Chess Ironfang Invasion

Game Master Nathan Goodrich

Start of discussion for our Ironfang Invasion AP!

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Session 1 Party Tracking Notes:

Party XP Gained: 1000 XP / 400 XP / 400 XP / 200 XP / 400 XP = 2400 XP or 480 XP per player.

Survivors of Phaendar:
Kinning (name approximation)
Aubren
6 warriors
1 expert
5 commoners
1 adept

Provision Points found:
35 provision points

Party Effect:
+1 morale bonus to attack rolls & 3 temporary hit points (duration unspecified)
Tayse and Tahlas have a +2 insight bonus on several check types to destroy the bridge at Phaendar

Weapons:
mwk battleaxe
alchemical silver rapier
2 longbows
3 longswords
heavy crossbow
handaxe Distributed to Takkar
2 battleaxes

Ammunition:
58 arrows 5 arrows distributed to Arras
20 crossbow bolts
10 masterwork crossbow bolts
2 alchemist's fire

Armor:
mwk light steel shield
2 studded leather
2 light steel shields

Magic Consumables:
Wand of Magic Missile (CL 1, 11 charges) Distributed to Tayse
Scroll of Calm Animal, Cure Light Wounds and Magic Stone Distributed to Darby O'Gill
8 Potions of Guidance
Wand of Magic Missile (CL 1, 12 charges) Distributed to Tayse
Wand of Cure Light Wounds (CL 1, 21 charges) Distributed to Darby O'Gill

Gear:
2 mwk backpacks Distributed to Tahlas and Takkar
backpack & random gear I didn't pay attention to
tent
79 gold pieces
climber's kit
8 waterskins

Magic Items:
Aegis of Recovery

Page 16 Stuff to be Appraised
silver cup
darkwood carving of a butterfly (Desnan religious icon)
3 bottles of whiskey
a bunch of gold dust
27 semiprecious stones
holy symbol of Erastil
silver dust

Unidentified Equipment found:
2 potions (on archer hobgoblin in the temple)

Session 1 Tayse Notes:

* Gained a slotless necklace that grants a +1 bonus on Craft checks and a compass from Harvest Festival games
* Used one Tanglevine
* Used two charges of Wand of Magic Missile acquired during the same session

I don't see it listed but maybe you already had it swapped. I picked up a composite longbow w/+2 Str rating. And 20 arrows. I was also awarded with a gut stone and a mystical trinket that gives me a +1 to saves against compulsion.

I don't think I wrote the bow down. Since you've claimed it all, that's fine.

And yeah, I'm not making an effort to track things you guys got for your Festival rewards. You'll have to make those notes on your own.

Here's what you're gathering provision points for

Tom verified that we missed the Wolf XP above, so our XP total would be:

1000 XP + 400 XP + 400 XP + 400 XP + 200 XP + 400 XP = 2800 XP or 560 XP per character.

Some items I think we should really distribute out:
alchemical silver rapier
2 alchemist's fire
7 Potions of Guidance - Tayse is taking one below
mwk light steel shield - Darby O'Gill?
tent
climber's kit
8 waterskins - now that this comes up, I'm not entirely sure that Tayse has one of these. She can't take on that much more weight though
Aegis of Recovery - in-character, Tayse wants Tahlas to have this since he had that scary bow incident. Out of character, anyone could benefit.

Tayse will take:
10 masterwork crossbow bolts - she has a light crossbow, so these aren't totally worthless on her
1 Potion of Guidance

Party Money:
79 gold pieces

Aegis of Recovery is a really nice item. I think either Takkar or Tahlas should have it... Just in case

I'm fine taking a potion of guidance.
As for waterskins, I do have one, however I do have a bit of extra weight so if needed I can carry for someone. This is kind of an important item after all.
If nobody else wants a climber's kit I'll take it. Can't find it in the books anywhere and I'm getting different weights from sources online so any info here would be great.
I'd be open to taking more if nobody else wants any, but want to allow others the opportunity as well.

Also as a note I think we gave Darby the steel shield. I'm not super familiar with the game still but am operating under the assumption that my greataxe is better than a mwk battleaxe, however if I'm wrong please let me know! I have no clue if having a few different weapons would benefit me either, so don't really plan on picking any up at this time, but again I could be wrong.

