A Long Awaited Departure

Campaign 2, Session 12

General Summary

Big Moments:

• Klip packs up his bag and heads down stairs to greet Farlynn
• Klip helps Farlynn pack the last couple of crates into the carriage
• Holland heads out to Demona’s Garden and communes with the apple tree in the back yard. The garden has been coming back to life in the short time Holland has been tending to it
• Ellywick gathers all of her things from her room preparing for the trip as well as grabs the Tomb of Leadership and Influence from the hallway closet
• The party gathers for one last breakfast at 432b, scones and coffee
• The group heads to the docks, as they approach they begin to stealth/stick to the shadows
• Ellywick perceives those around her in the early morning darkness making sure they are not followed (perception 9)
• Holland casts Pass Without Trace as they get closers to the dock
• The party heads to the Demona’s Hope (stealth check Ellywick 19, Klip 17, Holland 25) stealthily
• The party gathers their stuff that was dropped off by Farlynn and boards Demona’s Hope
• Aboard the ship Holland greets Ilantha and meets Captain Leopold
• Holland pulls up to a crew member on the deck to talk to and asks Rilodon about the spiced nuts they had delivered to the ship. He is told to see Nelly the ships cook
• Holland meets with Nelly and asks where he can find their barrels of spiced nuts, and is instructed that they are below deck
• The party heads below decks. Elylwick bunks by herself, and Klip and Holland share a room
• Ellywick looks around her room for a place to hide her Tomb (perception 11) and hides it under her bed.
• Holland heads downstairs to retrieve their barrel and brings it to Ellywick’s room.
• The party empties the nuts on to Ellywicks bed and props open her window
• Klip and Holland head up to the deck of the ship to find a spot realtivly close to their crate of treasure on the bay floor to throw Klip overboard
• Klip stealthily sides over the edge with one end of the rope and Hollands backpack, he shimmies down the side of the boat (stealth 29)
• Klip submerges himself into the water and heads down to their crate of loot
• Klip fills up the back pack with all the gems and as much gold as possible then heads back to the surface (strength NATURAL 20) and deposits it with Ellywick in her room
• Klip repeats the process (strength 5) and starts feeling the effects of hypothermia he starts struggling and uses the rope to create a hoist to make it easier (NAUTRAL 1 -but- he uses the lucky feat and rolls another NATURAL 1, then uses a second luck point for 22) and he manages to get himself up looking terrible
• Ellywick takes the gold from Klip then casts prestidigitation on Klip’s core to keep him warm for the next hour and gives him a bardic inspiration
• Holland looks down and sees Klip looking pretty bad but getting assistance from Ellywick (perception 24)
• Holland is approached by Elric, the first mate to make sure everything is going well with him and explains they are still waiting for their papers
• Holland prepares to hoist Klip up with the rope if things get any worse (held action)
• Klip unfastens the crate from the anchor packs up the last of the treasure and heads back to Ellywick (strength 18) throws the whole back through the window and heads back to the deck of the ship
• Holland stretches and flares out his coat to conceal Klip arriving
• Klip pulls himself onto the deck exhausted and soaked and soaking the ground around him
• Holland throws his coat over him and they head to their room and Klip changes and tries to warm up.
• Ellywick and Holland hide the treasure in the nuts barrel and then cover it in nuts
• Elric announces that the ship has been cleared to sail and Holland heads to the top of deck to watch the ship set sail
• Ellywick begins reading the Tomb of Leadership and Influence
• Klip remains in his room to warm up
• -JAMES EXPLAIN HOW THE SEA FERRYING JOURNEY WILL WORK-
• Holland goes on the deck of the ship and casts Druid Craft to foresee the weather for the day (encounter check aboard Demonas’ Hope 2) and notices their ship running into a ship wreckage in the sea
• Klip goes to check in on Farlynn who is suffering from seasickness and volunteers to cover his duties assisting and catering to Ilantha
• Holland asks Elric about the ship wreck and if he knows what would have caused it
• Holland tries to see if he can determine what caused the wreckage without stopping their progress (investigation 3)
• Ellywick gets 6 hours of reading done.
• Klip rolls an 11 on the encounter check aboard Demonas’ Hope and notices a large storm in the distance but it drifts by
