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C1 Ep. 18 Into the Gloaming Chapter 1
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This week on Eberron Renewed Beric, Dex, and Therudak venture into the Towering Woods to seek out the Druids that were spotted fighting the Shadows. Once they enter though, things are far more perilous than they seem, and one of the adventures has their life changed…. FOREVER!
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Opening with Dante Alighieri's Quote
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In the middle of the journey of our life, I came to myself in a dark wood, where the direct way was lost. It is a hard thing to speak of how wild, harsh, and impenetrable that wood was, so that thinking of it recreates the fear. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
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D20 radio, your game is rolled.
Introduction to Eberron Renewed Podcast
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Hello and welcome to Eberron Renewed, a D&D 5th edition actual play podcast set in the Eberron campaign setting. I am your dungeon master, Eric. And I'm Philip. Randy. I'm Jeff. And welcome to another episode of Eberron Renewed. So gentlemen, what happened last time?
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Speaker
Well, that episode hasn't been released yet at the time of recording this, so.
Adventure Recap: Ruins, Riddles, and Red Owl
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We went into the ruins. We went into some Takami ruins in the towering wood. And we once again stumbled our way into a hidden area via a riddle of some sort. Oh, yeah, we did not. We didn't solve that at all. The anchor. That's right. Oh, yes. Wait, Kress figured it out. I hated that.
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Yeah, so we went down and we heard some chatter and turns out that we met, uh, Trant. Yeah, that's right. Jacob's Ab was there. Yeah. And I hit him. No clue who he was. But the big thing was that I got to go invisible.
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That's right. That was cool But that wasn't the big thing though. No, it was pretty big. It was big for it was big for Barrett It's true. No, the big thing was that we encountered and we did arrest I don't think it's gonna stick based on Yeah, but we did arrest the a leader of the swords of Liberty We don't know if it's the but she's like a regional manager Of the swords of Liberty called the red fox. All right owl. Yeah, that's right. Oh, yeah, they're birds the red owl
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Stupid name. Yeah, and Barrick didn't like her at all. Or maybe Phillip didn't like her at all. Barrick had a lot of not liking people. Barrick had a lot of arguments with people about justifying awful things for the greater good or whatever.
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Yes, he did. I remember this. Oh, and I got to shapeshift a little. I honestly do know. Oh yeah, we totally tricked the prisoner in the interrogation. That would never hold up in court. Nope. Theradac is completely confused.
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by what's going on around him about watching you guys and seeing what you can do and how you're acting. So he's kind of taking everything in right now.
Character Level-Up Discussion
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Yeah. When we get a chance, when we get some downtime, we'll read you in. And we really need to clear up some things for Theradak. And there's a bomb. There's swords of liberty. You found a bomb. I did? Yeah. Dex found a bomb in her desk.
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Oh, that's what we had to beat. Yeah. She was like, we're all going to die. And we were like, let's go.
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Okay. Hopefully you at home followed along with that. Well, your best bet. Maybe just relist it. I don't think we did a good job. Um, okay. So you all are in the town of Zandraar. You have, we're, we're picking up right where we left off. No time jump this time around. So you've just handed over the red owl to the blacksmith. So yeah, where, where do you all go from here?
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Do we want to talk about leveling up? I don't care if we do, but we have in the past. Yeah. Um, so everybody leveled up to level four, um, which means obviously the hit point bump. And in addition to that, um, we are playing with the optional rule that the players can take feats like all cool gyms, um, instead of just the normal ability score bump. So gentlemen, why don't you go around real quick and tell the people what feats you took.
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I took a feat out of the Unearthed Arcana feats for races article called Prodigy. It was a pretty simple one, but I liked it. It let me give a plus one bump to one of my abilities, gain proficiency in a skill, learn a language, and learn to use a toolset. So I bumped up my wisdom a little bit.
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I took history as a proficiency because it struck me that that was something that Barak ought to have proficiency in, but I hadn't had enough skill proficiencies to go around. And then I have finally finished reading through the goblin to common dictionary that I took off of Akko's body. And at long last,
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I speak goblin. Watch us never need that again. No longer will we wander to Connie ruins asking Eric's random NPC to tell us what everything says. Randy, what feat did you take? Well, kind of went with the savage attacker. It looked to be fairly simple and straightforward. Basically, it allows Theradak to once per turn reroll damage and use either total.
Strategizing: Find Druids or Secure Red Owl?
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Excellent. Okay, and I didn't know we were leveling up, so I didn't get a chance to read through all of the feats. So basically, going in alphabetical order, I chose alert. It was near the top and I liked it. Basically, what it means is I get a plus five bonus to initiative for now on, which makes my initiative bonus 12. Crazy, dumb. But also, as long as I'm awake, I cannot be surprised, surprise attacks will not happen to Dex. Nice.
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I would imagine it would work even if you're asleep at this point. And then the big one is if we are surprise-attacked, like if they come at us, they don't get advantage on me. Oh, cool. Because if they were hidden, that's the only way I could be surprised anyways. Now, does that include sneaking up, just out of line of sight? Yeah. Okay.
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So they will not get advantage on those heard that blade of grass snap. Mm-hmm. That's that's me from now on But there's also gonna be a whole lot of was that wait, what was that?
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I'm gonna roll occasionally. I just get distracted by a thing I heard. Yeah, I said earlier nobody hits before Dex. I really should say nobody swings. But there's no guarantee. So we're in... Oh yeah, I guess my armor now gets to do something extra that's cool. It's called Divine Favor. I can do it three times before a long rest as a bonus action.
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My weapon attack can do an extra 1d4 radiant damage. Sweet. Very cool. Okay, so you all are in Xandar. You have dropped off the red owl. You still have the shadows that fled into the towering wood to kind of deal with. So this is your all's world. So what you gonna do?
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What? Where did we leave? Because we got to talk to who's your superior officer in the dark minutes. Bala. Director, commander. Bala. We got to talk to Bala. We got to talk to Bala and expressed our concern that like the entire town is apparently. Yeah. Swords of Liberty. It's like a hot fuzz. Everybody's got the dark secret together.
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And, uh, we were a little concerned about security for this prisoner and I can't remember what she was going to do about that. I mean, she just assured you that she was going to make sure that the prisoner was secure and tried justly. She poo poo'd our concerns is what she had. Sorry about that.
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So someone's coming to pick up the prisoner. Yeah. I mean, the blacksmith is going to send her through the typical channels that they use. The prisoners that you all turned over before got transported. So just same method. OK. But you do not know what that method is. Right. Guys, what do we want to do in this town? I mean, we can.
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I don't know. Is there a bar worth going to and trying to talk to people? Is there, is that a thing that would? Well, I think our options now are to hit the woods or what?
Journey into the Towering Woods
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Yeah, we had talked about going and seeing if we could get in touch with some of the druids. Oh yeah. Because you- To further investigate the shadows. The shadows and stuff. Your mission in regards to the sword's liberty was to find hard evidence linking them to the bombing in Sharn, which you did. Yeah, we got a confession.
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Where's Tran? Do we need to send Tran home? I really feel like not a lot of people were needed to do that because they seem pretty willing to admit that they did that.
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Well, okay. Yeah, do we want to just... Do the druids ever come into town or do we need to go out to the woods seeking them? You could ask around. Okay. Are we with the blacksmith? Are we still at the... or do we go crash somewhere for the night? No, we're picking up right where you left off. Okay, do we know his name? Blacksmith Bob. His name is B. Smith. I do not have it in my notes. Well, here, I'll just be rude about it.