Great Axe deals 1d12 damage but only used your bab and Str modifier to determine att the masterwork battle axe does 1d8 damage and you get a plus 1 on your attacks rolls for it being masterwork.

IMO, I'd use the masterwork battleaxe over a normal greataxe. The d12 die size going down to a d8 is harsh, but +1 to hit is awesome. In a few levels you'll have plenty of attack to throw away some, but L1s have problems hitting no matter how good you are.

I checked, and Tayse isn't carrying a waterskin. If you could snag one for her, Takkar, that'd be great. Remember that we pushed a masterwork backpack at you, which should give you 1 additional strength for carrying capacity purposes.

I'm kind of assuming that the stuff we don't personally select is being taken by some NPCs, or something. It seems hand-waved.

For the record, Tayse is taking a waterskin to be carried by Takkar, absent further objections.

I will take one of the alchemist's fire, I really have no other means of damaging swarms if they appear and I will take a potion of guidance.

Session 2 Party Tracking Notes:

Party XP Gained: 3300 XP / 2000 XP / 1600 XP / 600 XP / 1350 XP = 8850 XP or 1770 XP per player. (2330 XP per player total)

Party gains Level 2! Next level XP total is 5000.

Survivors of Phaendar:
Kinning
Aubren
Rinna
Vain Oreld
Arras's mother
1 adept (2 total)
2 aristocrats (Pharo & Clodan)
6 commoners (11 total)
0 experts (1 total)
0 warriors (6 total)

Provision Points found: 38 (73 total)

Weapons:
composite longbow (strength rating +2 - was this masterwork?) Distribution to Tahlas
mwk battleaxe
handaxe
morningstar
3 javelins Distribution to Tahlas & Takkar
mwk cold iron scimitar
mwk light crossbow Distribution to Darby
dagger

Ammunition & alchemical consumables:
100 arrows, plus whatever Arras picked up in-session - number not precise. We killed a lot of generic hobgoblins
19 crossbow bolts
4 alchemist's fire
4 antiplague
5 bloodblock
1 fire ward gel
2 defoliant
antitoxin
3 scent cloaks

Armor:
padded armor
leather armor
light wooden shield
mwk breastplate Distribution to Takkar
mwk buckler

Magic Consumables:
Dust of Illusion
Dust of Tracelessness
5 Potions of Cure Light Wounds Distribution 1 each to Arras, Takkar, Tahlas & Tayse
Wand of Grease (5 charges remaining) Distribution to Tayse
Wand of Prestidigitation (31 charges remaining)
2 Elixirs of Tumbling
Potion of Endure Elements

Gear:
mortar & pestle
1 stump remover (used)
portable alchemist's lab
alchemical components (needs to be identified)
backpack & stuff
tent
animal harness
backpack
bedroll
compass
crowbar
manacles
signal whistle
50' silk rope
small tent
41 gold (120 total)

Magic Items:
Ring of Jumping Distribution to Arras

Identified Equipment from Session 1:
2 Potions of Cure Light Wounds

Session 2 Tayse Notes:

Total Spell Slots Used: (although I'm pretty sure we're getting a rest)
1st level - 3

Total Abilities Used:
3 Tanglevine

Equipment Acquired:
Potion of Cure Light Wounds

Wands & Charges Remaining
Session 1 Wand of Magic Missile (11 charges - completely expended)
Session 1 Wand of Magic Missile (10 charges - 10 charges remaining)
Session 2 Wand of Grease (5 charges - 4 charges remaining)

Item requests:
I'd like to take one more Potion of Cure Light Wounds, the Potion of Endure Elements, the Dust of Illusion, the Dust of Tracelessness, one antiplague, the antitoxin and one bloodblock. If anyone else wants those items though, speak up. I get to post first on these so it isn't fair if I just declare what I get.

Level Up Notes: HP gained from leveling up: +3 base +2 rolled = die result of 5

I did not put it masterwork on my sheet. I am pretty sure it was just a composite longbow with a str rating of 2. Takkar picked up a bow later on with same stats. Mine was just the one that nearly killed me. I'll claim a 2nd alchemist's fire. Takkar wanted one and Arras was going to take 2 alchemist's fire unless Tayse or Darby wanted one.

Even if I wanted one, those are too heavy for Tayse...

I'll look and see what I am carrying and see if I can lighten your load.

