[Game Thread] Wretched Curse : Prologue

[Wretched Rick]

Good Clean Fun "Thank you Aender," Ireena seems surprised and pleased at the Gnome's compliment. "You're pretty dashing yourself without all that road grime on your face," she clumsily tries to return the sentiment. Your double table is still vacant and minus Polly bathing with Barry and Jhorn standing guardmost of you move to seat yourselves once again. Nearly a third of the inn's custom seems to have departed within the last half-hour, probably people who had only come in for dinner or a single cup of wine. A Half Elven man stands atop a small stage across the common room, apparently telling a story. Many of the remaining patrons seem to ignore him and his story is mostly lost among the rumble of general chatter. The mulled hard cider turns out to have enough of a kick to give you all a pleasant no penalties yet, but if Polly drinks more brandy then she'll need to be carried to bedlight-headed feeling. The mid to late thirtiesolder of the two barmaids finally approaches the table just as the other three rejoin the group. She carries a huge tray of bowls, each filled with a strangely spiced goulash, much like what Ireena made for you on your first night trapped in this land. Many of you are instantly missing the steaming bread loaves served with butter you would have received in your own land as an accompaniment. "My name is Danika," she tells you in a Barry gets very good vibes from herfriendly - almost motherly - manner. "My husband and I own The Blue Water Inn and I wanted to be the first to welcome you all here." She works her way around the table to set a bowl in front of each of you. Pausing at Halas, she makes much over his bandore and asks if he might consider gracing the room with a song after the meal. When she gets to Jhorn, you hear a sharp intake of breath. "Morninglord! Your face looks like a whipped back!" While her exclamation was low and breathy, it was still loud enough for the table to hear and her face turns beet red. "I... I didn't mean to say that out loud. Please forgive me, good sir! I'm sure you have no trouble attracting the ladies with those strong hands and shoulders and your thoughtful manner..." Barry saves her from her verbal fumbling by changing the subject with a question about the laws. She looks at him gratefully, then looks about the room as if she's about to say something horribly racist and wants to make sure there's nobody of that particular race within earshot, then leans over the table a bit to speak in a hushed voice. "The most important thing you can know about that is to try and appear happy. Burgomaster Vargas holds a festival every week to make people happy. It doesn't work, mind you, but if you're overheard expressing discontent or worse, mocking the Burgomaster or his festivals, you'll be lucky to only end up in the stocks for a few days." She straightens and seems to have no trouble with returning to her motherly smile. "Other than that, I think just the sort of thing you'll find in any town." Having finished laying out your dinner, she casts a final apologetic glance at Jhorn before returning it to the entire group. "Now I must be about other business, but I'll try and keep an eye open. If you need anything at all, you just wave me right over here." As soon as she leaves the table, trouble coming is easy to spot. The older of the two young power drinkers from earlier starts to head your direction. The other makes a half-hearted attempt to grab his arm and hold him in place but is shrugged off with a grin. They appear to be brothers only a couple years apart, well dressed and moderately handsome, though obviously drunk. The aged at maybe 19 or 20younger brother - under normal circumstances would be the slightly better looking of the two if not for the unfortunate beginnings of a painful looking boil developing on the point of his left cheekbone - trails behind grinning as if in anticipation of a spectacle. The young man approaches the table to stand before Mara, "please excuse my forwardness miss, but we don't see many outlanders here. Would you be Half-Orc?" He smiles at Mara's curt nod as if it were an invitation, "I just find that a great coincidence, is all. You see, I'm half-centaur. Well, only one part of me is horse-like, and this doesn't seem like the proper venue to put it on display..." The younger brother standing behind him shakes his head grinning while holding up a hand, thumb and forefinger seeming to measure an insultingly small distance before using the hand to clasp his drunken brother on the shoulder. "Come away Karl. Your head's going to hurt enough tomorrow without a drubbing," he sensibly foretells. Not to be dissuaded, "I apologize for the tasteless joke. I really do have a question for you. Where you're from... in your homeland, do they have multiple orc chasms?" The younger brother lets his hand drop while closing his eyes and shaking his head for a moment. Karl simply adopts an impudent grin and even flickers his glance about as if to include Marybeth and Ireena in his lewd approach. His eyes bounce off Jhorn's flat stare and he visibly gulps, then quickly readopts his grin as Ireena stands up from the other end of the table. She walks toward the man with a sultry smile and an alluring sway to the hips you'd not seen from her before, causing his grin to widen further yet. Her full-armed slap rang out across the common room, dropping the audacious lad to one knee. She turned about shaking her hand a little as she returned to her seat, this time without the hip-swaying or smile. The younger brother seemed unable to do anything but laugh for several seconds with his mouth in the shape of an O. Finally, he helped Karl back to his feet while ushering him towards the exit. "I told you it was a bad idea," you hear him say through some snickers. Luckily for Karl, he allows himself to be pulled along this time. The brothers brush by a man entering the place in a dismissive fashion, but an uncomfortable hush momentarily falls as the other patrons see him. He's a fairly big man, a warrior by the way he carries himself, but the most immediately striking feature is his right arm - it looks as though it belongs to a demon or some kind of abyssal fiend. His eyes take in the room quickly, but linger a moment on your table before he moves to seat himself in the opposite corner. "Sorry Polly, I was about to answer your question when that man..." Ireena's face hardens slightly in anger. "I've never even heard of someone with that much nerve, drunk or not!" She seems to completely ignore the appearance of the man with the fiendish arm. "I'd planned on visiting the Burgomaster - or at least his clerk, if he has one - to see if there are any houses for sale here in town. I fear we'll have to get used to something much more modest, not that I could keep up with another mansion anyways. From the look of things on the way in, a vacant house will likely need some restoration, though."

