The first obstacle they come across is a goblin on a wooden bridge that crosses the cavern 20’ off the ground and is virtually inaccessible from their location. They want nothing to do with this path and continue north. I say they hear multiple growling and chomping sounds. The cave with the stream continues north, but a side passage leads east. The first choice they come to is a fork in the cavern. They opt to slowly and stealthily sneak into the cave. However, an obvious light source will betray any ability to surprise most enemies.įor now, Andrew agrees to be led around until they enter a lit area. The sole human character, Andrew, cannot see in the dark and suffers penalties until a light source is used. I will tell them when conditions are too dark to see. All the non-human characters can see in the dark to some degree. But if everyone is a new player then the DM and the players will need to work together to learn all the options they can have good, bad, and dangerous. Usually, more experienced player will help newer ones. These new players are not just learning what their wizard, fighters, and thieves can do, they are learning what they as players can do. Do I find any?” Fortunately, there are no traps. They don’t know that the one question they should have asked was, “I’m checking for traps. They don’t know that if there was something that I needed them to know prior to entering the cave, I would have told them. They don’t know that when I say they see nothing, it is because there is nothing there, not that they are unable to see it. They don’t know that three of the characters have Darkvision and can see in the dark. They don’t even know how much they don’t know. This is an important lesson for playing with young, new players.

“Oh my God! You will not die, if you enter the cave.” The unsure, tentative party stands outside the first-level, trainee dungeon, debating how to walk to a cave.

“Should we just walk in, run in, tip toe in, cling to the wall, straight up the stream, avoid the water, loud, sneaky, whisper quiet?” The brave, dauntless party stands at the entrance of an ominous cave ready to combat the dangers within. The party stood near Area 2 for a half hour before mustering up the courage to go into the cave.

The same wagon they are being paid to deliver. They dispatched the sentries outside and have left two goblin prisoners, tied up to the wagon. They have tracked the vermin to a small cave with a slow-moving stream coming from its mouth. Our heartless gang of mercenaries is hunting the mongrel goblins who have stolen their cash cow. These goblins have kidnapped the patron of our plucky band of adventurers and such an affront to decency and civility cannot go unchecked…

When last we left our heroes, they were about to enter the Cragmaw Goblin Hideout. The Cragmaw Goblin Cave Or the Goblin Furniture Factory

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