"Please, join us. Enjoy the fare. There's plenty for al to share. Tell us your tales of triumph and woe. Feast with us, if you please." say the nobles.
"A tale you say? And which do you prefer; a tale of triumph or one of woe? Perhaps you'd like one of both? For the man who succeeds, there is undoubtedly a trail of tears left in his wake. For as one man triumphs, many others stumble."
<he uses minor illusion to create an image of two men: one happy and one distraught but they are the same man>
"Such is the gift of the mortal man. We revel in our victories but we learn so much from our failures... If we survive them. As such even our woes become triumphs. In that way, I suppose they are the same."
<He dismisses the illusion>
"Perhaps if we know who our honored hosts are, we can provide a story you'll enjoy. May I ask, who are you?"
Kos looks at Sparhawk and around the group at everyone else before moving to take a seat.
"That is a generous offer, thank you."
Kos takes a napkin and snaps it open before tucking it in place and begins to serve himself some of the food.
"Do you mind if I ask how you all came to be here having such a feast? It seems an unlikely locale for such an event."
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
All seems in order as Kos sits and seeves himself. The nobles nonchalantly partake of the sumptuous feast, politely encouraging the characters to sample the dishes.
"Any tale you wish to tell, is allright by me!" Says one of the women, "we get so few visitors, we'd love to hear it all."
At the first sip or bite Kos takes, something seems off.
A creature that consumes any of the food or drink must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 21 (6d6) poison damage and has the poisoned condition for 1 hour. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.
<i wont quibble over whether he took a bite or sip or not. It wasn't explicit. If you meant to take a sip or bite, rol a save, otherwise, just ignore it.>
Kos' CON: 24 (19 poison damage, or 9 for half damage... unless you want to roll?)
After taking his first bite Kos realizes he might not like this dish and politely spits it out into his napkin.
His hunger gets the better of him and he tries another dish.
Kos's CON: 8 (22 poison damage)
He politely spits this mouthful into the napkin also.
"I don't think I'm very hungry after all. This doesn't seem to agree with me." gesturing in a general manner toward the food he tried.
Kos will use his Restorative Reagents feature to cast Lesser Restoration without using a spell slot to end the Poison condition on himself.
(He does take both lots of poison damage though.)
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
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<MarCailous will approach Kos and place his hand on his shoulder casting cure wounds at second level healing
18 HP
"There was a man who lived among god's. He gluttoned himself on knowledge that he was led to believe was free for the taking. He glorified in the closeness he felt to immortality. And they punished him for it. That punishment stayed with him eternally for it was a betrayal of promises that wounded his very heart. He was not so trusting in the future. Surely you can understand this."
<He summons Persephone who sits on his outstretched hand, as he eyes the Captain and the others watching for what they will do>
"You failed to answer my most important question, great hosts. I am MarCailous Veildren. Who... Are... You?"
One noble, a flamboyant, cunning woman with a sly smile, asnwers, "Oh, dear guest, names are but fleeting whispers—irrelevant when the wine flows, the music dances, and the night stretches ever onward. But if titles amuse you... consider us the masters of this realm. No more, no less."
Another, an impish younger noble, playful and disarming, elaborates: "We are the watchers, the keepers, the forgotten. We are the unanswered questions and the laughter you will forget by morning. But now *you* are here, and perhaps that changes everything. Or perhaps it changes nothing at all."
At length, a stoic elder in regal attire replies, indignantly "Who are *we*? What an audacious query. We are those whose names once echoed through grand halls, now lost to time's cruel erasure. And who, pray tell, are *you* to question our existence?"
“In my experience, a person or name is remembered, they are honored by friends and family and passed on to next generations. For those whose names and stories have been lost, they are sadly but ghosts, then nothing at all.”
