keep the hairpins, at least until he gets his proper tools back. He will happily let someone else have this stuff if they seem to need it more than he does. Except the hairpins (although Jimjar probably already "lost" the one given to him to free the other prisoners). The group should take ALL the rope, as we might need it in the "lift".
It can stay in the hallway during the next fight though.
 
== Comment from the DM ==
 
This all seems accurate  to me except for one small thing: while Sarith
and Ront did send the quaggoth back to the den, they would not have been
able to lock it in had they tried - since the quaggoth are slaves, not
prisoners, their den has a door, but it's not a prison cell and does not
automagically lock.
 
Since the extra gear you found is intended for rank and file drow
soldiers, it's probably at least configurable up to a point, so if
you're a medium-sized, non-giant humanoid, the armor can be made to fit.
Since Autun probably prefers his own set of chainmail anyway, that means
only Bree (who is small) can't wear the drow armor.
 
Weapons and shields and such you can simply use (as long as you are
proficient with them). For spell casters, keep in mind that you'll need
a free hand for a focus, holy symbol or any somatic or material spell
component (if the spell requires those - if it only needs verbal you're
good), and benefiting from a shield does require you to hold it, so
weapon + shield + casting is often not an option (but you can let the
shield hang from your arm so you can grab hold of it as an object
interaction (of which you get 1, each turn in combat) and get its benefits.
 
Bow use and crossbow use both require two hands as well, so the same
goes there. You can't hold a shield and use a bow at the same time. Also
note that crossbows (unlike regular bows) require loading.
 
The NPCs all have their own gear back and tend to prefer to use that,
but they may need some of those extra bolts if they run low (everybody
starts with 20). Note: after a fight you can spend a minute searching
the battlefield and get 50% (rounded down) of your used bolts / arrows
back.
 
I'd appreciate it if you made a good-faith attempt to keep track of your
resources such as ammunition, torches and rations (obviously), but
unless things start feeling really off, I won't be checking.
 
On a  mildly related note: I watched Thor Ragnarok last night. It was a
funny flick and I had a quiet giggle when he had to put his armor on
without the benefits of a shirt. Guess you are in good company

Latest revision as of 07:44, 21 September 2019

Just after Kais warned the others of the flying, buzzing things outside, Bree's eyes suddenly started glowing bright white. It became apparent that this enabled her to see through the darkness, as she informed the group that there were seven of the creatures, and five seemed to be chasing/hunting the other two.

The things took off down the cave, and the group took the chance to hurry across the rope bridge to the first stalactite. There we found three drow. One seemed to be the commander of the others, and he cast a Darkness spell in the room. Bree made short work of that, blasting the commander with lightening from her fingers. Shortly thereafter, one of the drow had the misfortune to drop his sword, which Jimjar picked up and in one swift move ran the drow through, bringing him to an immediate and very messy end. Autun wrapped his chains around the throat of the second, and as the drow continued to struggle, simply snapped his neck. The commander, badly injured by lightning blasts from Bree, a sword blow from Kais, a bite from Ezri who had transformed herself into a wolf, and - worst of all - egregious insults from Caius, met his end when the Quaggoth (who may or may not be a polymorphed elf) ripped his head from his body with its claws.

Meanwhile, Ront (the orc) and the drow who was our fellow prisoner were tangling with an escaped Quaggoth. After Ront bashed it in the teeth a few times, the drow managed to Alpha it back into its cage and lock it back in. One of the NPCs said something about the "demons" having gone by again, but they seemed to completely ignore our group.

As the fight was clearly nearing its end, Jimjar crept up the ladder to look for a way out. What he found instead was the armory, and all the prisoners' weapons and armor. He was still gathering his belongings when Kais followed him up the ladder, and called everyone to reclaim their gear. In addition to our own belongings, we found quite a lot of other gear (see list below).

Our backpacks were there, but our personal items (including clothing) were not. Stool reported seeing Ezri's magic stick in the next stalactite over, so we headed that way. Peeking through the door, we saw a statue of a giant spider, a female drow (named Asha) and two other drow. Application of Faerie Fire revealed an additional medium creature in the room. Asha did not succumb to the Faerie Fire, but the other two drow did.

Autun was readying his weapon to bash down the door, and Kais held up a hand to wait a moment while he tried the doorknob...

Prior: 12 October 2018, All: Play_Sessions, Next: 26 October 2018

Inventory (incomplete!)

Gained

 2 chain shirts
 4 studded leather armor
 6 shields
 2 bags of pitons
 6 short swords
 10 daggers
 6 hand crossbows
 20 cases of 20 bolts/case
 2 bags of caltrops
 (I recall something about some rope)
 a bunch of hairpins (fished out from between the teeth of the elf-Quaggoth)

Lost

Total party inventory

2 chain shirts
4 studded leather armor (one kept by Kais)
6 shields
2 bags of pitons (one kept by Kais)
6 short swords (two kept by Kais)
10 daggers  (two kept by Kais)
6 hand crossbows (one kept by Kais)
20 cases of 20 bolts/case (two kept by Kais)
2 bags of caltrops (one kept by Kais)
some rope
a bunch of hairpins (fished out from between the teeth of the elf-Quaggoth)

<moved the discussion that was here to the Discussion tab>

Prior: 12 October 2018, All: Play_Sessions, Next: 26 October 2018

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