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<blockquote data-quote="Demetrios1453" data-source="post: 9336069" data-attributes="member: 6801060"><p><strong><em>Pool of Radiance </em>(Part 57): Stojenow Gate (Part 1) - Stojanow Gate Completed!</strong></p><p></p><p>To get to the Stojanow Gate, we have to go back across the city, as it's on the northern edge of Podol Plaza. So, we head back into the Slums.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361569[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>At this point I would hope it would be more "enviously" than "suspiciously". Also, it would have been cool if after a certain point (say clearing Podol Plaza or the Cadorna Textile House), there would be text that the Slums have started to be resettled by good, law-abiding folk.</p><p></p><p>We head past Kuto's Well...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361570[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And through Podol Plaza, exiting it to the north.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361571[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>A short distance into the Stojanow Gate area, we meet up with an interesting character.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361572[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We decide to converse with the man.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361573[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>250 GP? Is it a solid sterling silver wagon, or something? But still, it's our best hope to get through the gate undetected so we can get past its guards unaware. I have a feeling that Mr Cart Driver knows this and has upped the price accordingly. So we fork over the money. It's not like we don't have enough to spare.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361574[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Thanks, I guess.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361575[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Giants in the castle? That's worrying news. And it appears that we'll be fighting bugbear guards to gain control of the gate.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361576[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Bugbears and ettins at the gate, it seems. Well, he's somewhat made up for his price gouging with some decent information at least.</p><p></p><p>Taking his wagon and posing as simple merchants, we move forward towards the gate.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361577[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>A bit of a geographic reminder for those who don't want to search through the thread to find the post with this map:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361578[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I can only guess that supplies and reinforcements are being sneaked through Podol Plaza even though it's been cleared of enemy patrols.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361579[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Watching the bugbears warily, we move forwards towards the wall to the right of the gate.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361580[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Not wanting to blow our cover, we move back away from the wall, then head west towards the gate itself.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361581[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This is getting to be an expensive subterfuge. But not wanting to blow our cover, we pay up.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361582[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Success! We are through the gate undetected! Now we just need to take out the guards in the towers to either side of the gate, then return to take care of the bugbears.</p><p></p><p>We head towards the east tower first.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361583[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Up we go!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361584[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I assume the 14-foot long beds are for the ettins.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361585[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You'd think we would have noticed that before we noticed the furniture!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361586[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Yikes! The Boss has a medusa? Good to know that ahead of time.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361587[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Well, surprise combat time it is!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361588[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Oh dear, that's never good. Well, let's take out this group as quickly as possible.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361590[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Well, the bad news is that there's a magic-user in this bunch. The good news is that he's apparently suicidal and decided to run to the front, when a wall of ettins ahead of him would have been a far more prudent strategy. We obviously focus our fire on him.</p><p></p><p>As my melee begin to swing away at him, Brin decides that they all look a bit chilly and could do with a nice warm fire.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361591[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>By the time she can cast, the magic-user is down and the aide next to him is already pretty hurt.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361592[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361593[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>23 points! Not bad. While the ettins are still up, the poor aide has met his end.</p><p></p><p>With the ettins wounded, it takes little time to take them down as well, and the battle is soon over.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361594[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>There isn't much treasure, but among it is a magical ring!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361595[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361596[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Another <em>ring of protection +2</em>! That will be a nice upgrade for Brin!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361597[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>With nothing else here, we head out and go to the western tower.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361598[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And up we go!</p><p></p><p>It's described exactly the same as the previous tower, to the 14-foot beds and the same inhabitants. At least they are having a different conversation.