C2 E74

Seems we caught our culprit responsible for the deaths around mushroom town. Now we just need to approach this with care since she is obviously powerful. We can do that...

## **Story**

### Long Story

The party stands outside a mushroom hut, in the newly named Myconid village of Fungarum. Having just born witness to Faelia Emberbrew inserting something into the brain of a sleeping Myconid, Screech, in Beholder-doodle form, ponders his next move at the window. He sees a skylight in the hut, and knows what he must do. T'Chuck and R'Oarc watch as the masked vigilante grapples up, and plunges himself down through the skylight to confront Emberbrew. Selene is still back by Emberbrew's hut from last episode lol.

Beholder-doodle tells Emberbrew that the jig is up, but Emberbrew disagrees. She turns back to the Myconid, and takes out a bag of some kind of powder. This, she pours into the funnel that's protruding from the Myconid's head! The mushroom man's eyes begin to glow red. Veins begin protruding from the creature's increasingly more muscular body. It sounds kind of hot, actually. But he's mean! He's become one of the Zombie Myconids!

R'Oarc, who can see through the window, does the only thing she can think to help this poor sexy creature. She casts *Healing Word*, attempting to restore some of his health. Somehow, however, this actually hurts him. Odd. The creature attacks, as does Emberbrew. She transforms herself into a large scorpion! Scary!

Beholder-doodle is able to snatches away her mysterious bags of powder (that's not a euphemism for anything), and then decides it would be a good idea to get out of the way of her scary claw-like pincers. So, he climbs up onto her back. It's only then that he remembers that scorpions have large awful tails that stab, because scorpions are an affront to God. So, he climbs right the fuck back off her back. And then he gets grabbed by her scary claw-like pincers.

At the beginning of the fight, T'Chuck uses his *Spirit Guardian* spell to create a zone of pain for both Emberbrew and the Zombie Myconid. Throughout the fight, this chips away at both of their HP, which is handy. Meanwhile, R'Oarc uses a bunch of healing spells, both on her friends, and on the Myconid. For the party, this actually heals them, but for the Myconid, it continues harming it, which is also handy. Selene (who is just able to join the fight now) uses Bolts of the Lightning and Fire variety to light 'em up, and even shoves the Myconid out of bed at one point, which is both handy, and hilarious. In response, the Myconid stands, grabs a dresser, and T'Chucks it at Selene. She worms her way out from under it, only to get hit by a Davenport flung by the creature. Ouch. She's taking a lot of furniture damage this episode. The beast has his gross, red, mushroom-y eyes on a nearby ottoman, when Selene finally finishes it off with one last *Fire Bolt*.

Emberbrew, still in scorpion form (form-pion?), gets Wounds Inflicted upon her, courtesy of T'Chuck, which turns her back into a human. She's pissed, so she starts whippin' spells at motherfuckers, T'Chuck specifically. She puts a rain cloud above his head, and does some lightning zaps upon him. She also casts *Moonbeam*, but this doesn't do too much damage.

Finally, Selene is able to defeat her with a *Hound of Ill Omen* she'd summoned. This doesn't kill Emberbrew, though, because they were all doing non-lethal damage. This includes Beholder-doodle, who was doing non-lethal throat slits. She realizes the game is no longer afoot, so she surrenders.

### Short

The party fights Faelia Emberbrew, and her Myconid Zombie Hulk thing. There's a lot of fun moments, like Emberbrew turning into a scorpion, and Beholder-doodle climbing onto her back before realizing this puts him in prime tail-stab position, so he jumps off. And also Selene getting a ton of furniture thrown at her. She eventually kills the Myconid, and uses a Hound of Ill Omen (that she still needs to name) to force Emberbrew to surrender.

## **Trivia**

* Nika's favorite number is 13.
* Faelia Emberbrew is a human.
* At one point, Nika suggests turning Emberbrew into a bug, putting her into a small box, and then, when the bug time is up, she'll turn back into a human, and be crushed by the box. The party then wonders why that plan sounds familiar, and asks if that's something they've done before on the podcast. I will have to look that up.

