Season 2, Session 0, Episode 6

SESSION 6

 * We begin our trip to the Goddess’ Tears


 * Guer reminds the others that this is a ‘sacred’ place and not to be desecrated
 * Treble notices the image of the Ratkin print inside the Bugbear print inside the Loxodon print as a nice image.
 * We run into a pillar with an image.


 * Turns out to be all 7 images of 7 schools of magic
 * XIII finds a chest


 * Joo’nem casts Mending on the Transmutation image
 * This makes it glow
 * The Menagerie casts spells of each school on each image
 * XIIIs necklace begins to glow and gravitate toward the chest


 * The blue circle on the necklace glows


 * This gives him the Shield spell once per day
 * They make their way upstream to a set of steps and Guer sees some people
 * We see Lylesh down near the waterfall with THREE Temple Guards!
 * The party stealths into the bushes
 * As Lylesh tries to get some of the water, one of the guards smacks her
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIII runs in to start Initiative!


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIII and Devis call them out and XIII takes Dodge action
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem holds Sacred Flame and Treble holds a crossbow shot
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Wobbles climbs up one of the guards armor but gets squished then Guer holds Magic Missile
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guard attacks XIII


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">If not for the dodge action, XIII would have been critted!
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">DM rolls for funsies: 31 on one crit...that would 1shot any of us!
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIII runs up and kicks a guard
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble uses Disguise Self to look like a short Temple Guard


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Calls them out: What the fuck are you doing!?
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guards don’t listen and attack XIII


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIIIs necklace glows and Shield pops up
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem comes out and invokes his Channel Divinity, charming 1 guard


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The guard is forced to drop his weapon
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Juju kicks the weapon toward the water
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer hits with magic missile and finally gets the first guard ‘bloodied’
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guard without weapon tries to grapplie XIII
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Devis thorows oil on the battlefield
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIII attacks the beat up guard and goes into patient defense again
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Lylesh begins to run away
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble casts Bane and it only lands on the same guard that everyone else has been beating up and disarming, then inspires XIII
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guard misses XIII again
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem casts Shield of Faith on XIII and with Voice of Authority lets XIII attack again
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer runs up, apologizes to XIII then casts Thunderwave


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">2 guards fail and are pushed back, 1 dies, the other falls back to the water
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">As he falls back he throws his spear at Guer, missing


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Chubby reminds DM of his inspiration!!!
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Still misses
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Devis throws Alchemist’s Fire at the feet of the last guard


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Then sends his duplicate into the fire to taunt and smile
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIII attacks again
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble taunts with “This guard is on firrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Last guard surrenders
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer shapes water to help put out the flaming guard then shapes water around him
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guard insists that he will turn us in for treason
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We try but fail miserably with Name deception
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guard insists that we helped a traitor and will be tried by Tavara for treason
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guard infers that we will be killing him and seemingly accepts his fate
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Devis charms the guard


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">They received reports that a Gnomish woman had been dealing forbidden artifacts against the temple
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">They were sent to the waterfall to apprehend her
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Orders are from Keldevar, Captain of the Temple Guard
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble tries to convince the guard that he doesn’t have to die.  Lylesh was just doing this in duress to save her husband from Cain
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The party hears someone run away that was watching our encounter
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem argues that they’ve done nothing wrong
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Menagerie makes their case and the guard walks away


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">As he leaves, Devis talks to him


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">If you report to Keldevar, tell him that the CoC is in Brandylak, and active
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Once out of sight, he hightails it the fuck outta dodge!
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem’s passive perception is 20...vs Devis..He, XIII and Treble heard what Devis said
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer gets the guard out of the bottom of the water


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We bury him and the other dead guard
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">As XIII is giving burial rights, Guer loots their bodies…
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Devis pulls XIII aside


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">He needs to leave the party and go to Candoria
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIII is going to keep the fleece to help with Lylesh
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">He needs us to bring Lylesh back to Candoria


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">They need a witness
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Tell her nicely that most likely, her Drandolin is dead…
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Devis leaves in a rush without saying Goodbye!
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The others cover the bodies and leave the helmets on top so rescue can find them
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble sings a lovely but unnecessary Song of Rest
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIII returns to the party


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Tells her that Drandolin is missing…
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Tells her that he is in Candoria
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">She asks about the Red Feather that Cain left


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Cain must be behind this!
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Lylesh demands we give her our word that we will kill Cain for what he has done


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer will not give a promise he can’t keep
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">She storms off
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem asks XIII to pull out the fleece and pours his trunk full of water on the fleece


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Rolls Nat20 on Religion to understand the effects
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Radiant light radiates from the feathered texture of the fleece
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem and Guer go back to load up on that ‘Holy Water’
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">When the water dries up, the glowing stops
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer and Joo’nem fill their flasks and bottles with the water
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer is still obsessed with the stones that gave XIII the Shield Spell


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Realizes this is an old Revenant training grounds
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Chest is pristine, but the obelisks are worn down
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble jumps up on Joo’nem’s back


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem worries about the implications of what happened


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Suggests turning themselves in 
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble wants to put this to a vote


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble wants to tuck tail and run, then deal with this later
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer doesn’t think we are in the wrong, but they will still prosecute us
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">While talking, Treble gives Joo’nem some dreadlocks


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem doesn’t like Tavara as well but, how can we continue to do the right thing as wanted criminals?
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer wants to operate outside the law
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIII just now tells us that Devis left for Candoria
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Plan is to go to Candoria and find Devis
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">On the way, we pass through Brandylek


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We stop at Uncle Pucks but find it ravaged
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble looses it
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Guer finds a matching feather like the one we found in Drandolin’s bed
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Lylesh may be hiding something
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Lylesh goes to Treble


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">She is completely heartbroken
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble slaps her and screams in anger


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">She has no idea
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Everyone needs some rest before the trip to Candoria
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joo’nem offers some spice to Treble
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">XIII sticks by Lylesh to ‘stand guard’
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">What do we do?


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Cain may outmatch us, but he has Uncle Puck, possibly Drandolin, but we don’t know how to find him
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Follow the trails
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Treble remembers the rock Uncle Puck gave him


 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">He says: Uncle Puck, it is Treble.  If you can hear me, please let me know where you are.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">He hears: “I have your beloved Puck.  Fuck all of you for getting in my way”