Episode 176 - The War of Wyrmsbane Keep Part 1

The party arrived to rescue Bucky, but find themselves in the middle of the dwarven civil war.

## **Story**

There is a large hole in the outer wall of Wyrmsbane Keep, and Earth Elementals and Oakback warriors are streaming in, with the Wyrmsbane forces on their heels. The bolts that struck down Erynn Colleen and Marlamin Windlore were fired from a siege engine with massive treads, and three dwarves protected under crystalline canopies controlling the various weapon systems. The central station controls the engine and fires the array of 30 to 40 bolts. The two satellite positions control flamethrowers. The party will have to deal with that problem later, as the ground troops approach.

Aludra announces her arrival on to the battlefield with Thunderwave after Thunderwave, and Harper follows her lead with a Thunderwave of his own as he soars above the battlefield with an Investiture of Wind. Jaela gladly engages with the troops trying to offer what protection she can to Jett Razor who seems to be the favored target among the party. With bard's natural talents not very effective against the Earth Elementals, he pulls out his new Bag of Tricks to call the giant rat McKenzie by his side. The party is able to take down quite a few of the Oakback forces, but not without taking damage of their own, and the battle rages on.

## **Trivia**

* It is revealed that in between episodes, the party retroactively went to the store before returning to Deephome.
* Tim Lanning realizes he couldn't teleport the party out of the worm like he thought he could.

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

### **Cast and Player Characters**

* Michael DiMauro - *Dungeon Master*
* Nika Howard - Jaela
* Mike Bachmann - Jett Razor
* Jennifer Cheek - Aludra Wyrmsbane
* Tim Lanning - King Titus Harper

### **Non-Player Characters**

[Note: In world, the episode is just two rounds of combat, or twelve seconds. Neither of the below characters are mentioned in this episode, but are with the party and will reappear.]

* Kipper
* Old Man Weck

### **Locations**

* Deephome
	+ Wyrmsbane Keep

### **Inventory Updates**

* +8 diamonds
* +Some dirt, feathers, sprigs of licorice root, and other reagents
* -hellwasp honey to provide for the five year gap
* +1 pair of Winged Boots (retroactively) for Jaela (Thom's)
* +1 scroll of detect magic, 2 potions of health, potion of water breathing, and the Eyes of Charming
* +1 Immovable Rod for Aludra
* +1 Bag of Tricks for Jett

### **Quest Log Updates**

* ~~[Active] - Prevent the impending dwarven civil war~~
* [Updated] - Win the dwarven civil war
* [Active] - Clear Jaela's name
* [Active] - What are birds?
* [Active] - Kipper, foe or friend?
* Save the shrinking high elf city of Galanthis

### **Quotes**

**"I forgot the most important thing, the spell emits a thunderous boom audible up to three hundred feet. So everyone sees what just happened. I just fucked up some rock elementals and I just threw debris everywhere. Let'em know who's home now. It's Aludra. I'm back, bitches."** ~ *Aludra Wyrmsbane*

## **Rolls**

* **Recap**
	+ Tim - Nat1 - Reverse Bapped
	+ Jennifer - 18
	+ Nika - 14
	+ Bachmann - 10

*Combat Begins*

* **Initiative** vs 3 Earth Elementals and 6 Oakback Guards
	+ Aludra - 18 (Dex +1)
	+ Earth Elemental - 18 (Dex -1)
	+ Oakback Dwarf
	+ Oakback Dwarf
	+ Earth Elemental
	+ Jett - 7+2
	+ Oakback Dwarf
	+ Oakback Dwarf
	+ Harper - Nat1+3
	+ Oakback Dwarf
	+ Oakback Dwarf
	+ Jaela - Nat1+1
	+ Earth Elemental

*Round 1*

* **Aludra** vs 3 Elementals
	+ Thunderwave requiring a 16 Con Saving Throw
		- Miss, Hit, Hit - 11 damage (thunder) x2 (vulnerable to thunder) - 11 damage, 22 damage, & 22 damage (thunder) - The spell emits a thunderous boom audible up to 300 feet.

