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Vladdy Daddy #2: The Wolf That Got Away
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The party continues their journey after leaving Madame Eva, and find themselves caught up in a RUFF situation.
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Transcript
Introduction and 'My Lady Jane' Discussion
00:00:00
Speaker
Okay, Sarah, you really need to watch My Lady Jane, though. Like, I am so serious. You need to watch it. I will. It is so good. I think Booktalk has adopted it as their new show. It's like insane. Literally, the whole time I was getting yesterday to watch, I was like, what a show, dude. What a show. I can't. Like, I was literally tears the last episode i I was crying at one point it's up and down like it's been so long since I watched a show and every single second of the show I am it I am invested I am there like I'm not doing anything else I'm sitting down and watching the show like
00:00:47
Speaker
what what was the what was the comparison that you made oh yes the vibe the vibe is just merlin but cuntier as difficult as it is to make merlin cuntier they did it it's so good oh by panic as well, like both of the people. It's insane. Like, ah and there's a whole like, they fight each other. It's great. Any means to lovers too, Sarah. It's so good.
Exploring 'My Lady Jane's' Historical and Comedic Elements
00:01:26
Speaker
And this is about
00:01:27
Speaker
The Queen of England, right? Or not... Henry? What's his name? It's about the nine day queen. Lady Jane Grey. After King Edward. Okay, not a bird. Okay. Yeah. It's so good, dude. ah There's a whole dagger fight scene where they're fighting each other with daggers. It's it's great. It's so good. But it's also the slow burn as well for the end of Easter lovers. Like the lovers part, it takes a while to get there. Oh my god. It's teased. yeah oh my god and like it's so funny the comedy there is crazy the characters the wordplay just the general like how it's filmed it is filmed for comedy at like there's this fun part at the end of the first episode i think it is we're just like
00:02:28
Speaker
the panning and like the timing of the dirt like the directing choices of the timing of what's happening and the shots we're doing, the over the shoulder is kind of a thing of moving camera. It's so funny. And oh I sent some pictures in the Discord making but jokes that I can't wait for you to understand because it's so funny. Just the twist at like the end, the first very first twist Oh, yeah. It's ridiculous. And it's so funny. You would not expect it at all. It's so good. And you're just like, you have to pause and just sit there and take it in because it's so rich ridiculous.
00:03:17
Speaker
it's so unserious for what like the time period is because they just chuck in all these random modern words as well to like how they talk so it's all kind of periods but then it's also like just random This is like a non-spoiler. It's a line. It's literally just a line. But she literally says, do you come here often in the first episode? Like trying to pick up this guy. And the narrator is like, that's the first time in history that anybody has used that line. And it did not go well then. And immediately regrets it. It's so good. The narrator is hilarious.
00:04:02
Speaker
We really got a kind of like the first episode when I started it with the narrator
D&D Session Initiation and Character Introductions
00:04:08
Speaker
and and everything. I was a little on edge. I was unsure. But the second you meet the love interest, you're in. You're hooked. It's so good. The chemistry those two actors have is ridiculous. So it's like season one Bridgerton and Merlin. But bender but better. Season one Bridgerton if they did it right. ah kind of and instead of fake dating it's marriage of can be arranged marriage not even a marriage of convenience it's an arranged marriage and it's so good dude i love it so much i'm probably going to rewatch it in like a day because it's i finished it yesterday and oh my goodness all right losers get in we're playing dnd
00:05:15
Speaker
All right. Well, I'm Sarah, the DM. Oh. Did you forget your name? Do we need to remind you? I forgot I was next.
00:05:34
Speaker
Hi, I'm Ray, and I play Barbie, a sea elf druid. Hi, I'm Yesten, and I play Emrys Dewey, a stout halfling rogue. Bless you. Hilarious. Thank you. I try. Yeah. Hi. I'm not and I play Jolt Lazarus Hugh a half stone half man hexblade warlock. She she I think you don't know how words work. I know plenty. Thank you. I'm a writer. I know words.
00:06:13
Speaker
Does she actually get proficiency in common? Because I don't think she has proficiency in common. Barbie doesn't know words. I know words. yeah Barbie, one of her um traits or whatever is literally sometimes I pretend not to know the language to get to not talk to people I don't want to talk to.
00:06:38
Speaker
Oh, I don't know why I said that from memory. I have my character sheet open right next to me. I could have just looked over. It's right there.
00:06:49
Speaker
All right. So a quick recap. You guys, when you guys first started the session yesterday, not yesterday, last time we played, two of you guys just appeared in a miss where you guys followed a road to find Jolt. And after a little slight little combat you guys found the uh what was it the vishtani uh encampment where you started talking with madam eva and that's where you found ah you guys got your fortune ride and all that good stuff yes and gg doesn't know what a high five is it's i still think about that just the
00:07:39
Speaker
What? So we just talked to Madam Ava, got our fortune. What's next? What do we do next, guys? All right. So like ah we got to we got to find someone, find some spots to sleep. We got to let me pull up my icebreaker questions. These are really good guys, don't worry. Okay, so you guys are taking a long rest before continuing, right? I think that's what we're planning to do. All right. yeah Okay, um so let's go ahead and finish talking up with Madame Eva because I don't think you guys have left her. No, we're still in her tent. Yeah. So she just saw me get out left hanging. Yeah. So is there anything else you want to ask her before you guys leave?
00:08:33
Speaker
Remember, you are going to the village of Barovia next. Because I think that's what she told you guys last session, is where you have to go. Yeah, that is the plan. I don't know. I don't have anything else. No. All right. Well, in the words of Madame Eva, she says, Toodaloo, adventurers, you have a world to save. I don't know if you want the world in Barbie's hands. She's a little clumsy. yeah true oh well so i will say you guys can you could probably make camp with the vistani there's like
00:09:14
Speaker
places off on the bank of the river or you guys can continue a little bit down the road before because it's it's still early enough in the day or like that I thought it was yeah I thought it was nighttime yeah it's like nighttime but like 8 p.m. so if you went to just oh let's keep walking then it's 8 p.m. dude yeah we can we can carry on for a bit I don't go to sleep until 9 so you guys are gonna be walking for about an hour Yeah, I mean, that nine was a joke. That was a personal um because i I have horrible time sleeping. um I always have. But ever since I started this 18 credit hour semesters having to get up for like to get to campus for nine, I go to Penn at
Personal Anecdotes and Sleep Challenges
00:10:03
Speaker
9 p.m. I'm old. I'm 21 and I'm old.
