First Strike

On behalf of Chief Ungurz, you strike into the depths of Splinterskull. The peace of Darguun will be bought with blood.

Requires access to adventure pack A list of all adventure packs : Tangleroot Gorge

First Strike
Heroic level:	3
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Medium
Heroic XP:	♣429 Solo/Casual  ♦772 Normal  ♥828 Hard  ♠884 Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Outer Splinterskull Fortress
NPC contact:	Chief Ungurz
Quest acquired in:	Tangleroot Gorge
Patron:	House Phiarlan
Base favor:	3
Free to Play:	No
Extreme Challenge:	No
First Strike map (legend )

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Overview

Enter the fortress of Splinterskull and kill twenty of Chief Yarkuch's hobgoblins.

• This is the first in the Assault on Splinterskull quest chain given by Ungurz.

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Objectives

• Slay 20 Hobgoblin Guards
• (Optional) Slay Blademaster Chagg (10% of base XP)

What to Expect

• Traps (fixed)
• Spawning/respawning monsters
• Stat check (optional; STR to open a door)
• Locked doors (optional)

Known Traps

Trap DCs

• Spike trap in the western storeroom, in the corner beyond the door; box is on the western wall
• Electrical trap in the small room off the throne room; box is just inside the door on the north wall
• Blade trap (on both walls) down the corridor past the second shrine; box is on the north wall
• Spinning blade trap further down the corridor; box is on the south wall immediately after the blade trap

Tips and Misc

• Get comfortable with this area. You'll be spending a lot of time here doing this chain...
• All hobgoblins (not just the guards) count towards the 20.
• Entering the central chamber will trigger the optional quest.
• At the center of the eastern cellblock is a pit with 3 Night Scorpions in it. There is a door that requires STR 16 to open with a chest on the other side.
• The storerooms are located off the cellblocks; in this quest they're locked, but you get a key to them in the next quest and they remain unlocked after that.
• The entire Outer Splinterskull Fortress is explorable, despite the DM warning that "it may be too dangerous to go on."
• The various chests all refill at each stage of the quest; however, the same chest in different stages counts as the "same" chest for purposes of the "ransack" counter - if you run Tangleroot once, then again on a higher difficulty, you will find the loot substantially reduced.
• Collectibles may drop Silver Flame Hymnals, Fragrant Drowshoods, and Lightning-Split Soarwood, all used for crafting.
• In order to get any of the bonuses, you must be stealthy. Don't kill *any* of the hobgoblins you don't have to.
• It may be possible to achieve a bonus for monsters killed by farming the three spiders in the northeastern spider cave; 54 kills is insufficient for a bonus.

Bonus XP

• Tamper bonus: 1 trap disarmed +8% Bonus.( ♣34 ♦62 ♥66 ♠71 )
• Neutralization bonus: 3 traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣43 ♦77 ♥83 ♠88 )
• Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 4 traps disarmed +15% Bonus.( ♣64 ♦116 ♥124 ♠133 )
• Mischief bonus: 52 breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣34 ♦62 ♥66 ♠71 )
• Vandal bonus: 68 breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣43 ♦77 ♥83 ♠88 )
• Ransack bonus: 85 breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣64 ♦116 ♥124 ♠133 )

External Links:

• Lost Quest Guide
• Spyderwolf's Youtube Video Quest Walkthrough

Loot

• Chests: Five (last three are the same ones in all Outer Fortress quests)
  • One in the western storeroom, behind a locked door
  • One in the eastern storeroom, behind a locked door
  • One in the room past the scorpion pit in the eastern cell block (requires STR 16)
  • One behind the locked door in the central chamber
  • One on the lookout ledge down the inner corridor past the second shrine
• Collectables: Nine (same spots in all Outer Fortress quests)
  • Mushroom down the SW tunnel
  • Adventurer's Pack down the SE tunnel
  • Bookshelf in the alcove as you first enter the stronghold proper
  • Adventurer's Pack in the spider pit in the western cell block
  • Cabinet in the central chamber
  • Mushroom just before the second shrine
  • Mushroom on the lookout ledge
  • Mushroom down the NW tunnel around the loop
  • Mushroom down the S tunnel around the loop
• NPC rewards: None

Monsters

Monster Information

• Black Widows
• Brown Spiders
• Brown Spider Princes
• Darkfang Spiders
• Gray Ooze
• Hobgoblin Clerics
• Hobgoblin Guards
• Hobgoblin Infiltrators
• Lesser Gray Ooze
• Night Scorpions
• Wolves
• Worgs

Named Monsters:

• Blademaster Chagg - optional orange-named Hobgoblin Infiltrator