Session Five was a great reminder of how encounters can go in any direction. The party managed to combine two encounters into one, making the night quite a combat fest for both them and their companion duck.
The session started at the front door to the tower and the party using some brute force to bash their way in. They immediately found themselves in an entry hall. A large double staircase (leading up) was ahead of them and there were entryway at the left and right that led to a dining hall and a sitting room. All of the walls and floors were covered in a dusting of ice, and all of the furniture was frozen. The entire place was remarkably well preserved.
The side rooms each contained a curious fireplace where a cold blue flame “burned”. Arcana checks indicated that these were portals to an Elemental plane. Opting for more brute force the party began bashing the flames, which triggered the tower’s internal defences.
Within short order the party was doing battle with a large group of Elemental Ice humanoid creatures, including a leader, two warriors and two icicle hurlers who came down the staircase. Also joining the fray were some halfling-sized minions that emerged from the fireplaces.
The battle was fierce, and the party soon discovered that as soon as a minion was killed another replacement could emerge from the fireplace (at a random interval). They also discovered that there were two more fireplaces on the ground level. Fortunately the party figured out they could eventually destroy the fireplaces by hammering them.
The minions guarding the upper level showed no signs of descending, and the party had an opportunity to take a short rest before tackling the second group of opponents. However this was not to be and the second level encounter was commenced when Pete ran up the stairs while the first battle was in its final stages. Here the party discovered four more fireplaces and a second Ice Warrior leader. The Ice Warrior leader had emerged from a fist-sized triangular crystal located on a stand within a large pentagram. The crystal glowed with a sickly green light.
More battle and a bruised but unbeaten party eventually emerged victorious. The session concluded without any further investigation of the room.
Treasure – one of the Ice Warrior leaders was carrying a Point Blank Bow.
Point Blank Bow: The wielder of this weapon need not fear wading into melee.
Level: 3 -- Price: 680 gp -- Enhancement: +1 attack rolls and damage rolls -- Critical: +1d6 damage
Property: Gain a +2 item bonus to AC against opportunity attacks provoked by making a ranged attack with this weapon.
Power (Encounter): Free Action. Use this power when you make a ranged attack with this weapon; the attack does not provoke opportunity attacks.
XP - Total XP for the encounter was 1300 (all combat), or 325 each. Furthermore I have adjusted some other scores to ensure Chris and Xu are now at second level.
Pete/Tina/Adam - 1600
Chris/Tom/Xu - 1100
Renown -
Chris - 7
Pete - 20
Tina - 14
Adam - 19
Tom - 8
Xu - 4
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