00:10:07
Speaker
it's okay i've been waking up at 6 30 no matter what time i go to bed i'm sorry why i have no idea bro dude yesterday i woke up at like it was yesterday day before that i was like oh don't have work sleep in woke up 8 30 i was so mad and i couldn't fall back asleep it was so rude Your caveman clock has activated once again. I sleep when there is no sun. I wake when there is sun. No, but my caveman clock never works. I have a horrible circadian rhythm. It's like off. Because I have mental illness. So like... ah Your clock is broken. Yeah, my clock is straight up broken. It's right twice a day. Still broken. Alright. Okay, so you guys are walking?
00:10:59
Speaker
Yeah. Walking among these dark woods. Oh, wait. OK, I have a question. Are you guys walking along the pathway or are you guys walking along the river? You're asking Barbie. Barbie, so it's forever, obviously. OK. Yeah, I think to follow something basically. I know the past is also there, but. Okay, so first 30 minutes goes by uneventful.
00:11:33
Speaker
All right. Does anyone have to make perception checks? No. Well, actually, can someone, can you guys all make a wisdom check? A wisdom check? Yep, wisdom. Barbie's good at that. Barbie is very wise. Shocking, I know. 17 for me. All right. That's a 14 for me. What was that? I got a 13. You got a 13? I got a 14. And a 17. All right. How is it Barbie's so wise and she gets a 13? So the other one of you guys who sees this hunting trap is
00:12:25
Speaker
oh
00:12:29
Speaker
you warned us
00:12:32
Speaker
who
00:12:36
Speaker
like Is it like right in front of me or? ah It's right in front of Barbie. Barbie's just so about to fall on it. um i yeah yeah i i will warn i go barbie don't don't go don't step look no more don't go don't go stay stay there stay like a dog barbie stays she was trained well you see look down there is a trap right in front of you don't step another step forward come out the way
00:13:13
Speaker
And in front of you guys, you see a rusty looking hunting trap that kind of looks like, you know what a bear trap looks like? Yeah. I'm not even in bear form. So you see that in front of you and you guys are glad because it was supposed to go off, had someone stepped on it. So it was like set. And I don't think there are tetanus shots here. No. Perhaps we have wandered into someone's hunting grounds. Hmm. So do you guys want to continue on? Yeah, I'll walk around it. Why are there no feet? Yeah, being careful. Why are they going to run away? Because I will say it's a a six hour walk from when you take the river route. um So you're an hour in right now. So you and it's like about nine.
00:14:06
Speaker
Oh, we could probably go for like one more hour. All right. Yeah, yeah, I'd say so. All right. And that hour passes very uneventful. Okay. Slay. Nice. All right. So. Camp time. Making up camp. Yeah. Are we gonna take shifts for the, for the night? That will not be necessary. I will remain watch. Oh, do you not sleep? It's strange. Somewhat. Although I can see all while I rest. I just need somewhere nice to sit. Very useful. What?
00:14:59
Speaker
Do we have like a super powered guy? Well, I don't know how much stone and can like switch off to sleep, so... How much I thought... He's just stoned. Yeah. That is very stoned. Yeah, i'll just I'll just like sit under a tree and... Oh, I've unlocked the weed jokes now. But but like mechanically wise, this like specific human subtype I'm playing as has a special kind of rest where I can long rest in four hours instead of eight. And I am entirely conscious while doing it. It's kind of like the elf meditation thing. Oh, that's cool. Yeah, and I can't be magically put to sleep.
00:15:46
Speaker
um and These are can I do I say that like I didn't actually read all about your character before Wow Nice job doing homework. Do you?
00:16:00
Speaker
Are we are we doing that long rest then and you're gonna yeah stay awake for it. All right Yeah, I only have to die for four hours the other four hours I'm like completely awake and probably like you're slowly pacing around washing the tree line. I Volt, I want you to, um, while you're in asleep, do a quick perception check.
Role-Playing and Wolf Battle Strategy
00:16:20
Speaker
Sure thing. Oh, that's a crit. All right. You notice it feels like someone's watching you in the trees. You don't know from where, but you feel eyes on you. Anytime you look around though, you can't see anything.
00:16:43
Speaker
I sense a presence. Show yourself! I feel eyes in these trees. After you say that, you feel a slight breeze and a slight howling through the woods that almost sounds like laughter. And then the feeling of someone looking at you just stops.
00:17:11
Speaker
And that's it. I do not walk alone in these woods. I must remain vigilant. I'll keep pacing the treeline. Alright. After the next four hours, nothing else happens. And the rest of the party starts to wake up.
00:17:34
Speaker
who ah Barbie like sits straight up like a corpse in a coffin. She's just... What the hell are you doing? She's weird. All right, we all are guessing we'll just stand up, have a snack or something. I pet Kevin.
00:17:59
Speaker
I'm not even gonna correct anymore. You Anything happen? Bro, you.
00:18:07
Speaker
Nothing much. Just strange laughter and howling in the woods. What else to expect on a night in a place like this? That is fair. Everything normal then. yeah Are we ready to continue our journey? Sounds like it. My feet are ready to walk. Okay. As you guys have been walking for about an hour, you hear an eerie howl and then a bunch more pickup as 12 wolves, sorry, come out of the forest
00:18:58
Speaker
Oh my god, it's not true anymore, but congrats. like yeahs
00:19:07
Speaker
And I need you guys to roll initiative. Oh, yeah sorry. 12 wolves. Very funny. 12 wolves. There are 12 wolves inside you. You want blame the stupid vampire. Okay. so Now I gotta to go look up a bear stat.
