BB, Bolt is alive, but still out, but Keller gives a groan as you remove a charred binder and some copper tubing debris from him, giving out a long wheeze.
Keller, you feel a hand on your leg, and then the weight is removed from your chest as BB's face comes into dim focus, suffused by a pinkish glow behind him.
You have gained a level in one of your classes, gaining any class features (abilities, new spell learned, new spell slots, etc) that would come with that level up, but have not yet gained the benefits of a long rest, though you may gain the benefits of a short rest.
Grandpa, the stairs are a struggle at the angle they're tilted, but you manage, with Black's assistance nudging you from behind, to make it to the upper floor you hadn't seen before, and see, with the floor sloping away from you towards the shattered window, your companions, most of them slid against the far wall under the window, though Bryn's hopefully unconscious body is caught up on a desk halfway across the room.
You are the first one with a good view out the shattered window, and what you see causes your breath to seize in your chest. Rather than the mountainous forest that surrounded the tower you breached, you see a vast expansive plain of worn sandstone bluffs beneath a purple sky teeming with stars. There appear to be other structures in the distance, ruins, and a vast obelisk...
((Larry, give me an Investigation check, I'd adjusted the DC given your familiarity with the room.))
As the others of you stand, you see the bizarre landscape that Grandpa sees out the shattered window. The tower seems stable for now, but the precarious tilt doesn't bode well for long term.
Larry searches in a cabinet that he knows should have some emergency supplies in it, and finds some vials intact, though it seems that they were at least gone through and partially used by the duergar and/or mage. He finds two potion of healing, a vial of antitoxin, and a bottled breath.
Bolt was a bit slower reviving as BB removed debris from her, but she gives a groan, and her hand instinctively gropes around before grasping the shaft of her fiery axe.
You have gained a level in one of your classes, gaining any class features (abilities, new spell learned, new spell slots, etc) that would come with that level up, but have not yet gained the benefits of a long rest, though you may gain the benefits of a short rest.
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Bolt groans as she pushes herself upright, blinking as she glances around the room, making sure there's no fighting still going on. "I feel like a horse just ran over me. Twice. Are we alive?"
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"what happened? I went out when that horrify. Creature came I believe? And than woke up below in the library, but it seems we are in another world or something?"
He looks a bit closer and sees Bryn, he moves to check up on him, while with another look around he has a shock
" wait, I don't see Storm anywhere? Is, is he gone?"
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"grandpa" Salkur, Gnome Arti/Sorc: Forged in Chaos | Pepin, Human Arti/Cleric: Goblin horde | Mixtli, Volc Genasi Arti: Champions of the Citadel | Erix Vadalitis, Human Druid: Rising from the last war |Smithy, Human Arti: Night Ravens: Black orchids for Biscotti | Tamphalic Aliprax, Dragonborn Wizard: Chronicles of the Accursed | Doc, Dwarven Cleric (2024): Adventure at Hope's End | Abathax, Tiefling Illriger: Hunt for the Balowang | Gorin Mestel, Human Arti: Descend into Avernus
Bolt frowns a little and shakes her head, "Storm was caught up in that... Orb, thing. Like it ate him. But it pulled Blake and Larry in too, and they're still here. So he's gotta be somewhere, right?"
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Bolt coughs to clear the dust from her throat, "Might have done, but we should be more worried about your head than mine. As I remember, you were out cold long before the orb got weird and buried us in tower."
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((Bolt and Keller can give me Arcana checks, Grandpa can too, but at disadvantage since he wasn't there, but is trained in it. Larry and BB were out at the time, and not trained, so no rolls.))
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Bolt Arcana: 15
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Keller arcana: 9
HD: 12 plus 13
The rogue gets to his feet gently, and slowly. He looks around for any sign the mage did anything other than get sucked into the orb. Is the lever and machine there or gone? He calls grandpa over for a look if it's there.
