During the short rest, Priya comments, "I am certainly going to be sore in the morning.'
Lucia puts her ear to the ground at the end of the short rest and says, "There doesn't appear to be anyone beyond this door. Looks like no one came after us." Kate comments, "Don't you think that's a bit strange? What could they be doing that is so important and time consuming that they haven't come after us in an hour?" Lucia says, "Seeing as how this place is a Dark Chapel and there were no priests that we've seen in the prayer room, I think they might be performing some kind of ritual. If that's the case, it does not bode well for us." Priya asks, "Do you think they're doing some voodoo or something?" to which Lucia responds, "I'm not well versed in heretical religion but I don't think they are targeting us in their ritual. It feels to me that their rite had already begun by the time we showed up so I don't think they had us in mind when performing the ritual." Priya adds, "I know I said life isn't exciting without danger but death by Ritual of Inevitable Destiny was not a way I wanted to go. "
Alright so which way will you go? The Iron gates to the graveyard that Lucia unlocked; The smaller wooden door on the north side, right before the chapel main entrance or any of the three doors inside the chapel itself (East, North and South)?
You go through the smaller gate and find yourself going down stairs. The gate loops back into the graveyard. There, a Orc clad in robes is levitating off the ground. This one seems to have been expecting you. You feel a dark aura around him. This is a spell caster and more powerful than the previous orc spellcaster you fought.
The moment Kate spots the Necromancer, she shouts, "Deny the Witch!"
The party descend on him before he can get away and kill him before a single spell can be cast. Deny the Witch successful. In the graveyard there are two doors, one to the east where you came from and a stone door to the west.
You head down to the west door which leads you to a catacombs. There is a single set of stairs going down in the north. You hear chanting coming from beneath the stairs.
Priya uses Mantle of Inspiration to give 5 Temp HP to everyone. Faerie Fire on Demon: DEX (DC13): 10 Kate Vs Demon: 13 (Adv: 26) Dmg: 13 <Resist> Kate Vs Demon: 19 (Adv: 9) Dmg: 13 <Resist> Rage: 1 Fire damage.
Crit: 7 Extra Damage. Effect: 11 - No effect-
Lucia Attacks Demon: 7 (Adv for hidden: 17) Dmg: 5 Fire <Resist> Lucia Attacks Demon: 21 Dmg: 4 <Resist> (Forgot advantage but crit so doesn't matter) Forgot Sneak Attack 6 <Resist> Crit Damage: 3 Effect: 10 -Fatal- 5 Poisoned for 1 Turn <Negate due to condition Immunity> Demon CON Save: 20 -Failed- Prone and Stunned until end of next turn. Forgot to add Crit damage to Sneak attack: 4
The party keeps to the shadows and slowly descends the stairs. They come to a large stone room with a stone table in the middle. There are various heretical runes drawn on and around the table. 4 Cultists stand a little bit away from the table while a Heretical Orc Priest of Revan is standing very close to the table. The Blacksmith's daughter is chained to the table. As the priest continues to chant, her body twists warps and contorts into something different. Her smooth black hair begins to turn coarse and brittle. Her fingers slowly grow in length. Her skin moves to form hard calluses on places. Lucia whispers, "My god! They're doing a Fiend Bearer Ritual on the girl. This is bad."
It is at that moment that Kate Sneezes. The priest is startled from his chanting at the noise and the priest looks at her, having forgotten to continue chanting. This was a mistake whoever since the disruption of the ritual caused a lesser fiend to bind with the girl's body. Raw magical energy surged through the body of the orc priest as the girl's body convulsed and quickly warped to fit the new demon resident. Her eyes shot open and rolled back further than what should be possible, making sickening squishing sound. Her mouth opened wider and wider until her jaw unhinged and bones broke with a crack. Her spine grew in size and her body sat up, breaking the chains that tied her to the bed. With sickening fleshy sounds, her arms grew longer, tendons quickly regrew along the broken jaw in twisted ways and her spine grew sharp spikes that came out of here back by puncturing her skin, leaving a trail of green blood. Her skin turned a sickly olive green and her fingers and toes grew very long. The newly created Fiend Bearer let out a deafening screech which threw the half-dead priest back. Though the priest was dead, the cultists rejoiced in the girl's transformation, in spite of the botched ritual and the complications that would be caused because of it.
Priya quickly used her Mantle of inspiration to empower Tomoe, Kate and Lucia. Kate and Lucia, identifying the biggest threat in the room, charged the Fiend Bearer. Kate delivered two brutal blows to the monstrosity but her sword was having an unusually hard time getting through her opponent's skin, forcing her to put more strength and energy behind each swing. Lucia, putting all her momentum and force into one massive swing, manages to absolutely shatter one of the bones in the former girl's legs, causing her to collapse on the floor. A quick kick to the skull resulted in putting the Fiend Bearer in a daze. However, she knew the broken leg won't keep a foe like this down for long.
