[Game Thread] Deep Thoughts: Getting There Is Half the Fun

[Mindsiege]

Morgan Like a splintering shell...? Morgan was both amazed and puzzled. A structure like this wreck shouldn't be possible to be grown, yet if anything the main material of the wreck appeared like the kind that only belonged to something living. How could it ever come to be? The molting of crabs? Grown like corals? The cleric of Umberlee touched her armor right above her chest where her amulet of the two crushing waves lay beneath the metal that she wore. She could tell that this pesky door would eventually break apart against the magical roil which now weltered and surrounded her staff, yet for a moment Morgan lowered her druidic weapon and considered once more that she stood in a room that seemed to feature this strange shell material rather dominantly. Was it grown or assembled? The rest of her pack seemed to be occupied with some kind of panel and since none really seemed to expect her to continue her work or paid further attention, the primordial woman wordlessly strolled to the side of the room and began looking at the interior from up close. If it was assembled, then this material was a resource that could be harvested. Morgan wondered if its origin might not have been the sky but rather the sea instead. It is possible. My home exploded as well... But the alternative was equally fascinating. If it wasn't assembled, how could they grow it? No organism should have a gas organ like this structure... The undine's imagination had been awakened. If it is more like a home, was it the home of something that needs to preserve its air? Did a land-loving race try to live beneath the waves maybe? That was such a fantastical thought. Morgan could barely understand why folks who were prone to drown ventured across the sea on vessels like a ship. To live underwater. Now that seemed like a step far more courageous for them. I must be making up things in my mind. Maybe it was just a flying castle in the sky which is grown somewhere else before it takes to the air. But who without wings would dare to live like that...? Morgan kept thinking and dreaming while she searched for clues that could suggest that this wreck had once been assembled.

 

Actions Movement: - Action: - Bonus Action: - Reaction: - Notes: Active Shillelagh Rolls: Lady Luck

Stat Block Morgan | Ranger / Cleric (Life Domain) | Level 3 | Inspiration [x] HP: 30/30| HD: 2/2d10 1/1d8 | AC: 18/16 | Prof Bonus: +2 | PP: 15 | INI: +2 | Speed: 30 ft Attributes & Saves: Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 17 (+3), Int 10 (+0), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 7 (-2) Skill proficiencies: Athletics (+6), Insight (+5), Medicine (+5), Perception (+5), Survival (+5) Other proficiencies: Common, Primordial, Sylvan, Gnomish, DruidicLanguages | All armor, shieldsArmor Proficiencies | Simple weapons, martial weaponsWeapon Proficiencies | Chimes (instrument)Tool Proficiencies Racial abilities: Acid Resistance | Swim speed: 30 ft | You can breathe air and waterAmphibious | You know the Shape Water cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Create or Destroy Water spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.Call to the Wave 1/1 Class abilities: Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains additional hit points equal to 2 + the spell's level.Disciple of Life | This 1st-level feature replaces the Favored Enemy feature and works with the Foe Slayer feature. You gain no benefit from the replaced feature and don't qualify for anything in the game that requires it. When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can call on your mystical bond with nature to mark the target as your favored enemy for 1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). The first time on each of your turns that you hit the favored enemy and deal damage to it, including when you mark it, you increase that damage by 1d4. You can use this feature to mark a favored enemy a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. This feature's extra damage increases when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d6 at 6th level and to 1d8 at 14th level.Favored Foe 2/2 | You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Druid spell list. They count as ranger spells for you, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the Druid spell list.Fighting Style (Druidic Warrior) Feats & Background: Recall all maps and geography, find fresh water and food for 5 other people per dayOutlander Equipment: Coral amulet (holy symbol) | Shillelagh: Attack bonus (+5), magical bludgeoning damage (1d8+3)Seashell staff (druidic focus) | Attack bonus (+4), bludgeoning damage (1d8+2), Versatile (d10)Warhammer | Javelin: Attack bonus (+4), piercing damage (1d6+2), Thrown (30/120)Harpoon | Nacre shield | Instrument of Illusions: While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.Holographic chime | Healing kit (10) | Goodberry (currently all at the Journey5*) Spell stats: Spell DC (13) | Spell Attackbonus (+5) Spell slots: Level 1: 0/3 Spells: Guidance Light Sacred Flame Shape Water Shillelagh Thorn Whip Cantrips | Absorb Elements Bless Cure Wounds Detect Magic Goodberry Healing Word Purify Food and Drink Sanctuary Level 1