[JaredSyn]

Aender smiles up at Ireena and straightens his collar. "Thank you! I know I may come off as brusque and uncivilized at times but this place does not seem to bring out the best in people. I guess I am just not very skilled at speaking with others, it's not in my nature." Moving to the table he dug in once the food was provided to him, his stomach grumbling and eager for something hot. As the woman answered questions he continued to eat hungrily. Of course as was common trouble wasn't far off though, as the two young men came over the first being quite rude to Mara. At that his spoon landed in the goulash as the other slipped beneath the table to grip the hilt of his dagger. Before he could do anything else though Ireena stood and swayed over to the man and slapping him hard across the face with all her strength. The young man dropped to one knee in pain and shock as Ireena returned to her seat without a second glance. "Well I guess he won't be rude around a Lady again. Well struck Ireena." Chuckling he waved to the waitress who had introduced herself. "Another round for the table please." When the room went silent his eyes went to the door where the young men were heading and spotted the large man. Noticing the strange arm he looked around the table speaking in a whisper. "Well that is not something you see you everyday? You all saw he looked over at us right? Please no more trouble for one night can't we just have a relaxing peaceful night in this gods forsaken place?"

 

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OOC: How much gold is that each? I don't recall lol

 

Aender GhostWalker 5th-Lvl Forest Gnome Rogue (Arcane Trickster) | Height: 3'5", Weight: 40 lbs.
Stats: STR: 8 (-1) | DEX: 18 (+4) | CON: 14 (+2) | INT: 16 (+3) | WIS: 12 (+1) | CHA: 8 (-1) | AC: 15 HP: 8/37 | Initiative: +4 | Passive Perception: 15
Weapons: +6 to hit, 1d6+4/1D6 P, finesse, lightShortsword Dual Wield, +6 to hit, 1d4+4 P, finesse, light, thrownDagger, +6 to hit, 1D6+4 range, light, Hand Crossbow
Skills: Acrobatics +6, Athletics +1, Deception +1, Perception +5, Sleight of Hand +6, Stealth +7,
Magic Items: While you wear this cloak with its hood up, Wisdom (Perception) checks made to see you have disadvantage, and you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide, as the cloak's color shifts to camouflage you. Pulling the hood up or down requires an action.Cloak of Elvenkind, You gain a +1 bonus to Attack and Damage Rolls made with this Magic Weapon.
You can use an Action to cause thick, black poison to coat the blade. The poison remains for 1 minute or until an Attack using this weapon hits a creature. That creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 2d10 poison damage and become Poisoned for 1 minute. The Dagger can't be used this way again until the next dawn.Dagger of Venom,
Racial Traits: You can see in darkness (shades of gray) up to 60 ft.Darkvision, You have advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.Gnome Cunning, You know the minor illusion cantrip. INT is your spellcasting ability for it.Natural Illusionist, You can communicate simple ideas with Small or smaller beasts.Speak with Small Beasts,
Rogue Features: You have created a second identity that includes documentation, established acquaintances, and disguises that allow you to assume that persona. Additionally, you can forge documents including official papers and personal letters, as long as you have seen an example of the kind of document or the handwriting you are trying to copy.False Identity, LightArmor Proficiencies, Simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswordsWeapon Proficiencies, Disguise Kit, Forgery Kit, Thieves' Tools, Tool Proficiencies, Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make for two chosen proficiencies. [6th] Choose two additional proficiencies.Expertise, Beginning at 2nd level, you can use soothing music or oration to help revitalize your wounded allies during a short rest. If you or any friendly creatures who can hear your performance spend one or more Hit Dice to regain hit points at the end of the short rest, each of those creatures regains an extra 1d6 hit points.
The extra Hit Points increase when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d8 at 9th level, to 1d10 at 13th level, and to 1d12 at 17th level.Song of Rest, At 3rd level, choose two of your skill proficiencies (Stealth & Perception). Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies.
At 10th level, you can choose another two skill proficiencies to gain this benefit.Expertise, Once per turn, you can deal an extra 2d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack with a finesse or ranged weapon if you have advantage on the attack roll. You don’t need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 ft. of it, that enemy isn’t incapacitated, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.Sneak Attack, You can take a bonus action on each of your turns to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action.Cunning Action, You can cast known wizard spells using INT as your spellcasting modifier (Spell DC 12, Spell Attack +4).Spellcasting, When you cast mage hand, you can make the spectral hand invisible, stow or retrieve objects, or use thieves’ tools to pick locks and disarm traps at range. You can disguise this with a Sleight of Hand check, and you can use the bonus action granted by your Cunning Action to control the hand.Mage Hand Legerdemain,

