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C1 Ep. 47 The Power of Words Chapter Two
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This week on Eberron Renewed, the party finds themselves face to face with a forgotten foe: The Brelish Monarchy. They have to defend themselves and find out the answers as to why they continue to be hunted by the nation they once called home.
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Transcript
Introduction and Setup
00:00:09
Speaker
D20 radio, your game is roll.
00:00:31
Speaker
Until you find something to fight for, you settle for something to fight against. Chuck Palinup. Hello and welcome to Eberron Renewed, a D&D fifth edition actual play podcast set in the Eberron campaign setting. I am your dungeon master, Eric. And I'm Philip. I'm Randy. I'm Jeff. And welcome to another episode of Eberron Renewed.
Recap and Red Gem Mystery
00:00:57
Speaker
Gentlemen, what happened last time? We walked through the jungle.
00:01:01
Speaker
Uh, the rest of the group found out that Booyah has a red gem built into plainer justice, his hand crossbow. Uh, I made no good use of my only 20, uh, natural 20. Orgev is extremely concerned about the book and Berwick's possession and Booyah has begun, begun reading the white one.
00:01:25
Speaker
And, uh, right at the end, uh, the episode, um, a member of the British guard somehow found us and read. That's weird. Red and arrested is weird. It's one might say it's contrived. Uh, and oh, it's not. And he read an arrest warrant and Dex ripped the arrest warrant in half. And then we got a dab, got a dagger for his trouble.
00:01:51
Speaker
Okay.
Initiative and Elf Discovery
00:01:52
Speaker
Um, so now it is time to roll initiative. So, Barrick, what'd you get? Uh, 20. 13. 33. Okay. Unsurprisingly, Dex, you are up first. Okay. I looked at the tree. Okay. Where the, where the dagger came from. Do I see somebody? Can I investigate? Make a perception check. Well, it's a perception. Okay. 12.
00:02:17
Speaker
You cannot get a good beat on where the dagger came from. You can see some of the leaves rustling from movement, but you can't see the figure up in the trees. Okay, how far is the tree from me? 20 feet. Can I run underneath it and look up and try again or not? If not, fine.
00:02:44
Speaker
You can you can run up the tree. Yeah, I mean, I'll let you run up the tree and try one more time. Okay. This time you can actually see a pair of boots perched on a branch up in the tree. How high? He's about 15 feet up. All right. I take my ribbon weave and I'm going to try to trip him to knock him out of the tree. Okay.
00:03:14
Speaker
24 and I get advantage because it's the tripping action. We'll go with 20. OK, so yeah, you you reach and get your ribbon weave around his his ankle and yank down. He is going to make a dexterity saving throw to keep from falling out of the tree. OK. OK, so yeah, you you see his boots begin to fall, but like they stop and now you can see the figure
00:03:43
Speaker
of what appears to be an elf with a green hood over his head looks down at you. And
Warrant Encounter and Booyah's Critical Hit
00:03:50
Speaker
you notice on part of his face, as he kind of glazes down and snarls at you almost, some strange markings on his face that are glowing faintly. You've seen them before, similar markings on... So I know he's Dragon Ball. Yeah, it's Dragon Ball. Yeah. And Philip is face-balling with him.
00:04:10
Speaker
Yeah. Okay, it is now Barrett's turn. Okay, I didn't see that. The man that was standing on the road is just staring at all of you with the two pieces of the stroll in each hand. As he screamed, you've torn the governor's order, man. Barrett draws his sword. And then I just moment and his eyes
00:04:40
Speaker
just go black and shadows start to sort of swirl around him. And Beric says, you really don't want to do this right now. And I'm going to make an intimidation check against him. OK.
00:05:08
Speaker
17. 17. As he just stares at you, Beric, you see his legs begin to tremble and moisture begins to appear seemingly out of nowhere in the crotch region of his pants. As he just drops the scroll and says, please, I was just sent to bring you in. Leave now.
00:05:35
Speaker
And he just turns and starts sprinting down the path away from you. I think I know where the moisture came from, guys. OK, it is. Oh, go ahead. No, I was about to say something, but it would have been predicated on me seeing what Dex saw and I didn't. OK.
00:05:55
Speaker
can they not see the feet dangling now it's still up like in the canopy yeah you're just sitting right underneath right sure yeah okay so Booyah
00:06:09
Speaker
It's not your turn. You're being attacked. From across the way from where the dagger came that hit Dex, that is going to be a 19 to hit. Yes. OK. And because of the nature of who they are, since you have not acted yet, this is an automatic crit on you. Yay. Baseball time again, Philip.
00:06:38
Speaker
Assassin rogues. Yeah. So you see a crossbow bolt fly towards Booyah, and you initially take 10 piercing damage, and I need you to make a constitution saving throw. 20. 20? Okay. That is better than what it would have been. Lord, I guess I need fountain over there, Hoss.
