- Traffic is a sign of the devil.
- Out of context
- Rychell shows up to see about FST joining him for dinner. More frenemy bickering, mention of Orgul
- They enjoy dinner and more bickering.
- Thessalie chats with the quartermaster, but he can't give her the supplies without the marshal's permission.
- T goes back and sets up her tent in the mages' area of camp and sleeps.
- Sharai lurks around the various campfires listening to random conversations: she hears people's discussing the march to get here, discussing their (FST) feats (some true, some exaggerated, some completely tall tales), but mostly inane chatter
- Felosyal joins in with a bit of gambling and bilks some warriors out of 10 SP
- The marshal agrees to the meeting, and FST attend first thing in the morning.
- In attendance: Marshal, FST, and 5 mage-types which includes Rychell
- The marshal is uneasy with the plan, so he can't agree to actively help with the Plan, but he will set up a perimeter as a precautionary measure.
- T spends the morning collecting ingredients and then performing the rite (not the left) on Talathon's ashes so that only a True Resurrection spell could return him to the land of the living.
- After lunch FST head to an open area outside of town to enact the Plan
- T casts a Magic Circle around the Eldon Orb
- T casts Warding Bond on F
- T casts Guardian of Faith adjacent to the Magic Circle
- FST positions themselves and S casts Dispel Magic on the conjured amber substance releasing the hostile skeletal creature it attempts to run at T, but ramps into the Magic Circle
- Secondary Fratricide
- S casts Fireball on HS for 19 fire dmg
- F moves up to the edge of the circle and stabs HS with her magicky dagger for 10 piercing dmg then slices it with her longsword for 1 slashing dmg
- HS takes 10 radiant GoF dmg then opens its mouth and a gout of flame bursts forth dealing 23 fire dmg and 35 necrotic dmg to T
- T shoots HS with her crossbow for 9 piercing and 13 radiant dmg then she casts Spiritual Weapon as a bonus action for 12 force dmg
- S Overchannels a Cone of Cold but the thing dodges and only takes 32 cold dmg watching its reaction she knows it's immune to Poison and Necrotic dmg, it gets Adv on ST versus magical effects, and can't be
- F misses HS with her magicky dagger and then slices it with her longsword for 8 slashing dmg
- HS takes 10 radiant GoF dmg then it casts Dispel Magic on the Magic Circle (Poof! Niece of a goat!) then it swings its claws at F for 5 slashing dmg and 5 necrotic dmg then it starts to run from F and she manages to get it with her magicky dagger for 7 piercing dmg. It moves up to S.
- T casts Flame Strike on HS for 5 fire dmg and 6 radiant dmg then she moves her SW up to it, but that attack misses, she then runs towards S
- S casts Cone of Cold on HS for 36 cold dmg
- F runs up to the HS and stabs it for 38 piercing dmg and then slices it with her longsword for 8 slashing
- HS jumps into the air and then slams into the ground causes a concussive wave to spread outward for 22 thunder dmg and 17 necrotic dmg, S manages to get a Hellish Rebuke off for 17 fire dmg
- T shoots HS with her crossbow for 12 piercing dmg and 10 radiant dmg then gets it with the SW for 12 force dmg
- S casts Cone of Cold for 22 cold dmg to HS then she slides a few feet over to flank with F
- F almost hits HS with her magicky dagger, but it manages to block at the last second (reaction thingy) then she does get it with her longsword for 7 slashing dmg
- HS turn to F and slashes her with its claws for 1 slashing dmg and 4 necrotic dmg then he turn again and gets S for 12 slashing dmg and 19 necrotic dmg she gets a less successful Hellish Rebuke for 3 fire dmg then he hits S again for 14 slashing and 25 necrotic dmg
- T casts Prayer of Healing on FST for 37 HP (+7 for T), she gets it with her SW for 13 force dmg, bring it down!
-10,000 XP ea for 169,400 XP ea.
Friday, November 17, 2017
Friday, November 10, 2017
How to Crack the Egg - November 10, 2017
- Musical interlude for Synchro solo music
- Dragon on table?!
- Thessalie makes a quick little pouch out of the oil cloth she had for Lellzutho bits and sweeps the Talathon ashes into it for rituals later to prevent him from rising from the dead
- From the roof, Felosyal telepathically tells S & T what's going on outside the palace from her perch on the roof
- Sharai proposes that we retreat to safety.
- F proposes climbing up the rope to the roof and then moving the rope to climb down the outside of the building. T points out that archers or magicians could pick them off as they climb down.
- FST climb to the roof to take a rest and watch the battle.
