Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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Evelyn smiles at Cor, "Ah, a talented arcanist. This is a fine scroll and it's of a spell that I'm not familiar. I don't do this for many patrons but why don't you slide your scroll of witch bolt into one of these scroll cases here and grab that wooden sign over there. Yeah, the blank one with the jar of black paint. Here's a table for your products and an easel for your sign. You can have your own shop inside my shope. I'll even let you run the shop with no fees, until you make 1000 gp, then I'll take 10%."
Varnak burst through the shope doors like a clumsy oaf. "Evelyn, I'm here for my special orders." He turns to look at Cor setting up his sign. "Say, is that a wizard scroll you have for sale?" he opens the scroll case and says, "Witch Bolt. I've been looking for this piece of arcana. I'll pay you 50 gp for it." He swiftly pockets the scroll and leaves the 50 gp on your table.
Evelyn smiles again, "Well, if you make more, you always have a place here to sell your wares."
New Location, the Darkwood Forest. It should be said that everyone has been there before. It's the forest all around Evergreen Hollow and it's the largest forest in the realm. Warden Thorne is a tired and old man who doesn't have a lot of work to do. The couples times a year that he must leave his warden station is when there are magical beasts who get to close to town. The forest is filled with Monstrosities and Warden Thorne has a bounty on their hides. "I like to make magical capes and robes from monster pelts. It's a hobby." He explains.
I've made two tables, each with five monsters, each with the same XP. These monsters are crazy difficult, so don't get too overconfident jumping into Challenge 3. I've also provided a Challenge 2 in Table 302 and I'm planning an Orc table soon.
I'm having a great time with the town and NPCs but also my Ranger Tasco and I can't wait to make a second character. I'm thinking of a wizard, but I know this campaign is brutal so maybe I'll make another caster mutt. Good luck and good rolls!
The water-filled tunnel curves sharply to the south. Yuno lights a torch and holds it in her hand as she travels the dark water-filled tunnel.
Perception: 17
As she walks she smells something oily in the air. She freezes in her tracks and looks to her right. She sees an indent in the wall. Peeking at it she sees that it has a scythe blade hidden there. It is a scythe trap of some kind. However, noticing that the trap, if triggered would cut across her belly, and the tunnel she is in has waist high water, Yuno takes a deep breath and begins swimming after putting the torch out. She swims close to the ground. Even if the trap is triggered it will miss her. While swimming along the tunnel now, she notices a button on the floor. "This must be what triggers the trap" Yuno thinks, before swimming past it.
Yuno soon finds herself in front of a stone door on a slightly elevated stone platform. Yuno squeezes her skirt to get the water out before approaching the door. It is locked. She tries lockpicking but she has a bad feeling about it.
Lockpick: 7
The lock is complicated. She can't seem to open it. Yuno looks back at the waterlogged tunnel and sighs, "You've gotta be kidding me." She turns back and swims to the central location. Now back to where she started, Yuno decide to go clock-wise. She goes down the south tunnel. She ends up at a Half-sunk wooden door. Being water-logged, it has swollen up and gotten stuck. Yuno rubs her hands together but because she is wearing gauntlets it makes a screeching metal sound which makes her cringe.
STR: 4
Yuno punches the door but it refuses to break. She is quickly running out of places to explore in this dumb dungeon. Returning to the hub area, Yuno looks at the west tunnel but then heads north instead. Just like the south tunnel, Yuno encounters another waterlogged, half-sunk door. "Round 2" Yuno announces as she cracks her knuckles.
STR: 19
This time Yuno is able to smash the door apart. Beyond is an L-shaped chamber. Small beams of light fall from cracks in the ceiling, which is a good 60ft above Yuno in this room. There is another wooden door, this one seems a lot thicker and made of better wood. It is also swollen shut. "Yep! Can't break through that!". To her east is another dark tunnel but this one is blocked by a rusty Iron Gate that is locked. The northern "head" of the L is on an elevated platform Yuno notices a dead adventurer skeleton. There is something carved on to the wall next to it.
Luck Check: 8
Perception: 13 (Inspiration: 21)
Yuno recognizes the text as elvish. It says "Can't find the key!" "So there's a key here..." Yuno muses. She looks around and eventually finds a loose stone. Pulling it aside reveals a small hidden compartment. There she finds a key to the iron gate as well as 9 GP. "Finally! Progress!" Yuno says before using the key to open the iron gate on the east.
Yuno didn't do anything at all so I don't think it's fair for Yuno to take a cut. So I'm going to say Fuifui gets the full 300 GP and Syrah and Fuifui should both get 300 XP each.