Cantrips Known: Casting Time: 1 action Range/Area: Self/5ft. Components: S, M(a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp) Duration: 1 round Source: SCAG, pg. 142
You brandish the weapon used in the spell’s casting and make a melee attack with it against one creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, the target suffers the weapon attack’s normal effects and then becomes sheathed in booming energy until the start of your next turn. If the target willingly moves 5 feet or more before then, the target takes 1d8 thunder damage, and the spell ends.
This spell’s damage increases when you reach certain levels. At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d8 thunder damage to the target on a hit, and the damage the target takes for moving increases to 2d8. Both damage rolls increase by 1d8 at 11th level (2d8 and 3d8) and again at 17th level (3d8 and 4d8).Booming Blade, Casting Time: 1 action Range/Area: Self/5ft. Components: S, M(a melee weapon worth at least 1 sp) Duration: Instantaneous Source: SCAG, pg. 142
You brandish the weapon used in the spell’s casting and make a melee attack with it against one creature within 5 feet of you. On a hit, the target suffers the weapon attack’s normal effects, and you can cause green fire to leap from the target to a different creature of your choice that you can see within 5 feet of it. The second creature takes fire damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier.
This spell’s damage increases when you reach certain levels. At 5th level, the melee attack deals an extra 1d8 fire damage to the target on a hit, and the fire damage to the second creature increases to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. Both damage rolls increase by 1d8 at 11th level (2d8 and 2d8) and 17th level (3d8 and 3d8).Green Flame Blade, Casting Time: 1 action Range/Area: 30ft. Components: V, S Duration: 1 minute Source: PHB, pg. 256
A spectral, floating hand appears at a point you choose within range. The hand lasts for the duration or until you dismiss it as an action. The hand vanishes if it is ever more than 30 feet away from you or if you cast this spell again.
You can use your action to control the hand. You can use the hand to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, stow or retrieve an item from an open container, or pour the contents out of a vial. You can move the hand up to 30 feet each time you use it.
The hand can't attack, activate magic items, or carry more than 10 pounds. Mage Hand, Casting Time: 1 action Range/Area: 30ft./5ft. Components: S, M(a bit of fleece) Duration: 1 minute Source: PHB, pg. 260
You create a sound or an image of an object within range that lasts for the duration. The illusion also ends if you dismiss it as an action or cast this spell again.
If you create a sound, its volume can range from a whisper to a scream. It can be your voice, someone else's voice, a lion's roar, a beating of drums, or any other sound you choose. The sound continues unabated throughout the duration, or you can make discrete sounds at different times before the spell ends.
If you create an image of an object--such as a chair, muddy footprints, or a small chest--it must be no larger than a 5-foot cube. The image can't create sound, light, smell, or any other sensory effect. Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it.
If a creature uses its action to examine the sound or image, the creature can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the illusion becomes faint to the creature.Minor Illusion,

1st-Level Spells Known: Casting Time: 1 action Range/Area: Self Components: V, S Duration: 1 hour Source: PHB, pg. 233 You make yourself--including your clothing, armor, weapons, and other belongings on your person--look different until the spell ends or until you use your action to dismiss it. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller and can appear thin, fat, or in between. You can't change your body type, so you must adopt a form that has the same basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise, the extent of the illusion is up to you.
The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to physical inspection. For example, if you use this spell to add a hat to your outfit, objects pass through the hat, and anyone who touches it would feel nothing or would feel your head and hair. If you use this spell to appear thinner than you are, the hand of someone who reaches out to touch you would bump into you while it was seemingly still in midair.
To discern that you are disguised, a creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and must succeed on an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC.Disguise Self, Casting Time: 1 hour Range/Area: 10ft. Components: V, S, M(10 gp worth of charcoal, incense, and herbs that must be consumed by fire in a brass brazier) Duration: Instantaneous Source: PHB, pg. 240 You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: bat, cat, crab, frog (toad), hawk, lizard, octopus, owl, poisonous snake, fish (quipper), rat, raven, sea horse, spider, or weasel. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a celestial, fey, or fiend (your choice) instead of a beast.
Your familiar acts independently of you, but it always obeys your commands. In combat, it rolls its own initiative and acts on its own turn. A familiar can't attack, but it can take other actions as normal.
When the familiar drops to 0 hit points, it disappears, leaving behind no physical form. It reappears after you cast this spell again.
While your familiar is within 100 feet of you, you can communicate with it telepathically. Additionally, as an action, you can see through your familiar's eyes and hear what it hears until the start of your next turn, gaining the benefits of any special senses that the familiar has. During this time, you are deaf and blind with regard to your own senses.
As an action, you can temporarily dismiss your familiar. It disappears into a pocket dimension where it awaits your summons. Alternatively, you can dismiss it forever. As an action while it is temporarily dismissed, you can cause it to reappear in any unoccupied space within 30 feet of you.
You can't have more than one familiar at a time. If you cast this spell while you already have a familiar, you instead cause it to adopt a new form. Choose one of the forms from the above list. Your familiar transforms into the chosen creature.
Finally, when you cast a spell with a range of touch, your familiar can deliver the spell as if it had cast the spell. Your familiar must be within 100 feet of you, and it must use its reaction to deliver the spell when you cast it. If the spell requires an attack roll, you use your attack modifier for the roll.Find Familiar, Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You create the image of an object, a creature, or some other visible phenomenon that is no larger than a 15-foot cube. The image appears at a spot within range and lasts for the duration. The image is purely visual; it isn’t accompanied by sound, smell, or other sensory effects.
You can use your action to cause the image to move to any spot within range. As the image changes location, you can alter its appearance so that its movements appear natural for the image. For example, if you create an image of a creature and move it, you can alter the image so that it appears to be walking.
Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature that uses its action to examine the image can determine that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the creature can see through the image.Silent Image, Casting Time: 1 action Range/Area: 30ft. Components: V, S, M(tiny tarts and a feather that is waved in the air) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Attack/Save: WIS 13 Source: PHB, pg. 280 A creature of your choice that you can see within range perceives everything as hilariously funny and falls into fits of laughter if this spell affects it. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or fall prone, becoming incapacitated and unable to stand up for the duration. A creature with an Intelligence score of 4 or less isn’t affected.
At the end of each of its turns, and each time it takes damage, the target can make another Wisdom saving throw. The target has advantage on the saving throw if it’s triggered by damage. On a success, the spell ends.Tasha's Hideous Laughter,

