☠ Season of Ghosts w/ DM rainzax ☠

Game Master rainzax

Based on their Stealth checks - Red 27 (beats everyone), Blue 22 (beats Lan and Vekka), Green 18 (beats Lan and Vekka) - I think Red should be Undetected to all; Blue and Green should be Hidden to Sigurd, Kazuki, and Auntie Wu, and Undetected to Lan and Vekka. Sigurd Pointed out Blue, so now Blue should be Hidden to all.

Lan takes -22 damage this turn, -49 total, 13/62 current.

Lan will attempt to Calm the Spirits by pointing out that there has been enough bloodshed. He will conveniently ignore his own faults in that regard.

Deception or Diplomacy: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16
Hero Point!
Hero Point Reroll: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27

Lan will cast Amped Shield on himself.

↺ Shield Block the first hit: break one layer (hardness 10) for damage under 15, and break two layers (hardness 15) for damage 15 or higher.

10 slashing damage

Grateful that Sigurd kept track of one of them, Auntie Wu sends another Vitality Lash at the spot he pointed out.

DC 11 Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 11
Vitality damage: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 1, 4) = 9
DC 22 basic Fort save

Then she uses Lay on Hands on herself.

◆◆ Cast a spell, ◆ Lay on Hands (AC 23 for 1 round)

Lan is about to speak...

...Lan, what are you going to say?

"Servants of Kugaptee? Surely not us!"

21 damage from Telekinetic Storm, frightened 1 after one round

◆◆ Calm the Spirits (BLUE) (Deception, frightened 1): 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 - 1 = 30

Don't hide spirits! We don't mean any harm!

◆ Cast shield

Lan's and Vekka words calm the Poltergeists immediately, who stand down, discorporating entirely, 'in' to the bookshelves around the room.

Exit Encounter

"If you are not servants of Kugaptee, then, what are you doing in this monastery?" a moderate voice demands, sounding, as it were, like the combined voices of the 3 poltergeists moments, but less violent, and more... harmonious.

"My name is... was... Yen Rui"

Just so nobody duplicates the effort: We had met a sister (who ended up attacking us) on the way here, her name was Yeri, and the sister she was looking for was Yuni. Not Yen Rui. Post introducing Yeri. I don't think we ever found out what happened to Yuni, but I initially thought it was "Yen Rui" when they were mentioned and went back looking for the posts (the search doesn't work).

If anyone recalls if we've heard the name Yen Rui before, please speak up.

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"Yen Rui, we are but simple villagers from Willowshore. We have crossed the Wall of Ghosts to find out what has corrupted this monastery."

"Kugaptee has happened here. His perversion has taken over this monastery. My wards have prevented him from being able to penetrate into here, though" It is now that you notice runic markings on the wall "What I did not expect is that his minions would lock me in here from the outside..."

You have not heard of Yen Rui before coming to the monastery, confirmed. And, the party will be able to Long Rest here so start thinking about Daily Prep, waking up at Level 7. In the meanwhile, perhaps some of your questions can be answered... you may ask as many as you like before we move on!

"Honorable Yen Rui." Sigurd bows. "Please accept my apologies for attack you. Kugaptee's minions are quite ferocious and we've had to defend ourselves."

"We are trying to cleanse this monastery, focusing on the statues within. We have cleansed two of them so far. When we do, a gh- spirit named Zui Hui emerges and helps us understand the nature of the Wall of Ghosts. Have you heard of her?"

"It seems we are fated to repeat this annual cycle, starting from the Reenactment Festival and ending right before the next one. We do not remember anything from the previous cycles, but I hope defeating Kugaptee will break it and allow Willowshore to grow again. There is a... merchant who has been selling us goods and items, but we all know he is much more than he appears to be."

"Would you allow us an opportunity to rest here?"

"Honorable Yen Rui." Sigurd bows. "Please accept my apologies for attack you. Kugaptee's minions are quite ferocious and we've had to defend ourselves."

"We are trying to cleanse this monastery, focusing on the statues within. We have cleansed two of them so far. When we do, a gh- spirit named Zui Hui emerges and helps us understand the nature of the Wall of Ghosts. Have you heard of her?"

"It seems we are fated to repeat this annual cycle, starting from the Reenactment Festival and ending right before the next one. We do not remember anything from the previous cycles, but I hope defeating Kugaptee will break it and allow Willowshore to grow again. There is a... merchant who has been selling us goods and items, but we all know he is much more than he appears to be."

"Would you allow us an opportunity to rest here?"

Yen Rui goes on to tell the legendary tale of Tan Sui-Jing and her successor of sorts, Zhi Hui, confirming what the party already knows.

She also explains about the Statues, including where all of them are located, again confirming what the party already knows. (See Map)

But there is a long pause after mention of the Wall of Ghosts, the Reenactment Festival Cycle, and the Mysterious Merchant.

"Perhaps your fates are worse than mine. At least, I am able to keep my memories. I know nothing of the world beyond this monastery, nor have I met anyone, besides you, before my imprisonment. You will find Kugaptee below. And, from what I can tell, he might become defeatable once you purify those statues, weakening his grip"

She goes on to describe what she can to help the party defeat (or, atleast dislodge) the Trapped Fiend...

Everyone can make one open check to Recall Knowledge using your choice of Tradition vs DC 28!

Religion (T): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31 Dicebot, you did good this time

"Kugaptee is below? It will be my pleasure to banish the fiend. If I am fated to repeat this cycle again, I will relish banishing him another time. I wonder if he is aware of his multiple defeats..."

Sigurd's zeal to smite demons grants him an incredible insight!