Episode 377 - Angry Allies

When facing a monster of such horror and unknowable wrath you gotta bring in some dang back up! Hopefully the back up is like, helpful and not chaotic and prone to exploding.

## **Story**

### Long Story

The footsteps from last episode were just Skud running to catch up with them. Toby immediately opens fire on the monster that's sucking the life force from The Sorrowful Man. This prompts a battle in which Skud is finally able to use his *Summon Lesser Demons* spell in battle, which is as hilarious as it is difficult to document in the rolls section below. He summons 12 demons, but all of them are killed by this creatures Zone of Terribleness, except for one demon, named John. John is able to casts *Tasha's Hideous Laughter*, and incapacitates the creature, who is now rofl-ing. It quickly reconstitutes itself, and does some evil magic to freeze Skud in place. Lahni does some massive damage, with her punches. John is ultimately killed by the creature's Misty Zone, and Rowan, in a fit of rage, shoots two arrows at the creature, killing it.

Finally, The Sorrowful Man wakes up.

### Short

The whole episode is a fight between this Night Zone creature and the party. Skud summons Lesser Demons, which all immediately die, except for one of them, everyone's new favorite character John. He, too, dies, and Rowan is distraught. She kills the creature with some arrows. The Sorrowful Man wakes up.

## **Trivia**

* Skud met Catherine Beanlord on his way here
* Toby uses the spell *Wish* every single night to create 25,000 gold before he goes to sleep, and regains that spell slot back the next morning
* If this creature kills someone, they can only be revived by the spell *Wish*
* Nika did her college senior thesis for her History degree on Jack the Ripper
	+ Also, Nika has a History degree. That's cool

## **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**

* The Sorrowful Man
* John :(

### **Locations**

* The Elemental Plane of Earth
	+ The Night Zone

### **Quest Log Updates**

* [On-Hold] - Stop Tiamat!
* [Active] - Destroy The Orb!
	+ [Active] - Find the first missing piece
		- [Active] - Gain access to the Elite Forge
			* [On Hold] - Defeat Lucious Incendous, Master of the Fire Plane
			* [On Hold] - Defeat Fuckin Gary, Master of the Air Plane
			* [Active] - Defeat The Man of Sorrow/Lonny Caplain, Master of the Earth Plane
				+ [Complete] - ~~Save The Man of Sorrow/Lonny Caplain, Master of the Earth Plane~~
	+ [On-Hold] - Find the third missing piece
		- [On-Hold] - Investigate the final location
* [On-Hold] - Find Adira Harper
* [On-Hold] - Return to get Tuck Frump
* [Active][Jaeludra] - Investigate the Great Colosseum in Caer

### **Quotes**

**"Rowan sees John's heroic death, and screams, 'NOOO!!!'"** ~ *Jennifer Cheek*

## **Rolls**

* **Recap**
	+ Bachmann - 13
	+ Tim - 18
	+ Jennifer - 16
	+ **Nika - Nat1 - Reverse Bapped**

*Combat Begins vs the Shadow Monster*

* **Initiative**
	+ Nika - 15
	+ Bachmann - 11
	+ Jennifer - 10
	+ Toby - 3

* **Everyone** rolls *Stealth* before the battle begins to see if they are noticed
	+ Lahni - 15
	+ Rowan - 26
	+ Toby - 13
	+ Skud - 15
		- It doesn't see them coming

*Round One*

* **Lahni**
	+ Turns invisible
	+ As she enters its Zone of Awfulness, she has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- 15
			* 7 necrotic damage
	+ Attacks x2
		- 23, 21
			* Hit, Hit - 26 damage
	+ Runs back to the others

* **Skud**
	+ ~~The BattleBot comes running in~~
	+ Also, has to roll a Constitution Saving Throw
		- 10
			* Fail - 14 necrotic damage
	+ The BattleBot comes running in and attacks
		- 14
			* Hit - 12 damage
	+ Casts *Summon Lesser Demons*
		- 12 demons of CR 1/2
			* Rolls initiative for them as a group
				+ 19+3

* **Skud's Cackler 1 (Peter)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- 3
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from John and the Night Zone creature
					- John - 2
						* Fail - 2 psychic damage
					- Night Zone Creature - <11
						* Fail - 2 psychic damage

* **Skud's Cackler 2 (Andrew)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- 3
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from John and the Night Zone creature
					- John - 18
						* Success
					- Night Zone Creature - <11
						* Fail - 2 psychic damage

* **Skud's Cackler 3 (James)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- 19
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from John and the Night Zone creature
					- John - 10
						* Fail - 2 psychic damage
					- Night Zone Creature - <11
						* Fail - 2 psychic damage

* **Skud's Cackler 4 (John)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- Nat20
			* Success - Alive
	+ Casts *Tasha's Hideous Laughter*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw
		- ??
			* Fails - the creature is laughing on the ground, incapacitated

* **Skud's Cackler 5 (Phillip)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- <20
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from the Night Zone creature
					- Night Zone Creature - <11
						* Fail - 2 psychic damage

* **Skud's Cackler 6 (Bartholomew)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- <20
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from the Night Zone creature
					- Night Zone Creature - <11
						* Fail - 2 psychic damage

* **Skud's Cackler 7 (Thomas)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- <20
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from the Night Zone creature
					- Night Zone Creature - >11
						* Success

* **Skud's Cackler 8 (*unnamed*)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- <20
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from the Night Zone creature
					- Night Zone Creature - >11
						* Success

* **Skud's Cackler 9 (*unnamed*)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- <20
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from the Night Zone creature
					- Night Zone Creature - >11
						* Success

* **Skud's Cackler 10 (*unnamed*)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- <20
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from the Night Zone creature
					- Night Zone Creature - >11
						* Success

* **Skud's Cackler 11 (*unnamed*)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- <20
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from the Night Zone creature
					- Night Zone Creature - >11
						* Success

* **Skud's Cackler 12 (*unnamed*)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- <20
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from the Night Zone creature
					- Night Zone Creature - >11
						* Success

* **Rowan**
	+ Casts *Lightning Arrow* and ranged attacks with Oathbow {x2}
		- 31, Nat1
			* Hit, Miss - 17 lightning damage
		- Lightning also hits the Sorrowful Man and John, requiring Dexterity Saving Throws
			* John - 20
				+ Success - half-damage - 1 damage
			* The Sorrowful Man - ??
				+ Fail - 8 damage

* **Toby**
	+ Casts *Fireball (I think)* on the creature
		- 29
			* Hit - 13 fire damage
			* Adds +4 radiant damage from Pelor's Blessing

*Round Two*

* **The Creature**
	+ Has to make a DC 11 Wisdom Saving Throw to clear Tasha's Hideous Laughter
		- ??
			* Success - No longer laughing
	+ Casts *A Spell* on Skud, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw
		- Nat1
			* Fail - 13 necrotic damage, and becomes frightened, and paralyzed

* **Lahni**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw
		- 22
			* Success
	+ Punches it {x4}
		- 21, 22, 27, 25
			* Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit - 49 damage

* **Skud**
	+ Can't do shit

* **Skud's Cackler 4 (John)**
	+ Has to make a Constitution Saving Throw (with Advantage because he's best boy)
		- 17
			* Fail - Dead
				+ On death, casts *Last Laugh*, requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw from the Night Zone creature
					- Night Zone Creature - <11
						* Fail

* **Rowan**
	+ Ranged attack (Oathbow) {x2}
		- 14, [Nat20]]
			* Hit, Hit - 25 + 38 damage - *Kills It*

*Combat Ends*