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- | ==== II-M-1) Mountain Crossing ==== | + | (<- [[warship|The Warship]]) ([[adventures|Back to Adventures Index]]) ([[Congal' |
- | == Introduction | + | ==== II-N-1) Mountain Crossing ==== |
- | This was a [[Good Party]] adventure run some time in 1983. It consisted of a | + | == Editor' |
+ | |||
+ | //This was a [[Good Party]] adventure run some time in 1983. It consisted of a | ||
series of unrelated wilderness encounters as the party crossed the pass over | series of unrelated wilderness encounters as the party crossed the pass over | ||
- | the [[Border Mountains]] from the elven city of Larinday to the [[Sea of Sand]]. | + | the [[Border Mountains]] from the elven city of [[Larinday]] to the [[Sea of Sand]], |
+ | as they searched for the [[ten_artifacts|next artifact]] in the quest that began | ||
+ | in [[Elarion' | ||
+ | |||
+ | //The numbers in the text below represent the day number of the crossing (which | ||
+ | the party did on foot). | ||
+ | were included in parentheses. | ||
- | The numbers in the text below represent the day number | + | //I have a vague recollection of this being a boring session -- and a reread of the |
- | the party did on foot). | + | encounters makes it clear why. There is no rhyme or reason to any of them, and |
+ | most offer nothing entertaining to the players | ||
+ | assume it was ignorance or politeness that allowed my players to put up with it.// | ||
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about the party and ask them whether they have anything | about the party and ask them whether they have anything | ||
to do with the "ugly guys that flew by earlier." | to do with the "ugly guys that flew by earlier." | ||
- | refers to the 1/2orc and his gargoyle friends that travelled | + | refers to the 1/2orc and his gargoyle friends that traveled |
by here to get to the Tomb (see [[# | by here to get to the Tomb (see [[# | ||
knows only that they were "ugly humanoids with wings." | knows only that they were "ugly humanoids with wings." | ||
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== Page 3 == | == Page 3 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ mountaincrossing1.jpg? | ||
37) Near the end of the day (Just after dark), the party will see a | 37) Near the end of the day (Just after dark), the party will see a | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | observation will determine it to be moving (just as | ||
+ | if it were a torch). | ||
+ | will be " | ||
+ | the torch will seem to go out. The point where the | ||
+ | light went out is an overhang and is very unstable. | ||
+ | Any person approaching will trigger a fall of 30'. | ||
+ | If a second person is close behind, he/she must save | ||
+ | vs. dexterity or also fall. This torchlight is in | ||
+ | actuality a WILL-O-WISP (...) | ||
+ | which blanked out just before going off the | ||
+ | cliff. | ||
+ | Nearby is a small cave with another WILL-O-WISP | ||
+ | (...) as well as 12 recently | ||
+ | dead animals and a dead Half-Elf with 200pp and a | ||
+ | magical mace. The mace is < | ||
+ | any form of undead</ | ||
+ | mace of disruption (effects undead as if it were | ||
+ | a 4th level cleric). | ||
+ | it properly. | ||
- | //... To Be Continued | + | 38) Near mid-day, a GIANT GOAT (...) |
+ | will be seen. It will not attack and most likely | ||
+ | will flee from any threat. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 39) Fairly late in the evening, 6 WORGS (...) | ||
+ | will be encountered. | ||
+ | begin by howling which has a 50% chance to panic any | ||
+ | horses, then they will attack from all sides. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 40)-51) Uneventful. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 52) Mid-afternoon: | ||
+ | will wander | ||
+ | by on a hunting expedition. | ||
+ | at 18" distance and will take great sport in throwing rocks | ||
+ | at the party. | ||
+ | various boring giant-like items. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Page 4 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | 53)-54) Uneventful. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 55) Around noon, 3 suspicious WERETIGERS (...) | ||
+ | will be encountered. | ||
+ | will not, however, attack (Nor will they talk). | ||
+ | |||
+ | 56)-67) Uneventful. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 68) Soon after noon, 3 PEGASI (...) | ||
+ | will fly past. They will not attack | ||
+ | and will generally take no notice of the party. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 69)-71) he party will find a well-worn trail, that appears | ||
+ | unused, heading in their direction. | ||
+ | way into the desert and goes directly where the party | ||
+ | wishes to go. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 72) In a narrow pass between two steep ridges is a 2000 year | ||
+ | old (at least) shrine to pay homage to the | ||
+ | dead. It is, in actuality, a tomb and has a fair | ||
