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Eve of Ruin (Rhanloi's romp through the multiverse!)
Poll: Do you...
Poll: Do you...
Do you... - Single Choice
- Take the secret passage? 0%
- Go to the west into the bigger chamber? 100%
Ended Sep 23, 2024
“Great job you guys!” Celeste chimes as her companions fell the cultists. “I feel just peachy.” She rocks on her feet with a bob. “You all took the brunt of the attacks, so I can keep an eye out while you all rest. And if you need some patching up, Iet me know. You can save some resources.” The druid gives her trusty healer’s kit a pat on her hip.
Investigation: 19
Sniff sniff. Huff huff. Having popped up on her tip toes, nose in the air, the druid is in investigation mode. Left to her own devices while the others rest, Celeste putters around for a quick 10 minutes, seemingly touching all the things, poking them, touching them, picking them up, sniffing them, moving them, etc. She makes random noises, some of disinterest, some of curiosity, others unidentifiable.
Vesta would come to notice that Celeste would trot back to her from time to time, placing things on her lap or at her feet. There’s A book describing the Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna is a masterpiece of writing and artistic illumination worth 450 gp. A book of nonsensical poetry titled Quite Good Verse has a gold-plated cover and is worth 200 gp. A book about Neverwinter’s history contains a Spell Scroll of Greater Invisibility and a Spell Scroll of Major Image folded in its pages. While it was all presented to Vesta out of familiarity and habit, this was intended to be collective group treasures/loot.
Sensitive nose catches a light draft from one of the shelves in the northwestern corner of the room. Celeste swings it back to reveal a secret passage leading west! “I found another one!” Her hips wiggle.
For the remainder of their rest, Celeste would keep an eye on the passage. She’d sway side to side, humming softly to herself.
Perception for watch: 16 Guidance: 2
just an unstable unicorn.
No one needs to tell Katarina twice. She curls up on the stone floor and takes a catnap.
(Katarina spends 3 hit dice, regaining 29 hit points).
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Vanizi grins as she watches Celeste. When she mentions the secret passage, she laughs. "Yes, I think Zyl had pointed that out to us a few minutes ago!" But she is amused at her antics. She summons her pseudragon which appears suddenly at her side. She then sends Thrixi to find a perch so she can keep an eye out for any threats.
Once she's had a chance to rest, she slowly stands. "I do have a little bit of healing left, if it is critical for anyone. I'd rather keep it in case we need it in later battles though."
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
The hour passes peacefully - it's quiet as a crypt down here in the...crypt =D
So, back to choices...Updated map! You now have 6 choices of where to investigate.
#6 - the secret passage and what lies beyond
#5 - in the E-W passage that led to this 'library', right before you entered there was a door in the north wall
#4, #3, and #1 were doors off of the passage to the E
#2 - follow the E-W passage all the way E and then this passage leads S
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Davis had healed him self some, but not fully, he will gladly take a bit of healing from Celestes' healing kit.
"You have a good eye for finding things Celeste!" he says, watching as she brings back the books and scrolls.
Once everyone is done with their rest, Davis will head down the passage to the secret door. [unless anyone objects to that path first]
Perception: 3
Vesta smiles as Celeste brings back the treasures that she finds. She is particularly interested in the books. They look quite expensive. She spends the time while everyone is resting reading about the Eye of Vecna and the Hand of Vecna. The sorcereress shudders at the descriptions contained in the book. This is truly evil magic at work. Yes, the artifacts contain great power, but there is always a cost.
She offers the books and the scrolls to anyone else who wants to study them. Then she gets up and wanders over to the secret passage. "Should we see where it leads or double back to that door in the north wall we saw earlier?"
Extended Signature
Characters: Bryony Alderleaf (Phandelver and Below) ♦ Vesta Trevelyan (Vecna: Eve of Ruin) ♦ Ada Kendrick (Curse of Strahd) ♦ Gareth Blackwood (Dragon of Icespire Peak) ♦ Karys Velthune (Out of the Abyss) ♦ Surina Xarith (Simple, Heroic Adventure)
DM: Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus
"I like the idea of seeing where secret places go, but it doesn't really matter to me!" Zyl flutters back over by Davis and looks down the secret passage.
(Secret Passage it is!)
