Deadly Dungeon: Episode 13

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==Session 13: Delvers of the Forgotten Temple (8th Party - Floor 7)==
===Characters===
* Billy Linguini - Wild Soul Barbarian 6
* Elspeth "Big Brain" Linguini - Artificer Battlesmith 6
* 2 Toes Billy Linguini - Peace Cleric 6
* Goon Linguini - Soulknife Rogue 5, Green Draconic Sorcerer 1
=== Episode Synopsis ===
The party returns to action in a room with an angelic statue, a large cyan colored brazier, and 4 misty colored portals around the room. The Statue has four dark jewels on its wings. The party hears the statue say "Present an offering, and challenge each of the elements of Earth, Air, Water, and Fire". Billy tries to remove one of the jewels with a crowbar. After an unsuccessful attempt, Billy claims the gems are painted on the statue. Elspeth decides the party must find things to sacrifice in the brazier, and Billy goes and gets a chair and some books from the first room. He throws them into the brazier. They immediately start burning, but the brazier just gives off a pleasant warmth while nothing happens. 2 Toes puts a torch into the brazier, and suddenly one of the portals turns fiery red. 2 Toes dumps her waterskin into the brazier, opening a watery portal. Goon takes a piton and hammer and breaks a small piece off a tile, dropping into the brazier and opening a portal with a swirling typhoon of dust and stone. Goon blows a puff of air in the brazier, and the last portal opens with the sound of a rush of wind. Goon hands the Scroll of Melf's Acid Arrow to 2 Toes. 2 Toes recasts his Emboldening Bond on Goon, 2 Toes, and Billy. Elspeth drinks her Potion of Invulnerability. The party gathers around the earthen portal, and steps through. 
The party finds themselves in a cavernous room with limited light and tons of stalagmites and stalagtites. The room is so covered with them that it impedes movement. In the center of the room is a large Earth Elemental. As Elspeth runs forward, a Piercer drops from the ceiling and slams into her. Gizmobot dashes over to the Earth Elemental as well. 2 Toes casts Sacred Flame and damages the Elemental as Goon spots 3 Piercer's overhead. Billy enters into a rage, and a brilliant light shoots from his chest towards the Earth Elemental, who avoids the blow. Billy moves forward, dodging a Piercer, and slams the Earth Elemental twice with his Maul. The Earth Elemental slams Billy with his fist as Elspeth slams it with Booming Blade. 2 Toes misses with Sacred Flame as Goon misses a Mind Sliver. Billy fires his brilliant light at the Earth Elemental and blinds it, then smashes it with his Maul. The Earth Elemental moves, proccing Booming Blade damage, and slams Billy with its fist. A Piercer drops from the ceiling and misses Elspeth. 2 Toes uses the Scroll of Melf's Acid Arrow and fires an acidic bolt towards the Earth Elemental, missing. Goon throws Psychic Blades at the Earth Elemental and hits once, as Billy hits it twice with his Maul. The Earth Elemental slams Billy once as Gizmobot headbutts the Elemental. 2 Toes hits the Earth Elemental with Sacred Flame as Goon hits it with 2 Psychic Blades. Billy recklessly slams the Earth Elemental with his Maul and brings it down. As the Earth Elemental crumbles to the floor, there is a flash of light and the party finds itself back in the statue room, and a recycling chest has appeared. Elspeth discovers that the recycling chest has a transmutation property. Billy unsuccessfully tries to recycle a javelin. The party dumps all of their trash in the chest and moves on. 
The party sees that one of the gems on the statue's wing is glowing. They gather in front of the water portal and step through. They find themselves dropping immediately into rushing water and mist, impairing their movement and vision. The party immediately feels the water pushing them backwards towards a waterfall. Elspeth climbs up on a rock with Gizmo as Goon, Billy, and 2 Toes swim back to the north towards a different rock. Goon and Billy make it onto a rock, while 2 Toes starts slipping back down. 2 Toes swims back up to Goon, who pulls him back up on to his rock. A Water Elemental starts gliding over as Goon hammers a piton into the rock and ties rope around it, himself, and 2 Toes. Billy attempts to light a torch, but is unsuccessful in the mist of the waterfall. The Water Elemental moves on top of both Goon and 2 Toes, and uses it's Whelm ability to damage, grapple, and restrain Goon. 2 Toes is pushed off the rock and into the water, but is tied to Goon and she stops 20 feet from the rock. Elspeth throws Gizmobot up to the rock by Goon, and Gizmobot climbs into the Water Elemental. 2 Toes pulls Goon out from the Water Elemental. Goon tries to throw a rope to Elspeth, but fails. Billy throws a javelin at the Water Elemental and misses. The Water Elemental slams Gizmobot as Goon floats further down the water. Elspeth grabs the rope from Goon and ties it to herself. 2 Toes swims forward, Sacred Flames the Water Elemental, and then floats back away. Goon throws two Psychic Blades, doing a large amount of damage. Billy swims over to the Water Elemental and hits it with a javelin. The Water Elemental moves to Goon and 2 Toes and uses Whelm again, grappling Goon and pushing 2 Toes further down the waterfall. Billy slides down the water and stops on Elspeth's rock. Elspeth give Billy her Flail, and then pulls on the rope to drag Goon out of the Water Elemental again. 2 Toes hits the Water Elemental with Sacred Flame as Goon stabs it twice with Psychic Blades. Billy rages, giving himself an aura of retributive force, and then smashes the Water Elemental with the flail and pushes it back. The Water Elemental moves in and attacks Goon, but Billy uses Sentinel to hit it and push it back. The Water Elemental redirects it's attack to Gizmobot, smashing her for a lot of damage. Elspeth falls off the rock, and then throws a bag of flour at the elemental, hitting the rock instead. Gizmobot uses her Repair ability to heal, while 2 Toes misses with Sacred Flame. Goon hits the Water Elemental with a Psychic Blade as Billy swims up and recklessly smashes the Water Elemental, bringing it down. There is a flash of light, and the party finds themselves back in the statue room. There is a treasure chest that has appeared on the right side of the room, and another gem has lit up on the statue. Elspeth opens the chest and finds a Potion of Greater Healing. Goon transfers the Flail back to Elspeth and gives the Potion of Greater Healing to Billy, who drinks it. Billy reaches his hand into the brazier, taking fire damage and maintaining his rage. Billy immediately moves into the Air Portal, and the rest of the party charges in afterwards. 