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Gramps Arcana: 15
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"grandpa" Salkur, Gnome Arti/Sorc: Forged in Chaos | Pepin, Human Arti/Cleric: Goblin horde | Mixtli, Volc Genasi Arti: Champions of the Citadel | Erix Vadalitis, Human Druid: Rising from the last war |Smithy, Human Arti: Night Ravens: Black orchids for Biscotti | Tamphalic Aliprax, Dragonborn Wizard: Chronicles of the Accursed | Doc, Dwarven Cleric (2024): Adventure at Hope's End | Abathax, Tiefling Illriger: Hunt for the Balowang | Gorin Mestel, Human Arti: Descend into Avernus
Larry, scoops up the vials and potions. ((Can he also find something like a satchel or bag? Or a pouch? Something he can gather the vials into for transportation?)). He then turns back to the party.
Larry is clearly Warforged: a living construction. At his joints, his under-body appears to be made of wood and ropey vines. Over this, are smooth panels of stone and metal. There are also some sections that look like a kind of stone-metal hybrid. And despite all the upheaval and mess, his surface still has a slight matte gleam to it, as if dust and dirt doesn’t stick to his surface… Curious… By his manner though, and familiarity with it, the tower appears to have been his home for some time.
”Found some vials and potions”, he announces in a calm, slightly formal, accent. (His voice might put you in mind of a butler). “Healing, anti-toxin, living-breath”, he lists off. “I’m sure The Mistress will understand us taking them… given the… ‘circumstances’…”.
He looks out the window at the unfamiliar view from near the centre of the room, “What’s out there?… Where are we?…”.
Bryn struggles back to consciousness, and if no one else summarizes what happened to Storm, he'll chime in to help bring Grandpa up to speed.
@Grandpa
You are able to piece together some VERY interesting information, and given that you rocked a 26 with disadvantage, I'm just going to tell you straight up.
When Storm went down, he had multiple sorcery points and spell slots still available.
Sorcery points were converted into spell slots, and each turn, at the point of death, he expended a slot of his lowest level as a surge.
Slots of second and third level resulted in two or three surges in a round, such that the amount of chaos unleashed builds and builds while slots are still available.
From the blood still dripping down, even as he was levitating and being drawn towards the sphere, he was dead, but perhaps not fully dead.
If that supposition is correct, it is possible that one of you at the verge of death, experiencing catastrophic chaotic degradation might surge in such a way to survive it.
The destabilization of the sphere likely resulted from the chaos being unleashed causing some sort of feedback with Storm, and later, with the mage when he was induced to begin surging. You could surmise that it resulted in a planar shunt to wherever you are now. If the mage and others were bringing creatures THROUGH the sphere in the first place, it could have backed up and rather than pulling more beings through from the other side, have instead SENT the tower somewhere... which could mean that the monstrosities that the Foundry had been facing in battle could be somewhere nearby...
You figure that either Storm and the mage were consumed entirely in what brought you here, or they ended up somewhere else entirely. And with chaos magic, it's hard to tell where that might be...
BB sighs on seeing the outside and actually bothering to look.
"Well. Didn't sign up for this. Kelly? You up? You're ranking here now, right? What's the plan to get me home for some RnR? And Bolt. Her face needs time to stop looking all melty."
"Can't deny that my face is worse than yours for once, BB, but aren't we at least going to look for Storm? He was caught up early, but he might be..."Bolt looks toward all the rubble, "Here. Somewhere."
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BB, Bolt is alive, but still out, but Keller gives a groan as you remove a charred binder and some copper tubing debris from him, giving out a long wheeze.
Keller, you feel a hand on your leg, and then the weight is removed from your chest as BB's face comes into dim focus, suffused by a pinkish glow behind him.
You have gained a level in one of your classes, gaining any class features (abilities, new spell learned, new spell slots, etc) that would come with that level up, but have not yet gained the benefits of a long rest, though you may gain the benefits of a short rest.
Grandpa, the stairs are a struggle at the angle they're tilted, but you manage, with Black's assistance nudging you from behind, to make it to the upper floor you hadn't seen before, and see, with the floor sloping away from you towards the shattered window, your companions, most of them slid against the far wall under the window, though Bryn's hopefully unconscious body is caught up on a desk halfway across the room.
