Inspired by this post by Dyson Logos, I decided to create a
solo character (Mimsby, a gnome trickster) and use the Solitaire Framework and Tales of the Splintered Realm to
do some old-fashioned tomb raiding. Away we go…. I keyed the map as I adventured.
Part the First
Having learned of a Rod of 9 Parts hidden among the Funeral Mounds
of the Sullen Marches, I set out to recover them. I first entered the Mound of
Remembrance, the rumored rest of a skeletal soldier of some repute.
I was able to pick the lock to the door of the mound,
sneaking within quietly. I was met with thick cobwebs and ancient dust. I
failed to notice the trapped stair just beyond the door, and I set off the
spear that fired upon me from the opposite wall. I deftly evaded this, and it
wedged itself into the door. I vowed to move forward more carefully.
Entering a main hall, I was attacked by some form of minor
dust elemental that arose from the thick grime. I timed my defense perfectly,
cutting through it in two quick strikes of my blades. It dissipated
immediately. The tombs nearby had been prepared but never used.
(Note: Mimsby failed to find a loose stone in one of the alcoves
that contained something of interest).
I continued northward and watched as rats scurried away from
me. I entered what appeared to be a mundane storage area. Many of the less
valuable possessions of the dead soldier were placed here, but they have
long-since rotted and decayed. I found nothing of value. However, I found a fabric
covering a strange shape, and removed it to find the carefully-preserved corpse
of a war dog. It came to life and attacked me. I was able to evade its bite, but I struggled
to prepare my blades to counter-attack. I dodged its second bite, and my swords
found their mark. I gave it its final rest. Another check of the chamber gleaned
nothing of value.
(Note: There is nothing of value to find)
As I was leaving, I realized that something had attracted a
small pack of rats that set upon me. 4 of them attacked. I still had my swords
at the ready, and I was able to bring the fight to them. I killed one
immediately, but then the other three were upon me. I managed to beat one away,
but two delivered cruel bites to my arm and leg. (Mimsby suffers 5 hp damage).
I managed to deliver a grievous wound to one and decapitated another. Only one
remained. He hesitated a moment, but decided his hunger was greater than the threat
I posed. As he leapt at me, I stabbed him through the heart. I rested for
several minutes to recover my strength, drinking some of the thin wine and
eating a piece of the flatbread I had brought along. I hoped that I would find
something soon that would afford me a better meal.
I made my way to the tomb towards the east. The door was
locked and trapped. I discovered the poison needle in the door, but set it off
while trying to disarm it, much to my chagrin. The poison turned my arm blue,
but I managed to tie off the arm below the shoulder and cut myself to bleed out
enough of the poison to survive. It made me violently ill, however. I was worried
the sounds of my screaming and the smell of blood would bring on scavengers,
but I was lucky to avoid that fate. I rested again.
Once I had my wits about me, I entered the door and
descended into the resting place of the old soldier. It was a casket surrounded
by valuables – crates of coins, a variety of jewelry, a handful of weapons. As
I perused it, I quickly noticed the forgeries. At best, the entirely of the
chamber was worth a handful of copper coins. It was all fakery of the lowest
quality, easily detected by even a mediocre fence. As I prepared to wedge open
the casket, I was attacked by a huge spider that had been slowly descending upon
me as I examined the chamber. I cursed myself for my foolishness in not looking
up before entering this hall.
I felt the presence of the spider just before it bit at my
neck, and managed to leap forward of its snapping mandibles. I swung at it
twice, but my strikes met only air. It fell to the ground and charged at me,
snapping viciously. It bit the ground at my feet, kicking up a cloud of dust. I
decided to press my luck no further, whispering an incantation that loosed an
arcane dart, which burst directly into the mouth of creature, causing it to
combust. I could see its web 30’ overhead. I could see something bundled up
there, and decided I must investigate. I first opened the casket to find a
skeleton inside; this instantly came to life and attacked. I was not surprised
in the least, and I drove my sword through its eye socket as it sprung to life, destroying
it quickly. I searched the chamber twice, but I was unable to find anything of
value. I was frustrated beyond measure; either the rumors I had paid for were
wrong, or I was missing something. Either possibility was unnerving. I returned
to Stalwart Keep no richer, but perhaps a bit wiser than I had been at the
start of this fool’s errand.
(Note: He failed to find the secret door! Ugh)
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