Hoard of the Blue Dragon

"**Hoard of the Blue Dragon**" is a standalone *Dungeons & Dragons* story played by JacksonTheGinger, TickleSpark, FloodedBasement, and CJ on 26 August 2022.

The game was DMed by TanisJr93, and hosted on Twitch.tv, and is considered the third session of the *Birds of a Feather* storyline.

## Party

* **Masa Mune** (*FloodedBasement86*) – Fallen Aasimar Samurai
* **Sicarr** (*TickleSpark*) – Aaracokra Rogue
* **Ryn** (*JacksonTheGinger*) – Aaracokra Barbarian
* **Duulan** (*CJ*) – Minotaur Path of the Totem Warrior Barbarian
* **Melanalin** (*TanisJr93*) – Changeling Cleric

## Summary

Immediately after defeating the Darkbeast Paarl, Sicarr and Ryn return to find Melanalin, Duulan, Masa, and Leander wounded but alive, after which Leander temporarily departs to locate Buzz. The remainder of the party sets up camp for the night, and Ryn takes watch, during which he is ambushed by a platoon of mice led by The Mouse King, Reet. Ryn explains that the party was hired to investigate Draconic activity in the Forest, and Reet marks Masa's map to indicate where the Dragonguard can be found, offering to reward the party with a favor if they succeed. Ryn wakes the party to explain the encounter, after which Reet agrees to guard the adventurers while they finish their long rest.

The next morning, the party follows the directions on Masa's map to find a large oak tree which Sicarr discovers is an illusion masking a set of stone stairs leading downward, and Duulan realizes that they have discovered the stronghold of the Mouse King, which the Dragonguard have invaded and overtaken from Reet. The group proceeds down the stairs into an underground chamber, breaking through one locked door into another room with a metal door. Ryn and Duulan unsuccessfully attempt to break through, triggering a trap that causes a pair of boulders tumble down two staircases into the room; the barbarians catch the boulders, after which Sicarr unsuccessfully attempts to pick the lock. Ryn and Duulan then attempt to smash through the door with a battering ram, but Mel steps forward and opens the unlocked door before they can.

Barreling through the doorway, Ryn and Duulan are assaulted by a fire trap from a pair of Kobolds, after which the Minotaur races along a corridor, taking additional damage before crashing through another door into a rundown dining hall to confront a platoon of eight Kobolds, four Half-dragons, and two Drakes. A battle ensures during which Masa discovers that he is now channeling lightning through his attacks, dealing additional damage; Sicarr is momentarily knocked unconscious, but the party defeats the Dragonguard, leaving only two Kobolds alive; one flees, but the other is captured by Ryn, who interrogates it to learn that it works for Verighol, the blue dragon that obliterated the village of the Aaracokra.

After a short rest, the party moves through an adjacent room and into a hoard chamber, where Duulan dives into a pile of amassed treasure, unexpectedly taking acid damage as the hoard then shifts and wakens, revealing itself to be a hoard mimic. The team battles the monstrosity as two swarms of hoard scarabs emerge from it; Duulan destroys one of the swarms, and Masa delivers devastating attacks that destroy the other swarm and the mimic itself.

## Combats

### Total Damage

Overall, damage was inflicted and suffered thusly:

## Notes

Melanalin was played by TanisJr93 for the session since Pulsclan2016 was unavailable to play.