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Sep 17 2019

D&D Adventures: The Lost Mine of Phandelver

Episode 2: Welcome to Phandalin

  • The episode begins back at the wagon with Allura’s new pet wolf Gumdrop
  • The party attaches ropes to the wagon and proceed to pull it along the road toward Phandalin
  • This feat seems unnaturally easy for Allura (natural 20)

Barthen’s Provisions

  • Pulled wagon to Barthen’s Provisions in Phandalin arrived around night fall
  • Got paid 40 gold for delivering goods
  • Asked about Gundren but no luck discovering whereabouts
  • Sir Grayson purchases a component pouch and successfully haggles the price down to 15 gold from 25 gold
  • Asked about lodgings and directed to Stonehill Inn
  • Elmar Barthen the proprietor mentions that that Gundren is his friend and encourages the party to rescue him
  • Elmar mentions that the Redbrands are hurting his business and the town

Stonehill Inn

  • Met the owner Toblen Stonehill and secured two rooms for the night for 10 silver total. Allura offers to share a room with Aurelius who immediately declines. Sir Grayson and Elisrenoi agree to share a room and offer Allura to stay with them.
  • Sildar Hallwinter takes his own room and immediately goes to rest after his long ordeal
  • Inn was crowded, only table available was occupied by a shady looking figure in a hood
  • Joined table and met Roland, a human rogue who had heard about Gundren’s possible fortune and wanted his share of the treasure
  • The party accepts Roland into their ranks and Elisrenoi buys a round of ale from the ditzy barmaid Elsa to celebrate
  • Elsa mentions Daran Edermath the orchard keeper is a former adventurer
  • The party asks various people about Gundrem and Cragmaw Keep
  • Elisrenoi sits with a miner and buys him a drink to find out some information. When the drink arrives he immediately changes his mind and leaves the table.
  • Allura keeps Gumdrop tied up outside and feeds him and pets him to assure him that he is safe
  • The group eats stew and then rests for the night in their separate rooms (LONG REST)
  • In the morning, Sir Grayson wakes up the group and they gather in the dining room for a breakfast of salted pork
  • Sir Grayson wants to check the town for supplies so they ask around and decide to head to Lionshield Coster, a trading post nearby

Lionshield Coster

  • Upon arriving at Lionshield Coster they are met by the master of the trading post Linene Graywind who Sir Grayson mistakes for a man
  • The group looks over the meagre offerings of weapons and armour available for sale but nothing strikes their fancy
  • Sir Grayson purchases 5 javelins to replace the few that he lost in battle yesterday
  • Linene mentions that the Redbrands are ruffians and that they frequent the Sleeping Giant taphouse
  • Roland mentions he wishes to visit the nearby Shrine of Luck

Shrine of Luck

  • The party walks a short distance to the Shrine of Luck, a small shrine made of stones from nearby ruins that is dedicated to Tymora, goddess of luck and fortune
  • Roland approaches and meets a young elf named Sister Garaele who is a scholar acolyte and cares for the shrine
  • Sister Garaele mentions a banshee named Agatha and a spellbook
  • Roland makes an offering of 1 silver piece and receives a blessing of luck that grants him advantage in his next battle
  • Sir Grayson also makes an offering of 1 silver piece but receives no blessing in return
  • The group asks Sister Garaele for directions to the nearby orchard and she tells them
  • Aurelius then provides her with parchment and ink and she proceeds to sketch them a crude map of the town that points out various landmarks
  • They thank the young lady and then proceed to the Townmaster’s Hall to try and find out more information about Cragmaw Keep

Townmaster’s Hall

  • Outside the hall is a sign on a board offering a reward for Orcs near Wyvern Tor
  • Sir Grayson attempts to uproot the board to take it with him but fails
  • Sir Grayson busts into the office of the Townmaster and approaches the first person he sees demanding an audience with the Townmaster who he has heard is ugly and useless
  • The Townmaster Harbin Wester is immediately upset and tells off Sir Grayson and starts to talk about putting him in one of the two jail cells
  • The two start to argue before Aurelius speaks up and starts to diffuse the situation
  • Aurelius asks about the sign outside and is told about a band of orcs near Wyvern Tor, which is East on the Triboar Trail, that need to be taken care of. The reward is 100 gold pieces.
  • Aurelius attempts to change the bounty to be based on how many orcs they kill but Harbin replies that the reward is just a flat 100 gold
  • Roland tries to pursuade Harbin to raise the bounty to 150 gold (not sure if this is the right amount) but fails
  • Sir Grayson then intimidates Harbin to raise the bounty to 150 gold and is successful
  • The group ask about Gundren’s whereabouts and Cragmaw Keep but get no answers and decide to find an adventurer who may have more information for them

Edermath Orchard

  • The party walks to the outskirts of town and arrives at Edermath Orchard
  • They meet Daran Edermath, a retired half-elf adventurer who lives in a cottage on the orchard
  • They ask about Gundren and Cragmaw keep but don’t get any answers they haven’t already heard
  • Daran mentions that he is a member of the Order of the Gauntlet, a devout and vigilant group that protect others from evildoers.
  • Daran says that he is concerned about the Redbrands and would like to see a group of adventurers teach them a lesson.
  • He tells the party that the Redbrand’s leader is a man named Glasstaff and their main hideout lies under the abandoned Tresendar Manor on the east edge of town
  • To repay the kind adventurer for his wisdom, the group buys a bunch of fresh apples from him for 3 coppers a piece
  • The party decides to head back to the inn

