Session Log: Palace of the Vampire Queen 6

[IN WHICH OUR COMPANY SLAY THE GIANT RATS]

I ran this session analog in the woods, so my note-taking was considerably less detailed then it would be otherwise.

Without further ado:

The Party

Cinnamon. Fighter. Platemail and shield, flail.

Powder/Pollen. Cribswap (Lunar/Solar); chainmail, sword and shield or light crossbow.

Tomelo the Fierce (Dwarf) and Diino (Cleric), expert rust monster killers, armed with a flint spear and wooden cudgel respectively. 

Kai. A dumb hunky Fighter with expensive taste. Chainmail, shortbow, spear.

Recent Additions

Jalen Arrowdart. A mage, raised amongst a clan of archers. Dexterous, though forbidden by her class from using a bow.

 

The Delve 

Powder is in her lunar aspect, she prepared Hold Portal. Jalen prepared Protection from Evil.

The party return to the dungeon, briefly exploring before they are ambushed once again by the giant rats, encountered during the previous session [I had added them to my random encounter table]. The ensuing battle is short and deadly, the rats pulling Kai to the ground and ripping him to shreds, but suffering significant wounds. Their morale fails, and they are killed as they attempt to retreat.

Once the rats are dead, the party realize they are wearing metal collars, having been previously kept as guard-beasts by the rat-helm bandits, prior to their encounter with the party. After catching their breath, the party poke around, finding the corpse of a rat-helmed bandit lookout, who was partially eaten by the giant rats.

The party went back through the cat room, where they fed Kai's final remaining rations to the cats, as a show of respect.

After this, they explored the central hallways, discovering a secret door in an otherwise innocuous sitting room, off to the side. Through this door, they find a small chamber, containing two dead bodies. Cautiously, the party decide to have Diino cast Turn Undead before entering, and the two bodies spring up, hissing angrily as they back themselves against the wall. The party slew them with flasks of boiling oil.

From here, the party made their way to another room, containing a chest. Diino, who previously triggered a trapped chest, insists that using a bladed dagger to open the lock would violate their clerical oaths, and so Jalen does it. The chest contains some gold and silver.

Exploring further, the party come to a large set of double doors, opening into a dining hall, with a large table. Six figures are seated, but do not acknowledge the party in any way. This creeps out the group, who shut the doors and leave.

A final excursion leads the party to a chamber with several bodies, seemingly dead to acid burns. The group, feeling cautious, do not enter here either, and flee the dungeon with what treasures they have.

Outside the dungeon, a warrior is leaned up against the wall, a blue wolf's head emblem on their shield. They introduce themself with an edgy one-liner as Barker the Blue, and join the party [we were done playing for the night, but still wanted to do something, so a replacement for Kai was rolled up].

 

Delve Summary

Losses:

• Kai, the fighter, eaten by giant rats.

Foes Slain:

• 2 giant rats.
• 2 skeletons. 

 Treasures Found:

• 300 silver pieces.
• 50 gold pieces. 

Doors & Portals

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