Don’t sweat it, the attitude is what counts. You went in to help and that’s what you should be rewarded for. Fuifui gladly shares with Yuno. Helping people must be rewarded imho.
|| Oriace - Halfling Bard - Dragon Heist || Valerian - Elf Rogue - Wildnis || Rowan - Halfling Giant - Runewarren || Khazela - Spiritfarer Dervish - Yawning Portal || Arista - Frost Sorcerer - Old Keep || Marasatra - Blood Mage - Avernus || Lan Shi - Liquid Swords || Syed - Drakkenheim || Kaelthor - Dragonlance ||
Yuno is like super evil though. But I'll take the extra XP and gold if insist.
Maybe Yuno is an anti-hero and went in with bad intentions and for personal gain but still. I like the idea that Yuno went to steal the reward but got clobbered and had to share under Syrah’s watchful eyes.
|| Oriace - Halfling Bard - Dragon Heist || Valerian - Elf Rogue - Wildnis || Rowan - Halfling Giant - Runewarren || Khazela - Spiritfarer Dervish - Yawning Portal || Arista - Frost Sorcerer - Old Keep || Marasatra - Blood Mage - Avernus || Lan Shi - Liquid Swords || Syed - Drakkenheim || Kaelthor - Dragonlance ||
Will select, 1-10: 1x Skeleton (50 XP, bounty each skull, 10 gp)
Kane arrives in town, hurried and scatterbrained. "What a magical town." He thinks to himself. Kane grabs a bounty for a Skeleton and hikes 12 hours West to the Silverwood Forest. Just outside the gloomy place, he camps for the night, using survival for several minutes, survival 11, 18, 2, 6, 18. He figures out how to make a leanto and uses fire bolt to start a campfire, 9 fire damage, "Whoa, that might be too big." He laughs as he rests for the night.
In the morning he casts mage armor making his AC 12 become AC 15, then he immediately takes a short rest and uses arcane recovery to gain the spell slot back.
Entering the Silverwood is full of excitement, "I can feel the shadow magic. This place must be linked to the Shadowfell in some way." Kane thinks to himself.
Suddenly, a skeleton jumps out during a default approach 60 feet.
Kane init 15
skeleton SK1 init 18
Round 1
Kane uses Lucky to force disadvantage on this attack,
SK1 targets Kane, shortbow Attack: 10 Damage: 6
Kane responds with a magic missile and SK1 takes 4, 2, 5
Round 2
Kane uses Lucky again to force disadvantage on this attack,
SK1 targets Kane, shortbow Attack: 24 Damage: 6
Kane responds with a magic missile and SK1 takes 5, 4, 5
Kane collects his monster parts and returns to town to turn in the bounty. He asks around if there is a camping spot, where he can stay for free and Warden Thorne shows him to the "bonfire" people. Mystics, Vagabonds, Travelers, and Wayfarers who don't have the money for the inn, have made a camp site for all who are welcome to pitch a tent and sit by a bonfire.
1x Skeleton Reward
monster part bounty 10 gp
50 XP
The eastern tunnel curves south. Eventually Yuno finds a few small steps that go up to a single square room that is elevated just enough to not be flooded by the water. In this room she sees a Chest of Drawers one one side, pushed up against a wall. There are also some old pillows as well as a an old smoking pipe. Yuno looks up and sees light coming from a hole in the ceiling as well as some torn rope. She figures the dead adventurer must have tried rappelling down into this aqueduct but their rope snapped and they got stuck in this small two-room area. Checking the chest of drawers, Yuno finds some dresses and female clothes. She jokes, "Damn... in a water filled space but no swimsuits." There is nothing among the clothes that is of any interest to her so now Yuno has no choice but to return to the central hub.
Yuno stares down the west path. She then grumbles, "Alright alright. I guess 'left' it is!"
As she wades down the dark west tunnel, Yuno eventually finds herself in a junction. Another tunnel branches off from this main westward path and goes northwest. Yuno looks from the west path to the northwest and then to the west before deciding to head northwest.
Perception: 9
CON Save: 10 Dmg:17 Poison
Encounter 201: 76
Burning Second Winds: 7 + 3 HP
As she continues to walk down the passage, she notices that it takes a sharp east turn. Cautious Yuno beings getting closer but then feel her foot snag on something. I trap wire triggers a trap. A poison dart is shoot right into Yuno's neck. She quickly pulls it out but then groans in pain as her head begins spinning and she feels her blood boiling. Grasping her sides, Yuno is temporarily huddled over in severe pain as she fights against the poison. While she does manage to survive it, she is still in a lot of pain. Her whole body feels warm.
Initiative:
Yuno: 12 (HP: 16/23)
Quasit: 15 (HP: 25/25)
Yuno wades into the bend, a Quasit materializes and screeches at her with a psionic attack.
