Doug's Strength of Thousands Campaign

Game Master Doug Hahn

Root seems a bit dazed right now. She says something but in her small voice, it's too hard to hear.

Soomdevi damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

The nuggets slosh forward to the last things that hurt it… more difficult terrain… it attacks 1d2 ⇒ 2 Soomdevi!

McTendril: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21
B, A: 1d8 + 5 + 2d4 ⇒ (6) + 5 + (3, 2) = 16

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Buckets of Nuggets

Party Conditions: Inspired!
Battlemap

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➤ Alrinkiri (22/58 HP)
➤ Akoril (65/65 HP) │ Shield Reaction Used
Impossible Nuggets 2 (-68 HP)
➤ Soomdevi (32/48 HP)
⠀⠀➤ Blinks (32/32 HP)
➤ Chimwemwe (61/63 HP) │ Overdrive (resist Acid 7), shield -2
➤ Wisps (58/58 HP)

Having no desire to be that close to the horrible nuggets, Alrinkiri dashes away before repeating their spell.

◆Stride, ◆◆Cast scatter scree (area marked on map)

Magical Bludgeoning, IC: 3d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4, 2, 4) + 3 + 1 = 14 DC 20 basic Reflex, squares are difficult terrain.

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Impossibly the Impossible nuggets once again avoid crit failing the blsst! Nearby plants hungrily gobble up pieces of scattered nugget scree. 14 B damage.

"See? The nuggets of impossibility are almost destroyed!"

Wisps sends another blast of fire at the remaining nugget.

Produce Flame: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 1 = 12

Fire!: 3d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3, 4, 2) + 3 + 1 = 13

Inspire Courage, Produce Flame

Akoril continues to back peddle, not wanting to be anywhere close to the hopefully soon to be splattered everywhere nuggets.

telekenetic projectile: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 1 = 22
b damage: 3d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 1, 6) + 4 + 1 = 15

You smack and tenderize the nugget… but it's still going strong!

☀☀☀
Buckets of Nuggets

Party Conditions: Inspired!
Battlemap

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Alrinkiri (22/58 HP)
Akoril (65/65 HP) │ Shield Reaction Used
Impossible Nuggets 2 (-97 HP)
➤ Soomdevi (32/48 HP)
⠀⠀➤ Blinks (32/32 HP)
➤ Chimwemwe (61/63 HP) │ Overdrive (resist Acid 7), shield -2
Wisps (58/58 HP)

Chimwemwe runs after the ooze and slams his shield toward it. "Stop moving!"

◆ Stride
◆ Stride
◆ Strike vs. 2: +1 Striking Shield Boss (E), IC: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 14 + 1 = 29
Magic, Bludgeoning, Overdrive, IC: 2d6 + 4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 + 3 + 1 = 13

Soomdevi tries again to bludgeon the blob with rocks.

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 6, 3) + 4 = 18

He then casts shield.

2d20 ⇒ (1, 15) = 16

The nuggets slosh forward but fail to do much more damage in their blown-apart state.

You finish it off easily. Had 7 HP left at end of round, and looks like the Nugget wasn't going to have a world-changing turn.

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BUK BUK BUK Lucky Bones runs happily in circles. Root is dazed but mostly alright. She's sitting on the ground.

Thanks. I was trying to ummmm… look inside the flytraps and get a… ummm… sample of the Impossible meat reactions going on… ummmm… I think the impossible meat is having a weird reaction with the plants' digestive fluid and mutating… sorry…

She starts to cry, but then notices that the flytraps are only unconscious, not dead. Oh THANK YOU! It's not the plants' fault! They're innocent.

She tells you Esi and Hibram went further in to try and find the Impossible Burger ooze that got away. Root and Lucky Bones plan on staying here and helping the Flytraps recover, and with the flytraps unconscious it will be enough to get a sample of the Impossible Mutation.

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STATUS

You may have some time crunch here as there are other students inside the dangerous gardens.