[secretID]

The bumps seem neither harmful nor particularly interesting to Tolan’s touch, so the rogue continues to examine them, in search of some meaning. It’s there – a meaning is there, he knows, but he can barely discern even its outline, as when he struggled to track the merrow undersea at night. Was that hours ago, or days…? Tolan suddenly looks away, clutching his head. His eyes are sore, his mouth is dry, and a terrible headache is pounding in his skull. But he suspects that he evaded far worse consequences. Looking over at Gil, Tolan realizes that only seconds have passed, but he feels as if he was almost lost in the meaning of those bumps for far longer. Meanwhile, Morgan ponders the manufacture of this structure. Though she has little to no familiarity with the idea of training growth to fit a shape, it seems to her that this might be possible. After all, it is the nature of growth to expand into the path of least resistance. Were one to deliberately partially restrict the growth of coral, or a tree, or even a humanoid, would it not grow in other directions, thereby changing its shape? This is a strange, big idea. As she looks at the damaged room, though, she concludes that even if that technique can work generally, this structure was probably not entirely “built” that way. In multiple places there is evidence of the use of separate panels in the construction, whether those pieces were grown or otherwise constructed.

OOC I hope it’s OK that I moved Tolan to where I thought he was headed, trying to interpret the dots. Remember that he has disad on ability checks b/c of his Exhaustion. The headache is a drag, but it has no mechanical effect, and he can also clear it right up with a Goodberry. 20 for Morgan, so though I think she would have no familiarity with things like topiary, she just reinvented the concept! Let me know if you have more questions about her conclusions.

 

 

name	ac	hp	PP	hands	status	notes
Gil	14	31/31	10	staff&lantern	normal	Fey res., Sorc point 3/3, 1L 1/4, 2L 0/2, GB 1, HD 2/3
Morgan	16+2	30/30	15	shield	normal	Acid res., Fav. foe 2/2, 1L 0/3, GB 0, HD 2/2, hd 1/1
Tolan	14	13/21	10	xbow & dagger	Exhaust 1	Fright ADV, Lucky, GB 5, HD 3/3
Storm	16	18/18	12	greatsword	normal	Ltng res., Breath 1/1, Chan div 1/1, Wrath 1/2, 1L 2/3, GB 4, HD 0/2
Bern	?	100%	?	empty	normal

 

When possible:
Morgan
Gil - Bern - Tolan
Storm

Single file:
Morgan
Storm
Bern
Tolan
Gil

[Corwin]

Gillerithan Taverner - Sorcerer 3 "Anythin', Tolan?" Two ideas began to form in the back of Gil's mind and both struck him as horrible under the circumstances. "Um, just sayin', if it ain't metal, it's probably flammable. Not feelin' too good 'bout explorin' that chance though, not with us in it." "'Cause the other thing is, if it's grown, it's alive, right? Least it had to be sometime. I mean, it don't look alive much." Gil took another look at the debris, this time trying to think less like the adventurer he'd become and more like the hunter he'd been. "Y'know what people 'n animals 'r full of? Tubes." He edged a little away from the door and the panel and put an ear to the wall, or what he at least hoped was a wall and not some kind of innards, listening not for something moving on the other side but for anything moving in the wall itself. Living things tended to gurgle.

OOC Ew. Survival (+2) or Nature (+1) checks seem most appropriate.

 

Actions Rolls: none Action Summary Bonus Action: Free Action: chatter Object Interaction: Move: Action: try to determine if the wreck is alive Reaction:

 

