Yuno has to take a moment to consider where she wants to go first. She decides to head down into the tunnels once more. There was that one wooden portcullis that she was curious about. Heading down to the wooden gates in the dark tunnels, Yuno attempts to break it down.
Break: 23
The wooden gate shatters from Yuno's kick. The tunnel of tan walls curve east and then split to two passages, one northeast and another east. Torches affixed to the walls illuminate these cursed tunnels. However when she reaches this place, she hears loud heavy footsteps coming from the northeast tunnel. Quickly she tries to duck into the other tunnel to hide, hoping to get the drop on the enemy.
Stealth: 4
A large Jade statue steps out. Yuno tries to jump and attack it from behind holy for her to get grabbed and flung across the dirt floor. Yuno rolls around in the dirt until she manages to get back on her feet. The Jade statue draws its sword.
Bite: NAT 20 Dmg: 23. Yuno is cursed. Attacks against her have advantage now. Sword: 15 Sword: 23 Dmg: 11
Yuno dashes forward, swinging her sword. She has a look of annoyance since she was hoping for an enemy that wasn't an undead or a construct. Her sword carves through the jade chest-plate of the statue. Then the statue reacts. Yuno was expecting sword swings and was prepared for that but what she wasn't expecting was the statue lunging forward and biting her. She lets out a scream as its fangs pierce her shoulder and causes warm blood to run down her body. Yuno kicks the statue away, now a chunk of her shoulder missing. It swings its sword while Yuno is still recovering, opening a gash across her belly. Yuno staggers back, now bleeding from both her stomach and her shoulder. The statue brings its sword down on her head and then... CLANG. She swings her own sword upward and deflects the attack with a strike to the statue's blade.
Yuno looks at the bite wound on her shoulder again. She can feel cursed magic flowing within her blood, making her more susceptible to the Statue's strikes. She grumbles, "It wasn't bad enough that I have to fight undead and constructs... now I have to fight an undead construct!" While the statue was still staggered from her deflecting its attack, she takes the opportunity to stab its exposed belly with both her swords. Her swords sink into the jade body of the construct up to the hilt. She pulls them out and does two more powerful attacks in quick succession; one is an X-shaped cut across the torso and the other is two simultaneous horizontal slashes. The flurry of cuts and stabs cause chunks of jade to scatter all around the ground. With how many holes and gauges are cut on the statue, it looks like it's going to fall apart. The statue does not feel pain and retaliate instantly. It bites down on Yuno's arm ripping the purple cloth of her armor and breaking her bones. It then whips its head to cause her to slam down on the hard ground on her back. It then stabs Yuno twice in her chest with its sword. Blood spouts out of Yuno's mouth and the ground is stained red with her blood from her injuries.
Yuno quickly leaps to her feet but her back was facing the statue now. It raised its sword to attack her but Yuno was not having any of that. She spun around and swung her sword. At first it looked like nothing happened but then, the statue slowly fell apart at the waist, being sliced in two.
Rewards: XP: 3,900 GP: 975 Bonus (Legendary): 50 GP
Yuno picks up some Jade chunks and stuffs it into her bag. "Heh... if I gotta deal with vampire statue things, at least I get to get some payout." She stretches a bit and looks around. "That this really roughed me up. I should find a spot to rest."
Second Wind: 12
She was close to that one area where she fought her first Abishai so she decided to rest there for an hour. Though it may be dangerous with the salamander around.
Encounter check: 7 Short Rest: 13 + 13
After resting up, Yuno heads back to the Jade statue to see where else she can explore. She notices the door to the northeast room, which is on top of a slope, is open. That is where the Jade statue must have come from. Yuno walks in to the stone room on the other side of the door. The floor is covered in broken glass and fur and loose pieces of twine. There's a single jug lying on one corner. Yuno enters the room to be face to face with the sharp teeth filled mouth of a Canoloth. "Um... hi!" Yuno says with a nervous smile. The Canoloth attacks her.
