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C3 Episode 53 The Voices in the Trees Chapter Six
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Third level feels different...
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Introduction and Game Setup
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D20 Radio, your
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radio
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And let's get initiative.
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Hey, Eric. Hey, Philip. Excuse me. Did we ever roll icons? Yeah, we did. so so yeah There it is. I have it. Get it out of the way.
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get it other the way she but Just for the record, I've spent like the last five minutes trying to figure out where we are on the map. I have figured it out now. Love that.
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Yeah. Switching back. Eric. Yeah. it it won't It can't possibly become important, but is this what Corvair looks like in this timeline? Because this map is not what's in the books. It's been crazily altered in cool ways.
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Yes, this is this is what we got.
Combat Begins: Hobgoblin Attack
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Cool. to I did not put things where I should have. I have an initiative of 20. Are you ready? mine is fourteen Mine is 14. Mine 21.
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I rolled a natural one. i am not ready for any of this yet. Well, get on it. Good. i don't remember who my person thing is.
00:01:36
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I have Lady Vol with a twist. The icons are Kaz has Platinum Concord. Selayna has two with Lady Vol. Wait, you have Platinum Concord with the twist?
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You have Lady Vol with the twist. I have a Lady Vol with twist, that's what said. Oh, I thought you said Platinum Sorry, Kaz, Platinum Concord one, Lady Vol two with Selayna, Lady Vol with the twist for Nyx, and you have Arcing Congress.
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It's okay. Thank you. You're welcome. power old initiative looked at my sheet and it was that spot was empty thing okay so all right nix what was your initiative 20 selena 21 kaz seven but a natural one if that means anything to you gotcha valk 14 fourteen team So we have, I'm just going to call him Ka rather than saying his full name every time.
00:02:38
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Ka, the hobgoblin in the crazy armor first, then Selena, Nyx, then one of his, then three of his crew members, Kaz, and then his last crew member is the round order.
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Let me get my big s fluffy die, or my big squishy die. Oh, all right.
Selina's Sigil of Blood
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So at the top of the initiative order, this ship closes distance with you very quickly. And as it's gaining more and more distance, you see this.
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hobgoblin in the crazy armor comes sprinting and he leaps with his great sword from ship to ship and brings it down in a big swing and he is going to attack 1d3 enemies that's a six so three so he is going to include valyra eat them up And then also, I'm assuming you all had weapons ready, like weapons out when Valyra said to be ready for it to get nasty.
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okay So, seeing the natures of the weapons drawn, he is also going to include Selina and Nyx in this attack. So, this is going to be against Geralt's AC.
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That's a natural 20.
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but Are you sure? i am I am certain. Yes. I mean, okay. The man is decked out in gold. I would expect nothing less.
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So he screams for Dakan at the last... I assume he was compensating. um and Not down you. and deals eighteen damage taking chip you Ouch.
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As the wood underneath your feet cracks with the impact of his blade as it slams down. And you he bellows, Lyra, you will rue the day that you stole from under my nose.
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And post says, sure, sure. Selina, it is your turn.
Selina's Freezing Strike
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Okay. Selina's going to use a quick action, ah the mark with sigil. Good grief.
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And she's gonna mark him with Sigil of Blood. Okay. What does that do So it's going to be triggered when the marked enemy makes an attack against an ally and that attack does not also include me.
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And then it deals negative energy damage to equal to constitution modifier plus level to the attacker. and I can heal points equal to that amount. Nice.
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What does it look like when you mark him with the sigil? Ooh, okay. It's sigil of blood. So I think he gets like a little cut in like a weird shape on his forehead.
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Nice. Okay. Yeah. That was your quick action. It was. It was. Sorry. This is a lot to get used to. Everything's so different. but It's my first time using any of this. so and
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Okay, let's do... going to try freezing strike. Okay. That is a... 20 versus AC. That hits.
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Awesome. Okay, hold on. What is... ab Sorry, this might take me a minute. You're that brand new character. It is. Okay. Same character.
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Brand new character. Selena also got replaced. Okay.
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That's gonna, okay, that's 18 cold damage and we the target is stuck.
Nyx's Frenzy Demon and Enemy Crew Attack
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All right. You just freeze his legs to the ship.
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Oh, good. I have the adventurer feed on that one. On a natural even hit, increase the cold damage dice to d10. Okay, hold on. I did that wrong then. Here's one. ah Okay.