• Holland casts lesser restoration on Farlynn to help with his sea sickness
• Klip ask Elric about learning navigation aboard a ship and general sailing
• Ellywick gets 18 hours reading done
• Ellywick rolls a 15 on the encounter check aboard Demonas’ Hope. It is Tera’s birthday today, a seaman aboard the ship and they celebrate her day with cake, drinking, and a mast swinging competition.
• Ellywick reluctantly participates in the evenings festivities
• Mast swinging (Ellywick 19, Holland 6, Klip 14)
• Klip uses his levitated spell to help Terra win for her birthday (slight of hand 19)
• Ellywick gets 12 hours of reading done
• Holland rolls a 5 on the encounter check aboard Demonas’ Hope
• Holladnd brings Demona’s journal to Ellywicks room and the two of them have study day as he tries to learn more about herbalisim
• The ship lurches as it’s attacked by a sea creature
• ENCOUNTER
• Initiative roll Klip 17 Holland 21 Ellywick 5
• -surprise round- Tentacle #1 and #2 attacks Demona’s Hope with a 21 and 24 dealing 23 pts of bludgeoning damage
• -reaction round- Klip fire his crossbow at Tentacle #1 and hits with a 27 dealing 6pts of piercing damage
• Holland runs to the deck of the ship with all of his moment and takes a look around (perception 18) and sees Tentacle #2 and bonus actions shifts and casts Fairy Fire on Tentacle #2 who passes the dex save with a 19
• Klip attacks Tentacle #1 with a 20 with his Pistol and spending a grit point to make it a dazing shot and it passes the save with 17 but takes 9pts of piercing damage
• Ellywick uses all of her movement and dashes to get to the top of the deck
• Tentacle #2 attacks the ship with a NATURAL 20 and deals 13pts of bludgeoning damage
• Tentacle #1 attacks Klip missing with a 12
• Sea Beast roll -no new Tentacle appears
• Holland calls for Iona’s help
• Holland casts Summon Beast and aa sea turtle next to Tentacle #2 and commands it to attack Tentacle #2 then bonus action casts shillelagh on his staff
• Sea Turtle takes a bite attack at Tentacle #2 and misses with an 8
• Klip fires his crossbow at Tentacle #1 and hits with a NATURAIL 20 dealing 20pts of piercing damage
• Ellywick casts Bane on Tentacle #2 and passes its charisma saving throw with a 16, then she moves to center ship
• Iona runs dwon to the deck of the ship (taking 2pts of falling damage for jumping rather than taking the stairs) and runs towards Holland and Tentacle #2 and takes a swipe with her sword missing with a 9
• Tentacle #1 takes an attack against Klip hitting with a 23, Klip uses his lucky feat to cause a reroll and now misses with a 10
• Tentacle #2 attacks Holland and misses with NATURAL 1 and is now prone because it is tangled in rope
• Sea Beast rolls -a new Tentacle appears-
• Holland makes an attack against Tentacle #2 with his shillelagh and hits with a 15 dealing 6pts of bludgeoning damage then uses his bonus action to attack again with a 24 dealing another 4pts of bludgeoning damage
• Sea Turtle makes a bite attack against Tentacle #2 with a 23 dealing 11pts of piercing damage
• Klip fires his crossbow bow at Tentacle #1 with a 23 dealing 6pts of piercing damage
• Klip uses his action surge and fires his crossbow at Tentacle #1 and hits with a 17 dealing 6pts of damage. Tentacle #1 falls back into the sea
• Ellywick casts Bane on Tentacle #1 and Tentacle #2 and they fail their char check with an 11
• Iona takes a swipe with her sword at Tentacle #2 and misses with a 7
• Tentacle #2 and Tentacle #3 attack the ship missing with a NATURAL 1 becoming “prone” again an 18 dealing 16 pts of bludgeoning damage to the ship
• Sea Beast rolls -no new Tentacle appears-
• Holland rolls a NATURAL 20 on his attack roll against Tentacle #2 dealing 15pts of bludgeoning damage then attacks a second time with his bonus action and misses
• Seat Turtle makes a bite attack against Tentacle #2 with a 21 and deals 7pts of piercing damage
• Klip fires his crossbow at Tentacle #2 and hits with a 19 dealing 10pts of piercing damage. Tentacle #2 falls back into the sea.
• Ellywick moves towards Tentacle #3 and casts Thunder Wave at second level and it fails its con save with a 5 and takes 8pts of thunder damage and is moved 10 feet away. Then Ellywick backs up to the mast
• Iona moves towards Ellywick to activate her Defenders Aura and hold her action to attack Tentacle #3 if it comes within range
• Tentacle #3 comes back towards the ship and attacks Ellywick and misses with a 3 due to its disadvantage by Iona
• Sea Beast -NATURAL 20 and 2 Tentacles appear-
• SESSION END “To Be Continued”

