Originally Posted by Francis_Toliver
So my wife and I have cleaned out the blighted village and low and behold we come across a weakened wall in the basement of on of the houses. With a little work we break through to the Whispering Depths! So cool. A cavern complex! We, of course, set out to explore it. After all, its accessible via the village so we figure it must be doable, right?!?

Heh, wrong. we clear out the various ettercaps and then come across the phase spiders...

So far we are doing pretty good. Tough but doable for our 3rd level adventurers.

Deeper we go. Deeper still. More Phase Spiders and still deeper.

What is this? Phase Spider eggs? Hmm. That doesn't sound good...

Then of course we meet the lady that has been laying those eggs. A Phase Spider Matriarch.

It does not go well (lol). We fight valiantly, but one by one we are left dead to the waves of phase spiders, phase spider spiderlings and the Shelob like Matriarch. End scene.


I love the fact that there are areas that are just way to powerful for lower level, less well equipped characters. We laughed at being overwhelmed, went back a save and crept out of that foul place swearing we would be back when we could destroy the foul beasties that lay within! Games where one can defeat anything you run into, no matter what, get very boring very fast. Some areas SHOULD be to powerful for players to just waltz into as if we were gods.

Dang, I am enjoying this game!


yeah this place was my oops why'd I do that, that my roomie nearly broke a rib from laughing at as I regaled the stirring tale of my daring adventure.

The wall called, and fell to the mighty swing. No spells, no short rest rest, blood trickled from our numerous wounds. yet we pressed onward, over the annoying web bridge. The sounds of screeching, and chittering echoed through the cavern as the EtterCRAPS (I know spelled wrong shhh child) lurched from the darkness. A bang a whoosh of displaced air, as a OH SHIT I'M Screwed phase spider showed up. Yet undaunted, our pants soiled we fought on through part of a turn, a whoosh and bang as another FML why did I do this phase spider joined the fray. Yet we pressed on standing in our assorted excrement, are armored thongs soaked in what isn't sweat. We fought on, Wyll tried valiantly to survive yet fell. The Fickle one long my she scream decided to take a nap, after all she's our healer why not! (note she didn't have spells left), Twas only that annoying Fang Boy, and a valiant Female Tazshara a fighter of renown (in her own mind) left. The UtterCRAPS were down, yet Taz was down. Fang boy leapt behind a wall, swiftly steathily lurking in the shadows. To spring out and fire arrow after arrow. Fickle slipt into eternal dreams, Taz faded into twilight. yet at last the last spider fell. and Wyll still slumbered!

what did I do, I got this heal up and pressed right the fuck back to camp. Nope lessoned learned.