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That's 10. There he goes. Okay, that's 32. thirty two What? Eric's about to make some adjustments. thank ah Either to the battle or to you. Okay.
00:07:04
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Dang. So describe what this looks like, Selena, as you wreck this this guy. Okay, well, I mark him with the sigil first, so he just has a random cut on his forehead that starts bleeding.
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And then i just, like, shoot a burst of ice that, like, freezes him to the ground. Amazing. And then he shatters?
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that but No, he's that he's not dead. Okay, wow. It is now Nyx's turn. Nyx gets the... troubling smile on her face that she had on the train when she realized that a thing she did would have consequences.
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I'm going to summon a frizzy demon on the other ship. Ooh! Okay. Okie dokie. So what happens? Does this turn?
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Nyx, uh, yeah, it gets to attack right after me. Nyx simply reaches out and traces a shape in the air and a rift opens.
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I think like just to increase the horror of it in the deck of the ship, And this this, this huge, bulky fiend with metallic scales all over its body and enormous black horns and a and and just wielding a pair of huge, like,
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double-bladed battle axes just clambers out onto the deck and roars. Yikes. Announces himself. Yeah. Okay. And then we'll start attacking random members of the crew whatever members of the crew first meet its gaze yeah i mean there so let me describe what crew members look like uh so you have they're all hobgoblins that's a hobgoblin crew one is has a chain sword and they look pretty primed to use what's that mean eric
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it's It's not quite a ribbon weave. it's like if you It looks like a chain, but if all of the chain links, the edges had like razor blades on the side of them.
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What a terrible idea. Then you see another one that has a razor winged drake on like a falconer's glove, and they have a whip in their other hand.
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And then you see one that has a casting staff, in their hand and the last one's got a big shield and a club someone with normal weapons i love them this is like a yeah i mean it brushes whatever one is close whatever one is closest and it attacks twice ah one of the attacks is a 26 the other is 18. both of those both of them do seven damage Okay. The one with the chain sword would have been the closest. So that would
Kaz and Valk's Strategic Struggles
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be the one that gets stuck. Alrighty. It is now the one with the chain sword's turn. Unless you have anything else on your turn, Nyx.
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No, that'll do it. Okay. So it's it's now going to attempt to, holy crap, I was going to jump onto their ship, but all of a sudden there's a freaking demon here. So deal with that situation. so That is a 26 versus the deer. We prefer to be called fiends. A 26? Yes, that hits. Yep.
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That will be thates seven damage. Okay. And it gets to do that to 1d2 nearby enemies, but there's only one nearby enemy, so that's that.
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um And then the one with the Drake is going to use his whip to attack.
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19 versus AC. That misses. Okay.
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And then the last one, the caster Yeah, they got to they got a fiend on their ship, so they're just going to focus fire on that thing. Is going to shoot a firebolt.
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And that is only a 13. Versus physical defense? um Does not.
00:11:34
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Dang it. All right. And you just hear them screaming like, ah! And their their leader kind of looks back but can't go anywhere because frozen to the deck of your ship.
00:11:50
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It is now Kaz's. ah val Sorry, Valk, what was your ac are you fourteen 14th. You are before Kaz, right before. It is Valk's turn. Sorry. Don't worry, Valk is just watching as he gains his focus. This is theater to him.
00:12:09
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Fair enough. All right, Kaz. Okay, so I pulled an icon die and I pulled the Daughters of Sorakel and I think i have I have a new third level spell.
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Nothing happens this round, but you see Kaz kind of going within himself and like trying to scrounge up something to do ah this okay this round. So that's what that's what happens.
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Interesting. How very Valk of you. Yeah, Kaz is trying to be more like Valk, for sure. i don't know why. I don't. i feel that is the worst person to be more like. You got more self-esteem, Valk.
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That's... And I'll go ahead
Escalating Battle and Nyx's Transformation
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and pull my next one. Okay, it's just a defensive, so we're set. Cool. Alrighty. yeah Escalation eyes at a one.
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This guy... is going to, Kaa is going to try to attack the witch lady that just caused his legs to get frozen.
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Understood. um Yeah, that's a 21 versus AC.
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Yes. That is eight damage. Which? And he needs to save to get unstuck, correct? Yes.