Rewards Granted

Inventory Updates:

• Ellywick Tomb of Leadership and Influence

Missions/Quests Completed

Encounters:

• Create of the Deep: Tentacles x4: 2 defeated by Klip

Days at Sea and Encounter roller

• Holland x2
• Klip x1
• Ellywick x1

Character(s) interacted with

NPCS:

• Ilantha Mianelis- Female ½ elf in her 300s with long chestnut hair and olive skin. An Osmen Aristocrat who lost her younger sister in a Afalim training exercise, she is looking at putting a team together for an unknown mission.
• Farlynn Mendelcusp- Male Halfling, pale with red hair. Steward for Ilantha Mianelis, Farylnn runs the entire estate top to bottom. He prides himself on his lemon scones.
• Captain Fíon Leopold- Male Triton, Captain of Demona’s Hope
• Rilodon Leomaris- Male ½ Elf, Seamen
• Nelly Claringbold- Female Human with red hair, Cook
• Elric Xaïlo- Male ½ Elf 1st Mate
• Nasir Yessatra- Male Human with dark skin and short hair, 2nd Mate
• Tara Uriora- Female Human, Seamen

Related Reports

Mentions:

• Farlynn mentions that if the party hadn’t given him the extra funds the day prior her would not have been able to get enough crew for the ship.
• Holland mentions that he has experience in water vessels but on a smaller scale, not ocean
• The diamond that they recovered is worth 300gp
• The emerald that they recovered is worth 200gp
• The rubies that they recovered is worth 100gp each
• There are 12 members of the crew to Demona’s Hope
• It will take at least 14 days to sail from Osmen to Ugdrasel
• The Tomb of Leadership and Influence must be read in 6 days, and we will take 48hrs to do so.
• Farlynn and Nelly have a rivalry going on with who knows more about the kitchen and how to prepare meals.
• Mast Jumping is like shuffle board except you are throwing your body across a deck of a ship
• Katruth Moh- Female ½ Orc, Bosun sprained her ankle playing Mast Jump. (1/2 movement for 3 days)
• The trophies for Mast Jumping are gold painted steins in three sizes

Notes

Trivia:

• James rolls a NATURAL 1 on his recap roll, immediately ending up in his dice jail
• This game was played in the morning rather then the usual evening slot
• Jacob mentions that Klip took the lucky feat after he rolls a natural 1 on taking the treasure out of the water on trip 2. He re-rolls and gets ANOTHER natural 1
• Ryan pulls out a bottle of mead he has been saving to toast their journey
• James explains how the journey by sea will works
• James forgets to double his critical hit against the ship with Tentacle #2
• James mentions that it is players choice on how to roll damage on a natural 20, either roll twice the amount of dice or double all damage dice
• Jacob names Ryan’s summoned beast Soup
• This session had a hard stop so that Mary could get her Covid Booster and Jacob could take his car into the shop

DM: James O’Donnell
Cast: Mary Fedrico(Ellywick Beren), Jacob Limestall(Kip Ference), Ryan O’Donnell(Holland Spikescale)
MIA: n/a
Recap By: James O'Donnell (Natural 1)

Report Date

11 Dec 2021

Location(s):
Doratov

• 432b Mockingbird Ln
• Doratov Docks

Aboard Demona’s Hope
Rolls:

• Holland rolls a 14 on his Nature check to see how much Demona’s Garden has flourished
• Ellywick rolls a 9 on her Perception check to make sure they are not being followed
• Group Stealth Check Holland 25, Ellywick 19, Klip 17
• Ellywick rolls an 11 on her Perception check to find a place to hide the Tomb of Leadership and Influence
• Klip rolls a 29 on his stealth check to slid off the side of Demona’s Hope without being seen
• Klip rolls a NAUTRAL 20 on his strength check on pulling himself and his treasure out of the water
• Klip rolls a 5 on his strength check on pulling himself and his treasure out of the water
• Klip rolls a NAUTRAL 1/-but uses a luck point for another NATURAL 1, then uses a second luck point for a 22on his athletics check on pulling himself and his treasure out of the water in a hoist/lever situation
• Holland rolls a 24 on his perception check to notice how poorly Klip is physically looking in and out of the water
• Klip rolls an 28 on his strength check on pulling himself and his treasure out of the water the final time
• Holland rolls a 2 on his encounter check aboard Demonas’ Hope
• Holland rolls a 3 on his investigation check to decipher how the ship wreck they come across came about
• Klip rolls an 11 on the encounter check aboard Demonas’ Hope
• Ellywick rolls a15 on the encounter check aboard Demonas’ Hope
• Ellywick rolls a 19 on her acrobatics check for Mast Swinging
• Holland rolls a 6 on his acrobatics check for Mast Swinging
• Klip rolls a 14 on his acrobatics check for Mast Swinging
• Klip rolls a 19 on his slight of hand check to help Tera win Mast Swinging with his levitate
• Holland rolls a 5 on the encounter check aboard Demonas’ Hope
• Initiative roll Klip 17 Holland 21 Ellywick 5
• Tentacle #2 rolls a NATURAL 20 on it’s attack against the ship
• Klip rolls a NATURAL 20 on his attack against Tentacle #1
• Tentacle #2 rolls a NATURAL 1 on its attack against Holland
• Tentacle #2 rolls a NATURAL 1 on its attack against Demona’s Hope
• Holland rolls a NAUTRAL 20 on his attack against Tentacle #2
• Sea Beast rolls a NATURAL 20 and two new Tentacles appear

Quotes:

• “We gotta get out of Dodge guys…” Mary
• “The only thing worse than a sober sailor is a drunken sailor.” Nelly
• “Put nuts in mouth.” Klip
• “Oh no, they were in alphabetical order!” Mary