Quasit Scare:
Yuno DC10 WIS save: 15
Yuno Bastard Sword: 7 Dmg: Missed
BA Bastard Sword: 13 Dmg: 6
Yuno weathers the psionic attack and announces, "FINALLY. It's Killing Time!" Yuno lunges with her right bastard sword but the Quasit jumps high. Yuno's sword rams into the wall and sticks to it. The small fiend tries to jump on to Yuno's face and rip it apart but Yuno's left sword swings across the air and slams into the side of the creature and smacks it into the water. It lands with a splash.
Round 2;
Yuno (16/23)
Quasit (19/25)
Quasit Invisiblity
Yuno Bastard Sword (Vex cancels disadvantage): 6
BA Bastard Sword: NAT1 (Disadvantage: 21)
As the water subsides, Yuno eyes the area around her. She tries to sense the creature's presence. She can't see it but she can smell it. She swings at the water blindly. Her swords slashing the water around and making Yuno wet. But the fiend keeps evading her.
Round 3:
Yuno (10/23)
Quasit (14/25)
Rend vs Yuno: 4 (DIS: 16) Dmg: 6
Yuno Bastard Sword: 18 (DIS: 16) Dmg: 5
BA Bastard Sword (Vex cancels disadvantage): NAT 1
There is a splash in the water and Yuno quickly turns around as the Quasit becomes visible again. She manages to swat it away but not before it slashes Yuno's throat. Yuno clutches her throat and feels the burning in her blood again. By the time she is able to stop the bleeding, the creature has disappeared again...
Round 4:
Yuno (10/23)
Quasit (7/25)
Quasit: Invisibility.
Yuno Bastard Sword: NAT20 (DIS: 19) Dmg: 7. Quasit Concentration: 4
BA Bastard Sword: 10 (Vex: 9) Dmg: Miss
Yuno scans her surroundings but she still can't see the fiend. Suddenly her nose twitches and then she swings at air. Her sword makes a direct impact with the torso of the fiend and the creature is sent flying through the air and slams into a stone wall, bloodied and bruised. Yuno laughs at it and points at her nose "Can't run from me. I can smell your blood."
Kane is woken by the smell of patchouli and morning chanting.
Returning to The Grove he rolls Encounter Table 101 (Level 1 recommended) 98,
But selects 91-95: 1x Dire Wolf (200 XP, bounty full carcass or pelt, 40 gp)
Kane treks to the Silverwood, casting mage armor when he gets there and then using arcane recovery to gain the spell slot back.
This time he hunts the illusive dire wolf, choosing a default approach of 50 ft (to be fair)
Kane init 7
dire wolf DW1 init 10
Round 1
Kane uses Lucky to force disadvantage on this attack,
DW1 targets Kane, bite Attack: 6 Damage: 8
Kane responds with a magic missile and DW1 takes 3, 5, 4
Round 2
Kane uses Lucky again to force disadvantage on this attack,
DW1 targets Kane, bite Attack: 11 Damage: 13
Kane responds with a magic missile and DW1 takes 3, 5, 2
DW1 takes 8 damage in the first round and 9 damage in the second round. DW1 (5/22)
Round 3
DW1 targets Kane, bite Attack: 12 Damage: 9
Kane uses heroic inspiration to gain advantage to offset the disadvantage from ranged spell attack
Kane casts fire bolt, Attack: 17 Damage: 4
Round 5:
Yuno (4/23)
Quasit (0/25)
Quasit Rend vs Yuno: 20 Dmg: 6
Yuno Bastard Sword: 23 (DIS: 19) Dmg: 7
BA Bastard Sword: Already dead.
The Quasit is now desperate. It doesn't go invisible and instead attacks Yuno relentlessly. It jumps up and slashes across Yuno's face. Yuno's screams of pain echo through the halls of the aqueduct. As soon as she shakes off the tiny fiend, it leaps at her once again but this time, Yuno swings her sword with full might and causes the small creature to explode in a shower of purple blood and gore when her blade makes impact. Yuno pants, tired and nearly dead. The walls around her are now splattered with purple blood. The water around her is turning red from her own blood. Right now, her breathing is the only sound here. "Now... LET'S SEE WHAT LOOT HE HAD!" Yuno announces, quite enthusiastically and cheerfully despite nearly dying again. To fight is Yuno's calling in life. She wouldn't have been in the life she is now if she was afraid of dying. The risk of death is just part of the fun for her.
Checking the nook, it seems the Quasit made a nest out of a torn sack, some utensils, broken whetstones, wood scrap and... "TREASURE!" Yuno announces as she sees 10 Platinum, 3 Copper and 1 Silver. It's not the best haul but it is what it is.