Yuno draws her swords just as the demon leaps up on her. She stabs her twin swords into the creature and she gets down on the ground and throws the demon off like a judo-throw. The demon hits a wall and starts to slowly get up when Yuno's swords slash into its side in an X-cut. The hard plate-like shell of the demon absorbs a lot of the impact but the killer's magic blades curves through the thick armor and draws blood. The demon lunges with its tongue and catches Yuno by surprise. She quickly steps to the side to avoid the tongue attack but she can't afford the creature's claws. The Canoloth slashes Yuno across the cheek. Yuno touches her bleeding cheek. The temporal properties of the creature cut through her defense and it felt like her skin put up no resistance against its claws.
Yuno regains her footing and tries to get one good hit in. She unleashes a flurry of stabs, most of which end up being shallow cuts after they go through the armor. Only the last hit she lands on the creature's head where there is no armor. The creature howls and the fires its tongue at Yuno again. The acidic barbed tongue punctures straight through Yuno's shoulder and then warps around her, well and truly restraining her. With her unable to dodge properly, she was defenseless against the Canoloth's claws which sliced her stomach open.
Bite: 25 Dmg: 9 Pierce + 14 Force Claw:22 Dmg: 6 Slash + 9 Force
Yuno manages to wiggle her arm free and stab her sword deep into the Canoloth's face. She tries for a second stab but the Canoloth chomps down on her hand and tries to rip her arm off. At the same time it pins Yuno to the ground and digs its claws deep into her neck. She loses the grip on her sword and it clangs to the floor shortly before she herself falls. With her back to the floor, the Canoloth continues to maul her. Yuno knows that she needs to finish this fight now if she is to survive.
Round 4: Yuno (19/92) Canoloth (0/120)
Bastard Sword: 16 Dmg: Ded
Yuno grips her last sword tight and while the demon is distracted trying to maul her, she plunges the blade into its jaw, entering from the bottom and coming from the top of its head. The demon seizes up and then goes limp on top of Yuno.
Yuno heads back to the big room in the part of the massive dungeon where she encountered her first Abishai. There she decides to spend the night. It is a bit dangerous with nothing to barricade her door with but it is the best place she could think of. Luckily, she doesn't get ambushed in the middle of the night and she wakes up feeling refreshed and at full health. She is now free to continue her exploration.
She return's back to the Canoloth room where there were two sturdy wooden doors; one to the west and one to the south. Yuno decided to go to the east one. Beyond that door is a short stone passage that curves northeast and ends in a shabby wooden door. Yuno tries to push open the door but can't because it is locked.
Pick: 11 Break: 10
Yuno kicks the door but despite looking shabby, she fails to break it down. Confused, she heads back to the other door.
Perception: 9 DEX: 20
As she turns the handle to check if it's locked or not, the floor beneath her feet drops down to a 60ft pit with sharp spikes at the bottom. Yuno acts quick and grabs the ledge of the pit before she is skewered in the pit. Slowly, she climbs out of the trap and turns her attention to the trapped door.
Pick: 11 Break: 26
Yuno doesn't want to waste time picking at the lock and the complex trapping mechanism and so she chops the wooden door down with her sword. Yuno enters a small metal corridor with algae growing on the walls. There is a door to the southwest made of wood and a door to the southeast, reinforced with metal. She approaches the southeast door.
Perception: 25
Yuno notices something is off. This room looks like it had been underwater for quite a while.However how and why would a random room be underwater? Inspecting the southeast door more carefully, she realizes that it is trapped. She turns her attention to the door to the west which is locked but doesn't seem trapped.
Pick:16 Break: 27
After trying and failing to pick the lock, Yuno simply breaks down the door. She wonders why she even tries lockpicking at times when she could have much better results breaking the door down. Yuno finds herself in a strangely shaped room. There is another door to the west but she knows this will lead back to the tunnels she fought the vampiric statue in. The southeast wall is lined with bookcases while cupboards are placed against the southwest wall. While the bookcases look to be part of the room, the cupboards seem out of place, as if they were placed in the room much later but somehow long enough ago to become covered in dust and show signs of age. Stepping into the center of the room via stairs, Yuno looks up to see a massive stained glass dome above her. The glass depicts some kind of strange deity dressed in gold. Yuno feels... oddly unnerved the longer she looks at the golden king.
Perception: 18
Looking around, Yuno notices an indent in the glass dome. Perhaps it is some kind of hidden compartment. "Bookcases always have secrets" she proclaims and begins pulling all the books down. While she may not have known the secret, randomly throwing and checking each book ensures that Yuno is eventually able to find the "Correct" book and thus activate the hidden compartment. A treasure chest is lowered from the dome on to the center of the room.