00:07:09
Speaker
That was so many dice. Yeah. That was a stampede of dice. You take 10 poison damage in addition to the piercing damage. Okay. So the crossbow bolt pierces into your shoulder, Booyah, and you begin to just feel your veins almost like on fire as this poison starts to work its way through your system. And now it is your turn.
00:07:36
Speaker
The barn! Are there any people on
Retaliation and Hexblade's Curse
00:07:40
Speaker
the road? There's nobody on the road, just the guy that's sprinting away from Baron. Who you got, shoots him in the back of the hay? We can't leave any survivors. You could either do what Dex did and make a perception check to try and get a beat on where the guy was, or you could try to just shoot where the crossbow bolt came from with disadvantage.
00:08:02
Speaker
Um, I want to try to do a perception check. Okay. 11. Oh, that really bad. Um, yeah, you can actually the, he had to kind of push aside some of the branches to get a good shot on you. And so you can actually see his hand holding back some of the branches. Okay. Then I'm going to put some pointer justice upon him.
00:08:32
Speaker
Okay. Yeah, whips his hand crossbow around and that's a shot go. Uh, no, he doesn't. At least it wasn't the one. Um, 13. 13. Um, that is a miss. Okay. And shoot one more. Okay.
00:08:59
Speaker
16. 16. So the first crossbow bolt kind of goes slightly over where you saw the hand was poking out from and flew wide, but the second one just goes right into that hole that's created by the hand and you managed to hit. He takes 13 damage. 13? Okay. Yes. And as a bonus action, I'm going to
00:09:26
Speaker
Attempt to hide like behind a tree in some cover or something. Okay, so he can't get a clear shot at me So what do you miss stealth check for that?
00:09:39
Speaker
Now, do you have the ability to take the hide action as a bonus action? It's an ability. It's a rational ability. Yeah. Okay. Nimble escape. Okay. And take the hide action as a bonus action. Okay. And I rolled 11. Okay.
00:10:00
Speaker
You run behind a tree that definitely puts the tree in between yourself and the guy that just shot you. You don't really think you're hidden that well, but you're definitely preventing cover from getting a good shot on you. Okay, we are back around to Dex. No, I'm sorry. That one guy acted and there should have been more going on. So the guy that's hanging above you, Dex, let's go and drops down right in front of you on the ground. Do I get opportunity? No, you wouldn't.
00:10:28
Speaker
It's just the same as somebody running up on you to attack. Okay. I understand. Yeah for some reason I was yeah, I mean so he's going to pull out His daggers and swing at you 25 yeah, that's it
00:10:51
Speaker
So your initial damage is 9. Okay. And I need a Constitution saving throw from ya. Nope. Okay. I mean, I assume nope. Five. Yep, yep. Oh shit. You take 25 points of poison damage. Uncanny dodge to half that. Oh yes. So, well that, those are, that's specifically dexterity saving throws.
00:11:16
Speaker
No, no, no, no. You're thinking of evasion, so Dex does. Uncanny dodge is just, I can... Oh, reduce the damage by half. Okay. I think as long as it's not... It might be any damage. Okay. Alright. And you said it with how many? 25. So 12. Yes. Okay. So... Yeah, you can tell at the last second this elf assassin lunges at you and you know that it is going to just...
00:11:42
Speaker
hit true and at the last second you managed to turn your torso to where the blade just grazes you along the ribs instead of stabbing into you. Right. And you can feel from the cut burning begin to emanate up your side. Dex is bloody. And lastly
00:12:02
Speaker
Point of order real quick. You said I was poisoned, so I should have disadvantage on my attack rolls and utility checks. No, you took poison damage. You were not poisoned. Okay. We're gonna make sure. Nope, you're good. Um. Barak. Sixteen to hit. Just hits. Just hits. So as you watch the guy running away from you, a crossbow bolt, you feel it sink into your shoulder blade. Um. And you take...
Poison and Dragon's Blood
00:12:34
Speaker
Four piercing damage initially and I need a constitution saving throw Seven well, I'm glad I made mine That's funny 25 poison damage. Yeah, that's hilarious. Well, it's just it's the same thing I rolled for you. So, you know, it's just
00:12:51
Speaker
So as you see this very scared man sprinting away from you, Beric, you feel a sharp pain in your upper back. And once again, the fiery feeling begins to course its way through your veins. Orgev.
00:13:08
Speaker
with his longbow, thinks that he's got a good beat on the guy that just shot Beric, so he's going to let loose an arrow. And that is going to be a hit, shockingly enough. Oh wait, he needs to... Okay, that's a miss. So, Orgev lets loose an arrow up into the tree, but you don't really hear it make contact with anything. So, but the important thing to remember is he did act in combat, everybody.
00:13:35
Speaker
Um. Dex, now we are back around. Alright, I'm gonna roll first and tell you what I do. 22. That's a hit. Alright, the guy that just stabbed me. I'm gonna take the ribbon weave. I said I sucked it back in. Yep. And I'm just gonna like both staff style right across his face. Okay. For. Eight.
