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, Fenris, and Spellblades

Plot

Yumi's (Roamin's) band of thieves are tasked by Nisovin to steal the Sun Key from the Spellblade Elves. The team starts off with just three members: Yumi herself, Squinks the Keen Gnome Bard, and Gracias the Okagnoma Gnome Sorcerer. Yumi also hires a dwarf Warrior named Bumbley, whom the team renames to Dwarf Number Three.

Nisovin drops off the party and advises them to head into the Glistening Caverns directly north of their campsite. The group mishears Nisovin's directions and heads towards the cave, believing Nisovin told them not to do so, where they then encounter a group of Kobolds. Yumi meets with a Kobold grunt named Pete and convinces him he has no foul intentions. Pete would have allowed them passage through the cave, but he must ask the Kobold Boss and explains the situation to him. The boss dismisses the idea, calling out Dwarf No. 3 and declaring that he hates Dwarves because they often steal his gems. The group tries to explain that he is new to the group, and that they don't know if he is a real dwarf, as he doesn't act like one. The Kobold Boss does begin to warm up to Dwarf No. 3, until Dwarf No. 3 blatantly gives his name after being asked by the boss.

Battle begins between the two parties, during which two Whirlwind Kobolds and 10 universally aggressive Gemlings join the fight. 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 friendly to Gracias, and they both sit out to spectate the rest of the encounter. Dwarf No. 3 is then infected with rabies by a Whirlwind Brother, while under the charm of Squinks. Once all the aggressive Kobolds are rendered dead or unconscious, Gracias introduces Pete to the rest of the party, and Pete is formally accepted and renamed Philhipé by Yumi. Dwarf No. 3 is also renamed Kobold Number Four to prevent similar conflicts from occurring again.

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 No. 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 No. 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 No. 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 No. 4's Amulet of Bones and allows him 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 No. 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 No. 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. Deadbones dashes ahead of the others, is weakened by the spit and Blood Snakes, and retreats beyond the King Cobra. Philhipé is accidentally shot by Gracias, but is able to use a Blood Snake as a tourniquet for the wound. Determined to protect Gracias, he consistently takes out multiple Blood Snakes around them with little effort. Kobold No. 4, Yumi, and Gracias deal damage to the King Cobra, and Kobold No. 4 slices its head off, sending the living Blood Snakes back into the forest.

Squinks is found by the group waiting in a mountain cave next to the Elf town containing the Sun Key. Kobold No. 4 gives himself the nickname of K4, and starts to show resistance to Yumi's leadership. Philhipé is informed of the band's goal, and the group plans to send Squinks into the town, disguised as a child elf. Squinks enters the church, meeting Gwyneth Sunsword and her Spellsword Elves. Instead of diverting them out of the church as was planned, Squinks betrays the band by divulging their group's location in the cave. One of the Sunblades, Dave, supervises Squinks as the others and Gwyneth go to investigate the cave. Meanwhile, the other group members spot them and flee deeper into the cave, stumbling upon a pool of water with the Monkey Fish King. The King offers them to hide beneath his butt, which they agree to. When Gwyneth arrives, he convinces her that there are no gnomes present, and she quickly leaves.

Afterwards, the Monkey Fish King inquires about the group's quest, but nearly turns aggressive when Yumi mentions Nisovin. Learning that they don't intend to take his red gem, the King informs them that the Sun Key is around Gwyneth's neck. He sends Albert, his non-speaking and "special" son, to accompany them.

External Links

Campaign playlist on Youtube

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