Stats Gillerithan Taverner character sheet Half-Elf | Sorcerer 3 | Outlander | Feats: none HP: 27/31 | HD: 0/3 d6 | Armor Class: 14 | Saves: Str +1; Dex +1; Con +6; Int +1; Wis +0; Cha +6 Senses: Passive Perception 10, Passive Investigation 11 Move: 30' | Conditions: none Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elvish, Orc Tool Proficiencies: viol Attack Bonuses: Melee +3 | Ranged +3 | Magic +6 Spell Save DC: 14 Ranged weapon: light crossbow - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 piercing, range 80/320 Melee: staff (quarterstaff/arcane focus) - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 bludgeoning, range 5 - versatile, 1d8+1 bludgeoning used two-handed Alternate melee: dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, range 5 (thrown 20/60) Spells: Cantrips: 4 - Chill Touch, Fire Bolt, Mold Earth, Shocking Grasp Known Spells: 4 - Burning Hands (1), Shield (1), Sleep (1), Scorching Ray (2) Spell Slots: level - remaining/slots lv 1 - 1/4 slots lv 2 - 0/2 slots Sorcery Points: 3/3 Metamagic: Quickened Spell Twinned Spell Goodberries: 1

[BlackDragon0]

storm Storm is stuck waiting for others to figure it out. But he still believes burn it is the best option.

[Cheshire]

Tolan's head started pounding. The pain was go great that he could no longer hear the world around him. All he could hear was a high pitched ring. Putting his hand on the wall to hold himself up, the halfling closed his eyes tightly. After he was able to recover, the rouge looked around and realized that only a few moments had passed. The headache still lingered, but at least he was still standing. He groaned and opened one eye. "I think I will let one of you go first...this mission is giving me a run for my money....You say this thing is built like a shell? Maybe we need one of the fish people to open it?"

 

Stat Block Tolan | CLASS=Rogue | Level 3 HP: 13/21| AC: 14 | Speed: 25ft Stats: Str (8), Dex (17), Con (11), Int (12), Wis (10), Cha (18) Passive Perseption: 10 Languages: Common, Halfling, Tieves' Cant Currently wielding: Weapons: Dagger, Handcrossbow

[secretID]

A Dead Calm Gil doesn't pick up any sounds in the walls, even though Morgan has silenced the hissing gasses.

[Corwin]

Gillerithan Taverner - Sorcerer 3 Gil held his ear to the bulkhead for a few seconds. "Shoot. Nothin'. Well, if'n it's alive, I can't tell. You wanta keep beatin' the crap outta it, Morgan?"

 

Actions Rolls: none Action Summary Bonus Action: Free Action: chatter Object Interaction: Move: Action: Reaction:

 

Stats Gillerithan Taverner character sheet Half-Elf | Sorcerer 3 | Outlander | Feats: none HP: 27/31 | HD: 0/3 d6 | Armor Class: 14 | Saves: Str +1; Dex +1; Con +6; Int +1; Wis +0; Cha +6 Senses: Passive Perception 10, Passive Investigation 11 Move: 30' | Conditions: none Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elvish, Orc Tool Proficiencies: viol Attack Bonuses: Melee +3 | Ranged +3 | Magic +6 Spell Save DC: 14 Ranged weapon: light crossbow - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 piercing, range 80/320 Melee: staff (quarterstaff/arcane focus) - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 bludgeoning, range 5 - versatile, 1d8+1 bludgeoning used two-handed Alternate melee: dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, range 5 (thrown 20/60) Spells: Cantrips: 4 - Chill Touch, Fire Bolt, Mold Earth, Shocking Grasp Known Spells: 4 - Burning Hands (1), Shield (1), Sleep (1), Scorching Ray (2) Spell Slots: level - remaining/slots lv 1 - 1/4 slots lv 2 - 0/2 slots Sorcery Points: 3/3 Metamagic: Quickened Spell Twinned Spell Goodberries: 1

[Mindsiege]