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He rolls an 18. So he like, it's that very like video game action movie thing where just his sheer force of will, like he growls at you in the ice around his lower hat shatters.
00:13:49
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Your bewitchery will not best me. now Slain's turn. Okay. Well, we're going after him again then? Oh no. Siri, you stay out of this. She's trying to help. Yeah.
00:14:00
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Okay. Let's try White Flame Blade. the
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right That is a 24. 24 does hit. Awesome. Okay. awesome okay So make sure I don't have anything weird on this one before I cast lead everything. Okay. 15. 15 damage? Sorry.
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fifteen damage yougo right not picture Alrighty. He is looking in a bad way. Good. Nyx. Normally Nyx doesn't do this because it's really dangerous.
00:14:37
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Nyx is going to summon another one. What? And so the the rift continue the rift remains open and an enormous hound crawls up out of the rift.
00:14:52
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It is just, it's it's the the the platonic ideal of ah of of the terrifying dog. It's huge and muscly and has drooling and its drool is flaming and there's fire running down its back.
00:15:08
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And it crawls up onto the deck of the other ship. Cool. okay nix' is keeping Nix is keeping an eye on the fight, but he really feels like, ah she really feels like it's important for Selena to win a duel early in in her career as a as ah as a frontline fighter.
00:15:27
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And so she's just kind of standing slightly out of reach of the big sword, keeping an eye on it and ruining the day of everyone else on this other ship. So I do feel like Selena's had a couple of really great hits and each time she's like looking at Nyx excitedly.
00:15:42
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Just like, did you see that? The that you're going to duel with is like, why you not paying attention to me? This is my first time using this.
00:15:53
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Isn't that cool? Are you kidding me? As he's bleeding from everywhere. So yeah the yeah, the frenzy demon is going to continue to wail on the the guy with his silly, absurd chainsword.
00:16:10
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think you meant wicked cool. You mispronounced that. I did not mean that. Is a 16 going to hit? Oh, wait. Oh, wait. I don't get that. 16 does not hit. sixteen sixteen does not hit Okay, and the other attack is also a 16. All right.
00:16:28
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ah Cool though. ah When this guy misses for the remainder of the battle, every time he misses, it adds a stacking plus one to his attacks and additional damage. Cool. So that's going to be cool. Yeah. No, it's really cool.
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ah So that puts him at a plus two and a plus 2d4. And then do his degradation so I don't forget. What's the worst? Cool. all right. And then the hellhound, I would love for the hellhound to charge the mage.
00:16:54
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Okay. If there's a path to get there. Yeah. Cool. The hellhound just attacks once with a savage bite. a lot. 25 to hit.
00:17:05
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ah Yeah, that'll hit. Is there anyone around the mage? Anyone else in close quarters? the The one with the shield is near the mage. Cool. On a natural even attack, and that was a 16 that I rolled, it also gets to use its fiery breath.
00:17:23
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So the mage takes six damage from the bite, and then fire just pours out of the mouth of this thing and sweeps across the deck. That is an attack of 24 versus physical defense for up to three nearby enemies.
00:17:43
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Leave some for the rest of us, Nyx. Okay. Yeah, i mean, that hits the it the caster, the shield, and the one with the the drake on his arm.
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That's eight fire damage to them. off great to As you glance at Nyx, it is very notable that the more she lets
Chaos Unleashed by Nyx's Fiends
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go of this, her her physical transformation is is much quicker than it usually is in a battle because she is as you as she lets more of this out into the world, but the scales are running down and her her horns are starting to lengthen and curl back.
00:18:20
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on her head. Okay. But that's her turn. Alright, the one with the chain the super wicked cool chainsaw is going to swing at the frenzy demon.
00:18:32
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See, the problem is Couldn't actually do that with someone right up on you. That's the problem with the chain thing. Room to swing. She knows how to use it well, Philip. I don't know if you're aware of this, but the you also can't summon demons out of the air normally either.
00:18:49
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But we play in a fictional fantasy realm. It's going to be... So it's magic that allows her to do it? it it's It's the same thing that allows a ship to fly through the air.
00:19:00
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Magic. yeah yeah You may have noticed. It's magical. Got 23 versus AC. That does hit. Seven damage. And now the one with the Drake is going to use its whip against the Hound Demon. healthy teen Hellhound. 18 to hit.