00:14:03
Speaker
14 19 23 points of damage and Then I'm going to Use my movement and just get kind of back around the other Like I I saw the other two Yeah, both bolts come out I want to try to get to a vantage point where they won't have a beat on me and I just have to worry about this one guy that I is already down and
00:14:31
Speaker
Okay. Is that something I can get halfway around the tree or something? Uh, can you take the disengage action as a bonus action? I can. Okay. Yeah. If you do that, then yeah, you can, you can pull that off. Okay. You put in some distance between yourself and him, but you're, you're in a more advantageous position. Right. Cause I mean, I can run back out and go after him again. I just want to make sure that those two guys can't fire on me. Okay. Um, okay. Barrett, it is your turn.
00:14:56
Speaker
A guy who shot me. I see him. You can make a perception check to try and see where he is in the tree. Sixteen. That's a success. You see you see some feet just kind of perched up on a branch. It's clear that he thought that that branch was more covered by leafy growth than it actually was. So. OK. I need him to make a strength saving throw.
00:15:23
Speaker
Well, you know, one thing about robes, that's their strong suit, is string. It is when they're half bear. Well, I made you a picture. Get over it. You were never half bear. Nine. Barak reaches out and the shadows sort of wrap around his arm and then a tendril of it reaches out, wraps around his ankle and Barak just yanks him out of the tree. Okay. And to me. Okay.
00:15:53
Speaker
So once he lands, you can decide whether to impose a falling damage. Just saying. I will open up the possibility of falling damage if you will allow him to make a dexterity saving throw to land on his feet. Well, that's fine. Okay. The vines around his ankle though.
00:16:19
Speaker
That makes great sense to me. He's he's he's I know I know Philip knows who these people are but that works. I just like you to bear witness Just a 20. It's a 20 Dex dies Thanks Cool new rules so I'm gonna say that He manages to land on his feet by virtue of using one foot to brace it against your chest He doesn't do any damage, but he just kind of
00:16:46
Speaker
He's not right up on you, but he lands fine. He's not in a disadvantageous position with the lane. He does, however, take six lightning damage. Okay. And as a bonus action, I'll put my Hexblade's curse on him.
00:17:12
Speaker
OK, so as I as I do this, the the shadows around me by this. So the shadows kind of extend about and feel sort of a well on the grid would be like five feet in each direction. And so they're sort of wrapping around him now. And as I. As I glare at him and the the silvery lines on my skin sort of player ghostly,
00:17:42
Speaker
Ghostly black flames run down the blade of my sword. Okay.
00:17:47
Speaker
and the runes glow. As the runes begin to glow, you see on this elf space who is growing somewhat concerned about the looming shadows and fire and everything. Just underneath his left eye, the rune that you gave, that you gained from killing Selverin seems to almost brand itself underneath his eye. Cool. Dig that.
00:18:13
Speaker
So yeah, that's where he's at and not super happy about it. It is now back around to the assassin's turn. So the one that you were facing off against you disengage and run around the tree. He is going to just try and like cut the corner around the tree and swing his short sword around it trying to cut at you. So that is going to be
00:18:44
Speaker
16 is not it Okay, so you managed to duck out of the way the sword as bits of bark fall on your head as it chops into the wood Booyah you see from where the hand is another crossbow bolt fire at you partial cover
00:19:03
Speaker
All right, you ran around cover. So, yeah, he's not going to do that instead. Instead, he hops down out of the tree and runs over to where he has grown concerned about the situation going on with his ally. And so he is going to run over and take a swing at Beric. I'm going to go ahead. Twenty three. I'm going to give him disadvantage on this attack. OK.
00:19:33
Speaker
I feel like you have to declare before it's a reaction. You literally did that last episode. 18.
00:19:42
Speaker
That still is. Okay. So the short, he runs up and almost kind of Superman punches, like jumps up in the air and then stabs down with his sword at you. You, oh, that's the wrong guy. You take eight piercing damage. Oh, and then from his sneak attack damage, 19 more. Jeez, freezing. And a constitution saving throw.
00:20:11
Speaker
Why was there no sneak attack damage before? Yeah, I I wasn't granting them advantage on those roles. I think you all were aware of their presence. Well, I have a 17 constitution. OK, you succeed. So you only take eight poison damage and. The one that's in front of Beric is going to first he takes five necrotic damage from being in my aura. OK.
00:20:43
Speaker
because of what I just rolled. So also give me a perception check real quick.
00:20:54
Speaker
20. You notice decks, as you're watching them run around and swing a barrack, they are not verbally saying anything to one another, but you pretty instantly pick up on, they're making subtle gestures to each other that are part of thieves' camp that you can understand. What do they say? They're just talking about movements and the last thing that the guy fighting you like behind his back gestured was like putting it into full language.
