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C3 Episode 74 Agents of WAR Chapter Three
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Introduction to Everon Renewed
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with the k
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and welcome to Everon Renewed, an actual play podcast set in the Everon campaign setting. i am your game master, Eric. I'm Mia. I'm Phillip. I'm Madison. I'm Jeff.
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And welcome to another episode.
Recap and Investigation Discoveries
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Folks, what happened last time? Investigations. We all forgot. And interrogations. Really shoddy work.
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Someone used this before. I'm just going to say that. It's really good that we showed up. um we're not well we won't go into it again.
Chaos in Olath: Demonic Attack
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We found out that one of the orc druids that had been to Shadukar, is that right?
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It did. Took a scroll with them and that scroll caused bad things to happen. And um then we got in a custody battle over the scroll and ah then... won.
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yeah and what We won a custody battle over the scroll. And right before to do battle for it. Yes, all of that.
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Fill up so succinctly. And then right before the month-long cliffhanger, or I guess what was the month-long cliffhanger, was all hell done broke loose in this town whose name I have written down somewhere.
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Olath. Right there it is. Yes.
Fiendish Battle Preparations
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So you all have just exited City Hall. that That makes it seem too grand. You exited the main building of the small town.
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And yeah, you see clouds of swords flying through the sky, people running in a panic as there are various demonic entities. uh, chasing them down and reveling in the battle.
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There is one fiend that is looking your direction and looks a little bit different, a little bit more pronounced than the rest of the fiends that are running about.
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But insofar as any of you might notice that because like I said, chaos is going like crazy and people are in danger. Chaos is going crazy. I know. Chaos is going to write it down. Like...
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Like, are there dead people out here?
Engaging the Enemy: Valk and Nyx
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Like... You're not identifying any corpses yet. Seems like the people Olaf may be capable of... Those that can't fight flee quickly, and those that can fight are at least holding their arms as best they can, but this is certainly not a winning battle by Nyx's estimation. Like, this is bad.
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So, I need initiative. Yeah. I need my character shield. That's dark. I'm rolling. That is, oh wait, I have to add stuff. Hold on.
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Yes, you do. I remember how to play games. Goodness. A 15 for next. It's modifier and in level, right?
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Or just modifier? I forget that we always add level. Okay. So,
A Chaotic Battle Unfolds
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17. 24. That was a 19. 10. 12. 9. seventeen twenty four oo dang that was a nineteen twelve nine Why do you all roll so much slower than I do?
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That makes my job so much harder. I assure you it's not on purpose. you guy No, it's fine. We're going check your dice. Dex is my best stat too. but the Second best.
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oh Okay. Okay. Let me roll my initiative my people. A person. ah Singular. Singular person.
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No. I tried. There's a lot of fiends. and I tried. It's a bad time. Visual question here. When we had a moment down in the holding cells, Nyx, you said Nyx looked different.
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ah Is that holding true here? No, that was just kind of an overlay because you saw how, what's his name? Now that it's gone. um Which one?
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Karak? No. The one that stole the scroll.
Nyx's Transformation and Strategic Chaos
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Nardune. Yeah. yeah So know that wasn't an actual transformation, that was just a vision of Nyx's for Unabated. I didn't know if and't know if we were in Shavaras, so... Not yet.
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oh good. so I like the way you answered that. um Okay, so... First up is Vauk, some demons, then Nyx, then some more demons, then some more demons, then Selena.
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then some more demons, then Kaz. I don't like this at all. Okay, so the way that I am going to run your various allies in this battle, just so you all are aware, and I'm not going to run down a full list just because it'll be too much for you all to keep track of your heads. So you have Valira's crew who is in town, along with Valira also, that Kaz manifested.
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They're obviously jumping into this fight, trying to help out. Right. You have the Druids. You have the Madani agent, Chimara. Uh, and then also the townsfolk.
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So there are some passive effects that come into play and then also some trigger effects that I'll let you know about when, when they come up. Uh, and then things that trigger on the escalation die.
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But they are doing kind of beneficial environmental effects, whereas the Shabrath stuff is going to be adverse environmental effects is how I'm running this, just so I don't have to roll a bunch of dice for them to attack over and over.
Madness of Shavarath: Kaz and Nyx
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So you as the battle two what is we have the agent and then we have the other lady. Yeah, she's part of the townsfolk that are just trying to chance protect their own town.
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Okay, so Escalation dies at zero. We're starting off. You see the razor wind gusts, the sword clouds flying about, um like swooping down towards people who have to duck to get out of the way.
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And then also, everyone give me a perception check. This tracks. What
Conclusion and Community Engagement
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did my death say?
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your perception because I don't think any of my backgrounds are going to affect this. sorry. This is a wisdom based check. Wisdom based check. You see what you noticed. Any relevant backgrounds like investigator would be applicable here.
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All that means is one wing too high. Four. Four. Okay. Yeah, I don't think I have any backgrounds that are going to help here. Natural just staring.
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Natural one. Heck yeah. Yeah. actually introduce this into canon because I feel like we make Kaz a little ridiculous every now and again, by but the natural one makes me imagine Kaz stepping outside, seeing this, and just screaming. Just standing there with a long, drawn-out scream of dismay.
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I don't think that's out of character at all. He's been getting better, but he's still pretty scared guy. Okay. Valk, what you notice with your check is around the demons.
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that are fighting, you see flickers in reality, like vague shadows that you can tell are battle lines. There are other soldiers like the the shades of them flickering in and out, and they don't seem to be targeting the people. They seem to be just in the act of fighting, but they're not targeting anything in particular.
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What this means that Valk is aware of Nobody else sees this, so it'll be something that you notice the first time it happens. Valk, when you go to engage with a demon, you, because you're aware of it now, you get to make a save to avoid an opportunity attack to engage with them.
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Okey dokey. If you're unaware, then the opportunity attack will happen because you don't see it. Um... who good
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Okay, so Valk, it is your turn. I very glamorously have to get my focus. I cannot do anything else.
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Cool. All right, you, a vok you see at the end of your turn, Lyra and her crew are
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Basically, they have maybe in anticipation of this happening again because it happened. They have taken one of the arcane cannons off of their ship and they are prepping it to fire. And so basically any one of you for your action, rather than doing an attack or preparing your who doing what Valk does, you can call for them to fire.
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and you can target 1d3 nearby enemies and they'll take 2d6 damage. ah There's a role involved, but the damage is 2d6 damage um if you just wanna be able to make use of their ability. Okay?
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Okay. The first demon. So there is a humanoid looking demon near the back who is holding their sword aloft and muttering something and they see Valk preparing something.
