| A Long Hallway of Fractured Nightmares (Campaign 2 - Episode 118) |
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| Information | |
| Release Date: | November 4, 2024 |
| Recording Date: | October 29, 2024 |
| Episode Length: | 1:01:43 |
| Cast & Characters | |
| Michael DiMauro: | Dungeon Master |
| Tim Lanning: | T'Chuck |
| Jennifer Cheek: | Selene von Esper |
| Nika Howard: | R'Oarc |
| Mike Bachmann: | Screech Echo |
| Guide | |
| Previous Episode: | Next Episode: |
| Ignorance is Terrifying | You Do Not Gotta Hand it to The Jokester |
This…mirror thing continues to attack us and shred us to pieces but have no fear because it feels like it is getting smaller. It is really hard to tell if we are hurting a swirling mass of shattered glass but it feels like we are winning? Maybe? Or at least not losing. Maybe.
Story[]
Long Story[]
The party is in the middle of a fight against the Grinning Beast. It's a swirling mass of flying glass shards, which are constantly morphing into different shapes. At the end of the last episode, it spit out three separate masses of glass, which formed into three distinct glass creatures, which also attack the party. So, there are four mirror beasts, total. That's kinda rude, if you ask me. Also, the Jokester and Big Bo are there, fighting alongside the party.
T'Chuck still has a Spirit Guardian hanging around from last time, which not only attacks the big boy, but also sends a bunch of temp HP to the party. Nice! He also brings out a Guardian of Faith, which seems to do some kind of DPS to the beast. Also nice!
What's less nice is that the Grinning Beast has, like, lair actions, or between-turn actions or something. I haven't played DnD in a while, so I don't remember how anything works, and my brain is broken. He does a lot of attacks, though, including various strikes and chomps. At one point, T'Chuck gets swallowed up. Next turn, he gets vomited out, and is looking pretty rough. Selene stands back and does ranged magical attacks, managing to avoid hitting T'Chuck at the same time. Screech is right up on the beast, and R'Oarc heals where she can, and sends the odd Eldritch Blast into the creature's face. Ouchie.
Meanwhile, Big Bo has his pick that he's using to chip away at the Grinning Beast, literally. And the Jokester? Well, he's a weird little guy. He's also Beetlejuice as hell, transforming himself into various Beetlejuice-ian creatures, including, a cowboy, some kind of carousel thing with hammer arms, and a giant sand-worm.
Two of the three little guys are finished off by Selene's Raulothim's Psychic Lance spells, and the third by the Jokester in cowboy form. Two more get sent out, but they are easily dispatched by Bo and the Jokester, this time in his weird carousel form. After getting hit by Selene's Fireball, the Grinning Beast's form contracts into that of a cocoon thing. At the same time, several red beams of light appear from within the Beast, aimed right at the party members' chests. The Jokester, now in sand-worm form, crashes into the Grinning Beast, and then the mirror creature explodes! At first, it seems like it was defeated by the Jokester, but that's not what happened. Instead, this appears to have been another attack from the Grinning Beast. It shot shards of broken mirror and glass at everyone, and hit them all!
Suddenly, the party finds themselves transported to a new location. They are now in a small library, surrounded by rows and rows of shelves. Books and scrolls line these shelves, and the only way out seems to be a single door. There's also a mirror in the room, and peering through it, the party can see the Jokester, in giant kaiju form, locked in eternal battle with the still living Grinning Beast.
But what really draws the party's eye is the Aarakocra they had caught a glimpse of before. He's lying on the ground before them. Dead.
Short[]
The party continues fighting the Grinning Beast, and it's little minions. Together, with the Jokester and Big Bo, they are able to defeat the little guys. As the fight is getting more and more intense, the Grinning Beast forms up into a cocoon, with little red beams of light shooting out everywhere. These beams are aimed right at the chests of the party members! The Jokester, who has been transforming himself into various Beetlejuice-ian personas, makes himself into a giant sand-worm, and crashes into the Grinning Beast. The mirror creature bursts, and small pieces of glass shoot out at everyone. They are hit, and this suddenly transports them into a small library. In a mirror, they can see the Jokester, now a giant kaiju, locked in eternal battle with the Grinning Beast. And in the center of the room is the Aarakocra they had seen before, now lying dead on the floor.