00:21:23
Speaker
deal with the one that like is controlling shadows. So he was clearly gesturing to his buddy up in the tree and that's why they have converged on Barric. So 13 piercing damage Barric. Okay.
00:21:42
Speaker
Not funny. Just wanted a tough fight. I didn't want to quit three times. Did Baratheon act? Is he still too weak? I'm saying he's still too weak. He might step in if things continue to be as saucy as they are. Constitution saving through a barrack. Well, what was the what was the sneak attack? Oh, sorry. The sneak attack was 12. OK.
00:22:14
Speaker
Fifteen. Fifteen. That passes. Where's your hit points at currently? Very low. Actually, barracks down. Oh, OK. Go ahead. Go ahead with the poison. It would happen. It's only 10 poison damage. OK, so that's a failed death save.
00:22:35
Speaker
All right, so you two see Beric drop as these two assassins are on top of him. And now we are back around to Dex's turn. All right. Pop out my blade. Oh, well. Oh, boo. Oh, yeah, I didn't get it. Yeah, it's Booyester and sorry. Wait a second. OK. So there are two guys on Beric who's just crumpled to the ground. Yes.
00:23:05
Speaker
All right. Booyah is going to move over that way and as he moves, he's reaching into his bag. Hell yeah. See what he may find to assist in this desperate situation. I think this is the first time you've genuinely caught me off guard with that bag. It's just a big hose with healing
00:23:32
Speaker
You pull out a jar that seems to, like, it has this very viscous red liquid that seems to almost be congealed, almost. Like, it's been in there for a long time. It's not fresh. And there's a label on it that just says, Dragon's Blood. And do you read it out loud? Like, what do you do with this?
00:24:03
Speaker
Yeah, but I could just see Booyah heading that way and rummaging around pulling out. Dragon blood. Dragon's blood. Yeah.
Dragon Blood Invigoration
00:24:12
Speaker
Who said that? Barashah. Okay, here go, Barashah. Catch. You toss it and Barashah catches it and uncorks it and just begins to drink this old congealed, like it's dripping down the side of his face. And you just see, like,
00:24:33
Speaker
If you could see dragonborn veins, they begin to, like, pop out of his neck as his eyes go, like, a deep, deep red. And he just seems to be, like, if it may be temporary, but he is very invigorated by having ingested this. And he unsheathes his sword and is ready to rumble. So, let me... Can I continue making my way over? Sure. We'll say that was a bonus action, so.
00:25:02
Speaker
And all right, he's going to run and get there in such a position as to, first of all, touch. I'm concerned for his own safety. He's going to reach out and touch Barrick. Let's, let's say you can get to Barrick, but that's it for that turn. Can I start to, I'd like to maybe try to drag. I mean, I would just follow, I guess. What?
00:25:31
Speaker
Just because if you run up to Barrick and then try to get away, they're going to get off between the chaps. Yeah, so I want to go up to Barrick then and basically try to assume the best defensive position I can over his body. Okay. Then you do that. Now it is Dex's turn. All right.
00:25:59
Speaker
I want this guy's hand. I wanna shut him up. 17. 17, that's a hit. That's 9... 12... 21 damage. Okay. Did I take his hand off? With my ribbon weave? That's where I was aiming. Or at least did I disable some tendons so he can't use candy anymore?
00:26:26
Speaker
Yeah, I'll say that your ribbon weave like wraps around and you just pull it tight and see the the ribbon blade sink into his flesh as his hand kind of twitches in pain. Were you going after his... I'm operating the assumption you were going after his offhand that he was sick. His talking hand, yeah. So yeah, he screams in pain as the blood begins to like pour out around your blade, is it? But yeah, you get a sense that you've done goofed his hand up, so.
00:26:59
Speaker
Cool. Does he get bleed damage every turn now? I mean, it's his wrist. They're kicking our asses. I want to do something. I mean, are you bleeding every turn from your knife wound? The knife's still in there. It's clogged up.
00:27:21
Speaker
Because that's how it works. It's a fantasy world, Philip. Exactly. Sorry, I had... I think he gets a plus 17 to hit. And... Plus 20 for damage. And it's 2d12 plus 20 for his sword. He's got old congealed dragon blood.
00:27:46
Speaker
You just... I like the idea that drinking it is what worked. You know, like how when we need blood, we just drink some blood and it will find its way where it's supposed to be. Y'all, I can say that he's too sleepy to fight again if you want. I mean, if that's more amenable to your preferences.
00:28:06
Speaker
Sorry, Eric. Is it Draco X Machina when a dragonborn appears to save us? Grasha kind of freaks out and sprints up across the battlefield and with a leaping lunge, brings his sword down into the shoulder of one of the elves standing over Barrett.