## **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 - Beholder-doodle (Screech Echo)

### **Non-Player Characters**

* Faelia Emberbrew
* Unnamed Zombie Myconid

### **Locations**

* The Underground
	+ Fungarum

### **Quest Board**

* [On-Hold] - Investigate the mysterious goings-on to the east
* [Active] - Save the Myconid people
	+ [Complete?] - Stop Faelia Emberbrew's suspicious plot
* [Active] - Restore Mineford to it's true potential
	+ [Active?] - Mushroom Gathering
	+ [Optional] - Reforge the Path to Morendarith
	+ [Optional] - Bring a load of ale to the newly opened Goblin city of Thornhaven
* [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
* [NEW][Selene] - Come up with a name for her Hound of Ill Omen

### **Quotes**

* **"You know what I'm thinkin'? I'm thinkin', once we take down Faelia, there's gonna be a ward up for grabs."** ~ *Mike Bachmann*

* **"I wanna [heal] him enough so that he's knocked unconscious!"** ~ *Nika Howard*

* **"I don't see any reason he can't do this, other than, it's ridiculous."** ~ *Michael DiMauro*

* **"Scorpions is tables."** ~ *Jennifer Cheek*

* **"Michael's face looks the opposite of when Nika's talking; he's so happy!"** ~ *Tim Lanning*

## **Rolls**

* **Beholder-doodle** rolls *Perception* to see if he can find the skylights that there absolutely are - 19
	+ He finds one

* **R'Oarc** casts *Healing Word* on the Myconid, healing it for - 5 HP
	+ Actually, it looks like 5 HP damage is done to it, somehow

*Combat Begins vs Faelia Emberbrew*

* *Initiative*
	+ **Beholder-doodle** - 28
	+ Faelia Emberbrew
	+ **T'Chuck** - 20
	+ **R'Oarc** - 13
	+ **Selene** - 9
	+ Unnamed Zombie Myconid

*Round One*

* **Beholder-doodle**
	+ Rolls *Sleight of Hand* to snatch away her bags of powder - Nat 20 + 6
		- Success

* **Faelia Emberbrew**
	+ Turns into a giant scorpion

* **T'Chuck**
	+ Jumps into the hut through the window
	+ Casts *Spirit Guardian*, to create a zone of Spirit Guardians
	+ Grants 9 Temp HP to himself and Beholder-doodle

* **R'Oarc**
	+ Casts *Aura of Vitality* to heal the Zombie Myconid for - 8 HP
		- He actually loses 8 HP

* **Selene**
	+ Casts *Lightning Bolt* on both Emberbrew and the Zombie Myconid, requiring them to make *Dexterity Saving Throws*
		- Zombie Myconid - Nat 20
			* Success - ~~31~~ 15 Lightning damage
		- Emberbrew - 3
			* Fail - 31 Lightning damage
	+ Uses a Bonus Action to *Telekinetic Shove* the Zombie Myconid, requiring a DC 15 *Strength Saving Throw* - 10
		- Fail - He is pushed out of bed

* **Zombie Myconid**
	+ Starts his turn within T'Chuck's *Spirit Guardian*, requiring a *Wisdom Saving Throw* - 18
		- Success - Not hurt
	+ Ranged Attack (Dresser) vs Selene - 22
		- Hit - 21 Dresser damage

*Round Two*

* **Beholder-doodle**
	+ Melee Attack vs Emberbrew (with Advantage) - 22
		- Hit - 9 + 10 damage

