Return To Zylarthan's Tower Part 2

Tonight we returned to Zylarthan's Tower continuing the quest from last session. Last year in November it was just Victor Raymond and I playing Labyrinth Lord. Tonight, we had 9 players and 11 player characters!

It would seem the Hobgoblins have really dug in. We tried going through a familar route to their lair. But were thwarted again and again by traps. There were traps at every door, and on every stairs, and in every hall.

After facing down several traps in this manner we decided we needed to find a safer route to the lair of the Hobgoblins.

We tried descending directly to the 3rd level using a different route. In the end we found it necessary to go all they way to the 4th level. Hopefully we will find a stairway leading back up to level 3.

Here's some highlights:

1. Kyle (my pc) killed a mummy with a single strike with some good old fashioned Greek fire.
2. We encountered 5 Beserkers and dispatched them quickly.
3. We found that Kobolds are now working with or for the Hobgoblins.
4. We found a key that seems to open all the Hobgoblins locked doors.

Something learned: tatics are far superior to toe to toe fighting. And while Kyle was able to kill the mummy with a single strike, it would have been better had I recalled the sound mummies make and avoided it. I should have known. We had encountered mummies on this level before.