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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 32 Recap

The party splits up three ways to tackle different objectives around the war-torn duergar fortress.

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Starring:
Valravn, level 5 Eladrin Bard of Eloquence
Fray, level 5 Halfling Barbarian of the Beast
Celeste, level 5 Half-orc Sun Soul Monk
Edmond, Level 5 Human Alchemist Artificer
Thimbleweed, level 5 Gnome Swarmkeeper Ranger

With the battle of the forge won, the party splits up into three different groups to tackle tasks around the fortress: rescue prisoners from the prison block, hurry after the fleeing warlord, and rush to the top floor and seal the doors to slow down the escaping Chardalyn Dragon.

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 31 Recap

With the duergar revolution under way, the battle of the forge begins!

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After having ignited the rebellion in our previous session, the Marshals wade into the gigantic forge room to take on Xardarok and stop the Chardalyn Dragon from being released.

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 30 Recap

In the forge, the party witnesses the duergar’s plans; Edmond starts the revolution.

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Previously on Rime of the Frostmaiden

Starring:
Valravn, level 5 Eladrin Bard of Eloquence
Fray, level 5 Halfling Barbarian of the Beast
~~Celeste, level 5 Half-orc Sun Soul Monk~~
Edmond, Level 5 Human Alchemist Artificer
~~Thimbleweed, level 5 Gnome Swarmkeeper Ranger~~

After a brief battle in the interrogation chamber, the party discovers just how close Xardarok is to fulfilling his grand plans, and how little time they have to act.

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 29 Recap

The Marshals continue their ruse led by Edmond, exploring more of the duergar fortress, and meeting an unlikely ally.

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After destroying the surprise mimic in the prince’s bedroom (X10), the party hunkers down for a quick short rest. Edmond doesn’t even hesitate and re-casts Disguise Self. He’s not about to give up their most powerful weapon in exploring the duergar fortress of Sunblight.

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 28 Recap

Edmond adopts a clever plan to get the party inside the duergar fortress of Sunblight.

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After following the map the party found in Easthaven and finding a trail in the mountains, the imposing duergar fortress soon looms before them. Sunblight is a solid stone skyscraper, hundreds of feet tall, built directly into the mountain. A staircase built into the rock leads them to the only entrance, halfway up.

Thankfully, one of the Marshals has a plan to get inside.

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 27 Recap

On their way to Sunblight, the Marshals are given a quest to root out a cave of Auril-worshipping Goliaths.

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No D&D next week – Happy Thanksgiving!

The Marshals leave Karkolohk and head east, finally stopping to Long Rest near the Ten Trail road. Spellix begs them to drop him off at the nearest town, but the Marshals are insist on checking up on his supposed pirate treasure location first.

Unfortunately for Spellix, they’re not abandoning their current plans of heading toward the duergar fortress of Sunblight.

But what kind of DM would I be if they travel 30 miles across the tundra unscathed?

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 26 Recap

The Marshals devise a plan to get Spellix out of Karkolohk; Thimbleweed agrees to a dangerous duel.

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The goblin chieftain of Karkolohk is really Spellix Romwod, a crafty gnome sorcerer. When his adventuring companions were captured by goblins, he donned a disguise in a rescue attempt. But upon seeing the goblins’ plight and squalor, he abandoned his companions in favor of helping the goblins through magic and technology.

While his former companions (whom he never really liked) were eaten, Spellix helped design tools, vehicles, and weapons for the goblins, culminating in an entire new home, a grand fortress in the mountains. When their old chieftain died, Spellix was quickly given the position by the impressed goblins, and he loved basking in their adoration.

But the everlasting winter has hit them hard. Food is becoming scarce, and the freezing weather isn’t letting up. Many goblins look to their chief for answers, or for blame.

Worried, he sent word out to ten towns looking for a “diplomatic envoy.” In truth he wanted them to send someone to help him escape from the goblins. Thankfully the Marshals answered the summons!

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 25 Recap

The wider tundra of Icewind Dale proves harsher than the trails of Ten Towns as our heroes try to cross a frozen river. In the goblin fortress of Karkolohk, they make a startling discovery.

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The wider tundra of Icewind Dale proves harsher than the trails of Ten Towns as our heroes try to cross a frozen river. In the goblin fortress of Karkolohk, they make a startling discovery.

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 24 Recap

We level up to 5, return to Bryn Shander, and learn of an odd treaty proposal from the goblins.

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After all their adventures around Ten Towns the Marshals reach level five, return to Bryn Shander, and acquire a fancy new vehicle for safer travel over the further reaches of Icewind Dale.

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 23 Recap

The Marshals race to the town hall to stop a heist by the duergar.

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Starring:
Valravn, level 4 Eladrin Bard of Eloquence
Fray, level 4 Halfling Barbarian of the Beast
Celeste, level 4 Half-orc Sun Soul Monk
Edmond, Level 4 Human Alchemist Artificer
Thimbleweed, level 4 Gnome Swarmkeeper Ranger

In the Easthaven ferry, the Marshals find a pair of maps. Both yield important clues. The first is a map of Icewind Dale, pointing out all ten towns, the duergar outpost near Caer-Konig, and a new location labeled Sunblight far to the south.

The other map shows Easthaven, with various notes and markings. One in particular catches their eye: the town hall circled multiple times, with the words “charadlyn statue” written in dwarvish. A pinned note reveals the plan: they know the Marshals are coming, and are moving to steal as much chardalyn as they can, tonight.

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