Necromancer's Delusion-Homebrew

(Sweet!)

"Greetings.  I hope you will feel safe, and aid us in making others feel safe here.  I am Gaelin.  I would like to know your capabilities." he says as he guides them off to the side following behind Jinara and the acolytes asking them about their backstory and what spells they know, etc.

"I'd like for you to mentor the group of acolytes alongside Iris in our absence while also advancing yourselves."  he says as he continues to walk on the final approach to the tower before introducing then to Iris.

(I'm assuming they have all the capabilities listed int he monster page?  Can those spells be reorganized/changed at all?  Can they increase in level or challenge rating given enough time and training?)

(@Torq- I'll PM you the full details tomorrow morning, but short version is that you now have 2 followers that are loyal to you/ the group but are under your charge.  Similar to Gaelin having Valeera (dragon) and the group having Griffons, etc.  They will fight alongside you in the event the castle is attacked, and can join on some missions but not all.  You can choose to RP as much or as little with them as you want.  The rest of the group will tell you that the more you put into your allies the more you can get out of them, within reason.  For example: Mucor started with a 2 inch mushroom and now has a toddler Groot mushroom solely through creative RP.)

Aryn-   28     23     25      Your first attack catches the gladiator off guard as the flat part of your sword hits the top of his head.  He quickly rebounds and goes into a defensive stance parrying and blocking your attacks with his spear and staff.  As you continue his parries begin to flow into swipes and thrusts and you find yourself having to defend.  You spar for about 5 minutes before you take a step back and nod approving of his abilities.  He stands breathing deeply but not out of breath, ready for another assault should it come.

Jinara - Iris bows and greets Jinara as he inquires about the medallions.  "Welcome back friend.  I hear you've made quite the impact on the war effort to the west.  The first medallion (Hellish Rebuke) is complete and the second (Misty Step) should be finished tomorrow morning.  I've already been working with the acolytes and priests for the past 3 days since they arrived.  They've helped me expedite the enchantment process on the second medallion.  I will continue to train them and have them monitor the health of each of the army groups.  They have already saved a miner that was injured in a small cave in."   (Jinara- you would know the medallion should be 4 days from being completed rather than 1.) 

(Jinara-In terms of gold, only what you've found off of the dead drekthar that you've slain.  The majority of payment for your actions thus far has come from the new, super OP, hand crafted, and uniquely stylized items Varian gifted you, as the gold cost for each of those items exceeds 10,000gp.  However, There might be an additional reward depending on the outcome of the drekthar fleet.)

Mucor- The treant nods in agreement, showering you with leaves and says in a deep slow voice, "Ah...yes...I've met them... very nice trees... a bit young... only 120 years old... they still have much to learn... as do you my friend....   the grove is coming along nicely."  The treant turns and walks back to his original location and deposits himself in the ground as your spell takes effect.  "Ahhhh.... Thank you for the gesture of kindness...I will do what I can to aid in this fight but for now I must rest."  as he says this you can see the multiple scars and wounds in his bark from various attacks.  As your spell hits him some of the wounds close as new bark grows over the oozing bits of exposed inner bark.

Gaelin-  The priests nod and inform you of Iris' training and what they currently know. (Basically, a 5th level cleric.  You can change out the spells but, Light, Sacred Flame, Cure wounds and Lesser Restoration must always be prepared.  Other than that you can pick what you want from the 4   Life   Domain.)

 (If you have anything you'd like to accomplish before a long rest, we can retcon it.  I will be posting the results of your long rest tomorrow.)

(So far that sounds awesome.)

Torq, unsure of what is going on bows to the two females and watches as his other companions leave, spar and converse with their new allies.  He stretches his arms and flexes his wings a few times before saying, "I am Torq, the winged bear of the 9th legion.  Tell me, what is this Tribe of Ursa and what are your abilities?"  

I've named them Alexandria and Juliana.  If their answer includes the werebear stuff, Torq would love to test out his strength against them while he's raging and they're transformed.  No weapons, just fists, claws and talons wrestling and striking.  

(Let me know if I need to roll anything.)

