Sunday, November 27, 2016

The Edgy BLT: Phandalin Part 1

I'm using the pre-written adventure The Mines of Phandelver for introducing two of my players to Dungeons and Dragons and to ease me into DMing for the first time.

The setting is basically the dwarf Gundren Rockseeker, a friend and employer for the players, has found a map leading to the long lost mine of Phandelver. Wizards and sorcerors had worked together with dwarves to make a wellspring of magic for making various enchanted weapons and objects, but war had buried the entrance to the cave and the mine was lost. Brose, Laserie, and Torment have been tasked to escort and deliver a supply wagon to Barthen’s Provisions in the town of Phandalin. Gundren and Harriette Redskirt, a friend and bodyguard, ride ahead of the party and the adventure begins with the Edgy BLT a day’s ride behind.

As the party is leading the ox carriage, they spy a pair of dead horses in the middle of the road. After arguing who should go and investigate further, Torment decides to guard the wagon while Brose and Laserie go to check out the animals. Brose recognizes the horses as Gundren’s and Harri’s, but no one recognizes the situation as a trap.

Four goblins jump out of the bushes, two with shortswords and another two with short bows, and attack the bard and sorcerer. Brose takes an arrow to the shoulder and is dropped to 2 hit points and Laserie leaves Brose behind and she flees back and casts Chill Touch. It misses. Torment charges forward, hoping to rescue Brose, while Brose does what she does best: scream. Brose casts Vicious Mockery to the goblin that shot her. It looks stunned as its ears bleed and then it falls over dead. Laserie gets creative with the Dancing Lights cantrip and managed to distract the goblins long enough for Torment to murder the remaining two. The final goblin tries to make a run for it and Laserie somehow manages to hit him with a Chill Touch. The party’s first encounter ended with a victory.

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