Lost Mine of Phandelver

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RockDams.Thegoblins builtsimple dams to control

the flowof water through the heartof the complex.If the

goblinsentry in area5 hascalledfor the goblinshere to

release a flood,oneor bothof the poolsare mostlyempty

andthe streamis flowingunimpeded.

8. KLARG'S CAVE
   Theleader of the goblinoids insists on keepingthe bulk
   of the raiders'stolengoodsin his den.TheCragmaws'
   plunder fromthe lastmonth of raidingandambushing
   caravans is here.

Sacks and crates of looted provisions are piledup in the

south end of this largecave_To the west,the floorslopes

toward a narrow opening that descends intodarkness. A

larger opening leads north down a set of naturalstone steps,

theroar of falling water echoing from beyond. In the middle

of the cavern, the coals ofa largefire smolder.

Klargthe bugbear shares thiscavewithhis mangypet

wolf,Ripper,andtwogoblins.Thebugbear is filledwith

delusions of grandeurandviewshimself as a mighty

warlord justbeginning his careerof conquest.He is not

entirelysane, referring to himself in the thirdperson

("Whodares defyKlarg?" or "Klargwillbuilda throne

fromyourbones, puny

ones!").Thegoblins underhis

command resent his bullying.

FirePit. The hot coalsin

the centralfire pit deal1 fire

damage to anycreature that

enters the fire pit, or 1d6fire

damage to anycreature that

fallspronethere.A creature

cantakeeachtypeof damage

onlyonceper round.

NaturalChimney.A niche

in the westernwallforms the

top of a shaftthatdescends 30

feetto area 3. Seethatareafor

information on climbing the

natural chimney.

Supplies. Thepilesof sacks

andcrates canprovidehalf

cover to anycreature fighting

or hidingbehind them.Most

are markedwiththe image of

a bluelion--the symbol of the

Lionshield Coster, a merchant

company witha warehouse

andtrading postin Phandalin.

Hidden amongthe supplies

is an unlockedtreasure chest

belonging to Klarg(seethe

"Treasure" section). Any

character whosearches the

supplies findsthe chest.

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PART 1: GOBLIN ARROWS

DEVELOPMENTS

If Klargis warnedby the goblinsin area 7 thatthe hideout

is underattack, he andhis wolfhidebehind stalagmites

whilethe goblinstakecoverbehind the pilesof supplies,

hoping to ambush the characterswhen theyenter the cave.

If Klargandcompany are not warnedabout possible

attackers, the characters havea goodchance to surprise

them.Theeasiest wayfor the charactersto achieve this

is to climbthe chimney fromarea 3, sinceKlarg doesnot

expectan attackfromthatdirection.

If the wolfis killed, the bugbearattempts to climbdown

the chimneyto area 3 andfleethe cavecomplex.

TREASURE

Thecaptured stores are bulky,andthe characterswill

needa wagon to transport them.If theyreturn the

supplies to the LionshieldCoster in Phandalin (seepart

2, "Phandalin''), theyearn a reward of 50 gp andthe

friendship of Linene andher company.

In additionto the stolen provisions, Klarghasa treasure

chestthatcontains 600 cp, 110sp, twopotions of healing,

andajade statuette of a frogwithtinygoldenorbsfor

eyes(40 gp).Thefrogstatuette is smallenoughto fit in a

pocket or pouch.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Thenextstage of the adventuretakes placein Phandalin.

Theadventurers should haveplentyof reasonsto visit

the town:

• If the charactersbeganwiththe "MeetMe in Phandalin"
  adventure hook,theycanbe paidby Barthen's
  Provisions for delivering the wagonloadof supplies.


• If the charactersrescued Sildar Hallwinter, the
  wounded warrior wouldappreciate an escortto
  Phandalin (andwillpay50 gp for the service).
  Details contained within the characters'backgrounds
  mightprompt them to seekout specificNPCs in the town.
  It's alsopossible thatplayers might decideto do
  something different, suchas striking out in search of
  Cragmaw Castle(in part 3 of the adventure).If that's the
  case, skipahead to thatsection.

AWARDING EXPERIENCE POINTS

Exploring the Cragmaw hideout anddefeating Klarg

andhis alliescompletes a storymilestone; Awardeach

character 275 XP.Thisshould provideenou~ XP for the

characters to attain 2ndlevel. \

Leveladvancement rulesfor characters are provided on

loose sheets included in thisset.Handthese sheets to the

players, andallowthem to advance theircharacters to 2nd

levelbeforecontinuing the adventure.Makesurethey've

recorded theirXP totals on theircharacter sheets.

In the nextpartof the adventure,you'llaward XP

differently. Thecharacters willearn experience points

based on the monstersandtraps theyovercome, the NPCs

theyinteract with,andthe goalstheyaccomplish.

If the adventurerscomeup witha nonviolentway to

neutralize the threat thata monster poses, award them

experience points as if theyhaddefeated it.