Wrath of the Righteous (D&D 5e) ala Fabian

Game Master Fabian Benavente

"No!" Sophie cried out as the undead dwarf struck down Eliora. She reached out her hand and sparks flew outwards. The lightning coursed through the former dwarf's armor. Sophie took the creatures momentary stumble as a chance to retreat back to the hallway.

Casting Shocking Grasp
Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Adv if Metal Armor: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

What about her relentless endurance?

What about her relentless endurance?

Very good point! Something a good DM should have known. :)

You can 'wake' up automatically then.

Game on!

Eliora reeled under the undead's onslaught. Blackness threatened to overwhelm her vision numerous times but she fought against it. She took small comfort in the fact that the attack would have incapacitated or killed anyone else in the group. At least this way they remained safe as she took the brunt of the undead's ire.

Kyarra was glad that she'd trained beside mages growing up, otherwise the twin blasts of magic coming from Sophie and Shiro might have rattled her. As it was, she stepped forward, trusting them not to scorch her, and sliced her shortsword at the undead dwarf.

shortsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Sophie's blast, however, had knocked out the middle section of its ribcage, and where she should have hit flesh and bone, her sword whistled through air instead.

Dang, somebody else is going to have to finish off those last 2 HP

could Eliora actually attacked since she technically never lost consciousness?

could Eliora actually attacked since she technically never lost consciousness?

er... I sort have you falling down. I am really proud of my prose. :)

We'll let you attack if no one manages to kill it.

Eldritch Blast: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Eldritch Blast, damage: 1d10 ⇒ 6

That should do it... Shiro doesn't get attack penalties from cover less than total, so I assume shooting into melee isn't an issue.

Alarmed at the ease the undead creature brought Eliora, Shiro didn't waste his breath by trying to appeal to the creature again. Instead, another smoke-and-embers bolt shot from his hand, striking the long-dead dwarf in the face, blasting apart most of its head.

Even on her knees, she'd be able to fight a dwarf at her height :) But Shiro made it unnecessary so it's all good.

Knowing that she was unsteady on her feet, even though she was doing her best to hide it, Eliora called on the last of Iomedae's healing blessings available to the half-orc. Her pallid complexion improved somewhat as the healing took hold.

Using the last of her Lay on Hands on herself

anything else here...

if not, I'll move everyone to the other side of the tunnel.

Questions?

Game on!

Tunnel? Isn't there anything to explore in the temple?

"Oh goodness! Are you alright?" Sophie asked as she ran over to Eliora with concern in her eye, though she made a concentrated effort to not touch the half-orc. Can't be sure if I got all the electricity out. "That looked like the kinda hit that might've killed..."[/b] She looked to the others, "What to you think happened to him. I've never seen a dead man walk before..."

Tunnel? Isn't there anything to explore in the temple?

The tunnel you came in split into two tunnels (a 'T' intersection). On one side was this temple but the other side is yet unexplored and seems to be the only way to move forward.

Yes, there's stuff here in the temple but I need you guys to tell me what you will do. I don't need you to tell me when your PCs are 'going to the bathroom' :) but I do need some general guidelines, even if OOC.

Questions?

Game on!

I don't know about the others, but I had been holding off posting because I wasn't clear that combat had officially ended and that we were back in exploration mode. I was waiting for the turn update to wrap things up.

I don't know about the others, but I had been holding off posting because I wasn't clear that combat had officially ended and that we were back in exploration mode. I was waiting for the turn update to wrap things up.

When it's obvious that combat will be over (4 people hitting something that has very few hit points left), I will assume that the enemy is killed and leave room for posting assuming this scenario (Actions 2? in this instance).

Just trying to speed things up by providing multiple opportunities to post in each recap.

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Once the undead dwarf was put to rest, they peeled him off the half-orc paladin. Things did not look good for Iomedae’s chosen. The undead’s claw had torn a major artery and blood was gushing out at regular intervals in tune with her feeble heart beats…

"That looked like the kinda hit that might've killed..." She looked to the others, "What to you think happened to him. I've never seen a dead man walk before..."

