Last Time
- Rescued Rose from Serdak!
- Brought her back to Clove’s cabin.
- The fungus on her was cleansed away by Mizzle.
- Briefed Rose.
- Mizzle performed a Ritual to find out about Squirrelkin past.
- Convinced Clove to share druidic secrets.
More plot fodder!
- The Elfs are aligned with another Arcana – the Phoenix!
- Luxana and Clove’s uncle have gone to investigate and find out why it is missing. And they are missing.
Rose is napping. Clove is chatting with the party.
Level Up!
But first … let’s talk about leveling up!
Approaching L20, when we get to bump up a stat!
- Saraid - another subclass in Mutant > Theriomorphosis > bump up Defense!
- TBs - more Sharpshooting (Warning Shot) – up to lvl 9
- Mizzle - quick summoning!
It Begins!
Clove has revealed things about the Druids, the Phoenix, etc.
Mizzle … Serdak built his lair in the Stream of Souls … and there are power substations, tied to the Stream … so create a Druidic Post Office.
Great Tree of Fletz … both neat of the Phoenix and the city itself.
Clove - might have an idea. Will it work? Saraid, you have a morphic ether.
Serdak - Without spores to bind him to the real world, he will sink back into the Stream of Souls, for eventual rebirth. (Elves, connection to the Phoenix, metaphysical stuff)
So … collect Serdak’s growth, and Saraid stuff … cut off Serdak from the spores? But not certain.
Growths in the forest … where he is strong?
When we defeat his body … is he ducking into the SoS to get a new body. So … block that access … maybe keep him on this side?
TBs - FP to “If we can block Serdak from retreating to the Stream after the battle, we can keep him from returning with a new body.”
Needs to cover a broader area (small clearing?). Major Potency. Ritual, DF13, MP80 … but could use a rare material … like Grandfather Oak!
… do ritual now to make GO’s bark a trap … so if Serdak is defeated in range of the bark, he gets caught.
… going to mushroom sites is a good place to lure out Serdak.
TBs support – and draw on admiration of Mizzle.
Saraid support – doing things for her, so admire his giving and generosity.
→ +5 on the roll!
Mizzle (after rerolls) → Crit! Opportunity!
… form a bond with Clove … and she takes the beads on her belt, tears them off …
… and drops the barrier around the cottage.
Mizzle drops his bond with Dwyer to build one with Clove.
Miz when Clove does something Miz probably would have done anyway
A massive crash, west of the cottage … can see something blotting out the sun.
Monster rises, with fungal growth – corpse of a long-dead dragon guardian.
Shaking in the body, lke in the Stream of Souls …
Swarm of demons!
Clove – “It’s Fairbrand!” (guardian of the forest before the druids took it from him)
Tell Clove to watch over Grove, we’ll fight – don’t stay in place like the Alamo, but venture forth boldly!
- Distant Fairbrand
- Demon Swarm
- Demon Swarm A
Approach Fairbrand … via Clock, or attack the head. (No melee;
Demon Swarms - resist to Physical, feeble soul, parasytic essense. )
… and we have our own demon! Zenit Eyes! (will provide Resist Dark to someone at random)
Fight!
All get a FP.
Round 1
- Zenit protects Mizzle
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Distant Fairbrand - MP for Call of the Stream to both Demon Swarms - @ TBs and Saraid.
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Mizzle studies Fairbrand.
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DS swarms Mizzle. No damage fropm teh spell. DS immune to Dark.
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TBs shoot with fire at DSs … hit, but they resist it.
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DF - Torrent of Power - Mizzle wards off.
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Saraid - Theriomorphosis + Might, Defense
1, DS - Soul Siphon the TBs ..
Round 2
- ZE protects Saraid
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FB - Distant Roar on Mizzle. HIts!
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Mizzle - Study DS …
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DS - TBs - ouch!
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Saraid - hmm, DS only vuln to Air and Light. Prayer Wraps … FP optimistic doogooder … both in Crisis!
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FB - Torrent of Power - S and TB help, and Mizzle averts!
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TBs … Swap weapons for
Round 3
- ZE protects Saraid
- DF does Distant Roar at TBs. Crossfire! -20MP, no HP damage taken.
- Mizzle - Acorn Fairy heals Mizzle and TBs.
- DF Torrent of Power. DL 13. S and TBs help!
- TBs – Air shot, and Warning Shot … and take down the rest of his MPs!! Now in melee range … and the conflict is over! Affinitinties might change.
Round 4
- Mizzle - Heal Saraid
- Saraid - Cherry on Top - MPs back , up willpower, Dark damage.
- TBs - quaff an elixir to get MP back.
Round 5
Up close and personal Fairbrand …
… NEXT TIME!
Mizzle:
FP: A more senior druid has detected something is going on here … and arrives in time to see this.
Meta!
We level!!
Leveling notes:
TBs (incl Heroic!)
Saraid
CrysTools - Heroics - heroic skills
CrysTools - Classes - ecdysis
CrysTools - Classes - genoclepsis
CrysTools - Classes - damage → MP!
CrysTools - Classes - poisoned condition
CrysTools - Classes - “My Trust In You”
