Caverns, Crypts & Catacombs: Chapter...three?

Having succeeded in their last adventure, our Hero Party was riding high on enthusiasm and a healthy dose of crowns (having escaped with two significant treasures!).

They set off into a larger dungeon for Quest three.  Their goal was to find the Quest Room (one of the last three Chambers in the deck of eight cards).

The new deadly dungeon awaits...

 

The first Chamber is empty, and a small curious creature joins the party, ally to Rosalie the Warrior.

 

This small creature leads the party as they venture into the next Chamber.

 

In the dark Chamber the Heroes can make out the snarling and gnashing of Ghouls teeth...

 

The Heroes back up to keep the Ghouls at bay for an extra turn...

 

 

As the Ghouls approach, Brulf falls flat on his face...and is about to be devoured.

 

Rosalie the Warrior advances, playing 'Bulwark' and preventing the Ghouls from passing her, bravely taking numerous attacks.  Remarkably Rosalie then slays four of the Ghouls, while the others are dispatched by the other Heroes.  Rosalie stands triumphant!

 

Kicking open the door behind them, the Heroes encounter a skulking Vampire, and a Cave Spider Queen which descends behind them, trapping the party!

 

Brave Rosalie is slowly devoured by a nigh unkillable Spider Queen (the Queen 'traps' heroes and they cannot move from her!)  The Vampire is slain, and eventually the party turns on the Cave Spider Queen.

With Rosalie fallen (losing her items and all of her crowns!), the Heroes kill the Vampire and eventually slay the Spider Queen...

 Wounded and missing a great Hero the party decides they cannot face the next five Chambers...

The Hero Party flees the dungeon back through the entrance...failing the Quest, but at least escaping with their lives.  Rosalie is saved (since the party escaped!).  The only loss was the failure of the Quest and the loss of Rosalie's items and crowns.

This was a rough Quest.  The Spider Queen rolled nothing lower than a 7 for several consecutive turns, devouring Rosalie and wounding Hreimdi. The location (top of the staircase) kept the other Heroes from getting involved, though Layra the Elf got in a few random bow shots.

The Hero Party is now sitting one spot from Yellow on the Saga Scale - where all of the creatures and encounters become more difficult.  They've acquired a variety of items, traits and a few actions...but I don't know if it's enough to survive a Yellow level.

We shall see in Chapter Four...