00:19:32
Speaker
All right, I have mine. I have my role, which is a 22. That's so good for you. I got an 11. I got an 18. Okay. Oh my god.
00:19:47
Speaker
I have to show you this picture right now. um I just opened up a different, I'm not in D and&D Beyond, I opened up roll 21, roll 20, roll 21. And this picture of a bear, I will post this on like our Instagram when this goes up because you need to see it. This is so funny, dude. Look at this bear. Oh my God. He's so distinguished.
00:20:16
Speaker
His eyes aren't in line. No, they are not. his He's so distinguished, though. Yeah. Yeah, that's that's a picture of a bear that is so of you. Like, I know what a bear looks like. No, but this is like ah a royal painting of a bear. Yes, exactly what I was thinking of. Mm hmm. I think my favorite thing about my lady Jane, sorry to bring this back, but randomly, but is how the father of the love interest gives such strong gay vibes and he isn't. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. it Just throughout the whole thing. He is not, they even have chances to make him with like Seymour and everything. Like some of their moments, I'm like, are we going to have a little line here?
00:21:10
Speaker
And then they don't. And I'm like, wow, dude. He's got the little gay earring and everything. Yeah. Like I said, I know the actor because he's just a legend, like in loads of different things. Yeah. his Anytime I see him by acting, it's just phenomenal. Oh, yeah. It's amazing. So clearly just so very talented and it's awesome. He's hilarious. You need to watch some other stuff that he's in also.
00:21:39
Speaker
Uh, we'll see. We know how bad I am about watching new things. I've watched the Smosh overcooked video so many times. I watched it this morning. Oh my god. Before we started.
00:21:56
Speaker
Oh, it's just so good. Angela's a little meerkat-ness every time something happens and she throws something away. Who put the trash there? It's so good. Yes, I can quote that whole video. Yeah, I know. It's a bit of a problem. You gotta watch the whole list I sent you though. I know. There's some good ones. Some of them I sent because I like this specific part. It's so funny.
00:22:32
Speaker
Alright, how are we getting through the 12 wolves, Sarah? Don't worry, I have a plan. I'm almost done. I'm trying to order them and... I forgot to open up roll 20. It's okay, I don't have a map for this because this was just like a random encounter. Okay, slay. This was is a harder fight, so if I ah made a whole bunch of fights in case we could credit and... Yep. Alright, so M at the top of the round. What would you like to do? Okay, are they kind of like circling us? Is that what's happening here? They're kind of in like a triangle formation. ah do You have like a little bit of a beefier, grayer wolf at the front and then the rest of the wolves kind of are aligned based on that.
00:23:24
Speaker
Um, I don't I kind of don't want to try attack them I kind of just want to like put my hand out like good doggy good doggies See if see if that No, I have an elger glass and i'm not afraid to use it Yeah, i'm about to say um because they're about 20 feet away the first is at the end of your turn ah I mean, what do they do? Because I feel like if they snarl and they eat you. OK. What big eyes do you have? Yeah, I'll be like, good. Oh, he's good. No, no, no, no. And then I'll pull out my crossbow and aim at the gray one at the front. All right. Let's see.
00:24:16
Speaker
That is as a 23 to hit. Oh yeah, that totally hits. Okay, and that is 11 damage. And you you said the big beefy one? Yeah. Yeah, you immediately take that thing out. Oh, that's right between the eyes. That's that's right between the eyes, straight, dead. and you just hear a little
00:24:44
Speaker
it not dog or more whoa so solid a dog dude why I can't do this at the beginning of Storm King's Thunder when we ran into those creatures that Rory so we're like dogs I was like oh I wasn't here the first episode or first campaign remember like the first couple sessions oh yeah well we came across those in the whole time I was like I'm gonna pet it I don't want to hurt it and then I got attacked and I have to i had a stab one it was really sad
00:25:24
Speaker
All right, here's the game plan. So is there like a wolf that's like the most forward of the pack? Yeah, but I'm just check it out. All right, who's the next most forward? Well, who's the second in command? It's there's ah the wolf right behind that, basically. OK, cool, the wolf right behind it. Here's what I'm going to do here. First, I'm going to use one of my two spell slots to cast Hex on it, and that takes a bonus action there. All right. So Hex is now on the target and I'm going to fling an Eldritch Blast at it.
00:26:02
Speaker
Alright. Let me double check what my spell attack bonus is to. It would be so funny. It would be so funny if they were all lined up and like just put into a line of just order of how strong they are and we just go through the line.
00:26:19
Speaker
while i Does a 22 hit? Yes. Alright, so let me roll that.
00:26:29
Speaker
Whoops, I forgot to put the slash there. You have one or two Eldritch Blast. I only have one. It's level five is when the cantrip improves to two of them. You know, I should know this because I mean Morloc. You play Morloc so much. Oh fuck, okay, so they did five necrotic damage. Alright. That's from the Hex. Alright.
00:26:54
Speaker
Mance is killing an ant with the flamethrower right now. It's going to force damage from the blast. Mance 4. All right. So you notice the wolf kind of like, it stumbles back a little and is looking very, very worse for the wearer, but he's still standing. All right. Now it's that wolf's turn. Now Wolf um decides to dart forward and bite Zolt.
00:27:38
Speaker
Zolt, all right. Bring it on. Does 21 hit? Yep, it does. Six damage. Alright, I'm down to 19 hit points. Alright, now it's on to wolf number three. welcome Ten, does that hit? Ten misses. Alright, so it learns for you and misses. Wolf number four, because he said wolf sees two flanking you, they have using pack tactics. Oh boy, pack tactics. Oh, I've had to deal with this with fucking cobolds before. Now I have to deal with wolves.
00:28:30
Speaker
Cobalt have pack tactics. Yes. Cobalt have pack tactics and it's fucking terrifying if you get enough of them in one room. that Do not fuck with Cobalt.
00:28:43
Speaker
and i say don't vote Don't mess with Cobalt and don't mess with prepared goblins because they can set some nasty traps. So this This wolf also goes and tries to bite you and does a 19 hit. Yep, it does. All right.
