Monthly Archives February 2024

Hope springs eternal, but the initial surveys of the jail cells reveal nothing but skeletal remains and a room that apparently doubles as the bottom of a pit trap – so it doesn’t seem like Fingers is present. Sadface. Oh well, does that mean we only split the treasure by five now? Perhaps…perhaps.
The intrepid group is running out of food, so they cannot stay any longer without risking starvation and/or cannibalism, so off they go. They eventually reach the surface and find themselves embroiled in a bit of a diplomatic row with some elven druids that take offense at their desecration of the mysterious standing stones.

When Bayga convinces them of the truth – namely that the stones are just the crenellations atop a very large tower that has sunk into the swampy boglands – the druids react...

The careful exploration continues. The bulk of the investigations reveal a deserted structure, but there are the occasional meetings with undead to spice up the monotony. At one point, a trapdoor deposits one of the adventuring team into a water filled pit – which can be dangerous for the vertically challenged – but the ghoul lurking within is probably a larger threat. Luckily for the group, the clerics seem adept at driving off the undead so the rest of the party can unload missiles at them. This tactic seems to be working – though the supply of arrows and sling stones is dwindling.

They make their way to the base of the tower and manage to foray out into the bottom of a mud-filled, iky-black caven...