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So they're going to target Valk. So Valk, what's your mental defense? 14. That's an 11 because these dice don't like my stories. it So that's a miss. And on a miss, of course,
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Nothing happens. So, Nyx, it is your turn. Can I get a just sort of lay of the land here? i think there's just demons running everywhere. so is that yeah is the terrain changed at all? Are we seeing a different place or or is it just demons have been unleashed here?
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Not yet, but yeah, the the town seems to be the same right now. Okay. There are, you would you would recognize there are some claw demons running around.
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um Familiar. there yeah There are, where did my notes go? I have a weird question. Okay.
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Okay. Given the nature of Nyx's summon abilities, can Nyx use her summon spell to pull rank on one of these fiends?
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I'm going to say no, because I think your summaring summoning involves the taming of the demon that you pull into. I, since that's part of the ritual of pulling it, I don't think you can try to affect a demon that you're fighting.
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but That makes sense. But you see a lot of dretch demons that are basically the, the, the minion version of demons. So there are a lot of them running around. You would say probably 18.
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Oh, good. So I think there's, you know as ah as a free action, Nick just stares in salute horror at what is happening here and probably, they're you know, isn't entirely sure she didn't somehow create this situation ah based on what just happened a minute ago.
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And then she compartmentalizes um any sort of self-reflection And i don't think she had the sword out because I don't think we were actually quite that close to violence, but draws the sword from the ether with its its usual screaming sound.
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And she will charge the nearest fiend that appears to be menacing a civilian. Okay. um um Yeah, there is a claw demon that seems to be bearing down on a portly baker.
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She will interpose herself between the claw demon and the baker, and she'll make no judgments about the baker's body's tray. Okay, well, i always say that, and then I remember how many dadgum things we get to add to a roll.
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Okay, so that's four that are right here. Okay. birby Sure, that ends up being 17 hit.
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17 to hit. That is going to hit the Claw Demon.
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No, it's not. Sorry. AC? Oh, no. Yeah. yeah Oh, no. Yep. AC misses. Wow. Also, I believe a minute ago you said i was liable to take an opportunity attack when I engaged a fiend. Yes. That is 17 versus your AC.
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ah No, that does not. My AC is a 19 right now. Okay.
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and i don't I do, however I deal half damage on a miss. So it deals 1 damage on a miss. yeah Mine's better. I'm going to go with. So it's going to take...oh, plus. So it's going take 7 damage. And I take 1, you said?
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Yep. Great. Done. But that is my turn. Okay. Nix is kind of like... Nix, okay. i ah Just flavor-wise, Nix makes this attack, but she's kind of glancing over at the the demon that looks entirely different, but she innately recognizes is is what she has been calling Acheron.
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um Yeah. And and it's it's a distraction to her right now. Okay. It sounded like you were about to do something and i interrupted you. Yep. Okay, Nyx, the entity that you recognize, she says, tap into your power, use it here.
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These are your natural enemies. I am your ally.
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So you have a few options that you can do in this battle, Philip. These are all quick actions, okay? Oh no. Who are these, just to to to clarify?
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ah She's referencing the demons that are attacking. oh good. Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. feel better about that. yeah It's me, the small one. So you have the option to request that she make you a weapon, which would give you plus two to your rolls to hit and an extra 1d10 damage on your attack roll.
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This is just for that round. Like you basically request it for that attack. There is a cost. You cannot disengage from that target. And for the next round, all enemies treat you as the highest priority target. You can um basically ah allow yourself to bleed for this, which means you take 10 damage immediately, but you can make an immediate free attack.
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And then um show me their weakness. You will get to learn the lowest defense of a target in the fight and ignore any resistances on the next hit. What's that one cost? That one doesn't cost anything, Philip.
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Just a little piece of soul. Just a good deed. Favor. And then ah the ah druids jump into the fight.
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So any of you... a during ah the fight can trigger the monk's ability. This is I'm trying to think of, because we don't really have out of turn Well, it's an interrupt action. You can use your interrupt action to trigger this.
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And basically the monks will, or the druids will protect people. So you can either negate one environmental effect this round, or if it's something that could work this way, you can redirect it to only hit enemies.
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but you have to use your interrupt action for that. Okay, the claw demons will go. So the one that Nyx is next to, it will attack Nyx. That is 14 versus fourteen versus a c ah This does not hit Okay.
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Claw demon is going to try to attack a townsfolk. That is going to hit. So you see a claw demon dive on a townsperson and begin stabbing into them. They let out a scream.
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Another Claw Demon is going to rush up. So the the kind of Meiji Demon near the back directs one of the Claw Demons towards Valk, like points out Valk. And so Valk, you see one of the Claw Demons begin rushing towards you and you see kind of those shades flickering in and out next to them.
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um that be That is going to be a 22 to hit you Valk, your AC. Yeah. Yeah, I have 14. Okay. That is going to be five damage.
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And since they hit, they get to make their second attack. And that's a 21. So five more damage. Okey dokey. I'm going to go ahead and do Moment of Karma because they hit me.
00:18:30
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Oh. That's 19 mental. Yep, that hits. six yep that hits And that is... Look at the correct one.
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That's 8... Wisdom the Psychic... 3d6 plus wisdom? Oh! Roll 3d6, then add your wisdom modifier. Yeah.
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That's 10. Psychic damage. Okay. eating And then the last... ah demon Yeah, they're going to attack another townsfolk because there's not really a prime target that they want to go out and out.
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and that will hit. So you see them dive on another townsfolk who's running away screaming. Now the dretches are gonna go. So these are, for those, so claw demon, what it says on the tin. They're demon with like massive claws. They run around, they slash and everything.
00:19:34
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Dretches are fat, hunching, hairless, demons that just kind of skitter around everywhere. They're like the expendable frontline troops of the demonic wars. And so they are going to act as communal entity.
00:19:53
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Just gonna see how much devastation they cause.
00:19:57
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That's a natural too, so not a lot, gang. Okay. At the end of all of this, the... So you all see the townsfolk are beginning to get their bearings and trying to fight back.
00:20:08
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um All that to say that there is... a passive ability with the townsfolk that if you're fighting adjacent to a townsfolk you gain a plus one to your ac so if you would say that you're intentionally running up near the townsfolk to fight alongside them they will have your back there is also a triggered ability that is a quick action on your turn or not triggered ability and ability once per round a quick action. One of you can basically shout, get them out and designate a party member and the townsfolk will grab them and get them out of the fray of the battle without needing to make any checks to disengage or something like that. So if we, one of you gets in a bad way, you can call on the townsfolk to kind of pull you back to safety to get away from the front lines.
