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Big Bone Baddie (Episode 2x60)

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Big Bone Baddie
(Campaign 2 - Episode 60)
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Information
Release Date: May 15, 2023
Recording Date: April 1, 2023
Episode Length: 1:21:20
Cast & Characters
Michael DiMauro: Dungeon Master
Tim Lanning: T'Chuck
Jennifer Cheek: Selene von Esper
Nika Howard: R'Oarc
Mike Bachmann: Screech Echo
Guide
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Bony Horizon A Distracting Hot Spring


There are honestly way too many bones here… which I suppose we should have expected. But don’t look a bone horse in the mouth is what my granddad always said. And, well, maybe that will help us secure Mineford for Ratma in some small way. A bone based way.

Story[]

Long Story[]

Our heroes have departed The Goblin Pit Too, headed for the Boneyard (or Bone Lands, depending on who you ask). It doesn't take them too long to get there, and when they do, they see six (6) animated skeletons, shaking all about. Now, when I say "animated", I mean in the sense that they're moving of their own accord. I don't mean that they're cartoons. Although, to be fair, Michael didn't say that they weren't cartoons, so who knows. Screech, as the stealthiest of the group, scouts on ahead. There's a hallway at the end of the room, and in that hallway are five (5) more skeletons, also animated. And there's also one (1) Bone Golem, the party's prey. Screech returns to tell the others that there are a total of eleven (11) skeletons, which almost rhymes, and a Bone Golem, which rhymes with Stone Solem, which is not a word.

The group plans out their next move. They decide that the best course of action would be to lead the Bone Golem out to them, since the room their in is large. This provides more space for combat, as opposed to the narrow confines of the hallway. While these plans are being made, R'Oarc steps away to perform a little preparation of her own. She gathers some bones, and smears them with blood from her own fingers. She then ups the horror by slicing a chunk of her own skin off, and places that on the bones as well. Next, she licks some bone dust, and smears that, too, on the bones. Finally, she casts the spell Animate Dead. Now, again, I'm not saying that R'Oarc busts out the ol' charcoal pencil and some parchment, spends a few hours doing some light sketching, uses nice inks to create colors, shadow, and textures, and then uses a series of similar drawings projected onto a screen via some tube lights, and cartoon-style Animates the Dead. I'm not saying that. Stop interpreting the word "Animate" that way. Stop doing it. No, what I mean is that she creates a new skeleton friend to fight beside her. This friend, she names "Bubby", though it very quickly changes to "Graves", named after the enigmatic Milton Graves, currently dressed as Beholder-doodle.

Anyway, they fight the skeletons. It goes pretty well. The skeletons themselves are pretty weak, and its really the Bone Golem that poses the main threat. He's made entirely out of skulls, which is the strongest bone in the body, so. You know it goes. It's T'Chuck that finishes the creature off. Screech harvests the tendons needed to make the antidote for J'Michael.

Short[]

The party heads to the Boneyard, and fights a bunch of skeletons and the Bone Golem. R'Oarc creates a skeleton friend named Bubby Graves from some old bones. The party defeats the Bone Golem, and harvests its tendons.

Trivia[]

In This Episode...[]

Cast and Player Characters[]

Non-Player Characters[]

  • Bubby Graves, the skeleton

Locations[]

  • The Underdark

Inventory[]