Morgan The possibilities were endless. Not quite literally, but as Morgan pondered that life always found a way and then liked to choose the most stable path of least resistance, she realized that all manner of shapes could be grown if one applied an apt restriction to guide the process. Both the idea and the concept fascinated the undine greatly, and although she considered that working back from something that had grown small to a crafted item was still simpler and possibly more precise than growing a craft from something small into something great through the application of the right measure of restriction, it still could be quite an effective method if put into practice. Morgan recognized that at least parts of the wreck had been assembled rather than grown entirely, but still, it was such a mighty structure as a whole and the water genasi thought to have understood that the cultivation of this shell material had extensively contributed to its creation. Astounding! Descending back into the moment from her thought castles and highly active imagination, the zealous primordial turned back and witnessed the last of Tolan looking quite miserable and muttering about fish people, while Gil agreed with burning the wreck just like Storm had proposed before him, and then the half-elf hugged the wall, ostensibly to check if it was still alive. To boot, Storm curiously looked as if he had stopped thinking about how to progress through the door altogether, looking in Morgan's eyes a little smug as if suddenly his plan of putting this structure to the torch had been validated despite the genasi's previous ridicule of the idea in her thoughts. Of course the dragonborn hadn't actually voiced any opinion such as that and Morgan hadn't either, but altogether she found that since turning her back from breaking the door the men had simply sat on their hands and waited for her to figure things out for them. Wavemother take them, they must be trying to irritate me at this point! At least Bern was pleasantly keeping quiet instead of infuriating her as well, and although Morgan was generally a patient woman and wasn't wont to start any conflicts unprovoked, her pack had started to find a way of getting to her. The follower of Umberlee brusquely walked over to the halfling, switched her staff of the speaker over into the nook of her shield arm, before using her freed, webbed hand to fixate his little head while she began to study his condition. Whether he held still for her or withdrew because she had startled him with her uncommented action, the primordial healer intently gazed at the pained-looking halfling with her deep green eyes until she felt convinced that it was a fleeting ailment. "It seems to be a headache due to exhaustion... You should eat one of the healing fruit that Silvanus has blessed for our quest..." Although Morgan's bedside manner had suffered from her sullen mood, Tolan's health had been her first concern. Now that it was alleviated, she rose back to her feet and looked over at Gil who had since then seemed to grasp parts of his folly. Still, she felt that he ought to have his head washed a little more, which she then did verbally even though a lot of salt water was at hand on the outside. "There is life that grows into stone, Gil... I am not sure that the wreck can't be burned, I do not work a lot with fire... But we should not do it. We will not learn if this wreck is the herald of a greater danger to Fishbark if we do not explore it." Morgan turned her head and stared over at Storm for a few moments, and if she wasn't so inexpressive it would have been a chiding look that she would have liked to give him. As things were though it mostly looked like a silent ogling, and then without further commentary, she firmly grasped her staff, channeled a bit more fury into the foaming roil which stormed around its front end, and then the primitive woman began whacking and slamming it against the door again, almost as if she tried to take her anger out on it. In this case though, that was genuinely the case.

 

Actions Movement: - Action: - Bonus Action: - Reaction: - Notes: Active Shillelagh Rolls: Lady Luck

Stat Block Morgan | Ranger / Cleric (Life Domain) | Level 3 | Inspiration [x] HP: 30/30| HD: 2/2d10 1/1d8 | AC: 18/16 | Prof Bonus: +2 | PP: 15 | INI: +2 | Speed: 30 ft Attributes & Saves: Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 17 (+3), Int 10 (+0), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 7 (-2) Skill proficiencies: Athletics (+6), Insight (+5), Medicine (+5), Perception (+5), Survival (+5) Other proficiencies: Common, Primordial, Sylvan, Gnomish, DruidicLanguages | All armor, shieldsArmor Proficiencies | Simple weapons, martial weaponsWeapon Proficiencies | Chimes (instrument)Tool Proficiencies Racial abilities: Acid Resistance | Swim speed: 30 ft | You can breathe air and waterAmphibious | You know the Shape Water cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Create or Destroy Water spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.Call to the Wave 1/1 Class abilities: Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains additional hit points equal to 2 + the spell's level.Disciple of Life | This 1st-level feature replaces the Favored Enemy feature and works with the Foe Slayer feature. You gain no benefit from the replaced feature and don't qualify for anything in the game that requires it. When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can call on your mystical bond with nature to mark the target as your favored enemy for 1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). The first time on each of your turns that you hit the favored enemy and deal damage to it, including when you mark it, you increase that damage by 1d4. You can use this feature to mark a favored enemy a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. This feature's extra damage increases when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d6 at 6th level and to 1d8 at 14th level.Favored Foe 2/2 | You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Druid spell list. They count as ranger spells for you, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the Druid spell list.Fighting Style (Druidic Warrior) Feats & Background: Recall all maps and geography, find fresh water and food for 5 other people per dayOutlander Equipment: Coral amulet (holy symbol) | Shillelagh: Attack bonus (+5), magical bludgeoning damage (1d8+3)Seashell staff (druidic focus) | Attack bonus (+4), bludgeoning damage (1d8+2), Versatile (d10)Warhammer | Javelin: Attack bonus (+4), piercing damage (1d6+2), Thrown (30/120)Harpoon | Nacre shield | Instrument of Illusions: While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.Holographic chime | Healing kit (10) | Goodberry (currently all at the Journey5*) Spell stats: Spell DC (13) | Spell Attackbonus (+5) Spell slots: Level 1: 0/3 Spells: Guidance Light Sacred Flame Shape Water Shillelagh Thorn Whip Cantrips | Absorb Elements Bless Cure Wounds Detect Magic Goodberry Healing Word Purify Food and Drink Sanctuary Level 1