In This Episode...[]
Cast and Player Characters[]
- Michael DiMauro - Dungeon Master
- Tim Lanning - T'Chuck
- Jennifer Cheek - Selene von Esper
- Nika Howard - R'Oarc
- Mike Bachmann - Screech Echo
Non-Player Characters[]
Locations[]
- Drunkeros
- Farhold
- Grimwatch Hollow
- Farhold
Inventory[]
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Quest Board[]
- [Active] - Keep The Emperor safe
- [Active] - Find out who ordered the hit on the Emperor
- [Active] - Meet "The Professor" in Grimwatch Hollow, a graveyard outside of Farhold
- [Active] - Defeat the Grinning Beast
- [Active] - Meet "The Professor" in Grimwatch Hollow, a graveyard outside of Farhold
- [Active] - Find out who ordered the hit on the Emperor
- [On-Hold] - Save Selene's family!
- [Abandoned?] - Go to Brunnell
- [Abandoned?] - Wait for Ratma Ritmo to arrive in Brookwillow
- [On-Hold] - Recruit the help of Hortentia Calamore
- [On-Hold] - Travel to Vhur'endal
- [On-Hold] - Recruit the help of House Bartell
- [On-Hold] - Travel to Anchordowns
- [Abandoned?] - Go to Brunnell
- [On-Hold] - Find a cure for Thaldin Emberbrew
- [On-Hold] - Go to the nearby Drow city, probably Vhur'endal
- [On-hold] - Investigate "Bill, the Necromancer", in the far off city by the coast
- [On-hold] - Take the disembodied lips to the oceanfront, for a burial at sea
Quotes[]
- "Whoever wins, we win." ~ Tim Lanning
- "Whomst?!?!" ~ Jennifer Cheek
Rolls[]
Combat Continues from last episode
- Initiative (from last episode)
- Screech
- T'Chuck
- Selene (switches with R'Oarc for some reason)
- R'Oarc (switches with Selene for some reason)
- Big Bo
- The Jokester
- Little Guy 1
- Little Guy 2
- Little Guy 3
Round Three
- Screech
- Melee Attack vs Little Guy 1 {x2} - 22, Nat 20
- Hit, Hit - 24 damage
- Melee Attack vs Little Guy 1 {x2} - 22, Nat 20
- T'Chuck
- Spirit Guardian Melee Attack vs Grinning Beast {x2} - Nat 20, 17
- Hit, Miss - 22 Radiant damage, and also, Screech gets 3 temp HP
- Casts Guardian of Faith, requiring the Grinning Beast to make a Dexterity Saving Throw - ??
- Fail - 20 Radiant damages
- Spirit Guardian Melee Attack vs Grinning Beast {x2} - Nat 20, 17
- Grinning Beast
- Melee Attack vs Jokester
- Hit
- Melee Attack vs Jokester
- Selene
- Casts Raulothim's Psychic Lance, and uses Sorcery Points to twin it, attacking both the Grinning Beast, and Little Guy 1, requiring them to make Intelligence Saving Throws
- Grinning Beast - 12
- Fail - 24 Psychic damage
- Little Guy 1 - <12
- Fail - 31 Psychic damage - Kills It
- Grinning Beast - 12
- Uses a Bonus Action to Telekinetic Shove one of the little guys, requiring it to make a Strength Saving Throw - Nat 1
- Fail - It is shoved 5 ft back
- Casts Raulothim's Psychic Lance, and uses Sorcery Points to twin it, attacking both the Grinning Beast, and Little Guy 1, requiring them to make Intelligence Saving Throws
- Grinning Beast
- Melee Attack (Claw) vs Screech - 16
- Miss
- Melee Attack (Claw) vs Big Bo - 21
- Hit
- Melee Attack (Swallow) vs T'Chuck - 22
- Hit - 21 Piercing damage, and is grappled and restrained
- Melee Attack (Claw) vs Screech - 16
- R'Oarc
- Casts Eldritch Blast on the Grinning Beast {x2} - 17, 23
- Miss, Hit - 6 damage
- Casts Eldritch Blast on the Grinning Beast {x2} - 17, 23
- Big Bo
- Melee Attack (Pick) vs Grinning Beast {x2} - Nat 1, >1
- Miss, Hit - 12 damage