00:20:55
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Okie dokie. All right. I'm going to mark the one that attacked Nyx with Sigil of Blood. Nice.
00:21:07
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And then I want to use Barrier Strike on one of the ones that attacked a townsperson, just whichever one's a closer. Okay. I've got which one marked that you're running up to. So because you are running to engage and you didn't see it coming, there is an opportunity attack as you get engaged with it. That is a 25 to hit. Yeah, that'll hit.
00:21:32
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So that's five damage. As you, you at the last second, see like this shade of a warrior flicker in and out of reality and slash you with a sword and then they're gone. Okay. So you may now roll your attack.
00:21:48
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but All right. Oh, that's really low. Yeah. That's only going to be a 12. you get twelve that is a my yeah
00:21:56
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12. That is a miss. Yeah. Thought it might anything Anything on a miss with barrier strike? They'll take three damage. Okay. Okie dokie. You see, you all see Chimara beginning to scan and examine the battlefield.
00:22:14
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Obviously House Madani, they're not, they don't build warriors. So she's not jumping into the fray, but she is shouting out directives to the townsfolk about like weaknesses in where the dretches are flowing and stuff like that. She's just,
00:22:30
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helping out from the sidelines with providing guidance in that way. So you all have an ability as a quick action. You can, this is once per round. So, but as a quick action, you can listen to her to exploit their weakness. And for that attack, you get a plus two to hit and your crit range for that attack is expanded by one.
00:22:51
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Each of us can do that once per round or that is allowed once per round? That is a a resource to be allowed once per round collectively. So one of you can do it once per round. Sweet.
00:23:03
Speaker
And then also once per round, her like more passive ability called scenic coming once per round is an it? You can use your interrupt to force an enemy to reroll a hit before they've rolled their damage.
00:23:17
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So... Okay. Alrighty. And actually that was a miss. So Kaz, you were up next. There's not another round of demons. Okay. Well, since everyone else, this round has gone. Can I go ahead and use Chinara, listen, the listen to Chinara quick action my quick action.
00:23:32
Speaker
So it's not stealing from anyone else. Okay. So who are you going after? Well, I was going to see I also wanted to do attack one of the claw demons that was attacking a townsperson. But now that, so which I guess whichever one. The other one.
00:23:45
Speaker
Okay. Yeah, the other one. Is that the, just so I know, is that the last one or the first one that you had do that? Which one did you last one that did it. Okay. That's where I'm going then. Oh, by the way, I pulled an attack dice, which means I roll all my dumb stuff. um I should have said this earlier because what happened when I did that is the reason i think I got a natural one on that perception check is because all of my magic items started to talk to me at once.
00:24:11
Speaker
Amazing. What are your magic items that you currently have? I have goggles around my neck and a ring on my finger. So they are within listening range, unfortunately. Just what their quirks are.
00:24:23
Speaker
no Well, one of them is i very close to my friends. What's the other one? I can't. You can never convince me that something can't be improved, and I keep my friends very close. Those are the quirks of my two magic items.
00:24:37
Speaker
yeah So that's what there's. Yeah. And then my my warp was Earth. If I missed by an attack, I'll tell you what. It it just means they're stuck till the next turn. But anyway, so I'm going to attack that chaos demon or claw demon. Pardon me.
00:24:53
Speaker
With my force tentacle. It's ranged. I'm staying away. I'm not engaging until yeah I must. You're good. So I just add two top of everything else. Is right? Yep. Okay. And you'll crit on a 19 or 20.
00:25:06
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I got like 23. rolled Sorry. no Okay. hang on actually it's a twenty So many pages to this character sheet. 24, 25, 26 to hit.
00:25:22
Speaker
You hit. Wonderful. I need another D10. Nope, that's an eight. There she is. Pretty good. 17. That is 23, 29 points of damage to that claw demon.
00:25:39
Speaker
29 points of damage. Okay. And then I think... I think I will advance towards, I guess, yeah, I will go ahead and go to that townsperson that was attacked as well. Now that we've started weakening and there's okay to make sure they're okay. So if that takes an opportunity attack, that's fine. But I wanted to blast it on first in order to get next to that townsfolk. That's a natural one.
00:26:01
Speaker
So. It probably almost hits me, but all righty. That brings us to the end of the round, which means, oh boy, do I have a lot of things that I need to do. So first off, I'm going to roll.
00:26:15
Speaker
A, there are four of you. And then Towns, Pirates, Druid, D8. Selina, you and the Chaos or the Claw Demon that you're fighting, a cloud of swords sweeps down at you all.
00:26:34
Speaker
And you're going to take four points of damage. All right. The... the lines of Phantom Warriors begin to solidify a bit more. So now in order to avoid the opportunity attack, it is a hard save, which means a 16 or higher on a natural roll. If you move to engage, if you're already engaged, you don't need to worry about It's just moving into being engaged with them. and don't think any of my additional allies trigger anything on an escalation die of one, but I'm just double checking.
00:27:08
Speaker
No. So Escalation Eye is now at a one. And we are back around to Valk. All right. as well, first, well, I have to get my focus back. So I'm going to do that as I am face to face with this claw demon who cannot hit me. And I'm also going to activate Stance of Necessity.
00:27:31
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so I think Valk's just going to Heavy sigh, kind of comforted that he cannot get hit again after casting a spell. And just kind of rub on his um his bracelet that has a moonstone on it to activate.
00:27:47
Speaker
Stance of necessity. So now I have a plus four to all my defenses, but I do not have my focus. and And yeah, I think that's it. I will grab my sword just in case, but I die.
00:28:03
Speaker
This thing is for show. I don't. Okay. ah One end of round thing that I neglected to do. Nyx, I need you to make a save for me. Just a regular 11 standard save.
00:28:15
Speaker
How does a two sound? Okay. Nyx, you no longer see the town of Olaf. You are in Shavarath you are surrounded by enemies that are seeking to hurt you. um Everyone else, I'll wait until Jeff is back.
00:28:33
Speaker
but You can go tinkle if you need to. I was going to step away to blow my nose, but this seems important. The rest of you. Well, I guess, Nyx, when you find yourself in this situation, it is not like, oh, my God, I've been transported. Like, you are driven by bloodlust. Like, you are in the battle. So what would Nyx's, like, immediate physical and verbal reaction be to being just fully, fully giving in to the Shavaraz of it all?
00:29:11
Speaker
I think probably the first thing that would… i think the physical the physical thing that would happen is just immediately the metallic… overlapping metallic scales would just flow all the way down her arms.