T'Chuck Selene von Esper R'Oarc Screech Echo General Inventory
Hunting Knife
Heavy Armor[2x06]
+1 Mace of Regnier[2x31]
Diamond worth 300 gp[2x34]
Breast-plate armor[2x34]
Backpack full of various useful things, such as "a tent or two", jerky, bread, cheese, etc.[2x38]
Drider's Longsword[2x58]
Theonite Collar
Various Books
Devin Decacog's ring from The Farhold Trumpeter[2x14]
Bag of 50 gp[2x22]
Torture Knife[2x05]
D20-sized rock of Theonite[2x16]
Theonite Sending Stone[2x17]
Theonite Ring of Protection[2x19]
5 Potions of Greater Healing[2x23]
Homemade "Resuscitation Kit"[2x38]
3 bones[2x50] - Used to create Graves, the skeleton
Crudely copied map of the tunnels around Mineford[2x55]
Handful of different mushrooms from the tunnel walls[2x55]
Penny candies from the Mineford General Store[2x55]
+1 Battle Claws[2x05]
Grappling Hook[2x01?]
Torch[2x16]
Darkvision Goggles[2x59]
Map of the tunnels around Mineford[2x55]
Crystal that shows some glowing mushrooms[2x55]
200 gp worth of an unknown "silky smooth, highly valuable substance" from the Brain Collector[2x57]
Drider's Longbow[2x58]
Drider's Chain Mail[2x58]
Drider's Leg Meat[2x58]
[NEW] Ligaments of the Bone Golem

Quest Log Updates[]

  • [Active] - Restore Mineford to it's true potential
  • [Active] - Cure J'Michael's curse
    • [Active] - Bring the ligaments of a Bone Golem to The Abbott
      • [Complete] - Find and kill the nearby Bone Golem

Quotes[]

  • "So, the thing about bones is, ya gotta whack 'em, okay?" ~ T'Chuck
  • "Looks like these skeletons are boned!" ~ Beholder-doodle/Milton Graves

Rolls[]

  • Everyone rolls Perception upon approaching the Boneyard
    • T'Chuck - 19
    • R'Oarc - 18
    • Selene - 16
    • Screech/Beholder-doodle - 5
    • Screech/Beholder-doodle - 9
      • The party sees a bunch of skeletons up and moving around
  • Screech rolls Stealth to hide and see if there are any more skeletons lurking about - 28
    • Success - He is hidden, and there are more skeletons.

Combat Begins vs Spooky Scary Skeletons

  • Initiative
    • Screech - 24
    • R'Oarc - 21
    • Selene - 18
    • T'Chuck - 18
    • Beholder-doodle - 18
    • Bone Golem
    • Skeletons 1-6
    • Skeletons 7-11

Round One

  • Screech
    • Delays until after Selene's turn
  • R'Oarc
    • Delays until after Selene's turn
  • Selene
    • Casts Fireball 6 of the Skeletons, requiring DC 15 Dexterity Saving Throws
      • Skeleton 1 - Nat 20
        • Success - 12 Fire damage
      • Skeleton 2 - >15
        • Success - 12 Fire damage
      • Skeleton 3 - >15
        • Success - 12 Fire damage
      • Skeleton 4 - <15
        • Fail - 24 Fire damage - Kills It
      • Skeleton 5 - <15
        • Fail - 24 Fire damage - Kills It
      • Skeleton 6 - <15
        • Fail - 24 Fire damage - Kills It
    • Uses a Bonus Action to Telekinetic Shove one of the Skeletons, requiring it to make a DC 15 Strength Saving Throw - 12 T'Chuck
      • He decides to fail, so he is shoved 5 ft forward
  • Screech (Delayed Turn)
    • Rolls Stealth to hide - 19
      • Success - He's hidden
  • T'Chuck
    • Casts Word of Radiance on the three Skeletons, requiring Constitution Saving Throws
      • Skeleton 1 - 3
        • Fail - 6 Radiant damage - Kills It
      • Skeleton 2 - 8
        • Fail - 6 Radiant damage - Kills It
      • Skeleton 3 - 17
        • Success
  • Beholder-doodle
    • Rolls Stealth to hide - 18
      • Success - He's hidden
  • Bone Golem
    • Moves forward
  • Skeleton 3
    • Melee Attack (Flail) vs T'Chuck - 21
      • Hit - 5 Bludgeoning damage
  • Skeleton 7-11
    • Moves forward
    • Melee Attack (Axe) vs T'Chuck {x2} - 9, 18
      • Miss, Hit - 5 Slashing damage