[secretID]

Left to solve the problem of the door on her own, with even the massively muscled dragonborn declining to help her, Morgan takes out her frustrations on the structure. She bangs and smashes, doing Tolan’s headache no good with her terrible racket, but continuing to make progress. After a few minutes of bashing interrupted by several short breaks for breath, Morgan has made a hole in the doors large enough for even Storm to pass. More carefully, Morgan chips away at the nastiest of the jagged edges. It will be a squeeze for some, but it won’t do much more damage than a few scrapes to any passing through. Looking through the hole, the party can see a space beyond that is poorly lit, only from some breaches in the ceiling. It appears to be roughly rectangular in shape, with the longer dimension running directly ahead. At regular intervals solid panels separate sections of the space.

OOC I've included a very rough map of the space showing the features that the party can make out at first glance. I don't show walls on the right or the left because the party can't make out what's there. The hole is directly above "hole" on the map; i.e., the party is standing basically where that word is.

 

 

name	ac	hp	PP	hands	status	notes
Gil	14	31/31	10	staff&lantern	normal	Fey res., Sorc point 3/3, 1L 1/4, 2L 0/2, GB 1, HD 2/3
Morgan	16+2	30/30	15	shield	normal	Acid res., Fav. foe 2/2, 1L 0/3, GB 0, HD 2/2, hd 1/1
Tolan	14	13/21	10	xbow & dagger	Exhaust 1	Fright ADV, Lucky, GB 5, HD 3/3
Storm	16	18/18	12	greatsword	normal	Ltng res., Breath 1/1, Chan div 1/1, Wrath 1/2, 1L 2/3, GB 4, HD 0/2
Bern	?	100%	?	empty	normal

 

When possible:
Morgan
Gil - Bern - Tolan
Storm

Single file:
Morgan
Storm
Bern
Tolan
Gil

[BlackDragon0]

Storm Storm walked over to the new opening opening. Nodded as he has no blunt weapons and wasn't about to destroy his sword, he was impressed with the others job. " How's it look inthere? Is there gasses, if so how do we get by? " He asked. As he stuck his head in to see what he can see.

 

Dice Roll:
1d20+4 (13)+4 Total = 17
insight
Dice Roll:
1d20+1 (7)+1 Total = 8
Investigation
Dice Roll:
1d20+2 (8)+2 Total = 10
perception

ooc 2nd lv. tempest cleric. Dragonborn.(bronze)

 

St: 20. (+5) .............Ac: 16/18{with shield}
Dex: 8. (-1) ...............Hp: 18
Con: 14. (+2) ............M: 30ft.
Int: 12. (+1) ..............PP: 12.
Wis: 15. (+2) ............ST: wis+2, char+1
Char: 12. (+1) ..........SS: 12

[Corwin]

Gillerithan Taverner - Sorcerer 3 "Right, last resort, burnin'." Gil wasn't even sure Morgan had heard him as she lit into the door with an abosolute vengeance, battering the stone-shell-whatever with true focus. He had to admire that kind of dedication to wrecking stuff. Even going full tilt, it took the water-woman a few minutes to break through. Gil watched the door crumble bit by bit, trying to peer past the frenzy of destruction. Nothing seemed to move on the other side. "That was real impressive, Morgan. Corridor ahead, kinda. Don't see nothin' steamin'. Don't think gasses'd build up, the roof's fulla holes." He raised the hood on his lantern and held it up in case a little more light would reveal anything. "Which is off. I could see rocks punching up from the bottom when it hit, sure, but just supposin', what with how much it took just to get through one door an' all, what d'ya think could knock a buncha holes in this thing before it even hit the beach? I mean, sure, maybe this thing is some kinda danger ta Fishbark even if it looks trashed, but I bet whatever tore it up is a whole lot worse." He took a longer look before moving in

OOC Perception please!

