[D&D 5e] Wrath of the Righteous ala Fabian (take 2) (Inactive)

Game Master Fabian Benavente

It wasn't until Stella dodged the second attack from the cultist that she realized that Kokam had just fallen from the assault of the other two enemies. Gathering energy from her starstone, she shouted "Out of the way!" to the enemy in front of her as a shining bolt of energy shot from her necklace and seemed to curve in the air towards the cultist nearest Kokam's body. She then spoke a few quick words and sent a small amount of healing her way to hopefully get her back on her feet.

Guiding Bolt Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Guiding Bolt Attack (Lucky Reroll): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Guiding Bolt Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 5, 2) = 15
Healing Word for Kokam: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Using one of my Star Map spells to cast Guiding Bolt

I don't think Hal and Damon go until after the cultists, though.

That's okay... Fabian has my actions ready to roll out

OOC: I'll give Roscoe a couple of more hours but I do intend to recap and move things along today.

Questions?

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Roscoe summons a large mug of force. Near the sorcerer.

Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 Bonus action

He also calls out for divine fire to burn his tiefling foe.

Sacred Flame: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Turn 140 - Tiefling Sorcerer

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The magical balls smashed into Kokam's face...and all she could taste was the metallic taste of her own blood.

The blackness of her stupor was interuppted by the smell of flowers and grass, Ah, Stella....thank you she thought as her friend's healing magic brought out of the darkness.

Blinking, Kokam stood , getting her bearings just as a great ball of fire engulfed her friends and the cultists. Holding an arm up to shield her bruised face, Kokam saw her friends still stood...but Damon had fallen.

Her first instinct was to run to his side, but she hear the tiefling's depraved laughter, and so spun around and sprinted at the crazed spellcaster!

spend 1 ki for extra flurry attack!

Attack, open hand, inspiration!, bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + 5 + (4) = 10
Attack, open hand, inspiration advantage, bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1d4 ⇒ (7) + 5 + (1) = 13

Attack, open hand, bonus, bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1d4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + (1) = 9

Attack, open hand, bonus bonus!, bless: 1d20 + 5 + 1d4 ⇒ (2) + 5 + (3) = 10

Ah well....the dice giveth....the dice taketh away!

Kokam's usual calm and determined form during combat was not in evidence as she punched and kicked wildly at the sorcerer, none of her attacks landing solidly enough to injure the spell caster...

With a Dexterity save bonus of +0 and an incoming fireball, Damon would pull out all the stops -- use inspiration for advantage on the save and bardic inspiration as well if there is any doubt about making the save. Bless looks like it gave him a +4 on the save too...

Would be the same for lightning bolt or any other highly damaging spell like that requiring a Dex save. I would also say for Damon any death effects or such he would want to cash in all his bonuses.

With a Dexterity save bonus of +0 and an incoming fireball, Damon would pull out all the stops -- use inspiration for advantage on the save and bardic inspiration as well if there is any doubt about making the save. Bless looks like it gave him a +4 on the save too...

Would be the same for lightning bolt or any other highly damaging spell like that requiring a Dex save. I would also say for Damon any death effects or such he would want to cash in all his bonuses.

** spoiler omitted **

OOC: Ok, is it safe to say that Damon will 'cash in his chips' for anything that would leave him with less than 25% of his hitpoints?

Damon Grimm wrote:

With a Dexterity save bonus of +0 and an incoming fireball, Damon would pull out all the stops -- use inspiration for advantage on the save and bardic inspiration as well if there is any doubt about making the save. Bless looks like it gave him a +4 on the save too...

Would be the same for lightning bolt or any other highly damaging spell like that requiring a Dex save. I would also say for Damon any death effects or such he would want to cash in all his bonuses.

** spoiler omitted **

OOC: Ok, is it safe to say that Damon will 'cash in his chips' for anything that would leave him with less than 25% of his hitpoints?

Yes, though he wouldn’t necessarily know ahead of time if an effect would do that. I would also including death effects and, after some consideration, effects that would force him to attack his allies (compulsions, etc).

He yells a curse at the sorcerer.

Hallvardr reaches in deeply to the iron cold core of his magic and barks a word of power in Ulfen, focusing the nexus of power 10 feet away from the sorcerer.

