Chapter 1: Seeds of Destruction

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Jul 18, 2024 1:34 pm
Quaxiver's blade strikes the nearest creature, spreading burnt cracks along the impact zone. The flames of his blade leap almost gleefully upon another of the creatures, scorching its previously unblemished crystalline body.

Ziggy's song inspires Quax at the same time that it demoralizes the creatures. All of them seem to move a bit more slowly, as if their hearts aren't in the fight as much.

With Quaxiver so close, they all turn on him and lash out with their tentacle-like appendages. He is able to parry or dodge the majority of the attacks, his footwork and swordplay enhanced by his bladesong, but he does take a couple of hits and the vines wrap around him and hold him in place.
Quax: 22 and 21 vs AC. Damage: 7 and 6 radiant (13 total)
[ +- ] Grappled
Init Group Name HP AC Notes
A Quax 24 / 37 21 Bardic Insp. d8, Grappled by VM 1 and 4
A Ziggy 60 / 60 15
B Vine Monster 1 17 / 26 12 Bane
B Vine Monster 2 19 / 26 12 Bane
B Vine Monster 3 26 / 26 12 Bane
B Vine Monster 4 26 / 26 12 Bane
C This One 42 / 42 15
C Imti 43 / 43 16


Note
Grapple Escape DC 13
OOC:
You may all act now!
Jul 18, 2024 2:16 pm
Quaxiver found himself too close and too much in the middle of the cluster of the vine creatures, and hastily threw up a defensive shield as they tried to entangle him with their vines.
OOC:
Casting Shield as a reaction against their attacks, +5 AC bumping it up to 26, and hopefully successfully defending against the attacks that got through.
Will let the others take some actions first before declaring the next round's action.
Jul 18, 2024 2:42 pm
OOC:
IF an attack still gets through Quaxiver's Shield spell, Ziggy will cast Silvery Barbs as a Reaction.
Jul 18, 2024 5:48 pm
Imti calls out to the townsfolk, "Now's your chance! Get out of here!"

Sliding outward to try and remain 30 feet from the fray and hovering in the air, Imti calls upon the stars to provide guidance for her companions. The crystal hung around her neck begins to glow, and beams of light spread outwards to connect her shoulders, hips, and limbs. One beam extends through her outstretched hand and lances out at V1 like an arrow.

Another beam of light streaks out, this one glittering as it goes towards V4.
OOC:
Bonus Action: Wild Shape Starry Form of Archer, attack with luminous arrow at V1.
Action: Cast Guiding Bolt at V4.
[ +- ] Starry Form
[ +- ] 1st: Guiding Bolt

Rolls

Luminous Arrow to hit V1, Radiant damage vs AC 12 - (1d20+8, 1d8+5)

1d20+8 : (7) + 8 = 15

1d8+5 : (2) + 5 = 7

Guiding Bolt to hit V4, Radiant damage vs AC 12 - (1d20+8, 4d6)

1d20+8 : (3) + 8 = 11

4d6 : (3443) = 14

Jul 18, 2024 8:27 pm
Acknowleging Zig'gythiel Stardust fondness for songs, This One joins in
๐…Ÿ๐…  Lets Dance...๐…Ÿ๐… 
He starts with a mental attack, following up with a thunderous wave against multiple vines
Multiple vines are pushed away by the shockwave
RUN! he calls to the trapped civilians as he has opened up a path next to him.

I'm done being stupid in a hurry! He calls out to his companions
[ +- ] Mind Sliver Twin
[ +- ] Quickened Spell
[ +- ] 1. Thunderwave
OOC:
Quick cast Mind Sliver to hopefully reduce the save against the upcasted Thunder Wave
I'm rolling an unmodded save to allow me to narrate when things are clear. The DC16 Int save is failed, but the Thunderwave succede
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Rolls

Mind Sliver DC16 - (1d20, 1d6, 1d4)

1d20 : (16) = 16

1d6 : (2) = 2

1d4 : (2) = 2

ThunderWave Upcast lev2 DC16 - (1d20, 4d8)

1d20 : (7) = 7

4d8 : (4426) = 16

Jul 19, 2024 1:22 am
What's that clicking noise?
That's This One, he's a metro-gnome!


Hmm... not my best lyric. Maybe I shouldn't write an entire song around it.
Jul 19, 2024 3:00 am
The townsfolk are frozen in place during your sudden assault on the creatures, but when Imti calls to them their stupor breaks and they race away without even a word of thanks.

Imti's luminous arrow strikes the already damaged creature that Quaxiver had attacked, further cracking its body and making it seem suddenly fragile. His aim with his magical bolt is barely off, striking the ground just a few feet to the side of the target.

A sudden thunderous boom rocks the area as This One's spell goes off, blasting the four monsters. Two of them shatter where they stand and the remaining two are pushed away.

