Episode 396 - Fungal Fantasia Part 2

These dang illusory nightmares are dang spooky and our heroes are getting beat up! But I know they can do it and, heck, maybe learn something along the way!

## **Story**

### Long Story

Toby is still possessed, and sending psychic projections of his friends' worst fears at them. The E.G.G. Killer creates a Shadowy Creature to fight along side him, which keeps trying to hide from everyone. Bucky is able to defeat the Natchoos monster, despite no longer being a Player Character. Skud, who is a Player Character, destroys the last three skeleton creatures, but is unable to finish off the Shambling Mound, which pulls him into itself, strangling him. Lahni runs over to help fight this thing, until Skud frees himself. He is then immediately caught again. Lahni kills the beast, and the EGG killer makes a ranged attack against her. This finally allows Lahni to use her Deflect Missiles ability, and catches the arrow! She sends it right back to him. It doesn't deal a lot of damage, but that's not the point, you know? Finally, Skud finishes him off with a Meteor Swarm, which also gets rid of the Shadow Creature.

A voice comes from nowhere, congratulating him. It tells them that they can have Toby back, and drops him, Rowan Grey, and Eckhart Dayhammer harmlessly to the ground.

### Short

The fight continues vs the Mushroom visions. Bucky slays the Natchoos. Skud destroys the last of the skeletons, and is almost drowned twice by the Shambling Mound. Lahni kills it, though, and then everyone focuses on the E.G.G. Killer. Skud finishes it off by sending a Swarm of Meteors toward it.

## **Trivia**

* I still don't know what this "$20 paid to Bachmann" thing is all about. I just don't understand. Is it a Patreon thing? It sounds like a joke, but they play it so straight. If it's not a joke, did the person who paid want Toby to become infected and attack anyone? Was it the Angel of Death? I just don't understand...

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

### **Cast and Player Characters**

* Tim Lanning - Toby Treacletart / *Dungeon Master*
* Mike Bachmann - Skud Derringer
* Nika Howard - Lahnik "Lahni" Caplain

### **Non-Player Characters**

* Rowan Grey
* Bucky
* Eckhart Dayhammer

### **Locations**

* The Abyss
	+ The Slime Pits

### **Quest Log Updates**

* [On-Hold] - Stop Tiamat!
* [Active] - Destroy The Orb!
	+ [Active] - Find the final missing piece
		- [Active] - Investigate The Slime Pits of The Abyss
		- [Active] - Find/Rescue Adira Harper, Aludra Wyrmsbane, and Jaela
	+ [Back-burner][Toby] - Deal (or no deal) with Vecna
* [Side-line][Boris] - Restore the used Planar Crystals that power The *BTS*
* [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**

* **"You got a 2, I don't fucking belive it. Show the camera. Show the camera. NO, DON'T PICK THE DICE UP, SHOW THE CAMERA!"** ~ *Nika Howard, non-believer*

* **"I knew you dirt farmers were worthless. [gets punched by Lahni] Oof-ghhueue!"** ~ *The E.G.G. Killer*

* **"I just wanted to be like you..."** ~ *A dying Skud Derringer, to Lahni*

* **"You all knew I wanted to die!"** ~ *Mike Bachmann*

* **"Bosses are good now. Get your landlord to listen to us. Show an episode to a cop!"** ~ *Mike Bachmann*

## **Rolls**

* **Recap**
	+ Bachmann - 2
	+ **Nika - 11**

*Combat continues vs various mushroom visions*

* **Initiative (from last episode)**
	+ The E.G.G. Killer
	+ Bucky
	+ Skud
	+ 3 Skeletons
	+ Lahni
	+ Natchoos
	+ Shambling Mound

*Round Two (continued)*

* **Lahni**
	+ Monk Punch vs E.G.G. Killer {x4} - 11, 29, Nat1, 8?
		- Miss, Hit, Miss, Miss - 16 damage

* **Natchoos**
	+ Melee Attack (Bite) vs Bucky {x2} - 7, 6
		- Miss, Miss

* **Shambling Mound**
	+ Melee Attack (Slam) vs Skud {x2} - Nat20, 14
		- Hit, Miss - 15 Bludgeoning damage, also requires him to make a CON Saving Throw - 14
			* Success - Not caught in a bone cage

*Round Three*

* **E.G.G. Killer**
	+ Attempts to grapple Lahni, requiring a DC 15 DEX Saving Throw (with disadvantage) - 15
		- Success - She is not grappled
	+ Melee Attack vs Lahni {x2} - 20, 19
		- Miss, Miss