00:19:24
Speaker
I think that does. me find. Yes, that does hit. Okay, that is six damage and the Drake gets to make a free attack. Natural 20, so 14 damage on the Hellhound.
00:19:36
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And then the yeah Warlock is going to attack the Hellhound that is up on it. Does it mess with them that it's in melee? Yes.
00:19:48
Speaker
Oh, cool. Oh, when this ah creature is hit by melee attack, the attacker takes five fire damage. So the hellhound needs to fire damage. It's made of fire.
00:19:58
Speaker
how does How does resistance work with something like that? Because resistance is normally based on the natural die roll. It's a good question that I don't want to litigate right now. Let's just say it doesn't take um i Lock it in, guys. That's how it's going to be forever.
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Okay.
00:20:17
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All right. That is only a 14 versus physical defense. That does not hit. Okay. Do I need to do anything?
00:20:29
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not if you don't want to. I mean... There's targets over there. You can do your karmic rebuke. Yeah, but I feel like this is like completely world-breaking, but it's a respect and like Overwatch Torbjorn 1v1 duels. Like I can't interrupt what's going on down there. That's now a one v one um And i think technically the other ship is too far away me to influence.
00:21:01
Speaker
They're nearby. They jumped from it. So they're not. The other enemies on the ship? Yeah. Yeah. They're nearby distance. I would question that, but okay. Well, if it's too late, but can't- You don't to be able to attack. You don't need to. Yeah, he's just gonna watch at this point.
00:21:19
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Okay. That's all I got. All right. Kaz, what are doing? and Okay. Kaz is not just gonna watch because there's a bad guy on his boat and he doesn't like that.
00:21:29
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So first I am also going to attack Ka, is that correct? Yep. Yep. And miss. I'm fairly certain. That's 13 against physical defense.
00:21:40
Speaker
Yes, that does miss. Okay. Well, there goes the quick action that I saved up for with last turn. And now, I mean, it's not, I get to do it every time the escalation dies odd. So I will get another opportunity, but.
00:21:52
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Gotcha. Or maybe, I don't know. Freaking fiends over on the other boat might handle it for me. but But. You got range. I also can... Selena, you've been hurt, correct? Yeah, I'm looking a little rough. All right. You get seven temporary hit points as my defensive spell casts a... It's kind of a calming-looking cloud towards you, and it envelops you.
00:22:18
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Love it.
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hey I wish I could say I did it on purpose. And... And I take flight. And start drifting backwards. Well, here's the thing. I was going to take flight anyway.
Kaz's Near-Death Experience
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I may just double it up with my warp. Let me check it. It's a very... This spell was fun.
00:22:37
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The thing I did the first round. um
00:22:43
Speaker
Barely matters. Okay. I get a bonus, so I disengage checks if I have an opportunity. But I am flying at the... at the ah Extend of well, you tell me. My attack warp says I start to fly. This spell says I gain flight. So does that mean I can control it a little bit?
00:23:00
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yeah
00:23:03
Speaker
Yeah, I would say that you, you can control it. Uh, it's not yeah. Involuntary. Then I think I shoot to the end of my rope and then managed to bring myself within some sort of more comfortable, less top range.
00:23:17
Speaker
Yeah. But I fly like a baby deer walks. I'm kind of like, ah. Well, here's the thing. Here's the thing, Jeff. Your flight speed is only the same as your normal speed.
00:23:29
Speaker
But airships travel much faster. So, like, so um'm you can't fly quick enough to keep up with it. You can control your height. But, like, as soon as you take flight, it's just like, then that's what I'm doing. Okay.
00:23:46
Speaker
That's where I'm at, guys. Okay. Okay. Dope. Sick. Wonderful. Dope. Sick. Wonderful. Okay. And I forgot to have this guy act last round. So the one with the shield is now going to attack the hellhound.
00:24:00
Speaker
with his shield bash with the 12 to hit the AC. Does not. He gets to push things with his shield bash so he could push the thing off the chip, um but he missed.
00:24:11
Speaker
All right. Escalation die now attitude. It is now Kha's turn. So caught seeing, Oh, Hmm.
00:24:23
Speaker
Hmm. Does he, does he though? Does he see the guy that just healed the person he's dealing with on the end of a rope, flying backwards and try to cut the rope? Does he?