So I returned my Javelin to the community pool in order to take 20 arrows and the longbow as Tahlas said.

A bloodblock would be good for probably everyone to carry one, right? I figure I should grab one.
I'll take an antiplague
For RP reasons I may want to grab a scent cloak (I am a hunter) but when it comes to practicality I'm not sure how useful it is - would a 2 pound bag be worth anything at all?
Same goes with defoliants. I'm not sure how useful those will be but I'd be happy to take one if we feel they'd be helpful.
My dex isn't terrible and those potions of tumbling seem like they could be useful. Not sure who would benefit most from those.
Silk rope is nice. I'm lugging around a hemp one. If nobody wants the rope I'll take it.

I am bumping my weight limit. If I can drop the tent onto a camp or villager or something like that it would be great; I'm also looking at what I am carrying that I don't particularly need.

Testing testing

Let me get that there rapier

Tahlas Theron
Item requests: 1 antiplague (after this there is still 1 remaining)
Mwk cold iron scimitar
1 blood block
Manacles

Session 3 Party Tracking Notes:

Party XP Gained: 3800 or 760 per player (3090 XP per player total - next level XP total needed is 5000)

Band of Phaendar:
Aubren
Kinning (expert)
Vain Oreld (expert)
Rinna (expert)
Erwin (expert)
Pharo (aristocrat)
Clodan (aristocrat)

Unnamed Band Members:
2 adepts
6 warriors - two of these warriors should have names
1 expert
12 commoners - includes Arras's mother

Animals: 17 total
Day 1 Animals: 8
Day 2 Animals: 4
Day 3 Animals: 2
Day 4 Animals: 3 - we can probably group these with the Day 1 animals since they'll provide provision points at the same time

Shelters Crafted: 33 (32 are in use)
Provision Points: 80

Current Scouting Missions: F3, I and Phaendar

Weapons:
mwk bolas
mwk javelin Who took this?
mwk composite longbow +3 Distribution to Arras
mwk composite longbow +1 Distribution to Takkar
mwk longsword Distribution to Arras
sharpened dagger Distribution to Tayse
dagger (from Tayse discarding her original dagger - see below)

Ammunition & alchemical consumables:
none

Armor:
mwk chain shirt Who took this?
hide armor
studded leather armor

Magic Consumables:
2 Potions of Cure Light Wounds Distribution 1 to Arras & 1 to someone else - who took the other one?
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds Distribution to Arras
2 Potions of Enlarge Person Distribution 1 to Takkar - did Tahlas take the other one?
Oil of Magic Weapon Distribution to Arras
Scroll of Haste (CL 4) Distribution to Tayse

Gear:
bear trap
climber's kit
backpack

Gold equivalent items: (215 total party gold plus 350g in known trade items)
animal skins worth 150g
75g & 200s (effectively 95g)
citrine gem (not yet appraised)
semiprecious stones worth 200g

Magic Items:
Handy Haversack Distribution to Tayse

Things to Resolve
Who took the mwk javelin?
Who took the mwk chain shirt?
Who took the second Potion of Cure Light Wounds?
Who took the second Potion of Enlarge Person?
Appraise the citrine gem
Someone needs to formally take the climber's kit
Tayse is taking her waterskin back from Takkar

Recommendations:
Someone should take the bear trap
We should consider having one of the experts start crafting arrows - Arras's supply won't last forever

Session 3 Tayse Notes:

Not recording per day resource use: we passed a lot of days

Equipment Acquired:
Handy Haversack
Scroll of Haste (CL 4)
sharpened dagger (+1 damage on first strike)

Equipment Discarded:
dagger

Wands & Charges Remaining
Wand of Grease (used 1 charge - 3 charges remaining)
Wand of Magic Missile (used 4 charges - 6 charges remaining)

Consumables Used
Potion of Guidance

Since Tayse has the Handy Haversack, she can carry a lot more stuff now. She'll take the waterskin back from Takkar.

I took the studded leather armor. I also snagged one of the potions of cute light

I took:
one cure light wounds potions
One potion of enlarge person
Masterwork javelin
Masterwork chain shirt

I think Takkar already has a climber's kit so I'll take this one.
I believe Arras has the mwk bolas.

If we want someone to take the bear trap I can go ahead and snag that.

It looks like that accounts for all of the mystery-assigned items. Thanks.