00:29:11
Speaker
So that'll be ah that' will be seven damage. All right. I'm down to 12. All right. Now wolf number five. Bro, how many of these wolves are going before me? This is the last one, it's okay. I swear. All right, so this one decides to take a bite out of Emerus.
00:29:42
Speaker
Does a 12 hit. Uh, meets it. It meets it? All right. We're doing meet speeds. Meat's meat. Yeah. oh I'm so sad. I have like a little candy patch I got from my dance club in April for the show and I thought that there were fruit snacks in it and I got really excited and it's just a little like Neutrogena like face swipe thing makeup wipe I was like, I'm I want a snack
00:30:19
Speaker
I can't eat a makeup wipe. Okay, ah so there'll be seven damage. Ow, okay. Sorry. 17 hit points. All right, now, Barbie, your turn. Shleigh. Okay, well, first thing, obviously, I transfer... I trans.
00:30:45
Speaker
I transform into Bearby. Obviously. And which one's closest to me? Which one seems strong? Well, wolfs 3, 4, and 5 are all within 5 feet of you, and then the wolfs... Alright, we'll just go down the line. I'll start with wolf 3. I will admit, you have to go through all of the wolves. They're 12.
00:31:20
Speaker
that is a 15 to hit with my bite yep you hit okay let me find what a d8 is there we go oh that's great that's a five piercing damage not bad uh which was this wolf three Yes. All right. And then I'm assuming he's still standing. Yes. So I'm going for my claw attack. And all my screens just went dark. So that is a 10 to hit.
00:32:02
Speaker
yeah Um, that misses. Rude. Why did my nightlight turn off? Turn back on. Thank you. Okay, that's my turn. All right, now on to wolf number six. Wolf number six rushes and attacks Bearby. No! I'm holding a Sonic the Hedgehog. It's a little eraser. The six hit. No, no it does not.
00:32:40
Speaker
all right um i wolf number seven also races towards bearby it's almost like turning it into a bear makes you a target doesn't eight hit no all right now wolf foot number eight using pack tactics also bro goes for bearby Bro! I'm gonna need a short rest after this when we keep this up. Yeah, sorry. Does a 21 hit. Yeah. Yeah, it does. All right.
00:33:27
Speaker
um So that'll be five damage. That's not too bad. All right. So we're on... I said wolf eight, right? don't know okay it's going to go towards MRS thank god does a 14 hit yeah it's for damage okay not bad 13 and then
00:34:08
Speaker
Can you tell I have 88 sheets? I'm just getting so distracted by things on my desk. I should not look at this many wolves. My bad, the dice weren't in your glasses for you. It's a lot of freaking wolves, dude. Five good XP or whatever. I have a Hershey kiss at least. I also have a five pound bag of Starburst. Of Starburst. So Wolf 10 is going to go towards... Jolt. And using pack tactics. Oh, brother. Does a 14 hit. No, it doesn't. It misses. All right. And then only two more and then we're at the top of the round. OK. We got to kill some of these witches. Number 11 is going towards Emerus. Thank goodness. That was an 18 hit. Oh, what?
00:35:06
Speaker
an a14 hit yeah all right i'm sorry five ah that is a what was that give me one second math it was a number it's a number that is a four okay i'm a nine nice And then wolf number 12 is going to go towards Baraby. And these hot tactics. It's scary. It doesn't 11 hit. It meets a beat.
00:35:53
Speaker
ah Oh geez. This adds 7 damage.
00:36:00
Speaker
I'm down to 22. Wow, you got more than any of us. That's because I'm a bear, bro. Alrighty, so M, top of the round. Oh, okay. Let's see if I can one shot another one. That's the fingers crossed.
00:36:18
Speaker
um Okay, so there's there's loads around me, isn't there? It's like two or three, four, okay. Four, including the ones by Barbie. Yeah. Barbie, Barry. Okay, I'm gonna going to do a little little swipe of my short sword and just try and get ah one one of them off me at least. All right. When you said Barry, you sound like Barry. 23 to hit. Yes, that hits.
00:36:54
Speaker
And then seven damage. Seven damage. All right. One of the ones that was on top of me. All right. So I think I'll do wolf five. So that would be math. All right. So you see wolf five. You slice at it and it hits and it looks really, really worse for the wire. Okay. And this is it the end of your turn? I believe so. Yeah, because sneak attack is if they can't really see me, isn't it? Yeah. Oh, yeah. And you're not flanking anyone. Yeah, I had a question. Yeah. Does anyone have healing spells? I don't think so. I don't have spells. I'm a warlock.
00:37:54
Speaker
I'm a druid, but I don't have to do it. Do you all have healing smells my my sister in Christ you're the druid I Don't don't you guys have healing potions? Yes, but I'm just thinking Oh My inventory how many do we get ah We got two minor to minor right okay but yeah just I can heal myself but I can't heal anyone else what is it like a 2d4 I think I have no idea also I can only heal myself if I'm in wild shape oh they use a smell slot yeah it's 2d4 plus 2 yeah oh yeah okay so that was that was the end of my turn then jolt you're up
00:38:51
Speaker
Damn. All right. ah So there are two wolves on me right now. There are two wolves. There's like, I think there's like four or five. Bro, are and the end there's a lot of wolves. I'm sorry. I didn't think this one would actually happen. It's fine, man. When I random encounter on the random encounter rolls, And you get 12 wolves inside you. and was so ah If I immediately went to the one range of the one, I have hexed. What was that, sorry? Yeah, you are. All right, cool. I'm going to strike against the hexed one. All right. yeah My fucking sword. That's a 15. That hits.
00:39:47
Speaker
And I am rolling. I'm striking with two hands, so I'll make it a 1d10 plus four.
00:39:58
Speaker
That's eight. That's 12 slashing damage. How do you get this? Oh, all right. I love hearing the x face. Yeah, well, I had to roll the necrotic damage from the hex. It's just really funny. All right, cool. So, uh, yeah, I'm just gonna like, notice like the gash it got out of me. And then if it tries to lunge in again, I'm just going to take my sword and like thrust it right through its mouth. All right. And that wolf is no more. I need 10 more. You foul beasts have nothing against me. And I'm going to use my bonus action to shift my hex to another wolf. That's right next to me. All right.