00:24:35
Speaker
That's a Are you ready to kill Kaz? so Always. Cause he was going to attack Kaz, but now Kaz is no longer a target.
00:24:47
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Your call. It's not my call.
00:24:51
Speaker
feel like it is. It's the Dices call. Roll. Choose high or That fits Kaz. little ceiling but ah ah fitz cash smirks at Selena and then brings his greatsword down towards the rope that is tied to the railing of the ship attempting to i ah cut Kaz loose.
00:25:18
Speaker
What a strong rope though. Right? I'm going to not my turn, but I feel like that, but but since all of this is narratively simultaneous, Nyx is already like leaning into a run as she sees. She's been watching this. She sees what's about to happen. She knows exactly what she would do.
00:25:36
Speaker
yeah You did say I can control height. So I feel like I should get an opportunity to try to get low enough to be caught by the railing, but. My sigil that I've marked on him is an interrupt action and it triggers when they make an attack against an ally. Yeah, that's right.
00:25:52
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. the Yeah. So I would like to do that. Count it. Cool. Yep. I just absolutely survive at the mercy of my teammates.
00:26:03
Speaker
Okay. So that's going to be negative energy damage. You contribute. The dice have hated me this campaign. This is true, but it's been fun and it makes sense with the chaos. It fits the class you have picked. they yeah um So it's negative energy damage. It's just a six, but but but something. Maybe enough to throw them off and not make Kaz disappear forever. And you heal that damage. I do, and I really need it.
00:26:32
Speaker
how what does that look like, Selena? who i don't I think as soon as he tries to make that attack, as soon as that intention is there and he starts to moving toward the rope, the sigil just starts glowing red and he can't finish that motion. Okay.
00:26:52
Speaker
He hesitates, but then he brings his sword down. That is a 19 plus his modifier. Feels like that.
00:27:02
Speaker
I tried. Feels... feels a
00:27:08
Speaker
I rolled high for initiative, so I didn't get it. Would I be able to interrupt that? Your whole character is interrupt actions, so But it's attacking an object. It's not attacking object.
00:27:23
Speaker
I am counting this as an attack against Kaz, because if it lands, then Kaz is meaningfully impacted. Actually, no, I can't.
00:27:33
Speaker
I read that backwards. Bummer. Actually, I don't have any defensive right now. Could I, for flavor, an interrupt to try to pause that interaction?
00:27:47
Speaker
In what way? i think i I would either want to be able to hold Kaz in place or hold the sword in place. Either once it's making contact.
00:28:04
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um but
00:28:12
Speaker
How many stress points are you at? I am six. Hold on. Consult them. I'll gamble stress points if I can pull them back or pull them closer to the actual ship.
00:28:28
Speaker
I will add more dice. can crank that number up. Not by much. um
00:28:37
Speaker
What's the threshold? What happens when we hit the threshold of stress points? Remind me. I'm trying to look up the document I have for it. I don't think we fully, I know we did narratively, yeah but not mechanics wise because we didn't want to clash with anything Kaz was doing with that same like wonder list.
00:28:56
Speaker
Gotcha. So I'm down for whatever you choose. but Also because the list that I have was was a lot of AOE. Gotcha. I'll let you do it.
00:29:08
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Bye.
00:29:11
Speaker
ah What it could be, because I have narratively, if um a magic surge is triggered, Valk enters a panic state, so it can go effectively like frenzy and have to save. Yeah, let's let's do that for now. So give me so I'm basically letting you freestyle a spell. So roll d6.
00:29:31
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Okay, he okay that is three for a straight roll. Three stress points. books it hity And give me an intelligence roll plus your level.
00:29:44
Speaker
That is... That's an 18. 18. So this uses your focus. okay And the rope snaps as the sword comes down on it.
00:29:56
Speaker
But Kaz, it's like trying to think a way to describe it because it's pulling on the plane of madness. So it's something that's very unsettling in the way that it is happening. Is Kaz stretching like an event horizon?
00:30:10
Speaker
Yes, that's exactly what happens. Yeah, it's like an event horizon. It's either event horizon or death. I don't know. Or Kaz takes an opportunity to use his substantial dexterity to fly and land inside the railing.
00:30:26
Speaker
You said your fate is in the hands of your allies. And as an approval to ask. No, no, that no. I appreciate the help. And the hobgoblin seeing this just goes, you're all witches.
