Roamin's Band of Thieves

Roamin's Band of Thieves is the first official URL campaign, in which Roamin leads a band of thieves who are ordered by Nisovin to retrieve a key from a group of elves. It aired on May 30th, 2015.

Characters

Players

Character	Race	Class	Player
Yumi	Keen Gnome	Sorcerer	Roamin
Squinks	Keen Gnome	Bard	Deadbones
Gracias	Okagnoma Gnome	Sorcerer	Coestar
Dwarf #3 / Kobold #4	Hill Dwarf	Warrior	Justin

Major NPCs

Character	Race	Class
Gwyneth Sunsword	Spellblade Elf	Warrior
Philhipé	Triton Guard Kobold	Paladin

Minor NPCs

Character	Race	Class
Albert	Monkey Fish	None
Dave the Sun Cleric Elf	Spellsword Elf	None
Kobold Boss	Triton Guard Kobold	Warrior
The Monkey Fish King	Monkey Fish	None
Nessi and his Eaglebear	Gnome, Eaglebear	None
Nisovin	Gnome	Sorcerer

Battle Encounters

• A gang of Kobolds, including the Whirlwind Bros., and Gemlings
• The Gemlord and Gemlings
• The Cobra King and Blood Snakes
• Gwyneth Sunsword, Sunblades, Fenris, and Spellblades

Plot

Yumi's band of thieves are tasked by Nisovin to steal an orange glowing Sun Key from the Spellblade Elves. Comprised of only three members: Yumi herself, Squinks the Keen Gnome Bard, and Gracias the Okagnoma Gnome Sorcerer, Yumi hires a dwarf Warrior as the party meat shield. The newly hired dwarf, named Bumbley, is soon renamed by the group to "Dwarf Number Three," a name he accepts eagerly.

Nisovin drops off the party at the corner of the known map. Knowing the party must go "northeast-ish", Nisovin warns the party from traveling into the Glistening Caverns directly north. Distrusting the lazy sorcerer, the party heads north to encounter a group of Kobolds. Upon arrival, Yumi encounters Pete (later renamed Philhipé), and impresses him with his manners. In doing so, Pete tries to allow free passage through the cave for the party, but the Kobold Boss disagrees with the idea. Calling out Yumi and her party for containing a dwarf, hostile tensions grow between the groups, but are almost calmed by Dwarf #3's questionable characteristics. Tensions turned to battle, however, when Dwarf #3 revealed his name. During the battle, two Whirlwind Kobolds and 10 universally aggressive Gemlings appear, in addition to the Kobolds showing signs of rabies.

The Gemlings, posing little threat, are quickly destroyed by the Kobolds. Gracias flanks the Kobold party, and pauses to give Pete a hug. In doing so, Pete becomes non-aggressive to the party, and both he and Gracias sit out the rest of the encounter. Dwarf #3 is then infected with rabies by a Whirlwind Brother, while under the charm of Squinks. After the aggressive Kobolds are rendered dead or unconscious, Pete is introduced to the party. He is formally accepted and renamed Philhipé by Yumi, while Dwarf #3 is renamed "Kobold Number Four" to prevent further conflicts due to his name.

Philhipé guides the group deeper into the cave, to a large cavern full of Gemlings and a very large gem in its center. Philhipé goes to lick the large gem, which his boss had told him to never do, but nothing happens. Then as Kobold #4 tickles the gem, it awakens and is revealed to be the Gemlord, which turns all nearby Gemlings aggressive. In the course of battle, the Gemlord grows arms and spawns more Gemlings upon being hit, as well as Amplifying Crystals that reflect its giant laser beam. The team tries various techniques to attack the Gemlord, including charming it and enlarging Kobold #4. Despite the spawning of many Gemlings, the Gemlord is eventually defeated and shatters into pieces, causing the surviving Gelings to turn passive.

After the combat, Kobold #4 cures his rabies by drinking water, and the group heads out of the cave and towards a bridge guarded by Nessi the Bridge Troll. Nessi demands that each traveler pay a treasure card to pass, or face his Eaglebear. He grabs Kobold #4's Amulet of Bones and allows Kobold #4 to pass first. Nessi refuses to let gnomes cross, so Squinks disguises as a dwarf and offers his Spellwall Armor, and he also passes alone. Yumi attempts to give Nessi gems, but Nessi instead demands a kiss. Nessi becomes infatuated with Yumi and allows her, Gracias, and Philhipé to pass. Beyond the bridge, Kobold #4 encounters a gnome girl who claims to be Nessi's sister, though Nessi himself had said he was an only child. She eagerly gives Kobold #4 a kiss, stealing his Bladeturn in the process.

The group approaches an encampment of Spellblade Elves, and they decide to sneak past it. Gracias casts Rolling Fog to proceed into the forest unseen, and Yumi freezes a Spellblade in their way. Having successfully avoided the Elves, they come across a long path lined with Blood Snakes that continuously come out of the forest. A Cobra King arises from the ground at the end of the forest, spewing lines of Blood Spit down the path.

External Links

Campaign playlist on Youtube

Info and discussion thread on /r/BuffaloWizards - Includes links to campaign cards