00:29:29
Speaker
And is she... she is conscious of the loss of control? No. Okay. You are just fully... it From Nyx's perspective, you are fully in your element. You are doing precisely what you were born and bred to do.
00:29:48
Speaker
Right. Right. I think she probably, in whatever... the native language of the fiends of Shavaroth is just starts starts just barking commands, just just shouting commands in this as if she has stepped into a battle line in this terrible to hear language. Yeah, I think that would be her her. ver divorce i she's If she's unaware that she has lost control, if she's that if she feels that everything is right.
00:30:25
Speaker
yeah But she's here in Shabroth. That I think is probably what she does. Okay. To everyone else. Well, actually, I need each of you, Nyx's allies, to make a easy save.
00:30:43
Speaker
So you just need a six or higher. That is an eight. 18. 15. Okay. okay so you all are still very much have your wits about you. You, you see all of this manifesting with Nyx. You see the change in her demeanor, her immediately beginning to scream orders just at everyone.
00:31:03
Speaker
And you see the physical transformation in her. You see faint red glowing around her eyes. as she seems to fully be taken. So, Nyx, basically what this means for you is everyone is an enemy to you.
00:31:22
Speaker
You have no allies in this battle. And basically, since you started off engaged with a Claw Demon, you can continue to attack that one without, because you already had a target locked in.
00:31:34
Speaker
Once that target is gone, then we'll get spicy with it. So. Cool. Cool. But e I did not expect this to happen this quickly in the battle. Okay, it is the magic casting demons turn. He is going to, nobody is engaged with the same demon right now.
00:31:58
Speaker
it's gonna attack Selena, cause Selena is the closest to him. 14 versus your mental defense.
00:32:08
Speaker
Nope. It's stupid. And ah so nothing happens on a miss. Cool. Nyx, your turn. So you are in the midst of a heated battle and there's an enemy right before you.
00:32:24
Speaker
Yeah, Nyx is shouting commands to her side of the battle, to the sword wraiths and other things that she expects to be here with her.
00:32:35
Speaker
So I can't see any of the real people, well any of the people who are actually here. i you or Or I just don't recognize them as who they are. correct the they the physical manifestations of these people are still representative in your view also importantly nix the only ally abilities you can now trigger are acharons you don't have access to the pirates and the druids and the madonna agent cool so 21 to hit this okay i i bet I do. i I want to do the make me a weapon thing. Nyx would but throw herself into this like that.
00:33:12
Speaker
twenty So 23 then? Yes. So 23 to hit. That is a hit. Thank goodness. You're in real trouble if that wasn't a hit.
00:33:26
Speaker
16, 23, 24, 28 damage. Okay. Took a good chunk out of it. It's good. Still Well, that's disappointing. one three twenty four twenty eight damage okay took a good chunk out of it good still up minister that's disappointing But yeah, you you all see the fiend that stands out a little bit that was staring in your all's direction do a somatic incantation with their hands towards Nyx and you see what color is Acheron's magic fillip? Or should I ask Acheron?
00:34:02
Speaker
I don't know if I've seen it. don't know I've seen Acheron at all. and Not like this. Yeah. clear i i think i think i'm go I think it's like it's it's like blood. it's It's the color of blood.
00:34:19
Speaker
like It's like the the color of fresh blood. Yeah. So you see kind of viscous magic like flowing through the air around Nyx's sword as Nyx is really laying into this claw demon with reckless abandonment.
00:34:37
Speaker
i mean, if this is making me just genuinely... oh I would also use... If I'm just going at it, I would also use Demonic Violence here. And so he would take an extra... Is that a quick action or is that just... It's it's just... It's free.
00:34:55
Speaker
okay I just have a limited number of uses of day. i yeah It's just a little but bonus damage add-on. He's gonna take eight more damage. So close. This Clawed Demon is hanging on by a thread.
00:35:08
Speaker
Well, I don't think i have anything else I can throw at him, so. All right. Okay. Yeah. The Cloud Even still standing now. It's Cloud Even's turn. So that one is going to try to attack back at Nyx. 16 versus AC.
00:35:22
Speaker
it's just not. it Okay. I have a quick question. Yes. Would my sigil still work if Nyx is like sort of not an ally anymore? You still would regard her as an ally soon as you're situated. Okay. So that triggers as soon as they move to attack. Yes.
00:35:38
Speaker
Nice. So that's going to be... oh Madison was more on the spot with that question, but I was still muted from when I blew my nose, just for full disclosure.
00:35:51
Speaker
That's going to be six damage. Okay, this is great. So, Nyx, you are close That means too bad, for the record. Yeah. You are close to dealing the final blow on this enemy. And from your perspective, you see another warrior loose an arrow and steal your kill.
00:36:13
Speaker
Oh, no. I shouldn't have asked. um what What does it look like from your perspective, Selina, when Sigil of Blood goes off? Because i don't I don't recall if this has happened yet. So when i when I mark it, it's just like a little mark of blood on their forehead, like a little sign. And then when it actually activates, that sign just kind of glows and deals that damage.
00:36:35
Speaker
Nice. Okay. Well, additionally, because Nyx asked Acheron to make her a weapon, she is now the highest priority target for enemies on the battlefield, which means that the claw demon that is engaged with Selena is going to rush to attack Nyx. So Selena, you can make an opportunity attack. So just a basic attack with your sword. That's 22 to hit.
00:37:00
Speaker
That hits. Nice. Ooh, I'm in the nine damage. Okay.
00:37:06
Speaker
Valk, the claw demon that is adjacent to you, runs off to attack Nyx, so you can make an opportunity attack. If you want to, because this would be your interrupt action, and I know a lot of your abilities are based on an interrupt action.
00:37:18
Speaker
That is? I don't think we've done that before. Have you ever made an opportunity attack before? Mm-hmm. Well, that's oversight on the rules on my part. I think opportunity attacks are an interrupt action. I'm 99% sure. believe so.
00:37:33
Speaker
Oh, if that's the case, then I don't want to do it. Okay. Okay. or a reason saying that i could use my spell instead of... no no then No, I'm not going to do it. yeah I'll hit so, i'll it so so softer. That means nothing to me now.
00:37:51
Speaker
That is true. and Okay, and Kaz, same thing. The Claudium and you are adjacent to takes off your techniques. Okay, yeah. I draw my dagger, and as is its want to change shape when I draw, it it is just...
00:38:05
Speaker
intimidated by the things around it just the gnarliest looking hell dagger comes out of this sheath and that is a i'm sorry plus strength 21 yeah hits twenty one yeah hits for very little damage. Where's my d4? This is the four. That is, remind me because I never do this.