Seeing the wounds on the tree, Mucor would follow it to its resting spot and cast regenerate on the treant.  "Rest wise friend, We will make this Grove the best best grove in all the land!" He would say excitedly. before taking a minute to cast conjure elemental on the water in the small pond in the center of the grove. As a water elemental rises from the pond. Mucor would take advantage of his necklace to cast conjure elemental  a second time... this time on the soft and furtile soil near the bank of the pond. As the earth elemental rises from the ground, he would look to his new allies. "Take care of the Treant... do what you can to make him feel comfortable. Once that is complete please aid Herbert in helping to expand and develop the grove the best you can." Mucor would say as he accompanied the two large elementals to see the tortle. Mucor would then spend the rest of his afternoon helping to work on the grove long after the elementals had dissappeared. Mucor would then make his way towards the large willow tree in the center of the small island in the middle of the pond and go to sleep.

"Thank you friend. Yes. Impact has been made, but I do not have a way to gauge if the Drethkar have mortally wounded, if Daegon is even impacted by our efforts. What I am sure is that our notoriety is making its way around, which is only going to bring attention here. I want to you focus your efforts on a few specific measures." Jinara says to Iris. He picks up the completed medallion putting it in his pocket and says "I may need repurpose this one to one of our new members." Jinara then turns to the priests and acolytes "There are a few items I need to discuss with Iris. If you would please make your way to the stairwell, Iris will call you back in shortly to continue your training."

As they exit, Jinara will cast Telekinesis and shut the door behind them. He then moves his arcane extension over to a bookshelf and withdraw a book bringing it closer to himself to read (I do not know what books Iris has in the tower, so let me know what I picked up. This is more of a prop, but I would be curious to the text I see in front of me) and continues "There were readings back at Davara's temple regarding an ancient mage who specialized in spell creation. He created one that established protections on the location cast. I recall its name is a Private Sanctum or something to that effect. I want the learning of this spell to be one of your primary tasks, outside of training the priests and acolytes. Employee whomever you need, but keep the context of this task to you and you alone. I will inform the other members of the Lightbringers, but no one else. My fear is that Daegon or Amrya will attack/invade here. Clairvoyance, mind reading, scrying, or other divination needs to be prevented on keep. Once you learn this spell, I want this to be cast at your highest level every evening before you depart for your nights rest."

Jinara continues to turn the page in the book and scans the text several pages in. Jinara then expresses a sign of creativity and continues "Speaking of divination, can you also learn Arcane Eye? If you can learn this one before we depart in a couple days, I see a very powerful use for this."

(I will wait to see Iris' response before 'departing' the tower and moving to my next element before the long rest)

"Not bad.  You'll do fine here.  Make sure you train with Zinmaer in my absence." Aryn says as she sheaths her swords and gives a quick bow.  "Follow me" she says and leads him up to the vault that should be guarded by two bears and Theodore.  She looks over the group and says, "This is Maximus.  Train together and watch over each other. This is your new family.  Keep watch over the vault and teleportation circle..."  she leaves the four of them to work out the details and schedule and heads up to the griffon stables where she spends an hour checking in with Calypso, feeding and grooming his feathers.  After that she'll head over to the monastery and check in on Zinmaer for a short sparring lesson and then looks around for Torq.  Once she finds him she'll give him their extra earpiece and say, "It allows us all to communicate with one another within a short range.  This one is yours."  She'll give him a pat on the shoulder then retire to her room and fall fast asleep on her familiar comfy bed, tired from the days adventures and feeling somewhat safe now that they're back at the castle.

(@Torq- I'll roll for you so we don't have to wait for this one.)

• Torq Athletics-  13      21      16      14    
• Alexandria-    23      18       
• Juliana-      24       14

The two werebear females spring on you lashing out with their powerful clawed hands and after 2-3 minutes of wrestling and coordination manage to overpower you but just barely.  They revert to their human form, sweaty and nodding, surprised at your strength against the two of them.  You wander the keep as they follow closely behind you discussing their surprise and respect for your strength.