Shatter Con DC13 for half... thunder: 3d8 ⇒ (5, 4, 6) = 15

He then draws His sword and closes on the devil marked spell slinger.

Stella opened her eyes surprised to still be standing after the ball fire materialized, only realizing afterwards that the dragon's magic had saved her once again. Seeing the charred remains of the cultists and her party struggling to recover, particularly Damon who appeared to take the worst of the blast, Stella grabbed her necklace and in a flash of light, sparkled with the energy of the cosmos. Then reaching her hands forward, she she sent some healing magic towards those closest to the mage who needed it most.

Healing Word (Kokam): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Star form Bonus Healing (Damon): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Action: Activate Star form
Bonus Action: Healing Word
Free Action: Star Form Haaling

Roscoe's floating mug of force attempts another slam into the tiefling. Roscoe himself hustles wide so as to not be in a big bunch if another fireball goes off. He calls out a prayer, "On your feet boy-o this dance ain't over."

Healing Word Damon.

Healing Word: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Regarding contingencies, I think Stella would use inspiration if an attack like that would get her below 25% health or do more than 50% in one turn. Also unless it would knock her out completely, I don't think she would use Lucky if she only had 1 use left for the day

Also Also, with the optional rules implemented by the release of Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, a couple quick questions:
-Can we potentially use some of the optional rules for our characters? (In Stella's case, it would be for the expanded druid spell list from the Player's Handbook)
-With the Circle of Stars subclass becoming official, should I use the published version instead? (It looks like one subclass feature is changed but otherwise it's mostly similar to the UA version)

OOC: Using Tasha's Cauldron of Everything is fine, encouraged even. I think the site I look at for rules (5eTools) already has the new stuff.

Everyone should do me a favor and write something on their PC sheet with regards to contingencies such that I can check to see how you want me to handle these things when they come up again.

Questions?

Game on!

Turn 141 - On your Feet Boy

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Death Save Number Two: 1d20 + 1d4 ⇒ (15) + (4) = 19

Roscoe roars in pained frustration. "Taste now the bitter wine of wrath. Savor it. The abyss will do you worse." The stalwart mug of the laughing drunk slammed hard into the face of the tiefling with a sickening crunch.

Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Spiritual Weapon Inspiration: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Roscoe ran a few steps to Damon's body sliding the last few feet on his knees. "You've more hero in you. To your feet." He sat the paladin up as a bit of healing light washed through him.

Healing Word: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Bloody tough tiefling...

Death Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

The red light faded for a second time and Damon struggled to his feet slowly, looking around in a daze trying to understand what just happened, saying "What...is he dead?"

Stella gasped helplessly as she watched the tiefling engulf her friends in another inferno. Before she could react, she thankfully saw a ghostly tankard ram into the tiefling's head; sprawling the mage down on the ground permanently. With the last enemy seemingly taken care of, Stella sent a little bit of healing energy to Kokam & Hal, just enough to get them back on their feet and figure out what to do next.

Healing Word (Hal): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Star Form Bonus Healing (Kokam): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Double womp

Kokam scowled at her failure to lay a hand on the treacherous sorcerer, but squared up, gathering herself for another attack when a loud noise overcame her and darkness once again embraced her....

As she fell, a memory came to her; as a child, the hide tent above her snapping in the powerful winds, thunder pounding the very air , clutching her mother's arm.....then a bright summers day, rolling down a grassy hill with her brothers, her nose filled with the smell of earth and grass...

Kokam sat up , sighing as Stella's healing magic once again revived her. Looking about, she saw all of her friends, standing...including Damon , and sighed once more.

Holding her head, still sore from the thunder that had knocked her down, "I hate sorcerers...." she said simply as she got to one knee, then stood to assist the others.

"Agreed," replied Damon to Kokam, then he added to the othes,"Thank you, friends, for succeeding where I failed," upset at himself for being unable to reach the sorcerer himself. Taking inventory of the situation, Damon looked around the room and the belongings of the dead for anything useful, then settled in to bandage his wounds and try to recover somewhat from his ordeal.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Stella sat at the base of the stairs: sore, tired and frustrated at the seemingly superior ability of their enemy. After a little while though, she managed to cheer herself up at the thought that they were all still alive and in one piece. Standing, she commented to the others rather cheerfully, "I don't particularly enjoy them either but having all that power can't be that great if it doesn't actually help you stay alive!" She then walked around the space searching for any useful information or items.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Oops, forgot the important thing...