Tomoe's turn (She is currently hidden so gets advantage on first attack. )
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Tomoe takes aim with her heavy crossbow, she Hope's killing the demon possessing her will save the girl.
Attack: 26 Damage: 8
She drops her crossbow, remembering to pick it up if she survives, and draws her sword as she advances on the beastly thing. Of she gets in range she will swing her sword at it.
Attack: 26 Damage: 27
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Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 12 (8W-4L)- - Coliseum of Conquest: Master of Faerie Fire. Just don't ask her to spell it.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 6 (2W-1L)- - Coliseum Reborn : Master of a Myriad of forms.
Runt, the Stormchosen: Half-Orc barbarian level 5 -- The Guild
Crit fishing on Tomoe's 2nd attack due to stun: 9 -Close. But no dice-
The Shrieking Demon is Stunned and can't attack this round. It breaks it's stun at the end of its turn though.
Cultist descend on Tomoe and Kate.
Cultist 1 VS Tomoe: 7 Dmg: 6 Cultist 2 VS Tomoe: 15 Dmg: 3
Cultist 3 VS Kate: 24 Dmg: 3 Cultist 4 VS Kate: 24 Dmg: 5
All attacks Miss.
Kate Switches Targets to the Cultists and attacks recklessly. Kate Vs Cultist 3: 11 (Adv: 6) Dmg: 20 -Missed- Kate Vs Cultist 3: 4 (Adv: 21) Dmg: 23 -Hit-
Lucia Vs Demon: 25 Dmg: 6 Fire Lucia Vs Demon: 22 Dmg: 4 Lucia Vs Demon: 26 Dmg: 6 (FoB) Sneak Attack: 5
EDIT: Forgot about Faerie Fire: Lucia's Advantage: 211317 -It made no difference-
Priya Blows a 2nd Level Spell slot on Sleep to put the demon and two Cultists to sleep: 18 Wrong Dice: 49 Cultists 1 and 3 fall asleep. Demon is immune.
Sounds like a plan. Secure the exits and secure us a place to rest back that way.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 12 (8W-4L)- - Coliseum of Conquest: Master of Faerie Fire. Just don't ask her to spell it.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 6 (2W-1L)- - Coliseum Reborn : Master of a Myriad of forms.
Runt, the Stormchosen: Half-Orc barbarian level 5 -- The Guild
Tomoe Gozen: Human Fighter Samurai level 5 -- Cronero (Solo Campaign)
You head back to the crossbow room and rest up. No one interrupts during Short Rest.
Priya Heal: 23 (Rolling all 3 at once)
Lucia Heals: 6
Kate Heals: 19
Kate Heals 2 more: 13
During the short rest, Priya comments, "I am certainly going to be sore in the morning.'
Lucia puts her ear to the ground at the end of the short rest and says, "There doesn't appear to be anyone beyond this door. Looks like no one came after us."
Kate comments, "Don't you think that's a bit strange? What could they be doing that is so important and time consuming that they haven't come after us in an hour?"
Lucia says, "Seeing as how this place is a Dark Chapel and there were no priests that we've seen in the prayer room, I think they might be performing some kind of ritual. If that's the case, it does not bode well for us."
Priya asks, "Do you think they're doing some voodoo or something?" to which Lucia responds, "I'm not well versed in heretical religion but I don't think they are targeting us in their ritual. It feels to me that their rite had already begun by the time we showed up so I don't think they had us in mind when performing the ritual."
Priya adds, "I know I said life isn't exciting without danger but death by Ritual of Inevitable Destiny was not a way I wanted to go. "
Well, inevitable doom aside, i say its time to move one. Let us hope we can still save whomever is down here against their will.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 12 (8W-4L)- - Coliseum of Conquest: Master of Faerie Fire. Just don't ask her to spell it.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 6 (2W-1L)- - Coliseum Reborn : Master of a Myriad of forms.
Runt, the Stormchosen: Half-Orc barbarian level 5 -- The Guild
Tomoe Gozen: Human Fighter Samurai level 5 -- Cronero (Solo Campaign)
Alright so which way will you go? The Iron gates to the graveyard that Lucia unlocked; The smaller wooden door on the north side, right before the chapel main entrance or any of the three doors inside the chapel itself (East, North and South)?
Lets try the small wooden door.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 12 (8W-4L)- - Coliseum of Conquest: Master of Faerie Fire. Just don't ask her to spell it.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 6 (2W-1L)- - Coliseum Reborn : Master of a Myriad of forms.