* **Earth Elemental** vs Aludra
	+ Slam x2 - 16 & 25
		- Miss and Hit - 14 damage (bludgeoning)

* **Oakback Dwarf** vs Jaela
	+ Jaela - Opportunity Attack - 3+10
		- Miss
	+ Melee with axe - 17 & Nat1 with Disadvantage
		- Miss

* **Oakback Dwarf** vs Jett Razor
	+ Melee with hammer - 17 - *It's hammer time.*
		- Miss - *You can't touch this.*

* **Earth Elemental** vs Harper
	+ Slam x2 - 17 & 21
		- Harper - Shield against one attack
		- Hit - 14 damage (bludgeoning)

* **Jett** vs Oakback Dwarf
	+ Bag of Tricks - Summons a giant rat - *McKenzie! I choose you!*
		- Commands McKenzie to attack the nearby Oakback Dwarf

* **Oakback Dwarf** vs Aludra
	+ Melee attack with axe - 23
		- Hits - 11 damage (slicing)

* **Oakback Dwarf** vs Jaela
	+ Melee attack - (?) \*Nat1 (with Disadvantage)
		- Miss

* **Harper** vs 2 Earth Elementals
	+ Investiture of Wind (quickened with 2 Sorcery points) to make it one bonus action.
	+ Flies 60 feet above the two injured Earth Elementals
	+ Spends 6 sorcery points. Disintegrate 10d6 + 40 requiring a 18 Dex Saving Throw
	+ ~~Nat20~~
	+ (?) & (?) - Hit & Hit - 74 damage (force) - Both stagger a little and keep going and flies away.

* **Oakback Dwarf x2** vs Jett
	+ They tell him they hate him and think his second album is overrated.
	+ Melee Attack - Nat1 & 4
		- Miss & Miss - *I thought your second swing was a bit derivative.*

* **Jaela** vs Dwarf
	+ Melee Attack - 26 & 19
		- Hit & Hit - 31 damage - *Jaela maintains eye contact with the one that hits her, she slices her halberd through his knees and then brings it around and slices through his neck.*

* '*Earth Elemental* vs Jaela
	+ Slam x2 - 2+14 & 2+14 (with Disadvantage)
		- Miss and Miss

*Round 2*

* **Aludra** vs Earth Elemental and Dwarf
	+ Thunderwave requiring a 16 Con Saving Throw
		- (?) & (?) - Hit and Hit - 9 damage (thunder) x2 and 9 damage (thunder) - The Earth Elemental is on its last let.

* **Earth Elemental** vs Aludra
	+ Slam x2 - 27 & 26
		- Hit and Hit - 14 damage (bludgeoning) x2

* **Oakback Dwarf** vs Jaela
	+ Melee Attack - (?)
		- Miss

* **Earth Elemental** vs Jett
	+ Slam x2 - 26 & Nat20
		- Hit & Hit - 42 damage (bludgeoning)

* **Jett** vs 1 Earth Elemental and 3 Oakback Dwarves
	+ McKenzie vs Oakback Dwarf
		- Bite - 10+4 & 10+4(with Advantage for being within 5 feet of Jett)
			* Miss
	+ Compulsion requiring a Wisdom Saving Throw against all creatures attacking him.
		- (?), (?), (?), & (?) - Two dwarves are compelled. The dwarves have to flee on their turns.

* **Oakback Dwarf** vs Aludra
	+ Melee Attack - (?)
		- Miss

* **Oakback Dwarf** vs Jaela
	+ Melee Attack - (?)
		- Miss - Swings and attacks where Jaela would have been but her stupid vibratey cloak makes him miss.

* Harper - **Odds or Evens** - To determine if he can get in range of all three Earth Elementals
	+ Chooses evens - *Always go evens because there are more of those on the dice.*
		- Even - Can hit all three elementals with a Thunderwave
* **Harper** vs 3 Earth Elementals
	+ Thunderwave (at a 4th level) requires a 18 Con Saving Throw
		- (?), (?), & (?) - Hit, Hit, & Hit - Spend a Sorcery point to Empower the spell, for ability to reroll die. 6d8 - Reroll five die. - Keeps an 8&5 - 39 damage (thunder) x2 - 78 damage (thunder) and pushes all the Elementals into the path of the running away dwarves. - Two of them are blasted into tiny pebbles, and the other lost about half of its body from being blown apart.
	+ Moves as far away as possible

* **Oakback Dwarf x2** vs Jett
	+ Melee Attack - (?) & (?)
		- Hit - 11 damage
	+ Flee Jett - Opportunity Attacked
		- 3 - Jett misses

* **Jaela** vs Oakback Dwarf
	+ Reaction to yell at Jett to move closer to her
	+ Melee Attack - Nat20, 24, & (?)
		- Hit, Hit, & Miss - 40 damage - He dead.

* **Earth Elemental** vs Jaela
	+ Slam - 24 & (?) (with Disadvantage)
		- Hit - 14 damage (bludgeoning)
	+ Slam - (?) (without Disadvantage)
		- Miss

*Combat To Be Continued...*