00:30:42
Speaker
And it is Nick's or Slain's turn. Can I have a bit more detail about what's happening to Kaz right now? ah We're in it together, buddy. Your stretch has honestly, from your perspective, Kaz, it's like everything has slowed down.
00:31:00
Speaker
So like it, okay it's like Kaz is, is reaching the black hole, which from his perspective, he would not be stretching out. The world would begin stretching out and everything is moving very slowly.
Climactic Battle and Kaz's Emotional Attack
00:31:12
Speaker
So that's what's happening from your perspective, Kaz. Okay. Great. Can I add, as things start to stretch and get blurry, the only thing that is in focus is Valk.
00:31:24
Speaker
Okay. So Valk... Wish that was more comforting. I'm so sorry. I probably notices that and goes, oh no. This is just my luck. All right, Selina. Okay.
00:31:39
Speaker
Selina's gonna barrier strike. Oh. A 12 versus AC. Okay. well versus ac and That will not hit. Yeah. figure I'm just doing nothing. It does get damage equal to my level.
00:31:57
Speaker
Oh. thank Kaa deflects your sword away and says, yeah that's what happens when you do not focus on the fight in front of you. Ah! And next, it is your turn.
00:32:10
Speaker
you know bargain basement klingon rude i absolutely love this villain um uh i know nix is nix is running at kaz want to grab kaz before whatever is currently happening gets worse So basically the rope has also kind of like been drawn into this event horizon. So next you can pretty easily grab onto the rope, um, as the first thing to grab onto.
00:32:41
Speaker
If you want to dive into the weird stretchy time manipulation that's happening be about you can, but that would be, yeah, I'll grab the rope. ah Why does nobody want to hang out with me? Is that that my action? What is that?
00:32:55
Speaker
I'll take it as a quick action. It's fine. Okay, Nyx just grabs the rope and just winds it around her forearm a couple of times and sets one of her, set like, turns into the wind and sets her back foot against against the railing so that she's got Nyx, or got a hold of Kaz and whatever...
00:33:17
Speaker
Probably from her, I mean, I don't know that she would recognize what's going on ah as being Valk. It kind of looks like something is dragging Kaz away. And so she's... How's that? And then...
00:33:30
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With her action, I'm... Nyx hears the goofball taunting and says, yes, the battle in front of you. That's definitely what to focus on. And she's going to cast summon. She's going to cast a swarm of flame demons.
00:33:43
Speaker
Hey, what the goodness! On the other ship. You said they're nearby, right? Yes, they are. So I get 1d3. So I get three of the enemies on the ship.
00:33:55
Speaker
ah I'm going to make ah an attack against their physical defense. Okay. yeah What's the escalation die right now? Two. Okay.
00:34:06
Speaker
I'm going to use my initiative die, which is a 15, to make this work because I don't want to waste this. So that's going to be just a ah lot. It's going to be 24 verses there.
00:34:20
Speaker
Physical defense? All of their physical defenses, yes. So it's three of them. So, uh, will say I'll i'll leave the the the guy with the shield alone for the moment.
00:34:36
Speaker
the rest The rest of them are going to take 20 fire damage. Okay. and And then i I apologize for giving you something that you have to track, but there's no way for me to track this.
00:34:48
Speaker
The next time any of them roll a natural one through five this battle, they take an extra 3d6 of fire damage. Jeez.
00:35:00
Speaker
You're third level?
00:35:05
Speaker
this is This is a new spell. Don't look so sad, Jeff. I'm not sad. I'm flabbergasted. Oh, right? Yeah. And now your demons. And then her fiends will attack. So the frenzy demon will continue to attack the guy with the chainsword.
00:35:20
Speaker
So he adds plus two to this now. So it's plus nine. Does 17 hit? AC or physical defense? AC.
00:35:32
Speaker
AC, that misses. Wow. Okay. so So that's another natural 20. And I just gave you another d4. You did just give me another d4. So it's 3d4.
00:35:46
Speaker
and So it's some the base damage from him is 7. So whatever, if any multiplication occurs there. And in addition to that, my roll in three d four is what one three is six so 13 times two yeah describe devastation
00:36:15
Speaker
describe the devastation ah As he is having to reset between attacks and and get some momentum on that whippy chain thing, the demon with the much more practical solid weapons, rigid weapons, ah just raises both of them up and just brings both down, one on either, like right at the shoulder, and just cleaves into his torso.
