DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 23

Roll initiative. Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 3 minutes)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 22

The party sorted through the loot; taking the useful and stashing the valuable but bulky items for later retrieval. They then pressed forward to the open area to the right.

A heavy partition divides the room into two sections. Shattered glass and looted armor and weapon racks litter the north end of the room, where a massive display case stands open and empty. A half-dozen animal trophies fill the southern half of the room, including the mounted head of a bulette looms from the eastern wall, a stuffed cloaker hangs from the ceiling in mid-swoop, and a taxidermic dire boar prepares to charge from his central plinth.

Suddenly, the ground begins to rumble and floor tiles start to crack. At the same time, the ghostly image of a young dwarven woman in a breastplate appears in the room, shuffling nervously and looking from side to side while holding an axe in her hand.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 22

Starting positions are displayed on the combat map.

Where do you want to explore?

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

Please advise which gear is being stashed for later and which the party is taking with them. Please advise who is taking what so that I can update the inventory spreadsheet.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 3 minutes)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 21

Barnacleez and Cando identified the magic items. The finds included:

•  8 potions of cure light wounds
• 2 potions of hide from undead
• +1 warhammer
• +1 cloak of resistance

The party stashed the items deemed as not immediately useful behind the bar and prepared to press on.

Ro-Mahn listened at the door and did not hear anything alarming. He opened the door and looked outside.

Immediately straight ahead across a wide hallway was a set of double doors. A large set of stairs going up could be seen directly opposite of the doors. A railing, opening to a room on the upper floor was visible to the right of the stairs. To the right of the door, the hallway opened into a large open room. To the left the hallway continued with another set of double doors on the left-hand side of the passage.

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt - GM Turn Post 21

If the party wishes to take the time to identify the magic items, four Spellcraft rolls are required. Appraise rolls are required for the brass rings, amethysts and onyx longsword.

Examination of the letter allows for some knowledge checks. You may make Knowledge (dungeoneering) and either a Knowledge (history) or Knowledge (local) roll.

What do you want to do next? The door leads into the interior of the redoubt. The secret door leads back the way you came through the sally port.

Please submit your turn instructions using the Player Action Response - Turn Post Template. If you are planning to use a specific skill, please list the skill and the associated roll(s) along with your 5 d20 rolls.

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Conditions:

Barnacleez – Mage Armor (+4 AC for 5 hours)

Cando - Bull’s Strength (+4 STR for 3 minutes)

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Map Key:

None

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Party Health:

Cando Numida (39/39), Wahesh Captain (44/49), Stabem (38/38), Lady Emyralda (37/37), Ro-Mahn (33/35), Barnacleez (42/42), Lou G'Boo (21/21)

DtBP: Firebrand’s Redoubt – Turn Results 20

Ro-Mahn, freshly returned to consciousness, grabbed his rapier and stabbed at the Duergar Commander from the ground. The giant dwarf, distracted by Stabem behind him, did not see the attack coming. The rapier punctured the artery near his groin and dealt 31 damage. The commander toppled to the ground in a heap. Wahesh stepped forward and attacked the remaining dark dwarf with both his longsword and short sword. Each landed and dealt 7 damage each. The foe fell with a scream. Cando looked around for someone to hit but the battle was over.

Barnacleez hopped down from the bar and used his wand of cure light wounds to heal Ro-Mahn 9 damage. Lady Emyralda channeled positive energy to heal both Wahesh and Ro-Mahn for an additional 8 damage. Stabem closed the door and cleaned off his sword.

Collectively, the party started to look for valuables.

A search of the three bodies revealed the following items of value:

• 4 potions
• 4 Alchemist’s fire
• 2 suits of banded mail
• 2 heavy crossbow.
• 2 MW dwarven waraxe
• MW breastplate
• MW Heavy steel shield
• magic warhammer
• magic cloak
• key ring
• 2 heavy brass rings
• 138 gp

A locked chest was found behind the bar. The key ring taken from the commander’s body had a key to the lock. The contents of the chest included 120 pp, 453 gp, six potions, and five cut amethysts.

Scattered among the packs in the room were a suit of masterwork full plate, an adamantine spiked chain and an ornate longsword carved from onyx. The longsword is an art piece but can be wielded as a club.

In the commander’s pocket, a folder letter was discovered (see above).

Any Interest In Starting This Back Up?

As I have a fair amount of time on my hands (but thankfully still working), I figured it might be a good time to start the game back up. If you guys are interested, I will do my best to entertain you.