Experience points for session #1 (2009-08-20)

Skill Challenge #1 - Scry the site of the old ruins

Requires 4 successes before 3 failures
DC: Moderate

Use Arcana skill to sustain the scry long enough to gain meaningful information about the site

Success: party gains knowledge about the ruins
Failure: Party know there something in the swamp that Darwicken in interested in, but must find out more by other means

Gaius succeeded in this challenge.

Award - 125 XP to the party


Skill Challenge #2 - Poker with the gnome

Requires 4 successes before 3 failures
DC: Easy

Use social skills to gain permission from the gnome to search for the ruins

Success: Permission to search for the ruins, plus a treasure parcel to start the journey
Failure: Party must attain permission in some other manner OR search for the ruins without permission. No treasure parcel.

Party success achieved by Steady and Aldrin with Diplomacy and Bluff.

Award - 100 XP to the party

Combat Encounter #1 - Goblin ambush on the river

4 Goblin cutters (25 each)
2 goblin warriors (100 each)
2 goblin sharpshooters (125 each)
1 goblin blackblade (100)
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total 650 XP.


Totals for the session
650+125+100= 875

175 XP each. Don't forget 115 for the "test" combat session as well.