The party is trying to leave a city in a canyon or other such location. there is one only one exit and it is heavily guarded.
The Wall and Gate
The wall is about 20 feet high with a 30 ft guard house surrounding the gate. The wall is faced with rough stone ( climb DC 20) and the top is well patrolled by the guardsmen. There are two guards placed every 100 ft along the wall. They stand around small braziers to keep warm and provide light. Each pair of guards has a bulls-eye lantern. They change positions every hour, going to the next station on the wall.
The Guardhouses
These small towers lie on either side of the main gate. They are about 30 feet tall and 20 wide. Each has a small entrance door in the main gateway. Inside each Guardhouse is a small garrison of 6 lvl 1 human guards. Only one soldier in each guardhouse is on the ground floor, the rest are resting or gambling on the upper floors. On the ground floors of the guardhouses are the mechanisms that open the main gate. Both mechanisms need to be triggered for the door to open.
Human guard
lvl 1 warrior
HD 1d8+1 (5 hp)
AC 14 (studded leather +3, shield +1)
spear +3 ( 1d8 / x3 )
shortbow +2 (1d8)
listen +3, spot +3
Fort +2, Ref +0, Will +0
feats: weapon focus(spear), alertness
Aftermath/Loot
The players aren't going to get much in terms of treasure with this encounter. If they get caught they'll be thrown in prison or similar.
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