Journal - Session 11 - Passage Through the Grimwood

General Summary

The 13th of Serrum, 1390 of the Storm Era, On the Road to the Grimwood several miles to the Northeast of Weatherdeep
Following the battle the party discussed the worry about if there were more constructs ahead of them. The party proceeded on their journey, and soon in the distance there could be seen the Grimwood. After a few hours the party enters the Grimwood and soon the sun is hidden behind a thick canopy of trees. The party discussed their food situation. As the party continued on they eventually rounded a corner in the road and up ahead there were constructs attacking civilians. They heard screaming but as soon as the constructs had subdued the civilians they noticed that the constructs strapped something to the back of the civilians necks and the civilians went limp.
The Battle of Grimwood.

• Moloch ran toward the constructs.
• Galad ran toward the constructs.
• Ghesh ran toward the constructs.
• Vex ran and dashed forward and then attacked with his assassinate ability attacking twice and hitting twice, dealing 17 damage.
• Dink moved closer and cast Sanctuary on the Empress. (anyone attacking her has to pass a wisdom save of 14)
• Kobo is set to defend the Empress (dodge action).
• Construct Solder 1 attacked Moloch twice, once dealing 6 damage.
• Construct Soldier 2 attacked Ghesh twice but missed.
• Construct Soldier 3 attacked Vex critically, hitting and hitting a second time dealing a total of 13 damage.
• Construct Soldier 4 attacked Vex twice missing once dealing 6 damage. Construct Ranger 1 attacked Dink hitting him twice, dealing 16 damage. Dink loses concentration and Sanctuary fails.
• Construct Ranger 2 attacked Galad twice but critically failed causing his bow to fail and the string to snap.
• Milo cast Magic Missile at level 2 hitting each Ranger with 2 missiles, Construct Ranger takes 6, Construct Ranger takes 6.
• Moloch uses Flurry of Blows against Construct Soldier 1 hitting twice, missing once dealing 14 damage.
• Galad moved forward and attacked Construct Soldier 1 dealing 10 damage.
• Saber attacks Construct Soldier 2 but misses.
• Ghesh uses Lay on Hands healing Vex by 20 hit points and then attacks Construct Soldier 2 dealing 10 damage.
• Vex attacked Construct Soldier 3 twice but missed twice.
• Dink attacked Construct Soldier 4 with his crossbow hitting it dealing 10 damage. Then he moved into cover.
• Kobo continued to protect the Empress.
• Construct Soldier 4 moved around behind Ghesh provoking an attack of opportunity from Vex dealing 10 damage. Construct Soldier 4 attacked Ghesh twice, missing once dealing 8 damage.
• Construct Soldier 1 attacked Galad twice, dealing 7 damage.
• Construct Soldier 2 attacked Moloch twice, once dealing 8 damage.
• Construct Soldier 3 attacks Vex twice critically hitting him once and hitting him regular once dealing 16 damage.
• Construct Ranger 1 attacks Milo twice hitting twice dealing 15 hit points.
• Construct Soldier 2 attacks Royal Guard twice, hitting him once dealing 8 damage. (5 left).
• Milo cast scorching ray missing the Construct Ranger 1 twice but hitting the Construct Ranger 2 once dealing 7 damage.
• Moloch attacks Construct Soldier 1 critically hitting once, hitting regularly once dealing 11 damage killing it.
• Galad dashed towards the Construct Rangers but wasn’t able to attack them.
• Ghesh attacked Construct Soldier 2 but missed.
• Vex attacked the Construct Soldier 3 twice, hitting both times dealing 15 damage total killing it.
• Dink attacked Construct Soldier 2 but missed.
• Kobo continued to protect the Empress.
• Construct Soldier 2 repaired itself for 11 hit points restoring it to full health.
• Construct Soldier 4 attacked Ghesh, hitting twice, dealing 7 damage.
• Construct Ranger 1 moved away from Galad and attacked twice with its bow dealing 15 damage.
• Construct Ranger 2 moved away from Galad and attacked twice, missing twice.
• Milo cast Witchbolt hitting Construct Soldier 4 dealing 3 damage.
• Moloch moved around behind Construct Soldier 4 hitting it twice, missing once, dealing 15 damage.
• Galad moved closer to the Construct Ranger 1 and Saber flanked it. Galad attacked twice critically, hitting it and regularly hitting it dealing 21 damage.
• Ghesh attacked Construct Soldier 2, missing it. He also drank a greater healing potion and healed himself for 15 hit points.
• Vex moved around behind Construct Soldier 4 flanking it and healed himself with a healing potion. Healing 4 damage.
• Dink used his crossbow to attack Construct Soldier 4 but missed.
• Kobo continued to protect the Empress.
• Construct Soldier 2 attacked Ghesh twice, but missed twice.
• Construct Soldier 4 attacked Ghesh twice, hitting once dealing 6 damage.
• Construct Ranger used Explosive Tipped Arrow against Galad but missed exploding off the road in the woods.
• Milo cast Magic Missile on Construct Ranger 2 dealing 14 damage destroying it.
• Moloch used Flurry of Blows hitting Construct Soldier 2, hitting it once, dealing 6 damage.
• Galad returns to the main battle flanking Construct Soldier 2 a second time.
• Ghesh yells out “Ava, lend me your strength!” He expends a spell slot activating Divine Smite hitting Construct Soldier 2 dealing 27 destroying it.
• Vex attacks Construct Soldier 4 twice, hitting it twice activating sneak attack since the Construct Soldier was flanked. He dealt a total of 21 damage destroying it.