"Nor this humble monk... although some elders of order back home looked like this one," Shiro mused, thinking back at some of the white-bearded ancients in the Irorian monastery he had grown up in, who seemed to spend their whole time in silent meditation. "You are... alive, yes?" he asked, hurrying over to the fallen warrior maiden once it was clear the desiccated dwarf was down for good. "Rest, we need if more healing blessings is this one to use. But first, make sure there only one enemy, yes?" This temple was looking like the first secure resting place they had come across - there was no reason to leave, not when the armored woman was only barely clinging to life.

Turn 019 – Eliora Keeps her Feet

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Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?

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Eliora's heart was heavy and she obviously looked sad as they finished searching the temple. "I can't imagine what would have happened to cause a devout priest of Torag to abandon his faith. His body is now at rest but I worry for his soul."

The half-orc sat down heavily. "Rest sounds like a plan, Brother Shiro. My body is weary."

Looking at Kyarra she said, "When it comes to evil, you must trust Iomedae to work through me. If I had attacked when I meant to, that undead creature would not have been able to viciously attack any of us."

Eliora will use her heal dice after the short rest

I am a bit baffled about the hit dice thing and long and short rests.

So after a 1 hour rest, we can roll one die and add our con modifier, and regain that number of hit points? And it's one die, because we're level one? Next level we can do that twice?

And after a long rest, we get back all our HP, but not all our Hit Dice? I don't know what that last part means.

If Eliora doesn't heal much after her hour, she should take the potion.

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Looking at Kyarra she said, "When it comes to evil, you must trust Iomedae to work through me. If I had attacked when I meant to, that undead creature would not have been able to viciously attack any of us."

Kyarra felt annoyed, but masked it behind her usual cold expression. After all, the half-orc had nearly died. "I see know that you have abilities to sense such evil. But you had not made that known to us. In the future, please, speak your intention to us, even if briefly, before such an attack."

After all, if you have time to yell threats to dead ears, you've got time to tell your companions what you're doing. She moved to the corpse and pulled the two arrows from it, examining them to see if they were still usable.

What's up with reusing ammo?

@Kyarel - what's up with the cat? Is he still around?

As the others rested, Kyarra stood guard in the door between the temple's antechamber and main room. While the others chatted, she kept her eyes on the exit. It was her nature to do this - to stand on the edges, looking outwards, to watch. She was trained to keep others safe, to look out for the good of the group, but that didn't mean she was any good in participating within the group.

When Eliora, Sophie and Anevia had recovered somewhat, Kyarra led everybody back out, and towards the south tunnel.

Assuming NPC get to heal a bit too?

After a short rest, Shiro has his Cure Wounds available again and can cast it if needed. Let’s see how Eliora rolls first, though, since there might be more need for it later, and Fabian declared we get only 2 short rests between long rests. And I kinda remember Fabian posting something about ignoring that “full heal after long rest” thing that I’m quite fine with, but can’t find the post so I might be imagining things ;^)

"I see know that you have abilities to sense such evil. But you had not made that known to us. In the future, please, speak your intention to us, even if briefly, before such an attack."

”Ladies, please,” Shiro murmured. ”A nice calming breath. Conflict not time for.”

Once it was clear that Eliora was in no immediate danger Shiro spent a few minutes satisfying his own curiosity by examining the forgotten temple, bowing respectfully at the altar and spending a few moments in silent prayer.

After a short rest, Shiro has his Cure Wounds available again and can cast it if needed. Let’s see how Eliora rolls first, though, since there might be more need for it later, and Fabian declared we get only 2 short rests between long rests. And I kinda remember Fabian posting something about ignoring that “full heal after long rest” thing that I’m quite fine with, but can’t find the post so I might be imagining things ;^)

Yes, you do NOT get all your hit points after a long rest. You do get all your hit dice after a long rest. You can spend any hit dice you have after a short or long rest.

Therefore, it doesn't make any sense to have any unspent hit dice before a long rest because you will gain them all back (up to your maximum since there's no accumulating hit dice). So... how's this? you start off with all your hit dice after a long rest and these hit dice may be spent immediately after this long rest or after any short rest during the day.

Sort of confusing.

I'll post this on the campaign tab for reference.

Questions?

Game on!

PS: I'll look into used ammunition and let you know.

Sorry to add to the question pile, but I'm confused by the discussion of when the new HD come into affect from a long rest. I was thinking since I'm only down 3hp, it would be better to save my HD until I take more damage or until we long rest. But you're saying we should use them all before the long rest. Does that mean for a long rest we can only heal by using up our HD for the next day and anything saved before the nights rest is lost? If so, yikes!