- Rory's Telepathic Bond fades
- After a bit, the Elves have surrounded the palace and seem ready to make a move to take the palace.
- Thessalie uses Thaumaturgy to boom her voice out in a friendly "Hullo."
- There's a poof of smoke and two Elves appear on the roof next to T.
- They agree not to shot the party while they climb down from the roof on a rope.
- FST climb down from the roof via rope.
- S's descent is not graceful
- F's descent is also not graceful, but she covers better
- T's part way down when the knot comes undone and she falls onto S. They are now a heap with legs and arms
- There is much chuckling, then the Elves help them and bring them to their Marshal
- There's an important looking person organizing things in the clear space in front of the palace.
- Marshal Kelwynn greets them. They introduce themselves. He was expecting Sharai because of Rychell.
- As FST are walking to the camp the Elves are in the process of making, S feels someone tap on her shoulder. It is Rychell, he definitely saw her "Dismount". They snark at each other while walking. Decidedly frenemies.
- FST agree to meet him for dinner later. S takes them a little way off, and creates a Leomund's Tiny Hut as a ritual. S shows her the Eldon in Amber. It takes her a minute, but then she is frantically digging through her bag.
- S convinces her to wait at least one day for her to study the EiA before they attempt to Resurrect him. T then has to carefully sort out her Healer's and Herbalism kits from the mess she's made of her things before she goes to help at the infirmary tent.
- S covers the EiA back in her cloak, then takes her long rest.
- F goes in search of a bath. Possibly several baths if she can get them.
- Time passes.
- S "wakes" up and casts Detect Magic as a ritual - The EiA is glowing brightly, and it has a strong Necromantic aura.
- She looks more closely. The skeleton itself seems to be giving off the Necromantic aura while the amber-like substance surrounding it is Conjuration.
- She continues to study the intricate weave of magic in and around the item, she decides that the skeleton was created using Necromancy and then encased in the amber-like substance after to contain the power exuded by the essence in the skeleton. The skeleton will probably be animate and will probably be hostile. S is now pouting because she probably has another fight on her hands.
- F came back and Tranced as well, and is just "waking up" as S begins pouting.
- T returns to the Hut at dusk.
- They concoct the plan that they will put the EiA in a Magic Circle (cast by T), then they will Dispel Magic (cast by S) on the amber-like substance to release the (probably) Animate and hostile skeleton which will be contained. Then they can pulverize the creature through normal (fighty-fighty) means hopefully leaving bits which T can then Resurrect whereas S believe if they just Dispel Magic on the skeleton it might poof into nonexistence leaving nothing for Resurrection.
- 5,000 XP ea. for 159,400 XP total ea.
- Dragon on table?!
- Thessalie makes a quick little pouch out of the oil cloth she had for Lellzutho bits and sweeps the Talathon ashes into it for rituals later to prevent him from rising from the dead
- From the roof, Felosyal telepathically tells S & T what's going on outside the palace from her perch on the roof
- Sharai proposes that we retreat to safety.
- F proposes climbing up the rope to the roof and then moving the rope to climb down the outside of the building. T points out that archers or magicians could pick them off as they climb down.
- FST climb to the roof to take a rest and watch the battle.
- Rory's Telepathic Bond fades
- After a bit, the Elves have surrounded the palace and seem ready to make a move to take the palace.
- Thessalie uses Thaumaturgy to boom her voice out in a friendly "Hullo."
- There's a poof of smoke and two Elves appear on the roof next to T.
- They agree not to shot the party while they climb down from the roof on a rope.
- FST climb down from the roof via rope.
- S's descent is not graceful
- F's descent is also not graceful, but she covers better
- T's part way down when the knot comes undone and she falls onto S. They are now a heap with legs and arms
- There is much chuckling, then the Elves help them and bring them to their Marshal
- There's an important looking person organizing things in the clear space in front of the palace.
- Marshal Kelwynn greets them. They introduce themselves. He was expecting Sharai because of Rychell.
- As FST are walking to the camp the Elves are in the process of making, S feels someone tap on her shoulder. It is Rychell, he definitely saw her "Dismount". They snark at each other while walking. Decidedly frenemies.
- FST agree to meet him for dinner later. S takes them a little way off, and creates a Leomund's Tiny Hut as a ritual. S shows her the Eldon in Amber. It takes her a minute, but then she is frantically digging through her bag.
- S convinces her to wait at least one day for her to study the EiA before they attempt to Resurrect him. T then has to carefully sort out her Healer's and Herbalism kits from the mess she's made of her things before she goes to help at the infirmary tent.