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Hey pal, as you know, we're here for several reasons. We need to have a conversation with some of the Druid community that lives out in the woods. Do they ever come into town for any reason? Is there a place we could catch one without having to just stomp all over into their turf? Oh, no. The Druids stick with themselves. I mean, they're citizens of the Eldine Reaches, so coming into Breeland would be
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kind of frowned upon especially they're across the board yes okay okay uh that was unclear to me we we occasionally in the town see them on the edge of the woods but they never come over here and interact with people they're pretty insular all right well swing and miss uh
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Is that gonna be our objectives like do we want to go back to the well no cuz they blew up So the ruins aren't really a place we need to check the ruins are gone I mean it seems like our options are essentially I do we want to make sure that the red owl gets into the proper custody by Physically escorting her to the proper custody see I like that idea or do we need one to go or we want to continue our search for portals into
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Awful places. Yeah, and how far do we escort her? I mean, yeah That's a whole episode getting to getting to sharnin back. Yeah. Yeah, I'm leaning towards just Trusting the trust in them to do what they're supposed to do and we may as well just set it up for when she escapes right for more fun later
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So tell me I also need the head to the woods head to the woods in the daytime Seems like a good idea. I know it's not gonna be yes. I mean if you like that kind of thing It's not gonna be as spooky as Barrick would like it to be But it's very thick forest. It'll still be dark. Don't worry. So okay towering woods. Yes. This is like indoor. I
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Towering I mean Yeah, pretty pretty similar. I mean they are very very tall redwood. I was very confused like no, it's outdoors It's a forest Jeff's not a Star Wars fan. No Yes, it is very similar to that Old ancient trees
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Well, all right, it'll be plenty dark. Yeah, yeah, that's what I'm saying. All right. I mean, I think we might as well head that way and try to make some diplomatic inroads. Yeah. Saradac, are you all right? Come in with us. Is it conflict with your duties? You all have been speaking and planning and Krast was escorting the red owl back to transportation means and things like that. And he walks out.
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Well, I won't be going with you. I met a girl here in Zanzarar. Yes, I met a girl named the Red Owl, and I really want to spend some more time with her. So you're going to you're going to take her. I'm going to take her back. All right. I feel feel this is better than that. So yeah, just know if she escapes, you're suspect number one. Also, if she's, you know, punched to death on the way home.
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Oh, we had that too. I, I will not punch her to death. Um, no, I'm not gonna, I, she's in custody. I'm just going to make sure that she gets put away for a very long time. Well, that, that sets my mind at ease. And so, so Theradak, I trust that you'll be able to handle yourself. Um, and I'll see you back at the Citadel once this mission's done. Thank you.
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and Crass walks back through the door. Guys, is there anything that we need before we go into the forest?
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Like, I've got healing potions. I've got a stick that makes light. You've got a bunch of sticks that make light. My eyes make light. Oh yeah, you've got darkvision, huh? So do I. Yeah, I know. I do not. I'm sure that's just a rods and cones situation. You can't manipulate your eyes that much. I was told that I don't get to do those sorts of things.
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So yeah, I mean unless anyone needs to I mean we got a got an in with a blacksmith So if anyone needs to I mean, I like my weapon. I like my armor anybody need to party before we go Okay, I'm good
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Okay, so is there an entrance? Like, do we need to... Is there a place that looks like it's the best place for us to go in? A little trail going off into the woods? I mean, there is a road leading into the woods. Breland does do trade with the Eldean Reaches, so there are trade roads and things like that through the towers. So travel through the woods is not only possible, but regular. Yeah. Okay. Do we just want to...
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stick on the road for as long as we need and scope it out. I think so. I mean, if the Druids are as concerned about interlopers in the woods as was implied to us, I imagine they'll find us. That's a good point. All right. I mean.
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start walking. Yeah. Okay. Let's go. Okay. So you all make your way out of Zandra over the bridge. And once you're on the other side of the river where you were in the ruins, you are officially outside of Breeland. And so the woods are
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immense, like the closer you get, the closer you realize that just how much taller these trees are than it. It's almost that familiar feeling of when you first got into sharn and just had to look up at the skyscrapers like these trees are like the towers of sharn. But you also notice as soon as you cross the, for lack of a better term, threshold into the towering woods,
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it all of a sudden gets a lot darker than you would have thought it was. There's no real sunlight filtering through the tree leaves coming down. I mean, it seems like nighttime in these woods as soon as you get in there.
Battle with a Corrupted Shadow Bear
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Very dense.
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Hey, Barrick, you want to crack one of those glow sticks? I don't want to waste my once-per-short rest magic move. All right. So Barrick takes out one of the wands of light. Okay. And it's going to be cast on an object. Finds a fallen branch on the ground. Okay. And casts light on the end of it and holds it up like a big torch.
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Okay. You do know that the, the bright light radius of the light spell is retained. Like that's not diminished at all, but the dim light beyond that, it's not quite casting as far as you would like or that you would expect. Is that, is that 30 feet bright? Like a, like a, it's like a 30 foot circle. Right. Okay. And then it's supposed to be an additional 30 feet of dim light. So, but it's not, yeah, let's say about 15 feet of dim light. Okay.
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Now, these two can see perfectly clearly in that dim light radius as well, right? Because of their dark vision? They can see perfectly fine, yeah. Yeah. Okay. I'll go ahead and hold on to that. All right, that makes sense. Wave it around to what I need to see.
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Um, okay. So as you all are walking through the woods, um, oh, and also we're going to be, um, a developer from wizard at the coast clarified something that, um, your passive perception is actually your baseline on perception checks. Um, so basically if you roll anything under a 10, it is irrelevant. You just use your passive perception bonus. That's the rules as intended. So just, just so you know, moving forward.
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It's like how I just found out about Monopoly, how you're supposed to buy stuff every turn. I've been playing that game for years, Roland. So yeah, just note that moving forward. If you roll lower than a 10, just give me your passive perception score, or say passive. And remind me again, oh, do you have it written down? I don't remember what my passive perception is. It's your perception modifier plus 10.
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Oh, okay. So if you roll it in, you gotcha. Um, okay. So having said that perception rolls, the new name of this podcast question. Yes. When we level up, I can't remember, do our skills go up? No, it was a 14. When you hit level five, your proficiency bonus bumps up. And so everything you're proficient and that's it. Okay. I mean, there was something, uh, I got a 24, 18, 22.
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Okay. So 24, 18, 22. Yes. Okay. So you all hear rustling in some of the dead leaves that are off the road. Um, just, it's very slow and methodical walking. We run into a bear. Last time we were in the woods. I know. I mean,
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We hear a slow, is there any indication? I mean, I would like to remind you, I rolled a 24. Quit talking like decks, Jeff. I rolled a 24, just throwing that
Revelations: Shadowy Corruption Unveiled
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out there again. He rolled a 22. Do we have any indication of how many feet we hear walking? Or are they all walking instead? What about a survival check? Well, I'll go ahead and tell you that, I mean, they seem very heavy footsteps.
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You're going to set another bear on fire, it sounds like. Well, if it's necessary. Right. I'm going, I don't think Dex would. Yeah, I guess. Hey, we don't mean any trouble. If you're the kind of, if you're the kind of creature that can talk back to us or understand me, let me know. We're just out, we're just trying to make, make passage. So we're not here to cause any problems.
