(G586 15/03/2025 via Roll20 - JF(GM), KT, AP) YI39
[Fenrir and Reinward are in the Dismal Caverns doing a quest on behalf
of Xama the Priestess of Ghaunadaur. They are now in the Gauntlet of
Zhaeryx. They are accompanied by Brodok, Cartet Murkor and Abriska, a
jelly shaped fighter, a jelly shaped druid and a bucket of ooze respectively.]
DAY 677 (9th Hammer)(January) cont ...
The party had made good progress through the easier caverns of the Gauntlet.
The encounters were getting harder though.
The next cavern was home to an Elder Black Pudding. It was starting to be
apparent that Fenrir was good at crowd control but not good at taking down
single large enemies and that Reinward was better at doing deadly strikes
on a single powerful foe.
In the Black Pudding's case it didn't really suit either of them and Reinward
cast about the bone piles, looking for a thigh bone to use as a club.
It was not needed in the end. Fenrir was able to blast away until the monster
was finally slain.
On to the next chamber they went and discovered it was home to four large Delvers
all stomping about and kicking up rocks. The gang retreated back into the tunnels
but the Delvers were able to burrow through the rock, carving out new passages so
they could attack. Brodok charged in and was slain. Cartet started summoning
crocodiles (I assume slimy ones?!) and Reinward started throwing daggers. Fenrir
blasted away and one by one they took out all but one Delver. It seemed to be hiding
in the walls and had taken a dislike to Reinward, or so he thought, as it rumbled
about in the floors and walls, always seeming to be near him.
He tried doing tap dances then flying away to shake it off. Fenrir sighed and went
back to the Delver's lair, looking for loot.
Reinward had to give it up in the end. As he walked back into the lair he saw the
remains of Brodok - i.e. jelly and bones - seemed to be slowly reforming.
They had Cartet go around the cavern casting 'Stone Tell' but she did not find
the Delver. It was lurking around near one of the treasure chests though and
leapt out when they got near it. It was easily dispatched.
Once the cavern was picked clean of treasure they went back to the undead minotaur
room and emptied one of the barrels and put the remains of Brodok in it. As they
went deeper into the tunnels, Cartet was left to manage the portering of both
the barrel and the bucket.
The next chamber contained a large group of what Fenrir describe as 'jelly men'.
There were eighteen of them, all standing still randomly around the cavern.
Having done some of my own research I believe these were 'Ooze-Fused Golems'.
Fenrir and Reinward bravely charged right in, killing the first handful fairly
easily. But as each one was slain, the ooze from them slithered around the
cavern floor and joined with those that still stood, making each of the remaining
golems more powerful!
As they saw what was happening they retreated back into the tunnel. Reinward cast
Solid Fog to slow them down, but soon the tunnel entrance was rammed full of very
angry ooze golems.