Runt, the Stormchosen: Half-Orc barbarian level 5 -- The Guild
Tomoe Gozen: Human Fighter Samurai level 5 -- Cronero (Solo Campaign)
Orc Necromancer of Revan: 17
Tomoe: 15
Lucia: 22
Kate: 22
Priya: 10
Enemy HP:
Necromancer of Revan: 45/45
You go through the smaller gate and find yourself going down stairs. The gate loops back into the graveyard. There, a Orc clad in robes is levitating off the ground. This one seems to have been expecting you. You feel a dark aura around him. This is a spell caster and more powerful than the previous orc spellcaster you fought.
Tomoe's turn.
Tomoe, who would have had her sword AND shield drawn in anticipation of a fight, charges the orc and swings her sword at him.
Attack: 20 Damage: 11
Attack: 17 Damage: 9
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 12 (8W-4L)- - Coliseum of Conquest: Master of Faerie Fire. Just don't ask her to spell it.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 6 (2W-1L)- - Coliseum Reborn : Master of a Myriad of forms.
Runt, the Stormchosen: Half-Orc barbarian level 5 -- The Guild
Tomoe Gozen: Human Fighter Samurai level 5 -- Cronero (Solo Campaign)
HP:
Necromancer of Revan: 6/45
both hit but Absorb Elements for half damage.
Kate reckless attacks: 12 (Adv: 9) Dmg: 28
Extra Attack: 7 (Adv: 22) Dmg: 21
Lucia Attacks: 15 Dmg: 9
Lucia Attacks: 16 Dmg: 7
The moment Kate spots the Necromancer, she shouts, "Deny the Witch!"
The party descend on him before he can get away and kill him before a single spell can be cast. Deny the Witch successful. In the graveyard there are two doors, one to the east where you came from and a stone door to the west.
Also everyone gets 400 XP
Any loot on the witch?
Also west door please.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 12 (8W-4L)- - Coliseum of Conquest: Master of Faerie Fire. Just don't ask her to spell it.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 6 (2W-1L)- - Coliseum Reborn : Master of a Myriad of forms.
Runt, the Stormchosen: Half-Orc barbarian level 5 -- The Guild
Tomoe Gozen: Human Fighter Samurai level 5 -- Cronero (Solo Campaign)
Unfortunately no. There was no loot.
You head down to the west door which leads you to a catacombs. There is a single set of stairs going down in the north. You hear chanting coming from beneath the stairs.
Tomoe .options for everyone to be quiet. Does Priya by chance have pass with out trace?
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 12 (8W-4L)- - Coliseum of Conquest: Master of Faerie Fire. Just don't ask her to spell it.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 6 (2W-1L)- - Coliseum Reborn : Master of a Myriad of forms.
Runt, the Stormchosen: Half-Orc barbarian level 5 -- The Guild
Tomoe Gozen: Human Fighter Samurai level 5 -- Cronero (Solo Campaign)
Unfortunately, she does not. I'm guessing you're going to try and sneak down the stairs. Stealth check.
Tomoe 13
Kate 23
Lucia 8
Priya 6
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 12 (8W-4L)- - Coliseum of Conquest: Master of Faerie Fire. Just don't ask her to spell it.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 6 (2W-1L)- - Coliseum Reborn : Master of a Myriad of forms.
Runt, the Stormchosen: Half-Orc barbarian level 5 -- The Guild
Tomoe Gozen: Human Fighter Samurai level 5 -- Cronero (Solo Campaign)
Rolling Initiative:
Orc Cultists (4): 3
Fiend Bearer - Shrieking Demon: 10
Tomoe: 13
Lucia: 10
Kate: 23
Priya: 9
Enemy HP:
Cultist1: 20/20
Cultist2: 19/19
Cultist3: 30/30
Cultist4: 22/22
Shrieking Demon: 53/76
Priya uses Mantle of Inspiration to give 5 Temp HP to everyone. Faerie Fire on Demon: DEX (DC13): 10
Kate Vs Demon: 13 (Adv: 26) Dmg: 13 <Resist>
Kate Vs Demon: 19 (Adv: 9) Dmg: 13 <Resist>
Rage: 1 Fire damage.
Crit: 7 Extra Damage.
Effect: 11 - No effect-
Lucia Attacks Demon: 7 (Adv for hidden: 17) Dmg: 5 Fire <Resist>
Lucia Attacks Demon: 21 Dmg: 4 <Resist> (Forgot advantage but crit so doesn't matter)
Forgot Sneak Attack 6 <Resist>
Crit Damage: 3
Effect: 10 -Fatal-
5
Poisoned for 1 Turn <Negate due to condition Immunity>
Demon CON Save: 20
-Failed- Prone and Stunned until end of next turn.
