My group is just starting the HOHR. They've just entered Waterdeep and met Eligos. I've got one of the PCs recruited to be replaced by the 'ganger, the whole group is psyched up to enter the Champions Games, and I've even got them joining affiliations. Just one problem.
Somehow, between the time we stopped playing and the night before last, my copy of the magazine (as you can see, I'm a subscriber) vanished. There's only two places it could be, and I've torn the house up looking for it, with no luck, and we play tonight.
I've got a lot to work with - the Sodden Hold map, the treasure list, even the stats for Ixi (I gave them to the player that will be playing him). What I don't have is what critters are in what rooms. If I can just find out the first few encounters, I can stall my way through this week, giving me time to figure out what to do about replacing the lost issue. Can anybody help a brotha out?
All I really need is "how many of what" is in the first two or three rooms. I know there's mimics (and I'm going to skip them) and an octopin, although I believe we won't get that far. Anything you can do would be greatly appreciated. My email, if that helps, is at hotmail and the ID is khays3.
Thanks for any and all assistance. My group has got some great momentum going here, and I'm just sick that this could stall it.
No Peeking now for any players.........
You don't ask for it, but I'm assuming you remember the assassination attempt on the tavern keeper with possible arrest to follow.
As for the Sodden Hold...
D2: mimics and pit trap in front of a false door
D3: ring of swimming
D5: storage area with belongings of the two current prisoners (and PC gear if they've been captured)
D6: four prisoners (2 are real, 2 are dopps)
D7: 2 invisible stalkers
Skipped some of the treasure, but that's the meat of it for the first level.
Now we're getting somewhere! I think I'm going to cut it down to one stalker - invisibility tends to drag battles out a long time. That's great stuff - you're a lifesaver.
I'm ready to the attack on Tarquin. What's his last name, btw? I remember he was the 26th in his line.
Thanks again.
All I really need is "how many of what" is in the first two or three rooms. I know there's mimics (and I'm going to skip them) and an octopin, although I believe we won't get that far. Anything you can do would be greatly appreciated. My email, if that helps, is at hotmail and the ID is khays3.
I think the octopins aren't until the mind flayer's lair in the sewers. There's a giant octopus after the watery shaft (which is after the invisible stalkers), but that's the lower level.
I'm ready to the attack on Tarquin. What's his last name, btw? I remember he was the 26th in his line.
Shortstone.
I had an issue disappear.
It slid down in the bag.
Did you take them out one by one?
I play at home, and when we're done I take the issue and some of the core books upstairs and park it on the nightstand so I can work on it a little during the following week. So it was lying out in the open the entire time. Somehow, it got swept away accidentally, I guess. Just one of those mysteries.
Anyway, thanks to the efforts of Eltanin, office_ninja, and Tiger Lily, this went off without a hitch last night. The brawl in the Crooked House turned ugly, though, as two of the PCs used lethal force to keep the mob at bay. I had to have a black-robed magister come in and use a Zone of Truth to exonerate the group.
They waxed the doppelganger and saw the key he carried (although the magister took the body away). They don't seem inclined (as a group, at least) to investigate it. Fortunately, they have all four become affiliated with various groups (Shadow Thieves, Gray Hand, House of Dusk shrine to Kelemvor, and a startup), and the first two have been given initiation missions of 'find out about The Unseen', so hopefully I can keep them on the track. They're more geeked up about the Champions Games than anything, even though it's days away.