#tuesday encounter

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Tuesday Encounter: The Sands of Uldum! CR 8

     This is a small encounter designed to be inserted into any existing adventure. It's written to be used against a party of level 8 Adventurers, but could be adapted and scaled up or down, as you see fit.

     For the purposes of this encounter, the heroes are assumed to be trekking across the sands of Uldum (Or any other desert - in this instance, replace the Tol'vir with wastewander bandits or the like). This can be used as a random encounter or as a way to purposefully demonstrate the dangers of the wastes.

Creatures:

2 CR 4 Dune Scarab Swarms (stats here)

1 CR 4 Tol'Vir Shadowcaster

HP: 3d8+1d6+8(25)

AC: 14 [Touch 11, Flat-Footed 13]

Initiative: +1

Speed: 50 ft.

Attack: +6 Melee (1d8+2/19-20, Longsword)

Abilities: Str 14, Agy 12, Sta 15, Spt 15, Int 16, Cha 12

Saves: Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +7

Special Abilities: Fel Companion

Feats: Scribe Scroll, Weapon Focus(Longsword), Furious Charge, Ride-By-Attack, Combat Casting, Eschew Materials

Skills: Concentration +8, Intimidate +8, Spellcraft +7

2 CR 2 Tol'Vir Warriors

HP: 2d8

AC: 19 [Touch 11, Flat-Footed 18]

Initiative: +5

Speed: 40 ft.

Attack: +6 Melee (1d8+3/x3, Lance)

Abilities: Str 17, Agy 13, Sta 16, Spt 16, Int 11, Cha 10

Saves: +6 Fort, +1 Agy, +6 Will

Special Abilities:

Feats: Weapon Focus(Lance), Improved Initiative

Skills: Listen +4, Spot +4

Armor: Banded mail(+6 AC, +1 M.Agy, -6 AC Pen.)

TOTAL CR 8

The Shadowcaster casts spells as a 1st level warlock and recieves bonus spells because of his high intellect and path ability. He has prepared the following:

0-Level: Acid Spash x 3, Detect Magic

1st-Level: Demon skin, Lesser x2, Summon Monster I

Tactics after the break!

     The Fight begins when the Tol'vir notice the heroes, or vice versa. If the Tol'vir find the players first, the warriors run towards the party and attempt to make charge attacks against the strongest looking party member (Typically the one with the most/heaviest armor) in hopes that the element of surprise combined with the 'mounted' charge will bring the heaviest warriors down quickly. The shadowcaster hangs back and skirts the battle, casting Lesser Demon Skin early on and then repeatedly firing off his Acid splash. He saves his preperation of Summon Monster I in case the tides turn and he needs to distract the heroes in order to get away.

     What neither side in this conflict knows is that burrowed beneath their feet are two scarab swarms that become agitated at the smell of blood. 1d3 rounds after the first damage is dealt, both swarms burst forth from the ground and overtake as many creatures as they can. They attack indiscriminately and fight until death. This is a perfect opportunity for the heroes to attempt to broker peace with the Tol'vir or take them down while they're distracted.