- S covers the EiA back in her cloak, then takes her long rest.
- F goes in search of a bath. Possibly several baths if she can get them.
- Time passes.
- S "wakes" up and casts Detect Magic as a ritual - The EiA is glowing brightly, and it has a strong Necromantic aura.
- She looks more closely. The skeleton itself seems to be giving off the Necromantic aura while the amber-like substance surrounding it is Conjuration.
- She continues to study the intricate weave of magic in and around the item, she decides that the skeleton was created using Necromancy and then encased in the amber-like substance after to contain the power exuded by the essence in the skeleton. The skeleton will probably be animate and will probably be hostile. S is now pouting because she probably has another fight on her hands.
- F came back and Tranced as well, and is just "waking up" as S begins pouting.
- T returns to the Hut at dusk.
- They concoct the plan that they will put the EiA in a Magic Circle (cast by T), then they will Dispel Magic (cast by S) on the amber-like substance to release the (probably) Animate and hostile skeleton which will be contained. Then they can pulverize the creature through normal (fighty-fighty) means hopefully leaving bits which T can then Resurrect whereas S believe if they just Dispel Magic on the skeleton it might poof into nonexistence leaving nothing for Resurrection.
- 5,000 XP ea. for 159,400 XP total ea.
Friday, November 3, 2017
Terminate Bad Times, Oh Yeah! - November 3, 2017
- Two Ravenclaws, a Hufflepuff and a Slytherin sit down to play DnD. . .
Picking back up in the middle of a battle:
- Thessalie casts a brilliant Dispel Magic. There's a blindingly bright flash of light, and it's the SUN! S & T are blinded for two turns. DisAdv on Attack and ST.
- Felosyal Disengages from the Behir and Dashes around the room towards the suddenly bright light and up to the Drow Soldier.
- Sharai casts Cone of Cold at the DS for 28 cold damage
- The Behir moves back up the corridor into the central room and up to Felosyal, then breathes lightning at T and F, completely missing F and grazing T with 33 lightning dmg
- DS swings wildly at F managing to get her for 6 piercing and 10 poison
- T casts Regenerate on her self regaining 33 HP. She then misses DS with her SW.
- F activates the poison on her magicky dagger, but misses then misses again with her longsword
- At this point the party can hear utter pandemonium going on outside. S casts Fireball for 33 fire dmg on the Behir and killing the DS
- B misses biting Felosyal and then grabs her with its tail for 16 bludgeoning dmg and 13 slashing dmg and she is now Grappled
- T misses the B with her SW for 9 radiant dmg then she moves back into the room out of breath alignment with F
- F stabs the B in the face with her magicky dagger for 36 piercing dmg but misses with her longsword
- S moves to see the B then casts Fireball on it for 39 fire dmg
- B bites F for 22 piercing dmg and she is swallowed
- T hits the B with her SW for 12 force dmg then she casts Sacred Flame on it for 19 radiant dmg and it dies
- Felosyal cuts her way out of the belly of the dead Behir
- S uses Prestidigitation to clean the gastric juices and blood from F
- T pats her friend down in a panic after watching her get eaten
- S begins examining the device that created the Darkness. It is a pill-shaped amber orb about 36" in the long direction and 18" in the short direction. There is a small skeleton (halfling-esque) with funny looking arms and a bulbous, bumpy mandible in the orb. It is surrounded by a circle of crystals embedded in the floor and sort of focused at the orb.
- S lifts the ovoid orb out of the crystal and then she and F hear someone running in their direction, so runs into the open area and casts Leomund's Tiny Hut
- A man, who is Talathon, runs into the room.
- T burst out, "Talathon!"
- He responds, "Not you again!"
The Battle with the Necromancer
- Tal summons two Drow Revenants on the edges of the Hut.
- F shoots Tal with her longbow for 10 piercing
- T casts Warding Bond on F
- S readies a level 3 Fireball if Tal Dispels Magic on the Hut
- DR1 waits
- DR2 waits
- Tal casts Dispel Magic on the Hut, triggering S casting Fireball, but Tal casts Counterspell so that the Fireball fails
- F moves to Tal and stabs him with her magicky dagger for 8 piercing dmg then she misses him with her longsword
- T Turns Undead, and nothing happens. "Mother Puss Bucket!" She then runs up to Tal screaming like a tiny, adorable banshee
- S casts Fireball on everything for 13 fire dmg on Tal and 26 on the DRs
- DR1 moves to S and punches her 11 bludgeoning dmg and grabs her so she is now Grappled then punches her again for 13 bludgeoning dmg
- DR2 moves to flank S and punches her for 8 bludgeoning dmg and then misses her with its second punch
- Tal casts Time Stop freezing everyone in place
- Tal casts Globe of Invulnerability then moves into the corner where he can't be flanked
- Tal casts Mirror Image
- Tal casts Fire Shield
- Tal casts Lightning Bolt on F and S for 25 lightning dmg
- F misses Tal with her magicky dagger then misses him again with her longsword
- T quickly studied the Revenants and knows they Resist Necrotic and Poison dmg, are immune to Poison, and can't be Charmed, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned, or Stunned. She casts Spirit Guardians.