At the far end of the 25' long secret passage is another secret door easily spotted and opened from inside the tunnel. On the other side of the door is a 25'x15' chamber with a door in the southern wall (previous door #4) and a short passage leading west in the western wall (new door #4). Hundreds of names are etched into metal plates set into the walls of this room, many scratched over and unreadable. Two hulking, red-furred creatures that look like hulking orangutans with a gruesome, drooping visage and tusks jutting from their jaws stalk around the room. Standing just under 8 feet tall, they have broad shoulders and probably weigh at least 650 pounds! They are momentarily surprised when you open the door (they will get disadvantage on their initiative roll. Everyone else roll for initiative! Updated Map)
Barlgura init: 4

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Katarina Initiative: 20
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(Initiative: 21, rolled in log)
(Vanizi Initiative: 8)
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Liivi Orav, Barbarian || Vanizi, Warlock || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard
Iromae Quinaea, Cleric || Roxana Raincrest, Rogue || Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer
Davis Initiative: 5
Prrt! Celeste smiles wide and her hips wiggle in delight from the praise given for her finds for the group. She was really happy to help. Pink would kiss the druids cheeks when Vanizi would note that Zyl had pointed that passage out. She'd chuckle along too and give Zyl a thumbs up.
When Davis would agree to some healing from her healer's kit. The druid shove some herbs into her mouth to create a poultice and use it with some material to wrap his wounds.
Healer Healing: As an action, you can spend one use of a healer's kit to tend to a creature and restore 1d6 + 4 HP to it, plus additional HP equal to the creature's maximum number of Hit Dice. The creature can't regain HP from this feat again until it finishes a short or long rest.
On Davis
Roll: 2 + 4 plus additional HP equal to the creature's maximum number of Hit Dice.
Then when everyone was ready to go through the passage, Celeste would pack up her kit and trot along after them.
Initiative: 9
just an unstable unicorn.
Vesta Initiative - 16
Extended Signature
Characters: Bryony Alderleaf (Phandelver and Below) ♦ Vesta Trevelyan (Vecna: Eve of Ruin) ♦ Ada Kendrick (Curse of Strahd) ♦ Gareth Blackwood (Dragon of Icespire Peak) ♦ Karys Velthune (Out of the Abyss) ♦ Surina Xarith (Simple, Heroic Adventure)
DM: Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus
Round 1!
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"Waah!! More...WHAT ARE THOSE!? Guess it's time to smash again! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!" Zyl rushes to the blue barlgura, swelling up with elemental fury, crackling with thunderous energy!
Bonus Action : RAGE (thunder chosen)
Action:
Attack 1: 29 to hit, 11 + 3 (rage bonus) + 6 (elemental cleaver) = 20 thunder damage
Attack 2: 17 to hit, 10 + 3 (rage bonus) + 2 (elemental cleaver) = 15 thunder damage
Round 1!
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Vesta shudders at the sight of the strange creatures. This place was just full of new and interesting types of danger. She takes heart from Zyl's proclamation that it is indeed time to smash again. The sorcerer focuses her magical energies on the other barlgura, the one Zyl hasn't yet engaged. She casts Magic Missile on the brute, creating six bolts of pure energy (4th level).
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Extended Signature
Characters: Bryony Alderleaf (Phandelver and Below) ♦ Vesta Trevelyan (Vecna: Eve of Ruin) ♦ Ada Kendrick (Curse of Strahd) ♦ Gareth Blackwood (Dragon of Icespire Peak) ♦ Karys Velthune (Out of the Abyss) ♦ Surina Xarith (Simple, Heroic Adventure)
DM: Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus
Katarina snarls at the monsters... they really are starting to get annoying!
Bonus action: RAGE!!!
Wild surge - 5: "Whenever a creature hits you with an attack roll before your rage ends, it takes 1d6 force damage."
Action: Two reckless attacks against the second Barlgura demon (the one that Zylynne isn't currently in melee with)
Crystal Longsword vs. Barlgura 2
Attack: 13 (
12, 13); Damage: 11 (magic slashing) + 6 (radiant)Attack: 22 (
21, 22); Damage: 12 (magical slashing) + 8 (radiant)Attack rolls against Katarina have advantage until the start of her next turn... but also, anything that hits her is taking 1d6 Force damage because of her wild magic surge.
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Round 1 (con't - updated map):
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