!!Lost Mine of Phandelver Campaign Thread!!

Whistler is punching a tree, the thud and creak shaking the earth around.

"MMMAAAYBBBE *thud* OOWWWLBEEEEAR WANT *thud* FOOOD!" he rages as he continues to punch the tree. *thud* "MAYBE WHISTLER WANT DEATH! THEY HURT MY FRIENDS!"

" Well...I mean. I can marry the three of them together...with the blessing of the Gods.  They'd be too busy honeymooning to follow us...."

" Anyway they're mercenaries, we've already proved we're not worth the bruises so I doubt they'll try it again. Especially if we kill this Spider fellow."

" Whistler! Relax! Everyones fine and well. Nobody died, on either side.  This is a good thing."

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Umbriel likes Lyngheid's suggestion of marrying all three of them. Perhaps a little religion might improve their outlook on life. Also, he suggests, if the road isn't too far away, leaving them tied up at the edge of the forest, within sight of the road, someone will be along shortly who can keep them from being turned into so much owlbear offal. 

Before a decision is reached, though, he'll go through Maxx's pack looking for the bounty scroll. 

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Lyngheid touched Rosie and Irenia and healed them both.

OOC: Cure Wounds- Rosie: 7,  Ireniana: 4

 Nicely done.  Rosie and Ireniana are back up!

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Baeshra will look to the others, ”We aren’t really in a position to deal with prisoners, so what do we do with them? If we leave them here either they’ll escape and come after us again or the owlbear will get them.”

 Maxx looks around.  "What's this about an Owlbear, now?"

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" Well...I mean. I can marry the three of them together...with the blessing of the Gods.  They'd be too busy honeymooning to follow us...."

" Anyway they're mercenaries, we've already proved we're not worth the bruises so I doubt they'll try it again. Especially if we kill this Spider fellow."

" Whistler! Relax! Everyones fine and well. Nobody died, on either side.  This is a good thing."

 "Marry us together?  What are you talking little dwarf girl?  I thought you and I had something.  And you are right, you are more than we can handle!  Perhaps we should each go our separate ways, aye?"

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Before a decision is reached, though, he'll go through Maxx's pack looking for the bounty scroll. 

 On Maxx you find a hand crossbow, a dagger and 20 bolts, and a Longsword.  And his Drum.

In his pack, you find an Oil of Slipperiness, a Potion of Healing (Greater), a bag of Caltrops, another set of Manacles and a Waterskin.  His Studded Leather armor appears to be normal studded leather armor. You also find the scroll with crudely drawn pictures of all of your faces and a 500 GP reward.  A large black spider is drawn at the bottom.

You find it unusual that there is only one waterskin and no food. 

Baeshra will look through the belongings of the rest of them, pausing when he gets to the half orc, "Ireniana, do you think this armor would fit you? It seems more protective that what you have."

*thud* "Whistler! Relax! I WANT SLlleeep" he mimics and falls to his knees, exhausted. *thud* Whistler slowly subdues his rage and looks around at the restrained members and sees one waterskin and nothing more.

"Die of thirst?" he asks the bard.

Umbriel will leave Maxx his dagger, waterskin, and drum, but everything else will go into the cart. Drawing out Glasstaff's staff, Umbriel feels like he's probably better suited attacking from range and keeping his pact weapon reserved for last ditch survival efforts. He watches as Baeshra goes through the belongings of the other two, and hearing Whistler's comments, he asks "We will allow you to go your own way, with some of your belongings, and with your drum intact, but first I'd like you to explain why you have no supplies or provisions with you. Answer truthfully, or my staff will render your drum little more than kindling."  Persuasion 15

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*thud* "Whistler! Relax! I WANT SLlleeep" he mimics and falls to his knees, exhausted. *thud* Whistler slowly subdues his rage and looks around at the restrained members and sees one waterskin and nothing more.

"Die of thirst?" he asks the bard.

 "I might.  Care to share?" and Maxx nods at Whistler's flask of Firewater.

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Baeshra will look through the belongings of the rest of them, pausing when he gets to the half orc, "Ireniana, do you think this armor would fit you? It seems more protective that what you have."