Hoard Treasure: 1,700 GP (Stored Rewards from past encounters) 4,000 GP Wand of Pyrotechnics. 1 Key
Opening the box, Yuno whistles. "Now this... this is good treasure!" With the amount of gold she found, Yuno figured she should go back to the village and get some better gear. She can definitely afford it.
Yuno spends some time relaxing in the town (6 SP). Though she wasn't there to relax. She was there to gear up for her next expedition into the weird mega-dungeon she found in the forest. She first sold her Gauntlets as well as her new wand and bought a new belt. Coincidentally, that new belt gives her the strength of a giant that's bigger than an ogre. She also sells one of her sword for... another sword!
Selling: - Bastard Sword +1: 212 GP 5 SP - Gauntlets of Ogre Power: 200 GP - Wand of Pyrotechnics: 200 GP Total: 612 GP 5 SP
Buying: - Belt of Hill Giant Strength: 4000 GP - Bastard Sword+2: 4025 GP Total: 8025 GP
Yuno heads back to the dungeon. She goes to the one trapped door. She knows its trapped so she tries to disarm the trap before going further.
Disarm:16
While trying to mess with the trap, Yuno accidentally triggers it. All doors in the room lock and the room fills up with water. "This is fine..." Yuno thinks while underwater "I just need to unlock any one of these doors or break them down and I'll get out of this easy." That's when the walls glowed and teleported in three Chuuls to try and kill the intruder... which in this case is Yuno.
Bastard Sword: 15 Bastard Sword: 12 BA Bastard Sword: NAT1
Pincer1 vs Yuno: 8 Pincer1 vs Yuno 21 Dmg: 11 Tentacle vs Yuno: CON Save DC13: 24
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 11 Pincer2 vs Yuno: NAT20 Dmg: 15
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 8 Pincer3 vs Yuno: 8
Yuno had severely underestimated the 3 Chuuls that slipped in. She figured that she'd be able to take them. What she didn't consider though was how hard it would be for her to fight underwater. She tried swimming into position to attack but the Chuuls surrounded her. She saw one coming and was able to swim back and dodge but the other monsters overwhelmed her. One of the grabbed her in the waist by its pincers. Yuno clamped her mouth to stop herself from screaming in pain and thus losing all her air. It tried to paralyze her with its numbing toxin but Yuno resisted. The other Chuul bashed her in the back with its pincers like they were a hammer. It certainly felt like Yuno got hit in the back with a big maul.
Tentacle vs Yuno: CON Save DC13: 22 Pincer 1 vs Yuno: 13 Pincer 1 vs Yuno: 9
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 19 Pincer2 vs Yuno: NAT1
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 25 | Dmg: 6 Pincer3 vs Yuno: NAT20 | Dmg: 10
"I was overconfident... I need to be serious." Yuno thinks to herself. Then she swaps her right sword into a reverse grip and then stabs the monster that had her in its claws in the face. Red blood spills out into the murky water but it still maintains its grip on Yuno and it is far from dead. The second Chuul tries to attack Yuno from the side but thanks to her arms being free, Yuno manages to block its claws with her sword. The third one however then grips Yuno's arm tight and with a pop, dislocates Yuno's arm. Even now though, Yuno manages to not scream.
Tentacle vs Yuno: CON Save DC13: 15 Pincer 1 vs Yuno: 10 Pincer 1 vs Yuno: 14
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 11 Pincer2 vs Yuno: 20 | Dmg: 4
Pincer3 vs Yuno: NAT20 | Dmg: 10 Pincer3 vs Yuno: 22 | Dmg: 6
Yuno pops her shoulder back into place and then begins slashing at the creature that's got her grappled. She put all her might behind the strikes, opening deep cuts on its face and body. The creature's exoskeleton is no match against Yuno's new magic sword and her increased physical might. However, Yuno realizes that this creature is going to survive the barrage. She needs to conserve her energy. So she slowed down in her last attacks, trying to conserve energy so she can survive long enough. Surviving long is difficult though as the Chuul that had popped her shoulder then bashes her across the head while the other clams down her leg.
