GB Chapter 22: The Playground
General Summary
Opening
- Draconius is spatially swapped out with Fork; Fork & Marzis drunkenly stumble around the library to seek knowledge. Fork finds a crafting recipe for Throwing Pretzels, but they are immediately discovered and engaged by the 6 Blood Scouts looking for the group. Fork casts Melt (4th level Goultani & Garonis spell) on his Tavern King Quarterstaff and shoves his Buzzkiller into it, creating the King’s Buzzkiller (or whatever name he wants/keeps) and proceeds to whoop Blood Scout ass with the power of a Fighter and the Goultani Gaioforce. Marzis dies during the fight. In his last moments, he expresses that he was honored to die for his king. Fork’s sudden grief activates the King’s Quarterstaff in a new way and switches to the class of his other drink: Barbarian. He enters a rage and decimates the remaining Blood Scouts.
- Meanwhile, Balcazar, Master Obu & Draconius wander around a town that resembles and older version of Vilsafar. The town, however, is abandoned and empty. Upon closer inspection, several structures seem to be modified to act as playground toys, such as swings & slides.
- The gang meets the Twins, two off putting little elf children giving off devil vibes. As after playing with them for a bit, the turn on them and attack because Draconius casted Photosynthesis while hugging The Boy. They do it exorcist-style and spew Acid Splash from their mouths simultaneously at Draconius & Master Obu.
Combat: The Twins vs. The Gaiobros
Initiative
- Balcazar: 14
- Obu: 13
- Draconius: 9
- The Boy: 13
- The Girl: 21
Round 1
- The Girl: Casts Ray of Frost on Obu for 19 cold damage. The Girl eerily mimics Obu’s maniacal laugh
- Balacazar: Casts Minor Illusion of Draconius in front of the girl, which only seems to enrage her tantrum more. The fake Draconius says “We’re not here to fight” in Common.
- The Boy: Sees this other Draconius and jumps through it, revealing the illusion. Starts shrieking with his sister.
- Master Obu: Stands in the way of the Twins & his party.
- Draconius: Stands up, talks to Obu, and kinda stands down. Walks up to give a hug to The Boy. Tries to calm him in Undercommon
Round 2
- The Girl: Darts around him and casts Cold Blast at Balcazar, then climbs up a slide.
- Balcazar: Casts Guidance on Draconius.
- The Boy: Feels the hug and doesn’t understand what’s going on. Casts Necrotic Whispers, dealing 29 necrotic damage and is frightened until The Boy’s next turn
- Master Obu: Casts Thaumaturgy and tells the kids to stop. The Twins run up after saying “Father” to each other in Elvish. After comforting words from Papa Obu, the Twins relent.
Afterwords
- Draconius calms down from his fear. The gang hangs out with the Twins and learn things. Through their understanding of Infernal, they are able to read The Danocode , like a father reading a story to The Boy on his lap. The Girl climbed up Master Obu’s shoulder as he & Balcazar read over Draconius’, making family reading time a wonderful treat.
- The Boy & The Girl lead the party to a resting point by their Father’s Observatory, which is at the top of a castle. On their way there, the Twins play with several groups of undead, usually destroying them with their untamed magic. The gang sleeps in the guard barracks, ironically guarded by wights who may have once manned them.
- Meanwhile, Tavern King Fork lands like a badass where his friends came in, his fists feet crown & staff covered in blood. He sizzles briefly with electricity and fire, burning much of the blood from his person. King Fork takes a powerful swig from his flask and walks towards town.
Rewards Granted
- Enough XP to level up to 11
- Throwing Pretzels & fusion of Buzzkiller with King’s Staff (Fork)
Character(s) interacted with
The Twins
Report Date
25 May 2022
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