- Melee Attack (Pick) vs Grinning Beast {x2} - Nat 1, >1
- Jokester (Cowboy)
- Ranged Attack (Hand crossbow) vs Little Guy 2
- Hit - Kills It
- Ranged Attack (Hand crossbow) vs Little Guy 2
- Little Guy 3
- Melee Attack vs Screech - 15
- Miss
- Melee Attack vs Screech - 15
Round Four
- Screech
- Melee Attack vs Grinning Beast (with Advantage) {x2} - 24, 25
- Hit, Hit - 26 damage
- Melee Attack vs Grinning Beast (with Advantage) {x2} - 24, 25
- Grinning Beast
- Melee Attack vs Big Bo - 16
- Miss
- Melee Attack vs Big Bo - 16
- T'Chuck
- Grinning Beast is within the Guardian of Faith zone, so he must make a Dexterity Saving Throw - 7
- Fail - 20 Radiant damage
- Spirit Guardian Melee Attack vs Grinning Beast {x2} - High 20's, 15
- Hit, Miss - 12 Radiant damage, and also, T'Chuck gets 10 temp HP
- Casts Cure Wounds to heal himself for - 16 HP
- Casts Healing Word to heal himself for - 12 HP
- Grinning Beast is within the Guardian of Faith zone, so he must make a Dexterity Saving Throw - 7
- Selene
- Casts Raulothim's Psychic Lance, and uses Sorcery Points to twin it, attacking both the Grinning Beast, and Little Guy 3, requiring them to make Intelligence Saving Throws
- Grinning Beast - 16
- Success -
2110 Psychic damage
- Success -
- Little Guy 3 - <16
- Fail - 21 Psychic damage - Kills It
- Grinning Beast - 16
- Casts Raulothim's Psychic Lance, and uses Sorcery Points to twin it, attacking both the Grinning Beast, and Little Guy 3, requiring them to make Intelligence Saving Throws
Two more Little Guys emerge
- R'Oarc
- Casts Eldritch Blast on one of the Little Guys {x2} - Nat 1, 18
- Miss, Hit - 2 damage
- Casts Eldritch Blast on one of the Little Guys {x2} - Nat 1, 18
- Big Bo
- Melee Attack (Pick) vs one of the Little Guys {x2}
- Hit, Hit - Kills It
- Melee Attack (Pick) vs one of the Little Guys {x2}
- Jokester (Carousel creature with Hammer Arms)
- Melee Attack (Hammer Arms) vs the other Little Guy
- Hit - Kills It
- Melee Attack (Hammer Arms) vs the other Little Guy
Round Five
- Screech
- Melee Attack vs Grinning Beast {x2} - Nat 1, 15
- Miss, Miss
- Melee Attack vs Grinning Beast {x2} - Nat 1, 15
- T'Chuck
- Spirit Guardian Melee Attack vs Grinning Beast {x2} - 11, 20
- Miss, Hit - 20 Radiant damage, and also, Selene gets 10 temp HP
- Casts Inflict Wounds on the Grinning Beast - 23
- Hit - 37 Necrotic damage
- Spirit Guardian Melee Attack vs Grinning Beast {x2} - 11, 20
- Grinning Beast
- Melee Attack vs Selene - 19
Hit- Selene casts Shield, raising her AC, so it actually misses
- Melee Attack vs Selene - 19
- Selene
- Casts Misty Step to jump 30 ft away from the Grinning Beast
- Casts Fireball on the Grinning Beast, requiring it to make a Dexterity Saving Throw - 25
- Success
- R'Oarc casts Silvery Barbs, forcing it to reroll - 14
- Fail - 31 Fire damage
- R'Oarc casts Silvery Barbs, forcing it to reroll - 14
- Success
- R'Oarc
- Casts Eldritch Blast on the Grinning Beast {x2} - 22, 23
- Hit, Hit - 18 damage
- Casts Eldritch Blast on the Grinning Beast {x2} - 22, 23
- Big Bo
- Melee Attack (Pick) vs Grinning Beast {x2}
- Hit, Hit
- Melee Attack (Pick) vs Grinning Beast {x2}
- Jokester (Giant Sand Worm)
- Melee Attack (Body Slam) vs Grinning Beast
- Hit
- Melee Attack (Body Slam) vs Grinning Beast
- Grinning Beast
- Bursts, shooting out mirror shards at everyone
Combat Ends