Caves of the Minotaur

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Adventure #015

When we last left off, the group raided a bandit hideout and found a trapdoor under a card table. The trapdoor led to a fog-filled tunnel.  Now lost in a labyrinth of caves, the group wanders aimlessly…

Midweek Preview:

The group single-filedly proceeds through a long, narrow bending cave between 200 and 400ft long. Patches of fog lie here and there. Some sections are a bit tight, – every now and then Wulfgar’s keg scratches up against a cave wall. Eventually we stop at a 6-way intersection. While we’re paused, Jamwar asks Wulfgar for a swig of ale.

The cave halls echo with the sound of snorting (like a pig?) followed by a single high pitched yelp then more snorting. No one can determine which direction the sounds came from.

Ninharma, for some reason you found it extraordinary difficult to focus and map this area.   You’re not confident about the accuracy of your map since entering the cave from the trapdoor under the table.

Wolfgar, normally has some natural sense of direction while underground, but he’s also disoriented. In fact, everyone has difficulty concentrating and performing mental tasks – die rolls will determine which direction you take until further notice. Also, chanting spells/prayers have a ~50% chance of failure in this area.

You might have considered turning back the way you came, but you can’t determine which cave hall you came from.

Adventure Highlights

  • A minotaur attacks! Revned somehow manages to put it to sleep;
  • The group is going in circles – they know they’ve been at this 6-way intersection before.
  • Wulfgar carves markers into the walls and Titania leaves items on the ground to help navigate but they are wiped clean and removed soon afterwards.
  • A second minotaur is encountered, but it is wounded and it makes a retreat
  • A few hours later, another minotaur is encountered – the battle is chaotic – the group defeats it, but half the group suffered friendly-fire. Most everyone is seriously wounded;
  • Wulfgar gained a gigantic great axe from from the slain minotaur.
  • Luckily the group spots sunlight and fresh air ahead.  Everyone makes a run for the exit  and they take refuge at the nearby bugbear cave;