Sophie quietly tried to mediate between the Eliora and Kyarra. "I think it was just a misunderstanding, right? We still don't know what everyone can do or what everyone believes." She smiled at Eliora, "Now that we know you can sense that kind of evil, we will take care to listen more in the future. But the more information you give us, the more we can help you."

As others explored the temple, Sophie found a pew to sit on to get the weight off of her injured leg. However, she found herself quite restless as they waited.

Holding off rolling any HD until I understand the rules

Dang it, Site ate my post for the last turn. Allright, I'll try and change it to this one.

Kyarel kept his bow loosely trained on the dwarf while the others turned to looting. 'Hey Sis, that guy looked dead BEFORE we started hitting him. How do we know he's not going to get back up?'

After the dwarf's ring was taken from his unresponsive corpse Kyarel finally accepted the dwarf was probably dead. He spent a few minutes thinking about it, dragged the man outside, and then returned.

Kyarel shook his head at Eliora. "I thought you were dead. I'm not sure how you're still standing!" A thought brushed through his head "Do you feel alright? No fever or... No, you wouldn't feel it yet..." he trails off and looks meaningfully to his sister and then the doorway.

While they stand guard Kyarel speaks quietly to his sister in elven. "Alright - If there's an undead here that suggests that it's probably not holy anymore, right? ."

A little later he asks Kyarra "So - lots of undead are contagious. Do you think we need to keep an eye on the paladin? They're immune to that sort of thing. Right?"

Shivering Kyarrel looks over at the corner where the dwarf's dead eyes stare sightlessly at his killers. "Wow, the more you star at it, the worse it gets. Should we have cut his head off, or something?"

The young elf looks up, as if for a moment he could stare through stone. "How long do you think it will be until Amme comes for us?"

Eliora looked from one serious face to another and burst into a hearty laugh. "There is no conflict. If there were conflict we would not be talking," she said good-naturedly. "I was simply pointing out that not everyone knows everything and so should keep an open mind. Things can't be controlled completely all the time."

She looked slightly surprised, "I can't believe that the rest of you couldn't smell that stench. Obviously there was something evil present and to doubt a goddess' promptings is folly. I cannot give you a list of how Iomedae chooses to use me if I do not know myself. That is why I said you must trust Iomedae."

Kyarel shook his head at Eliora. "I thought you were dead. I'm not sure how you're still standing!" A thought brushed through his head "Do you feel alright? No fever or... No, you wouldn't feel it yet..."

The half-orc grinned, "I am still standing because Iomedae willed it. I have felt better but I will survive. You all still need someone to help protect you while we find our way out of here."

Sorry to add to the question pile, but I'm confused by the discussion of when the new HD come into affect from a long rest. I was thinking since I'm only down 3hp, it would be better to save my HD until I take more damage or until we long rest. But you're saying we should use them all before the long rest. Does that mean for a long rest we can only heal by using up our HD for the next day and anything saved before the nights rest is lost? If so, yikes!

Holding off rolling any HD until I understand the rules

The thing is that you do NOT have to spend your healing hit dice every time someone calls for a short rest.

I am trying to figure out a way for you to heal overnight and also have some healing dice to heal throughout the day. As you can tell, these NPCs hit hard (they also go down easy) so the system may take some tweaking.

For now, I would use all your healing dice before a long rest because you will get them all back in the morning. If in the morning, you are not fully healed, you can use some hit dice then but those won't be available later for short rests.

Clear as mud, eh? :)

Clear as mud, eh? :)

So to be 100%, if I have remaining HD at the end of the day, I can still use it as part of that long rest, right? If so, I will save my HD for now.

My brain is just not computing this healing/hit dice thing at all. Hopefully I'll pick it up as we go along...

Kyarel kept his bow loosely trained on the dwarf while the others turned to looting. 'Hey Sis, that guy looked dead BEFORE we started hitting him. How do we know he's not going to get back up?'

Kyarra frowned. "I don't know. Burn it maybe?

While they stand guard Kyarel speaks quietly to his sister in elven. "Alright - If there's an undead here that suggests that it's probably not holy anymore, right? ."