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And then he repeats himself in Elvish and Orcish, because he can speak to us as well. You hear a low rumble in response. Like a growl or like a stomach. Not a stomach. Barrett creates a sword. OK.
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Um, Hey, fellas, let's, uh, kind of take up defensive positions and keep up. Like my recommendation is we, uh, kind of circle up facing out, maybe try to keep moving though. Maybe this guy's just walking alone. Fair enough. So that's what we're doing. Okay. Go ahead and have this thing jump out at us. Um, no, since you all did so well in your perception checks, after walking a few more steps, you see a.
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enlarged bear come out onto the road, but it seems wrong. Like it, it looks like a grizzly bear, but it's black all over. It's got like shark eyes, sort of that, that deep black, like in, in appearance, not physical shark eyes. What can I make? Yeah. After what, after what I saw Farland do,
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Yeah. I have in my head that this may not, this may just be a dude as a bear and I'd like to figure out if I can. You can do an arcana check, any checks that you all would like to do.
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22. 22? You don't have to do arcana checks. You can do a- 14 survival. Okay. 22, 14. Um, I mean, because of the nature of what I'm trying to figure out, investigation's not going to help me. Right? Insight? Um, it's the same. I don't know. Investigation's the only one that I have any sort of bonus in, is what I was asking. I mean, you could do an investigation. Okay.
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So that's 12. Okay. Um, so I feel like that bear looks funny. He says, um, your survival check indicates to you in your head that this bear may be suffering from some kind of like corruption or disease or just something.
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It seems like it once was a bear and something happened to it. Um, your arcana check and just the nature of your experiences.
00:22:37
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It seems like the same kind of thing that happened to those creepy goblins that you all encountered right before Jacob got taken. The corrupted goblins. It seems like a similar affliction. And we learned that there was part of the towering woods that was a shadow area. Yep. Known as the gloaming. This is
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Aren't you gonna tell me what my investigation check for you live? Not much. There's a bear there. There's a cool acorn on the ground. There's a, uh, that, that bear's, it's, it's like the goblins we fought Dex. It's a, it's a shadow bear. It's like, it's corrupted with, with the shadow energy. Oh man. Um, I mean, it might still let us pass. I don't know. Yeah. It's not like we're going to ask it though. Right. And if it's in our way, is it in our way or is it behind us?
00:23:42
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17. 18. 19. Nicely done, gentlemen. You get a straight, which gives you a times two multiplier. No. You all, as you are looking at this bear just menacingly standing there, you all kind of sigh as you hear
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It's behind you.
00:24:10
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Similar footsteps and a rumble behind you. It's a bear pack We're getting bear circle So yeah, that's bear clicks over his shoulder and says I'm a girl Okay, um initiative, yeah It's an 18 7
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17. But I had to roll a 14. I keep rolling on this this thing and it's bent so I'm not I don't know how true my rolls are so I need to roll on the table. I thought about getting like like just a little piece of leather or something to diminish the sound but the more I listen to these sorts of podcasts the more I like hearing like you like the sound especially the surprise ones.
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One of my players has this Like re-rolled ice like a little dice tracks. Yeah, Kelly Kelly has that she got a Just a little like door organizer Glued films on to the bottom of it and it works nicely. Yeah, I've seen the towers. What was yours? Well 17 18
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Seven which I had to roll a six Look guys.
Dex's Transformation into a Werebear
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I have a lot of initiative. I don't know what to tell you not dexterous our half-work frame not incredibly
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Dex has a lot of get up and go to him, I guess. That's strong, not smooth. All right, Dex, you're up first. Yeah, I want to see how this go. I don't really remember. Here's the thoughts. The daylight thing in that fight hurt the shadows. I don't remember if it did anything against the corrupted animals and Dex doesn't is what I'm saying. So I'm gonna roll this first one just as a
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Speaker
and see what happens before I turn, because we're in the dark woods. We might need that daylight later. So anyway, that is a, oh, my math, a 12 to hit. 12 to hit? Are you suggesting that midway through life's journey is we found ourselves in the dark wood? That's what I'm doing, yeah. Which one are you going after? Oh, the one that we are currently facing. Okay. That is a hit, actually. Okay. For...
00:26:41
Speaker
Does that count? No. Okay. Fine. Darn it. I mean, that's worse. Okay. So seven, 11, 17 damage, 17 damage. It is now barracks turn. So I'm going to assume that my memory of that fight is same as barracks. Uh, and Barry says, remember what the goblins, they came back.
00:27:13
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Had to had to hit them with light And as such oh, I was unconscious for part of that fight too, so I wouldn't have noted so be informed then yeah Wait after they die Yeah, the shadow come back the shadow energy that's corrupted them picked them back up Great, but it's not awesome, but as shadows right I believe so yeah, yeah
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we didn't really have time to investigate.
00:27:45
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There were worse things happening. As such, I was unconscious. Barrick actually lets Cursebringer dissolve and touches the amulet that he wears. And this sort of silvery energy moves down his left arm and forms into a glowing silver bow, which he draws back and shoots at the bear.
00:28:14
Speaker
It's the new ability of my enemy. I can cast Guiding Bolt from it. That's fun. It is. You're taking the same one I am, right? Yes. I didn't even see the other one, I just heard of it. Ah, that's right. Is it all that nice? 19 Radiant Name. Okay.
00:28:34
Speaker
And the next attack against the bear before the end of my next turn has advantage. Also, the bear is suddenly relieved in this sort of silvery, assuming it's not right. Or it didn't suddenly hulk out.
00:28:50
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Okay so yeah the the silvery light just strikes this giant bear and it lets out a howl of pain as silvery radiant light just surrounds it and it seems to almost be like batting it away trying to get it off. Now I'll go and carry over your perception checks from before you hear those footsteps that walked on the road start to get louder and faster um and
00:29:21
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I'm gonna say it's the mom. This one's a cub. You turn around and there's a 50-foot tall elephant-sized grizzly bear. No, theodexins, you haven't acted yet. I'm gonna say that you're probably just still there and so it's going to attack you from behind.
00:29:41
Speaker
Sorry, bud. It's first attack. That is going to be a 26. Well, I would believe so. 13 piercing damage as it bites down into your arm that's unprotected by armor at this moment. Give me a Constitution saving throw.
00:30:05
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That's good. Twenty four. Twenty four. Nice. OK, you you feel some kind of corruption in the wound, but your your body's natural defenses seem to fight it off. And it seems like. Icker almost like like gooey liquefied shadow comes out of the wound and runs down your arm like your body pushed it out. And now it's going to swing a claw at you.
00:30:38
Speaker
That's not nearly as good. Twelve? No. Seventeen? No. Okay. So the claws got a good bite into your arm.
00:30:49
Speaker
All right, it is now your turn. There it is. Don't get bit. And there's a bonus action he's going to set off. He's going to touch the purple jewel and it starts to glow and he's going to get divine favor and make his attack with his great sword.
00:31:16
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Is that a one? That is a one. Who gave me these dice? Who forgot to bring their own? I didn't forget, well, kind of. I willfully neglected to put it in your own hands. Go and roll your d10 and your percentile dice.
00:31:44
Speaker
13. 13. Oh good, a lucky number. Can't remember if low is at low is good or bad on the... Is it not just completely random? I don't know. Sometimes it is. The lower the number, the far worse it gets. Oh, bummer. Sweet. We're starting out wonderfully. Gut check. So you managed to like hit yourself in the sternum and you are incapacitated for a round.