00:40:44
Speaker
and does'st take any any damage ah No, it doesn't take any damage it only takes damage once I start hitting it with a attacks or really if anyone hits it with a attacks That's the cool part of hex So this one the one right next to it is hex and it is going to because you it has two other wolves by it use pack tactics To get a roll of an advantage
00:41:13
Speaker
um Does an 18 hit? Yeah, it does. My bad. It is. It is your bad. So that's three damage. Oh, it's three? That's yeah not bad. I am um down two single digits. I'm a 22. I am very happy for you. I'm a bear.
00:41:41
Speaker
Um, so what's number four? hit points. Okay. Bear number four. Did you just say bear number four? I mean, what's number four? Mambo number five. Does a 10 hit that jolt? No, it doesn't. All right. And number six.
00:42:09
Speaker
does it uh nine hit no it doesn't all right this is what i guess we're not packing sword burst all right um barbie you're up slay which is what barbie's gonna do um she's going to try to bite number three again All right. Slay. That's a 24 to hit. Yeah, that's how you roll a one. Oh, no. How do you how do you want to do this? Oh, he was that low. Well, what's your minimum damage? My minimum damage is four or five. Oh, OK, then you go ahead and it's going to say I'm going to roll like a one. Suck. Oh, that's a five. OK, so nine damage. Nine damage. How do you go do this?
00:43:00
Speaker
I'm biting his throat out. Like, come on, that's another throat for the throat counter. All right. And as you do that, blood splatters and the wolf falls. And the hex is gone. All right. Let me. I have claws still. So is number four still up? Yes. And then five also has low damage. All right, I'll go for five then. All right. So now that the thing is gone on my next turn coming up, I can put the hex on a new target. But I wonder if I have to immediately pick a next target on my next turn, or if I could do something else with my bonus action, because I only get one of them. I would assume you'd have to use it for the hex. Yeah. Yeah, I'll just use it for the hex. I'll probably pop like a healing potion or something.
00:43:55
Speaker
uh that is a 14 to hit number five all right that passes let me i think i rolled the wrong damage last time but whatever it's fine that's 12 damage because my claws and my bite are different i think i rolled a d8 again and not 2d6 that's fine um All right, and how you wanna do you want to do this? I'm clawing at his that little body. All right. And the wolf goes down. schle Now that's Bearby's turn. Yeah, so now we're now a whole bunch of wolves.
00:44:40
Speaker
yeah
00:44:43
Speaker
So. All right, so wolf number six. Bear me. Ah, of course. Does a 15 height. Yeah. I'm a bear. What is your armor class? 11. As a bear, it's 11. So that's a five. Okay, I'm under 20. All right. home Wolf number seven.
00:45:17
Speaker
Also, Barbie. I figured. Does the 10 hit? No, it does not. Alright. Mega Slay. Wolf number eight. That's a four, that doesn't hit. No. Wolf number nine. I started saying slay somewhat ironically, um and now I can't stop saying it, and I almost said it to my mother the other day. so I barely kept it in. Number nine, uh, that was a nine. I don't think that one hits. Uh, Barbie. No, Barry. Everyone hates Barbie right now, God. You just figured out to move it to its people. There are also like another predator animal. Uh, does a 10 hit? No. Oh, so that was wolf number 10.
00:46:11
Speaker
An eight for bear number 11. Wolf number 11 at Barbie. eight does not hit. All right. And then a 17. Yeah. Yeah. That one hits. Uh, that is just a bear man. Three damage. Okay. i'm at fourteen
00:46:41
Speaker
You're at I'm at 14 bear points. Oh, okay. I forgot to update your last one. All right, top of the round, M. OK, I might pop a healing potion. All right, go for it. Because I am below 10, so that was at 2d4. Plus 2. Plus 2.
00:47:05
Speaker
ah this Sarah, you were talking about over-preparing. I think you've definitely probably over-prepared for this. Yeah. ah that is I have five pages of notes. Yeah, we're we're fighting 12 wolves. Eight points of healing. We love to see it. So I'm back up to 17. All right. I think that's all I can do, isn't it? ah No, that's a bonus action. is okay yeah our health potions bonus actions i'm making them bonus actions okay fair enough very nice um which one's looking the weakest at the moment because i might just shoot at it they're all full health right now because bear me massacred the injured ones i slayed yeah you slayed and i believe there's like two more three more on me
00:47:56
Speaker
uh they're actually all now on bearby oh they all change yeah they all hate me yeah all right i will it's because i slay and i serve okay i will definitely take my crossbow to one of them because that is my highest damage so that's a 15 to hit uh yep that hits and then seven damage to any of them basically what whichever one is I'll leave the one that's farthest away. Yeah, because that makes a little bit more sense because you're using crossbow. So all right, that hits. Nice. And that would be my turn. So with my, I know we usually run like health potion on a bonus action, but can I actually do it on my main action? I have something I want to do with a bonus. Yeah, allow it. All right, cool. So I'll use my main action to gulp down a healing potion.
00:48:53
Speaker
So that is 2d4 plus 2. Oh, lovely. I heal 5. Thanks. Hey, it gets you to 14. Yeah, but it's fucking 2d4. I literally rolled the two lowest numbers on both of the d4s.
00:49:16
Speaker
A 1 and a 2. Those are low numbers. Yes, they are physically the lowest you can get on the die. And so... Unless you have a negative pie. What? and know I know. Those don't exist. What if you just put a negative, just get a little marker? Oh, it's poison.
00:49:41
Speaker
a poison vial disguised as a health potion. No. Oh, wait, I've actually got the vials of clear liquid from the zombies last time. I'm tempted. Just the clear liquid, it says. vodka And the ah and then with so how many wolves are like right next to me? I think there's like three. Yeah, three. love But they're always around being barely. Okay, so those are the only wolves left? Uh, no. No, there's seven. Okay. you thought we should kill no there's So there's three around the bear yeah and then where are the others? Um, the, on the other side of the bear. There's three in your range. Yeah. All around me. Yeah. All right. Yeah. I'm going to, uh, one has a arrow sticking out of it. Don't worry guys. I can tank.