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Turn 142 - Bitter Wine

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<<slaps forehead>> Thanks Fabian. When I've remembered to think about the magic items, bracers of this sort came to mind most often. Hmmm...great minds and all :) I did have another idea, I'll send a PM

Con save DC12: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Still rubbing her head, Kokam slid the bracers off of the tiefling's arms, wondering aloud, "Now where did he find these...." marveling at the feel of the dragon scales.

A bit later, she looked around the demonic room, "Should we destroy all this? So no others can use it?"

Actions 1:

Methodically stripping arms and armor from the cultists, Damon said, ”Defender’s Heart can use all the supplies they can get—unless something here is useful for us directly.” Smiling as he saw Kokam find some bracers that may be useful for her, Damon quickly frowned as he noticed the demonic shrine in the next room, though the large chest gave him hope of further supplies that might be useful.

Actions 2:

Seeing the noxious vapor rise from the Minotaur head in the adjacent room, Damon said, ”Wait—don’t go in there yet. A foul presence lurks there.” Activating his Divine Sense, Damon tried to understand the source of the issue and perhaps think of a way to nullify the spewing vapor—from simply plugging up the Minotaur head’s orifices, to destroying it outright.

Perception or Religion to determine a way to disable the Minotaur head: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Constitution Save from the gas leaking out of the room: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

[dice=Perception or Religion to determine a way to disable the Minotaur head]1d20+2

[dice=Constitution Save from the gas leaking out of the room]1d20+2

Action 1

Rosscoe smiled, "We got him." He looks over at the corpse of the sorcerer and his spiritual weapon whacked him a couple more times just in case."[/b]

"Before we you know we all pass out from these burns we should regroup and rest a bit."

Medicine: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

Action 2

Roscoe looked around frowning at the macabre scene.

CON: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

”I know how to disable this foul relic,” said Damon, drawing Radiance and filling the holy sword with Iomedae’s power (sacred blade). Motioning for the others to stay out of the room, Damon charged in and struck a mighty blow at the mask, further channeling holy power in the weapon as he smote the unholy item with extreme prejudice!

Con Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Action #2
"Wait what relic?" Stella asked as she saw the others enter the back room. Before she could figure out what happened, she heard a loud noise and rushed quickly into room, magical fire at the ready.

Everyone should do me a favor and write something on their PC sheet with regards to contingencies such that I can check to see how you want me to handle these things when they come up again.

Gotcha, I'll adjust my character sheet over the next couple of days for the official version of the subclass (I don't own the book so I'll have to recreate it on DDB when I get the chance)

Off sick... will catch up tomorrow

Religion: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (14) + 0 = 14

Kokam was looking at the disgusting sculpture on the wall when Damon charged in and took a swing at it.

Kokam blinked, then shrugged, and began beating on the demonic symbol with the butt of her spear...

”I know how to disable this foul relic,” said Damon, drawing Radiance and filling the holy sword with Iomedae’s power (sacred blade). Motioning for the others to stay out of the room, Damon charged in and struck a mighty blow at the mask, further channeling holy power in the weapon as he smote the unholy item with extreme prejudice!

Radiance cut a notch on the metal mask of the minotaur. Nothing else appeared to have changed but Damon saw that the muzzle of the beast was no longer spewing the greenish mist that a moment ago filled the room.

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If anyone had a headache then it's gone for now.

Questions?

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That... was unexpected, a little dazed by the seemingly random actions of his companions... random but... effective, he thought drawing cleaner air into his lungs.

Dare we rest here or do we change locations?

Turning to Stella, Damon said, ”The mask of the Minotaur is a relic of Baphomet, and it was spewing a supernatural poison into the air. Once we dismantle the shrine to the evil demon god, it will become nonfunctional.”

Pulling down the mask and putting it into a bag with whatever else might be of value from the shrine (that could be repurposed or scavenged for its raw materials), Damon nodded with satisfaction and replied to Hallvardr, ”We are clear for now—the power of the unholy shrine is broken, and we should be able to rest on this floor.”