00:32:12
Speaker
What great and oh you also have to roll damage on yourself Was my weapon yes, whatever damage you would have dealt so including that d4 radiant damage. Yes, okay So that's 12 And three radiant
00:32:39
Speaker
No, that's a D8. You need to roll a D4. Oh, I thought that was a picked up the D4, but... And two. It's Brady. Phew. 14. So, 14 total.
00:32:50
Speaker
I'm gonna eat. What's your max hit point? 40. Okay. I'm taking 27. All right. The bear in front of you all that's reaved in fire just really has a bone to pick with Barret now after he pulled that crap up on him. So he is going to rush forward.
00:33:12
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No, let me ask. Lyle Dex attacked the bear in melee. Does the bear pass through his melee and therefore were you not in range with your you weren't in like engaged melee range? I mean, I was I was wondering if I'm essentially on the path. It seemed to me that Dex was between me and the bear. So would it have to have an opportunity? I guess I'm going to say this.
00:33:43
Speaker
From this point on, unless I say otherwise for either a flavor or a tactical reason, if I'm using my ribbon weave, I'm within 10 feet. Yeah. Cause I need to, it's only 15 foot blade and I need the blade to hit them, not that knob at the end. Yeah. So, okay. Uh, I get opportunity to attack on the bears that run past me. That's just a standard D20, right? Yeah. But you have advantage because of the, because of the fire breathing. Okay.
00:34:07
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Well, the first one is not good. Excellent. An 11 and a 19. I'm sorry, not a 19, a 15. You hit. Okay, great. I was thinking about something else. So that's seven, eight, 13.
00:34:28
Speaker
Okay, um, drop that bear. Come on. As the bear runs past you, the ribbon weave just slices across its throat. Ah, yes. And the bear kind of tumbles onto its side. And a shadow crawls out of the wound. And without even breaking stride out of the wound in the neck, a shadow reaved in a flame comes sprinting out from the bear. Is it still bear-shaped?
00:34:51
Speaker
No, it is humanoid. That's the creepiest. That's the creepiest. It's like Game of Thrones stuff. And the shadowy figure raises its hands almost as if it's holding something, and as it swings at you, Beric, a great axe forms out of shadow. I'm concerned about this. Here's what I've learned about shadow, though. It's incorporeal. That axe ain't gonna hurt. He'll have damage just as it takes half damage. Exactly. I think that's only fair. Sure.
00:35:21
Speaker
20? Oh. No, no, Barrick, Barrick has switched to being a paladin and he wears full plate now. Barrick gets inside a tank. 12 damage. Ouch. Oh, but it is necrotic. I don't think that's relevant. No, your amulet might be resistance. Yeah, we all have resistance to necrotic. Take half. His might not. Oh, I thought he did. No, it deals radiant, not resist necrotic. Okay. I do not have resistance. That's right. Nugent.
00:35:51
Speaker
Please don't kill my Beric So yeah dramatic death for Beric be okay. What about your deck? You still have more hit points than he started So noted this great axe blade comes down at you and it passes straight through you and it feels like ha
00:36:15
Speaker
Like, there's no wound, just something is gone. Um, so... Don't like that. They took my hand. They took my pride. Um, and it is now background deck? Yeah, it is. Um, okay, I'm gonna s- everything is behind me now.
00:36:35
Speaker
So I'm gonna spin around and what I see is a shadow on Barrick and a bear literally on looming over the fallen body of their deck who can't do anything. Yes, he's down. Okay, um I'm gonna have to Pass the shadow go to the bear. Yeah, do it. I Don't know this guy but still I don't want to see him die yet. Yeah, I
00:37:04
Speaker
that is a 15 15 mm-hmm that is a hit all right okay so here's what I I've run past and
00:37:19
Speaker
bring my weapon back the flail flailing and goes behind me and i want to get it i want to try to bring it up under and get the bear kind of in the the belly area so when the shadow falls out is disoriented to it falling into the ground
00:37:40
Speaker
And I know we're nowhere near actually hurting it yet. Um, that's 11, 19. 19? I just know better than to use the daylight on this fight. Oh, that's fair. Because we're gonna be in this forest probably this whole arc, and something worse is gonna come up. Okay. Um, now it is Ferret's turn, so you have a creepy shadow on. Okay. Not the first time.
00:38:04
Speaker
So yeah, as the axe sort of passes through Barret, he backpedals a pace and then draws out Cursebringer again and as he does.
Shadow Creature Battle and Consequences
00:38:18
Speaker
And he sort of reaches out of hand and it's probably not really perceptible because it's dark and the thing's made of shadow, but shadows read as I activate my hex planes curse. The shadow looks bigger, all of us. I turn with my with my wand of fire that I guess I still have in one hand because I need to be able to see. And I go, well, that looks neat. And I
00:38:53
Speaker
Uh, that's just... 12. That's actually cool. That's a good bonus on Cursebringer. It's a plus one, it's a magical weapon, so that helps, but I just used my charisma. And Beric's kind of freaked out by what just happened, so he's gonna drop a spell slot and boost my damage here.
00:39:22
Speaker
Some of that's decent. Yeah, 22 damage. Oh, actually, 24 damage. Eat that shadow. It's what you do. Sorry, I didn't add my charisma bonus, my bonus to the attack. I just did the dice. 30. Nice. Okay, it's still up, but
00:39:48
Speaker
That did not feel great. That's right. Okay, the bear that's standing- And Barak says aloud, okay, can we agree on this one? Is everything all right? Is this not my enemy too? And Dex turns around and says, you know, what are you talking about? Somehow also a servant of the light. I feel like it's pretty obvious that these are agents of the darkness. Well, I thought it was pretty obvious yesterday.
00:40:10
Speaker
a bear bear we were all in agreement I mean they got back on the ground yet I'm not talking to you oh you're gonna need to do something because I'm distracted by this bear I don't need you yelling at your sword right now
00:40:27
Speaker
The bear standing over Theradak is now very concerned with the creature that just walked up and hit it. So it is going to step over Theradak's writhing body on the ground. And it is going to attack it. Bring it. Fight! That is going to be a 20. Yeah, that hits. This is a good one.
00:41:02
Speaker
What? Fighting shadow-infused grizzly bears? Well, you know. Nine damage. When you put it that way, I should have seen this coming. Okay, nine damage. And I need a constitution saving throw. Of course you do. Um... I can't read, okay. It's five.
00:41:23
Speaker
Okay, so... You feel the bite mark, there's some kind of corruption that you feel your body try to fight, but then something just relents and you look at your arm and you see your veins kind of turning blackish as something goes up through the wound. Now, is that mitigated in any way by the fact that I was just necrotic damage?
00:41:52
Speaker
No. Well, f***. Okay. This, in fact, is not necrotic in nature. Okay, is there a mechanical component to this? Am I going to be disadvantaged now, or am I just... Am I just... Barricking. Just turning black. There's no mechanical disadvantage right yet. Cool, great. Alright. So... You'll let me know. And now, claw attack. Oh, man.
00:42:20
Speaker
19 yeah, yeah that also hits I Swear to God if I have to if I have to roll if you if you kill America's favorite changeling And I have to roll another character many hit points you have left God
00:42:33
Speaker
I have 26 hit points left. Okay, you take 19 points of damage. Okay. Okay. You got potions. Can I, can I? You said 19 points of damage? Okay. Can I crack a potion? Or do I have to wait till my turn? Your turn. I'm gonna die before my turn. He has another claw. I don't know.