00:50:42
Speaker
Alright, I'm gonna notice the one with the arrows sticking out of it, and I'm gonna retarget my hex onto that. Alright. And that's the end of the verse. Shoot! I entirely forgot. I need to roll a... Before I can move that hex over, I need to roll a whole bunch of Conchaks here. Go ahead.
00:51:06
Speaker
all these so I need to how exactly does concentration checks work with taking damage again I have no idea brother roll one yeah when you take damage oh I know I was like what the DC I have to pass is for for yourself what is what are you what is causing the hex hexes concentration lasts up to an hour yeah oh um So I need to... I forgot... The question gun is, what's the DC? Yeah, what is the DC of these contracts? That's what I'm wondering. Okay, it the DC is 10 or half the damage I took, whichever one is higher. I don't think I've taken damage instances ah higher than 10. Yeah, you haven't. Yeah, you have at least over 20 in order for the half to be more. Right.
00:52:05
Speaker
So in that case, I'm just going to roll a bunch of contracts. I had to beat it. You tend to keep the hex up. That's right. First one. And I lose the spell. Oh. That was. Well, it's not been doing much for you. So yeah, it's fine. Because you're killing them too fast. Well, maybe you should start killing them instead of moving your hex. I am doing that. Jolt, I will say if you want to change the potion to a bonus action, ah you can. o Yeah, I'm going to do that. I'm swapping over to the bonus action because my hex just dissipates because I got nomched. Like a while ago, you've just been pretend moving your hex, not realizing. I'm new to this whole magic spell casting thing. All I recognize now is, oh, shit, nothing's happening.
00:52:57
Speaker
Yeah, this is why I don't do concentration spells. I always forget about them. I love how every time I play like a class that's like stereotypically healing, I have zero healing spells. I played a cleric. I was a destruction cleric. I did not have any healing. What, you drew it? No healing. I'm going to use my bonus action. Well, actually, the potion used the bonus action. Then I'm going to target the ah the one with the arrow with an Eldritch Blast. All right. Once again, using a flamethrower on an ant.
00:53:33
Speaker
It's like a on a wolf. Yeah. No, I don't think it's really a flamethrower because they us it uses force damage. Yeah. No, I mean, like that's like a metaphor. Oh, yeah. You're a writer. You don't know. And it. Oh, I rolled a crit fail. Does it does it like does it like backfire? No. ah What happened if I quit failing to spell? We're dealing with 12 wolves. I think Sarah's being nice. Yeah, I am. I'm sorry. Again. Oh, I thought it would be funny that if I've got the snot knocked out of me so much that I try to cast the spell only for me to blow up my own hand. To knock the snot out of your own. I think only the upper level spells. So like, since you're still casting at level what? One or two? It's a cantrip.
00:54:31
Speaker
I mean, yeah, but like your your actual spells is like level one or two. It's, yeah, it's one. Yeah, so when you get to level three, I would be careful about crits. But right now, it's fine. Poor babies. Yeah. Wonderful. I kind of want to flavor it as trying to get out the Eldritch Blast again, but it's just like a sizzle that comes out instead of an actual blast. And then I guess in that case, I'll get up to behind one of the wolves and try to get flanking on it. All right.
00:55:04
Speaker
and And... Now it's wolf number four.
00:55:13
Speaker
the Yeah, bestie. Yeah, I was trying. I china i didn't really number them. I was counting. All right. So this one is going to attack bear beam does row a. What was it? Sorry, math. No. no All right, Bearby, it's your turn. Shlee, I need to stop.
00:55:37
Speaker
ah but I'm gonna... Okay, what wolves are around me? Yes. Yeah, all of them? Yeah, I forgot. I'll go for the injured one. All right. ah That one for that hit. um Last time, same wolf. That is a 14 to hit. That hits. Oh, what's your minimum damage again? ah Six. How do you want to do this? um I'm tearing them to ribbons again. My little clawies, my little fingies. And with that?
00:56:24
Speaker
the wolf falls. Is that another one down? Another one bites the but dust. Another one bites bust. All right. ah That's my turn. Yeah. All right. So the wolf next to it. Try to go for you. Chocolate. That's not one. Mega Sway. Oh my god. Do any of you guys have ah reactions? Yeah, I got reactions. I can. OK. Wait, I mean, if it's within stabbing range, I can stab it. All right. Does the nine hit? Nine does not hit. Also, did it did it had did it just like turn around to me to hate or did it have to leave Barabie's range to attack me? Um, yes, it had to leave Barabie's range. So I get you. You get an opportunity attack yeah for free. Do I do bite or claws?
00:57:24
Speaker
Which one has more damage? Claws. Claws does more damage, I think. Yeah, can you do claws? All right, go for it. That's a 23. Two hits. That hits. Let me get my little d6. Was that a nat 20? No. OK. Because I will say nat 20 is crit, and you can double damage. Yeah. I know D and&D. That's not damage. Yeah, I didn't know. No, it just wasn't. If it was a crit, I would have said crit, but it was not. And then, um, Jolt, do you want to do anything? Cause it attacked at you? Is there anything, uh, as like a reaction? Um, unless if it, unless if anything leaves my melee range, oh I know. Okay. Uh, wolf number.
00:58:19
Speaker
eight attacks that bear bee does not hit um does a 15 hit for number nine at bear bee yes all right uh so that is a two that uh i am a 12 all right number 10 At Bearby, uh, does Nate hit? No.
00:58:55
Speaker
And like, yeah if I go down to zero, I just turn back and into regular Barbie and I can turn right back into Bearby. So like, don't worry about my health. Okay. Number 10 or 10 at Bearby. Nope. And 19. Yeah. All right.
00:59:17
Speaker
ah That is a five.