Alrinkiri (22/58 HP)
Akoril (65/65 HP)
Soomdevi (32/48 HP)
Blinks (32/32 HP)
Chimwemwe (61/63 HP, shield -2 HP)
Wisps (58/58 HP)

"We need to get to Esi and Haibram," Chimwemwe says while he quickly applies acupressure to several vital points on Alrinkiri and Soomdevi.

◆ Battle Medicine (manipulate) vs. DC 15: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Healing @ Alrinkiri: 4d8 ⇒ (5, 6, 7, 2) = 20

◆ Battle Medicine (manipulate) vs. DC 15: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Healing @ Soomdevi: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6

Alrinkiri (42/58 HP), Bolstered vs Chim Battle med
Soomdevi (38/48 HP), Bolstered vs Chim Battle med
Chimwemwe (61/63 HP, shield -2 HP)

"Thanks, that's much better. Let's get in there and make sure the others are OK." Before moving in, however, they draw a scroll and cast it, infusing themselves with healing magic. Using a scroll of heal for a two-action heal spell on Alrinkiri.

Healing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

"Agreed, Chimwemwe. Time is of the essence."

Aloirnkiri -3 hp, Chim -2 HP, Soomdevi -10 hp

You move on. Something ahead smells awful

Haibram's voice echoes from within a nearby storm drain: Why do I always get the disgustin' jobs!? "Come help" Esi says. "It'll be fun" Esi says. "Crawl aroun' this sewer for samples of rottin' fake meat," Esi says… GAAAH! DANGIT!

A spray of rot suddenly blows out from the storm drain, coating the nearby plants in revolting effluent. Clumps of moldy Impossible Meat congeal into a mutated creation that is definitely well past its expiration date. Haibram continues to mutter within the sewer, oblivious to the danger above.

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Best Used By…

Terrain: The creature has a 30' aura; see the effet reference below
Battlemap

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➤ Soomdevi (38/48 HP)
⠀⠀➤ Blinks (32/32 HP)
➤ Chimwemwe (61/63 HP) │ Shield -2 HP
Spoiled Impossible CLumps (-0 HP)
Akoril (65/65 HP)
Wisps (58/58 HP)
Alrinkiri (55/58 HP)

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Chimwemwe raises his shield and moves toward the impossible meat. "Watch out, Haibram!" He pales as he draws closer and encounters the denser concentration of stench but manages to power through somehow. It distracts him enough, however, that he misses a line in the tracing of his hidden tattoo.

The runes on his armor overload and electricity arcs between plates and scales. Fortunately, the insulation and grounding worked into the armor is enough to keep him safe, but the runes flicker and pulse erratically. He curses in Lirgeni.

◆ Raise a Shield
◆ Stride
Fortitude (E): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23
◆ Overdrive (manipulate) vs. DC 20: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

AC 24
Resist Acid/Electricity 5
5 Electric Damage > Resisted 5. No overdrive for 10 rounds.

↺ Shield Block 5

Fortitude: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

"Esi! Haibram! Hang tight!"

Soomdevie steps into the creature's aura and, despite the stench, tries to blast it with rocks, but misses.

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 6, 2) + 4 = 16

The expired Impossible ooze slips along the ground, avoiding the projectile! Somehow this ooze has decent ac (for an ooze…)

Haibram continues to mutter loudly. It seems like he's not paying much attention or can't hear you.

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The Impossible Rot rolls forward and lashes a pseudopod at Chim! It also places Alrinkiri in its aura, which stinks worse than the food storage area at the dorm when it has't been cleaned for months!

Glop: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31
B: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (1, 8) + 5 = 14 Block 5; 9 damage
And no acid thanks to resistance

Blop: 1d20 + 17 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 17 - 5 = 13 MISS

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Best Used By…

Terrain: The creature has a 30' aura; see the effet reference below
Battlemap

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Alrinkiri: DC 23 Fort vs Stink

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➤ Soomdevi (38/48 HP) │ Immune to Aura
⠀⠀➤ Blinks (32/32 HP)
➤ Chimwemwe (52/63 HP) │ Immune to Aura, Resist A. 5, Shield -7 HP, Reaction used
Spoiled Impossible CLumps (-0 HP)
➤ Akoril (65/65 HP)
➤ Wisps (58/58 HP)
➤ Alrinkiri (55/58 HP)

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Happy to be back here Akoril takes a moment to think about the Ooze.