 

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[silverfeathers]

The bath was glorious in Marybeth’s opinion. She too had been a bit hesitant to disrobe with only the thin sheet separating the spaces. But the steaming stubs were too inviting and she quickly slid into one. She kept her bit wound out of water but gently cleaned it, pleased with its appearance this far after the incident. Beth was glad Polly was keeping watch, she didn’t need any of the town’s folk to see her bite and start any questions or rumors. Her braided hair was also unwound and washed showing that it was nearly to her waist when it wasn’t tied up. She too washed her clothes as best she could and washed as many of her clothe wraps as well before water was too grey and cloudy to be any good cleaning.

Brandy, hot cider and a bowl of goulash was more than the Sorceress could have asked for once reaching this town. And there was still a bed to sleep in.

As Danika made her way round, Beth nodded politely at her as she was served. When she stopped at Jhorn, Beth held her breath, not sure of the man’s reaction to a stranger. The woman pursed her lips, frowned a little and nodded as she explained the laws of the Burgomaster.

Easy enough I can pretend to be happy while we’re here. I did that long enough married to Johnathan, it will be like dancing. Once you learn to do it you can’t forget no matter how hard you try….

Beth too could see the trouble coming across the dining room as the two brother’s approached the table. Beth just glared at the young man as he spoke, reciting abyssal in her head silently cursing the man for disturbing them. She too was about to stand up when Ireena beat her to it and smiled when she heard Ireena’ palm meet the man’s cheek. Her eyes stopped and stared at the new stranger with the grotesque arm, maybe a bit too long, before she returned her gaze to her cider cup.

“A vacant house is better than sleeping in a bedroll outside. I’ve run a household before. We could make something livable in a short amount of time,” Beth suggested

 