Kyarra shrugged slightly. "I would assume so, but I never received much in the way of religious training. Eliora would probably know."

A little later he asks Kyarra "So - lots of undead are contagious. Do you think we need to keep an eye on the paladin? They're immune to that sort of thing. Right?"

Concerned, Kyarra turned her gaze to the half-orc. "I hadn't thought of that. I don't know enough about it. And if she's caught it, then she's unlikely to admit it. We should keep an eye on her carefully for a few days."

Shivering Kyarrel looks over at the corner where the dwarf's dead eyes stare sightlessly at his killers. "Wow, the more you star at it, the worse it gets. Should we have cut his head off, or something?"

The young elf looks up, as if for a moment he could stare through stone. "How long do you think it will be until Amme comes for us?"

"I wouldn't count on that any time soon," Kyarra answered. Turning to her brother, she caught a forlorn look on his face, and her expression softened. Putting her arm around his shoulders, she pulled him in for a little squeeze. "Hey, don't fret, Mei-Ky. We don't need Amme to come all this way for something as minor as this. I've seen worse. Keep your head, and we'll get through this together. I swear it."

Still didn't answer the question about your cat. Is he still around, or did he wink out of existence?

Ah. Sorry. Figure he's normally winked out of existence until needed.

The young elf looks up, as if for a moment he could stare through stone. "How long do you think it will be until Amme comes for us?"

All this "Amme" business keeps making me chuckle out aloud... imagine a person being referred to as "bathtub" ;^)

Think of the HD healing as a daily power that can be triggered during rests only, and has HD/d8 charges.

Sophie looked concerned, "You mean...you think just by being here we could also become living dead?" She stood up uncomfortably, "Maybe we've stayed here too long? We should get moving again." She looked up sadly at the holy symbol of Torag. Even holy sites aren't safe. What is going on?

Kyarel spun around as Sophie spoke up from behind him. "No! no no no... well, maybe. I mean, there was an undead inside. Something made him undead. Could have been environmental, could have been..." he glances at his sister and trails off.

Turn 020 – Resting with the Dead

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Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?

Game on!

PS: I've posted a little blurb on 'healing dice' in the campaign info tab. Let me know if it's still not clear (as mud). :)

History: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

Sophie looks at the carvings with wonder, as the others described them to Aravashnial. "I bet they are the first crusaders!" she blurted out enthusiastically. "I had a story book about the soldiers as a kid! They look just like the pictures! They're armor is exactly the same!" In her excitement, she began to glow slightly yellow. Quickly, it stopped and she blushed a little. "But...um...what was your theory?" She asked Aravashnial.

Action 2:
"Oh?" Kyarel's elf ears pricked visibly as the man he'd mentally christened 'Gworm' scoffed. "What other theories are you referring to?"

When Eliora advanced her theory he looked sideways at the statues for a moment. "I suppose? I never really studied historical armor fashion. I wonder why they bothered carving statues in the middle of nowhere?"

[dice=History]1d20+1

Sophie looks at the carvings with wonder, as the others described them to Aravashnial. "I bet they are the first crusaders!" she blurted out enthusiastically. "I had a story book about the soldiers as a kid! They look just like the pictures! They're armor is exactly the same!" In her excitement, she began to glow slightly yellow. Quickly, it stopped and she blushed a little. "But...um...what was your theory?" She asked Aravashnial.

Aravashnial turned his head, "An old legend that after the First Crusade a group of crusaders who had become infected with Abyssal energies fled into these caverns to raise their deformed children in peace, and that their descendants live on today in the tunnels below the city."

Action 2:

"Oh?" Kyarel's elf ears pricked visibly as the man he'd mentally christened 'Gworm' scoffed. "What other theories are you referring to?"

Horgus shook his head, "The elf posited that I was part of a conspiracy and was working with the demons!"

He spit on the ground, "Even though it was proven false, my reputation was compromised and my business hurt. A lot."

"People should not accuse others without proof, especially when it comes to demon lovers."

"Oh no!" Sophie exclaimed, suddenly less excited the the discovery. "Are they dangerous? You said they just wanted to live peacefully, right?" She side-eyed Horgus a bit. The man was a piece of work, but the thought of him working with demons seemed a bit much. "Why did people think there was a conspiracy?" she asked.

"People should not accuse others without proof, especially when it comes to demon lovers."