* **Faelia Emberbrew**
	+ Starts her turn within T'Chuck's *Spirit Guardian*, requiring a *Wisdom Saving Throw* - 17
		- Success - Not hurt
	+ Moves toward Beholder-doodle, prompting an opportunity attack from T'Chuck - 26
		- Hit - 6 damage
	+ Melee Attack (Right claw) vs Beholder-doodle - 21
		- Hit - 6 Bludgeoning damage, and is grappled
	+ Melee Attack (Left claw) vs Beholder-doodle - Nat 20
		- Hit - 10 Bludgeoning damage
	+ Melee Attack (Stinger) vs Beholder-doodle - 22
		- Hit - 7 Piercing damage, and must make a *Constitution Saving Throw* - 15
			* Success - ~~22~~ 11 Poison damage

* **T'Chuck**
	+ Casts *Inflict Wounds* on Emberbrew - 24
		- Hit - 26 Necrotic damage - *Turns her back into a human*
	+ Grants 8 Temp HP to himself and Beholder-doodle

* **R'Oarc**
	+ Casts *Healing Aura* on Beholder-doodle, healing him for - 8 HP
	+ Casts *Vicious Mockery* on Emberbrew, requiring a DC 14 *Wisdom Saving Throw* - 15
		- Success

* **Selene**
	+ Casts *Lightning Bolt* on the Zombie Myconid, requiring a DC 15 *Dexterity Saving Throw* - 20
		- Success - ~~33~~ 16 Lightning damage
	+ Summons a Hound of Ill Omen, spending three Sorcery Points
	+ Melee Attack (Hound of Ill Omen) vs Emberbrew - 22
		- Hit - 10 Piercing damage, also must make a *Strength Saving Throw* - 14
			* Success - Not knocked prone

* **Zombie Myconid**
	+ Starts his turn within T'Chuck's *Spirit Guardian*, requiring a *Wisdom Saving Throw* - 14
		- Fail - 21 Radiant damage
	+ Ranged Attack (Davenport) vs Selene - 20
		- Hit - 21 Davenport damage

*Round Three*

* **Beholder-doodle**
	+ Melee Attack vs Emberbrew {x2} - 26, 21
		- Hit, Hit - 10 + 5 damage

* **Faelia Emberbrew**
	+ Starts her turn within T'Chuck's *Spirit Guardian*, requiring a *Wisdom Saving Throw* - 20
		- Success - Not hurt
	+ Casts *a spell* on T'Chuck, requiring a *Dexterity Saving Throw* - 6
		- Hit - 13 Lightning damage

* **T'Chuck**
	+ Casts *Inflict Wounds* on Emberbrew - 11
		- Miss
	+ Casts *Healing Word* on Beholder-doodle, healing him for - 11 HP

* **R'Oarc**
	+ Casts *something* on Screech and Selene healing them
		- Screech - 8 HP
		- Selene - 12 HP

* **Selene**
	+ Casts *Fire Bolt*, and uses a Sorcery Point to Twin it, to target both Emberbrew and the Zombie Myconid
		- Emberbrew - 19
			* Hit - 12 Fire damage
		- Zombie Myconid - 16
			* Hit - 12 Fire damage - *Kills It*

*Round Four*

* **Beholder-doodle**
	+ Melee Attack vs Emberbrew {x2} - 15, 11
		- Hit, Miss - 8 damage

* **Faelia Emberbrew**
	+ Starts her turn within T'Chuck's *Spirit Guardian*, requiring a *Wisdom Saving Throw* - 20
		- Success - Not hurt
	+ Casts *Moonbeam* on T'Chuck

* **T'Chuck**
	+ Starts his turn within Emberbrew's *Moonbeam*, requiring a *Constitution Saving Throw* - 17
		- Succeed - ~~8~~ 4 damage
			* Also, must make a *Concentration Saving Throw* - ??
				+ Succeeds
	+ Casts *Inflict Wounds* on Emberbrew - 26
		- Hit - 22 Necrotic damage

* **R'Oarc**
	+ Casts *Healing Word* on Selene, healing her for - 12 HP
	+ Then does something else to heal her for an additional - 7 HP

* **Selene**
	+ Melee Attack (Hound of Ill Omen) vs Emberbrew - 17
		- Hit - 10 Piercing damage - *She Surrenders*

*Combat Ends*