B&T Chapter 13: "More Like Guidelines Rather Than Actual Rules"

General Summary

Opening

• The squad Long Rests
• They leave, Obu charms the dinosaurs and they all set off; Obu on rexback and the rest in the carriage, pulled by Allosaurus. Fork takes the reins
• While traveling, they research the Gaiostones via the Gigadragonomy, learning about each stone and their associated god's ascension. Balcazar trains with Stonius, gaining +5 training days towards proficiency.
• The group ponders how best to get north (crossing the sea via bot or flying dinosaur) when Fork sees a small figure flying down towards them
• Turns out that it was a mysterious Winged Kobold, offering a game of chance in exchange for information on Valder's Lair, filled with treasure (potential teleportation magic)
• Rides for another day Northwest. Draconius reads more on Blood Magic (1 research day, can potentially add Blood Magic weaponry & Blood Magic non-damage amplifiers in the future)
• Stonius trains Balcazar for another day with help from Draconius (+10 training days for Balcazar in his Greataxe, thanks to Draconius' help). Master Obu reads more about Garinium (2 total research days for this activity. Learns how rare it is and how he can potentially apply it to tech), Fork is manning the reins
• They arrive at Valder's Mountain. Fork has trouble navigating, but Master Obu notices and gets Stonius to drive
• They arrive at the top; Master Obu dismounts Rexy and suggest they proceed on foot. Casts Create Food & Water and leaves the dinosaurs with the carriage & food.
• Master Obu Arcana checks the beans and determines they indeed give you fire resistance.
• They learn about Infernal Dragons, deducing that Valder is probably a Young Infernal Dragon
• They go in; Fork has drank enough rum to gain a Rogue Feature for a few hours. They explore and note the volcanic tunnels they walk through
• They find the lair of the dragon, but sees 3 kobolds. They fuck it and kill them (Draconius 18, Master Obu 16, Fork something)
• Baclazar: Madrakor's Gauntlet and launches it towards a kobold, grapples it, launches it back to him, misses his Greataxe attack (+5 training days gained) but bites the Kobold for 5 damage, killing it
• Fork: Stunning Strikes one and grapples the other. The Stunning Strike kills one Kobold and brings the other to the group.
• Draconius gives him an encouraging punch in the chest for 3 damage, gets info about the treasure and takes his soul with the Soul Scythe
• The group stealths in, with mixed capability. Balcazar investigates and sees several trinkets; a goblet, a book, a staff, and other trinkets. They take their Magma Beans
• Fork scans for traps, sees smoky geisers. They all take a drink together and set their plan in motion. Balcazar casts Guidance on Fork's Stealth and Draconius casts Major Image to disguise him as a gold pile. With a 24, he gets through the first part. Master Obu gives him a Sleeping Herb & Paralysis Herb for emergencies.
• Fork moves again, stirs the dragon but the illusion tricks him
• Fork uses two Paralysis Herbs & 1 Sleeping Herb to drug the dragon; medicine part doesn't work out and the dragon stirs/snorts. He succeeds on his throw and wakes up, though woozy from the effect of the herbs.
• Fork freezes and chills under the gold illusion; the dragon inspects the gold pile of Fork but he successfully performs his way into being a pile of gold
• Balcazar casts Prestidigitation and makes the gold smell like a living kobold. The dragon calls for his slaves and looks towards the opening.
• Balcazar & Draconius casts Minor Illusions sounding like Kobolds.
• As the dragon investigates, Draconius tries to imitate a Kobold voice, but draws the dragon towards himself. Stonius is spotted and the two argue
• Master Obu launches two Paralysis Herbs & his last Sleeping Herb at the dragon & Stonius, paralyzing Stonius but not the dragon. Valder, however, has disadvantage on all rolls and gives the four PCs advantage on their attacks. They also get a suprirse round in combat

Combat: Five Guys & Valder

Initiative

• Balcazar: 9
• Draconius: 11
• Stonius: 5
• Fork: 5
• Master Obu: 6
• Valder: 2 (15/178 HP. 17 AC)

Surprise Round

• Draconius: Summon Greater Demon (Dybuuk) and has it cast Dimension Door to Fork's location, then hid with Fork's aggressive help
• Balcazar: Madrakor's Gauntlet (doesn't hit) and Eldritch Blast (first doesn't hit), but the second hits for 12 force damage. Returns to rock post
• Master Obu: Casts Moonbeam (uses Moonbeam components) for 12 radiant damage. Obu retreats into his shell
• Fork: Stealths his way across the room, but doesn't make it as well. Gold illusion falls

Round 1

• Draconius: Casts Eldritch Blast for 11 force damage. Has the Dybukk hide
• Balcazar: Madrakor's Gauntlet for 8 bludgeoning damage & casts Eldritch Blast for 15 force (23 total to Dragon)
• Master Obu: Pops out and cast Guiding Bolt as level 4 spell for 25 radiant damage. Goes back in
• Fork: Attack the dragon with a dart for 21 piercing damage, then crit fails the next throw. Bonus Action to Hide
• Stonius: Fails to get free, winks at Draconius in battle position
• Valder: Unleash Fire Breath on Master Obu for 28 fire damage & Stonius takes 56 fire damage. Flies to middle of the lava