Occultism: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Time to expetiment, hopefully we don't end up with two of them...

Akoril mentall lifts some paving stones and sends them downfield with an arrow.

spellstrike: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
piercing + bludgeoning: 2d8 + 1 + 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (7, 4) + 1 + (5, 4, 1) + 4 = 26
deadly?: 1d10 ⇒ 3

Soomdevi tries again with a blast of rocks and then casts shield.

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
Damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 4, 5) + 4 = 18

Chunks of Impossible Rot spray across the garden, but the ooze fights on, stubborn as the odor of a moldy meal!

Everyone but the witch and magus are up!

Chimwemwe slams his shield into ooze and moves away to the other side of the gunk. "Based on what I can see, this one is resistant to acid but not much else. Lightning will work on it," he calls out to his friends as he repositions.

◆ Recall Knowledge: Occultism (E): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

◆ Strike: +1 Striking Shield Boss (E): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31 (+1 more if Wisps inspires)
Magic, Bludgeoning: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 5) + 4 = 13 (+1 more if Wisps inspires)

◆ Stride

AC 22

Chim destroys the sewer-rot.

Out of combat! Chim took 9 damage and is down 11 now

A sample test tube flies out of the sewer and lands on the grass. Then another. And another.

Haibram sticks his head out a moment later. There's some brown slime on his headband.

What're you doin' here? Here to help Esi an' Root? Well I done all the disgustin' work. Lend me a hand outta here. He sticks out a filthy hand; putrefied bits of fake meat and slime and smeared under his fingernails. He looks at you, waiting for someone to help pull him up and out of the drain.

Alrinkiri relaxes their synthetic muscles as Chimwemwe destroys the disgusting ooze. Instead, they move to help Haibram out of the sewer, wiping their palm on a nearby plant.

"The impossible meats are fighting back. Root was eaten by a plant--we rescued her--and I worry Esi is still in danger," Chimwemwe says. "Do you know where she went?"

While waiting for the answer, he applies acupressure to himself in order to accelerate his own healing.

◆ Battle Medicine (manipulate) vs. DC 15: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Healing: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10

Battle Medicine bolstered: Alrinkiri, self, Soomdevi.

Eh? Probably no worse than Chizire's room. Ever seen spicy mango left under the bed for a couple years? He flicks his hand; chunks of Impossible stuff fly away into the bushes.

She went further in. All them plants went wild for the Impossible burger. There's a grill at the gazebo.

Is everyone prepared to keep going? There may not be much time to waste."

While Blinks sniffs with suspicion at the Impossible meat, Soomdevi asks if anyone thought about making Impossible Crickets yet.

"Is the gazebo further in? I bet that's where Esi went."

You move on. The path winds around and ahead you see a gazebo. Plants here writhe and dance excitedly, they must be really energized by the Impossible meat! Even the grass is moving. Difficult terrain marked on map

Esi is napping on a bench… clearly, something is wrong. There is no danger around, so you dash forward, pushing into the foliage.

Then you look up… there's something in the rafters. The ultimate combination of Deadly Plant and Impossible Meat! The creature hangs upside-down from bulbous, cellulose-connected clumps of Impossible Meat. Greasy purple-red blossoms bloom, their pistils made of quivering flesh and pollinating the area with a savory scent.

The creature hangs from the ceiling just within reach. It looks like it's trying to hide but several of you spot it.