00:38:26
Speaker
Is it plus level and everything when you do damage as well, or is it just the modifier? Philip, do you have can you remember that off the top of your head? Does level get added to damage modifier? I don't think so. Just regular, maybe? Okay, yeah, yeah. And that's a big fat six damage on my guy as he runs away.
00:38:42
Speaker
Heck yeah. Okay, Nyx, first attack. That is an 18 versus your AC. It doesn't hit. Second attack is a natural one.
00:38:54
Speaker
And final attack is 15 versus your AC. None of which So Nyx is just going crazy as these demons flood her.
00:39:05
Speaker
Like, i I think what it is, like, Nyx is just, like, I don't think it looks berserk. Like, I think Nyx has just gone—her face has just gone still.
00:39:15
Speaker
Like, it's lost expression. It's just gone still. She's—her unique thing is my soul is a weapon. Like, she is just a weapon. And so the sword is just moving in parries. She's moving very fluidly, but her face has just lost expression.
00:39:30
Speaker
Okay. The dretches are going to see how much chaos and damage they cause. That is a better roll. So the dretches manage to deal damage.
00:39:44
Speaker
damage To everyone. Ow! Take a point damage, including the townsfolk. So a couple townsfolk do go down at the hands of the dretches. Selina, you are currently not engaged with anyone.
00:39:59
Speaker
You have the mage that's kind of hanging back and then the claw demons surrounding Nix and the dretches, if you want to start clearing them out. Let's start clearing them out. All right.
00:40:10
Speaker
I'm just going to do a melee, I think. Oh no. Okay. That'll be 21 to hit. but That does hit. And then eight damage. Eight damage. Okay. no Okay. All right. You hack into one of the dredges. You don't fully take it down, but it is very, very injured.
00:40:28
Speaker
Um, cats. Yes. I'm going to try to finish what I start. Oh, I rolled an icon die and it was the O'Alian retreat. Okay.
00:40:41
Speaker
Truits, yeah. Yeah. They're here with me. theyre They're not here with me. They're somewhere around. We saw some. They are here. They are running around the fight trying to protect people, in fact. Sick. um I am going to cast my shards of magic at the same claw demon I attacked earlier. As he ran away, I thought, no, you don't.
00:41:01
Speaker
Not against my friend, Nyx, because I don't know that she doesn't realize that we are friends. Yeah. And that is a 20-something to hit. That will hit. And on a net on an odd hit, which is what this one was.
00:41:17
Speaker
Oh, where go? That is going to be 10 damage and 10 ongoing damage. No, because it's dead. Hooray. Yeah. Yeah. Since it missed anyway, can we say that it doesn't even get to Nyx? Can we retcon that a little bit?
00:41:32
Speaker
Sure. I blasted it since it's running away like any noble fighter would. Hang on, let me look at something. Sorry. I don't think we need to use the get them out of here or anything. I don't have any quick actions to use then, so...
00:41:44
Speaker
Okay. i suppose I suppose that's my turn. i will check on this townspeople next to me. as I'm assuming this is not one of the ones that just got attacked and put down by a dretch because they were right next to me. But yeah. ah Is there anything to do there as far as anything? Are we good?
00:41:59
Speaker
I can't heal them or anything with an action. so i mean, you you could... Basically, you can move them to safety. There is a mechanic that triggers once so many townspeople have died. so You could make an effort to protect them, but yeah, that sounds, if if that's it would be your movement to, yeah, I'll use my movement. Yeah. As long as it's under standard actions. So, you know, if you have used that, yeah, i I will use my movement to usher, whatever it is, this townsperson or this small cadre of townspeople that are, I'm with now to, to yeah, to the community center. And so that they're safe.
00:42:38
Speaker
Cool. All right. Sick. Uh, okie dokie. End of the round. So to we are still on Establishment Eye 1. Oh, Kaz. Yeah. You and the townsfolk that you are running with, you see a cloud of swords beginning to fly towards you all.
00:43:01
Speaker
Okay. and the only per- Oh. The only person that could activate the monk's ability to protect Kaz and the townsfolk from this environmental effect is Valk.
00:43:11
Speaker
Because everyone else used their interrupt action to do opportunity attacks. So- Wait minute. Can I do that? Because it's about to be top of the round. Yeah.
00:43:22
Speaker
I'll do that. So what does it look like when you use your magic to divert? Because I kind of love that this is like based on you expending your focus almost. like Not actually. like You'll get to do your thing. But yeah. what I think as...
00:43:39
Speaker
That was oddly calm in the moment. I think having that like really high perception role kind of oddly eased his his soul. he does a lot better in in moments of chaos. because that Makes sense. That tends to be when he needs to step in um and help out. So I think as he sees the cloud moving closer, having seen what it's done before,
00:44:08
Speaker
I almost want him to like using his hands, try to like box it in and almost slip it back into Shabaroth so that it's not in plane anymore.
00:44:21
Speaker
Okay. I love it. But because your magic Zoria, who knows what plane it goes to? you That's not my problem. i don't I don't think about that part. It's just some elemental fishing. Yeah.
00:44:39
Speaker
I'm so sorry. All right. Hang on. I need to add to the end of that action. I pulled my next thing and it was ah attack. So I had to roll my stuff. And as Valk saves my group of townspeople and myself and I get them into the community center, I take flight.
00:44:55
Speaker
And so now...
00:44:58
Speaker
So now I'm flying and rolled weirdness, but it's just, it's an additional quick action. So it's nothing yeah you need to worry about. That is helpful with all the things that I've given you to be quick actions in this combat though. so I know, I guess ah my ah my My magic items shut up as I take flight.
00:45:13
Speaker
They're scared of heights. Okay, so the that has triggered. you Nyx has already made the save. Need everyone to make a save.
00:45:25
Speaker
Now that the escalation die is a plus one, because we haven't technically started the next round, your save needs to be a seven or higher. That is 19. 12. Nope, 13. Can't read. 13. thirteen can't read thirteen six you 19. Okay.
00:45:41
Speaker
okay You all maintain your focus in the battle. All right. Now the escalation die is up to a two at the start of the round. Some new things are happening. The battle lines of Shabarath are beginning to form with a bit more clarity. So those shades that been flickering in and out are beginning to become a little bit more solidified.
00:46:00
Speaker
Um, so at the end of each round, Now two random creatures, which I will determine with a dice roll, take 2d6 damage as the phantoms are now just like fighting in earnest all around you.