”Please take no offense at my musings but should you tell us your name and a deed or story of yourselves, we can spread your stories once again, awakening your spirit to those outside these walls”
"when one asks for openness and receives rebuke, one must recognize the it's no reason to trust. I find your answers to be illogical. They are at best deflections and at worst ignorant assumptions. Why should my asking your identity be reduced to arrogance; as though I must think myself your better to dare consider the company I keep. Indeed I cannot infer any hierarchy at all between our stations without first knowing to whom it is I speak. I realize you may find insult within my response. None is intended, I am simply being blunt, and if you find insult it is a flaw within how you see yourselves and naught to do with my words in the slightest. Out of respect for my companions though, I will hold my tongue from further outburst, and from tasting your profferred meal."
Sparhawk will look for illusions, he does not believe what he sees is true and if he noticed Kia’s reaction to the delicious food, unlikely how it would be in this place, he will further study the beings and environment.
With careful scrutiny, you realize the edges of tje fine chairs and silverware are imperfectly aligned with dilapidated versions of the same hidden below the surface. As the illusion fades for you, you see the illusory nobkes for what they are: elaborate ephemeral puppets, controlled by another.
From the rocky ceiling of rhe natural caver, a dao appears overhead. "Fools! Now you will perish at the hand of Kashem!" she laughs as she wills the rock floor beneath your feet to explode.
<earlier, you rescued a marid named Kasdu’ul, who warned you about this dao. Shes rhe one who trapped him.>
X MarCailous 26 for 15 bludgeoning
X Sparhawk 11 for 15 bludgeoning
Earth explodes from the target’s space, creating the following effect. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16, each creature in a 10-foot Emanation originating from and including the target. Failure: 10 Thunder damage.
This effect certainly includes Koz and probably also:
5 Tess,
2 Wyselath,
3 Baron, and
1 Grudak.
<I rolled a D6 for each of those. On a 1,2,3 they can roll the save. If I rolled a 1 they get DA, on a 3 they get AD. If it's 4,5, or 6 then no roll is needed, you're safe.>
Kos will add +4 from a use of his Flash of Genius feature to succeed on the saving throw.
Kos' Initiative: 8
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"A rightful place awaits you in the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light. Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where trees and flowers grow."
— The message of Eilistraee to all decent drow.
"Run thy sword across my chains, Silver Lady, that I may join your dance.”
<this would be initiative, but I'm taking a page from Nimble on this one and just having the monster go first, rather then try to negotiate the surprise rules 'official' 5e uses. It's side initiative, so there's not much point in rolling initiative. Players are up.>
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<15 damage off of my arcane ward from the attack. This happens automatically>
<Reaction: cast counter spell if the AoE is a spell. DC 16 Con save from the Dao. On save spell happens, on failure spell is stopped but the slot isn't expended from the Dao... Let me know if it's not a spell>
<Bonus Action on player's turn: cast being word on sparhawk healing
13 HP
Note: the attack roll on sparhawk is 11 so I'm not sure it actually hit him.>
<And my action: Firebolt
14 dealing
10 fire damage
"Persephone... Be careful but, regrettably, we require your aide."
<Owl with flyby help action---granting advantage on next attack against the Dao.>
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<15 damage off of my arcane ward from the attack. This happens automatically>
<Reaction: cast counter spell if the AoE is a spell. DC 16 Con save from the Dao. On save spell happens, on failure spell is stopped but the slot isn't expended from the Dao... Let me know if it's not a spell>
<Bonus Action on player's turn: cast being word on sparhawk healing
12 HP
Note: the attack roll on sparhawk is 11 so I'm not sure it actually hit him.>
<And my action: Firebolt
22 dealing
14 fire damage
"Persephone... Be careful but, regrettably, we require your aide."
<Owl with flyby help action---granting advantage on next attack against the Dao.>
I made a mistake with regards to action economy (I intended to cast healing word with my bonus action but accidently put in info to roll for cure wounds likely because I'd just used it on Kos. Still getting used to PbP.. I should have added the correction instead of editing. I'll remember next time.
<Tess can do remove curse before now if you wanted to ditch the necklace, fyi.>
"Please, join us. Enjoy the fare. There's plenty for al to share. Tell us your tales of triumph and woe. Feast with us, if you please." say the nobles.