Jinara-   3  You pull over a book on the arcane arts but of the evocation school of magic.  Iris nods as you speak and replies, "Ah yes, I am aware of these spells.  I can have them prepared for casting tomorrow.  I should be able to cast this in a few locations each day, but I know the Elanaetas have already placed some protections on the inner keep.  I will consult Herbert and ensure I get the maximum effectiveness out of each casting."

Mucor- The treant's bark heals rapidly and you hear a deep sigh of relief but no other sounds from the treant who appears to have entered a form of slumber or meditation. (I'll allow the elementals this time but make sure you read the fine print for the necklace.  You can only concentrate for a short period of time so one of the elementals would have gone rogue.)  The elementals follow your orders and begin helping in the grove immediately.  The earth elemental moves through the ground and helps create holes for planting new shrubs and trees while the water elemental nourishes the newly planted vegetation.

Aryn- Maximus follows behind you and greets Theodore and the other two bears who nod in respect and immediately welcome him.  The begin discussing various topics as you leave them to guard the vault and find Calypso who holds a pleasant conversation with you and nuzzles into your chin periodically and stamps his claw when you scratch just the right spot.  He lays down in a pile of hay as you leave and make your way to the monastery where you see ZInmaer sparring with a young teenage male.  He pauses and smiles as you approach and tells his apprentice to watch as the two of you spar for a few minutes periodically trading blows.  The apprentice watches in awe as the two bodies move quickly and fluidly.  You thank Zinmaer with a bow and take your leave to find Torq who is flanked by the two females with a few new bruises and hand over the earpiece before making you way to bed.  (will let Torq RP that)

As each person makes their way to a place of rest the sun fades behind the mountains to the west.  Your heavy eyelids fall and you enter a restful sleep.  Your dreams are filled with visions of the recent battles and you feel a sense of honor and glory as you relive past events.  Your dreams cease as your body goes into a deep slumber.  You feel cold creeping in on you and shudder as you each feel your bodies transported to the top of a snow-capped mountain.  As you look down across the vast expanse below you and see a tall dark stone tower within a large rectangular courtyard walled in with a single entrance.  You feel an aura of warmth creep in and see Davara descending from the clouds, a golden aura around her.  She points towards the tower and you feel your bodies pulled through the air towards the tower.  You blink rapidly feeling the cold wind against your face and see a swarm of undead guarding the tower in the courtyard until you pass through the walls and see Daegon and Aemyra in the midst of an incantation within the tower.  Daegon tenses as he senses an unknown presence then turns in your direction.  You watch motionless as he approaches and reaches out his hand a glowing orb of blueish white energy coalescing then feel an icy cold finger touch your forehead.  Your vision goes black as you fade back into another stage of sleep. 

You awake feeling stronger and sharper and take a moment to look around your surroundings.  Everything appears normal until you feel a cold drop of water land on your nose.  You instinctively wipe your nose and feel towards your forehead and feel a small patch of ice.  You instantly brush the ice from your head and gather your things emerging from your rooms prepared for the day and make your way to the dining hall. 

(Welcome to level 14!)

Do I see anything interesting in the text? Anything that I could benefit from? Enhance a spell? Etc.

Make an Arcana check.    (  15  )  made one for you.  

You read about a variation of fireball that doesn't explode on impact but rather increases in strength periodically until detonated either by the caster or touched by someone. 

(If you spend 12 collective hours studying the book you can interchange Delayed Blast Fireball and your current 7th level spell whenever you finish a long rest.  You would have 5 hours left in the day of your return to castle Daybreak to study before taking a long rest to level up.)

Torq will exhale deeply as the two female back off him.  "Not bad. You fight quite well together. Do either of you know where the dining hall is?  I'm still trying to remember where everything is and this exercise is giving me an appetite."   Torq will devour some food and invite Alexandria and Juliana to join him.  When Aryn finds him he thanks her greatly and carefully fits the earpiece in the hole in the right side of his head.  He'll head back to the courtyard and spar with the girls some more before saying, "Sorry to be so helpless but do either of you know which room is my new quarters, or at least which rooms aren't mine?"  Torq slyly gauges their reaction to this request to see if he's pushing the boundaries of their new found friendship or if these two are also looking to forget the pains of this world with something other than fighting.