 

Actions Rolls: none Action Summary Bonus Action: Free Action: chatter Object Interaction: Move: if Perception doesn't reveal any immediate danger, move in far enough to see into the first few side areas or get a closer look at a nearby ceiling breach Action: Reaction:

 

Stats Gillerithan Taverner character sheet Half-Elf | Sorcerer 3 | Outlander | Feats: none HP: 27/31 | HD: 0/3 d6 | Armor Class: 14 | Saves: Str +1; Dex +1; Con +6; Int +1; Wis +0; Cha +6 Senses: Passive Perception 10, Passive Investigation 11 Move: 30' | Conditions: none Languages: Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elvish, Orc Tool Proficiencies: viol Attack Bonuses: Melee +3 | Ranged +3 | Magic +6 Spell Save DC: 14 Ranged weapon: light crossbow - +3 to hit, 1d8+1 piercing, range 80/320 Melee: staff (quarterstaff/arcane focus) - +3 to hit, 1d6+1 bludgeoning, range 5 - versatile, 1d8+1 bludgeoning used two-handed Alternate melee: dagger - +3 to hit, 1d4+1 piercing, range 5 (thrown 20/60) Spells: Cantrips: 4 - Chill Touch, Fire Bolt, Mold Earth, Shocking Grasp Known Spells: 4 - Burning Hands (1), Shield (1), Sleep (1), Scorching Ray (2) Spell Slots: level - remaining/slots lv 1 - 1/4 slots lv 2 - 0/2 slots Sorcery Points: 3/3 Metamagic: Quickened Spell Twinned Spell Goodberries: 1

[secretID]

Gil's half-elven eyes pick up more detail in the chamber ahead, but the dividers still severely limit lines of sight from this angle. He can tell that the the panels noted on the E and W sidesdividers appear to be made of a black metal. More strikingly, the first not a medieval concept, but I'm just going with that for nowcubicle on each side appears to contain a large, glass covered container. From his current angle, Gil cannot tell how big each partitioned area is, how big each container is, or whether any of the other partitioned areas contain similar containers.

OOC I assume I'll be updating the map soon. The cubicles noted are those at the 2-3 rows up from "hole."

 

 

name	ac	hp	PP	hands	status	notes
Gil	14	31/31	10	staff&lantern	normal	Fey res., Sorc point 3/3, 1L 1/4, 2L 0/2, GB 1, HD 2/3
Morgan	16+2	30/30	15	shield	normal	Acid res., Fav. foe 2/2, 1L 0/3, GB 0, HD 2/2, hd 1/1
Tolan	14	13/21	10	xbow & dagger	Exhaust 1	Fright ADV, Lucky, GB 5, HD 3/3
Storm	16	18/18	12	greatsword	normal	Ltng res., Breath 1/1, Chan div 1/1, Wrath 1/2, 1L 2/3, GB 4, HD 0/2
Bern	?	100%	?	empty	normal

 

When possible:
Morgan
Gil - Bern - Tolan
Storm

Single file:
Morgan
Storm
Bern
Tolan
Gil

[Mindsiege]

Morgan While her staff of the speaker hadn't been crafted to beat anything with it and only the druidic magic flowing through it made it robust enough that it didn't break like the mere regalia and spell focus that it was, Morgan had practiced plenty to use it like a proper weapon and the roil which surrounded the sea shells ground into the door's material and broke it down with each further blow. Still, the door clearly had been designed with quite some fantastical method, so it took the peeved water genasi quite a few minutes until the destruction of the door and the ensuing gap could be considered wide enough to grant her pack a path ahead. Not really coming as much of a surprise, the violent activity actually helped to get some of her frustration out of her system. So even though the exertion made a lot of noise and she considered that anything further inside would be definitely forewarned by now, Morgan felt pretty good about herself when she took a brief look through the opening herself before Storm mosied next to her to get an even better look, and then Gil joined by the dragonborn's side and praised her for the workout. And although the primordial woman was quite fed up with these men and how they had left the manual labor to her, only to push past her like kids hoping for a pearl in their clam, Morgan took it in stride and simply gave a nod until they had satisfied their untamable curiosity before she managed to get a better look herself. Although Morgan had never even noticed that Gil had brought out his lantern and lit it up, the additional light source made the interior before them more visible to them and the undine listened as the half-elf drew attention that the structural condition of this wreck was curious, just as much as the unfathomable events that must have hurled it right here onto this beach. He is right. It is much more worrisome why it is here than that it is. Feeling like there wasn't much of a reason to huddle up on their current side of door any longer, the primordial cleric lit up the scintillating nacre of her shield and then nudged herself past her packmates to press forward into the space ahead. "I hope nothing awaits to oppose us... Please follow me closely..." The genasi waved her shield left and right, once more taking note of these curious dividers in regular intervals and how they were made from some sort of black metal. Morgan meant to be the vanguard for her pack, and as she took in her surroundings further she also noticed the glass-covered containers that were to both of her sides. "Hello...?" The undine raised her soft voice to high enough of a volume that it was clear that she was addressing any unseen sentients that might have been attracted by the noise she had made. She also mumbled a brief prayer to Umberlee, ready to face any challengers that might rear their heads.