00:28:26
Speaker
He's still getting accustomed to kind of hulking out and he swings a little bit short. And, uh, but he's still right there behind this elf ready to do some damage. So it's now Beric. I need
Combat Climax: Darkness and Disguise
00:28:42
Speaker
death saving throw. Six. Okay. So is that two? Yes. She's right.
00:28:55
Speaker
Now it is the assassin's turns. So the one that you have his hand kind of tangled, he tries to bring his sword down on your wrist to get you to drop the ribbon weave. And this is going to be a true called shot, so he's going to roll with disadvantage to try and really just sink his blade into your wrist.
00:29:19
Speaker
Let me stop you right there. One of the ones standing over Beric turns around to attack Barashah. Can we say that when I see him rear up I just yank and throw him off balance? I like that. Barashah is still kind of hunkered down having shorted his swing and one of the elves kind of pivots around, brings his sword overhand down on Barashah and he brings his shield up to block it.
00:29:42
Speaker
And the other one's going to attack Yubuya with his short sword. Twenty. Yes. That's going to be seven piercing damage. Thirteen from sneak attack. Where are you at? You say it was how much from the sneak? Thirteen. Thirteen. That's going to put me...
00:30:13
Speaker
Yeah, okay. You good? Yeah. Constitution saving throw. How many hit points do you have? 27. 21 poison damage. Booyah's wobbling. Okay. It is now Booyah's turn.
00:30:39
Speaker
Gotta say, you piss Booyah off. Um, he reaches down and touches Beric to cure wounds. And that is seven points. Great.
00:31:09
Speaker
and that's his action um gosh nothing else yeah nothing i can do as a bonus to help us so all right that looks like that's
00:31:29
Speaker
I'm sure this is a no. If I disengage as a bonus, can I drag Beric with me? Given the fact that Beric is now conscious, I'm going to say no. No, no. As I thought.
00:31:54
Speaker
Okay, it is now back around to Dex, or I'm sorry, Orgev. Well, I'm still disengaging as a bonus. Okay. Bye! You're up, see ya! Orgev shoots at one of them and successfully... Uh... Some damage.
00:32:22
Speaker
five to be specific. So an arrow pierces the elf that is trying to attack Barash right in the shoulder. Go ahead, Dex. Sixteen. Sixteen is a hit. All right. So what Dex does is he doesn't want to mess with trying to disentangle the blade. So he just
00:32:44
Speaker
Kind of changes the orientation of his grip, so he's holding the stick part, like a baseball bat, and she's gonna come at him again, again across the head, uh, for... 10, 16, 24 points of damage. 24? Okay.
00:33:03
Speaker
He's starting to look really rough. I freaking hope so. I've done over 60 points of damage to him. And then... Tell me if I can't. I will. I will tell you if you can't. I want to disengage, but hold on to my Rippin' Weave with the blades to wrap around his wrist and just run and see what happens. I will need opposing strength checks to do that. Fine with me.
00:33:33
Speaker
That's a three. What do you want? Well, he got a 17 on his. So you're telling me, no, I'm not going to do you try to run away. And he just kind of started getting down to your ground. You get a sense he's starting to get accustomed to the pain. And so he's just clenched his forearm and has stopped you from running as blood just continues to drip down off his elbow. So now for Russia.
00:34:00
Speaker
having fully realized his powers in text form in front of the dungeon master is going to
00:34:11
Speaker
He's going to pivot around the elf that's sitting in front of him, and he is going to reach down and grab Beric by the shoulder, and given his kind of draconic rage right now, lifts Beric up into a standing position. And Beric, you feel a positive energy come through Barash's hands as you gain 15 more points of healing through Leon's hands.
00:34:39
Speaker
And that is his action. So now it is. Welcome back. Eric stands up. Er, well, there is pulled to his feet. And.
00:35:08
Speaker
reaches down to where Curspringer is on the ground, and as he pulls Curspringer back up, darkness seems to sort of spill down off of Curspringer onto the ground, swells out to an area of around 30 feet as I cast darkness, or 15 feet in radius as I cast darkness on the area. Am I within that? You would not be within that. Okay. And then as a,
00:35:38
Speaker
bonus action I will go ahead and cast no actually I won't do that so okay so darkness just falls around the area where I stand and you're able to see in magical darkness I am able to see in magical darkness
00:35:52
Speaker
Okay, so darkness kind of descends. Booyah, you were beginning to run away, but you're not quite out of the darkness. Barasha and the two assassins are just left kind of blind. And now it is their turn. So they're just going to try to swing wildly, freaking out. So disadvantage. Barak, first attack.
00:36:20
Speaker
That is going to be a 12. Miss. And the other one is against Barashia. Nine. Okay, so they both kind of swing trying to figure out where you are unsuccessfully. The one
00:36:41
Speaker
The one fighting you, Dex, is going to drop his short sword and he is going to bring his other forearm down into the ribbon weave blade and try to get you to almost fall forward and bring a knee up into your face. Here's the thing. That ribbon weave is 15 feet long. If it's taut enough that he can pull me with it. But it's wrapped around his wrist. I figured that.