Round Two

  • R'Oarc
    • Double moves
  • Selene
    • Casts Chill Touch, and Twins it to hit two Skeletons
      • Skeleton 3 - 22
        • Hit - 4 Necrotic damage - Kills It
      • Skeleton 7 - Nat 20
        • Hit - 11 Necrotic damage
    • Uses a Bonus Action to Telekinetic Shove one of the Skeletons, requiring it to make a DC 15 Strength Saving Throw - 18
      • Success - Not shoved
  • Screech
    • Melee Attack vs Skeleton 8 - 22
      • Hit - 17 damage - Kills It
    • Melee Attack vs Skeleton 9 - 16
      • Hit - 6 damage
  • T'Chuck
    • Casts Word of Radiance on two Skeletons, requiring Constitution Saving Throws
      • Skeleton 9 - 16
        • Success
      • Skeleton 7 - 5
        • Fail - 7 damage - Kills It
    • Moves, prompting an opportunity attack from Skeleton 9 - 20
      • Hit - 5 Slashing damage
  • Beholder-doodle
    • Melee Attack vs Skeleton 9 - 22
      • Hit - 9 damage - Kills It
    • Melee Attack vs Skeleton 10 - 18
      • Hit - 13 damage - Kills It
  • Bone Golem
    • Casts something on several people, requiring Constitution Saving Throws
      • T'Chuck - 12
        • Fail - 30 Necrotic damage - Knocks him unconscious
      • Screech - 14
        • Fail - 30 Necrotic damage
      • Beholder-doodle - Nat 1
        • Fail - 30 Necrotic damage
  • Skeleton 11
    • Ranged Attack vs Screech - 8
      • Miss

Round Three

  • R'Oarc
    • Heals T'Chuck for - 11 HP
  • Graves
    • Melee Attack vs Bone Golem or Skeleton 11 - 8
      • Miss
  • Selene
    • Casts Chill Touch, and Twins it to hit the Bone Golem and Skeleton 11
      • Bone Golem - 23
        • Hit - 7 Necrotic damage
      • Skeleton 11 - 20
        • Hit - 7 Necrotic damage
    • Uses a Bonus Action to Telekinetic Shove the Bone Golem, requiring it to make a DC 15 Strength Saving Throw - 10
      • Fail - It is shoved 5 ft back
  • Screech
    • Melee Attack vs Bone Golem {x2} - Nat 20, 15
      • Hit, Hit - 29 + 10 damage
  • T'Chuck
    • Casts Channel Divinity on the Bone Golem and Skeleton 11, requiring Wisdom Saving Throws
      • Skeleton 11 - 8
        • Fail - It is Turned
      • Bone Golem - 15
        • Fail - It is Turned
    • Casts Healing Word on himself for - 11 HP
  • Beholder-doodle
    • Melee Attack vs Bone Golem {x2} - 18, 18
      • Hit, Hit - 15 + 8 damage
  • Bone Golem
    • Runs away from T'Chuck, due to being Turned, prompting Opportunity Attacks from everyone until he takes damage
      • Screech - 10
        • Miss
      • Beholder-doodle - 21
        • Hit - 11 damage
  • Skeleton 11
    • Runs away from T'Chuck, due to being Turned, prompting Opportunity Attacks from everyone until he takes damage
      • T'Chuck - 11
        • Miss
      • Graves - 10
        • Miss

Round Four

  • R'Oarc
    • Casts Aura of Vitality on the Bone Golem
  • Graves
    • Melee Attack vs Bone Golem - 11
      • Miss
  • Selene
    • Casts Lightning Bolt on the Bone Golem, requiring a Dexterity Saving Throw - 4
      • Fail - 31 Lightning damage
    • Uses a Bonus Action to Telekinetic Shove the Bone Golem, requiring it to make a DC 15 Strength Saving Throw - 7
      • Fail - It is shoved 5 ft back
  • Screech
    • Melee Attack vs Bone Golem {x2} - 21, 19
      • Hit, Hit - 13 + 5 damage
  • T'Chuck
    • Casts Inflict Wounds on the Bone Golem - 20-something
      • Hit - 35 Necrotic damage - Kills it

Combat Ends

  • T'Chuck rolls Survival to harvest the best tendons from the Bone Golem - 22
    • He does that
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