Init Group Name HP AC Notes
A Quax 37 / 37 21 Bardic Insp. d8
A Ziggy 60 / 60 15
B Vine Monster 1 DEAD 12 DEAD
B Vine Monster 2 DEAD 12 DEAD
B Vine Monster 3 10 / 26 12 Bane
B Vine Monster 4 10 / 26 12 Bane
C This One 42 / 42 15
C Imti 43 / 43 16
OOC:
Quax and Ziggy can still act. FINISH THEM!
Jul 19, 2024 4:01 am
Quaxiver was relieved to see that the others had blasted away two of the quartet of vine creatures surrounding him, allowing him the space to manoeuvre in order joust against the remaining two with another quick riposte.
OOC:
Attack with Green Flame Blade, 8hp to VM3, 10hp to VM4. VM3 still standing with only 2hp!
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Rolls

Attack and damage - (1d20+8, 2d8, 1d8+4)

1d20+8 : (13) + 8 = 21

2d8 : (53) = 8

1d8+4 : (6) + 4 = 10

Jul 19, 2024 5:06 am
Quaxiver's initiat thrust stabs right through his foe and the ensuing burst of fire causes it to burst from within. The flames lash to the other foe, scorching it and it falls to the ground and shatters as well.
OOC:
Combat over!
With that done and the civilians already gone, your path is apparently clear to the vine.
OOC:
I'll give you a moment to decide what you want to do. If I get no response, I'll just advance to the large vine as was the initial plan
Jul 19, 2024 5:59 am
Imti looks for any of the leftover shards from their shattered foes, perhaps a smallish crystal that can be studied later. Whatever she finds will be put into a pouch at her belt. "We done here?" she asks, her luminous form pulsing with radiant light. "I've no idea what those things were, or what made 'em so angry. Maybe we'll get answers at the big vine?"

She hops back onto her broom, ready to go where the consensus lies.

Rolls

Perception - (1d20+8)

(16) + 8 = 24

Jul 19, 2024 6:19 am
"You're safe for now, but only barely. Get out of here!" Having cleared the last of the vines, Quaxiver saw that the villagers needed no further urging to flee to safety.

"Let's see if we can even figure out what's the cause of this." Quaxiver had already communicated to Jzu to fly ahead, high enough to keep clear of the vines.
OOC:
I'll offer Arcana since Cancerman's got Perception.

Rolls

Arcana - (1d20+4)

(8) + 4 = 12

Jul 19, 2024 9:12 am
Ziggy finishes bowing flamboyantly, but realizes none of the townsfolk are applauding. So rude! To the big vine then!

With a sweep of his cape, Zig struts after Imti and Quaxiver.
"Come on then, This One, baby!"
Jul 19, 2024 10:52 am
Cut by the root. Kill the flower
His short feet makes quick progress towards the main branch.
Jul 19, 2024 7:22 pm
Imti looks up towards the top of the giant vine. "I don't see a flower."
Jul 20, 2024 4:22 am
It takes only another minute and you find yourself at the base of the vine. The vine is 50 feet wide at its base, rises 1,000 feet into the air, and is still growing. The scale of the thing is truly awe-inspiring in spite of the damage that it's causing. It appears to be made of some sort of crystal, but it is clearly at least partially magical in nature as it's still flexible like a natural vine would be.
OOC:
Nature or Arcana checks might be able to tell you more. That 12 from Quaxiver doesn't get you anything, though
Jul 20, 2024 4:54 am
"Whoa," whistles Imti, cognizant of just how tall the thing is now that she's up close. "I don't know if I've ever seen anything like this in The Sea."

Rolls

Nature - (1d20+1)

(18) + 1 = 19

Jul 20, 2024 7:44 am
This One eyes the crystal plant. That is not native to his world.
He doesn't really know that much more, but attacking the root is the best way to kill any plant, so that is what he will do.
A 20-foot radius, centred on the stem of the crystal plant turns black, cold and lifeless. From this void tentacles climps up and there is a hissing sound as they grab on the crystal.
Figthing fire with fire! Ha! not that flexible of a creature. Ranged attack is advised!
[ +- ] 3. Hunger of Hadar (C)
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Rolls

Arcana - (1d20+4)

(8) + 4 = 12

start of turn - cold damage - (2d6)

(51) = 6

dex save DC16 to avoid this acid damage - (2d6)

(63) = 9

Jul 20, 2024 11:28 am
"Impossible..." Quaxiver was astonished at how high the vine was growing, and continuing to grow. He looked in each compass direction as well, to see if there were others also extending towards the sky in the same manner. "Vines this tall, their roots must be extending all the way down..." He took a stab at it, but unlike the vine creatures he did not expect to be able to affect an object of such magnitude much. There was some powerful magic at work here, and Quaxiver didn't anticipate solving it simply by trying to cut one of them down. "We must find the cause." But the cause was unlikely to be found out here, from just one out of many vines.
Jul 20, 2024 3:39 pm
"If the falling stars were the seeds, then the answer's up there," Ziggy says, pointing skyward.

"Far out, huh?"
Jul 22, 2024 12:13 pm
Imti looks over the vine and it's clearly some living crystal, though she has no idea where it would have come from.

This One's spell seems to have no effect on the vine, barely even scratching its surface before the damage repairs itself.

All of the other vines you see nearby are much smaller than this one, thankfully. If these are linked to the "meteor showers" recently, it's likely that there are many more of these things on the planet, though.
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