Episode 386 - The Final Bone Battle!? Part 2

That snake Lucius freaking cheated and tried to murder Skud! That rat! That villain! I hate him, but also respect his drive.

## **Story**

### Long Story

Well, what have we here? Skud has just been attacked by Lucious Incendous outright, who just chucked ~~a pair of~~ 3 javelins at the former, right in the nipples. There's some confusion on that point. It was definitely 2 javelins last episode, but that's fine. Also, the chat seems to agree with me, but disagrees with Bachmann and I in that Skud only took 20 damage last time, where the chat says it's 23. Bachmann elects to take the extra 3 damage. While I applaud the integrity, I de-plaud the falsity. Does that make sense?

Killian Dred kicks the episode off with a *Finger of Death*, aimed at Rick the Beholder. To rub salt in the wound, Duclaw Honeypaw kills Rick the Beholder! Now it's Skud's turn, and he's fighting two battles against Lucious Incendous. It's a little complicated, so Skud simplifies the equation by casting *Maze* and sending him away. Hell yeah! He then releases Toby, but in the real world, not in the card game. In the card game, he sends out Rowan. Toby readies *Maze*.

Rowan is able to *Hail of Thorns* Killian Dred and kills him, while Lahni Stunning Strikes Pandora Thorne. Finally, it comes down to Pyre vs Duclaw Honeypaw. Aint no match. One claw, two bites, and it's over. Skud has won!

The crowd goes wild. This is the first time Incendous has been defeated. As they cheer and clap, a murmuring begins to form. The cheers turn into screams, as everyone sees, up in the sky, the five-headed dragon Tiamat! She flies past the arena, off somewhere else. Guards and other officials begin running around, and some begin questioning Skud and co. asking where Lucious Incendous is. At that, Incendous appears from the Maze. He attempts at first to fight Skud, but he's stopped by his guards, who tell him that Tiamat has gone to attack the Elite Forge!

Incendous is reluctant to inform the party what's going on at first, but Rowan and Skud put the pressure on him, and so he begins to tell them about the artifact. To flex, Lahni holds up The Orb, surprising the Efreeti Champion. Turns out, Tiamat is after the piece of that orb that's currently being held in the Forge. He tells them that they want the artifact gone, and they are also welcome to anything else they want to take from the forge as well, if they take the artifact with them. He says he and his people can attempt to hold her off, if they promise to get the artifact out of their city.

Also as a reward, Skud's team are given the Scrolls of Resurrection for their fallen Bone Card creatures. Toby wants to use them to resurrect the 6 members of Lucious's party, so they do that. All of them are alive again! Unfortunately, this means that all of Skud's fallen creatures, are perma-killed. Bummer...

### Short

The Final Bone Card Battle Part 2! Skud sends Lucious Incendous into a *Maze*. Duclaw Honeypaw kills Rick the Beholder, Rowan kills Killian Dred, Lahni kills Pandora Thorne, and Pyre kills Duclaw Honeypaw. Incendous returns from the Maze to find that, not only has he lost, but also, TIAMAT IS ATTACKING! Actually, she flies off to the Elite Forge to get The Artifact. Skud and co. are given Fire Badges as a reward, and they promise to take the artifact away. Also, the party decides to resurrect all of Incendous's crew, rather than their own fallen allies.

## **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**

* Lucious Incendous
* Pandora Thorne
* Duclaw Honeypaw
* Killian Dred
* Sharpe Lestat
* Ysla Caine
* Wordsworth Zics
* Tiamat

### **Locations**

* The Elemental Plane of Fire
	+ The City of Brass
		- The Bones Arena

### **Quest Log Updates**

* [On-Hold] - Stop Tiamat!
* [Active] - Destroy The Orb!
	+ [Active] - Find the first missing piece
		- [Active] - Gain access to the Elite Forge / Sneak past Tiamat
			* [Complete] - ~~Defeat Lucious Incendous, Master of the Fire Plane~~
	+ [On-Hold] - Find the third missing piece
		- [On-Hold] - Investigate the final location
* [On-Hold] - Find Adira Harper
* [On-Hold] - Return to Catherine Beanlord's graveyard in The Elemental Plane of Earth get the body of Tuck Frump
* [Active][Jaeludra] - Investigate the Great Colosseum in Caer

### **Quotes**

* **"What is the difference between a nasty bus stop, and a lobster with breast implants? One is a crusty bus station and one is a busty crustacean!"** ~ *Nika Howard, 2020*

* **"Michael, I play with balls while I'm bored. *This* is Bone Cards..."** ~ *Tim, unfortunately*

* **"I think it's time we slap the stupid out of y'all..."** ~ *Lahni*

## **Rolls**

* **Recap**
	+ Tim - 7
	+ Bachmann - 6
	+ Michael - 5
	+ **Jennifer - 15**
	+ Nika - 12

*Bone Card Championship continues vs. Lucious Incendous*

* **Initiative**
	+ Skud
	+ Lucious Incendous

*Round Three (continued)*

* **Killian Dred**
	+ Casts *Finger of Death* on Rick the Beholder, requiring a DC 23 CON Saving Throw
		- 23 - Success
			* 69 damage

* **Duclaw Honeypaw**
	+ Rapier Attack vs Rick the Beholder
		- 24
			* Hit - 26 damage - *Kills it*

* **Pandora Thorne**
	+ Attack vs Lahni (with disadvantage)
		- 19
			* Miss

*Round Four*

* **Skud**
	+ Pumps Up Lahni
	+ Casts *Maze* on Lucious Incendous
	+ Pulls Toby into the real world, though, not the Bone Battle
	+ Runs to the back wall, places Rowan's Bone Card, sends her out against the wall

* **Toby**
	+ Smacks Skud's ass - 10
		- Skud does a backflip
	+ Readies *Maze*

* **Rowan**
	+ Climbs up the wall of the stands into the crowd watching
	+ *Hail of Thorns* Attack vs Killian Dred
		- ~~Nat1~~ 23
			* Hit - 52 damage, and requires a DEX Saving Throw
				+ 4 - Fail
					- 40 damage - *Kills them*
	+ Ranged Attack vs Pandora Thorne
		- 28
			* Hit - 24 damage

* **Lahni**
	+ Stunning Strike vs Pandora Thorne {x4} (with advantage)
		- 19, Nat20
			* Hit, Hit - 64 damage, requires a DC 19 CON Saving Throw - *Kills her*
				+ 17 - Fail
					- Stunned until the end of Lahni's next turn

* **Pyre**
	+ Claw Attack vs Duclaw Honeypaw {x2} + Bite Attack
		- 25, 29, [[Nat20]
			* Hit, Hit, Hit - 168 - *Kills him*

* **Toby**
	+ Rolls to smack Skud's ass - 15
	+ With advantage - 15
	+ And uses *Lucky* - 15

*Championship Battle Ends*

* Everyone has to make a *Perception* roll
	+ **Toby** - 14
	+ **Skud** - 25
	+ **Rowan** - 12
	+ **Lahni** - 16
		- Everyone hears the murmurings of the crowd

* Skud and Rown roll *Persuasion* against Lucious Incendous
	+ **Skud** - 18
		- Success
	+ **Rowan** - 19
		- Success