00:37:06
Speaker
You have it, you have it still. I mean, he's trying to pull you in. Here's a DM. If it's taught, but if he pulls me in to get any of my dice, then do that. So strength saving throw. Or a post strength check, yes. 17. Natural knight. So you begin to fall forward. And I mean, this is a unarmed strike, so it's not going to be anything devastating. But four points of damage as his knee just kind of cracks into your cheekbone.
00:37:36
Speaker
Is he wearing some sort of gauntlet so that he doesn't hurt himself on the flamethrower? No, no, he is bleeding a lot. He's not taking bleeding damage, but flamethrower-wise. I was just wondering, yeah, like is he just turning into more and more a bloody mess? Yeah. That's fun for me at least. So as your head kind of comes down and makes contact with his knee, you can feel some of the blood get into your hair as it's just dripping off of his arms now.
00:37:59
Speaker
So it is now Booyah. Can Booyah see in this darkness with my dark vision? Not unless you have dark vision. You have to have superior dark vision. You don't have that. So you can see the one guy fighting
Victory and New Encounters
00:38:11
Speaker
with debts. Give me your perception check.
00:38:19
Speaker
23 23 You Your goblin ears kind of twitch for a second is you you swear that you hear More intentional movement in the tree canopy above you Almost like it's it's slower than you would think somebody Attacking would be moving, but you definitely hear something Hey, and I try to put an eye on it. I
00:38:50
Speaker
No. I just hear something. Yeah. Okay. Their stealth won't beat their reception. I heard something. Okay, so we... As he cleared it before, you're introducing another person. You don't know what I'm doing. As he...
00:39:09
Speaker
Since he can see another target, and he can't see in the darkness, Booyah points his planar justice at the one that's wrapped up with decks, and as he fires off a bolt, he says, Booyah, here's something in tree! More! What were you going to say, Philip? Good. Something snarky? Probably.
00:39:34
Speaker
And that's going to be 1717. That is a hit. That is 13 points of damage. Okay.
00:39:54
Speaker
You wanna go ahead and describe, you got him, so. I loosened the lid. This epic one-on-one duel that Dex has been having. No, this actually is great. So Booyah looks, can't see through the darkness, so he gets in position, hears the noise, shouts out that there's a noise, as planar justice pops up and he just releases a bolt right, right between this elf's eyes. Okay.
00:40:24
Speaker
So yeah, he brings you in and knees you in the face, Dex. And as you look up, I guess maybe in the back of his head, he kind of smirks down at you. And then in an instant, you just see a crossbow bolt head appear right between his eyes as he slumps down on the ground. And it is now Dex's turn. What's he wearing?
00:40:42
Speaker
Studded leather armor. No, no cloak. Nothing. He's wearing. He's wearing a cloak with a crest on it that You've seen before but you couldn't really unless you really thought of it Took some time from being in the middle of this fight to really sit down and think about it You couldn't place it's not a green. Hey No, but what I mean The cloak reasonably good coverage. Yeah
00:41:09
Speaker
I'm gonna use this action to transform into him, exactly how he looks, minus the hole in his head. Okay. I'm gonna throw that cloak on. Okay. And... Booyah sees this, right? Yeah, looking right at it. Okay. I'm just gonna do that. Okay. For this action, and then I'm going to move to the edge of the shadow, but I think I'm gonna do it behind... What I'm pretty sure would be behind Barasha and Baron.
00:41:38
Speaker
okay it is brash's turn he cannot see anything so he is going to attempt to he's just going to swing wildly at where the last elf in front of him was oh he rolled two 19s in a row um
00:42:05
Speaker
And he is going to expend a spell slot to divine smite this guy. So even amidst the magical darkness, you can see briefly the outline. I see the whole thing. All right. Well, these elves briefly see the outline of a long sword as it just comes plummeting down at them.
00:42:27
Speaker
as he deals 22 points of damage to one of the elves. Okay, and Barak, you can see that the elf that just had this divine energy coursed through his body is not looking super hot. It's not the one with your Hexblade Sparasonic. It is now Barak's turn. All right. I'm gonna attack the one I was fighting initially. And so since I can see and he can't, do I have advantage? Yes.
00:43:00
Speaker
So 23. That is a hit. Are you talking to one with your curse or the one that perhaps you just got? The one with my curse, the one at the actual. Oh, nothing has my curse because I went unconscious. Oh, so you noticed that the brain that was there is no longer there. Yeah. For the first attack, he takes 15 points of slashing damage. OK, you're still attacking the other one, though, just clear. Yeah. OK. Second one, 20.
00:43:30
Speaker
It takes 18 points of slashing damage. OK, he's not looking super hot either. You see blood begin to pour from the many cuts that you've put on him. And now it is their turn. So. These two guys, let me.