- S casts Fireball on the DRs and they take 32 fire dmg
- DR1 takes 18 radiant SG dmg then punches S for 13 bludgeoning dmg and 11 bludgeoning dmg
- DR2 takes 6 radiant SG dmg then punches S for 16 bludgeoning dmg and 14 bludgeoning dmg
- Tal takes 14 radiant SG dmg then casts Banishment on T, but it hits one of the Spirit Guardians instead and it pops
- F stabs the wall next to Tal (Crit Fail) with her magicky dagger then slices him with her longsword destroying one of his Mirror Image duplicates
- T casts Flame Strike on Tal for 6 fire dmg and 12 radiant dmg
- S casts Thunder Wave on the DRs for 9 thunder dmg and then she runs into the room where the Darkness was originating and sticks herself in a corner
- DR1 takes 7 radiant SG dmg and moves to flank F with Tal then punches her for 4 bludgeoning dmg after missing once
- DR2 moves to T and takes 13 radiant SG dmg and punches her for 9 bludgeoning dmg and again for 11 bludgeoning dmg
- Tal takes 9 radiant SG dmg then he Misty Steps (Bonus Action) out of his corner then he casts Cone of Cold on everything including the DRs dealing 14 cold dmg to FST and the DRs both take 28 cold dmg
- F stabs DR1 with her magicky dagger for 33 piercing dmg taking 4 bludgeoning dmg from a glancing blow as she darts past DR2 then she slices Tal with her longsword killing a second duplicate
- T casts Guardian of Faith and moves to the other side of the DR2
- S Crit Fails her first Death Save
- DR2 takes 6 radiant SG dmg and 10 radiant GoF dmg then misses T with both his punches
- Tal takes 15 radiant SG dmg and 10 radiant GoF dmg then casts Cone of Cold again for 32 cold dmg to FST and destroying DR2
- F stabs at him and destroys the last duplicate and then she decapitates him with her longsword
- T asks S to burn Talathon's body, while they are doing that F climbs the rope and looks out on the chaos in which some very organized Elves are systematically killing the fleeing and panicking Drow
- S holds her fire spell until Talathon's body is reduced to a pile of ash leaving only a silver ring with diamonds embed around the perimeter which S picks up and pockets to examine later
- 7,940 XP ea for 154,400 XP total ea. (NOW level to 14)
Picking back up in the middle of a battle:
- Thessalie casts a brilliant Dispel Magic. There's a blindingly bright flash of light, and it's the SUN! S & T are blinded for two turns. DisAdv on Attack and ST.
- Felosyal Disengages from the Behir and Dashes around the room towards the suddenly bright light and up to the Drow Soldier.
- Sharai casts Cone of Cold at the DS for 28 cold damage
- The Behir moves back up the corridor into the central room and up to Felosyal, then breathes lightning at T and F, completely missing F and grazing T with 33 lightning dmg
- DS swings wildly at F managing to get her for 6 piercing and 10 poison
- T casts Regenerate on her self regaining 33 HP. She then misses DS with her SW.
- F activates the poison on her magicky dagger, but misses then misses again with her longsword
- At this point the party can hear utter pandemonium going on outside. S casts Fireball for 33 fire dmg on the Behir and killing the DS
- B misses biting Felosyal and then grabs her with its tail for 16 bludgeoning dmg and 13 slashing dmg and she is now Grappled
- T misses the B with her SW for 9 radiant dmg then she moves back into the room out of breath alignment with F
- F stabs the B in the face with her magicky dagger for 36 piercing dmg but misses with her longsword
- S moves to see the B then casts Fireball on it for 39 fire dmg
- B bites F for 22 piercing dmg and she is swallowed
- T hits the B with her SW for 12 force dmg then she casts Sacred Flame on it for 19 radiant dmg and it dies
- Felosyal cuts her way out of the belly of the dead Behir
- S uses Prestidigitation to clean the gastric juices and blood from F
- T pats her friend down in a panic after watching her get eaten
- S begins examining the device that created the Darkness. It is a pill-shaped amber orb about 36" in the long direction and 18" in the short direction. There is a small skeleton (halfling-esque) with funny looking arms and a bulbous, bumpy mandible in the orb. It is surrounded by a circle of crystals embedded in the floor and sort of focused at the orb.