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Statblock   Marybeth Quinn Human | Sorcerer level 5 HP: 34/34 | AC: 13 (MA15) | Speed: 30' | Passive Perception: 11 Str 8(-1) | Dex 14(+2) | Con 14(+2) | Int 9 (-1) | Wis 10(+0) | Cha 18(+4) Saving Throws: Str -1 | Dex +2 | Con +5* | Int -1 | Wis +3* | Cha +7* Proficiency Bonus: +3 Skills: Acrobatics +2, Arcana +2, Deception +4, Insight +3, Intimidation +4, Medicine +3, Persuasion +4, Performance +4, Religion +2, Sleight of Hand +2, Stealth +2, (athletics, history, nature -1), (animal handling, perception, survival +0) Languages:Common, Undercommon, Abyssal Shadow Sorcerer Abilities: Starting at 1st level you have darkvision up to 120ft. At 3rd level you learn the Darkness spell, which does not count against your spells known. In addition it can be cast by spending 2 sorcery points or a spell slot. If using sorcery points you can see through the darkness created by this spell. Eyes of the Dark| Starting at 1st level, your existence in a twilight state between life and death makes you difficult to defeat. When damage reduces you to 0 hp, you can make a Charisma saving throw (DC 5+damage taken). On a success, you instead drop to 1 hp. You can’t use this feature if you are reduced to 0 hp by radiant damage or a critical hit. After the saving throw succeeds, you cannot use this feature again until after completing a long rest. Strength of the Grave| Weapons: +4 to hit, 1d8+2 range, loading, two-handed Light Crossbow| +3 to hit, 2d8(psychic) finesse, light, thrown, concentration Shadow Blade (spell) | +4 to hit, 1d4+2 finesse, light, thrown Dagger x2 Spells: Spell Attack +7 | Spell Save DC 15 MetaMagic: Quickened Spell, Twinned Spell Sorcery Points: 3/5 Cantrips: Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120ft Components: V,S Duration: 1 round You create a ghostly, skeletal hand in the space of a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the creature to assail it with the chill of the grave. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 necrotic damage, and it can’t regain hit points until the start of your next turn. Until then, the hand clings to the target. If you hit an undead target, it also has disadvantage on attack rolls against you until the end of your next turn. This spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).Chill Touch, Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120ft Components: V,S Duration: Instantaneous You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or object within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 fire damage. A flammable object hit by this spell ignites if it isn’t being worn or carried. This spell’s damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).Fire Bolt, Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60ft Components: V,S Duration: Instantaneous You cause numbing frost to form on one creature that you can see within range.The target must make a constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 1d6 cold damage, and has disadvantage on the next weapon attack it makes before the end of its next turn. This spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).Frostbite, Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Touch Components: V,S, M (two lodestones) Duration: Instantaneous This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as a broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin. As long as the breath or tear is no larger than 1 foot in any dimension, you mend it, leaving no trace of the former damage. This spell can physically repair a magic item or construct, but the spell can’t restore magic to such an object. Mending, Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60ft Components: V,S Duration: Instantaneous A frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward a creature within range. Make ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, it takes 1d8 cold damage, and its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn. This spell’s damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8).Ray of Frost Level 1: Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120ft Components: V,S Duration: Instantaneous You hurl an undulating, warbling mass of chaotic energy at one creature in range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 +1d6 damage. Choose one of the d8s. The number rolled on the that die determines the attack’s damage type, as shown on the tablet. ((I will always chose the 1st d8 to keep this simple.))Chaos Bolt, Casting Time: 1 action Range: self (15ft cube) Components: V,S Duration: Instantaneous A wave of thunderous force sweeps out from you. Each creature in a 15ft cube originating from you must make a constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 2d8 thunder damage and is pushed 10ft away from you. On a successful save, the creature takes half damage and isn’t pushed back. In addition, unsecured objects that are completely within the area of effect are automatically pushed 10ft away by the spell’s effect, and the spell emits a thunderous boom audible out to 300ft. When you cast this spell using a slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot above 1st level.Thunderwave, Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V,S, M (a piece of cured leather) Duration: 8 hours You touch a willing creature who isn’t wearing armor, and a protective magical force surrounds it until the spell ends. The target’s base AC becomes 13+ its dexterity modifier. The spell ends if the target dons armor or it you dismiss the spell as an action.Mage Armor, Slots Available: 2/4 Level 2: Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 ft Components: V,M (bat fur and piece of pitch or a piece of coal) Duration: Concentration, 10 minutes Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose within range to fill a 15 ft-radius sphere for the duration. The darkness spreads around corners. A creature with darkvision can not see through this darkness, and nonmagical light cannot illuminate it. If the point you choose is one an object you are holding or one that isn’t being worn or carried, the darkness emanates from the object and moves with it. Completely covering the source of the darkness with an opaque object, such as a bowl or helm, blocks the darkness. If any of this spell’s area overlaps with an area of light created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled. * if sorcery points are used to cast this spell instead, Beth can see through it.*Darkness* Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 ft Components: V,S, M (a bit of fleece) Duration: Concentration, 1 minute You craft an illusion that takes root in the mind of a creature that you can see within range. The target must make an Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, you create a phantasmal object, creature, or other visible phenomenon of your choice that is no larger than a 10-foot cube and that is perceivable only to the target for the duration. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs. The phantasm includes sound, temperature, and other stimuli, also evident only to the creature. The target can use its action to examine the phantasm with an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If the check succeeds, the target realizes that the phantasm is an illusion, and the spell ends. While a target is affected by the spell, the target treats the phantasm as if it were real. The target rationalizes any illogical outcomes from interacting with the phantasm. For example, a target attempting to walk across a phantasmal bridge that spans a chasm falls once it steps onto the bridge. If the target survives the fall, it still believes that the bridge exists and comes up with some other explanation for its fall; it was pushed, it slipped, or a strong wind might have knocked it off. An affected target is so convinced of the phantasm’s reality that it can even take damage from the illusion. A phantasm created to appear as a creature can attack the target. Similarly, a phantasm created to appear as fire, a pool of acid, or lava can burn the target. Each round on your turn, the phantasm can deal 1d6 psychic damage to the target if it is in the phantasm’s area or within 5 feet of the phantasm, provided that the illusion is of a creature or hazard that could logically deal damage, such as by attacking. The target perceives the damage as a type appropriate to the illusion.Phantasmal Force Casting Time: 1 bonus action Range: Self Components: V,M Duration: Concentration, 1 minute You weave together threads of shadow to create a sword of solidified gloom in your hand. This magic sword lasts until the spell ends. It counts as a simple melee weapon with which you are proficient. It deals 2d8 psychic damage on a hit and has the finesse, light, and thrown properties (range 20/60). In addition, when you use the sword to attack a target that is in dim light or darkness, you make the attack roll with advantage. If you drop the weapon or throw it, it dissipates at the end of the turn. Thereafter, while the spell persists, you can use a bonus action to cause the sword to reappear in your hand. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 3rd- or 4th-level spell slot, the damage increases to 3d8. When you cast it using a 5th- or 6th-level spell slot, the damage increases to 4d8. When you cast it using a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage increases to 5d8.Shadow Blade Slots Available: 3/3 Level 3: Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you see a creature within 60ft of you casting a spell Range: 60ft Components: S Duration: Instantaneous You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell. If the creature is casting a spell of 3rd level or lower, the spell fails and has no effect. If it is casting a spell of 4th level or higher, make an ability check using your spellcasting ability. The DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a success, the creature’s spell fails and has no effect. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the interrupted spell has no effect if its level is less than or equal to the level of the spell slot you used.Counterspell Slots Available: 2/2

[DemonSlayer]