You are the first one with a good view out the shattered window, and what you see causes your breath to seize in your chest. Rather than the mountainous forest that surrounded the tower you breached, you see a vast expansive plain of worn sandstone bluffs beneath a purple sky teeming with stars. There appear to be other structures in the distance, ruins, and a vast obelisk...
((Larry, give me an Investigation check, I'd adjusted the DC given your familiarity with the room.))
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
"Hey Kelly, welcome back! Bolt's down but not out yet. Larry, stop screwing around and give me a hand here."
BB will work on getting Keller and Bolt out of the rubble before moving to where Bryn is.
"Gramps! Glad you could make it up, you up for some healing? Bolt needs some, maybe Bryn."
Larry’s investigation check: 11
After a quick search around, Larry looks up to BB’s call and moves over to help (and take the help action) where he can.
((Aside from the worrying angle, is Larry concerned that the tower is not stable? Is it still moving or settled?))
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
As the others of you stand, you see the bizarre landscape that Grandpa sees out the shattered window. The tower seems stable for now, but the precarious tilt doesn't bode well for long term.
Larry searches in a cabinet that he knows should have some emergency supplies in it, and finds some vials intact, though it seems that they were at least gone through and partially used by the duergar and/or mage. He finds two potion of healing, a vial of antitoxin, and a bottled breath.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Bolt was a bit slower reviving as BB removed debris from her, but she gives a groan, and her hand instinctively gropes around before grasping the shaft of her fiery axe.
You have gained a level in one of your classes, gaining any class features (abilities, new spell learned, new spell slots, etc) that would come with that level up, but have not yet gained the benefits of a long rest, though you may gain the benefits of a short rest.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
"Hey Bolt! Welcome back to wherever the Hells we are. Could actually be one of the Hells? Lemme help you look, its great."
As he moves with Bolt up,
"Hey, anyone know why we are here? Last thing I remember is that blue wizard blasting me with a hundred magic bolts."
Bolt groans as she pushes herself upright, blinking as she glances around the room, making sure there's no fighting still going on. "I feel like a horse just ran over me. Twice. Are we alive?"
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Ernos, Tiefling Warlock in Tests and Trials | Khond Stardancer, Centaur Rogue in The Forgotten Wish | Blumeria "Bolt" Sirgula, Dragonborn Fighter/Sorcerer in Forged In Chaos
Gramps looks at the others.
"what happened? I went out when that horrify. Creature came I believe? And than woke up below in the library, but it seems we are in another world or something?"
He looks a bit closer and sees Bryn, he moves to check up on him, while with another look around he has a shock
" wait, I don't see Storm anywhere? Is, is he gone?"
"grandpa" Salkur, Gnome Arti/Sorc: Forged in Chaos | Pepin, Human Arti/Cleric: Goblin horde | Mixtli, Volc Genasi Arti: Champions of the Citadel | Erix Vadalitis, Human Druid: Rising from the last war | Smithy, Human Arti: Night Ravens: Black orchids for Biscotti | Tamphalic Aliprax, Dragonborn Wizard: Chronicles of the Accursed | Doc, Dwarven Cleric (2024): Adventure at Hope's End | Abathax, Tiefling Illriger: Hunt for the Balowang | Gorin Mestel, Human Arti: Descend into Avernus
Bolt frowns a little and shakes her head, "Storm was caught up in that... Orb, thing. Like it ate him. But it pulled Blake and Larry in too, and they're still here. So he's gotta be somewhere, right?"
Active Characters:
Ernos, Tiefling Warlock in Tests and Trials | Khond Stardancer, Centaur Rogue in The Forgotten Wish | Blumeria "Bolt" Sirgula, Dragonborn Fighter/Sorcerer in Forged In Chaos
BB side eyes Bolt when she calls him Blake,
"You feeling okay? Hit your head on the way in? And did your voice change?"
Bolt coughs to clear the dust from her throat, "Might have done, but we should be more worried about your head than mine. As I remember, you were out cold long before the orb got weird and buried us in tower."