Rewards:
13 Copper (Converted to 1 SP 3 CP) From trap
100 GP (Converted to 10 PP) For the imp.
200 XP
Feeling pretty lucky as he singes the fur on this massive beast. Kane gets to scraping a pelt, with multiple attempts, survival 4, 18, 7, 10, 9, he eventually pulls off an impressive area of fur and several pounds of meat. He places the pelt in one sack and the meat in another sack. He has as much dire wolf meat as he can carry.
On his trip back, he stops to gift the dire wolf meat to the "bonfire" people and they begin roasting it over the bonfire. There is a huge feast and several hungry bellies are filled. He collects his bounty for the pelt and spends the last hours of the day scribing a scroll of magic missile (25 gp)
1x Dire Wolf Rewards
pelt 40 gp
200 XP
Yuno heads back to the small platform with the pillow and the clothes to rest up and heal.
Short Rest Recovery. Burning both 1d10 and 1d8 hit dice.
Heal: 18
After healing from her wounds, Yuno stands up and continues exploring this dungeon. She heads back to the bend with the Quasit Nest and continues eastward. Yuno's progress however is halted by an iron door that is thoroughly stuck. There is no way she is breaking through this. She turns back and goes down the west path instead. She has better luck down this path as she finds a locked wooden door. This one is on a slightly elevated platform and so is not touching the water and thus, not swollen shut. It does however, have an old padlock on it. Yuno leans down and tries to unlock it.
Lockpick: 8
STR: 5
Yuno glares at the lock, having failed to open it. She then jumps back and gives the door a flying kick but she just falls flat on her butt. "GODDAMN IT!" Yuno shouts before heading back towards town. She has expended every avenue in this dungeon. Except... She goes back to the sturdy wooden door in the dead adventurer room. She hadn't tried to break it down.
STR: 3
However, even that attempt fails. Now having REALLY expended every avenue she heads back to the village to rest up for a day (6 SP) and cheer herself up with some sweets. She wonders while making her way back, " I wonder if they have ice cream."
Frustrated with how the dungeon dives have been going, Yuno decides to take a 4 day vacation. By Vacation, she means bandit killing at the canyon. She checks some bounties and packs up a wagon and heads out.
Encounter Table 201: x4 Bandits
Initiative:
Yuno: 14
Bandits: 21 (NAT 20)
As she rides her wagon around the middle of the canyon, suddenly she hears a taunt, "What have we here? A young girl all alone going through the canyon? This will be easy!" Four bandits pop out from small holes in the floor crossbows armed. They mean to rob Yuno of her belongings.
Round 1:
Yuno (HP 23/23)
Bandits (3 remaining; 11 HP each)
Crossbow1: 10
Crossbow2: 8
Crossbow3: 14
Crossbow4: 5
Yuno Bastard Sword vs Bandit 1: 15 Dmg: 7
BA Bastard Sword: 11 (vex: 22) Dmg: 10
Yuno leaps from her wagon as the crossbow bolts fly, missing her. She runs up, the bandits having trouble readying a second shot. She jumps over one of the bandits, swapping the grip of her swords into reverse grip as she does so and then, impales the bandit from behind with both her swords. With a shout the bandit dies.
Round 2:
Yuno (HP 18/23)
Bandits (3 remaining; 11 HP each)
Crossbow2: 10
Crossbow3: 7
Crossbow4: 19 Dmg: 5
Bastard Sword vs Bandit2: 6
BA Bastard Sword: 18 Dmg: 9
More bolts fly at her. Yuno is able to block two of the bolts with her swords but the third bolt imbeds itself at the side of her belly. Yuno lets out a yelp of pain. The bandits are scattered around. She can't get to more than one of them at a time. She runs up on the bandit that shot her. Quickly twirling the sword in her right hand into a standard grip, she swings aiming at the bandit's neck but he ducks to avoid the swing. However Yuno then brings down her left sword and stabs the bandit through the shoulder. As he screams out in agony, the other bandits load their next shot and aim for Yuno.
Round 3:
Yuno (HP 15/23)
Bandits (2 remaining; 11 HP each)
Scimitar2: 10
Crossbow3: 13
Crossbow4: NAT 20 Dmg: 7
Bastard Sword vs Bandit2: NAT20 Dmg: 10
BA: Second Wind: 4
The bandit after getting stabbed in the shoulder, quickly draws a scimitar and tries to attack Yuno, only to get immediately get immediately decapitated by Yuno's right handed swing. Yuno turns around and begins running towards the next bandit. She dodges the crossbow bolt he fires but the last bandit hits her in the thigh. Yuno's eyes go wide in pain as the bolt rips right through her thigh and sticks to the ground. Even with a gaping wound in her leg, Yuno continues running and gets right in the third bandit's face.