Polly Titchwillow Returning to the table, Polly found herself feeling slightly dizzy, as well as fuzzy on the inside. Apparently, the drink had hit harder than she'd thought. Maybe because she drank it on an empty stomach. Or maybe because the warmth of the bath had accelerated her metabolism. Whatever the case, the monk felt herself become slightly tipsy quite early in the evening. Which is why, as opposed to everybody else, she found the young drunkard's remarks highly amusing. 'Ha!' she called out, her words somewhat slurred. 'Good one!' Then Ireena got up, and before the inebriated Hexblood knew what was happening, the mayor's daughter slapped the insolent stranger across the face. Polly's amusement turned to excitement, as she jumped up from her chair, a broad grin on her face. 'Yeah! Now it's a party!' she called out, ready to jump in and join the barfight as it was brewing. Regrettably for her, and fortunately for everyone around her, the youth scurried away, supported by his older friend. Polly's excited grin turned to a confused frown, then a disappointed scowl. She sat back down, arms crossed, a dejected look on her face. 'How come I never get to punch anyone?' she slurred, sounding heartbroken. 'I didn't get to punch that ghost. Now I didn't get to punch that guy,' she continued her complaint, nodding in the youth's direction. 'And I'm real good at punching, too!' she added, grabbing whoever sat next to her by the shoulder. Leaning back, Polly looked at the bottle on the table, swallowed hard, and decided- with what faint bit of clarity she had left- that perhaps she'd had enough for tonight. 'Goodbye, friend,' she offered apologetically, sliding the bottle away from her. She looked up then, when Aender pointed out the dangerous looking man. 'Huh,' the Hexblood offered, making no attempt at being subtle while staring at him. 'That guy's got a weird arm. That's weird. He's weird,' she concluded, before losing interest. 'Speaking of houses, we gotta find you a place to stay, too,' she said, pointing at Lucian. 'How's your milk, buddy?'

 

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Polly, Hexblood Monk of the Sun Soul (

• Personality Trait: I was, in fact, raised by wolves.
• Personality Trait: I place no stock in wealthy or well-mannered folk. Money and manners won't save you from a hungry owlbear.
• Ideal: Change. Life is like the seasons, in constant change, and we must change with it. (Chaotic)
• Bond: I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it.
• Flaw: I am too enamored of ale, wine, and other intoxicants.

Outlander)
HP: 42/42
AC: 17
Speed: 40

STR	8	+3
DEX	18	+8
CON	14	+3
INT	12	+2
WIS	16	+4
CHA	8	+0

Abilities & Saves |

Acrobatics	+7
Athletics	+2
Nature	+4
Perception	+6
Stealth	+7
Survival	+6
Wind Instrument
Herbalism Kit
Common
Sylvan
Draconic

Skills & Languages |

• Quarterstaff: +7, 1d6+4 bludgeoning (versatile 1d8+4)
• 10 Darts: +7, 1d4+4 piercing, finesse, thrown 20/60
• 3 Daggers: +7, 1d4+4 piercing, finesse, light, thrown 20/60
• Cloak of Protection: +1 to AC and saves.
• Explorer's pack
• Staff
• Hunting trap
• Bear's claw necklace
• Set of traveler’s clothes
• Belt pouch containing 10 gp
• Herbalism kit
• Flute
• Ball bearings
• Chalk (5 pieces)
• Flask
• 10 sheets of parchment
• Ink
• Ink pen
• Manacles
• Potion of healing
• Signal whistle
• Soap
• Rope, Hempen (50')
• Mule
• Saddlebags

Equipment |

• Wanderer: Excellent memory for maps and terrain. Can find food and fresh water for myself and up to five people each day.
• Darkvision 60'
• Eerie token: As a bonus action once per long rest, create a token from one of your nails/teeth/locks of hair. Until you finish a long rest, use them in one of two ways:
  * Telepathic Message: A an action, speak 25 words telepathically to the holder of the token (within 10 miles).
  * Remote Viewing: As an action, enter a trance for one minute (or shorter). See and hear through the token, while remaining blinded and deafened to own surroundings. At the end of the trance, the token is destroyed.
• Hex magic: Once per long rest, cast Disguise Self or Hex, using wisdom.
• Martial arts: Use Dex rather than Str when attacking with a monk weapon; may deal d6 damage with it. When you attack, make an unarmed attack as a bonus action.
• Ki: Pool of three points, replenishes on short rest. May be spent on:
  * Flurry of blows: as a bonus action, make two unarmed attacks after taking the Attack action.
  * Patient Defense: as a bonus action, Dodge
  * Step of the Wind: as a bonus action, Dash or Disengage. Your jumping distance is doubled.
• Deflect Missiles: When hit by a ranged weapon, decrease the damage by d10+Dex+lvl. If damage is reduced to zero, catch the projectile. You may then spend 1 ki point to throw it back (Dex+prof to hit, counts as Monk weapon)
• Radiant Sun Bolt: When using the Attack action, you may make a ranged spell attack (using Dex+prof) to attack a target within 30'. This attack deals d4+Dex radiant damage (increases with level). As a bonus action, spend 1 Ki to make an additional attack. When you gain the Extra Attack feature, you may use this feature for both attacks.
• Slow Fall: As a reaction, reduce falling damage by 5*lvl.
• Extra Attack: Attack twice with the Attack action.
• Stunning Strike: On a hit, you may designate your attack a stunning strike for 1 ki point. The target must succeed on a Con save or be stunned until the end of your next round.