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 24 | Dmg: 5 Tentacle vs Yuno: CON DC13 Save: 11 | Heroic Reroll: NAT1 Pincer2 vs Yuno: 14
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 21 | Auto-crit: 7 Pincer3 vs Yuno: 23 | Auto-crit: 10
Yuno manages to push herself and kill the Chuul that had her grappled. However the victory is short lived. The situation gets from bad to worse as the other Chuul sneaks up behind her and clamps down on her arms. The poisonous tentacles wrap around her neck and Yuno's body goes numb as she gets paralyzed by the poison. Now rendered helpless, the other Chuul starts punching Yuno her belly, trying to get the paralyzed girl to release her air and drown.
Bastard Sword: 18 | Dmg: 10 Bastard Sword (Vex): 27 | Dmg: 12 BA Second Wind Heal: 13
Tentacle: CON Save: 10 Pincer2 vs Yuno: 25 | Auto-Crit: 10 Pincer2 vs Yuno: NAT20 | Crit: 8
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 13 Pincer3 vs Yuno: NAT20 | Crit: 10
It seemed like Yuno gained a second-wind in the battle. She broke free of the toxins and began stabbing the Chuul holding her down. However her body begins to seize up again. The Chuul holding Yuno begins to crack Yuno's bones by clamping harder and harder on her arms. The other Chuul continue striking Yuno's belly to try and get her to drown. Yuno's body gets bruised and everything starts going dark. Yuno is on the verge of passing out underwater but she manages to hold on still.
Yuno's luck finally runs out though. A final punch to the gut forces all her air out of her. Yuno drops both her swords and grabs her throat in a futile attempt to stop the air from leaving her but it is already too late. She gulps down water and it flows into her lungs. Eventually she loses her strength and slowly goes limp in the water. Yuno remains suspended in the water curled up. Her limbs sway gently with the water's waves.
Yuno's luck finally runs out though. A final punch to the gut forces all her air out of her. Yuno drops both her swords and grabs her throat in a futile attempt to stop the air from leaving her but it is already too late. She gulps down water and it flows into her lungs. Eventually she loses her strength and slowly goes limp in the water. Yuno remains suspended in the water curled up. Her limbs sway gently with the water's waves.
Yuno has to take a moment to consider where she wants to go first. She decides to head down into the tunnels once more. There was that one wooden portcullis that she was curious about. Heading down to the wooden gates in the dark tunnels, Yuno attempts to break it down.
Break: 23
The wooden gate shatters from Yuno's kick. The tunnel of tan walls curve east and then split to two passages, one northeast and another east. Torches affixed to the walls illuminate these cursed tunnels. However when she reaches this place, she hears loud heavy footsteps coming from the northeast tunnel. Quickly she tries to duck into the other tunnel to hide, hoping to get the drop on the enemy.
Stealth: 4
A large Jade statue steps out. Yuno tries to jump and attack it from behind holy for her to get grabbed and flung across the dirt floor. Yuno rolls around in the dirt until she manages to get back on her feet. The Jade statue draws its sword.
Initiative:
Yuno: 10
Statue: 9
Round 1
Yuno (76/92)
Statue (81/114)
BA: Rage
Bastard Sword: 17 Dmg: 14
Bastard Sword (Vex): 19 Dmg w/Sneak: 19
Legendary Action: Bite: 18 Dmg: miss
Bite: NAT 20 Dmg: 23. Yuno is cursed. Attacks against her have advantage now.
Sword: 15
Sword: 23 Dmg: 11
Yuno dashes forward, swinging her sword. She has a look of annoyance since she was hoping for an enemy that wasn't an undead or a construct. Her sword carves through the jade chest-plate of the statue. Then the statue reacts. Yuno was expecting sword swings and was prepared for that but what she wasn't expecting was the statue lunging forward and biting her. She lets out a scream as its fangs pierce her shoulder and causes warm blood to run down her body. Yuno kicks the statue away, now a chunk of her shoulder missing. It swings its sword while Yuno is still recovering, opening a gash across her belly. Yuno staggers back, now bleeding from both her stomach and her shoulder. The statue brings its sword down on her head and then... CLANG. She swings her own sword upward and deflects the attack with a strike to the statue's blade.
