Hail and well met!
Littul here of the Captain's Quarters for our reports of Session 2 of Tyranny of Dragons: Raider's Camp and Part 1 of Dragon Hatchery.
Our session started off having just defended the town of Greenest against Raiders. The party was able to determine their route of retreat and with the blessing of Governor Nighthill and Nesim, they were off to find more information and rescue Leosin.
We added an additional party member to the group and at the first encounter, had his character tied up against some rocks on the outskirts of the campfire. Hart the Halfling Ranger and Felix the Tabaxi Monk stealthily stuck to the shadows and freed the bonds of Aon Jadence, an Eladrin Drake Warden Ranger. While this was happening, Mikhael the Dwarf Cleric, Eliphas the Gnome Wizard, and Theokryn the Goliath Paladin somehow managed to convince the stragglers they were just late from the raid and were looking for camp!
This brings our party up to 6 players (ranger, monk, paladin, ranger, wizard, and cleric).
Next was the rear guard. Eliphas sent his bat familiar ahead and noticed that there was an ambush waiting. The party moved forward to attack and one of my favorite D&D moments occured when the cleric prepared his action of inflict wounds on the first enemy I touch only to be followed by the Goliath paladin tossing the dwarf through the air at the group of enemies! It was fantastic! With those enemies dispatched, the party gathered some robes off the dead and headed to the raider camp.
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At the raider camp, the party made their wait to the tent with Frulam and Cyanwrath. After managing to sneak in undetected, the party learned that Leosin had gathered evidence connecting Thay to a splinter faction of the Cult of the Dragon. All of his evidence was kept in a journal that he saw Frulam head into the cave with. The players decided to try to escape with Leosin but Felix and Theokryn were recognized and the party was quickly surrounded and captured.
The party managed to talk their way into the raider camp and meet up with Leosin. He informed the party that he had evidence connecting Thay to a splinter faction of the Cult of the Dragon. This was all recorded in his journal which was taken by Frulam into the cave. The evidence contained in that would be needed for the Harpers to launch a more thorough investigation. After the players attempted to escape with Leosin, they were recognized by Frulam and Cyanwrath who were waiting outside. After the party was interrogated, Frulam and Cyanwrath leave to have the party executed in the morning. The party then managed to free themselves and escape with Leosin who implored them to return and gather his journal.
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The party then returned and having found the camp empty, proceeded into the cave in search of evidence needed. As they made their way into the cave, the Wizard's bat familiar was killed by toxic fungus which the party then carefully navigated. Upon rounding the corner, they encountered a large pack of kobolds with Ambush drakes. This was their first real test as a party with the ambush drakes putting up quite a fight! We ended the session here on a short rest preparing for the rest of the dungeon this Sunday.
Who doesn't love a good smite roll?! This paladin hits like a mack truck!
