Session 02: Oh, Rats!

General Summary

There was a shambling thing in the distance at dusk before the party took a long rest, which was briefly interrupted by Giant Rats attacking from the cave. Reinforcing that taking rests and long rests can be risky. They then proceeded into the mines, walked into a swinging axe trap and quickly found the the secret door with the slimy statue in it, the potion of rat control and the first Rat King Journal.

They proceeded into the Crossroads section, immediately blundered into an Alarm trap, alerting several mutant rats of their presence! The audible ringing of the alarm trap foiled the rat's surprise and the party had time to prepare pre-combat spells, but they got roughed up pretty well by the Dragon-Rats, and Olive the Loxodon discovered the hard way that the Explodey-Rats burst into 10' radius splatters of acid.

The party continued into the corral and met Nibbles who agreed to come with them and offers advice about the caves. The party continued to the torture room and found their quarry Thavut Tulgath, son of the Smithy-Boss, chained and manacled to the wall. Between Mycena, lubricating the pinions that held the manacles to the wall with druid-crafted fungus, and Olive with a prybar, they were able to dislodge the restraints and free Thavut, although he remains manacled. He urged them to help him find the armor of invulnerability, and it seems as though the party is begrudgingly willing to do so. Nibbles also mentioned that it might not do to leave the Rat King to his own devices, and that someone should put a stop to his machinations before someone gets hurt.

Thavut was escorted back to the cart and horses to rest and recuperate while the party returned to investigate the hallway and "THE DEMON DOOR". As Nibbles explained that the Rat King would always carry a dark, purple flower with him when opening this door, the party put the purple theme of the fungus chamber together with the purple stain on the demon door and made the decision to continue to the fungus chamber... And that's where we left off!

Precedent set: Divine Magic appears when casting Detect magic

Party has TWO potions of rat control.

Character(s) interacted with

Nibbles, Thavut

Report Date

27 Oct 2019

Primary Location

Wengmar Mine