Round 2
Yuno (55/92)
Statue (23/114)
Bastard Sword (Vex): 12
Bastard Sword: 16 Dmg: 10
BA Bastard Sword (Vex): 23 Dmg: 13
ACTION SURGE
Bastard Sword (Vex): NAT19 Dmg w/Sneak: 24
Bastard Sword (Vex): 22 Dmg: 11
Legendary Action Bite: 23 Dmg: 7
Bite: 20 Dmg: 11
Sword: 20 Dmg: 7
Sword: NAT 20 Dmg: 20
Yuno looks at the bite wound on her shoulder again. She can feel cursed magic flowing within her blood, making her more susceptible to the Statue's strikes. She grumbles, "It wasn't bad enough that I have to fight undead and constructs... now I have to fight an undead construct!" While the statue was still staggered from her deflecting its attack, she takes the opportunity to stab its exposed belly with both her swords. Her swords sink into the jade body of the construct up to the hilt. She pulls them out and does two more powerful attacks in quick succession; one is an X-shaped cut across the torso and the other is two simultaneous horizontal slashes. The flurry of cuts and stabs cause chunks of jade to scatter all around the ground. With how many holes and gauges are cut on the statue, it looks like it's going to fall apart. The statue does not feel pain and retaliate instantly. It bites down on Yuno's arm ripping the purple cloth of her armor and breaking her bones. It then whips its head to cause her to slam down on the hard ground on her back. It then stabs Yuno twice in her chest with its sword. Blood spouts out of Yuno's mouth and the ground is stained red with her blood from her injuries.
Round 3
Yuno (55/92)
Statue (23/114)
Bastard Sword (Vex): 24 Dmg w/Sneak: 16
Bastard Sword (Vex): 14 Dmg:10
Yuno quickly leaps to her feet but her back was facing the statue now. It raised its sword to attack her but Yuno was not having any of that. She spun around and swung her sword. At first it looked like nothing happened but then, the statue slowly fell apart at the waist, being sliced in two.
Rewards:
XP: 3,900
GP: 975
Bonus (Legendary): 50 GP
Yuno picks up some Jade chunks and stuffs it into her bag. "Heh... if I gotta deal with vampire statue things, at least I get to get some payout." She stretches a bit and looks around. "That this really roughed me up. I should find a spot to rest."
Second Wind: 12
She was close to that one area where she fought her first Abishai so she decided to rest there for an hour. Though it may be dangerous with the salamander around.
Encounter check: 7
Short Rest: 13 + 13
After resting up, Yuno heads back to the Jade statue to see where else she can explore. She notices the door to the northeast room, which is on top of a slope, is open. That is where the Jade statue must have come from. Yuno walks in to the stone room on the other side of the door. The floor is covered in broken glass and fur and loose pieces of twine. There's a single jug lying on one corner. Yuno enters the room to be face to face with the sharp teeth filled mouth of a Canoloth. "Um... hi!" Yuno says with a nervous smile. The Canoloth attacks her.
Initiative:
Yuno: 13
Canoloth: 13
Round 1:
Yuno (81/92)
Canoloth (59/120)
BA: Rage
Bastard Sword: 23 Dmg: 13
Bastard Sword(Vex): NAT19 Dmg /w Sneak: 20
ACTION SURGE
Bastard Sword(Vex):22 Dmg: 10
Bastard Sword(Vex):22 Dmg: 8
Tongue Attack: 11
Claw: 22 Dmg: 9 Slash + 7 Force
Yuno draws her swords just as the demon leaps up on her. She stabs her twin swords into the creature and she gets down on the ground and throws the demon off like a judo-throw. The demon hits a wall and starts to slowly get up when Yuno's swords slash into its side in an X-cut. The hard plate-like shell of the demon absorbs a lot of the impact but the killer's magic blades curves through the thick armor and draws blood. The demon lunges with its tongue and catches Yuno by surprise. She quickly steps to the side to avoid the tongue attack but she can't afford the creature's claws. The Canoloth slashes Yuno across the cheek. Yuno touches her bleeding cheek. The temporal properties of the creature cut through her defense and it felt like her skin put up no resistance against its claws.
