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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Joy on June 14, 2026, 08:48:06 pm »
You'll have to use your own powers of deduction and intuition.
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Alice on June 14, 2026, 08:30:20 pm »
"That Drow interrogated me, but at first he pretended that he was here working for Sildar. But when I questioned why a human had anything to do with the mine, let alone a drow, that's when he attacked me. He hit me with the sharp end of some kind of staff and I think it was poisoned."
Alice is sitting down, listening to the story, playing with Nezzer's head on her lap.

You did that, Mr. Black Spider? That wasn't very nice! Off to the corner with you!
Alice places the head in a corner of the room, his face facing the wall.

I apologize for the late introduction! I am Yulya- Peace Cleric of Eldath and leader of this party. These are my companions and friends - Cat the Tabaxi Barbarian and Alice the... Alice![/i]
The Alice nods respectfully but still does not really trust the dwarf

Do you by any chance know a druid named Alric of Triboar? He also worked for Nezzer and confronted us outside the mine. His last mistake.
Oh yeah, the guy with the troll! Lies outside in his underwear now, frozen stiff. I told them to leave peacefully but no, they wouldn't listen. Hey, didn't Daniella say she followed him because he tried to change the bandits or something? I think she was from this Triboar too!

Unless anyone objects, the party moves everything and everyone onto th elevator and raises it to a secure position
Alice packs up Nezzer's head with the skull inside and helps moving everything onto the elevator
Hey Mr, Dwarf!
You know a thing or two about geology, right? Have you encountered any gold or gem ore? We were told to bring back samples for that noble from Phandalin! I guess we're looking for some hydrothermal quartz vein for the gold. As for the gem - do the crystals here count as gems?
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Yulya on June 14, 2026, 05:14:25 pm »
I'm Kingir Grista of Triboar." He pats his body and finds a plate and hands it over. It shows he's a citizen of Triboar as a Scoutsman and Miner. "Pleasure to meet you all, sorry I'm still a little hazy, so you were hired by the Rockseekers to secure the mine from something strange and didn't know about the Cloaked Wolves? Frankly I don't know why they holed up in the mine, it's not the safest place without the map. I remember we had to avoid the mushroom people, there was a giant octopus here somewhere and surely you saw the sign about the land sharks. Nasty beasts seem to know where you are even in the black. I wouldn't be surprised if those bandits lost a few of their own to them."
Yulya remembers dwarves are generally honest and reliable but not the greatest talkers or socialites. Getting useful information from this man might be a challenge.

They are all dead. We did not meet a single living human inside the mine - aside from these girls. Nezzer sacrificed all the human bandits to reach this place...
Sir Kingir while I think of the Rockseekers dearly - Sir Gundren was our first questgiver - I must say I am more than bewildered. We were sent here not only by the Rockseekers but also in an official mission by the town of Phandalin. Are you acquainted with Sir Harbin Wester and Master Daran Edermath? Nobody gave us any information.'A few squatters, orcs maybe' - inside an ore mine...
To be frank, this is not so much of a mine but a dungeon filled with monsters of the highest rank where the barrier between different planes is greatly weakened. The mushroom people octopus  and land sharks were our least concern. Mormesk the lich, the Great Spectator - this is not a mine at all! It once was the location of the Forge of Spells. Right here next to us are its remains - as well as on the floor above. Are you acquainted with the Forge of Spells Sir Kingir? For we certainly are not. Nobody mentioned this to us! The monsters guarding it could have wiped out a Gold - probably even a Mithril ranked party with ease. Even without the presence of the Cloaked Wolves. And yet - we were sent here like fools. Only by the grace of the Gods did we manage to survive and resolve the issue...
Yulya shakes her head in disbelief.

"Have you ever been to Triboar? My sister runs the Stonehill Inn there.
I must say I have not, I lived as a hermit before becoming an adventurer. Do you by any chance know a druid named Alric of Triboar? He also worked for Nezzer and confronted us outside the mine. His last mistake.

"That Drow interrogated me, but at first he pretended that he was here working for Sildar. But when I questioned why a human had anything to do with the mine, let alone a drow, that's when he attacked me. He hit me with the sharp end of some kind of staff and I think it was poisoned."
The staff!
Yulya remembers Nezzer's staff. Where did it go? Did he teleport away with it? She snaps back

We found you bound and locked inside the priests quarters next to the throne room. Someone made sure you had no chance to escape. But luckily you were not turned into an undead like many of Nezzers subordinates.Do you have any idea why they went out of their way to secure your body like this? Nezzers own men were just left where they died.

