The Dragons

October 3, 2006

The group has some time in the town and they enjoy themselves. However, after a night of enjoyment, they are woken early by the wenches of the Inn. It seems the Dragons, the Purple Dragons, the guards of Cormyr are going to be arriving soon for a normal tour of the area. The last thing anyone wants is for the group to be found.

They are packed hastily, although Eric can't be found, and sent on their way, still not awake. They decide to head to the south west to the forest there. They journey is pretty easy and soon they find a spot to make camp. They don't want to risk a fire until night, when the smoke can't be noticed.

The first night goes well but the second night brings an attack of wolves. A tough fight follows and a few of them go down. However, Victor manages to kill the alpha, and when a few more are killed, the rest of the pack leaves. They think the pack will be back, so decide to head up to the hills.

Once in the hills, they find a nice cave and again have a few days with no problems. Then, as they are resting, the owlbear comes around. Again, a tough fight happens, and Victor is mortally wounded. They risk making contact with a hamlet to get a priest. Unfortunately, a priest is not available, but an acolyte is sent with some potions as well. It was tough for the acolyte but he manages to make sure Victor will survive.

A few days later, they are told the Dragons have left and they can come back. They head back to Hightown, to find out Eric was hiding in a cellar there the whole time. The cellar of one of his female friends. They were not happy about that but were happy to be home and have a normal bed, as they are city dwellers.

Notes

• I got some nice kudos from the players on this. They were in a forest and were attacked by wolves. They were near caves and there was a bear. It was very logical and what they expected and they liked it as it gave an air of verismilitude to the game world. Very cool!
• The wolf attack was quite tough. It was nearly three to one against the characters. If the player who played the other warrior could have been there, it would have been much different. They still managed to defeat the alpha and scare away the rest of the pack.
• The fight with the owlbear was also tough but again showed that animals will always be a threat in the Alternity system, which is nice. There is no point where the group can ignore a pack of wolves or an owlbear. The difference is that as they gain levels, they will have more choices open to them.