ENCOUNTER: Redbrand Ruffians

  • While heading back to the inn, the party encounters a group of four Redbrand Ruffians who threaten to rob them
  • Aurelius casts Sleep and immediately puts two of the bandits to sleep
  • Sir Grayson is injured in the battle but uses Lay On Hands to restore most of his health
  • The other two are taken out quickly by Elisrenoi and Allura
  • One of the sleeping bandits is quickly killed, but not before he is woken up to fight again
  • The last bandit is restrained by Sir Grayson with the help of Aurelius and is tied up with rope
  • Roland proceeds to interrogate the prisoner and punches him in the face, followed up by a slap
  • Sir Grayson successfully intimidates him but the brigand refuses to give up any useful information that they didn’t already know
  • Roland cuts off one of the ruffian’s thumbs and learns that Glasstaff’s chambers are in the western end of the stronghold under Tresendar Manor
  • Roland slits the prisoner’s throat and blood gushes down his chest as he falls face down in the dirt
  • Fearing retribution from other potential Redbrands in the city, the party doctors the crime scene to make it appear that (goblins, orcs?) were responsible for the murders of these men
  • The group loots the body and finds (I can’t remember the items or gold we received)
  • Each party member receives 80 xp and (x amount of currency)
  • The party casually walks back to the Inn

Stonehill Inn:

  • Aurelius searches for Sildar but he is not in his room and no one has seen him around
  • Allura goes to grab Gumdrop and discovers he is gone
  • An investigation reveals that someone has untied him
  • The group questions the Innkeeper about Gumdrop’s disappearance but he doesn’t know anything
  • Roland talks to a farmer but discovers no useful information
  • The group agrees to head North in search of Gundren in the Neverwinter Wood and leaves Phandalin

ENCOUNTER: Hobgoblins

  • A few hours out of Phandalin the party is ambushed by three Hobgoblins
  • Sir Grayson casts Shield of Faith on himself to temporarily raise his AC by 2
  • Sir Grayson and one of the Hobgoblins take numerous turns exchanging attacks but failing to hit each other.
  • Allura casts (something) and melts one of the Hobgoblin’s faces off.
  • Elisrenoi leers at Aurelius and then uses his dual swords to cut a V into one of the Hobgoblin’s cutting off his head and a portion of his upper chest
  • Roland cries out and throws an apple at one of the Hobgoblins after seeing Sir Grayson hit for 14 damage
  • The last Hobgoblin tries to flee after being overwhelmed but is quickly killed by Aurelius
  • The group loots the bodies and finds (I can’t remember. Longsword?)
  • Each party member receives (200 xp?) and (x amount of currency)
  • The party decides to sleep for the night and recover while taking turns guarding at night (LONG REST)
  • In the morning the party eats the last of their salted pork for breakfast and continues heading North
  • They make their way into the Neverwinter Wood

ENCOUNTER: Stirges

  • Sir Grayson is surprised by two Stirges who swarm down and attack him
  • One of them misses but the other manages to latch onto him, puncturing his neck and draining his blood
  • Aurelius casts Firebold and immediately blows up one Stirge into a poof of blood and feathers
  • Allura uses Guiding Bolt to melt the other Stirge with radiant light showering Sir Grayson in blood and bird guts
  • Sir Grayson uses Lay On Hands to heal his damage and attempts to clean his clothes
  • Each party member receives (x xp) but finds no gold or items on the bodies
  • After a brief rest the party pushes further into the forest when almost immediately…

 

 

 

ENCOUNTER: Owlbear

  • The party faces off against a massive Owlbear
  • Sir Grayson approaches the Owlbear and misses his first attack
  • The Owlbear retaliates and attacks Sir Grayson with his beak and then his claws for a massive 14 damage!
  • Aurelius casts Firebolt and misses the Owlbear, hitting a nearby tree and setting it ablaze
  • Aurelius casts Grease on the ground beneath the Owlbear causing it to fall prone
  • The grease on the ground catches fire and begins to spread, burning the Owlbear as it writhes in pain
  • Sir Grayson casts Divine Smite and hits the Owlbear for 24 damage!
  • Elisrenoi joins the attacks with a longbow
  • Sir Grayson uses Divine Smite again and hits the Owlbear for 36 damage!
  • Allura shoots an arrow straight up into the air which lands directly in the Owlbear’s left eye, instantly killing him
  • The Owlbear is defeated… but the fire is starting to get out of control!
  • The party tries to kick dirt on the fire to put it out but is unsuccessful
  • The trees start to catch fire and the party decides to quickly flee the fire and continue on their journey
  • Each party member receives (95 xp?)
  • The party reaches the outskirts of Cragmaw Castle and decides to stop and recover before heading inside… (LONG REST)