Not a full post for last night's session yet, but we've been forgetting that we have antiplagues that we can give to Clodan. By my reading, they should let him roll twice on his daily Fortitude saves, with no additional alchemical bonus from the antiplague itself. I'm not sure if that would stack with the antidotes we have been creating or not.

Session 4 Party Tracking Notes:

Party XP Gained: 5300 or 1060 per player (4150 XP per player total - next level XP total needed is 5000)

Band of Phaendar:
Aubren
Kinning (expert)
Vain Oreld (expert)
Rinna (expert)
Edran (expert)
Pharo (aristocrat)
Clodan (aristocrat)
Laruso (warrior)
Tidall (warrior)

Unnamed Band Members:
2 adepts
4 warriors
1 expert
12 commoners - includes Arras's mother

Animals: 31 total
Cycle 1 Animals: 14 (most recently produced food)
Cycle 2 Animals: 10
Cycle 3 Animals: 7

Shelters Crafted: 33 (32 are in use)
Provision Points: 53

Current Scouting Missions: F1 & J

Weapons:
mwk shortbow
mwk light mace

Ammunition & alchemical consumables:
15 +1 Arrows (Distribution to Arras)
1 Sleep Arrow (Distribution to Arras)

Armor:
+1 Chain Shirt (Distribution to Tahlas)

Magic Items:
Cloak of Resistance +1 (Distribution to Takkar)
Amulet of Natural Armor +2 (Distribution to Tahlas)

Magic Consumables:
Scroll of Charm Animal (Distribution to Darby)
Scroll of Cure Light Wounds (Distribution to Darby)
Scroll of Lesser Restoration (Used during session 4)
Scroll of Plant Growth (Distribution to Darby)

Gear:
holy symbol of erastil
map from jerkface centaur

Gold equivalent items: (590 total party cash - 215g prior cash)
375g from centaur

Unidentified Items:
6 doses of stuff (from Centaur = probably poison)

Session 4 Tayse Notes:

Not recording per day resource use: we passed a lot of days

Wands & Charges Remaining
Wand of Grease (3 charges remaining)
Wand of Magic Missile (6 charges remaining)

Consumables Used
1 mwk crossbow bolt (100% crossbow hit rate btw)

Nice update thanks Tayse for tracking it all.

Session 5 & 6 Party Tracking Notes:

I got way behind on my bookkeeping, but I'll try to catch up now.

Session 5 Party XP Gained: 11,400 with 5 players (6430 XP per player total - level 3 gained. Next level XP total needed is 9000)

Session 6 Party XP Gained: 2600 with 4 players (7070 XP per player total. Next level XP total needed is 9000)

Band of Phaendar:
Aubren
Kinning (expert)
Vain Oreld (expert)
Rinna (expert)
Edran (expert)
Pharo (aristocrat)
Clodan (aristocrat)
Laruso (warrior)
Tidall (warrior)

Unnamed Band Members:
2 adepts
4 warriors
1 expert
12 commoners - includes Arras's mother
1 troglodyte prisoner

Animals: 31 total
Cycle 1 Animals: 15
Cycle 2 Animals: 10
Cycle 3 Animals: 10 (most recently produced food)

Shelters Crafted: 33 (32 are in use)
Provision Points: 100

Current Scouting Missions:
Scout F2, meet at H7
Scout G4, meet at M

Weapons:
2 clubs
composite bow +2 strength rating

Ammunition & alchemical consumables:
20 sharpened arrows (+1 damage)

Armor:

Magic Items:
Feather Token (Bird)
Belt of Giant Strength +2
Ring of Protection +1
5 Cloak of Resistance +1 (Distribution to Everyone)

Magic Consumables:
Wand of Magic Missile (33 charges) Distribution to Tayse
Scroll of Tiny Miracle Distribution to Darby O' Gill
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds

Gold equivalent items: (598 total party cash)

Intelligence Gathered:
F7 - nothing there
M - goblins (or hobgoblins?) building base

Session 5 & 6 Tayse Notes:

Hit Points: fully recovered
Level 1 Spells Used: 2
Tanglevine Uses Expended: 1

Wands & Charges Remaining
Wand of Grease (3 charges remaining)
Wand of Magic Missile (32 charges remaining)

Magic Items Acquired:
Cloak of Resistance +1

Session 7 Party Tracking Notes:

