Wednesday Night Game

In today's adventure, the players rescue the last surviving Rockseeker!

In this episode, the characters loot the bodies of their fallen foes and we have a lot of tangential thoughts and conversations. But there's a little character building, a little investigation, and some discussion about the world as well.

In this episode you'll hear us finish the climactic fight with the Black Spider! We get a little loopy from a combat that lasted longer than Colin anticipated. Good times all around!

In this episode, the adventurers, less than stealthy due to a loudly whispered argument and an untimely sneeze, burst into a columned chamber with a giant dwarf statue and a couple bugbears. This generates a little confusion for the party as they were pretty sure that there was a drow in here at the end of last session. They rush in there and... the situation changes rapidly from there.

After their encounter with Mormesk, the characters finally go and investigate the source of the booming sound. What they discover, is truly underwhelming. The eventually decide that it's time to do something about the creatures in this cave once and for all, because this is bullshit.

In this week's adventure, the characters start off by camping and having a pretty low key, but potentially frustrating, social encounter with The Guardian. Afterwards, they move on to the second building in this open cave chamber and discover a second, and differently annoying, guardian in the other structure.

After their final triumph over the Flame Skull last week, we move into some exploration of the dungeon again. The players really want to find out what that "Booming" sound is, so they head off in that direction. What they find... is a lovely but horrifying surprise!

While the players handle some repercussions from casting some rather loud spells during the fight, they discover a new danger from another part of the dungeon and come to realize that their trial with the Flame Skull is not over yet.

Remember how last week the players were on fire with jokes? This week the characters are just on fire. Because Flame Skull. This might be the most tense fight they've had since the goblin ambush way back in Ep 1. We also discover that Uitzash is the true animal handler of the group.

Today, the players are on fire with the jokes! But also the characters decide to delve deeper into the mines. They deploy Linguine and Greg to scout ahead, form a plan on what to do next, and then plunge forward with that idea in hand! This results in initiative being rolled.

Today, exploring the dungeon continues as we head yet deeper into the lost mines. The player's first decision point brings them into contact with some bugbears who seem to be barricaded in a room. Krask doesn't want to ask questions, so tactical combat ensues!

Today you'll hear the party begin to delve into the Lost Mine! Krask finds some treasure, Colin made a funny mistake involving a pit and a rope, more hyjinks with the owlbear, and then we have a "story game" moment where the players tell us about the dungeon instead of listening to it described as they travel through a section that Colin called "otherwise boring." Then, they find The Pool.

In today's episode you'll hear how the preparation for the dungeon delve concludes, character development continues with several in-character discussions including getting to know Krask a little better and a very guarded conversation between Uitzash and Hal, and then they arrive at the Wave Echo Cave, the site of the Lost Mines of Phandelin.

In today's episode, we have a small time skip at the very beginning of this session. We meet up with the crew in an inn and they're introduced to Kolton's new character, the aforementioned lizardfolk paladin, Krask, who makes quite the impression. The players attempt to continue taming the Owlbear who still doesn't have an official name. Gundren asks the players to go investigate the Wave Echo Cave and is willing to pay them quite a lot of gold to do so. And interspersed within all of this is the characters dealing with the loss of Olo with emotions ranging from sadness to suspicion and uncertainty.

Today we'll hear how the players prepare for the oncoming trouble with the Hobgoblins by speaking to the people of Phandalin. It's a bit hectic for them and there's a few stumbling blocks as they try to put all of their affairs in order as quickly as possible, but it's a pretty good time nonetheless.

In today's episode you'll hear the encounter that the party had with Olo's monstrous duck form! It was tense to say the least, but we handled it like we usually do; with humor!

In today's episode you'll hear the crew finish up their activity in Cragmaw Castle and then head on back to Phandalin, trying desperately to beat the hobgoblin war party that Droop warned them of several sessions prior. They make a plan and start making their way back to town... but then some foreshadowing finally goes the way the DM expected.

Today you'll hear the players save Gebbin from a Grick. Maybe that doesn't sound like the most dramatic experience in D&D history but considering how low they characters are on class features and resources, it wasn't the easiest task for them. It was also the source of a good amount of amusement for us a group and we hope that you enjoy it as much as we did. It also gave them an excuse to keep working on taming their new pet Owlbear!

In today's episode the characters finish up interrogating the Doppleganger, who actually manages to give them some useful information before he leaves. Rwrarp goes on a dungeon delve with a couple Goblins and they investigate a shrine hidden deep within Cragmaw Castle. And Olo goes to talk with the Owlbear! Turns out he can do that... cuz weird homebrew barbarian classes are weird. Cool... but weird.

In this week's adventure the characters manage to save Gundren Rockseeker from Cragmaw Castle! Then they interrogate a Doppleganger and get a surprisingly small amount of information out of him, mostly due to their own unfocused conversational tactics. ... On second thought, it's not that surprising after all.