Round 2:
Yuno (49/92)
Canoloth (29/120)
Bastard Sword (Vex): 22 Dmg: 8
Bastard Sword(Vex): 16 Dmg: 8
BA Bastard Sword(Vex): NAT19 Dmg w/ Sneak: 14
Tongue: 21 Dmg: 7 Pierce + 8
Claw:NAT20 Dmg: 8 Slash + 17
Yuno regains her footing and tries to get one good hit in. She unleashes a flurry of stabs, most of which end up being shallow cuts after they go through the armor. Only the last hit she lands on the creature's head where there is no armor. The creature howls and the fires its tongue at Yuno again. The acidic barbed tongue punctures straight through Yuno's shoulder and then warps around her, well and truly restraining her. With her unable to dodge properly, she was defenseless against the Canoloth's claws which sliced her stomach open.
Round 3:
Yuno (19/92)
Canoloth (6/120)
Bastard Sword (Vex): 11. Heroic Reroll: 18 Dmg: 10
Bastard Sword (Vex): 21 Dmg: 13
BA Bastard Sword (Vex): NAT1
Bite: 25 Dmg: 9 Pierce + 14 Force
Claw:22 Dmg: 6 Slash + 9 Force
Yuno manages to wiggle her arm free and stab her sword deep into the Canoloth's face. She tries for a second stab but the Canoloth chomps down on her hand and tries to rip her arm off. At the same time it pins Yuno to the ground and digs its claws deep into her neck. She loses the grip on her sword and it clangs to the floor shortly before she herself falls. With her back to the floor, the Canoloth continues to maul her. Yuno knows that she needs to finish this fight now if she is to survive.
Round 4:
Yuno (19/92)
Canoloth (0/120)
Bastard Sword: 16 Dmg: Ded
Yuno grips her last sword tight and while the demon is distracted trying to maul her, she plunges the blade into its jaw, entering from the bottom and coming from the top of its head. The demon seizes up and then goes limp on top of Yuno.
Reward:
XP: 3,900
GP: 975
Stored: CR 7 + 8
New 2024 Monster Manual just released digitally.
I'll have to comb through and update the links in all the encounters.
From what I've seen, every monster got some boon, if it's multiattack, higher initiative, or a new bonus/reaction, and sometimes all three
Zim Eaglecleft, Fighter 1 (Farmer Dwarf), Descent into Avernus (Hardcore)
Yuno heads back to the big room in the part of the massive dungeon where she encountered her first Abishai. There she decides to spend the night. It is a bit dangerous with nothing to barricade her door with but it is the best place she could think of. Luckily, she doesn't get ambushed in the middle of the night and she wakes up feeling refreshed and at full health. She is now free to continue her exploration.
She return's back to the Canoloth room where there were two sturdy wooden doors; one to the west and one to the south. Yuno decided to go to the east one. Beyond that door is a short stone passage that curves northeast and ends in a shabby wooden door. Yuno tries to push open the door but can't because it is locked.
Pick: 11
Break: 10
Yuno kicks the door but despite looking shabby, she fails to break it down. Confused, she heads back to the other door.
Perception: 9
DEX: 20
As she turns the handle to check if it's locked or not, the floor beneath her feet drops down to a 60ft pit with sharp spikes at the bottom. Yuno acts quick and grabs the ledge of the pit before she is skewered in the pit. Slowly, she climbs out of the trap and turns her attention to the trapped door.
Pick: 11
Break: 26
Yuno doesn't want to waste time picking at the lock and the complex trapping mechanism and so she chops the wooden door down with her sword. Yuno enters a small metal corridor with algae growing on the walls. There is a door to the southwest made of wood and a door to the southeast, reinforced with metal. She approaches the southeast door.
Perception: 25
Yuno notices something is off. This room looks like it had been underwater for quite a while.However how and why would a random room be underwater? Inspecting the southeast door more carefully, she realizes that it is trapped. She turns her attention to the door to the west which is locked but doesn't seem trapped.
Pick:16
Break: 27
After trying and failing to pick the lock, Yuno simply breaks down the door. She wonders why she even tries lockpicking at times when she could have much better results breaking the door down. Yuno finds herself in a strangely shaped room. There is another door to the west but she knows this will lead back to the tunnels she fought the vampiric statue in. The southeast wall is lined with bookcases while cupboards are placed against the southwest wall. While the bookcases look to be part of the room, the cupboards seem out of place, as if they were placed in the room much later but somehow long enough ago to become covered in dust and show signs of age. Stepping into the center of the room via stairs, Yuno looks up to see a massive stained glass dome above her. The glass depicts some kind of strange deity dressed in gold. Yuno feels... oddly unnerved the longer she looks at the golden king.