Round 2

• Draconius: Casts Eldritch Blast for 21 force damage
• Balcazar: Casts Eldritch Blast for 23 force damage and calls in Madrakor's Gauntlet.
• Master Obu: Brings Stonius back to health with 28 HP and uses his Anti-Poison and recovers Stonius from his condition
• Fork: Stunning Strike for 13 bludgeoning damage, then attacks midair for 10 bludgeoning. Misses his Flurry of Blows and lands harmlessly
• Stonius: Acid Breath for 16 acid damage to klll the dragon

Aftermath

• Master Obu physically claims the staff, Balcazar took the book and Fork already has the goblet. Draconius finds a beautiful, seemingly magical greatsword. He Arcana checks the greatsword that channels draconic essence and has another power that he knows. Balcazar checks his book, finding spells and magic-tech blueprints. Master Obu finds lots of gold, then thinks his stick goes boom (the staff), Fork finds a bottle of draconic liquor.
• The gang fills the Bag of Holding with all the gold (50,000 gp)
• Balcazar assesses the Goblet and figures out what it is; a Goblet of Teleportation. All living things for transport must drink a beverage from the goblet, alchemically mixed with a sample of anything native to the teleportation area. The users must drink from it, then make a ritual circle with the goblet and anything else they wish to teleport in the middle. Transportees then take their seats at each point of the circle. Has 2 uses
• The gang hangs out in the lair as they discuss their options; finding something from Cyregnor to use the Goblet of Transportation with, heading to Dalterra to trade the Oumia Rot cure for information/resources, and everything in between. Might pull some dragon teeth & scales before they go (Master Obu could potentially use the scales/bones for Draconius' armor commission?)

Rewards Granted

Inventory Changes

Group Inventory

• + 50,000 gp from Valder's treasure heap
• + 1 Goblet of Teleportation: All living things for transport must drink a beverage from the goblet, alchemically mixed with a sample of anything native to the teleportation area. The users must drink from it, then make a ritual circle with the goblet and anything else they wish to teleport in the middle. Transportees then take their seats at each point of the circle. Has 2 uses

Balcazar

• + Vhashuun’s Mystical Innovations; a Draconic book with magic-tech blueprints & Draconic infusions that an artificer would use, with one item appearing to be a Draconic wing suit for Medium-sized reptilian humanoids. Artificer magic is currently foreign to Balcazar, but with his lizard brain, the knowledge of his patron, and/or a little help from Master Obu, he could figure out how to design these infused items.
• +20 training days for Greataxe proficiency. 10 training days away (2 downtime days with Stonius or one with Stonius & Draconius) from goal

Draconius

• + Chargon’s Greatsword; adds 3d6 of Draconic Essence damage to any melee attack. Three times a day, the sword can be swung in a horizontal motion to create a 15 ft long AoE wave that can travel 30 ft before dissipating. Deals the same damage and forces opponents to make a Dexterity saving throw against the user's spellsave DC (since they are chanelling their draconic power through the sword), taking half upon success.
• + 1 research day of Blood Magic. After another day, can choose between the following powers; 1) use Blood Magic die on melee or ranged weapon attacks, or 2) add Blood Magic die to spells that require spell saves or have non-damaging effects (operates on a spell by spell basis, can amplifying your spell save DC that the target would need to beat, strengthen the magical effect placed on them, increase spell duration, etc.)

Master Obu

• + Staff of the Wild; when you make a successful attack with this weapon against an a creature, one beast companion of your choice gets an opportunity attack against the target you've jut hit. The chosen beast must be able to see the creature and have enough movement speed to reach them at that moment. If you use this on a beast who is indifferent to you, make a DC 15 Animal Handling check to see if they listen to you. If the beast is hostile towards you, you have disadvantage on the check.
• + 2 Research days on Garinium. Learns how rare it is and how he can potentially apply it to tech, giving him the proficiency he needs for any tinkering tasks related to magic-tech

Fork

• + A bottle of fine Draconic Liquor; drinking enough of this while using your Buzzkiller staff gives you a choice of the following abilities: Breath Weapon (3d6+Constitution mod, increases to 4d6 at lvl 11 and 5d6 at lvl 16) or a trait of your choice from the Draconic Bloodline Sorcerous Origin (sorcerer subclass)

XP Earned (6,500 XP)

• 5,900 XP for killing Valder the Young Infernal Dragon
• 100 XP for winning the Magma Beans from the Winged Kobold minion
• 500 XP for successfully looting the horde and a creatively-planned heist, finding the Goblet of Teleporation above all else

Missions/Quests Completed

The Race to Cure Gothicca - obtained the Goblet of Transportation and currently has a sample of Nolya's hair, giving them the ability to travel to Gotharamor (Gothicca's village)

Character(s) interacted with

Valder the Infernal Dragon Valder's kobold minions

Notes

Broke too many rules on this one to force y'all to fight the dragon, my b

Report Date

26 Jan 2022

Primary Location

Valder's Mountain

Secondary Location

Vulsemar

Related Plots

• The Race to Cure Gothicca