 

Actions Movement: - Action: Cast Light, Cast Guidance Bonus Action: - Reaction: - Notes: Shillelagh active, Light active on shield, Guidance active Rolls: Lady Luck

Stat Block Morgan | Ranger / Cleric (Life Domain) | Level 3 | Inspiration [x] HP: 30/30| HD: 2/2d10 1/1d8 | AC: 18/16 | Prof Bonus: +2 | PP: 15 | INI: +2 | Speed: 30 ft Attributes & Saves: Str 14 (+2), Dex 14 (+2), Con 17 (+3), Int 10 (+0), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 7 (-2) Skill proficiencies: Athletics (+6), Insight (+5), Medicine (+5), Perception (+5), Survival (+5) Other proficiencies: Common, Primordial, Sylvan, Gnomish, DruidicLanguages | All armor, shieldsArmor Proficiencies | Simple weapons, martial weaponsWeapon Proficiencies | Chimes (instrument)Tool Proficiencies Racial abilities: Acid Resistance | Swim speed: 30 ft | You can breathe air and waterAmphibious | You know the Shape Water cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Create or Destroy Water spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to cast it this way when you finish a long rest. Constitution is your spellcasting ability for these spells.Call to the Wave 1/1 Class abilities: Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains additional hit points equal to 2 + the spell's level.Disciple of Life | This 1st-level feature replaces the Favored Enemy feature and works with the Foe Slayer feature. You gain no benefit from the replaced feature and don't qualify for anything in the game that requires it. When you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can call on your mystical bond with nature to mark the target as your favored enemy for 1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). The first time on each of your turns that you hit the favored enemy and deal damage to it, including when you mark it, you increase that damage by 1d4. You can use this feature to mark a favored enemy a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. This feature's extra damage increases when you reach certain levels in this class: to 1d6 at 6th level and to 1d8 at 14th level.Favored Foe 2/2 | You learn two cantrips of your choice from the Druid spell list. They count as ranger spells for you, and Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can replace one of these cantrips with another cantrip from the Druid spell list.Fighting Style (Druidic Warrior) Feats & Background: Recall all maps and geography, find fresh water and food for 5 other people per dayOutlander Equipment: Coral amulet (holy symbol) | Shillelagh: Attack bonus (+5), magical bludgeoning damage (1d8+3)Seashell staff (druidic focus) | Attack bonus (+4), bludgeoning damage (1d8+2), Versatile (d10)Warhammer | Javelin: Attack bonus (+4), piercing damage (1d6+2), Thrown (30/120)Harpoon | Nacre shield | Instrument of Illusions: While you are playing this musical instrument, you can create harmless, illusory visual effects within a 5-foot-radius sphere centered on the instrument. If you are a bard, the radius increases to 15 feet. Sample visual effects include luminous musical notes, a spectral dancer, butterflies, and gently falling snow. The magical effects have neither substance nor sound, and they are obviously illusory. The effects end when you stop playing.Holographic chime | Healing kit (10) | Goodberry (currently all at the Journey5*) Spell stats: Spell DC (13) | Spell Attackbonus (+5) Spell slots: Level 1: 0/3 Spells: Guidance Light Sacred Flame Shape Water Shillelagh Thorn Whip Cantrips | Absorb Elements Bless Cure Wounds Detect Magic Goodberry Healing Word Purify Food and Drink Sanctuary Level 1

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OOC Everyone is up, in any order.