Perception: 18
Looking around, Yuno notices an indent in the glass dome. Perhaps it is some kind of hidden compartment. "Bookcases always have secrets" she proclaims and begins pulling all the books down. While she may not have known the secret, randomly throwing and checking each book ensures that Yuno is eventually able to find the "Correct" book and thus activate the hidden compartment. A treasure chest is lowered from the dome on to the center of the room.
Hoard Treasure:
1,700 GP (Stored Rewards from past encounters)
4,000 GP
Wand of Pyrotechnics.
1 Key
Opening the box, Yuno whistles. "Now this... this is good treasure!" With the amount of gold she found, Yuno figured she should go back to the village and get some better gear. She can definitely afford it.
Yuno spends some time relaxing in the town (6 SP). Though she wasn't there to relax. She was there to gear up for her next expedition into the weird mega-dungeon she found in the forest. She first sold her Gauntlets as well as her new wand and bought a new belt. Coincidentally, that new belt gives her the strength of a giant that's bigger than an ogre. She also sells one of her sword for... another sword!
Selling:
- Bastard Sword +1: 212 GP 5 SP
- Gauntlets of Ogre Power: 200 GP
- Wand of Pyrotechnics: 200 GP
Total: 612 GP 5 SP
Buying:
- Belt of Hill Giant Strength: 4000 GP
- Bastard Sword+2: 4025 GP
Total: 8025 GP
Yuno heads back to the dungeon. She goes to the one trapped door. She knows its trapped so she tries to disarm the trap before going further.
Disarm:16
While trying to mess with the trap, Yuno accidentally triggers it. All doors in the room lock and the room fills up with water. "This is fine..." Yuno thinks while underwater "I just need to unlock any one of these doors or break them down and I'll get out of this easy." That's when the walls glowed and teleported in three Chuuls to try and kill the intruder... which in this case is Yuno.
Initiative:
Yuno: 18
Chuuls: 14
Round 1:
Yuno (66/92; Air: 3:54/4:00)
Chuul (93/93 ; 93/93 ; 93/93)
Bastard Sword: 15
Bastard Sword: 12
BA Bastard Sword: NAT1
Pincer1 vs Yuno: 8
Pincer1 vs Yuno 21 Dmg: 11
Tentacle vs Yuno: CON Save DC13: 24
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 11
Pincer2 vs Yuno: NAT20 Dmg: 15
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 8
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 8
Yuno had severely underestimated the 3 Chuuls that slipped in. She figured that she'd be able to take them. What she didn't consider though was how hard it would be for her to fight underwater. She tried swimming into position to attack but the Chuuls surrounded her. She saw one coming and was able to swim back and dodge but the other monsters overwhelmed her. One of the grabbed her in the waist by its pincers. Yuno clamped her mouth to stop herself from screaming in pain and thus losing all her air. It tried to paralyze her with its numbing toxin but Yuno resisted. The other Chuul bashed her in the back with its pincers like they were a hammer. It certainly felt like Yuno got hit in the back with a big maul.
Round 2:
Yuno (50/92; Air: 3:48/4:00)
Chuul (77/93 ; 93/93 ; 93/93)
Yuno BA: Rage.
Bastard Sword: 13
Bastard Sword: 18 | Dmg: 16
Tentacle vs Yuno: CON Save DC13: 22
Pincer 1 vs Yuno: 13
Pincer 1 vs Yuno: 9
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 19
Pincer2 vs Yuno: NAT1
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 25 | Dmg: 6
Pincer3 vs Yuno: NAT20 | Dmg: 10
"I was overconfident... I need to be serious." Yuno thinks to herself. Then she swaps her right sword into a reverse grip and then stabs the monster that had her in its claws in the face. Red blood spills out into the murky water but it still maintains its grip on Yuno and it is far from dead. The second Chuul tries to attack Yuno from the side but thanks to her arms being free, Yuno manages to block its claws with her sword. The third one however then grips Yuno's arm tight and with a pop, dislocates Yuno's arm. Even now though, Yuno manages to not scream.