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Impossible Bloom

Terrain: Difficult terrain marked on map
Battlemap

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➤ Soomdevi (38/48 HP) │ Bolstered against Chim BM
⠀⠀➤ Blinks (32/32 HP)
➤ Alrinkiri (55/58 HP) │ Bolstered against Chim BM
Impossible Bloom (-0 HP)
Chimwemwe (61/63 HP) │ Resist A. 5, Shield -7 HP, Bolstered against own BM
Wisps (58/58 HP)
Akoril (65/65 HP)

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Alrinkiri, wary of the what this plant might do, darts in through the disgusting terrain, slashing at the creature before retreating. 30 foot speed, so I think they can just make it in to range and back out.

+1 striking claw vs. flat-footed (Surprise Attack): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26
Slashing: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2) + 3 = 6
Sneak Attack: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9

◆Stride, ◆Strike, ◆Stride.

Alrinkiri learns something. Their claws cannot slash the meaty cellulose. Immune to Slashing.

Lovely.

Alrinkiri's claws also come away with a coating of digestive fluids. DC 21 Reflex vs acid

Acid, Resist 5: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

Reflex: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

Alrinkiri takes 1 acid damage; luckily the ring helps a lot here.

Soomdevi is up!

Soomdevi moves forward and blasts the plants with rocks.

"Let's smash it if we can't slash it!"

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Bludgeoning Damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5, 3) + 4 = 13

Soomdevi batters the thing with rocks! The bludgeoning damage seems to work.

The Mutated Impossible Burger Ooze rolls forward, unaffected by the difficult terrain. Greasy!

alphabetical Order: 1d2 ⇒ 2

It wave a tendril at Esi, but ,since Soomcdevi damaged it it moves toward him… only to run into Chim!

ImpossiblePod: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
B: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 3) + 7 = 13
Acid: 1d6 ⇒ 3 None

A fatty tendril wraps around the inventor's throat!

☀☀☀
Impossible Bloom

Terrain: Difficult terrain marked on map
Battlemap

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➤ Soomdevi (38/48 HP) │ Bolstered against Chim BM
⠀⠀➤ Blinks (32/32 HP)
➤ Alrinkiri (55/58 HP) │ Bolstered against Chim BM
Impossible Bloom (-13 HP)
➤ Chimwemwe (48/63 HP) │ Resist A. 5, Shield -7 HP, Bolstered against own BM, Grabbed DC 25 Escape
➤ Wisps (58/58 HP)
➤ Akoril (65/65 HP)

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Soomdevi steps back and blasts the plant with blunt rocks again.

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
Damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 6, 5) + 4 = 19

"Esi stay back while we try to bludgeon it!"

Alrinkiri darts into the disgusting foliage, remembering just in time to close their fist when attacking.

◆Stride 15ft through difficult terrain, ◆Strike, ◆Strike.

+1 striking fist vs. flank: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19
Nonlethal bludgeoning: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4) + 3 = 9
Sneak Attack: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7
Reflex save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

+1 striking fist vs. flank, agile second: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 14 - 4 = 25
Nonlethal bludgeoning: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3) + 3 = 10
Sneak Attack: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6
Reflex save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

◆ Escape: Athletics (E): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32

Chimwemwe chokes as he pulls at the greasy tendril wrapped around his neck, eventually wresting himself free. "Keep your distance from me," he says hoarsely while hastily tracing his invisible tattoo on the inside of his shield arm, "Then I'll blast it."

His runes fail to respond. He slams his shield toward the giant plant-ooze chimera anyway.

◆ Overdrive (manipulate) vs. DC 20: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18

◆ Strike: +1 Striking Shield Boss (E): 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 14 - 5 = 18 vs. flanked target
Magic, Bludgeoning: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 6) + 4 = 14

Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Wisps examines the creature.

Loremaster's Etude, last focus point

Occultism 1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Occultism 2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

"They're some kind of novel verduous ooze! They're immune to acid, critical hits, mental, piercing, precision, slashing, unconscious, and visual effects!"

Holding a still useless bow, Wisps spreads out a little.

"Don't worry, we can beat this thing!"

Loremaster's Etude, Recall Knowledge, Stride, Inspire Courage

Akoril flings more paving stones with his mind.

telekenetic projectile: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 14 + 1 = 24
b damage: 3d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 5, 4) + 4 + 1 = 17

Akoril then backs up, seeing no benefit in staying grouped against the pink slime tofurkey psuedo nugget impossible garden boca nugget ooze.