00:46:15
Speaker
But the first attack each person makes on your turn. So if you make more than one, we'll cut, but you get a plus one to hit and that stacks with the escalation die. So basically at a plus three on your first attack each turn.
00:46:28
Speaker
And then additionally, You can choose on your turn to join the fight, which basically means you get a plus two to all of your attack rolls for that turn, but you're going to automatically take five damage because you are part of the war and like getting stabbed and like bumped around it, et cetera.
00:46:49
Speaker
So that is something you can now do.
00:46:53
Speaker
me see if anything else has triggered. The druids are flowing in and out of the battle a lot more frequently now. So everyone gets a plus one to your disengage checks to avoid opportunity attacks.
00:47:06
Speaker
That is it. Okay. so Valk, it is your turn. Yes. I have a question. Do I have my focus still? Or did that expand? Yes, you do have your focus. You didn't need to expand it. That was just flavor.
00:47:22
Speaker
I have, if I may, would I, I feel like Valk would have noticed the shift and change in Nyx. Probably, yeah. Okay.
00:47:33
Speaker
Can i use my Icon die, which is the 12, to call on knowledge from House of Drosco?
00:47:50
Speaker
okay to aid in trying to break her trance. Okay. Yeah, yeah
00:47:59
Speaker
yeah.
00:48:02
Speaker
i i am I'm fully willing to use my focus for this. Okay. So is this kind of what we did last time? Well, not last time, but like in the first adventure where you kind of got a vision of...
00:48:17
Speaker
how to solve the problem or do you want it to be like just something that that is learned along the way or how would you this would be information from along the way i feel like at some point between his academic learnings like some sort of internship or just like a general relationship contact that he's not a very like combat heavy person so he probably would have gone ah to anyone who would be either healing or hospitality but obviously healing for this one
00:48:48
Speaker
Okay. So I think this is just knowledge he's had, but probably not just like a natural skill set. So it wouldn't just be one of the spells. He wouldn't have like a healing spell. Just be for sure observation.
00:49:00
Speaker
So what i will say that Valk learned along the way and but how Valk can apply the knowledge in this instance. So when somebody's mind is clearly being taken over in the way Nyx's appears to be, there are a few things that Jurasco healers look for.
00:49:16
Speaker
Were they like attacked or physically harmed in some way prior to this happening to explain some kind of poison or psychoactive effect of a blow, which Val would be able to pretty easily ascertain. No, before this happened, Nyx was not like...
00:49:37
Speaker
physically harmed in a way that would have caused this to happen? Is there anybody nearby casting magic that could target the victim and cause them to be confused or be taken over via magic?
00:49:51
Speaker
Uh, and then lastly, is that person in possession of anything that may have a curse on it that would cause this kind of reaction? Those would be their three steps.
00:50:03
Speaker
to ascertain in that order, typically, just because likelihood of occurrence. so So I would assume it would be magic, some like a magical influence.
00:50:15
Speaker
Or I can just shotgun it. I mean, but see what happens. I mean, here's here's the thing. is it Because Valk has been aware of what's going on in the battle.
00:50:26
Speaker
Valk has not seen Nyx be physically harmed by anything yeah in a manner that would cause this. There is a magic user on the battlefield. Valk knows that they have not targeted, like you can see where a magic user is pointing their magic. You know that this demon that's casting magic has not targeted Nyx.
00:50:45
Speaker
So those two things are out. You didn't see the weird, crazy blood magic stuff until after the transformation happened. So that leaves you with the third option.
00:50:55
Speaker
Is the victim in possession of anything that might be cursed to cause this kind of reaction? I guess...
00:51:04
Speaker
But they're also, like i can well I guess, is that going to, because I was hoping to stay at a distance because next will one-shot me. I can't, I can't address your hopes and dreams. I can only give you the information. Okay. Oh man, no, I don't know.
00:51:21
Speaker
guess. Since you're using your focus and your icon die for it, like, i is this, is this Mia being trepidatious about trying to get close to Nyx or Mia still trying put together what's going on?
00:51:33
Speaker
Trying to put together what's going on, buddy. All of the orcs went berserk when the Shabrath attack happened. Yes. You found a scroll in one of their possessions. The was in a case, Mix in possession of that scroll.
00:51:49
Speaker
I thought that we put the scroll in a case so that there wouldn't a physical connection. it a magical case with warning against magic leaking out of it? We did not check, so probably not. No, it was just the case that she had on her at the time. It's just case, yeah.
00:52:03
Speaker
Well, okey dokey. It's mix of satchel. It's just, okay. I'm going to use my magic first to try to remove the satchel.
00:52:20
Speaker
Okay. How would you like to do that? I mean, i can use... I'm assuming I have just practical magic. um So I would like to use some sort of of like variation of Mage Hand, perhaps.
00:52:36
Speaker
Or can I make like a little Lovecraftian light... spider or claw start to gnaw? Yes, you can. To cut the the leather of the of the of the strap.
00:52:52
Speaker
You could absolutely try. I will try. And give me a intelligence-based check since you're using your magic. Yes. With any relevant backgrounds, really, I would say your Zoriat one would be the one would be applicable here. Mm-hmm.
00:53:08
Speaker
but I have titles. Plus level or just modifier? plus level.
00:53:16
Speaker
Ew. Okay. That's 24. All right. Yeah. Some horrible abomination crawls out of Zoriat onto Nyx's frimler and begins like trying to gnaw its way through the strap on Nyx's satchel.
00:53:31
Speaker
Okay. Then that would be it. It will likely take the full round. So for it to gnaw through. Okay. Okay.
00:53:43
Speaker
That's it. Agreed. Okay. Cool. It is now the mage's turn. The mage is going to... and The round is over, so Nyx is no longer the high-priorities target for everyone. And, Selayna, you chased after the one that was next to you that attacked Nyx, right? Yeah, when I first attacked it. No.
00:54:05
Speaker
You attack Dresches. I'm wrong. You you yeah you attack some Dresches that were running around. Okay. Um, and then Kaz just shot at the one that was running after. So I'm trying to see if anybody is near each other. Nobody is yet. So, okay.
00:54:19
Speaker
It is going to try and attack Kaz because Kaz just took out one of the demons. ah vote So that is, sorry, I'm trying to look up different turns and stuff. 21 versus your mental defense, Kaz. Yeah, yeah.
00:54:36
Speaker
Believe it or not, Kazimir Fenerius, not a locked down sort of brain guy. Alrighty. i have a quick question. i have a quick answer. I'm assuming with my tome, activating the once per arc, sharing mental defense is an action. Yes. Okay. Yeah. I will just clarify that on my notes. Thank you.
