INTRODUCTION
When last we left Team Stranded on a Creepy Island
They'd managed to (eventually) don their life jackets and
board the life boats, and THEN
fight off an attack from five MERROW before discovering an inlet
that looked promising for making a landing.
One boat was sent back to salvage supplies from the ship,
and the other two scouted the inlet for optimal approaches.
Let's find out first what they were able to salvage from the ship.
SCENE 01 - SALVAGE OPS
Who's With Us?
The Party - Ekun, Emery, Nesdalynn, Olotui, Rowas, Yesdi
The Captain - Garfen
His Crew - Ahoy, Bilge, Carbuncle and Dinghy
What Was Stored on the Ship
- Rations for 5 for 10 days
- 1d6 bundles of lumber
- 1d4 barrels of rainwater
- 1d4-2 Tool Kits (hammer, nails, plane, etc.)
- Spy scope
- 1d20 lengths of rope (50' each)
- 1d10 sailcloth
- 1d6 x 1d10 belaying pins
- 1d6 small barrels of tar (10 gal each)
- Misc - Food
- Misc - Water
- Misc - Spy Scope
What were we able to salvage
50 rations of food, two carpenter's tool kits, 6 times 50' lengths of rope, 5 bundles of lumber> Lumber will be kept with boats
SCENE 02 - LANDING
Lead Boat - The Party (other 2 boats = crew with supplies)
> Land at Point Gonzo (see map below) after making safe passage between narrow rocky crags>> Make camp here - don't make fire to draw attention? Small fire is OK, so built a small fire.
>> Successfully shot a deer for dinner
>> Fire wood is plentiful
>> Spot a bridge just North of the camp site, but too dark to investigate further
>>> Bridge is of DROW construction, in excellent condition and probably about 200 years old
Nesdalynn gets a Crossbow from Yesdi, with bolts
Night Watch
>> Injured folk make no watches, the uninjured take full 8 hours long rest to regain all hit points and spell slots.>> As darkness and fog envelop the camp ... things look kind of ookie ... but the night passes uneventfully.
SCENE 03 - EXPLORING
The next morning ...
> Put the boats behind the bushes of the Crevasse (just WEST of Point Gonzo)
>> The crew will handle that and store the life vests in the boats.
> The party and captain GARFEN go to the top of the bridge - get a view of the castle with the spy scope between the mountain peaks and amidst foggy bits
>> Large dark Gothic castle, couple of chimney fires burning
>> Party decides that they must press on to find out who lives in the castle
> NOTE - EKUN - gets ink, quill and successfully dried some water soaked paper overnight.
NORTH OF THE RIVER
> Explore the N side of the inlet all the way back to the falls - no way over the ridge toward the castle
>> Harvest fruits and nuts on the way - apples, pears, berries, walnuts, etc. Trees and bushes seem surprisingly un-harvested for an area with well kept bridges (spotted a 2nd smaller, older bridge, also of DROW construction, 50 to 100 years older, also in excellent condition).
>> Turn back without finding a way over the ridge, to explore South and East
EAST OF POINT GONZO
> Explore the South/East toward the point where the ship was wrecked and around the south end of the volcano
>> Difficult passage, over fresh volcanic rock formations
>> Successfully manage to dodge occasional fire balls from the volcano
>> Party wears gloves to protect from crawling over pointy fresh rock formations (very new)
>> NOTE - Whole party explores the point path, minus 4 crewmen
CROSSING THE BLOODY RIVER
> NESDLYNN does a solid ATHLETICS check and wades across one of the narrower branches of the river (main branch 50' wide and running to fast)
>> Brings a rope and provides stability for others as they cross.
> OLOTUI neglects to tie off the free end of the rope and tries to cross unaided, slips on a rock and falls in.
>> As he's washing out toward sea, EKUN dashes over and throws him a rope and pulls him ashore. As he exits the water, OLUTUI comments "The water tastes like blood!"
>> Further investigation of the river water at this point shows there are hints of blood in the water.
The party is now in the small island in the mouth of the river, preparing to cross another small outflowing branch.
MAP OF THIS EPISODE
Gold lamp posts mark the party's path:
JOIN US NEXT TIME for ... "Crossing the Bloody River - Part 2"
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