+ | amount of undead. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 73)-77) Uneventful. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 78) Late evening (just around nightfall), a single HIERACOSPHINX (...) | ||
+ | will attack the | ||
+ | party. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 79)-80) Uneventful. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 81) < | ||
+ | cave opening. | ||
+ | GOBLIN GUARDS with slings and stones. | ||
+ | from their cave into the sunlight and all have 50% | ||
+ | cover thus giving them an armor class of 2. This is | ||
+ | actually a complete GOBLIN lair with 190 males, 114 females, | ||
+ | 190 young, 20 warrior types (hp 7, HD 1), and the chief (hp 8, | ||
+ | HD 1+1). See map for day 81.</del> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Page 5 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | 82)-86) Uneventful. < | ||
+ | |||
+ | 87) About mid-day, a huge PURPLE WORM (...) | ||
+ | will attack from beneath the | ||
+ | sands. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 88) Late in the evening, the party will spot an " | ||
+ | it is guarded by 3 LIONS (...) | ||
+ | who will be offended at the parties//(sic)// | ||
+ | intrusion. | ||
+ | directly. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 89) About mid-day, 2 GIANT SPITTING COBRAS (...) | ||
+ | will be found near a weathered | ||
+ | pyramid. | ||
+ | [[pyramid_tomb|Antal' | ||
+ | '' | ||
+ | the save is failed, save again or die. On a bite, however, | ||
+ | they simply kill if the save is failed.'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | (*) This is the ruins of the city of [[Domal]] with two large | ||
+ | stone pillars (mostly crumbled) and an ancient | ||
+ | road pointing out into the desert toward the | ||
+ | mountain of [[Arral]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Page 6 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | RETURN TRIP -- On carpet : flight time = 8 days | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1) Across desert. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2)-4) Uneventful. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 5) After nightfall. | ||
+ | (...). | ||
+ | If turned, the ones with fewer hit points will | ||
+ | flee first. | ||
+ | above, hp 2x25, 3x23, 20, 19, 17) with 2500 cp, 500 gp, and 2 | ||
+ | gems (Chrysoberyl: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 6) Uneventful. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 7) Early in the day, 12 DWARVES will be seen. No combat. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 8) No encounters of interest -- due to the fact that the party is flying. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- BACK IN [[LARINDAY]] ---- | ||
== Addendum == | == Addendum == | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2) Just after lunch, 5 TROLLS (AC 4, MV 12", HD 6+6, #AT 3, D d4+4/d4+4/ | ||
+ | 2d6, hp 38, 35, 34, 30, 28) and a GIANT TROLL (...) | ||
+ | will wander by and attack. | ||
+ | They have no treasure. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ mountaincrossing2.jpg? | ||
+ | |||
+ | 81) Just before noon, the party will pass within 6" of a cave opening | ||
+ | where they will be attacked by 2 GOBLINS with slings. | ||
+ | are hiding behind small boulders and have AC 2. If | ||
+ | approached, they will flee into the first cave and join up with | ||
+ | their friends to fight. | ||
+ | GOBLINS (hp 6 ea.) first. | ||
+ | and impossible to surprise) are 6 OGRES (hp 2x22, 18, 2x15, 14). | ||
+ | In the common room are 181 GOBLINS (hp 3 or 4 ea.) plus | ||
+ | 102 FEMALES and 188 YOUNG. | ||
+ | the adjoining kitchen and 3 MALES (hp 5 ea.) are in the | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | MAGE (...) | ||
+ | who has with him 5 more OGRES (hp 24, 23, 18, 17, 16, 15). | ||
+ | As treasure, the OGRE MAGE has a potion of Flying, 1000 gp | ||
+ | in a locked poison-needle trapped chest, as well as a | ||
+ | 170 gp platinum ring and a 6 gp moss agate. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Addendum for Wilderness Adventure == | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1) 3 GRIFFONS (hp 39, 29, 26) will fly past (not interested in party) | ||
+ | early on. Shortly thereafter, a small group (11) of humans | ||
+ | will be met. They know nothing and are just a group | ||
+ | of hunters from [[Larinday]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2)-3) Uneventful. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 4) < | ||
+ | will not attack.</ | ||
+ | a campfire off in the distance. | ||
+ | are armed with Battle Axes and carry | ||
+ | 2 gp ea. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 5)-12) Uneventful | ||
+ | |||
+ | 13)-< | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | 72) See addendum for [[Congal' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 73)-89) + Return Trip) Same. | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ (<- [[warship|The Warship]]) ([[adventures|Back to Adventures Index]]) ([[Congal' | ||
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