Ruins of Thundertree (part 3)

Getting started

Our party of brave adventurers resume their quest for the Lost Mine of Phandelver and continue their exploration of the Ruins of Thundertree (see also: part 2).

• Blaze, a dragonborn warlock who likes fighting with his mace, and magic. 🐱
• Magnus, a fire genasi sorcerer who likes fighting with dual scimitars. 🐨
• Reinhardt, a human fighter who likes fighting with a large hammer. 🐔
• Delta, a dragonborn ranger who likes long-range fighting. 🐶
• Angy Boy, a goliath cleric who likes fighting with a mace and crossbow. 🐱

Angy Boy takes the lead today.

Today’s adventure

Our party is still in the Ruins of Thundertree, a long-abandoned village with collapsed cottages, overgrown paths, and a large stone tower. They have rested in an old cottage after dispensing with its prior inhabitants.

They have rested in a large, dilapidated–but intact–cottage, which formerly held some ash zombies (area 3).

After some deliberation, Angy Boy leads the party down the road to a better-looking home, with exterior fortifications on its walls, windows, and door (area 4). Reinhardt attempts to kick open the door but instead hurts his toe on the solid door. A human occupant inside responds in greeting and after some brief discussion, welcomes the party into his home.

Reidoth introduces himself and offers some advice about avoiding the dangers in Thundertree. The party takes these warnings as encouragement and plans to attack a nearby building known to hold giant spiders, and then tackle the large stone tower, which Reidoth warns contains a deadly dragon. The group barters with Reidoth who agrees to guide them to Wave Echo Cave in exchange for helping him with the dragon.

As a warm up to the dragon, Angy Boy leads the group to the giant spiders. Showing no hesitation, Reinhardt approaches the web-covered structure and is immediately rendered unconscious by two giant spiders he failed to notice. His companions quickly volley their own attacks. Delta increases the effect of a well-placed arrow by enchanting it with Hail of Thorns, Magnus inflicts damage to both spiders with dual scimitars, Angy Boy harms them with a Word of Radiance, and Blaze strikes a pivotal blow.

With a little help from an unfamiliar gray squirrel, the spiders are defeated, Reinhardt is revived, and everyone sets up camp.

Until next time…

Homework

None.