00:55:00
Speaker
You're welcome. Sorry. This monster talks about a enemy becoming charmed, but then there's no explanation in the rules about what charm is. So that's what I'm trying to...
00:55:11
Speaker
I just got a little crush. It's a real schoolhouse. He's gonna break my heart. It's getting a little sweaty, a little nervous. It's because it's a new thing in second edition. It's not in first edition, which is why it's not on the SRT anywhere.
00:55:28
Speaker
To the other PDF. Okay. So Kaz. Yes. I mean, if I miss on this and it's just irrelevant, I'm going to be very annoyed. Uh, wait, I already hit you 21. You already rolled. Yeah. yeah So you take 10 sci-fi damage. bully And you are charmed, which means... There's no save. Fine.
00:55:50
Speaker
sure There's a save to end at the end of your turn. You cannot attack.
00:55:58
Speaker
This condition ends if you're attacked by an enemy. You can use your actions to do anything other than attack or delay your action to then later attack. Since for the moment, you get the sense that this feels like a big misunderstanding that everyone just needs to calm down.
00:56:16
Speaker
That's amazing. This doesn't negate like, you know who your actual allies are. It's not like, oh, I'm friends with everybody now. So like you recognize who your allies are. Um,
00:56:27
Speaker
But you also suspect that everyone else might be friends, though not to the point that you need to kill them or count them as your allies. They could be. It could be conference. you're friend, then why friendship? Yes. Interesting. your friendship, man?
00:56:41
Speaker
However, Cass, Jeff, Jeffrey, that's me, your boy. You can end the charmed effect immediately if you want.
00:56:53
Speaker
Just don't want to deal with it. Want to be able to attack on your turn by dealing two d ten psychic damage to a random nearby ally.
00:57:03
Speaker
That's so much psychic damage. Dope. I love this fight. I can't imagine. ki Is that a choice Kaz realizes he has?
00:57:18
Speaker
Like 13th age, like here's the deal. The 13th age is really big about the players having all the information to make the choice. Whether or not the character understands the consequences of their actions is very much up to interpretation.
00:57:32
Speaker
And I think it's more interesting if Kaz doesn't realize that because he's never been ah impacted by something like this before. Yeah, I just can't imagine. And also he's dumb kid and this would help him. so what other consequences could there possibly be? He's not that dumb though.
00:57:47
Speaker
Like he's that dumb, but not in this one narrow arena. Because what, because when he does know he's, yeah, all of his friends could whip his ass. it' not not He doesn't want to put himself in that position. No, I think I just have to eat it for a round.
00:58:04
Speaker
Okay. um So, and Kaz is still floating also. Oh yeah. Airborne. Okay. It is now...
00:58:15
Speaker
Nyx's turn. Okay, my count is that there are three claw demons on me. There are two claw demons on you because Kaz knocked one out as it was running towards Nyx.
00:58:30
Speaker
Okay, cool. I'm going to cast Swarming Flame Demons. yeah Okay. Here's the thing. I get to hit, after I rolled, I get to hit three enemies with this attack. Okay.
00:58:41
Speaker
Well, I get to attack three enemies. Okay. decided to do this when there were three claw demons, when I thought there were three claw demons. Turns out there's only two, so I don't know how to decide. it's was It's nearby, so I got a third target that's within nearby, and I'm just going to leave that to you since I can't actually see the battlefield through Nyx's eyes, which are all screwy right now. Do I roll one attack or three attacks?
00:59:07
Speaker
I think you roll three attacks. um Okay. And I'm going to say... There was a dishonorable wretch who interfered with your ability to have an honorable kill. And so they are the target of fire.
00:59:22
Speaker
I knew that was coming. I'm absolutely fine with this additionally targeted with you choosing Selena that way. I want to make it clear from Nyx's perspective that honorable duel is not something Nyx does.
00:59:36
Speaker
That soldier was highly efficient and killed the other thing. And fairly demonic officer Nix would mention that soldier in reports to be, you know, demoted as hell.
00:59:49
Speaker
But Selina's nearby. I have no problem with this attack getting on Selina. So that is a... So first attack, I'm just going Claw Demon, Claw Demon, then Selina. First attack is 24 versus physical defense.
01:00:04
Speaker
Hit.
01:00:06
Speaker
Second attack is 17 versus physical defense. Miss. Oh, physical defense? That is a hit. Yeah, not AC. And for Selena...
01:00:20
Speaker
guys two-ton dice well it's worse because i've got this folding table set up and it's not perfectly even so my my dice bot tray is like bouncing when i when i roll it's uh for our listeners i'm in a sort of janky thrown together setup right now that's 15 versus selena's oh sorry i've not been adding the escalation die which is added two now that's 17 versus selena's physical defense battle hit Okay, so what happens here is Nyx starting to be surrounded as as her previous rounds, you know, aggro pull, like, draws all these things to her. She draws Vandrak the sword just across the ground in front of her, and this just geyser of of flame opens up, and a whole bunch of, like, little swarming fire demons...
01:01:12
Speaker
pour out of it and and launch themselves at everything. ah So the both Claw Demons and Selina take 20 fire damage. Whew, okay. ah you did No, you got both of them. Yep, that's right.
01:01:24
Speaker
Neither of them are taken out, but they are very hurt. Well, that's okay, because I am going to bleed for this and make another attack against one of them. Okay. That's a lot. 26 hit. That's hit.
01:01:36
Speaker
that's a hit but What? It's terrifying. the folding table that that you're on is also causing the coils of your mic to have some extra boi-oi-oi-oi in our ears. I'm sorry. i did not realize that. No, it's okay. it's it is not It's not terrible. It's just it kind of sounds like every time you roll a dice, timpani roll is happening. Yes. much That's wonderful. Okay. Yeah, for drama, can't beat it.
01:02:07
Speaker
Sure. That's going to be 24 damage to the one that one of the Claw Eamons. You take out that Claw Eamon. Sweet. Then I'm going to use as free reaction, I think.
01:02:26
Speaker
Quick action. Cool. I still have a quick. Oh, wait. That was a quick action to do that, wasn't it? ah Yes, it was. Okay. So I can't do that. Drat. That's a shame. Okay. Right.
01:02:37
Speaker
That's my turn. Okie
01:02:46
Speaker
dokie.
01:02:50
Speaker
It is now the Claudine's turn. So Claudine in front of Nyx is going to attack. Natural 20. That's so bad. but's boy That's such bad news.
01:03:02
Speaker
They got it in for 2D and psychic damage on one of you guys. which remind I just voluntarily took 10 damage. ah So 10 damage. And I'm so sorry. i forgot to mention another thing. I need to know natural rolls.
