Episode 125 - The Clothes Makes the Bucky

All people need to watch out for their influences. Sometimes they can overpower who you really are and make you do terrible things. Maybe they will even turn you into a monster or maybe even a terrifying spider hell creature. That is why you need to watch out and protect your own heart. Who hasn’t let outside influences change them into a tentacled monster who wants to hurt their friends?

## **Story**

Having reverted back to the form of their 14-year-old selves, the Jaela, Harper, and Aludra have just met up with Bucky! But he's different... He is wearing the skin of Yeenoghu! Also, Daisy is there, but she is a terrifying amalgamation of a Daisy and a spider and a nightmare terror. Truly this is the darkest timeline. Bucky hops on ~~pop~~ Daisy, and acts rather antagonistically toward his former friends. He ushers forward Ros!!!!!!!1!, who is also fucked up and demonic looking. She's got horns and red skin! Only Exclamation Points from now on!

And then! Thom the Dragonborn steps out the shadow, with four tentacles coming out of his back! HE IS NOW EVEN MORE DEMONIC!!! Aludra decides that the skin of Yeenoghu that is on him is what's making him a monster, and so she aims to get it off of him! Bucky, who is huge now, by the way, offers them one chance to submit, which, surprisingly, they don't do, and so he pulls out his battle-crazed greatsword! And the fight begins!

Harper wrecks shop and Jaela is nearly killed by Ros-Demon, but Aludra is finally able (after a string of truly horrific rolls) to get the skin of Yeenoghu off of her darling Buckster! There is a flash of light, and things begin to return to normal! Bucky shrinks (but only slightly), Thom's tentacles dissolve, Daisy's spider stuff is gone, and Ros's horns go away! Yay!

## **Trivia**

* This is the last episode to be played entirely in the 4th edition. In the next episode, they have their change to the 5th edition
* This is the first time Jaela and Bucky have met. Not a good first impression, indeed...

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

### **Cast and Player Characters**

* Michael DiMauro - *Dungeon Master*
* Tim Lanning - Lord Titus Harper
* Jennifer Cheek - Aludra Wyrmsbane
* Nika Howard - Jaela

### **Non-Player Characters**

* Bucky
* Daisy
* Ros
* Thom the Dragonborn?!?!?

### **Locations**

* Yeenoghu's Moving City
	+ Yeenoghu's Fortress

### **Quest Log Updates**

* [On-hold] - End the Demon Apocalypse / Kill Fennekin
	+ [On-hold] - Destroy the Demon Portal device with the Hammer of Sundering
* [On-hold] - Find Adira Harper
	+ [On-hold] - Investigate the "Devil" situation northwest of Mastwick
* ~~[Complete] - Rescue Bucky and Ros~~
* [Optional] - Clean up Drunkeros
	+ [Optional] - Investigate the Mind Flayers in the Swamps of Ichtaka
	+ [Optional] - Investigate Pyre ruling Mastwick
	+ [Optional] - Investigate the Church of Bahamut's army
	+ [Optional] - Recruit the assistance of the Dwarves in Deephome
	+ [Optional] - Recruit the assistance of the Elves in Galanthis
* [Backburner] - Find a way to get Steve Meloncamp out of Thom's head

### **Quotes**

**"What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? Do you get off on this shit? Do you feel like a man?"** ~ *Tim Lanning, to DM Michael DiMauro after learning of the many horrors before them*

## **Rolls**

* **Recap**
	+ Tim - 10
	+ Jennifer - 17
	+ Nika - Nat20 - Bapped - Chooses Michael DiMauro

* **Jaela** does a *Religion* check on Ros to see if she is a demon - 18
	+ She looks pretty demonic

* **Aludra** does a *Perception* check on Bucky-Demon to see if he is, in fact, actually Bucky - 25
	+ She is sure that it is Bucky, but something is not right

*Combat begins vs Bucky and his Army of Terrors*

* **Initiative**
	+ Jaela - Nat20 (34)
	+ Ros-Demon
	+ Daisy-Demon
	+ Bucky-Demon
	+ Aludra - 28
	+ Thom-Demon
	+ Harper - 14

*Round One - the good gang vows to do non-lethal damage to the bad gang*

* **Jaela**
	+ Intimidates Bucky
	+ Names Thom as her Oath of Enmity
	+ Shared Madness on Bucky - 34 vs Thom's Will
	+ Hit - 11 damage to both Thom and Bucky

* **Ros-Demon**
	+ Throws a dagger at Jaela - 39 vs AC
		- Hit - 29 damage

* **Bucky-Demon**
	+ Rides on Daisy toward Aludra, swings the greatsword - 24 vs AC
		- Miss

* **Daisy-Demon**
	+ Bites Aludra - 21 vs AC
		- Miss

* **Aludra**
	+ Burst of Earth's Fury against Bucky - 18 vs AC
		- Miss

* **Thom-Demon**
	+ Bounding Charges at Jaela- 30 vs AC
		- Hit - 26

* **Harper**
	+ Blasts Bucky-Demon with wind - 34
		- Hit - 37 damage to Bucky-Demon and anyone within 15 ft of him, which is Daisy-Demon and Thom-Demon
		- Also, pushes those four together

*Round Two*

* **Jaela**
	+ Dirvish strikes Thom-Demon into Bucky-Demon - 28 vs AC
		- Hit - 31 damage to Thom-Demon
	+ Hits Bucky-Demon with Thom-Demon - 36 vs AC
		- Hit - he is thrown off Daisy-Demon and knocked prone

* **Ros-Demon**
	+ Attacks Jaela - 40 (HIGHEST ROLL OF THEM GAME!!!!!!!!! \*airhorn sounds\*)
		- Hit - 28 damage

* **Daisy-Demon**
	+ She squirts spider webs from her butt at Aludra - 19 vs Reflex
		- Miss

* **Bucky-Demon**
	+ Swings Greataxe at Aludra - 32 vs AC
* Hit - 31 damage

* **Aludra**
	+ Grapples Bucky-Demon to take the skin of Yeenoghu off him - 19 vs AC
		- Miss
	+ Rolls her "Gambler's Dice to add 1d8 to her roll - ... 1 - 20 vs AC
		- Miss
	+ Uses Jaela's Divining Guidance so she can re-roll - ................. Nat1 ..... jesus christ
		- *Everyone say it with me:* Miss

* **Thom-Demon**
	+ Sword attacks Aludra - 35 vs AC
		- Hit - 24 damage

* **Harper**
	+ Thunderous Cacophany on Bucky-Demon, Daisy-Demon, and Thom-Demon - 37 vs Fortitude
		- Hits all three

*Round Three*

* **Jaela**
	+ Grapples the Yeenoghu skin off Bucky-Demon - 24 vs AC
		- Miss

* **Ros-Demon**
	+ Dagger throw at Jaelster - 32 vs AC
		- Hit - 28 damage - drops her below zero

* **Daisy-Demon**
	+ Bites Aludra - 21 vs AC
		- Miss

* '*Bucky-Demon*
	+ Swings Greataxe at Aludra - 20 vs AC
		- Miss

* **Aludra**
	+ Once again, attemps to get the cloak from Bucky-Demon - 26
		- Success - She rips the skin off. Gross.

*Combat Ends*