*A shadow creature with long, shadowy wings and claw-like hands emerges*

* **Bucky**
	+ Melee Attack (Greatsword) vs Natchoos {x3} - (Nika rolls) 19, (Bachmann rolls) 5, (Nika rolls) 8
		- Hit, Hit, Hit - *Kills it*

* **Shadow Creature**
	+ Attempts to hide - Nat1
		- Vs Lahni rolling *Perception* - 13
			* Not hidden
	+ Melee Attack vs Lahni - Nat20
		- Hit - 13 Psychic damage

* **Skud**
	+ Sends *Spiritual Weapon* to attack Skeleton 6 - 14
		- Hit - 5 damage
	+ Casts *Chain Lightning* requiring DC 18 DEX Saving Throws from 3 skeletons + Shambling Mound
		- Skeleton 6 - 4
			* Fail - 49 Lightning damage - *Kills it*
		- Skeleton 7 - 11
			* Fail - 49 Lightning damage - *Kills it*
		- Skeleton 8 - 4
			* Fail - 49 Lightning damage - *Kills it*
		- Shambling Mound - 13
			* Fail - 49 Lightning damage
	+ Moves away from Shambling Mound, provoking an opportunity attack - Nat20
		- Hit - 27 Bludgeoning damage, also requires him to make a CON Saving Throw - 6
			* Fail - *Grappled, Restrained, Unable to Breath: The Skud Derringer Story*

* **Lahni**
	+ Moves to Skud, provoking opportunity attacks from E.G.G. Killer - 21, 15
		- Miss, Miss
	+ Monk Punch vs Shambling Mound {x4} - 26, 21, 29, 23
		- Hit, Hit, Hit, Hit - 69 damage

* **Shambling Mound**
	+ Melee Attack vs Skud - 13
		- Miss
	+ Melee Attack vs Lahni - 13
		- Miss

*Round Four*

* **E.G.G. Killer**
	+ Melee Attack vs Lahni {x2} - 13, 13
		- Miss, Miss

* **Bucky**
	+ Melee Attack vs Shambling Mound {x3} - (Bachmann rolls) 6, (Nika rolls) 3, (Bachmann rolls) 3
		- Miss, Miss, Miss

* **Shadow Creature**
	+ Attempts to hide
		- Vs Lahni rolling *Perception* - 24
			* Not hidden
	+ Melee Attack vs Lahni - 17
		- Miss

* **Skud**
	+ Makes a CON Saving Throw - 23
		- He is able to break free of the grapple
	+ Casts *Vampiric Touch* on Shambling Mound - 21
		- Hit - 21 Necrotic damage
	+ Spiritual Weapon attacks Shambling Mound - 24
		- Hit - 5 damage
	+ Moves away from Shambling Mound, provoking an opportunity attack - Nat20
		- Hit - 20 Bludgeoning damage, also requires him to make a CON Saving Throw - 6
			* Fail - *Grappled, Restrained, Unable to Breath: The Skud Derringer Story Part 2: Electric Boogaloo*

* **Lahni**
	+ Monk Punch vs Shambling Mound {x4} - 18, ??, ??, ??
		- Miss, Hit, Hit, Hit - 46 damage - *Kills It*

* **E.G.G. Killer**
	+ Ranged Attack vs Lahni - 28
		- Hit - 10 damage
			* Lahni finally gets to use her Deflect Missiles ability to reduce damage to 0, then makes a Ranged Attack vs E.G.G. Killer - 14
				+ Miss
			* Also, she has to make a DC 13 CON Saving Throw - 21
				+ Success - She is not poisoned, she even licks the blade threateningly

* **Bucky**
	+ Melee Attack (Greatsword) vs E.G.G. Killer {x3} - (Nika rolls) 9+8, (Bachamnn rolls) 4+8, (Nika rolls) 5+8
		- Hit, Miss, Hit - 40 damage

* **Shadow Creature**
	+ Attempts to hide
		- Vs Skud rolling *Perception* - Nat1
			* It is hidden!
	+ Melee Attack (Claw) vs Skud - 18
		- Hit - 15 Psychic damage

* **Skud**
	+ Casts *Meteor Swarm* on the E.G.G. Killer, requiring a DC 18 DEX Saving Throw
		- Nat20 - Success
			* ~~142~~ 71 damage - *Kills it, also kills the Shadow Creature*

*Combat Ends*