Moloch used a healing potion restoring some of his hit points.
Around the belt of one of the Construct Soldiers was one of the devices and Dink looked it over and gathered that it somehow induced paralysis on its victims. Dink called it a paralyzation collar and he put it in his backpack. He explains what it does to the rest of the party. Galad recognizes the device as one of the devices that the attackers of his ship many years ago used to incapacitate the crew.
The party debated about whether to camp on the side of the road or into the woods. Dink and Galad went into the woods to hunt. Galad was trying to teach Dink but when Dink saw the first buck he screamed out “There’s One!” causing the buck to run off. Galad was visibly irritated and suggested Dink go and set traps away from him so he could hunt alone. Dink followed Galad to a second site and the pair waited and saw a few does. When Galad tried to get Dink to attack one using sign language Dink immediately shot at one but missed. Galad was able to get off a shot and hit the second deer, wounding it. Galad and Dink approached, Galad thanked the deer for its sacrifice, Dink asked what he was doing and Galad explained. Galad killed the deer and then brought it back to camp and began preparing it.
While Galad prepared the deer, the party discussed the Grand Artificer and his motives. Galad was able to harvest 15 lbs of meat from the deer. The meat was distributed to the party and the Empress and Royal Guards ate their fill. Moloch makes small talk with the Empress about how she is doing, and about what the Constructs were up to capturing people. The party was concerned about whether the Grand Stormwatch Citadel was still standing or not.
The 14th of Serrum, 1390 of the Storm Era, In the Grimwood on the Road Toward the Grand Stormwatch Citadel
In the morning the party goes through their normal routine. Dink was the first to awake. The party took down camp and returned to the road. At the road Milo found some fresh tracks which Galad identified as Construct tracks, furthermore he found that several of them were under burden, at least four of them. The party decided to continue for The Grand Stormwatch Citadel.
The sky was overcast as the party traveled and everything was uneventful. After several hours the party came to a crossroads with a sign that pointed south to Oxpoint and north to The Grand Stormwatch Citadel. The party continued north and after several hours the party decided to find a place off the side of the road to make camp. Moloch continued to speak with the Empress and tried to continue to improve her mood.
As the evening winded down the Empress waxed about if maybe her people were still alive. Moloch tried to give her hope. Galad spoke about realism and how they likely weren’t. A brief polite argument ensued with Vex eventually saying that Galad survived. This stumped Galad and he just stood up and walked to his tent. The party took turns keeping watch until Dink was awakened and he was reminded that Kobo would alarm the party if there was an issue. Galad commented from his sleep that Dink was awake. Instead Moloch woke Milo for the third watch.
The 15th of Serrum, 1390 of the Storm Era, In the Grimwood on the Road Toward the Grand Stormwatch Citadel
In the morning the party gets up and realizes that the Empress is the last to be awakened. She eventually gets up and seems quite well rested. The party goes about their usual morning routines. The party sets out early and gets on the road. After hours of travel the party exited the Grimwood and in the distance was the Grand Stormwatch Citadel and the Arden Sea.

Report Date

17 Jul 2023