- S lifts the ovoid orb out of the crystal and then she and F hear someone running in their direction, so runs into the open area and casts Leomund's Tiny Hut
- A man, who is Talathon, runs into the room.
- T burst out, "Talathon!"
- He responds, "Not you again!"
The Battle with the Necromancer
- Tal summons two Drow Revenants on the edges of the Hut.
- F shoots Tal with her longbow for 10 piercing
- T casts Warding Bond on F
- S readies a level 3 Fireball if Tal Dispels Magic on the Hut
- DR1 waits
- DR2 waits
- Tal casts Dispel Magic on the Hut, triggering S casting Fireball, but Tal casts Counterspell so that the Fireball fails
- F moves to Tal and stabs him with her magicky dagger for 8 piercing dmg then she misses him with her longsword
- T Turns Undead, and nothing happens. "Mother Puss Bucket!" She then runs up to Tal screaming like a tiny, adorable banshee
- S casts Fireball on everything for 13 fire dmg on Tal and 26 on the DRs
- DR1 moves to S and punches her 11 bludgeoning dmg and grabs her so she is now Grappled then punches her again for 13 bludgeoning dmg
- DR2 moves to flank S and punches her for 8 bludgeoning dmg and then misses her with its second punch
- Tal casts Time Stop freezing everyone in place
- Tal casts Globe of Invulnerability then moves into the corner where he can't be flanked
- Tal casts Mirror Image
- Tal casts Fire Shield
- Tal casts Lightning Bolt on F and S for 25 lightning dmg
- F misses Tal with her magicky dagger then misses him again with her longsword
- T quickly studied the Revenants and knows they Resist Necrotic and Poison dmg, are immune to Poison, and can't be Charmed, Frightened, Paralyzed, Poisoned, or Stunned. She casts Spirit Guardians.
- S casts Fireball on the DRs and they take 32 fire dmg
- DR1 takes 18 radiant SG dmg then punches S for 13 bludgeoning dmg and 11 bludgeoning dmg
- DR2 takes 6 radiant SG dmg then punches S for 16 bludgeoning dmg and 14 bludgeoning dmg
- Tal takes 14 radiant SG dmg then casts Banishment on T, but it hits one of the Spirit Guardians instead and it pops
- F stabs the wall next to Tal (Crit Fail) with her magicky dagger then slices him with her longsword destroying one of his Mirror Image duplicates
- T casts Flame Strike on Tal for 6 fire dmg and 12 radiant dmg
- S casts Thunder Wave on the DRs for 9 thunder dmg and then she runs into the room where the Darkness was originating and sticks herself in a corner
- DR1 takes 7 radiant SG dmg and moves to flank F with Tal then punches her for 4 bludgeoning dmg after missing once
- DR2 moves to T and takes 13 radiant SG dmg and punches her for 9 bludgeoning dmg and again for 11 bludgeoning dmg
- Tal takes 9 radiant SG dmg then he Misty Steps (Bonus Action) out of his corner then he casts Cone of Cold on everything including the DRs dealing 14 cold dmg to FST and the DRs both take 28 cold dmg
- F stabs DR1 with her magicky dagger for 33 piercing dmg taking 4 bludgeoning dmg from a glancing blow as she darts past DR2 then she slices Tal with her longsword killing a second duplicate
- T casts Guardian of Faith and moves to the other side of the DR2
- S Crit Fails her first Death Save
- DR2 takes 6 radiant SG dmg and 10 radiant GoF dmg then misses T with both his punches
- Tal takes 15 radiant SG dmg and 10 radiant GoF dmg then casts Cone of Cold again for 32 cold dmg to FST and destroying DR2
- F stabs at him and destroys the last duplicate and then she decapitates him with her longsword
- T asks S to burn Talathon's body, while they are doing that F climbs the rope and looks out on the chaos in which some very organized Elves are systematically killing the fleeing and panicking Drow
- S holds her fire spell until Talathon's body is reduced to a pile of ash leaving only a silver ring with diamonds embed around the perimeter which S picks up and pockets to examine later
- 7,940 XP ea for 154,400 XP total ea. (NOW level to 14)
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