Episode 283 - Once More Into the Bone Cage

When suspects flee the scene of a crime you gotta throw them into the – Bone Cage. That is how justice is served in a helpful non-lethal way. Plus these two knuckle heads had something to do with the disappearance of a god, so that is a huge no-no in pretty much every realm. But they are very powerful, but will they be powerful enough to destroy the bone cage? Who knows!? The bone cage is vague and loose in game stats so you just kinda gotta wing it.

## **Story**

### Long Story

Gruumsh One-Eye's army of Orcs has breached the wall of the city The Last Respite, in Elysium. Toby Treacletart has taken the form of Yazdir Dosh, the dragon. He uses *Frightful Presence* to scare everyone out of the tavern, Modean 7. Rowan finds the two suspicious guards from before, Gagney and Tyson, and asks them where they're going. They want to leave, but Rowan attempts to strong-arm them into staying and fighting, using Skud('s bonecage) and Lahni to help scare them. They are resistant so naturally, a fight breaks out. Lahni ties their feet together so they can't run away, and Skud uses his skele-bros to form the bone cage around the two of them, so they are well and truly boned, hahaha. Meanwhile, outside, Toby, having taken the form of Yazdir Dosh, rallies the troops and paralyzes a bunch of orcs, then uses the dragon Shape Change ability to appear as Doug the Dark Elf. Back in the bar, the "heroes" wail on the two restrained guards until *eventually* Gagney is knocked unconsious, and Tyson surrenders, promising to tell them what he knows.

### Short

Rowan, Skud, and Lahni beat up on the two suspicious guards, Gagney and Tyson, while Toby, as Yazdir, rallies the troops outside. Eventually, Gagney is knocked out and Tyson promises to tell them everything

## **Trivia**

* During the initiative, Skud has his skeletons take the form of a cage, but they still have arms and weapons. So they move as one, but they can attack separately
* Tim's Toby's Yazdir's Doug the Dark Elf form uses the stats of Jarlaxle, a famous D&D NPC LOL

## **In This Episode...**

### **Cast and Player Characters**

* Michael DiMauro - *Dungeon Master*
* Tim Lanning - Toby Treacletart
* Jennifer Cheek - Rowan Grey
* Mike Bachmann - Skud Derringer
* Nika Howard - Lahnik "Lahni" Caplain

### **Non-Player Characters**

* Gagney and Tyson
* Sal, the Street Meat Vendor

### **Locations**

* Elysium
	+ The Last Respite

### **Quest Log Updates**

* [Backburner] - Return Prince Thom Harper to his mother, Queen Ashayara Dayne
* [On-Hold] - Find Pelor
	+ [On-Hold] - Go to the Shadowfell and look around for clues
* [Active] - Find out who killed Tilly and Donnybrooke
	+ [Active] - Interrogate the two suspicious, newer guards
* [On Hold] - Find Lannie Caplain
	+ [On Hold] - Investigate Galanthis
* [Optional] - Find a way to pay back the Ferrim Pecunia bank of Pelor's Hope
* [Active][Jaeludra] - Investigate the Great Colosseum in Caer
* [Active][Jaeludra] - Investigate the Oracle's strange prophecies

### **Quotes**

**"Fuckin' let us go, you... fuckin' fuck. I... fuckin' hate you. It's fuckin' bullshit, and you're gonna fuckin' die."** ~ *Tyson or perhaps Gagney*

**"I just realized that, Michael, you will say something, and then, you say it again in simple terms for *us*, and thank you for that."** ~ *Nika Howard*

## **Rolls**

* **Recap**
	+ Nika - 11
	+ Tim - 19
	+ Jennifer - 9
	+ **Bachmann - 1 - Reverse Bapped**

* **Rowan** rolls *Perception* to find Gagney and Tyson - 27
	+ They are trying to blend in with the crowd

*Combat begins vs Gagney and Tyson*

* **Initiative**
	+ Rowan - 21
	+ Skud - Nat20
	+ Lahni - 13
	+ Skele-bros (cage form) - 13
	+ Gagney
	+ Tyson
	+ Toby (outside, not really in battle, but exists)

*Round One*

* **Rowan**
	+ Casts *Ensnaring Strike* on the two
	+ Melee attack (Dancing Rapier) vs Gagney - 26
		- Hit - 10 piercing damage, must make a DC 17 STR saving throw due to the Ensnaring Strike - 16
			* Fail - he is restrained

* **Skud**
	+ Casts *Bestow Curse* on Tyson, requiring a DC 18 WIS saving throw - < 18
		- Fails - he is cursed, and must make a similar throw at the start of each of Tyson's turns, or lose a turn, essentially

* **Lahni**
	+ Ties two of their legs together, using an attack roll - 29
		- Success - they are restrained and tied together

* **Skele-bros**
	+ Closes the the bone cage around them, using a grapple
		- Against Gagney - 19+4
			* He is grappled
		- Against Tyson - 17+4
			* He is grappled as well
	+ We later learn that the Tower of Grey are trapped in the cage as well

* ~~**Gagney**~~
	+ ~~Rolls his WIS saving throw -~~

* **Tyson?**
	+ Rolls his WIS saving throw? - 17
		- Fails - looses a turn

*It's god-damn 3:18 in the freakin AM while I'm writing this, and this is some D&D-ass D&D they're playing, so excuse me if this makes little to no sense, or is blatheringly unintelligible*

* **Gagney**
	+ Takes 2 damage from Rowan's thing
	+ Melee Attack (sword) vs Lahni (x2) - <25, 25
		- Miss, Hit - has to make a CON saving throw - 20 slashing damage, isn't hurt by the poison that's totally on the blade

* **Toby (as Yazdir, not in tavern)**
	+ Rolls *Persuasion* to strengthen the defending forces - 12
		- He feels like everyone is pretty inspired
	+ Uses his draconic *Paralyzing Breath*, requiring any creatures within to make a DC 20 saving throw - one makes it through, the others don't
	+ Jumps down and uses the Draconic ability to Change Shape into Doug the Dark Elf
	+ Shoots the remaining orc with three huge arrows - 30 damage or whatever. Things are weird, you guys...

*Round Two*

* **Rowan**
	+ Rolls *Persuasion* to get the to talk, not fight - 16
		- An opposed roll - He seems pretty mean
	+ Ranged Attack (Un-oathed Oathbow) vs Gagney (x2) - Nat20, 29
		- Hit, Hit - 15 piercing damage + 12 radiant damage

* **Skud**
	+ Uses *Investigation* to see what Gagney and Tyson's whole situation is - 19
		- He can tell that their name patches were taken off and sewn on clumsily
	+ Gives *Sanctuary* to Rowan

* **Lahni**
	+ Punches both of them
		- Against Gagney - 16
			* Hit - 14 damage - *knocks him out*
		- Against Tyson - 2
			* Hit - 11 damage - *surrenders*

*Combat Ends*