Episode 4: here there be monsters
Shipwrecked on the Isle of Dread, the characters travel south along the coast to the colony of Farshore.
Part 1
With their boat stuck on a reef, the party washed up on a small clearing on the northern end of the Isle of Dread. Among the passengers, Amela, Avner, Urol, L..., Tavey, and, oddly enough, the horse Thunderstrike survived. The group was quickly attacked by a tyrannosaurus who managed to swallow Xander, though the party was able to free him. They salvaged what supplies they could carry from the ship and made camp for the night. After defeating some terror birds, they set off in the morning to cross the forest. They passed dinosaurs, fought more terror birds, and met a spider-woman. She talked with them and then gave them directions to the start of the dark mountain pass.
Part 2
The group traversed a tunnel of 6 miles under a mountain where the horse was continuously spooked.
Part 3 (2/2/2008)
The group worked their way along the western facing cliffs a group of gargoyles attacked . Eventually the path turned inward and the group entered a fog bank. The plants began to look rather ill, with puss and spikes leaching out. The party tried to turn back, but they could not find their way out of the fog. The came to a small ruin and found a dead man tied upside down, who spoke of ill omens. They slept, but their unpleasant dreams were disturbed when Urol was gnome-knapped by a quartet of demons. The party searched and found an entrance to a cave. They solved the puzzle of the candles, thrones, and mirrors and entered a portal. They fought demons, a mob of savage baboons, and a spirit naga. Alarms in the hallway alerted any who remain to their presence. Then, they came to a room with a great statue, a large fire pit, and Urol dangling above the fire on a rope.
Treasure
Jungle after Wreck:
- +2 Cloak of Charisma
Dark Mountain Pass:
- +1 longspear
- ancient golden necklaces 4 @ 500gp
- golden medallion inset with pearl of power (3rd level)
The Cliffs of Dread:
- Bracers of Armor +2
- Gargoyle Crown
- - 1/d smite creature touching natural earth or stone +4 attack and damage
- - 1/d DR 5/adamantine for 10 minutes, during which skin appears as stone
- Gold rings 10 @ 50gp
Fogmire:
- Ring of the ram (25 charges)
- Bracers of armor +2
- Boots of levitation
- Cloak of resistance +1
- 3 Bracers of armor +1
- 2000gp
- 3000sp
- +1 buckler
- Wand of aid (50 charges)
- Lesser silent metamagic rod
- +1 spellstoring greatsword
- Potion of haste
- Ring of protection +2