00:59:23
Speaker
And top of the round. and ah Hello, finally. I will definitely shoot at another one. You're not the one getting attacked. I know, but I have to wait till my turn. All right, I will take another shot. Is the one that had the arrow in before? It's dead. Oh, that one's dead. OK. There's another one, though. There's two that are like bleeding profusely right now, though. Oh, OK. So that is a 18 to hit. All right. That hits. How much damage? And there's seven damage. All right. How do you want to do this?
01:00:11
Speaker
Oh, that's through the neck, I think, in honor of the neck counter. Arrow through the neck. The throat counter. All right. And... That moment when you're bleeding previously. Yeah. All right. And is that the end of your turn? Um... Could you still have a bonus section?
01:00:35
Speaker
Uh, no, I think I'm all right. That's good. Killing one. So I can't, I can't do another attack. Uh, Jolt, uh, your turn. I will say there's only one wolf targeting you right now and it is rough looking. All right, cool. Uh, bonus action. Hexblade's curse. And now I'm going to strike against it with my sword with my main action. All right. There's a 21 hit. Oh, yeah. So it is oh with your minimum damage. OK, the minimum damage I can get is a one. Let me check my partner page here. It's one plus four. right youro Yeah, it's going to die. Also, I just get proficiency damage as damage proficient bonuses damage as well because the curse. OK.
01:01:29
Speaker
So yeah, I'm just going to like with one hand, like try to like grab it at like the fur below the throat and then just take the blade and lop off its head with the other hand. All right. And with that, I actually regain, uh, I actually regain hit points. wooo I regain, uh, so to get here six, I get six back. Okay. So you're, up you're back up at 20. Yeah. All right. And then are wolves nearby. Oh, I'm just. Yeah, there well, but yeah, there's like still two more in front of you. ah But they yeah I'm going to I'm going to go I'm going to like to go up towards one to get into melee range with and it maybe try to flank with the bear and you get. She let my god bear bear up. Yes, I'm going to bite. What was what one is not flanking with?
01:02:29
Speaker
um because then i get advantage yeah the one that is right or that uh jolt is right behind yeah i get that what wolf is that uh wolf number six okay so i believe you get advantage on that one because of flinging yeah fight time good thing because that was a seven Oh, and that was a six. Okay. I'm going to try for the claws. All right. ah That is a 16, and that's a 16. That hits.
01:03:13
Speaker
So five plus seven. ah That is 11 damage. um How do you want to do that? I'm clawing them to pieces. We're just sticking to the claws. getting these guys dead and is that the end of your turn yeah all right uh so wolf number eight how many wolves are left five but if okay yeah but i have an idea on what's gonna happen
01:03:49
Speaker
after seeing the last couple rounds wolf number eight decides to turn tail and run yeah i thought that might uh might happen because you watch all your brother and die you're not gonna stick around yeah so wolf number eight turns tails and run um both leaving anyone's melee range What is it? Bear bees? Both bear bees and yours. Alright, let's roll. Opportunity attack time. Go for it, please. ah The mine was a 20 to hit non-natural. Mine's an 18. You both hit.
01:04:32
Speaker
That's an 8 damage for me. Alright. That's 13 for me. well you guys wouldn't do that yeah I like swipe out and then not goes in for the for the kill. i guess Yeah, I think what happens is that you like claw at like one of like take out one of its back legs and then I just get like an overhead shop right into the middle of its back. yeah are wolf number eight is then uh wolf number nine i like how we dragged a rod and we went can we still kill it yeah i mean if they want to they could take the disengage action ah no they don't know how to do this they don't know how to disengage all these ooh you're about to get minced
01:05:19
Speaker
yeah ah does Yeah. I mean, they are wolves. Yeah. All right. So are they not that smart? Are they in just burpees range or burpees and MRS? OK. Yeah. So both of you guys can take an opportunity to attack. That's a crazy thing about D and&D is you only get one bonus action, but you get an unlimited number of reactions, I think. Yeah, um, I got a fail and so plus five. That's six. Wait, yeah oh, it's I got 10 damage. Oh, shit. It's only one reaction per round. All right. As a rules as written as in like the players handbook, but you know, you're the DM. You can change that whenever you want to. You're the DM. Um, yeah, I know.
01:06:15
Speaker
but multiple multiple... I'll limit it to two reactions. Alright, so that one... Bearby is out. and yeah bear Yeah, so Bearby did what, 10 damage? Yes. Alright, and then you did no damage? No, I've missed. Alright, so it's down to one. ah but it's still it's still it's starting it's it yeah it's dashing and because it's dashing that's 80 feet so it it's it's out yeah it's out um it was lumpen but it was out um it's like profusely bleeding but it's out all right uh wolf number 11 uh 10
01:07:02
Speaker
10. Also, it's trying to run. it this is This one's closer to Berby and Jolt. So Berby, you can't take a reaction, but Jolt, you can. Alright, cool. I will take it with this new 2 reaction.
01:07:20
Speaker
20 plus 6. Ah, that's a... Damn it! That's a 7. Alright, that doesn't do anything. It also is dashing and disappears into the woods. Number 11. Decides to also try and dashing it away. This one's closer to M. And Baraby, because you only have one reaction left, you can take that if you want. Alright, I'll go for it. Another shot. 13 to hit. Yeah, that hits.
01:07:59
Speaker
and 11 damage how do you want to do it oh back up i think back of the head i think is is best just slight curved down shot and into the back of its head all right and as its head falls off it just collapses and Wolf Knocker 12 also decides to dash to try and get away and it does ah because many of you guys have reactions left. And that is the end of initiative.
01:08:36
Speaker
To be fair, considering 12. Considering 12, I think we dismantled a lot of them, so. Oh yeah, no, I think you you guys only took out, or there was only four that actually got away. Also, I really like to think that early when I tried to take the healing potion, that I couldn't have drank it, so I just kind of smashed it in my face and hope it worked. You know what? Yeah. Oh. Because my mouth still has rock on it. Wait, because you're st-
01:09:11
Speaker
I'm gonna do some more thinking to that, but I think because you're stone, it absorbs into your skin. So it would be extra healing.