00:42:58
Speaker
That's a critical fumble. Okay. He's not named, so it's just... Oh. He's rolling on the table. This bear got named. What's the bear's name? Why would you ask the bear? We can't. We tried talking to the bear. In fairness, we actually tried talking to the bear. And you made us roll initiative. It's not like we instigated a fight.
00:43:20
Speaker
These were angry bears. Drop guard. You get a free attack on that. There's an immediate action. Sweet. I do. Now, if a free attack means I don't have to roll for it, I hit the beginning, right? I'm killing the damage. No, you roll the attack. It doesn't cost you an action. It's free. Basically, it's fumble is that it provoked an opportunity attack. Gotcha. Gotcha. Gotcha. Gotcha. Kill the decks.
00:43:46
Speaker
That's a 9. That's a miss. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But you're not bad. But I'm not good. I should have used that. I should have used it. I should have used that action. No. Barely I should have used it. Air bit that I had. I should have used that action to drink a potion.
00:44:09
Speaker
All right, Saradak, it would normally be your turn, but you have been gut checked, so... He's trying to stand up and just not quite being able to get there, and he's groaning. No, no. Doing that horrible inhale when the air... I don't think that it's fair to make it as passive as he has been gut checked. I think we need to all acknowledge that he gut checked himself. Yes.
00:44:30
Speaker
you just threw his armor you have another round to think about the buffoonery i have swung whole weapons and it is very possible to mess yourself up with the back end of a weapon with a long half that makes sense okay so that means it is the shadow's turn so it is going to
00:44:53
Speaker
Attack Barret? Yeah. 24? No, no, my... It's nothing. It's just right past... With. What is this thing's attack bonus? Because... It's probably just rolling well. I mean, he's yet to miss though, right? He's only attack her twice. You can attack me three times. No, different thing. Alright, Shadow. I assume the Shadow has different stats from the bear, but I might be wrong. Yeah, I don't...
00:45:23
Speaker
Um, that is going to be 12 damage. I'll do some roll testing on these. And once again, the axe just passes through you and just feels wrong. Dex. Yeah. It is your turn. Okay. So what happens? The, the crazy stuff in your veins continues to
00:45:46
Speaker
go up and like you being on the ground and kind of trying to gain your bearings have the opportunity to really witness this happening. You see the veins in his neck also turn this crazy color and then in a moment Dex's eyes flash and the blackness goes away. Dex I need you to make some changes to your character sheet real quick.
00:46:09
Speaker
Oh, man. You now have a strength score of 19, which makes it a plus four. Yep. And you're evil. Yes, I get it. I get it. Just jump out of you out of the bear into you. Is that what just happened? I think that's what just happened. I'll try not to kill you slow. No, you're not. You're not.
00:46:38
Speaker
Oh no, Phillip's face thing that Phillip's face just did. Oh, I know, Phillip just happened. Am I a puppet now? No, you've got Mike and Broby. I am a werewolf. A werebear. You're a werebear to be specific, and so... What is happening? Well, your straight sword just went way up.
00:47:06
Speaker
So in this moment, just when you're not realizing what's happening, his face morphs into something very animalistic. Like fur on his face, his muscles get a little bit bigger. Because here's the thing, Philip looks like this is the worst thing that could have happened. I just heard I'm bare now, and I'm not...
00:47:32
Speaker
And they hate lycanthropes. So, well, hates the wrong word. Believes them to be a blight on existence? Believe lycanthropy to be a disease. And since you just caught it, I think there's strong evidence. Okay. Essentially, because this is where it gets real bonkers for me.
00:47:57
Speaker
Oh is this bonkers for you? Because you are a changeling who already has the ability to polymorph and essentially we've just added large bear to the list of things you can polymorph into except when you do a bear. Yeah the difference being you actually become a bear. You gain the statistical benefits of being a werebear. I need for you guys to tell me
00:48:20
Speaker
Am I in control of my actions thinking as Dex? Yes when I'm a bear. Yes awesome And I'm sorry, let me try that one again Cool you can cut that first one out that I get the cuss word the weird thing about 5e No real downside to lycanthropy I lose control No
00:48:46
Speaker
It's just... I would like to take a moment... You resisted. I would like to take a moment to thank Eric there for this beautiful gift... Thank you. Nice. To thank Eric for this beautiful gift... Oh, I was trying to get... Yeah, I was gonna get some beer and then...
00:49:04
Speaker
Thank you for making me a bear we just over talked each other so much that none of that's gonna be So zero chance that it's clear enough to be in this which may be best because boy that's stupid
00:49:20
Speaker
There's two white guys doing a rap from the early 90s, but making it about a bear. But it's a Will Smith rap, so... Yeah, it's a very accessible rap. So, because, like, your equipment doesn't morph with you when you morph into a bear, so your AC is 11 when you're in bear form, you have immunity.
00:49:45
Speaker
to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from non-magical weapons that aren't silver. Okay, so Barric could hurt me. Let me ask this. This is what I'm in bear form. Yes. What about what I'm in this hybrid form? You just had your... If you are in any form other than bear form, the only change... Is I'm stronger. Is that you are very, very strong. And what was your alignment to begin with? Well, I... Chaotic good.
00:50:15
Speaker
To begin with, it was chaotic neutral, but I really feel like I've been playing it as chaotic good, so I would like to say that that's what I am and what I've been. This is a real weird thing. Werebearers alignment, your alignment does change. Okay. Do neutral good. So you're a bit more conformist now as a werebear. When I'm a bear, I'm more conservative than when I...
00:50:41
Speaker
Like, have you guys heard a downside yet, except for Barrick and Dex are gonna have to have some real serious talks? Like, that's when I initially looked up what lycanthropy meant. There are forum posts upon forum posts of people house ruling downsides to lycanthropy because there's no real good reason to not do it. Other than the flavor of it, like, if people find out you're a lycanthrope,
00:51:05
Speaker
You're gonna be hunted, and so... I assume there's still, like, circumstances in which you turn involuntarily based on the world you're in. Yeah, we'll play with that down the road, but you wouldn't know any of that, so... Yeah. So right now, all I know is... I got a lot stronger. I feel fine. You feel stronger. But I feel stronger. But I'm still... It's still my turn, and I still need to drink a potion. Yes. Because I still have seven hit points. Yes.
00:51:31
Speaker
Now, is this bear magical? Because everything he's got is piercing damage. I don't know. Do I have immunity to this bear now? You're not in bear form, you're in hybrid form. That's right. You can still use your weapon. Right, right, right. Yeah, so Dax sees this happening right in front of him, and he's like, bear-ick! Dax changed, not on purpose, not good. To be fair, you don't know that none of this was on purpose. Well, see, I've seen this happen.
00:52:01
Speaker
Pretty pained look on your face when the fair enough. I mean, I've seen all of this. Okay. So what I have to, what I, I mean, the first thing I'm going to do is I'm going to, I've got to crack this boat. Okay. I mean, Barricade would have done this already. Uh, two D four plus two, you said. Yep.
00:52:22
Speaker
Oh wait, I did it three times, sorry. So I regained, that was a three and a one, I regained six. Okay, I am going to... I don't know that I look different, all right? I just feel, I just feel stronger. So I'm just gonna keep swinging away, like I'm gonna... Here's what Dex, Dex is not unfamiliar with weird things happening. So all he knows is he got bit, he feels bad, and now he feels great.
