Episode 240 - The Battle for the Books

Finding the diary of a crazed wizard is a tough thing. Do you read it? Do you read it extra carefully because the wizard may have put strange arcane spells within the dusty pages? You have to read it, of course. There is just too much potential knowledge that you just have to ignore the danger and barrel forward. Libraries and Books are the true dangers of our world, not those pesky dragons or dank dungeons.

## **Story**

The Ätlän-tã Fælcons are facing off against the risen corpse of Denton's old mentor, and love, Sofina Gadreel. She pissed. She banishes Toby to another plane, and Jerry is almost killed (again), but Jaela is able to knock her around enough to bring Toby back, and Rowan slays the foul beast.

The episode ends.

## **Trivia**

* Steve has a spear that he never uses
* This episode's title was accidentally switched with the title of the next episode, so they had to be switched back after publishing.

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

### **Cast and Player Characters**

* Michael DiMauro - *Dungeon Master*
* Tim Lanning - Toby Treacletart
* Jennifer Cheek - Rowan Grey
* Mike Bachmann - Steve Meloncamp
* Nika Howard - Jaela

### **Non-Player Characters**

* Denton Glenchester
* Sofina Gadreel

### **Quest Log Updates**

* [Active] - Curse of the Raven Queen / Destroy Sinu the Red
* [Active] - Find Teddy

### **Quotes**

**"Is it a Concentration spell? No, it doesn't say it is. It just says 'Tim's fucked'."** ~ *Michael*

## **Rolls**

* **Recap**
	+ Nika - 8
	+ Tim - 6
	+ Jennifer - 13
	+ Bachmann - 14

*Combat Begins vs Sofina Gadreel*

* **Initiative**
	+ Rowan - Nat20+4 - 24
	+ Steve - Nat20+2 - 22
	+ Sofina Gadreel
	+ Jaela - 9
	+ Denton - 6
	+ Toby - 6
	+ Jerry - 5

*Round One*

* **Rowan**
	+ Range Attack (x2) - 30, 25
		- Hit, Hit - 13, 10 damage

* **Steve**
	+ Casts *Reduce* requiring a DC 17 CON saving throw - 23
		- Success - Not reduced
	+ Hides behind a pillar

* **Sofina**
	+ Casts Banishment on *Toby*, requiring a CHA saving throw - 14
		- Fails - Toby vanishes to a demi-plane.
	+ Attacks Steve with a Flying Sword - 17
		- ~~Miss~~ Hit - 5 damage

* **Jaela**
	+ Melee Attack (Halberd) (x3) - 13, 25, 15
		- Miss, Hit, Miss - 9 "regular" damage, and 6 radiant damage

* **Denton**
	+ Melee Attack (Mace) - ??
		- Miss - Mutters under his breath about how they are all doomed

* **Jerry**
	+ Sticky Leg grapples - 7
		- Miss

*Round Two*

* **Rowan**
	+ Casts Ensnaring Strike, the next attack will force a STR saving throw, then Range Attacks - 30, 22
		- Hit, Hit - 21 piercing damage
		- Sofina - Strength saving throw - Nat1
			* Fail - She is restrained
				+ Sofina has to try to keep concentration - She succeeds, Toby is still banished

* **Steve**
	+ Uses Shield of Faith on himself
	+ Melee Attack (spear) - 25
		- Hit - 15 damage
		- She passes her saving throw for concentration again

* **Sofina**
	+ Flying Sword attacks Steve - 19
		- Hit - 4 damage
	+ Takes 5 piercing damage from the vines, and passes the concentration saving throw
	+ Throws a ball of fire, requiring everyone (except banished Toby) to make a DC 18 DEX saving throw
		- Jaela - 13 - Fail - 35 fire damage, 35 necrotic damage (actually only half that, 17) - 52 total damage
		- Rowan - 23 - Success - 36 damage half fire/half necrotic (Actually no damage because Rowan has Evasion)
		- Steve - 16 - Fail - 70 damage half fire/half necrotic
		- Jerry - 19 - Success - 36 damage half fire/half necrotic

* **Jaela**
	+ Melee Attack (Halberd) (x3) - 24, 23, 20
		- Hit, Hit, Hit - 18 total radiant damage, and 40 "other" damage
		- Finally knocks Sofina out of concentration, so Toby reappears

* **Denton**
	+ Casts Mass Cure Wounds on everyone for 24 hp

* **Jerry** *now alive, because of Denton*
	+ Sticky Leg grapples - 8
		- Miss

* **Toby**
	+ Casts Major Image to make a dragon mask made out of ~~steel~~ ~~adamantium~~ mithril, makes it real with fey Magic so she is blinded.

*Round Three*

* **Rowan**
	+ Lighting Arrow attacks - 23
		- Hit - 26 - kills her