Special

Expendables
* Hit dice: 5/5
* Darts: 10
* Daggers: 3
* Eerie Token: 1/1
* Hex or Disguise SelfHex magic: 1/1
* Ki Points: 5/5

[Azure Nokori]

Barry Elba Barry watch on with some amusement. Vulgar indeed, but it did add a different air to everything that they had encountered til now and was bound to end dramatically. He was close to spurting out his drink as a chuckle tried to escape as Ireena's slap rang out. ...Didn't expect you to be the one, but aye, nice one lass... Not one for sitting still for a long time, the wood elf got to his feet to have a little wonder around the inn. He stopped at the bar and rested an elbow casually. "Say Danika. I'm ever interested to learn more about the places we visit. There wouldn't happen to be a library or a historian around would there? he listened with a friendly smile across his face, nodding along to really show his interest. From her early rant it did seem the last liked talking. "One more if you wouldn't mind." and he leant in closer and spoke softly. "Why don't people like the festivals? Sounds like a good thing, no?" Still stand by the bar as the stranger came in...but isn't it we who are the strangers?... Barry watched as he crossed the inn and took his seat in the corner. Turning back to Danika he said nonchalantly, "Huh. Odd arm. Regular?"

 

Actions & Dice Movement: None Action: Bonus Action: Reaction: AoO Item interaction:

 

Barry Elba | Wold Elf - Grave Cleric | Level 5

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HP: 41/41 | HD: 4/4

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AC: 15 (+2) | Spell DC: 14 | Spell Attack: +6 | PP: 14 | Speed: 35 ft | Spell Slots: lv1 4/4, lv2 3/3, lv3 2/2| Channel Divinity: 1/1sr | Eyes of the Grave: 3/3 lr | Luck points: 14

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Stats: Str 10 (+0), Dex 16 (+3), Con 14 (+2), Int 8 (-1), Wis 18 (+4), Cha 10 (+0)

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Saving Throws: Str(+0), Dex(+3), Con(+2), Int(-1), Wis(+6), Cha(+2)

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Weapons: Shortsword(Masterwork): 1d20+6 Hit, 1d6+4 S

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Proficiencies: Common, Elvish, Undercommon, DraconicLanguages | L, M + Shield Armor Proficiencies | Simple, longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow., Weapon Proficiencies | Arcana,History, Insight, Perception, Persuasion Skills

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Features and Abilities: You have proficiency with the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow.Elf Weapon Training | Your base walking speed increases to 35 feet.Fleet of Foot | You can attempt to hide even when you are only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena.Mask of the Wild | Accustomed to twilit forests and the night sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.Darkvision | You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.Fey Ancestry | Elves do not sleep. Instead they meditate deeply, remaining semi-conscious, for 4 hours a day. The Common word for this meditation is "trance." While meditating, you dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive after years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit a human would from 8 hours of sleep.Trance | When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a library, scriptorium, university, or a sage or other learned person or creature. Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot be found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse can require an adventure or even a whole campaign.Researcher | As an action, you present your holy Symbol and speak a prayer censuring the Undead. Each Undead that can see or hear you within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage.

A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as far away from you as it can, and it can't willingly move to a space within 30 feet of you. It also can't take Reactions. For its action, it can use only the Dash action or try to Escape from an Effect that prevents it from moving. If there's nowhere to move, the creature can use the Dodge action.Divine Domain: Turn Undead | Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to mark another creature’s life force for termination.

As an action, you choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you, cursing it until the end of your next turn. The next time you or an ally of yours hits the cursed creature with an attack, the creature has vulnerability to all of that attack's damage, and then the curse ends.[/TTl] | At 1st level, you gain the ability to occasionally sense the presence of the undead, whose existence is an insult to the natural cycle of life. As an action, you can open your awareness to magically detect undead. Until the end of your next turn, you know the location of any undead within 60 feet of you that isn't behind total cover and that isn't protected from divination magic. This sense doesn't tell you anything about a creature's capabilities or identity.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest."Divine Domain: Path of the Grave " | At 1st level, you gain the ability to manipulate the line between life and death. When you would normally roll one or more dice to restore hit points with a spell to a creature at 0 hit points, you instead use the highest number possible for each die.

In addition, you learn the Spare the Dying cantrip, which doesn't count against the number of cleric cantrips you know. For you, it has a range of 30 feet, and you can cast it as a bonus action.Eyes of the Grave | While you wear this pendant, you stabilize whenever you are dying at the start of Your Turn. In addition, whenever you roll a Hit Die to regain Hit Points, double the number of Hit Points it restores.Circle of Morality

Spells:
Cantrips: This spell Repairs a single break or tear in an object you touch, such as broken chain link, two halves of a broken key, a torn clack, or a leaking wineskin. As long as the break or tear is no larger than 1 foot in any dimension, you mend it, leaving no trace of the former damage.

This spell can physically repair a magic item or Construct, but the spell can't restore magic to such an object. Item: Periapt of Wound ClosureCasting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V S
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Cleric
Flame-like radiance descends on a creature that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 radiant damage. The target gains no benefit from cover for this saving throw..Mending , You touch one willing creature. Once before the spell ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to one ability check of its choice. It can roll the die before or after making the ability check. The spell then ends.Sacred Flame, Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 feet
Components: V, M (a holy symbol)
Duration: Instantaneous

You utter a divine word, and burning radiance erupts from you. Each creature of your choice that you can see within range must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 radiant damage.