Chim escapes as you batter the thing left, right, up, down, and sideways. Pieces of Burger and greasy plants fly. In addition, none of you get your limps courted in acid! Ty for remembering; added the "Corrosive Surface" ability in a spoiler to the init block.

But it has a lot of Impossible vitality! Immune to the precision from sneak

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Burger Time

A tendril slaps at Chim:

ImpossiblePod: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23
B: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 2) + 7 = 11
Acid: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6 Without Overdrive I believe this means 1 acid damage.

The creature uses its defense mechanism! Gas pours out from the flowers, making everyone but Wisps and Akoril feel like they ate too much heavy food and need a lie down.

Just for a few minutes. DC 24 will saves vs incapacitation [doesn't count here], mental, poison, sleep

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Nap Time!

Terrain: Difficult terrain marked on map
Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Soomdevi: DC 24 Will save vs Sleep Gas (Mental, Poison, Sleep)
Blinks: DC 24 Will save vs Sleep Gas (Mental, Poison, Sleep)
Alrinkiri: DC 24 Will save vs Sleep Gas (Mental, Poison, Sleep)
Chimwemwe: DC 24 Will save vs Sleep Gas (Mental, Poison, Sleep)

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➤ Soomdevi (38/48 HP) │ Bolstered against Chim BM
⠀⠀➤ Blinks (32/32 HP)
➤ Alrinkiri (55/58 HP) │ Bolstered against Chim BM
Impossible Bloom (-82 HP)
➤ Chimwemwe (48/63 HP) │ Resist A. 5, Shield -7 HP, Bolstered against own BM, Grabbed DC 25 Escape
➤ Wisps (58/58 HP)
➤ Akoril (65/65 HP)

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Akoril creeps forward slightly into the edge of range and pummels it with more paving stones.

telekenetic projectile: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 14 + 1 = 28
b damage: 3d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 6, 1) + 4 + 1 = 16

Will save vs. gas: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 ↺ +1 from Arcane Safeguards if this is a magical effect.

Will (E): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Chimwemwe's eyes roll back in his head, and he falls to the ground.

HP 36/63

Alrinkiri slumps to the ground as the strange gas clogs their vents.

Perception DC 5 to hear combat, unconscious: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 4 = 10

The sounds of conflict jolt them awake almost as soon as they hit the ground. They scrabble to their feet, lash out at the creature once more, and then scramble back away from the creature, until they reach fresh air.

+1 striking fist vs. flank: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Nonlethal bludgeoning: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3) + 3 = 9
Sneak Attack: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7 Immune
Reflex vs. acid: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20

◆Stand, ◆Strike, ◆Stride (10 feet of difficult terrain, 10 feet of normal terrain for a total of 30 feet).

That will work. Waiting on Soomdevi to make his saves so narratively we don't fall too far out of syc

Chimwemwe (asleep but possibly waking up) and Wisps need to act still too, right?

Soomdevi's Will (E): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16
Soomdevi's Blinks' Will (E): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Soomdevi falls asleep. Blinks critically falls asleep.

Acid: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 Alrinkiri is exposed to acid but th eir ring protects them; it slides off their fist like water.

☀☀☀
Nap Time!

Terrain: Difficult terrain marked on map, DC 5 to wake up
Battlemap

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➤ Soomdevi (38/48 HP) │ Bolstered against Chim BM, Asleep DC 5 Perception at -4 to wake up
⠀⠀➤ Blinks (32/32 HP) │ Asleep DC 5 Perception at -4 to wake up
Alrinkiri (55/58 HP) │ Bolstered against Chim BM
Impossible Bloom (-91 HP)
➤ Chimwemwe (48/63 HP) │ Resist A. 5, Shield -7 HP, Bolstered against own BM, Asleep DC 5 Perception at -4 to wake up
➤ Wisps (58/58 HP)
➤ Akoril (65/65 HP)

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