"Oh I didn't notice anything but thanks for handling that!" Stella replied as she sniffed the air a couple of times. With the area cleared and the group deciding to rest after their latest ordeal, Stella sat on the bottom of the stairway to patch herself up. As she did so, she summoned the spiritual butterfly to fly around the room and heal her most wounded comrades.

HD: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Bonus Star Form Healing (Stella): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Healing Spirit 1: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Healing Spirit 2: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Healing Spirit 3: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Healing Spirit 4: 1d6 ⇒ 4
@everyone, feel free to pick any of the healing dice(s) depending on how much you recover during the rest.

Is the plan to hit all three hideouts in one day or head back to Inn?

@Fabian, changing over to the official subclass version, the amount of times Stella can use her Star Map to cast guiding bolt should be reduced to 2 as it now matches her proficiency bonus instead of her WIS Mod. She also gained the guidance cantrip as well.

OOC: I'd like to recap but also move this forward a bit so I need to know what you want to do...

Also did anyone read, A large wooden chest sat near the west wall.

Anything on that?

Questions?

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HD: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (3, 8, 6) + 3 = 20

Roscoe took the moment to sit and rest. He attended his burns and took a long pull from his waterskin.

We should check out that chest there... , he said ambling over for a closer look.

Resting 3d8 + 6 ⇒ (2, 6, 1) + 6 = 15

Takes another healing 5 from the Desna blessed healing butterflies... puts me on full

After this, let's see if we can take the final outpost... three is a lucky number and it gives them no time to re-enforce.

Edit - He sings them a gentle soothing ballad...

1d6 ⇒ 1

With the minotaur head and shrine taken care of, Damon carefully inspected the chest.

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

If he sees a trap or other issue, he will ask for help from the others, otherwise he will retrieve the key from the sorcerer and open it.

Short Rest HD (2): 2d10 + 4 ⇒ (10, 8) + 4 = 22

Do you have a song of rest for us, Hal?

"Indeed, once we are rested, let's take care of the third safe house before they realize we are on to them," offered Damon in response to Hallvardr's suggestion.

What kind of armor and weapons do we salvage from the cultists? Damon's idea is that we can use them to help equip the defenders at the 'Heart.

Turn 143 - Brazen Minotaur Head

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Sorry about the hit die oversite. Thank you for catching.

"I am short on spells. But I am with you."

Seeing that Roscoe was still fairly wounded even after resting, he moved over and said, ”Let the light of the Inheritor soothe your wounds.”

Cure Wounds: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Roscoe smiles, "Thought that was my job."

Masterwork = +1 dmg?

The Viking pulls out the broad bladed Longsword with a sense of wonder.

The dragon style scabbard detailing and matching dragon head hilt, along with the dragon armed cross-guard reminded him of the linnorm worms of the far north.

Kömm, he whispered, eyes for the weapon alone, heedless of the other wealth.

I think... I think I'll take this.

He looked up across the sword to his companions... a hint of hope in his voice.

-After-

He looks over the paperwork... trying to connect rumours and snippets he heard earlier at the fortified inn.

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

Some of the names are vaguely familiar but he's unable to connect the mental dots.

Int DC 17: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Kokam finished strapping the bracers on her forearms, admiring the way the dragon scales shimmered in the light. Glancing up, embarrassed, in case anyone had caught her posing, she joined the other in evaluating the content of the chest.

She smiled at Stormbrow, "It suits you, Hallvardr!" she said, seeing how impressed he was with the blade.

"May I ?" she says, asking to see the papers. Her lips moved slightly as she read the note, frowning and holding the paper up , "This Minagho...she's the demonic ruler of the ruined city of Raliscrad in the Worldwound, and Vorlesh...she's the woman rumored to have helped open the Worldwound in the first place. " she said, pausing, "The attack on Kenebrae involved some very important individuals on the side of the Demon!"

2 Hit Dice: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

"Mingaho? And Vorlish? Red Morning Massacre? Never heard of any of that before. But if they're as famous and important as you say they are then I guess we should share this with the army if they arrive.

Have we heard of Faxon before? I can't remember.

Arcana or History -- both trained: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

"Sounds like you have a good handle on it, Kokam," said Damon, asking once they had finished resting, "So are we ready to move on to the Nyserian Manor?"