"A tale you say? And which do you prefer; a tale of triumph or one of woe? Perhaps you'd like one of both? For the man who succeeds, there is undoubtedly a trail of tears left in his wake. For as one man triumphs, many others stumble."
<he uses minor illusion to create an image of two men: one happy and one distraught but they are the same man>
"Such is the gift of the mortal man. We revel in our victories but we learn so much from our failures... If we survive them. As such even our woes become triumphs. In that way, I suppose they are the same."
<He dismisses the illusion>
"Perhaps if we know who our honored hosts are, we can provide a story you'll enjoy. May I ask, who are you?"
Kos looks at Sparhawk and around the group at everyone else before moving to take a seat.
"That is a generous offer, thank you."
Kos takes a napkin and snaps it open before tucking it in place and begins to serve himself some of the food.
"Do you mind if I ask how you all came to be here having such a feast? It seems an unlikely locale for such an event."
All seems in order as Kos sits and seeves himself. The nobles nonchalantly partake of the sumptuous feast, politely encouraging the characters to sample the dishes.
"Any tale you wish to tell, is allright by me!" Says one of the women, "we get so few visitors, we'd love to hear it all."
At the first sip or bite Kos takes, something seems off.
A creature that consumes any of the food or drink must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 21 (6d6) poison damage and has the poisoned condition for 1 hour. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.
<i wont quibble over whether he took a bite or sip or not. It wasn't explicit. If you meant to take a sip or bite, rol a save, otherwise, just ignore it.>
Kos' CON: 24 (19 poison damage, or 9 for half damage... unless you want to roll?)
After taking his first bite Kos realizes he might not like this dish and politely spits it out into his napkin.
His hunger gets the better of him and he tries another dish.
Kos's CON: 8 (22 poison damage)
He politely spits this mouthful into the napkin also.
"I don't think I'm very hungry after all. This doesn't seem to agree with me." gesturing in a general manner toward the food he tried.
Kos will use his Restorative Reagents feature to cast Lesser Restoration without using a spell slot to end the Poison condition on himself.
(He does take both lots of poison damage though.)
<MarCailous will approach Kos and place his hand on his shoulder casting cure wounds at second level healing
18 HP
"There was a man who lived among god's. He gluttoned himself on knowledge that he was led to believe was free for the taking. He glorified in the closeness he felt to immortality. And they punished him for it. That punishment stayed with him eternally for it was a betrayal of promises that wounded his very heart. He was not so trusting in the future. Surely you can understand this."
<He summons Persephone who sits on his outstretched hand, as he eyes the Captain and the others watching for what they will do>
"You failed to answer my most important question, great hosts. I am MarCailous Veildren. Who... Are... You?"
One noble, a flamboyant, cunning woman with a sly smile, asnwers, "Oh, dear guest, names are but fleeting whispers—irrelevant when the wine flows, the music dances, and the night stretches ever onward. But if titles amuse you... consider us the masters of this realm. No more, no less."
Another, an impish younger noble, playful and disarming, elaborates: "We are the watchers, the keepers, the forgotten. We are the unanswered questions and the laughter you will forget by morning. But now *you* are here, and perhaps that changes everything. Or perhaps it changes nothing at all."
At length, a stoic elder in regal attire replies, indignantly "Who are *we*? What an audacious query. We are those whose names once echoed through grand halls, now lost to time's cruel erasure. And who, pray tell, are *you* to question our existence?"
“In my experience, a person or name is remembered, they are honored by friends and family and passed on to next generations. For those whose names and stories have been lost, they are sadly but ghosts, then nothing at all.”