 Deception:   1   (Perfect)

After sleeping Torq will awaken, sitting up straight and head to the dining hall hungry from the long day and eager to discuss his dream with the others. He'll grab some meats and berries, preferring fish, and when the rest of the group shows up he'll say, "I had a weird dream last night guys.  I was transported to a snowy mountain then an angel pulled us towards a tower where these two mages were casting something before the male reached out his hand and touched my head.  When I woke up I had a patch of frost on my head still.  Did any of you have dreams?"

Make a persuasion check for each one.

Torq-  It's been a while since you last tried to woo a female let alone two.  Your time in the army has made you a bit blunt and rough around the edges.  However they aren't repulsed but kindly point up to the keep and say, "You should be able to figure it out." then leave you to depart to their own quarters.  You get the sense that while part of them is beastly and primal they would require more affection or expressions of kindness/flirting to be in a relationship.  

(You have one failure so far, three and your out in terms of anything romantic.  The door is still open but if you continue to try after three failures you risk losing them as allies.  Nat 1 counts as two failures, nat 20 counts as two successes.  If you get creative, you can gain advantage on rolls.  Don't be discouraged but be cautious.  They are werebears after all.  :)  )

Can't be any worse.

Persuasion:   20          4

(Sorry for lack of posting today, busy busy day at work.  Yay level 14!  Keep you're head up Torq, I might be able to help you out in the lady department.  ;)  )

Gaelin would just spend some "quality time" in the pool with Valeera and would eventually make his way back to his room before passing out.  He would head straight out of the keep and go to Valeera to check on her and ensure she's safe.  If she is he would head down to the dining hall and listen to Torq recount the same dream he had.  "That was Daegon and Aemyra. I'm not sure if that was Davara showing us where he was or him taunting us or a bit of both.  Other than that I slept wonderfully. What should we do today?  If I remember correctly we still have a couple local problems to handle with some werewolves.  That is unless you've heard anything from Esterlin Aryn..."  Gaelin replies as he sips on his ale and bites into a leg of meat.

What should I roll to see if I recognize that mountain/ area or tower?

(OOC I assume the elementals basically finished the grove and totally helped heal and impress the treant :D)

"Good morning" Mucor would announce himself with a loud yawn. "It was nice sleeping in the Grove.. I left Button sleeping in with his family. I think they missed him.." He would say with a bit of a sigh. The minotaur would start eating food and listening to the others talk about their dreams.

Jinara becomes enthralled in the book. He exits reading and almost forgets to acknowledge Iris' response "thank you dear. I will visit tomorrow." He reads as he exits and makes his way to his quarters completely forgetting about the medallion. 

(You got this Torq!!!!)

Jinara wakes with a smile and a look of concern after the dreams. He immediately begins to speak to Davara "My lady. It brings a smile to me to see you in my dreams. I know you are leading us to find the knowledge you wish to impart on us, but I do not immediately know where that mountain and tower are located. Nor do recall any readings that would give insight to the incantation. Give us the guidance we need to bring you glory." As he finishes his prayer, Jinara makes his way down to breakfast still reading his book (hopefully around hour 7 or 8 by now)

Aryn would wake up with a dagger in her hand ready to strike at the nearest target but she didn't see any.  She looked around and saw nothing out of place except the cold feeling on her head.  She took her time and geared herself up before making her way to the hall where she found the others.  "Nothing from the general so far.  How'd the twins work out Torq?"  Aryn says innocently "Think they'd know anything about the Moonshapers guild, band, group whatever they call themselves?"  she continues as she stuffs her face with a haunch of meat.  "I  bet Button likes being home too.  This may be the longest he's ever been away and definitely the most dangerous trip he's taken.  I wouldn't even let Sansa out of her necklace while we fought." She taps her necklace and Sansa (small black pseudodragon with blue highlights) pops out and Aryn tosses her a few chunks of meat that she quickly breathes a bit of lightning on it then chomps down ripping at it with her teeth.

(Can we all roll to see if we recognize the mountain?)

Anyone that wants to see if they recognize the mountain/ tower, make a History or Survival check.

Survival:  22

Survival:   11