00:52:51
Speaker
Other than what you heard that say right and you said that I changed and there's no surprises there So I'm gonna get this bear again same thing gut do it. Okay, but we've got It's 15 it's 17 sorry for Eight For 13 damage
00:53:22
Speaker
Okay, um, Barret. You just heard Dak yell that Dak's changed. Yeah, but I'm very much in the middle of something right now, so I think probably the fight takes precedent. Barret, it presses a hand to him, to his chest, and there's sort of a flash from the amulet, and he recovers. Is that your turn? Yeah, that's what I can do.
00:53:52
Speaker
Okay, the bear standing in front of Dex is going to attack. There's a lot of dead material in here, and you might end up cutting quite a lot of stuff. Yeah. Attacking Dex. Dex, Dex. Thirteen. That did not hit. So fifteen? Okay.
00:54:21
Speaker
Theradak, you are now able to act once again, so you are back at it. Okay, he stands up and... The bear is in between you and Dex. And he's focused on Dex. He has to drink a healing potion. Okay. In this round we all take a timeout and heal ourselves. He regains nine. I see.
00:54:47
Speaker
Okay, and then the shadow in front of Beric reaches into himself and pulls out a shadowy shaped potion vial. Wait, does he really? No. This is just plausible enough. Okay, so he is going to swing his shadowy great axe at Beric. That is going to be 24. Yes.
00:55:17
Speaker
70. And now it is Dex's turn. Okay, Dex, it is your turn. Okay, here's a question. Do I have control of when I turn into a bear? I wouldn't know that I'm a bear now, so... It works just like your change on the build, except you can now turn into a big bear.
00:55:34
Speaker
I'll have to figure out how Dex finds that out. Like, figures out he can turn into a bear. The bear's gonna tell you in a minute. Oh, okay. Okay. That's gonna be... Okay, um... Oh, I'm... Oh, wait, third act drink potion. Yep, that's right. Okay, go ahead. Ah, god, I kinda wanna drink enough. Unless we're all dead in a minute. Right, which is possible we won't have that conversation. I'm the one to drink another pollution.
00:55:58
Speaker
I can get clear of this shadow. My healing is way more efficient than mine. Yeah, I know. So far, I can't. Right. Do what you need to do. I'm gonna... Okay, first I'm gonna hit this bear and see what happens. Cause I can always drink the potion now. Yeah, then you can fight the shadow.
00:56:14
Speaker
Yeah. Okay, um, so... swinging at... just hacking away at this bear. Yeah. Okay. Dang it. I mean, dang it, I guess it's close to a 20. That's a 25. That's a hit? Yeah, I thought it might be. It sure has been on us every time you roll it, plus 20 plus.
00:56:37
Speaker
Eight twelve eighteen damage Right in the gut again. It's bear has got to be yeah, but he's he's he's he's still standing over there There that got up between you and I okay good Okay, who's got the front end who's got the back air? Barrick, it's your turn. I think it's standing up Okay
00:57:00
Speaker
Like a bear. When we reached for comment, the bear said, Arrrr. Your grapple checks with your ribbon, we just got a lot more. Well, I was letting you use dexterity with it before. Yeah. But are you now more strong than you are dexterous? I am equally strong and dexterous. I was. I was my modifier for strength. Strength checks was negative one. Now it's plus four. Wow. In one fell life changing. The things you could multi-class into.
00:57:31
Speaker
be a rogue barion.
00:57:49
Speaker
Need some supplies before I can properly kill a Lycan for him. Sorry, I'm gonna attack it with Cursebringer. There's not time to worry about what's going on back there right now because this giant thing is in front of him and it's trying to kill him really hard. The shadow is giant? Well, I didn't realize that. Is it not bear sized? No, it's a person. So it was like a person wearing a bear Jaeger?
00:58:19
Speaker
Yeah. Shadow in a bear suit. A bear sort of tries to pivot around it and swings at it with curse brainer. Oh god, that was not pleasant at all. Sorry. We need to roll some percentile dice. You know, shut up. Smug about it. Just don't roll a one, that's all I have to say.
00:58:49
Speaker
54. Okay. It's a below average bad. Provoke and an attack of opportunity from the closest melee I've evoked. Cool. I was going to undo all that healing I did. I'm going to go reset this fight to crap. 25. Gah! Gee, they are rolling absurdly well.
00:59:10
Speaker
No, I have a special thing. When I do something stupid, my AC doubles. Nine damage. Idiot's luck. I swear, if you... if you kill Dex after you made him a werebear...
00:59:25
Speaker
And I don't get to learn about that being back. Cool, that's everything I can do. Okay, it is now the bear's turn, so I'm just going to continue to attack Dex. 11.
00:59:46
Speaker
That's a miss. Yeah, and I attacked you while you were in the bathroom and it missed also. That's true. So you can just calm down. Don't tell the people I had to go pee. Discover we're human. Theradak, your turn. Theradak is highly upset what happened to him and he's going to raise his great sword and take a swipe at this bear in front of him. Okay. Which I guess is facing away from him at this point. Yes.
01:00:19
Speaker
At least it's not a one. That's a two, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, it's a two. So that's going to be nine. That's a miss. And as a bonus action, he's going to use his second wind. Okay. To regain some hit points. So he regains five. Excellent. Another one. Okay, it is now the Shadow's turn.
01:00:50
Speaker
26. God, Beric, I'll miss you. Proceed, sir. Five damage. He rolled a one on his damage die, so that's good. Where are you at on hit points? On my feet. On my feet. Okay. I'm swaying on your feet. Okay. My turn? Yes. I mean, the bear is attacking.
01:01:20
Speaker
can't do I want to turn around and get rid of this shadow so parrot can heal me but what's on top of you I mean I know I've got it there there's no way you and I can be fighting and looking over our shoulder to check on each other's status you know what I'm gonna do though
01:01:37
Speaker
Dex realizes this bear is nearly done, or hopes, and the last time he slashed at it, a shadow came out of the wound. So I'm gonna suck this blade back in and just try to bludgeon this bear. Oh, that's an idea. Yeah, I mean, I'm gonna hit it in the face with my stick, is what I'm gonna do. My stick that we have clearly identified is not made of gold. Alright, so I hit this bear with my stick.
01:02:07
Speaker
That's a 17, it's a hit for... for 15 damage. Okay. Tempting to subdue.
01:02:22
Speaker
Yeah, I get it. Nothing happened. It is now Barrett's turn. All right. You know, I didn't ask. When we turned around, this bear looks like that bear, right? This second bear? Yes. So it is as corrupted. I have a good reason to think of shadows coming. Okay. All right. Barrett sort of staggers. So Barrett grasps, curse bringer.
01:02:49
Speaker
He concentrates for a minute, and for a moment, Cursebringer is just reused in silver fire, and he swings, and really hopes he's not gonna waste this. That's another two, ladies and gentlemen. I didn't see it. Roll again. Okay, okay.
01:03:12
Speaker
The only thing I can do as a bonus action is teleport 30 feet, and I can't think of how that will help in this particular situation. It would help you quite a bit. Well, I could run away, but... I assume it can move 30 feet, so I don't understand how that would really... Bonus action, teleport, and then run? Yeah, but I'm not gonna, like, literally flee and leave them to deal with giant baron shadows.