00:36:42
Speaker
And it tears the axes out and just lets him drop as ah as a wreck. And bellows. Loudly.
00:36:51
Speaker
All right. so Add roll and the degradation. but Let me math that real quick. And then the hellhound attacks the mage again.
00:37:03
Speaker
Nine, that's 17 against AC. The mage, that hits. Okay, that is six damage.
00:37:14
Speaker
And that was a natural even roll, so it gets to do the fire thing again. So to everybody left, fire... Uh, that is 13 plus a nine plus nine, 22 versus physical defense.
00:37:30
Speaker
two Sorry. I need to roll to see how many, uh, to just two of them, not three, two. So the, whatever the two closest there are. Okay. So I guess the mage and the shield guy, uh, that's eight more fire damage. The mage erupts in immolating fire with standing as they,
00:37:47
Speaker
burn to a crisp all right okay oh and the one with the razor wing drake also burns to a crisp as well oh cool he was also caught in that fire all righty so that means it is all of a sudden faukes turn is anyone flying that ship Uh, you don't see anybody, but presumably somebody would need to be. I guess... could I... e
00:38:21
Speaker
I don't want my focus, because I'm focusing on Kaz. Could I use my movement to drag him in as an action? Yeah, you can try. Yeah.
00:38:32
Speaker
Can I? Yeah, go ahead. Can I land? I have the ability to fly, which means I have the ability to stop flying and I have movement. If I'm slowed down, I'd love to have some agency in some of this fight.
00:38:47
Speaker
I feel like Jeff has given up enough agency with the character build he has made. That he'd like to have some control over things that happen. Can I not land and let Valk do something this time? Yeah, I mean, yeah, you're you're able to land if Alton wants to focus on doing something else. yeah If there's something else you'd like to do about don't worry about Kaz, he can land.
00:39:07
Speaker
I would have to get my focus, which means, like I guess technically I would have to let you go. Fair enough. To regain my focus. That can't reel me in, I guess. Well, let go. Nix is holding the rope. That's what I was going to say. Nix is holding the rope and can land. I will let you go.
00:39:24
Speaker
Yeah. I will let Kaz go in ending that event horizon and regain my focus. Okay. Nyx glances back after doing all this and sees just Kaz,
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00:39:36
Speaker
normal Kaz. Like, oh, thank gods. Okay. So Valk, anything else on your turn?
00:39:41
Speaker
I can't. Well, i I can move, but I'm not going to move. Okay. Kaz, real quick, before the start of your turn, ah hu when you were experiencing that dilation of time, your vision got a little hazy. Valk still remained starkly in focus, but then you heard a familiar voice in your mind, not speaking directly to you, but rather like a memory.
00:40:08
Speaker
And the voice, it was a ah woman's voice saying, I'm sorry, Casimir, but your counsel is very wise, but it would be imprudent to do such a thing.
00:40:24
Speaker
There's a harmony with I and the other Archfey. And while your estimation of my ability is accurate, I would not seek to imbalance Forlannus in the way that you would see it done.
00:40:37
Speaker
I, I know you're only here because of me. We were both much younger then and
00:40:47
Speaker
Perhaps I was too reckless, but I'm sorry I can't go where you need me to this time. And then Val stops focusing and you snap back into...
00:40:59
Speaker
current
00:41:02
Speaker
So you are currently flying under your own power, right? You just, we're just going too fast. Yes. So you have directional controls, right? Yes.
00:41:13
Speaker
So Nyx looks down this long rope at you and seeing that you're no longer horrifyingly stretched out ah and noticing the inordinate success of her little demonic boarding party goes, you ever want to be a pirate?
00:41:32
Speaker
And she looks over at the other ship, which is now very, very skeleton crewed, including the fact that a couple of the screw have the crew have just been burned into skeletons. if and Okay, are you offering to send me to the other— let me go and I will go to the other ship? Oh, I can't send you, but I'm you like i'm i'm a i'm a fulcrum right now. You can yeah you can move around my anchor— i'm around Nyx's anchor point. I assume you could fly laterally to the other ship, which is close. Yeah, there's enough— And right alongside us, essentially.
00:42:03
Speaker
You could land on the other ship if you wanted to. to I mean, your fiends are there, right? And I've seen you lose control of them. I haven't yet.