Forgot to add Crit damage to Sneak attack: 4
Boss Music:
The party keeps to the shadows and slowly descends the stairs. They come to a large stone room with a stone table in the middle. There are various heretical runes drawn on and around the table. 4 Cultists stand a little bit away from the table while a Heretical Orc Priest of Revan is standing very close to the table. The Blacksmith's daughter is chained to the table. As the priest continues to chant, her body twists warps and contorts into something different. Her smooth black hair begins to turn coarse and brittle. Her fingers slowly grow in length. Her skin moves to form hard calluses on places. Lucia whispers, "My god! They're doing a Fiend Bearer Ritual on the girl. This is bad."
It is at that moment that Kate Sneezes. The priest is startled from his chanting at the noise and the priest looks at her, having forgotten to continue chanting. This was a mistake whoever since the disruption of the ritual caused a lesser fiend to bind with the girl's body. Raw magical energy surged through the body of the orc priest as the girl's body convulsed and quickly warped to fit the new demon resident. Her eyes shot open and rolled back further than what should be possible, making sickening squishing sound. Her mouth opened wider and wider until her jaw unhinged and bones broke with a crack. Her spine grew in size and her body sat up, breaking the chains that tied her to the bed. With sickening fleshy sounds, her arms grew longer, tendons quickly regrew along the broken jaw in twisted ways and her spine grew sharp spikes that came out of here back by puncturing her skin, leaving a trail of green blood. Her skin turned a sickly olive green and her fingers and toes grew very long. The newly created Fiend Bearer let out a deafening screech which threw the half-dead priest back. Though the priest was dead, the cultists rejoiced in the girl's transformation, in spite of the botched ritual and the complications that would be caused because of it.
Priya quickly used her Mantle of inspiration to empower Tomoe, Kate and Lucia. Kate and Lucia, identifying the biggest threat in the room, charged the Fiend Bearer. Kate delivered two brutal blows to the monstrosity but her sword was having an unusually hard time getting through her opponent's skin, forcing her to put more strength and energy behind each swing. Lucia, putting all her momentum and force into one massive swing, manages to absolutely shatter one of the bones in the former girl's legs, causing her to collapse on the floor. A quick kick to the skull resulted in putting the Fiend Bearer in a daze. However, she knew the broken leg won't keep a foe like this down for long.
Tomoe's turn (She is currently hidden so gets advantage on first attack. )
Tomoe takes aim with her heavy crossbow, she Hope's killing the demon possessing her will save the girl.
Attack: 26 Damage: 8
She drops her crossbow, remembering to pick it up if she survives, and draws her sword as she advances on the beastly thing. Of she gets in range she will swing her sword at it.
Attack: 26 Damage: 27
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 12 (8W-4L)- - Coliseum of Conquest: Master of Faerie Fire. Just don't ask her to spell it.
Grianne Wildpaw: Wood Elf Druid level 6 (2W-1L)- - Coliseum Reborn : Master of a Myriad of forms.
Runt, the Stormchosen: Half-Orc barbarian level 5 -- The Guild
Tomoe Gozen: Human Fighter Samurai level 5 -- Cronero (Solo Campaign)
Both attacks hit.
Enemy HP:
Cultist1: 20/20 =Sleep=
Cultist2: 19/19
Cultist3: 7/30 =Sleep=
Cultist4: 22/22
Shrieking Demon: 30/76
Crit fishing on Tomoe's 2nd attack due to stun: 9 -Close. But no dice-
The Shrieking Demon is Stunned and can't attack this round. It breaks it's stun at the end of its turn though.
Cultist descend on Tomoe and Kate.
Cultist 1 VS Tomoe: 7 Dmg: 6
Cultist 2 VS Tomoe: 15 Dmg: 3
Cultist 3 VS Kate: 24 Dmg: 3
Cultist 4 VS Kate: 24 Dmg: 5
All attacks Miss.
Kate Switches Targets to the Cultists and attacks recklessly.
Kate Vs Cultist 3: 11 (Adv: 6) Dmg: 20 -Missed-
Kate Vs Cultist 3: 4 (Adv: 21) Dmg: 23 -Hit-
Lucia Vs Demon: 25 Dmg: 6 Fire
Lucia Vs Demon: 22 Dmg: 4
Lucia Vs Demon: 26 Dmg: 6 (FoB)
Sneak Attack: 5
EDIT: Forgot about Faerie Fire: Lucia's Advantage: 21 13 17 -It made no difference-
Priya Blows a 2nd Level Spell slot on Sleep to put the demon and two Cultists to sleep: 18
Wrong Dice: 49
Cultists 1 and 3 fall asleep. Demon is immune.