Gil and Morgan squeeze through the hole, and the others move to follow. “Wait!” cries Bern. “Don’t leave me alone!” He desperately shoves his way into line while Gil reaches for his tinderbox, for the benefit of the others. Before Gil lights his lantern, Morgan’s glowing shield already fully illuminates much of the chamber, and all the adventurers get a much better idea of its layout and contents as they enter. Each of the partitioned areas is in fact roughly cubicle, and as Gil suspected, each contains one of the glass-topped pools. Gil finishes lighting his lantern, providing the others with their first good look at these pools and the other details of the room, but before any can take it in, from behind one of the partitions ahead, atop the tank therein, a figure drops to the ground. She resembles a tall, green-skinned elf. She has suffered some damage to her armor and significant wounds as well, including an injury to one of her legs that appears to hobble her as she lurches down the center corridor. She remains dangerously healthy, though, as evidenced by the smooth movement of her greatsword as she swings it in an arc down on Gil. Once, twice! – and the sorcerer drops, from i.e., slashing plus something not obviousmore than physical wounds. Gil’s lantern clatters to the ground beside him, but everything nearby remains brightly lit in the glow of Morgan’s enchanted shield. Even wounded, the humanoid is quicker than the party. She is already onto Morgan before anyone in the party has reacted. The swordswoman strikes another terrible blow, 14 slashing and 6 psychicrocking the genasi, but Morgan 17 to hit - phew!barely manages to deflect a second swing with her shield.

OOC Surprise! - on everyone. The enemy got a Dice Roll: 1d20+2 (15)+2 Total = 17 (17) initiative. FYI, everyone but Gil had disad on their PP to beat the Stealth, so no one made it. The enemy was just out of Morgan’s Light range. Turns out the party didn’t quite get into marching order, but close. I assume that Gil will soon be healed, but if not I'll need a death save. If Morgan didn't use her Guidance for initiative, she needs to make a Concentration save based on 20 damage. One last note: this was all from below-average rolls for the enemy.

 

 

name	ac	hp	PP	hands	status	notes
enemy	?	50%	?	greatsword	hobbled	multiattack, psychic damage in addition to slashing
Morgan	16+2	10/30	15	shill&shield	light,shill,Guid	Acid res., Fav. foe 2/2, 1L 0/3, GB 0, HD 2/2, hd 1/1
Gil	14	0/31	10	staff&lantern	unconscious	Fey res., Sorc point 3/3, 1L 1/4, 2L 0/2, GB 1, HD 2/3
Storm	16	18/18	12	greatsword	normal	Ltng res., Breath 1/1, Chan div 1/1, Wrath 1/2, 1L 2/3, GB 4, HD 0/2
Tolan	14	13/21	10	xbow & dagger	Exhaust 1	Fright ADV, Lucky, GB 5, HD 3/3

 

When possible:
Morgan
Gil - Bern - Tolan
Storm

Single file:
Morgan
Storm
Bern
Tolan
Gil

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Storm Storm knew they should have just burned the whole thing but no they had to come inside! Inside to die. Which is precisely what Gil was doing. On the floor in a bloody heap instantly. Shaking his head Storm grabbed his lightening amulet the focus of his prayers to his God Zeus! The lightening immediately began to surge through his whole body flashed from his eyes. And down through his hand which barely touched Gil's chest the man's body jumped up in a arch as lightening surged through searing wounds closed and mending what damage it could. " Get up you fool ! It's not time to sleep !" He growl6. As he took a defensive stance with his blade.

ooc Gil now has 6 hp. His hair might be standing on end but he's alive. STORM 'S version of shock paddles.

 

Dice Roll:
1d8+2 (4)+2 Total = 6

Cure light wounds

ooc 2nd lv. tempest cleric. Dragonborn.(bronze)

 

St: 20. (+5) .............Ac: 16/18{with shield}
Dex: 8. (-1) ...............Hp: 18
Con: 14. (+2) ............M: 30ft.
Int: 12. (+1) ..............PP: 12.
Wis: 15. (+2) ............ST: wis+2, char+1
Char: 12. (+1) ..........SS: 12