00:44:03
Speaker
The one that you just swung at, Barak, he just has a pretty good sense that nothing's behind him right now. So he's going to turn and try to beat feet. So you can take an opportunity attack if you'd like. I do like 23. Okay.
00:44:21
Speaker
Punty damage. Punty damage. You get a good slice into his back, but he's still limping along, having lost a lot of blood. The other one, his resolve is standing strong as he's going to try to swing Eparash wildly in the dark.
00:44:37
Speaker
Okay, so that's a one so Would you all like to introduce something into the narrative or does he accidentally hit his companion? I think that sounds sure so he swings wildly Oh, oof a doofa. There's gonna be a lot of damage good Now attacking an ally does that mean that there is therefore an ally within five feet so therefore it's the attack Well, he's already he'd already be at advantage
00:45:05
Speaker
Since he's... Or no, they're both blind. Yeah. Huh. No, probably not. Okay. So that... Oh, that's weird. Hmm. Guys, we're in the Constitution saving throw.
00:45:21
Speaker
elves and their fantastical constitution yeah that's what they're known for um the 76 i need this stupid poison oh it's stupid poison now i thought it's the best
00:45:38
Speaker
Yeah, so he tries to swing wildly and he comes down towards Barashia whose shield just happens to be in the perfect spot for his shortsword to bounce off of it and he loses his balance and just cuts straight into his companion as he's attempting to run away and you just see the body fall face first into the dirt.
00:46:00
Speaker
And this guy seems emboldened thinking that he... Oh, I got him. Okay. So now it is Booyah's turn. So Booyah sees one guy fall. No, we don't see anything. From his crossbow bolt. Oh, sorry. Pardon me. You just hear. And I hear another thud. Might be Beric. But he's intent on finding whatever's hiding up in the trees. Okay. Since he can't see through the darkness, so...
00:46:32
Speaker
uh 17 perception 17 perception i mean i i tried to introduce something interesting they rolled a 20 on their stealth check so um no you do not see them and in fact something may have happened that you're not aware of yet right
00:46:49
Speaker
Let's see what else well, I'm going to what was it what was your perception? 17 17 You do note you can't get a beat on what's up in the trees But as you kind of get frustrated and hang your head just not being able to see what you know something's there You can feel in your bones something's there
00:47:08
Speaker
you see um like some broken grass like matted down and stuff underneath the tree canopy that seems relatively fresh it might be from the fight that was ensuing um but you do note that it seems wider than
00:47:26
Speaker
any one person involved in this fight right now could have made but yeah that's all you really know okay he's gonna keep an eye on that area as he drinks his last and only healing potion okay from that dead tree um okay it is now orgev is can't see anything because of the blindness so he's gonna shoot decks um
00:47:51
Speaker
Okay, um, Dex, it is your turn. Alright, uh, Booyah did say something up in tree, so I'm gonna do some perception. Well, 13. They rolled a natural 19 on their stuff, so... I chose the wrong D20 out of your bag. Alright, um... Yeah, you didn't take my horribly weighted one. I haven't been using that one to be fair. I'm going to...
00:48:19
Speaker
Hold and ready are different, right? Ready is, I say, when the shadow dissipates, if someone is standing, I go after him immediately. Yes. And that's what I'm gonna do, because... Okay. I'm also going to... I totally forgot about Orgiv. He's on the other side of the shadow though, right? Yeah, he's not in the shadow. So... No, no, no. I mean, he can't... He kind of hung back. He can't see me on the other side of the shadow, is what I'm asking. Yeah, because you all basically converged in two different directions off of the road, because the shadow was on the road. Because he probably didn't see me shapeshift, is what I'm saying. So he thinks that...
00:48:49
Speaker
There's an elven guard just standing behind his friend Barashah. Barashah's in the shadow. Yes. Let me back up. I look like a bad guy. Yes, but you were- Orgev doesn't know that I changed- No, I would say that you were in play with you, Orgev, when you made that challenge. Okay, yeah. And I guess he would have been looking because the guy just took a crossbow bolt to the head. Yeah. Okay, good. Then in that case, I'm just gonna do the ready in action and stand silently. Okay.
00:49:15
Speaker
Well then, it is Brash's turn, so he is going to continue to swing wildly in the shadows with disadvantage. He did it, he hit. He's gonna use another spell slot to do Divine Smite on the other guy. This guy is looking really rough. As you just see, Barak sees this sword emanating divine silvery light crash down into this elf.
00:49:44
Speaker
And as he kind of goes off balance, Barashas brings his sword up again, as he's trying to regain his composure after unwittingly killing his compatriot, and just stabs his sword through the elf's shoulder, as the elf lets out a scream in pain. Barak, it is your turn. I'm gonna steal. Uh... Two advantage.
00:50:15
Speaker
17. 17. That's a hit. 20 damage. 20. Go ahead and describe your kill. The elf backs away and Eric just steps around behind and drives his blade through the elf's torso.
