Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
Frozen Sick
D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Basic Rules (2014)
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That's the freezing death dust that falls from the sky. Are you ok?
After hearing the screaming William calls out: Wake up guys! Danger! He pokes Gerty and Aaron as he runs out without waiting for the others.
Player: Any Good Alignment // DM: Lawful Evil
Sasha wakes up quickly from her dreams of dancing and frolicking in a feywild meadow. "What..what's that screaming?" She says, quickly looking around the cabin to make sure everyone seems okay. As she notices Will running outside she quickly gets up and follows him outside, wanting to protect the few sheep she still have left. "Hey, Ufeli, time to be valiant!" She calls out to the pixie knight.
Perception to locate source of screaming: 22 Another roll if Ufeli helps out: 17
Luke snores
(Oops! I have Gerty leveled up now! Luke, lol!)
Gerty groans as Will pokes her, but quickly wakes as she hears the word danger. She grabs ahold of her axe, and kicks Luke in the foot as she runs by, "Up and at em, sleeping beauty!" and runs out the door.
Aaron stands up from his position near the hearth, grabs his hatchet and Shortsword, and rushes out behind them.
You all rush out into snowy night, heading directly for the screaming which seems to be tapering off. As you get near the paddock you see the imprint of Ufeli in the snow. His little bag on the snow next to him and surrounded by weed clippings from which the sound is emanating. He slowly gets up out of the snow and brushes himself off and begins to recollect his thistles. Muttering what sounds like fey curses….when he see you all coming to his aid he says “ this stuff be slippery, almost lost all my screaming thistle.” He gives an embarrassed chuckle.
” I were just on my way to tell you of something strange happenin round the graves, when I fell from the fence into this cold stuff o’ death….the name on the 7th gravestone has vanished and the grave itself looks fresh dug and empty, like the 8th grave…”
Sasha shakes her head at Ufeli. "We'd better take a look at that grave then." She says, cautiously moving towards the small graveyard behind the cabin, motioning for the others to follow.
Stealth: 20 Perception: 21
(Can Sasha recall the name of the 7th gravestone?)
You quietly make your way to grave sites, the wind blowing the loose snow about in a swirling dance of white. As you approach, you can indeed see the grave looks like it was just dug, dirt piled neatly next to the 6’ hole. The grave stone looks brand new as well, the weathering gone as well as the writing. You can’t quite seem to recall the full name that was there, maybe it was Oleander? Oleander Macklin? Possibly.
another odd thing you notice is the snow doesn’t seem to stick on any of the grave sites. There is approximately an inch gap between the snow and the graves.
"What? We were woken up due to you dropping screaming thistle? Why in the world do you even have the rotten stuff?" Gerty looks to Ufeli very grumpy as she scowls at the fact something so trivial woke them all up. She's sorry she disturbed Luke as well.
As she trudges after the others towards the graves, grumbling the entire way, she looks at the fact the snow isn't on any of the other graves. She puts her hand on top of the other graves to see if they are warmer than the rest of the ground? That maybe the snow was melting off of them?
Investigation 9
The earth on the graves is cold. As cold as the snow that refuses to touch it. You notice the name and date on the 6th grave seems to be fading.
Ufeli attempts to explain how the thistle makes for a great tea, and is also used as an antidote to the song of the harpy when mixed with some other herbs
William walks over to the 6th grave and tried to read the name before it fades.
Player: Any Good Alignment // DM: Lawful Evil
Sasha too takes a closer look at the graves, trying to figure out what's going on.
Investigation: 13
"What's all this about. Screaming Thistle, undug graves, I did my watch.....You mean to say that one of these graves were undug over my watch? That's a bunch of malarkey. There must be spirits be doing this! Bidderboos, fairies and spirits...Oh my! What next flying pigs as Aaron says!" Luke says grumpily being woken up to find the fairy has caused a bunch of noise and a grave has been undug. "Now that I'm up, what do you want from me? Am I looking in the undug grave? Looking for footprints? It's cold"
The Name on this grave is Jaqualine Macklin
You are unable to discern what is happening, but suspect magic of some type
In a blink of an eye, the 6th stone is clean and fresh, no names or weathering and the grave is freshly dug, the dirt sitting next to it fresh.
Ufeli is flabbergasted by what is transpiring before his eyes. “ Eegad! and folks say the fey is strange…”
Now, all the stones begin to fade except for the first Stone, Yoshua Macklin and the third Stone, Silvia Harpelle. The 8th stone begins to change, but this time letters begin to etch into the stone. An S begins to form
Aaron follows the others over and watches the bizarre phenomena take place before his very eyes, "This stinks of foul play. Sasha, can you figure out what magic is going on here? If not, what about you, Ufeli?" He shuffles his grip on his weapons a bit, clearly anticipating a worst case scenario.
"I have no idea." Sasha says in a worried tone, moving back to stand behind Aaron, realizing it is probably her name that is about to appear on the gravestone.
Ufeli will scratch his chin and move a bit closer. He will dip his finger into the fresh dirt and then taste it. Getting nothing interesting, he will pull out a rose hip from his herb pouch and put it on the soil.
” tis’ not fey magic, that’s for sure…”
the rose hip sprouts roots, then grows into a single, red rose. After a moment or two, the blossom begins to bleed human blood. Then it withers and crumbles into the blood pool before disappearing.
the 7th stone begins to etch a name, this time it is G that forms, as Sasha’s name appears on the 8th stone. In the cabin you can hear what sounds like dishes clanking together and the distinct aroma of fresh bread breaks through the snow
Loran finally pipes up as he hears the noises from the cabin and watches the tombstone change, shaking a little he steps away from the graves. "I dont like this at all! Lets just round up the animals and get outta here already!." "Why are we just standing around waiting for something bad to happen?!"
(100 Pages Btw Wow..)
High Hopes, Low Rolls. Timezone Is EST.
Surely THIS one will reach an ending...