Round 3:
Yuno (40/92; Air: 3:42/4:00)
Chuul (28/93 ; 93/93 ; 93/93)
Bastard Sword (Vex): 28 | Dmg: 10
Bastard Sword (Vex): 19 | Dmg: 11
ACTION SURGE
Bastard Sword (vex): 24 | Dmg: 12
Bastard Sword (vex): 18 | Dmg: 16
BA: Second Wind: 10 HP
Tentacle vs Yuno: CON Save DC13: 15
Pincer 1 vs Yuno: 10
Pincer 1 vs Yuno: 14
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 11
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 20 | Dmg: 4
Pincer3 vs Yuno: NAT20 | Dmg: 10
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 22 | Dmg: 6
Yuno pops her shoulder back into place and then begins slashing at the creature that's got her grappled. She put all her might behind the strikes, opening deep cuts on its face and body. The creature's exoskeleton is no match against Yuno's new magic sword and her increased physical might. However, Yuno realizes that this creature is going to survive the barrage. She needs to conserve her energy. So she slowed down in her last attacks, trying to conserve energy so she can survive long enough. Surviving long is difficult though as the Chuul that had popped her shoulder then bashes her across the head while the other clams down her leg.
Round 4:
Yuno (18/92; Air: 3:36/4:00)
Chuul (0/93 ; 93/93 ; 93/93)
Bastard Sword (Vex): 28 | Dmg: 14
Bastard Sword (Vex): 19 | Dmg: 12
BA: Bastard Sword (Vex): 23 | Dmg: 15
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 24 | Dmg: 5
Tentacle vs Yuno: CON DC13 Save: 11 | Heroic Reroll: NAT1
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 14
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 21 | Auto-crit: 7
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 23 | Auto-crit: 10
Yuno manages to push herself and kill the Chuul that had her grappled. However the victory is short lived. The situation gets from bad to worse as the other Chuul sneaks up behind her and clamps down on her arms. The poisonous tentacles wrap around her neck and Yuno's body goes numb as she gets paralyzed by the poison. Now rendered helpless, the other Chuul starts punching Yuno her belly, trying to get the paralyzed girl to release her air and drown.
Round 5:
Yuno (3/92; Air: 3:24/4:00)
Chuul (0/93 ; 93/93 ; 93/93)
CON save: 18
Tentacle: CON Save: 22
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 15
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 10
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 19
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 19
Round 6:
Yuno (18/92; Air: 3:24/4:00)
Chuul (0/93 ; 71/93 ; 93/93)
Bastard Sword: 18 | Dmg: 10
Bastard Sword (Vex): 27 | Dmg: 12
BA Second Wind Heal: 13
Tentacle: CON Save: 10
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 25 | Auto-Crit: 10
Pincer2 vs Yuno: NAT20 | Crit: 8
Pincer3 vs Yuno: 13
Pincer3 vs Yuno: NAT20 | Crit: 10
It seemed like Yuno gained a second-wind in the battle. She broke free of the toxins and began stabbing the Chuul holding her down. However her body begins to seize up again. The Chuul holding Yuno begins to crack Yuno's bones by clamping harder and harder on her arms. The other Chuul continue striking Yuno's belly to try and get her to drown. Yuno's body gets bruised and everything starts going dark. Yuno is on the verge of passing out underwater but she manages to hold on still.
Round 7:
Yuno (0/92; Air: Drowning)
Chuul (0/93 ; 71/93 ; 93/93)
CON save: 12
Pincer2 vs Yuno: 23 | Auto-crit: 7
Death Saves: 2, 18, 6, 7
Yuno's luck finally runs out though. A final punch to the gut forces all her air out of her. Yuno drops both her swords and grabs her throat in a futile attempt to stop the air from leaving her but it is already too late. She gulps down water and it flows into her lungs. Eventually she loses her strength and slowly goes limp in the water. Yuno remains suspended in the water curled up. Her limbs sway gently with the water's waves.
Yuno died.
Rest In Peace. The deeds of Yuno will live on.
Zim Eaglecleft, Fighter 1 (Farmer Dwarf), Descent into Avernus (Hardcore)