Active Characters:
Ernos, Tiefling Warlock in Tests and Trials | Khond Stardancer, Centaur Rogue in The Forgotten Wish | Blumeria "Bolt" Sirgula, Dragonborn Fighter/Sorcerer in Forged In Chaos
((Bolt and Keller can give me Arcana checks, Grandpa can too, but at disadvantage since he wasn't there, but is trained in it. Larry and BB were out at the time, and not trained, so no rolls.))
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
Bolt Arcana: 15
Active Characters:
Ernos, Tiefling Warlock in Tests and Trials | Khond Stardancer, Centaur Rogue in The Forgotten Wish | Blumeria "Bolt" Sirgula, Dragonborn Fighter/Sorcerer in Forged In Chaos
"Ya, but I don't think I got hit in the head, just blasted. A shit ton."
He points to the various holes in his shirt.
"You had a desk on your head."
Keller arcana: 9
HD: 12 plus 13
The rogue gets to his feet gently, and slowly. He looks around for any sign the mage did anything other than get sucked into the orb. Is the lever and machine there or gone? He calls grandpa over for a look if it's there.
Gramps Arcana: 15
"grandpa" Salkur, Gnome Arti/Sorc: Forged in Chaos | Pepin, Human Arti/Cleric: Goblin horde | Mixtli, Volc Genasi Arti: Champions of the Citadel | Erix Vadalitis, Human Druid: Rising from the last war | Smithy, Human Arti: Night Ravens: Black orchids for Biscotti | Tamphalic Aliprax, Dragonborn Wizard: Chronicles of the Accursed | Doc, Dwarven Cleric (2024): Adventure at Hope's End | Abathax, Tiefling Illriger: Hunt for the Balowang | Gorin Mestel, Human Arti: Descend into Avernus
Larry, scoops up the vials and potions. ((Can he also find something like a satchel or bag? Or a pouch? Something he can gather the vials into for transportation?)). He then turns back to the party.
Larry is clearly Warforged: a living construction. At his joints, his under-body appears to be made of wood and ropey vines. Over this, are smooth panels of stone and metal. There are also some sections that look like a kind of stone-metal hybrid. And despite all the upheaval and mess, his surface still has a slight matte gleam to it, as if dust and dirt doesn’t stick to his surface… Curious… By his manner though, and familiarity with it, the tower appears to have been his home for some time.
”Found some vials and potions”, he announces in a calm, slightly formal, accent. (His voice might put you in mind of a butler). “Healing, anti-toxin, living-breath”, he lists off. “I’m sure The Mistress will understand us taking them… given the… ‘circumstances’…”.
He looks out the window at the unfamiliar view from near the centre of the room, “What’s out there?… Where are we?…”.
GILLAIN OF ATHKATLA - Human Paladin - Into the Mists PHILLIP THE GRUNG - Grung Eldritch Knight - Tomb of Annihilation
ROBWIN WINDROBE - High Elf Wizard - Dragon of Icespire Peak EVE DARKSHORE - Tiefling Warlock - Rime of the Frost Maiden
ASH OF THE FIRE - Tabaxi Rogue - Ghosts of Marshswamp LIA STARBORN - Aasimar Bard - Out of the Abyss
Bryn struggles back to consciousness, and if no one else summarizes what happened to Storm, he'll chime in to help bring Grandpa up to speed.
@Grandpa
You are able to piece together some VERY interesting information, and given that you rocked a 26 with disadvantage, I'm just going to tell you straight up.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
BB sighs on seeing the outside and actually bothering to look.
"Well. Didn't sign up for this. Kelly? You up? You're ranking here now, right? What's the plan to get me home for some RnR? And Bolt. Her face needs time to stop looking all melty."
"Can't deny that my face is worse than yours for once, BB, but aren't we at least going to look for Storm? He was caught up early, but he might be..." Bolt looks toward all the rubble, "Here. Somewhere."
Active Characters:
Ernos, Tiefling Warlock in Tests and Trials | Khond Stardancer, Centaur Rogue in The Forgotten Wish | Blumeria "Bolt" Sirgula, Dragonborn Fighter/Sorcerer in Forged In Chaos