01:03:39
Speaker
Okay, it is now the bear's turn. So I'm just going to bite at Dex. Or did you? You didn't hit, you missed. 15, miss. Thank goodness. There it at.
01:04:02
Speaker
Theredak is highly upset that he cannot hit this bear, but he is more than able to hit himself. So once again, he swings his great sword at this bear. And that's going to be 21. 21, that's a hit. Axe comes crashing down into the shoulder of this bear. Well, you're behind it, right? Yeah.
01:04:32
Speaker
That's a one I can reroll. Okay. Oh, three. This is my second. Seven plus five would be twelve damage. Okay. Your greatsword.
01:04:52
Speaker
slices through the flesh of this bear as you're standing behind it. No, shadows are coming! Into the paunch, essentially, I guess, for lack of a better term. And as you slice open the bear, a shadow steps out and faces you, Theradak. So, yeah. Bet the bear just falls over in front of you, Dex, and you can see a shadow facing off against Theradak.
01:05:20
Speaker
Shadow bear armor awesome. It is now the shadows turn Shadow knows the one up against you. Okay, that is going to be a 16 that will hit shoot. I'm down That is going to be six damage up bear goes down Okay
01:05:47
Speaker
Why are you shaking your head at me? I didn't do this! Alright, um, it's my turn. Um, does Barric scream when he goes down? Well, Barric probably like grunts as he's hit the last time. One of you would definitely see this happen because you guys have been on opposite sides of the bear, right?
Dex's Lycanthropy: Risks and Control
01:06:09
Speaker
Um, so the shadows, uh, axe passes through you finally and just the last reserves of will that you had to keep fighting go away and your eyes just shut as you crumple onto the ground. No wounds, but you just shut down. Okay. Um,
01:06:30
Speaker
Yeah, that's a good question. I don't think I'm the one that sees it. Probably not. Because I ran past you together. So when Dex sees the bear go down and this shadow is facing Theradak, he takes a second to spin around and see how you're doing because you've been fighting this shadow. There's sort of a dark shadowy object lying on the ground in the shadow of the shadow.
01:06:56
Speaker
Okay, what happened? What shadow is with? He doesn't see Beric standing up. Right. Is what's important. And so I'm going to turn around. And this is where we messed up earlier. I should have had you cast light on my stick in the first place. I'm going to ribbon weave the shadow because it's what I can do. Do it. Do it.
01:07:23
Speaker
That's a 21, 22, 23. That's a 23 to hit this shadow. That is a hit. Yeah. And for... Seven, nine... For 11 damage. 11 damage? I'm sorry, were you attacking the shadow that just came out? Yeah, I'm attacking the shadow that hurt my friend.
01:07:50
Speaker
The shadow seems to be fading a bit like wisps of it are floating away on the wind And it is now barracks turn so death saving throw Failure the shadow that is facing Theradak Is going to swing he once again reaches his hands up and out of nowhere a great axe forms as it comes down on you 20 yes Seven damage
01:08:22
Speaker
Third Act and Dex give me perception checks. If you bring another bear to this party. I feel like this fight's just been kind of easy. I think Eric's about to have mercy on us. I think maybe. Nineteen. Nineteen. One plus... So you're passive perception? Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's right. Passive. Sixteen. You hear...
01:08:50
Speaker
like some incomprehensible muttering, like voices on the wind in the woods, speaking a language that you have no idea what in the world they're saying. I hear this anyway. Yeah. Well, no, you both do because his passive isn't high enough to say my passive beats a DC 15. 11 hit points.
01:09:18
Speaker
damage No, not really No, yeah sharp inhale eyes open that's good cuz that was about to get crazy and take an opportunity attack and go stabilize Okay now it is Theradax turn
01:09:37
Speaker
Okay, so he sees his friend Barret, like, looks to be okay now for some reason. And he's gonna swing at this shadow. 24.
01:10:04
Speaker
14 damage 14 damage on the same one you've been attacking. Yes Okay One came out of the bare neck and one came out of the bare, but he's taking the bare, but yes, can we refer to them? Neck and butt makes it less scary to me Okay, it is now next turn So he's going to turn around and attack decks sure
01:10:32
Speaker
17 yeah, it hits 16 damage Texas down sword That was max damage though, I mean they can't do more than 60 if that's half my hit points they'll
01:10:53
Speaker
Okay, Varric, welcome back to the Link debate. Varric basically just sits up and her springer just forms as he thrusts his hand out. Yes! That's a crit. Yay! Roll your percentile dice.
01:11:20
Speaker
94 93 the title of this critically is conspiracy, so I don't know what that means but These bears have been colluding it is blinded for one round You do triple damage and the next hit landed on this foe is an automatic crit Well, I'd love for all those things to happen. I'm probably gonna kill him here Triple damage
01:11:50
Speaker
Now, triple damage on the die? Yeah, uh, yes. Okay. So that's 24... plus... plus 8. 32? So you just hear the shadow scream, and you just see Cursebringer appear through the shadow. Yeah, like he thrusts at his hand and Cursebringer forms its way down into the chest of the shadow.
01:12:18
Speaker
I like that. I mean, I don't see it. You're facing that shadow. I'm unconscious. Oh, yeah. That's a bummer. So, yeah, the shadow just screams. Does it just implode into Curspringer? Yeah. I mean, since Curspringer sucks stuff in and, yeah, he just screams and kind of like that twitchyly implosion into Curspringer. And he just goes. Stop that. Stop it. We'll get along way better if you don't make creepy noises while I'm trying to fight. Oh, God.
01:12:48
Speaker
of not cool. I will stop using this sword immediately. Question, though. If Kurzbringer does all the shadow eaten now, you don't get the regenerative ability. I do. Oh, you still get it. Yes. That's, I think, most of this flavor on Eric's part. It's an extension of his power, so. Oh, that's neat. That's cool for everybody involved. I'm still on the cutting ground. I'll get you up here in a second. So that was Barak's turn, but
01:13:19
Speaker
I'm gonna attack you. Right. Yes. Oh, I was thinking however. Yes. Crit. You just crit. Yep. Ooh, this is gonna get bad. Man. Oh man. Got one spell slot. Oh boy. Oh gosh. Oh golly. I got some options. Okay, as an immediate action, so he gets to resolve his attack with normal damage.
01:13:44
Speaker
And then in his immediate action, he gets to attack you again, but with disadvantage. 15 damage. And then his second attack.
01:14:04
Speaker
It's 16... 10. This is Attack World. 10 damage? No, no. 10 is his Attack World. Oh, no. Okay. So the second attack misses.
01:14:16
Speaker
So, yeah. Now that wobbles, the third deck is barely standing. That's not going to translate. 11 hit points. Yeah. I also did, I did the gasping thing. Actually that's not true. I don't. I just kind of roll over and I get up on my knees and I go, kind of crack my neck, take a minute to reform your face.
01:14:44
Speaker
And when I reach up to crack my neck, I feel a paper on my face. Does he resume normal form when he becomes unconscious?
01:14:52
Speaker
It's specified upon death, not unconsciousness, because then he would go to sleep and revert back to Changeling Form. Oh, yeah. Oh, you meant to Changeling Form? Yeah, no, it's only on death. Oh, I meant from his bear shape. Oh, no. Yeah, so what I do is when I do the neck-cracking thing, I feel that my face has changed. Yeah, and Beric is staring at you in horror.
