Worms, Rats, and the Goblin Cave
Session 1 ·
The Elder Sends Swassea North
An unusually old goblin woman summoned Swassea and ordered her to find the missing peers and bring them home. She pointed north toward the wilderness where the goblins had last been seen.
Searching Through Fallen Adventurer Remains
Booby Bahybee searched a fallen young adventurer and found cheese bread, which it ate, along with a rusty dagger. Flocknuckle searched another body, found four live worms, and ate two of them.
Rack Bolts With Copper Coins
Rack found three copper coins and bolted into the woods. Swassea followed the commotion but Rack veered away. Grunter also wandered off, while Flocknuckle continued showing off the remaining worms to the party.
Swassea Disciplines The Worm Eater
Swassea caught up with the others and slapped Flocknuckle's hand, knocking the last two worms away. Flocknuckle failed to catch them, and Swassea told the group to return to the village immediately.
Humans Approach With Clanging Metal
Booby Bahybee noticed five humans coming their way, carrying torches and making the sound of clanging metal. The group decided to retreat toward the goblin village rather than meet the humans in combat.
Safe Descent To The Village
The party traveled back toward the village, with Flocknuckle using a survival test to correct the direction. Flocknuckle nearly went over a cliff but recovered; the group scrambled down safely and reached home.
The Elder Assigns Rat Duty
The group reported the humans and the fallen adventurers to the old woman. With Grunter still absent, she assigned Booby Bahybee to deal with the cave's rats and bring back food for everyone.
Entering The Dark Rat Cave
The party entered the cave, chose a branch using Flocknuckle's spit-based direction test, and searched for signs of rats. Swassea identified their smell and warned that the rats were unusually large and dangerous.
Tiggy Joins The Goblin Expedition
The session paused for Tiggy to join the party. The group introduced Tiggy by throwing him into the cave and telling him to go with the others to hunt for the rats.
Confusing Tracks For Goblin Handprints
The party found a chaotic trail of small prints and misread them as goblin handprints. Flocknuckle and Tiggy tried to alter or reproduce the prints, further confusing the trail during their investigation.
A Giant Rat Attacks Rack
Booby Bahybee recognized the prints as belonging to large rats. Rack came running back from deeper in the cave with a giant rat in pursuit, and Flocknuckle rushed toward the creature to fight.
The Giant Rat Is Defeated
Flocknuckle struck the rat first, followed by Booby Bahybee's attack and Swassea's poison. Tiggy missed before hiding. Flocknuckle landed a critical kick, and a club-like blow from the stack finally killed the rat.
Butchering The Rat For Food
The party divided trophies and meat from the carcass. Flocknuckle kept the lungs, stomach, and tail; Swassea took an arm and head; Tiggy took a foot; and Booby Bahybee gathered meat and a heart.
Short Rest And Bagpipe Plans
The party called the session in the cave and took a short rest. Flocknuckle began cleaning the rat lungs, stomach, and tail in preparation for making bagpipes; the instrument was not yet completed.