 On Ephialtes you find a light crossbow, a case of bolts, a Potion of Healing (Greater), two daggers, a quarterstaff, a crystal that he probably uses as his arcane focus, and a large diamond, worth about 100 GP, and two sets of manacles, and a waterskin.

On Pussaey Willow you find a dagger, a greatsword, one handaxe, a longbow and a quiver of arrows, and two sets of manacles, and a waterskin.  When you get to the armor you can tell that there is something special about it.  Maxx nods and says "That's Adamantine Splint armor.  It comes in handy.  How about you guys keep that in exchange for unshackling us and letting us go?"

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 "We will allow you to go your own way, with some of your belongings, and with your drum intact, but first I'd like you to explain why you have no supplies or provisions with you. Answer truthfully, or my staff will render your drum little more than kindling."  Persuasion 15

 "I've got no reason to lie, little elf.  We've got a couple of Donkay!s a half mile or so away.  They've got our water and food and coin purses, bedrolls, blankets and the like."

Lyngheid looked at the armour with perhaps a little more dwarf in her eyes than there usually was, but it was likely too heavy for her to wear.

" Aye, Let em go. The Tieflings as dangerous to himself as he is to others, Max is....Max, the lass is feisty. I like her."

" How about you three head north for a few days, might go have a chat to your employer. So Hobgoblins? Anything more you can tell us?"

Whistler removes the waterskin from his belt and drinks a huge gulp then throws the remaining amount at Maxx.

OOC: Whistler is now under the effects of Liquid Courage.

Liquid courage grants you one of the following effects for 1 hour: roll a d4

1. 5 temporary hit points
2. Advantage on Strength ability checks.
3. Advantage on saving throws made against fear.
4. Advantage on Charisma ability checks.

as well as:

• Disadvantage on Wisdom and Dexterity saving throws.
• Disadvantage on Intelligence and Wisdom ability checks.

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Baeshra makes sure to gather the potions and oil, giving one potion to Droop and the others to Lyngheid, and giving the diamond to Umbriel and helping get the armor on Ireniana. He'll switch the three over to locked with their own manacles and retrieve the bonds we'd used, "I think we should get some sleep here, and then release them in the morning. I say when we leave, we leave two of them bound here and bring the other with us, releasing him a couple miles away, then he can return and untie his friends. Let them go, and give us a clear head start."

Umbriel pauses in thoughtful contemplation. "Agreed, Baeshra, I like the sound of that. Lyngheid? Rosie? Ireniana? Whist- oh my. Droop, do your best to make sure our friend doesn't topple into the fire, please." He places Maxx's drum safely in or near Maxx's pack. 

"Agreed," Ireinana says. "I'll take first watch."

Maxx gratefully takes a swig of Whistler's Firewater.  Then nods as Baeshra explains the plan. "Sounds good."

Shortly after sunset, when everyone is about asleep, Pussaey Willow wakes up with a roar and starts struggling at her manacles.  You can hear Maxx whispering to her and calming her down.  After that, the night passes without event.

Is there anything you want to do in the morning, or set out right away?  Maxx volunteers to go with you and then return to his companions.

If not, the party heads out on a new day of adventure!

Nothing planned, but Baeshra would suggest leaving Maxx’s drum and gear behind when they take him with them and thank him for the fun fight when they free him. How far to the castle?

Good suggestion.  The group sets out in the morning.  Ephialtes and Pussaey Willow are left manacled around the campfire with Maxx's drum and gear.  Maxx is manacled and walks in the middle of the group for several hours.  When you stop to let him go, he nods to everyone.  "Ladies, Gentlemen.  Until we meet again." And then he heads back towards camp.

Umbriel, Survival roll for Navigation, please. 

"Hmm... If I remember correctly, we were headed in this direction..." Umbriel mutters under his breath as he looks at the map Reidoth provided. Survival 20

Alright, making some progress!  We're going to fast forward a little bit, let's see how you did: Umbriel roll two more Survival checks for Navigation.

Everyone roll 3 Survival checks at Disadvantage for Foraging for three days.

Droop Survival: 9, 8, 12