!!Lost Mine of Phandelver Campaign Thread!!

"Not particularly traps, but if we know how long it will take them to arrive, I can make two of us invisible for an hour, and thus gain a measure of surprise." 

It was only about 15 minutes by air, 3-4 miles.  Based on what you have seen it would probably take giants an hour to travel that far over the dry creek bed.

Baeshra looks up to the top of the cliff, "Why not just go up there, we can drop rocks on them if they come up the creek bed and it'll be hard for them to reach us."

Lyngheid nods to Baeshra and heads up.

The airship easily carries the party to the top of the cliff above the new dam, and you can all get a good look at the dam below, and the dry creek running a few hundred yards before it turns a corner and is lost from view.

Baeshra takes the opportunity to try and take a short rest while they wait.

OK, what is everyone else doing?

Lyngheid will keep watch

Perception: 20

Ash will keep watch as well. 

Perception 19

(assuming Ash is Ireniana)

And is everyone trying to hide, or standing on top of the cliffs, waiting?  If trying to hide, make some stealth checks.

Baeshra, roll a d20.  10 or less, the giants show up before your short rest, higher and you complete the short rest first.

( If someone has Pass without a Trace or the like...now might be the time.  Otherwise:  Lyngheid Stealth= 9 )

Knowing how much trouble Lyngheid has being stealthy, Umbriel will cast Invisibility on her at the right moment, to give her a fighting chance at staying hidden. 

For Umbriel's sake, his Stealth: 8

Stealth (if the previous post stays as an error): 9

Baeshra rest likelihood: 12

If Baeshra can concentrate on a spell while having a short rest he'll cast pass without trace, if not, he won't. DM call.

Stealth: 16

Ireniana Stealth - 7

Whistler stays on the cliffs and over watches.

Yes, you can concentrate on a spell while taking a short rest, so I'll add +10 to everyone's rolls.

Umbriel makes Ireniana go invisible, so her roll would have been straight instead of disadvantage(), which puts it at 9+4+10=23, not too shabby.

About 15 minutes after Baeshra completes his Short Rest, you all hear deep booming voices echoing up the steep canyon walls.  Just coming in to view are four fire giants and two hell hounds. 

It's hard to see from this far away, but Lyngheid can make out the distinctive Iron Maul of Duke Zalto, it seems that the Duke himself has come to put an end to these shenanigans.

"I don't think enough water has built up to wash them away if we suddenly destroy the dam, unfortunately. I can cast a globe of darkness on the Duke's head, much like I did with his whelp, once he gets close enough, and that should help somewhat, yes?"  Umbriel whispers to the group.

Keep in mind that where the party is hiding at the top of the cliffs is about 100 feet above the Giants below.

Nyx Stealth 27

That 26 with the Pace without Trace bonus