At Higher Levels. The spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6).Guidance, Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
Components: V S
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Cleric
You touch a living creature that has 0 hit points. The creature becomes stable. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.Word of Radience
Lv1: Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V S
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger
A creature you touch regains a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the Healing increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 1st.Spare the Dying (Domain) , Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid
A creature of your choice that you can see within range regains hit points equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the Healing increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 1st.Cure Wounds, Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V S M (A sprinkling of holy water)
Duration: Up to 1 minute
Classes: Cleric, Paladin
You bless up to three creatures of your choice within range. Whenever a target makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the attack roll or saving throw.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 1st.Healing Word, Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (holy water or powdered silver and iron, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes

Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch is protected against certain types of creatures: aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead.

The protection grants several benefits. Creatures of those types have disadvantage on attack rolls against the target. The target also can’t be charmed, frightened, or possessed by them. If the target is already charmed, frightened, or possessed by such a creature, the target has advantage on any new saving throw against the relevant effect.Bless, Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V S
Duration: Up to 10 minutes
Classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Wizard
For the duration, you sense the presence of magic within 30 feet of you. If you sense magic in this way, you can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you learn its school of magic, if any.
The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt.Protection from Evil and Good, Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (25 gp worth of powdered silver, which the spell consumes)
Duration: Instantaneous (see below)

You perform one of several religious ceremonies. When you cast the spell, choose one of the following ceremonies, the target of which must be within 10 feet of you throughout the casting.

Atonement. You touch one willing creature whose alignment has changed, and you make a DC 20 Wisdom (Insight) check. On a successful check, you restore the target to its original alignment.

Bless Water. You touch one vial of water and cause it to become holy water.

Coming of Age. You touch one humanoid who is a young adult. For the next 24 hours, whenever the target makes an ability check, it can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. A creature can benefit from this rite only once.

Dedication. You touch one humanoid who wishes to be dedicated to your god’s service. For the next 24 hours, whenever the target makes a saving throw, it can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the save. A creature can benefit from this rite only once.

Funeral Rite. You touch one corpse, and for the next 7 days, the target can’t become undead by any means short of a Wish spell.

Investiture (UA). You touch one willing humanoid. Choose one 1st-level spell you have prepared and expend a spell slot and any material components as if you were casting that spell. The spell has no effect. Instead, the target can cast this spell once without having to expend a spell slot or use material components. If the target doesn’t cast the spell within 1 hour, the invested spell is lost.

Wedding. You touch adult humanoids willing to be bonded together in marriage. For the next 7 days, each target gains a +2 bonus to AC while they are within 30 feet of each other. A creature can benefit from this rite again only if widowed.Detect Magic Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of blood)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

Up to three creatures of your choice that you can see within range must make Charisma saving throws. Whenever a target that fails this saving throw makes an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, the target must roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled from the attack roll or saving throw.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one additional creature for each slot level above 1st.Ceremony, , Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self
Components: V S M (A small amount of alcohol or distilled spirits)
Duration: 1 hour
Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
Bolstering yourself with a necromantic facsimile of life, you gain 1d4 + 4 temporary hit points for the duration.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you gain 5 additional Temporary Hit Points for each slot level above 1st. Bane (Domain)
Lv2: Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V S
Duration: 1 minute
Classes: Cleric
You create a floating, spectral weapon within range that lasts for the duration or until you cast this spell again. When you cast the spell, you can make a melee spell attack against a creature within 5 feet of the weapon. On a hit, the target takes force damage equal to 1d8 + your spellcasting ability modifier. As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the weapon up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a creature within 5 feet of it. The weapon can take whatever form you choose. Clerics of deities who are associated with a particular weapon (as St. Cuthbert is known for his mace and Thor for his hammer) make this spell’s effect resemble that weapon.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot 3rd level of or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for every two slot levels above the 2nd. Flase Life (Domain), Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of salt and one copper piece placed on each of the corpse’s eyes, which must remain there for the duration)
Duration: 10 days

You touch a corpse or other remains. For the duration, the target is protected from decay and can’t become undead.

The spell also effectively extends the time limit on raising the target from the dead, since days spent under the influence of this spell don’t count against the time limit of spells such as raise dead.Spiritual Weapon, Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

A black beam of enervating energy springs from your finger toward a creature within range.
Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target deals only half damage with weapon attacks that use Strength until the spell ends.

At the end of each of the target’s turns, it can make a Constitution saving throw against the spell. On a success, the spell ends.Gentle Repose (Domain)

 

AC: 10 | HP: 11

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Stats: Str 14 (+2), Dex 20 (+0), Con 13 (+1), Int 2 (-4), Wis 10 (+0), Cha 5 (+0)
Hooves (attack) +2 to hit, 1d4+2
The mule is considered to be a Large animal for the purpose of determining its carrying capacityRay of Enfeeblement (Domain) | [tt=Sure-footed]The mule has advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws made against effects that would knock it prone.Beast of Burden

[Wretched Rick]

This game thread is closed, but I'm leaving it accessible in the folder for reference purposes. This was prologue and chapter 1. Chapter 2 thread should be available now in the main folder. I was supposed to change threads upon arrival at Vallaki, so I copied/pasted everyone's post since arrival into that thread.