01:15:17
Speaker
And also Beric is staring at me in horror and I go, what? Because I don't know what's going on. There it at. Is Dex within 10 feet? I'm thinking he probably is. You would have to move past the shadow that just attacked you. Oh, that's right, because you took off over there. Yeah. Okay, so you're not within 10 feet. Really, I just turned around. But he did just sit back up.
01:15:41
Speaker
Yeah, so he's within 10 feet, but the shadow is between the two. Okay, so I can't do that because I don't want to hurt my friend, too. Oh, I see. Yeah. So... I am really dexterous. If I get it. So Theradak looks at his arm and sees that, oh yeah, it's still glowing from his divine favor. Oh, okay. So he's gonna swing again at this shadow.
01:16:11
Speaker
And that's going to be 25. That is most certainly a hit. How often can you do the re-roll thing for your feet? Any time I roll one. Once per turn. Yeah, any die that hits a one. Oh, that hits a one specifically. Yeah, so that was... Oh, I forgot what my first roll was. Three. So it's a five plus. So 10 plus four. Nice. Nicely done. The shadows are starting to wisp away off this figure.
01:16:40
Speaker
And yes, it is now Dex's turn. I also like to think prior to you becoming aware and when you feel your face maybe also noticing like you're far more muscular than you would have intended. Like you can manipulate that as a changeling but just that initial shape. Oh I don't think I'll be going back.
01:16:59
Speaker
Like it's like that that scene in spider-man when he sees himself in the mirror the first time is like oh, yeah He's all abs picked out. Yeah, okay, so This is so dumb, and I love it that I'm aware better. We're better. I'm aware bear bear Okay, so
01:17:18
Speaker
I get up and I survey the situation, I see the shadow. And I guess I have to run past Beric at this point to get to that shadow, right? No? Oh, you're over there. Okay. You're over there. I didn't know if I provoked an opportunity attack. So yeah, I'm gonna attack the shadow. Okay. With the things. And that is an 18. For...
01:17:48
Speaker
11... 16...
01:17:53
Speaker
17, 18 damage. Okay, the shadow's still up, but it's really starting to dissipate. Beric. Okay, so Beric's curse immediately transfers, Hexblade's curse immediately transfers to the other shadow. And he rushes past Dex and attacks it with Cursebringer. We'll have to talk in a minute. 14? That's a hit.
01:18:24
Speaker
15. 15? Once again, Cursebringer pierces this shadow and it implodes in and Cursebringer just laughs. It says, thank you. Okay, and that shadow's gone? Yep. Alright, Dex just falls down onto his back and starts breathing heavily. This was a hard fight and he's hurt and sad. Yeah.
Debating Bear Transformations and Dynamics
01:18:48
Speaker
So that's what I do. Beric turns outward and looks out into the woods. Who healed me?
01:18:56
Speaker
And I say, uh, listen, thanks if you're out there, but
01:19:03
Speaker
Can we meet you? Silence? Yeah. Okay. No response. Hey, while I'm laying on the ground, I say, uh, uh, Hey, Hey there, Dak. You mentioned something in the heat of battle about how I changed. Um, and I'm looking around at my various parts and I agree that I have, does anybody have any sort of enlightening, uh, information for me?
01:19:30
Speaker
You got bit and turned black up to neck into face and you change. All right. Does anybody have any enlightening information? Thank you there, Dak. Welcome. You've contracted lycanthrophy. I'm sorry, I'm a werewolf now. A were-bear. Bear.
01:19:56
Speaker
I'll tell you the truth. I feel great. So is there a downside to this? Wow. You're from Thrain, right? Or is that just the story? That's just the story. I was in Thrain for a while. You didn't notice how they talk about lycanthropes. I didn't really run with the crowd that cared. Yeah.
01:20:23
Speaker
Like there weren't propaganda posters on the walls. You've heard of the lycanthropic purge. Not good. That must have more came to town. Yeah. There was a plague of lycanthropy a long time ago when the Church of the Silver Flame wiped it out. But you can lose control.
01:20:50
Speaker
Sometimes the change is, I don't know if this is mechanical, but Beric believes all this stuff. Sometimes the change will come when you don't want it to. Sometimes when you're the bear, you're not you. And by change, you mean when I become a bear. Yes. Wait, Beric, you silver flame. Yes. Oh.
01:21:15
Speaker
I do not like the way he's looking at me. And at that point, I use my natural ability to go back to looking exactly like Beric knows me as Lyle. And I say, I've done a lot of change and I control it every time. I'm not concerned about this. This isn't like that. This isn't what you were born. I get it, but let's feel it out.
01:21:41
Speaker
This is a magical... Look, I'm not gonna bite you guys. I'm not gonna turn you guys into bear bears. Right, but... What about the people you fight? I don't have to. I mean, I guess we'll find out. One quick thing, and I don't know if you were aware of this. Crass. If I fight him to death, it doesn't matter. Crass was a paladin of the silver flame.
01:22:08
Speaker
Ah, it's probably best crafting here with us. You probably don't want to mention this to crash. He does have impulse control. I like to think also that when you willingly change into a bear, you can change into different types of bears because you're a changeling black bear or a polar bear. Oh, yeah.
01:22:25
Speaker
I'm going to be a grizzly bear. I'm going to be a panda bear. I'm going to be an ice bear. Koala bear.
Changeling Transformations and Perceptions
01:22:32
Speaker
So when he changes, it's not necessarily obvious to anybody when he changes that he's actually a werebear. If he just turns into a bear, I think he just looks like a bear. Now people who know a lot about changelings would know that
01:22:48
Speaker
Like, those of you that know that I'm a changeling and know a lot about changelings would know I can't change into anything that's not human. If somebody saw him change into a Baron, he tried to use the I'm a changeling card. A lot of people would be able to call B.S. on that. Right. Unless maybe... Or it would be like... That's exactly what a lycanthrope would say.
Closing Remarks and Social Media Call
01:23:08
Speaker
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01:23:34
Speaker
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01:24:00
Speaker
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Post-Episode Battles and Barriers
01:24:10
Speaker
Jeff. And I'm up there. Or are you? And only you can prevent poison fires.
01:24:30
Speaker
These barriers are just wrecking our day. And the day just started. 19 points of damage. A couple hours later, we come back into the town. So we've decided we're going to escort the prisoner. Those woods suck.
01:24:45
Speaker
Hey, look, yeah, here's the thing. I'm not above after this fight. Just walking back into town, taking a rest. Jeff? Yeah. Will you step over to my bookshelf and grab me my monster manual real quick? You're gonna make me go get the thing that's gonna kill me? Oh my god. No, no, no. Here I go. Here I go. Here I go again. Walking to the instrument of my death.
01:25:28
Speaker
We haven't really had a fight go go south on us yet, so this is our south oh
01:25:35
Speaker
We'll get it. We'll
Humor and Post-Credits Scene Discovery
01:25:36
Speaker
get a turn. It's gonna be fine. Yeah, I got bear clawed not in the cool pastry way. Yeah Dax on the ground and you're having an existential crisis about it really love being bear clawed in that way Yeah, and it shows up a bear claw Eric if you're watering down this monster because we're whining Eric family podcast
01:26:00
Speaker
As if we're not gonna cut this hole. In that case, dicks dicks dicks dicks dicks. Not that I don't say odd dicks all the time. You listen past the outro music? Yes, when you throw in some stupid clip of one of us saying something- There's post-credits scenes? Yeah, I did not know this. Oh no, I listened.