01:03:16
Speaker
um Has anybody rolled above an 8 natural 18 so far in the fight? Yes. just doubted.
01:03:26
Speaker
ah My first one was... This will be the first one where this happens and then moving forward, let me know if you roll a natural 18 or higher because we're gonna roll the escalation die. Oh, okay.
01:03:39
Speaker
Neat. That's a five. just did in in those in those attacks, if you want to use it, I just did. so five on the escalation die changes what's happening on the battlefield because shabrath is kind of crazy because it's chaotic war the chaos of war so bumping up to a five on the escalation die now shabby like olath seems to be the landscape around olath seems to be the plains of shabrath shabrath is becoming fully coterminous with the plane. So at the end of each round, now a random nearby area, not per person, not people, an area is targeted by falling siege fire.
01:04:22
Speaker
And oh creatures in that area will take 3d6 fire damage. The ground, like there are discarded weapons littering the ground. So basically, in order to move around, you need to make a saving throw to avoid taking five damage from just moving and running around the battlefield.
01:04:42
Speaker
However, it's why ah you can attempt to grab one of these weapons to assist you in attacking to deal an extra 1d8 damage on your next attack. So that what kind of actions that that is a quick action to pick up the blade, the weapon.
01:05:01
Speaker
So that was just the Claw Demon's turn. So now the Dretches get to go. Let's see how much damage the Dretches deal. That's a natural 16. Eric, did both Claw Demons go?
01:05:14
Speaker
okay There's only one living one. believe... Oh, I killed the other one. Okay. Yep. Perfect. Everyone take seven damage as the Dretches are just running around, slashing and stabbing. Oh, no. Okay.
01:05:28
Speaker
All right. Selena's not looking great. think so either. excellent And that's the Dretches' turns. Speaking of Selena, it's Selena's turn. All right. you that's it we here and Oh yeah. I need to heal myself, whatever that is called.
01:05:46
Speaker
r cover Rally. Rally. Okay. okay I need to use my turn to do that. Yep. So rallying, spend one of your recoveries and we get hit points. Your recovery is your number. It's your level. Your recovery dice, like you roll the same number as the level that you are, I think, cause don't remember that correctly. we'reing Rolling recovery die equal to your level and adding your constitution modifier. Okay. Okay. That helps. Oh, and once again, Shabrath war, when you rally, you get to add your escalation die to the final result. So you do get to add a five. Oh, yay.
01:06:20
Speaker
Awesome. Thanks. we're We're getting better. Alrighty. Any quick actions you'd like to do, Selena? Fire the cannon. Fire the cannon. Is that a quick action? oh that's a quick action? i thought that was a... um No, that that's a standard action. Sorry, but holy crap. Because the Escalation Jedi jumped to a five, a lot of these, like, ally abilities got better and changed. So, sorry.
01:06:46
Speaker
Let me fill you in. may... Okay, the pirates PCs can so spend a quick action gain plus two to attack, but they lose their next move action because you start looting with the pirates and like attacking alongside them.
01:07:02
Speaker
The druids are now starting to actively heal. So once per round, you can, when you miss on an attack, you heal 1d8 hit points and that's it.
01:07:15
Speaker
Okay. So anyway, Celina, any quick actions you'd like to do? No, not right now. Okay. Most of them impact your ability to attack. So yeah. Yeah. Cats. Yeah. um handsome Handsome demon.
01:07:30
Speaker
Yes, I think so. I'm going to. Okay. So the the get out of here quick action. Does that work on townspeople? Yeah. but i I specifically wrote it for PC. Like okay the townspeople are getting a person out.
01:07:46
Speaker
Right. I just, I, oh no, no, no, no. you No, I also wrote or get the townsfolk out of the battle as well. So you could just tell them to get out. okay Quick action.
01:07:57
Speaker
I think I'm going use my quick action and my standard action. Quick action to use that, get them out of here. And then my own standard and move actions to maybe go to another group of townspeople and be like, this is we're going to get this sorted out, but you should probably go inside. like
01:08:13
Speaker
Just because i't just cause I think it's a big misunderstanding doesn't it mean there's not stuff falling from the sky or whatever. see stuff like like like You guys, we're going to talk to them. We're going to get this all handled, but you should probably go inside right now because I can't attack.
01:08:28
Speaker
Because you're running through the battlefield, I need you to make a save for me to see if you can flying over the battlefield. Fair enough. Fair enough. All righty. That is the end of the... Okay, go ahead.
01:08:38
Speaker
Can I try to save from my charm at the end my turn? Yes. Okay. It is six or higher.
01:08:46
Speaker
11. you realize that these are demons, not Issa. They attacked you. oh I'm going to get you. this All right. End of the round. I need everyone to... Oh, no.
01:09:00
Speaker
i need everyone to make a saving throw. Normally, it's easy, but because the escalation die is at a five, it's an 11 or higher is what you need. All right. Not, not, not. Am making this still? 14. 17. 17. fourteen or seventeen No.
01:09:16
Speaker
Kaz, you're going to get him. You're going get him so good. i'm still going to get him if I survive whatever this is. Kaz, the terrain doesn't actually change that much around you. You just kind of feel more powerful and locked in to the idea of battle. Nyx, you look up and you see a winged demon flying in as your ally to join you in this fight.
01:09:40
Speaker
Oh. um Yeah, it's just you two, you two against the world. So yeah, Kaz, just like I said to Nyx, Nyx is your only ally in this fight. Everyone else is an enemy. They appear to be enemy combatants in the War of Shabrath, and you are elated to be here.
01:09:55
Speaker
ah You are no longer Kaz. You are, ah you can come up with pithy name if you want, but you are a demon combatant in Shabrath. Okay, there is no Kaz, there is only Zul.
01:10:06
Speaker
yeah Yeah. So, um, yeah. yeah Kaz, what would Kaz's demeanor and vocalization be at being a demon elated to be in the throes of battle? I honestly, I think that Kaz would be like an obnoxious toady kind of demon, like cackling,
01:10:27
Speaker
kind of overjoyed, like, yeah, boss, let's get him kind of guy. Like, I think that's that's what Kaz would become. Kaz is looking at it, Nix, and being like, ha ha, yeah! And ready to also to swoop down and help.
01:10:42
Speaker
Selina and Valk, you hear Kaz begin to cackle, and you see a similar reddish glow around Kaz's eyes as he looks at the battlefield with malevolent glee to be ready to exert some violence on everyone.
01:10:57
Speaker
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01:11:07
Speaker
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01:11:21
Speaker
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01:11:35
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