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361600[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Considering the only area of Phlan left under the Boss' control is this gate and the castle behind it, this seems to be a bit... optimistic.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361601[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Hmm, I guess that alarm in the other tower can't be heard here. Surprise attack it is, again!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361602[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And Brin does the exact same thing as well...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361603[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361604[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361605[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And she does the exact same damage a well. Serious deja vu in this battle!</p><p></p><p>The humans have been taken out again, and all that needs to be done is to take out the wounded ettins.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361606[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After killing the first two, the survivor runs to the other side of the room. Bant and Baroness Bella give chase, with Bant getting the killing blow in.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361608[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Sadly, no magic ring in the treasure this time.</p><p></p><p>All that's left now is to take care of the bugbears at the gate. We head back down from this tower and go east. Upon entering the gate area....</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361609[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361610[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Even with that many bugbears, this should go quickly.</p><p></p><p>Bragir has felt left out when it comes to the <em>fireball</em> department, so he takes his chance to lob one into that big group of bugbears...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361611[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361612[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>That's basically every bugbear left since my melee rushed forward and took out a few. That one gaining cover behind the wall is going to have a (briefly) lucky day.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361614[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Oooh, 30 points of damage. By far the best <em>fireball</em> we've seen so far!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361615[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Three made their saves, while the one sheltered by the wall took no damage. Not that he'll last much longer...</p><p></p><p>We rapidly take out the survivors...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361616[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And soon the battle is over.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361617[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>They don't have any real treasure. By the time we've done searching them...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361618[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And the Stojanow Gate is now in the hands of the forces of Phlan! Only the castle remains in the Boss' hands.</p><p></p><p>With that done, we head back to town.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361619[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Suspiciously among the cheering crowds, no doubt.</p><p></p><p>Off to visit the City Clerk!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361621[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361622[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And with that, as she says, we will head back and lead the assault on the Valjevo Castle, the stronghold of Tyranthraxus. That's where we'll pick up next time.</p><p></p><p>Map of the Stojanow Gate:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]361625[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As you can see, it's a pretty encounter-light area, which is why I was able to get it all into a single post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Demetrios1453, post: 9336069, member: 6801060"] [B][I]Pool of Radiance [/I](Part 57): Stojenow Gate (Part 1) - Stojanow Gate Completed![/B] To get to the Stojanow Gate, we have to go back across the city, as it's on the northern edge of Podol Plaza. So, we head back into the Slums. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125551.png"]361569[/ATTACH] At this point I would hope it would be more "enviously" than "suspiciously". Also, it would have been cool if after a certain point (say clearing Podol Plaza or the Cadorna Textile House), there would be text that the Slums have started to be resettled by good, law-abiding folk. We head past Kuto's Well... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125633.png"]361570[/ATTACH] And through Podol Plaza, exiting it to the north. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125652.png"]361571[/ATTACH] A short distance into the Stojanow Gate area, we meet up with an interesting character. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125712.png"]361572[/ATTACH] We decide to converse with the man. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125730.png"]361573[/ATTACH] 250 GP? Is it a solid sterling silver wagon, or something? But still, it's our best hope to get through the gate undetected so we can get past its guards unaware. I have a feeling that Mr Cart Driver knows this and has upped the price accordingly. So we fork over the money. It's not like we don't have enough to spare. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125737.png"]361574[/ATTACH] Thanks, I guess. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125745.png"]361575[/ATTACH] Giants in the castle? That's worrying news. And it appears that we'll be fighting bugbear guards to gain control of the gate. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125752.png"]361576[/ATTACH] Bugbears and ettins at the gate, it seems. Well, he's somewhat made up for his price gouging with some decent information at least. Taking his wagon and posing as simple merchants, we move forward towards the gate. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125811.png"]361577[/ATTACH] A bit of a geographic reminder for those who don't want to search through the thread to find the post with this map: [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 202045.png"]361578[/ATTACH] I can only guess that supplies and reinforcements are being sneaked through Podol Plaza even though it's been cleared of enemy patrols. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125824.png"]361579[/ATTACH] Watching the bugbears warily, we move forwards towards the wall to the right of the gate. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125843.png"]361580[/ATTACH] Not wanting to blow our cover, we move back away from the wall, then head west towards the gate itself. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125911.png"]361581[/ATTACH] This is getting to be an expensive subterfuge. But not wanting to blow our cover, we pay up. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 125927.png"]361582[/ATTACH] Success! We are through the gate undetected! Now we just need to take out the guards in the towers to either side of the gate, then return to take care of the bugbears. We head towards the east tower first. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130118.png"]361583[/ATTACH] Up we go! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130133.png"]361584[/ATTACH] I assume the 14-foot long beds are for the ettins. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130141.png"]361585[/ATTACH] You'd think we would have noticed that before we noticed the furniture! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130149.png"]361586[/ATTACH] Yikes! The Boss has a medusa? Good to know that ahead of time. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130203.png"]361587[/ATTACH] Well, surprise combat time it is! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130247.png"]361588[/ATTACH] Oh dear, that's never good. Well, let's take out this group as quickly as possible. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130322.png"]361590[/ATTACH] Well, the bad news is that there's a magic-user in this bunch. The good news is that he's apparently suicidal and decided to run to the front, when a wall of ettins ahead of him would have been a far more prudent strategy. We obviously focus our fire on him. As my melee begin to swing away at him, Brin decides that they all look a bit chilly and could do with a nice warm fire. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130415.png"]361591[/ATTACH] By the time she can cast, the magic-user is down and the aide next to him is already pretty hurt. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130439.png"]361592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130454.png"]361593[/ATTACH] 23 points! Not bad. While the ettins are still up, the poor aide has met his end. With the ettins wounded, it takes little time to take them down as well, and the battle is soon over. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130537.png"]361594[/ATTACH] There isn't much treasure, but among it is a magical ring! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130555.png"]361595[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130608.png"]361596[/ATTACH] Another [I]ring of protection +2[/I]! That will be a nice upgrade for Brin! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130624.png"]361597[/ATTACH] With nothing else here, we head out and go to the western tower. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130709.png"]361598[/ATTACH] And up we go! It's described exactly the same as the previous tower, to the 14-foot beds and the same inhabitants. At least they are having a different conversation. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130736.png"]361600[/ATTACH] Considering the only area of Phlan left under the Boss' control is this gate and the castle behind it, this seems to be a bit... optimistic. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130746.png"]361601[/ATTACH] Hmm, I guess that alarm in the other tower can't be heard here. Surprise attack it is, again! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130814.png"]361602[/ATTACH] And Brin does the exact same thing as well... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130829.png"]361603[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130840.png"]361604[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130851.png"]361605[/ATTACH] And she does the exact same damage a well. Serious deja vu in this battle! The humans have been taken out again, and all that needs to be done is to take out the wounded ettins. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 130855.png"]361606[/ATTACH] After killing the first two, the survivor runs to the other side of the room. Bant and Baroness Bella give chase, with Bant getting the killing blow in. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131006.png"]361608[/ATTACH] Sadly, no magic ring in the treasure this time. All that's left now is to take care of the bugbears at the gate. We head back down from this tower and go east. Upon entering the gate area.... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131124.png"]361609[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131150.png"]361610[/ATTACH] Even with that many bugbears, this should go quickly. Bragir has felt left out when it comes to the [I]fireball[/I] department, so he takes his chance to lob one into that big group of bugbears... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131240.png"]361611[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131257.png"]361612[/ATTACH] That's basically every bugbear left since my melee rushed forward and took out a few. That one gaining cover behind the wall is going to have a (briefly) lucky day. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131321.png"]361614[/ATTACH] Oooh, 30 points of damage. By far the best [I]fireball[/I] we've seen so far! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131331.png"]361615[/ATTACH] Three made their saves, while the one sheltered by the wall took no damage. Not that he'll last much longer... We rapidly take out the survivors... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131349.png"]361616[/ATTACH] And soon the battle is over. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131422.png"]361617[/ATTACH] They don't have any real treasure. By the time we've done searching them... [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131445.png"]361618[/ATTACH] And the Stojanow Gate is now in the hands of the forces of Phlan! Only the castle remains in the Boss' hands. With that done, we head back to town. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131605.png"]361619[/ATTACH] Suspiciously among the cheering crowds, no doubt. Off to visit the City Clerk! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131826.png"]361621[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 131838.png"]361622[/ATTACH] And with that, as she says, we will head back and lead the assault on the Valjevo Castle, the stronghold of Tyranthraxus. That's where we'll pick up next time. Map of the Stojanow Gate: [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-05-05 200920.png"]361625[/ATTACH] As you can see, it's a pretty encounter-light area, which is why I was able to get it all into a single post. [/QUOTE]
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