Billy finds himself on a stone platform in the sky, and wind is pushing all around him. In the center of the playform is an Air Elemental, and the platform is also surrounded by 8 smaller platforms with Archer Goblins on them. The wind shifts to the east, but Billy holds fast against it. The Air Elemental moves to Billy and slams him with a fist, as the goblins fire shots and hit Billy twice. The force damage from the rage kills one of the goblins in retribution. The rest of the party enters the room and immediately jumps into the battle. Elspeth smashes the Air Elemental with her flail as Gizmobot headbutts the Elemental. The Air Elemental moves between Billy and Elspeth and uses Whirlwind. Billy holds his ground, but Elspeth is slammed away from the Elemental and flung off the platform. She flings her magical flail onto the platform just before she goes over. 2 Toes hits the Air Elemental with Sacred Flame as Goon is nearly knocked off the platform by the wind. The Goblins fire arrows, hitting Gizmobot and Goon. Billy picks up the Flail and recklessly smashes the Air Elemental twice. Elspeth continues to fall. Gizmobot critically bonks the Air Elemental with its head. The Air Elemental tries to slam Billy, but 2 Toes uses Protective Bond to teleport in and take the damage. 2 Toes goes unconscious as the Air Elemental then slams Billy and knocks him unconscious. The wind blows 2 Toes and Goon off the platform. Goon throws a last Psychic Blades as he falls off the platform and kills the Air Elemental. A flash of light occurs and the party finds themselves in the statue room. A third gem has lit up on the statue, and a treasure chest has appeared on the left side of the room. Elspeth doesn't splat onto the floor, and opens the Treasure Chest, finding a Scroll of Bless. Goon puts the Scroll of Bless in the Recycling Chest, and out of it pops 5 pieces of +1 Ammo. Elspeth spends a minute casting Mending on Gizmobot. 2 Toes stabilizes on the floor, while Billy bleeds out and dies. Elspeth completes 4 castings of Mending, bringing Gizmobot back to nearly full health. The party then gathers and enters the fire portal. 
The party finds themselves in an extremely hot room, standing on a metal grate that is 30 feet above lava. There are 4 stone platforms around the room, and it contains 4 Fire Snakes plus a Fire Elemental. Elspeth and Gizmobot take fire damage from the heat of the room, as the Snakes close in on the party. Elspeth charges the Fire Elemental, who slams her and brings her down. She uses her Radiant Weapon to blind the Fire Elemental before she lose consciousness. Goon takes fire damage from the heat of the room, and goes unconscious. The Fire Snakes surround Gizmobot, who rushes away and stands on a stone platform. Elspeth dies to the heat. Gizmobot notices that the platforms shield her from the heat, but two hits from the Fire Elemental brings Gizmobot down. Goon dies to the heat, and there is cooked Linguini all around the room........ 
=== Death Synopsis ===
Billy Linguini dies to an Air Elemental
2 Toes fades away to nothingness as the room turns white
Goon dies to the heat of the Fire Elemental room
Elspeth dies to the heat of the Fire Elemental room
Gizmobot dies to a Fire Elemental
=== Post Mortem Recap ===
* Don't go through the Snakes!
* Use specific spells and abilities such as Water Walk, Create Water, Fire Resistance, and other abilities to specifically deal with each elemental
* High damage parties can kill Elementals faster; allowing the rooms to continue longer allows the random room mechanics to slow down the party.
* There are four floors left in the dungeon (10 total). The female Guardian Robot will make an appearance on the next two floors.
Category:Deadly Dungeon Episodes