00:42:13
Speaker
Tie the rope off, I'll join you. but there's there's just There is not a universe where Kaz is gonna go onto that ship with your two fiends. All right. So I can win the, did you ever want to be a pirate? Yeah, this is also a pirate ship over here where those guys are.
00:42:29
Speaker
But we're not doing piracy. I don't know. Kaz is not gonna go to the fiend ship. Kaz is gonna land on the boat that he took off from.
00:42:42
Speaker
fifty five And who's left? It's just the guy big bad guy. The guy that's fine. slate and The shield the shield guy guy on Yeah, Selena's got him.
00:42:54
Speaker
Kaz is angry and not thinking super straight. And I get, well, great, wonderful. I can target five nearby enemies. i'm Now I'm rolling well. Well, that's everybody that's alive. Yeah, I know.
00:43:11
Speaker
Including some demons if you want to take out some frustration. I mean, Nyx won't be happy, but... No, I don't. Nyx doesn't feel affection for the things that she conjures out of Shabroth.
00:43:22
Speaker
Is the unseen pilot of the other ship considered an enemy? I mean, they're not your ally. yeah All right. Just let me know if this hit gets them. Or if it gets anybody, I guess. That is a 27 versus physical... No, 28 versus physical defense on any standing enemies.
00:43:40
Speaker
ah pi That will get all of them. Okay. And they're going to take 33 points of damage and they're all weakened. How much damage? 33 points of damage. Kaz is mad. You're complaining about my abilities.
00:43:59
Speaker
That's awesome. but Well, I'm done now and I think you did 17 things. I'm not complaining about any any abilities. was just i i know i listening to your stuff. It's like, hang on, what?
00:44:11
Speaker
yeah Yeah, I get to do sixty six but it's like once daily, and Kaz is just so mad about everything that's happened. but that What does this spell look like? like What is the spell that you cast? Well, you tell me how big I can go.
00:44:23
Speaker
no you know what? A lot has happened. You're dealing 165 points of total damage. so It's big. Well, what I mean by how big I can go...
00:44:36
Speaker
I'm going to say something and you tell me if it's too much and i can you can edit it out and I can do something else. does that Who does that kill? Anyone? The guy Selena's been dueling with. Okay. guy with the shield and the unseen person on the ship.
00:44:53
Speaker
Okay. That is considering that. Kaz lands... but And I think things might still be a little slow for him right now, going a little slow for him, like he's coming out of that.
00:45:06
Speaker
And he just looks around and he surveys and he realizes how close he was to dying and how he was not able to save himself. And in the midst of needing to prove something, he just screams in anger and they all drop.
00:45:24
Speaker
And I think that the enemy's ship lists enough that everything just kind of slides off of it. Well, you tell me that's too much. That's saying. I'm not saying that's too much. I'm saying what happens on the enemy ship is outside of your control because Tick Tick, the goblin saboteur with a dead man switch attached to him, drops.
00:45:48
Speaker
And so the helm of the ship explodes as the airship begins to plummet down to Earth. Eric built in a way to stop us from stealing that ship.
00:46:03
Speaker
That's fine. Sure. There's a way to get around it, but yeah, I think that's what happens. I think he he screams and they die. And he's not a savage scream. It's just a pure frustration and...
00:46:16
Speaker
and It is very clear that he did it, though. Like, no one's confused about what just happened. that Yeah.
00:46:25
Speaker
What are we flying over? Mountains. The world in mountains. so Okay. I was going to say, it's going to be very poetic if it was over a town, after what? No, I think, Kaz, your... And what you end up communicating to others about this, i you you, in your anger and frustration and kind of being so close to your memories of whatever the hell happened to you in Tholanus...
00:46:55
Speaker
Oh, i've i I meant to say the frustration in that memory of his rejection also fed into this a lot. so Awesome. You don't know how you killed those people that just dropped.
00:47:11
Speaker
But, you know, the only way that you would be able to explain it is you forced their stories to end prematurely. Love it. Yeah. I love it. Nick's looks down.
00:47:23
Speaker
ah First person to respond to that crash is going to have a very bad day. End of episode. Thank you all so much for listening. If you want part of the conversation starting this episode, you can head over to our Discord. link to it is in the show notes.
00:47:33
Speaker
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00:47:48
Speaker
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