"Much care should be taken with words, yes. This is wise," Shiro said, with a sidelong look at the noble. "Words have power, to move hearts and crowds. Long remembered, perhaps, if words suggest leaving behind in darkness and fear, to sacrifice others for oneself."

"If there tunnels, behind the city, never discovered. Way out, likely not easy to find, else people from above, explored and made known already," the monk went on, bringing his candle closer so he could get a better look at the statues.

Last healing question for now - do we roll our healing dice, take the average, or the max, or what? It's starting to become clear....

I have a theory, it could be witches...which is ridiculous cuz Wicca good and love the earth and women power and I'll be over here...

Kyarra spared a glance for the carvings, then busied herself keeping an eye in the dark corners. "Nothing good ever comes from demon-spawn, no matter how innocent the cause. The offspring should have been cleansed from this world. It is one more reason why we must always fight against the Infernal."

Last healing question for now - do we roll our healing dice, take the average, or the max, or what? It's starting to become clear....

You may roll or take average +1 but be consistent.

I intend to provide answers and move things along later today.

Questions?

Game on!

Kyarra spared a glance for the carvings, then busied herself keeping an eye in the dark corners. "Nothing good ever comes from demon-spawn, no matter how innocent the cause. The offspring should have been cleansed from this world. It is one more reason why we must always fight against the Infernal."

Spoken like a true Adeptus Astartes zealot :-) "Burn the heretic. Kill the mutant. Purge the unclean."

Turn 021 – First Crusaders

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Questions, comments, and/or suggestions?

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Action 1

She added, “They are not necessarily bad, are they?”

"Many stories and legends, telling even evil can turn to fight for good. Also, many righteous one has done evil, with best intentions. Judging without hearing every side, dangerous," Shiro agreed. Indeed, even his own kami patron had, according to some of the fragments of the stories he had located, caused untold devastation by trying to do the right thing, yet after all his sins he still sought to make amends and turn things around.

"Open mind should be kept, judge only what is known, not suspected, yet prepare for the worst."

Action 2

Shiro cried out in surprise as two somethings fell from the ceiling and landed on the two elves, then vanished behind cloaks of absolute darkness. Aiming towards the muffled cries of distress and the general centre of the globes of midnight, the Tian man sent out another blast of ash and embers, but saw the energy splash harmlessly on the far wall behind - clearly his strike had missed its mark.

Disadvantage sucks, and Shiro's only spell that doesn't rely on attack requires eyes on target. Move away, then try to attack...

Eldrithc Blast: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Eldrithc Blast: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 I rather doubt this is enough since it's single digits only

"KY!" shouted Kyarel as his sister was engulfed. Without even thinking he launched himself through the air, shortsword in one hand and the other outstretched to find something that was not his sister to stab.

Is there a roll to identify them? Tell me if I am doing something wrong here...
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Is there a roll to identify them? Tell me if I am doing something wrong here...

No real rule so we'll play it by ear...

This is magical monster so Intelligence-Arcana with a DC = 10 + creature CR = 11

If you pass the check, you learn these are darkmantles.

How's that?

Arcana: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Sophie could have sworn she heard a strange noise as Kyarel screamed. Like the creature was unhappy. "Um guys! Maybe they don't like noise!" Turning to the darkness she screamed, "HEEEEEEEEEEEY! Look! I think they're bothered, but I don't think I'm loud enough!"

Is this magical darkness? Can the people with darkvision still see?

Kyarra had no idea what hit her, but she knew she didn't want it on her. Trying to get her arms into position, she grabbed a handful of smooth flesh and attempted to pull it from her head.

STR: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Is this magical darkness? Can the people with darkvision still see?

It is magical darkness and darkvision does NOT penetrate the darkness.

BTW, it doesn't say but I'm assuming that these creatures crawl on the floor and up walls (10' rate) and 'fly' only by floating down from above.

Questions?

Game on!

Before I post, if we attack the creatures do we also hurt who they're grappling? If it doesn't say specifically in the description, do we assume no?

Before I post, if we attack the creatures do we also hurt who they're grappling? If it doesn't say specifically in the description, do we assume no?

Assume no but I may 'transfer' some damage from the creature to the person. Just to be mean. :)

BTW, Kyarra pulled her 'toothy umbrella' from herself.