"The lower entrance was suspected open about a month ago and that's when I was hired but I had to travel back to Triboar ahead of that to get gear since it's so cold this spring and Phandalin didn't have the supplies I wanted. Speaking of which, did you happen to find a pair of fir lined boots, a large coat and scarf? I had those on... but now I remember taking them off somewhere."
Yulya shakes her head.
We have ample clothing from the dead bandits. And plenty of miners outfit that should be your size.

Yulya pauses trying to make sense of all that but cannot.
I suggest you rest now Sir Kingir. We must leave for Phandalin as soon as possible. I do not want to get trapped inside here by reinforcements of the Cloaked Wolves. I strongly suggest you come with us instead of heading to Triboar on your own! We must now wait for these girls to recover. I have no idea what Nezzer did to them but I suspect they were the reason he - and the bandits - came here. Nezzer was not here for treasure. I think he wanted to exploit the mana concentration here. He did have some control over the remains of the Forge. But aside from that I have no idea about his motives.

Yulya Nya when will they wake up Nya? We must think about returning Nya! And everyone must be in good shape for that Nya! I'd like to move to the elevator as soon as possible Nya! We are 6 now Nya! Our supplies won't last forever Nya, especially with - picky eaters Nya!
Good thinking Cat! The elevator is probably the safest place. Let us move there and suspend ourselves where we cannot be reached until everyone has recovered. Then we will head up.

Unless anyone objects, the party moves everything and everyone onto th elevator and raises it to a secure position
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Kashtan on June 14, 2026, 03:48:51 pm »
no assessment from Yulya if hes speaking the truth or hiding something?
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Joy on June 14, 2026, 12:17:26 pm »
[The mine is unnavigable without the map other than the small areas you can reasonably reach from the elevator. The heart of the mountain was not hidden though how M3gan Panther got to it without the elevator is a mystery. Obviously if the elevator was compromised, other than the path you used between certain levels, navigating the mine would be impossible without the map. It is also impossible to further mine it without the map unless you want to get lost and fall down a shaft to your death.]



"That Drow interrogated me, but at first he pretended that he was here working for Sildar. But when I questioned why a human had anything to do with the mine, let alone a drow, that's when he attacked me. He hit me with the sharp end of some kind of staff and I think it was poisoned."

"The Cloaked Wolves have been notorious on the Triboar trail, that's the reason we can't get supplies."

"The lower entrance was suspected open about a month ag.o and that's when I was hired but I had to travel back to Triboar ahead of that to get gear since it's so cold this spring and Phandalin didn't have the supplies I wanted. Speaking of which, did you happen to find a pair of fir lined boots, a large coat and scarf? I had those on... but now I remember taking them off somewhere." He doesn't know where he left them in the mine.

I apologize for the late introduction! I am Yulya- Peace Cleric of Eldath and leader of this party. These are my companions and friends - Cat the Tabaxi Barbarian and Alice the... Alice! We are adventurers of Neverwinter.
Yulya takes out her adventurers plate.

"Have you ever been to Triboar? My sister runs the Stonehill Inn there. I'm Kingir Grista of Triboar." He pats his body and finds a plate and hands it over. It shows he's a citizen of Triboar as a Scoutsman and Miner. "Pleasure to meet you all, sorry I'm still a little hazy, so you were hired by the Rockseekers to secure the mine from something strange and didn't know about the Cloaked Wolves? Frankly I don't know why they holed up in the mine, it's not the safest place without the map. I remember we had to avoid the mushroom people, there was a giant octopus here somewhere and surely you saw the sign about the land sharks. Nasty beasts seem to know where you are even in the black. I wouldn't be surprised if those bandits lost a few of their own to them."

He gladly accepts one of Cat's other offerings that doesn't smell of dog or human.

[Interactions Required]
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Cat on June 14, 2026, 04:11:30 am »
The dwarf is exhausted, wondering who has rescued him or where exactly he is, he's near delirious when he's handed a relic of a mug, he considers if he's actually dead but then where are his ancestors? He sips the soup and nearly chokes on it. He does his best to be appreciative but this isn't edible in his estimation. [Could be the dog meat or something else, who knows.]