Session 7 Party XP Gained: 2600 with 4 players (8420 XP per player total. Next level XP total needed is 9000)

Band of Phaendar:
Aubren
Kinning (expert)
Vain Oreld (expert)
Rinna (expert)
Edran (expert)
Pharo (aristocrat)
Clodan (aristocrat)
Laruso (warrior)
Tidall (warrior)

Unnamed Band Members:
2 adepts
4 warriors
1 expert
12 commoners - includes Arras's mother
1 troglodyte prisoner

Animals: 31 total
Cycle 1 Animals: 15
Cycle 2 Animals: 10
Cycle 3 Animals: 10 (most recently produced food)

Shelters Crafted: 33 (33 are in use)
Provision Points: 118

Current Scouting Missions:
Scout F2, meet at H7
Scout G4, meet at M

Weapons:
heavy crossbow
masterwork spear
masterwork dagger
+1 Warhammer
5 javelins
masterwork quarter staff

Ammunition & alchemical consumables:
10 crossbow bolts
13 stink bombs
6 Crossbow Bolt +1
4 thunder stones

Armor:
masterwork hide armor
masterwork spiked hide armor

Magic Items:
Boots of Elvenkind (Distribution to Arras)
Ring of Protection +1 - I think this went to Darby?
Magical Pearl (not yet identified but totally not a Pearl of Power)
Belt of Incredible Dexterity (Distribution to Arras)

Magic Consumables:
2 Oil of Magic Weapon
Potion of Owl's Wisdom
2 Potions of Cure Light Wounds (Distribution 1 to Tayse)
Potion of Aid
Scroll of False Life (Distribution to Tayse)
Scroll of Ray of Enfeeblement (Distribution to Tayse)
Wand of Mage Armor (32 charges) (Distribution to Tayse)

Nonmagical Equipment:
masterwork stonemasonry tools

Gold on hand: (718 total party cash)
120g found

Session 7 Tayse Notes:

Hit Points: fully recovered
Level 1 Spells Used: 4
Tanglevine Uses Expended: 2

Wands & Charges Remaining
Wand of Grease (3 charges remaining)
Wand of Magic Missile (20 charges remaining)
Wand of Mage Armor (28 charges remaining)

Magic Items Acquired:
Cloak of Resistance +1

Level 4 Notes:
* Importantly, Tayse is now using a mutant bloodline, trading her bloodline arcana & level 3 bloodline power for an animal companion as per the Sylvan bloodline mutation. We made this change due to Takkar's departure from the campaign.
* Tayse replaced Iron Will with Boon Companion above
* Rolled 5 base HP for level 4 (1d3+3)
* gained Barkskin, Bull's Strength and Detect Poison as spells known
* Tayse is starting to train Use Magic Device and has ranks in Handle Animal now.

I'd like to split the +1 Crossbow Bolts we found with Darby O'Gill

I currently have the +1 warhammer. I'll take a potion of magic weapon.

Session 8 Party Tracking Notes:

Party XP Gained: 6200 with 4 players (9970 XP per player total. Next level XP total needed is 15000)

Level 4 Gained!

Band of Phaendar:
Aubren
Kinning (expert)
Vain Oreld (expert)
Rinna (expert)
Edran (expert)
Pharo (aristocrat)
Clodan (aristocrat)
Laruso (warrior)
Tidall (warrior)

The Band of Phaendar gained a Promotion!

Unnamed Band Members:
2 adepts
4 warriors
1 expert
12 commoners - includes Arras's mother
note: I'm assuming that we execute the troglodyte prisoner

Animals: 31 total
Cycle 1 Animals: 15
Cycle 2 Animals: 10
Cycle 3 Animals: 10 (most recently produced food)

Shelters Crafted: 33 (32 are in use)
Provision Points: 118

Current Scouting Missions:
Scout F2, meet at H7
Scout G4, meet at M

Weapons:
masterwork longsword
masterwork morningstar
masterwork spear
heavy crossbow
2 clubs
Flamewarden Sword (custom item - Distribution to Tahlas)

Ammunition & alchemical consumables:
10 crossbow bolts

Armor:
breastplate with bronze angel
masterwork light steel shield
+1 Buckler
Flamewarden Mail (custom item - Distribution to Tahlas)