”Please take no offense at my musings but should you tell us your name and a deed or story of yourselves, we can spread your stories once again, awakening your spirit to those outside these walls”
"when one asks for openness and receives rebuke, one must recognize the it's no reason to trust. I find your answers to be illogical. They are at best deflections and at worst ignorant assumptions. Why should my asking your identity be reduced to arrogance; as though I must think myself your better to dare consider the company I keep. Indeed I cannot infer any hierarchy at all between our stations without first knowing to whom it is I speak. I realize you may find insult within my response. None is intended, I am simply being blunt, and if you find insult it is a flaw within how you see yourselves and naught to do with my words in the slightest. Out of respect for my companions though, I will hold my tongue from further outburst, and from tasting your profferred meal."
Sparhawk will look for illusions, he does not believe what he sees is true and if he noticed Kia’s reaction to the delicious food, unlikely how it would be in this place, he will further study the beings and environment.
With careful scrutiny, you realize the edges of tje fine chairs and silverware are imperfectly aligned with dilapidated versions of the same hidden below the surface. As the illusion fades for you, you see the illusory nobkes for what they are: elaborate ephemeral puppets, controlled by another.
From the rocky ceiling of rhe natural caver, a dao appears overhead. "Fools! Now you will perish at the hand of Kashem!" she laughs as she wills the rock floor beneath your feet to explode.
<earlier, you rescued a marid named Kasdu’ul, who warned you about this dao. Shes rhe one who trapped him.>
X MarCailous 26 for 15 bludgeoning
X Sparhawk 11 for 15 bludgeoning
Earth explodes from the target’s space, creating the following effect. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 16, each creature in a 10-foot Emanation originating from and including the target. Failure: 10 Thunder damage.
This effect certainly includes Koz and probably also:
5 Tess,
2 Wyselath,
3 Baron, and
1 Grudak.
<I rolled a D6 for each of those. On a 1,2,3 they can roll the save. If I rolled a 1 they get DA, on a 3 they get AD. If it's 4,5, or 6 then no roll is needed, you're safe.>
(Anyone 10feet near Sparhawk +3 save: sparhawks save: failed save take 25 damage
“Ouch, that was not kind of you!”
initiative 19
Sparhawk attacks twice with faithful slashing
26 to hit, 14 damage
second precise strike 20 to hit, 10 damage
Kos' DEX: 12
Kos will add +4 from a use of his Flash of Genius feature to succeed on the saving throw.
Kos' Initiative: 8
<this would be initiative, but I'm taking a page from Nimble on this one and just having the monster go first, rather then try to negotiate the surprise rules 'official' 5e uses. It's side initiative, so there's not much point in rolling initiative. Players are up.>
<15 damage off of my arcane ward from the attack. This happens automatically>
<Reaction: cast counter spell if the AoE is a spell. DC 16 Con save from the Dao. On save spell happens, on failure spell is stopped but the slot isn't expended from the Dao... Let me know if it's not a spell>
<Bonus Action on player's turn: cast being word on sparhawk healing
13 HP
Note: the attack roll on sparhawk is 11 so I'm not sure it actually hit him.>
<And my action: Firebolt
14 dealing
10 fire damage
"Persephone... Be careful but, regrettably, we require your aide."
<Owl with flyby help action---granting advantage on next attack against the Dao.>
I made a mistake with regards to action economy (I intended to cast healing word with my bonus action but accidently put in info to roll for cure wounds likely because I'd just used it on Kos. Still getting used to PbP.. I should have added the correction instead of editing. I'll remember next time.
Dao's attacks are not spells.
<GY: no explciit mention for the room, so follow general description for the caverns, ceilings are 20ft high.>
Sparhawk and MarCailous both hit the genie, who laughs maniacally at the insult, "Squishy things! Do you think me so fragile as thee?"
<weir, i just posted initiative tracker but now i dont see it. Plauers are up. Its still round 1, so if you have yet to act, you're up.>
Kashem ✅️
Baron ✅️
Sparhawk ✅️
Grudak ▶️
Kos ✅️
MarCailous ✅️
Wyselath ✅️
Sorry, super busy this weekend, what did I miss?
[A paper drops out of a flash of light and drifts to the ground at your feet] -(extended sig)-