Nyaa please take it easy Nya! You should eat and drink slowly Nya!  Cat offers the breaded snake for the girls and water.
We also have these rations we made at the guild Nya  - or dry rations if you prefer that Nya! Unfortunately we only have water Nya, the ale is all gone Nya!
Cat assumes the dwarf would neither eat octopus nor Elven Lembas bread. She prepares whatever the dwarf wants to eat while drinking her share of soup. Cat and Yulya have eaten 1/2 rations today, Alice 1 ration.

I apologize for the late introduction! I am Yulya- Peace Cleric of Eldath and leader of this party. These are my companions and friends - Cat the Tabaxi Barbarian and Alice the... Alice! We are adventurers of Neverwinter.
Cat waves her paw from afar
Hello Nya!



With no particular interest in the story, Cat resumes preparing food and checking supplies. She looks at the girls.
Yulya Nya when will they wake up Nya? We must think about returning Nya! And everyone must be in good shape for that Nya! I'd like to move to the elevator as soon as possible Nya! We are 6 now Nya! Our supplies won't last forever Nya, especially with - picky eaters Nya!
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Τamamo on June 14, 2026, 03:49:51 am »
>chicks are not available in your country
that would suck
Haha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yzg9Wh4afY&t=38s

I give Sherlock Dwarf the benefit of just having returned from the dead and being a dwarf in general, but he was a bit too eager to shift the blame away from the dwarves instead of telling about himself, or asking about us.

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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Joy on June 13, 2026, 08:31:47 pm »
The monster manual does label some creatures beasts.

"Mundane animals, giant versions of animals, and fantasy fauna. Generally defined aa natural parts of the fantasy ecology, lacking society, language, or significant intelligence."
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Yulya on June 13, 2026, 08:05:49 pm »
Yulya-sama! Can't you do anything?
Yulya shakes her head in an apologetic way.
If I could I would not have ended up full of grease last time. I have no control over Ashleys Wild Magic and I am not a summoner Alice!
Yulya settles down and eats her share of soup with Cat while explaining and listening to the dwarf.

Alice isn't satisfied with the dwarf's story either, not at all. First of all it lacks two crucial words.
Furthermore there's an utter lack of any introduction or name. Alice circles the dwarf with growing impatience then turns to Yulya and whispers to her.

Yulya-sama! Does this make any sense? No thanks for reviving him, no name, no info on his relation to the Rockseekers. They mentioned nothing of a scout. I agree we've been had but the conspiracy must go way beyond Sildar. Gundren hired us for a rookie mission without mentioning the valuable map he had. And that well-organized bandits controlled the area. Nobody in Phandalin mentioned the cloaked wolves, neither Daran nor Harbin though this guy knows them as well as the bandits we interrogated. And Gundren's brothers sent us here, not Sildar! 25gp for reaching the throne room and clearing the mine. Even though they themselvs consider the mine unnavigable without a map. Rookie scout mission my ass! The whole story stinks! The Rockseekers and especially Daran must have known what was going on here. You read the inscription at the entrance. And this guy was interrogated for the map? Nezzer was already in the throne room. Why would he need it? Even we traversed the mine without danger of getting lost. The whole story with the map is bogus too! This man is obviously hiding something! Be careful!
Yulya has to agree with her alien friend -something definitely is off here. Yulya nervously glances over to the girls. If only they were to wake up, her options would increase greatly....For now Yulya has to rely on her perception as she tries to analyze the dwarfs intentions.
I apologize for the late introduction! I am Yulya- Peace Cleric of Eldath and leader of this party. These are my companions and friends - Cat the Tabaxi Barbarian and Alice the... Alice! We are adventurers of Neverwinter.
Yulya takes out her adventurers plate.



So... Good Sir - what is your name and profession? Are you from Phandalin? What exactly is your relation to Sir Gundren and his brothers? Can you recall your last memories? I do share your assessment that we were lured into a trap here - but rest assured - those responsible will face their rightful punishment. By our- and by the hands of the Gods!
Yulya smiles kindly but stares into the dwarfs eyes and soul as he answers

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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Kashtan on June 13, 2026, 08:04:23 pm »
Alice just wants to be friends with everyone. she's like Luffy.


>chicks are not available in your country
that would suck

btw before we run into another embarrassment about Yulyas immunity - what counts as beast and what not? i assume a monster is not a beast. so just regular animals?
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