00:50:45
Speaker
Okay. And as he does, he drops darkness. Okay. And pulls the sword free. So another bad guy. Yeah. I say, I say don't. And then. Hey, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, it's me. It's me.
00:51:12
Speaker
Twenty four versus your AC there, Dex. Yeah, it is. Eric just wheels back and throws his sword straight at you and flies into over in through the air. And rolled well. That's the news from fifteen slashing damage. OK.
00:51:40
Speaker
And I yell, Ow. I think as a bonus action, I reach out and the sword pulls out of you and flies back to my hand. I say, OK, that really hurt. I had an idea that didn't pan out. Please don't hit me again with your sword. I underestimated the length and complexity of your darkness spell. Please don't hit me again with your sword. I'm begging you. It hurt very bad. Please don't do that again.
00:52:11
Speaker
Why would you never mind? It was a thing I was trying to because sometimes I don't understand how your magic work and it hurt. It hurts. It hurts. I'm hurt. Eric walks over and cast Cure Wounds out of the amulet on decks. It better be team points.
00:52:43
Speaker
it is 15 points of healing it's like the sword never hit me oh wait no 20 plus my uh my spell casting modifier i forgot all right i feel better i'm that actually almost puts me that almost puts me out of the bloodied state all right
00:53:02
Speaker
Um, I change back. Actually, you know what? I don't change back. Deduct to Lyle. I think it's time that Lyle takes a breather. Let's see.
00:53:24
Speaker
I'm gonna be a half-elf. I'm gonna work on a description for another time. But I am now gonna be chillin' as a half-elf and I'll think of a name soon. Okay.
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00:53:40
Speaker
Yeah, by the time I introduce myself to somebody I'll think of my name because you guys call me Dex, so. Okay, now that the fight, the imminent danger has somewhat subsided, um, Barricon Dex, you can pretty, like, now that you have a moment to think about it, recognize the cloaks that these guys are wearing, bear the crest of House Falarn, who is one of the Dragon Mart houses specializing in spies and things like that.
00:54:05
Speaker
I'm going to trade my cloak out back for my gleaming cloak of clean. You feel a lot better about that fight. You're like, man, like there was some tough going, but you know, I believed in us. You know, Barrick, no hard feelings. I'll admit, we all have a smart move.
00:54:25
Speaker
And you all also would recognize that Calarn is one of the names that Booyah experienced in his vision as being tied to all the craziness going on. Everyone give me perception checks. 14. Very much not.
00:54:44
Speaker
16. 16. You, you two, Dex and Barak, you don't really get a sense of the direction. But Booyah, you can immediately hear from like where you heard that movement before you hear faint like
00:55:03
Speaker
You know what? I knew it was going to be condescending applause. As soon as you started saying here something, you hear clapping. I hear clapping from trees. You all then see a bear walk out onto the path in front of you and kind of pause for a second and stand up on its hind legs. And it it is intently staring at you, Dex. Looking for a mate.
00:55:33
Speaker
That's not it! That's not it! That's not it! That's not it! That's not it! That's not it! That's not it!
00:55:49
Speaker
End of show, I'm done. Is your mood back? You see that this bear slowly begins to morph into this very, very burly looking man, just hairy chest, wearing some brown cloth pants, and that's it. And you see Booyai near you.
00:56:12
Speaker
Somebody slinks down out of the tree with a bow sling over their back wearing leathers Give me give me a quick perception check since it's right next to you
00:56:24
Speaker
24. 24. Just as they break the tree canopy and you get a side on him, you can see stripes disappearing off of their skin as they appear to just be an elven woman at this point. And there's one other figure that emerges over near, well, Barracks in the center of the road. Everyone gave me perception checks on this last figure.
00:56:53
Speaker
Finally, 24. 21 bad.
00:56:57
Speaker
Um, you see this dwarf walk out, um, wearing just plain clothes and, uh, everybody, but Barrett can note that as he, he's got shocks of red hair and just lot of chest hair, bright red hair on top of his head. And you see tusks receding into his mouth as he walks out. Um, and the, the man that was formerly a bear gesture shoe decks and says, Eric just shifts. He does not.
00:57:25
Speaker
drop his fighting stance in the least and says, count to three.
00:57:29
Speaker
to explain yourself in the least condescending manner you're capable of. Oh, I'm sorry. Apologies. No, we were observing how you fight. Apologies. We're from the the Seiron order. We've been tracking decks for quite a while now and we thought it was time to show ourselves.
00:57:58
Speaker
So, yeah, no ill will, but Dex, we would like to talk to you about an ancient order of lycanthropes who protect the world. End of episode. You okay, Beric? I'm gonna walk over and cast Remove Curse on him.
00:58:22
Speaker
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Speaker
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00:59:00
Speaker
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00:59:24
Speaker
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00:59:45
Speaker
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