01:09:25
Speaker
Wouldn't it? Maybe. Nah, I don't think it would be. I was just saying that for like a flavor reason, if anything. Okay, then um oh yeah. All right, so what would you like to do now? ah I'm gonna go collect up my bolts. I am going to like like crouch down a little bit with like both hands on like the upper parts of my legs. I'm gonna and like start just coughing. There's like could be like sicker drops of red blood coming from flank behind the rock. oh And baby, what would do you want to do? oh
01:10:00
Speaker
um i'm just kind of chilling i like sit down and bear form okay and do you guys want to take a quick short rest yes yes i would like i done for these losers i'm just gonna pass out but wait a minute oh i can't believe it i finally get to short rested this game you know what that means i can actually use my short rest features as a warlock
01:10:28
Speaker
I get my one spell slot and my my ah hex curse back. I will keep watch while they short rest. I will also use a hit dice to heal up. All right. And eventually I'm assuming over the short rest I will turn out of bear form. Yes. I heal four points up to 24. All right. um Happy that. and baby when you come back you're like coated in blood yeah usual as per usual your bear form is brutally efficient i'll give you that thank you i try
01:11:15
Speaker
Yeah, it really helps us out there. I haven't been in a fight like that, and I don't know how many years, I guess, how long I've been in this rock. Now that the short rest is over, as you guys continue down the river, you finally get to yet another bridge.
Arrival at Barovia and Uncovering Mysteries
01:11:39
Speaker
Bro, what's with all these bridges? It's the last one for a while. oh yeah we are following
01:11:48
Speaker
you as you approached bridge the faint glimmer of torch lights on their hyen appear you have reached the village of barroilla um
01:11:59
Speaker
Tall shapes loom out of the dense fog that surround everything. everything The muddy ground underfoot gives away the slick, wet cobblestones. The tall shapes become recognizable as his village dwellings. The windows of each house stare out from pools of blackness. No sound cuts through the silence except for mournful sobbing that echoes through the streets at a distance.
01:12:25
Speaker
This place is a doozy. Yeah. ah you Can I have a drink here? Civilization. I'm sure you can. All right. um And as you guys start to look for a tavern, you hear a loud moaning sob as it floats through the still gray streets, coloring your thoughts with sadness. The sound flows from a dark two-story townhouse. Kinky.
01:12:59
Speaker
um Would you guys like to investigate real quick? Yeah, I'll... Yeah, I guess.
01:13:08
Speaker
Alright. As you enter the house, you see a middle-aged woman kneeling at the center of the of the like ah living room, clutching a malformed doll, sobbing, tears streaming down her face.
01:13:33
Speaker
It's just the guy. What's wrong with it? A male formed doll. Like it's well used. I know what male formed means.
01:13:50
Speaker
You know, the best jokes are the ones you have to explain. I feel like Barbie is going to talk to this person straight away. Yeah, probably. Yeah. She's like, hi, I'm Barbie. What's up?
01:14:05
Speaker
She pauses for a second, sorry for the long pause, um before softly going on and telling the party how her daughter had ran away for a few weeks ago and has not see has not been seen for weeks. and she with tears rolling down her cheeks, begged for someone to find her as she fears the worst. She puts, she- I have a quick question. Yeah. Is your daughter a wolf by chance? No. Okay, good. Good. Continue. Please find her. ah she thought She says, she's she fears that the double straw has kidnapped her.
01:14:56
Speaker
Why would he do that? I'm not sure kidnapping's up our alley. Fear not, ma'am. We walk among these roads to help whom we can. And we will do what we can with our hands to help find your daughter. Mark my word. Well, I think we found our moral compass. Also, Joel, you do recognize the um the name Devil Strahd. You don't know where, but you know bad things happen to those who cross the Devil's Rod. Although this... I would not be surprised if that Devil's Rod was at this again, but I will search where I can. You will serve the people. Alright, and is there anything else you guys would like to ask her?
01:15:53
Speaker
Because she does live in the town, so she might know exactly where. wait Oh, yeah. Do you know where we can get the drink? Where did you last see your daughter? She was here. She never leaves. And why? She never has a rest. Now is not the time, a blue one. Well, if we're gonna find her daughter, she's at least a good mom. Yeah, no, she she never leaves. It's too dangerous for her to leave. Oh, is that her choice? We just fought a pack of 12 wolves. What do you think? We're not gonna return this daughter to a bad mom. Like, that's not okay.
01:16:43
Speaker
Are you this dense? Her voice catches. I don't know the density of humans. Um, yes. Her voice catches. It is her choice. Okay. How could an ion knew? Does that answer your question, Barbie? What? Does it? Does that answer your question about how good a mother she is? Uh, I'm not sure. I'm gonna gather some more evidence. I'm gonna say you can take a perception check if you'd like. Yeah, yeah, I'll- ooh, insight. Insight. To see how true that was. Oh. Oh, I have a proficiency. That's 13. You can tell she's probably not telling the full truth. Hmm. Interesting.
01:17:37
Speaker
I sense a terrible mother. I don't say that out loud. I want to be clear. I do not actually say that. But you guys were asking where to go find a drink. You can go to the Blood of the Vine Tavern. It's not too far from here. It's just up the street to the left. It's an interesting name for a tavern. It's not one from my local area. All right, thank you. And we walk out, and as soon as we're outside, I pull them to the side. I'm like, I don't know, guys. She gives me some weird energy. She wasn't telling the whole truth about her daughter. I'm worried she's a bad mom.
01:18:24
Speaker
Well, you did see how dangerous it was walking around. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But there's difference between keeping someone in a town and keeping someone in a house. Fair point. Thank you. Anyway, we can go drink now. All right. So as you guys make your way through the tavern, you you notice how run down in gray. These buildings are almost colorless and lifeless. Oh. All right. Just like that lady's daughter, am I right?
01:19:11
Speaker
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01:19:21
Speaker
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01:19:48
Speaker
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01:20:07
Speaker
I am sorry about the walls. It's so fun. It's fine. now we always to survive though and i was literally I took zero actual damage. my yeah average Average moon drone moment.