Magic Items:
Bracers of Armor +1
Belt of Mighty Constitution +2 (Distribution to Darby)
Gloves of the Martyr (custom item - Distribution to Darby)
Beastlord Belt (custom item - Distribution to Tayse)
Headband of Discovery (custom item - Distribution to Arras)

Magic Consumables:
2 Potions of Bull's Strength
Feather Token (Bird)
Feather Token (Tree)
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds - did anyone take this?
2 Potions of Shield of Faith
Wand of Hold Person (9 charges)
Bandages of Rapid Recovery
Potion of Owl's Wisdom
2 Oils of Magic Weapon
2 doses of Dust of Appearance
2 Steadfast Gut-Stone

Nonmagical Equipment:
gold holy symbol of Iomedae
2 sets of masterwork smithing tools
set of masterwork mining tools

Gold on hand: (1998 total party cash)
10 platinum found (converting to 100 gold)
335 gold found
730 silver found (rounding to 8 gold)
115 copper found (rounding to 1 gold)
total: 1280 gold found

Session 8 Tayse Notes:

The session ended with a rest, so I won't record daily resource information.

Wands & Charges Remaining
Wand of Grease (3 charges remaining)
Wand of Magic Missile (14 charges remaining)
Wand of Mage Armor (28 charges remaining)

Magic Items Acquired:
Beastlord Belt

Tayse is not taking the Bracers of Armor +1. They don't do anything with Mage Armor up and weigh something.

We need to split up a lot of stuff we got this time:
* I think Arras should take the +1 Buckler. Archers can use bucklers without too many problems.
* I think Darby should take the Wand of Hold Person for rounds that he can use for offense instead of defense.
* Tayse is interested (mostly for Ghorsi) in: Potions of Bull's Strength, Potions of Shield of Faith and one of the Dust of Appearance doses.

We should also sort out what to do with that promotion. Can we get a list of our options Tom?

I'd like to get that Lesser Strand of Prayer beads from the little crazy person living in the underdark place...if possible. She said she had one for sale. I'll take the wand of holding as well.

A lesser prayer bead strand costs 9600. We can start selling stuff, but that may be way outside of our range, even with a substantial sale.

Maybe the little merchant beastie thing may do a trade of some kind. We could get her something from the underdark and she can hand over the beads.

Gear of the firewarden

gloves of soul stitching

Belt of beasts' heritage

Correction to my last session notes post: I was WAY off on the gold found earlier. The correct total is 419g found that session for a total of 1137g.

Since no one else spoke up for them, Tayse is taking the bull strength, shield of faith & dust of appearance items mentioned above.

Okay, my character over all feels that attack was a failure and if anything set their camp on high alert. I do not think we should head straight back to camp in case we are tracked. We need to heal for sure and discuss a plan.

Out of character, I'm kind of wanting to hit them again, provided that Chris has enough healing resources to put us back together before we rest. They might be more on guard, but they took actual casualties and we didn't, so there's that. We know a lot more about what we are up against, which should help. We could start the encounter more fully buffed now that we've seen the degree to which they can target the back ranks, for instance

If that darkness trick came back we'd have to flee though, and that would be frustrating.

I definitely want to hit them again. We will need to rest somewhere. I might be able to hold the top of the stairs creating a choke point. That would allow Arras to clear the watch tower. Perhaps we can buy an oil of day light to counter act an oil of darkness. Not sure of cost, or even if they have another oil. I know we have a price limit. Maybe Tayse can vine whip trip enemies right in front of me barring she isn't becoming a pin cushion, also Ghorsi could be right next to me pulling off full attacks. Chris healing and if retreat needed entangle...

The price limit we were quoted earlier would put an Oil of Daylight out of reach, but not a Scroll of Daylight. The issue is whether we go back to the camp first, which would take some time especially since we were talking about not going back directly. I'm still in favor of hitting them again quickly, depending on how well we can get back into fighting condition.

I think we have a pretty good retreat plan, especially since we can do so earlier if we see Darkness go up. A second failure wouldn't necessarily put us at as much risk as the first run. (The bad guys might learn as well of course)

I have 4 Channels and a few more minor and moderate cure spells I can use to get us back into killing mode.

I was damaged the least I think due to Darby's buffs on me. I'm all for doing a circle around the camp and hitting them from the other side of the watch tower. Does anyone have oil? We could set the Watchtower Ablaze?