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<blockquote data-quote="jasper" data-source="post: 9273634" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>Shattered Obelisk Session 20</p><p></p><p>Chapter 8</p><p></p><p>Big Brains</p><p></p><p>Day 76 0800 to Day 79 0800</p><p></p><p>Hammer 16 to Hammer 19</p><p></p><p>PC Killed 11 Monsters Killed 315 Villains Captured 15 Villains Escaped 44</p><p></p><p>Begin Time 631 End time 1008</p><p></p><p>Take 10 downtime days. Take A level.</p><p></p><p>Magic Items Staff of Defense, Cape of Enlargement</p><p></p><p>I had a strong party of six. Charlotte Bard 7 Barbarian 3 Half elf. Volt Hex blade Warlock 10 Tabaxi. Cailfiel Evocation Wizard 10 Wood Elf. Droo Barbarian 10. Norkin Battlesmith Artificer 10. Moxxie Knolastname Battlemaster Fighter 10 Harengon.</p><p></p><p>Cailfiel, “I tell you it takes no brains to figure this out. We do the ritual, go through the gate. Kill the bad mind flayers. Win.” Droo opens the door.</p><p></p><p>Glasstaff, “WELCOME TO THE CLEANING CREW. Magic Missile to Droo.”</p><p></p><p>Gulguush, “Hey didn’t I eat you brain just yesterday. Hey Left over DIBS!”</p><p></p><p>Qunbraxel, “Hey no hogging the diet snacks. Hmm. Perhaps I should do take out!” He drags Droo’s body through the rift.</p><p></p><p>Moxxie, “Who are these villains. Charge!” 2 rounds later.</p><p></p><p>DM, “End of session. Party retreats out of rift and calls the Adventure League Services. Droo dead to massive damage.”</p><p></p><p>ALS, “Um fortunately your barbarian is still under warranty. True Resurrection.”</p><p></p><p>Hammer 17 0800 the party enters the rift. Cailfiel and Moxxie attune to the brain. However, the shadows of Droo, Norkin, and Volt detach themselves. During combat the shadows will return to do mischief. Dex save of PC or spell focus goes missing for one round.</p><p></p><p>Cailfiel, “Strangely It is like I am in my own mind. I know where the magical rods are. I will take you straight to the them. Take a right here.”</p><p></p><p>Volt, “You did say anything about fire skulls. Banishment.”</p><p></p><p>Norkin, “Scattered that is four fireballs coming on line. Scatter. What do mean they resistant to fire!” 32 seconds later the fire skull starts to return.</p><p></p><p>Cailfiel, “Lighting bolt”</p><p></p><p>Charolotte, “Cutting Words”</p><p></p><p>Volt, “Sick Radiant.”</p><p></p><p>DM, “Me and your shadows. Me and your shadows have stolen your spell focuses. Next!”</p><p></p><p>Sharpshooter, “Machine Gun Moxxie does 54 hits.” Moxxie has a reskinned long bow and sharpshooter.</p><p></p><p>Cailfiel, “Hook a hard left. Do a u turn at the brain cancer. A hard left at the ear worm. Hey at Githyanki silver great sword. Cool beans.”</p><p></p><p>After taking a hard left at the ear worm. Varakkta, “Cool Beans. You brought me my sword. Thank you. We will let Droo pull the level in exchange. We will secure your ritual site.”</p><p></p><p>Cailfiel and company back track and go to the left hemisphere of the brain. Avoid some cobwebs, they get close to center of the brain. Droo thinks the door open.</p><p></p><p>Norkin, “Why are there 95 hash marks on the door?”</p><p></p><p>Mublinesh, “because 96 I am four more kills to make this my lair. EYE BEAM ACTIVATE. Why are you running. Hey 96 quit moving. Eye beam. Eye beam. Eye beam. Eye Beam. Now who will be lucky number 97?” Moxxie falls back nearly off the map. Not noticing the monster slowly creeping up on her. Droo and Charolotte throw arrows at Mublinesh.</p><p></p><p>Norkin, “Hey One EYE. YOU cheated. ONLY Three beams.”</p><p></p><p>Mublinesh, “Are you talking to me 96? I thought you were dead. Fine. Roll a d10!”</p><p></p><p>Norkin, “Why do I need to roll a d10?”</p><p></p><p>Mublinesh, “Just roll the die!”</p><p></p><p>Norkin, “Zero!”</p><p></p><p>Mublinesh, “NOW DIE TO MY DEATH RAY AND LEGENDARY ACTIONS! Charlotte come her. Hey no running underneath me. Where is 97? EYE BEAM. EYE BEAM. EYE BEAM. You are dust Volt. Hey quit shooting me Moxxie. Oh, Charlotte and Droo and throwing tooth picks at me. Legendary actions. Die 98 formerly known as Charlotte. 99 why are you outside my big ray? WHO SAID YOU COULD CAST THAT! Look behind you.” With the party distracted and the loud battle commentary an encephalon cluster and babies encephalon gemmules slowly attack the party.</p><p></p><p>DM, “End of session. Party retreats out of rift and calls the Adventure League Services.”</p><p></p><p>ALS, “We were here just yesterday. It is not even 10 o’clock!”</p><p></p><p>Hammer 18 0800 the party enters the rift. They avoid and sneak by some things. Talking nicely to both Ashripask a nice foxy lady and Lowarnizel the nice gem dragon, they activate the rods and need one more set of rods to open the brain drain.</p><p></p><p>Summoning an earth elemental, the group activates the last set of rods.</p><p></p><p>Cailfiel, “Just a six-mile swim down the spine column. One mile. TAPE WORM. OUCH!”</p><p></p><p>DM, “Nat 20. How many hit points do you have left Cailfiel? Ouch Death from Massive damage and the tape worm swims away. Mile 2 athletics or sneak. Mile 3 athletics or sneak give the worm back 50 hit points. Mile 4 athletics or sneak. Mile 5 athletics or sneak. Mile 6 athletics or sneak. You arrive at the Endless Void. See some of you next week. Sign the map tonight.”</p><p></p><p>DM Note. Since Cailfiel is an aberration due to body horror he has been tapping into the various aberrations’ brains. They can tap into his brain too. So, he was able to tap into the big brain, and get a map to try to do a speed run through this level.</p><p></p><p>I or the players randomly roll the beholder’s eye ray. I then decide the order and target. And lots of 9 and 0 were rolled.</p><p></p><p>12 pages to go and six small maps.</p><p></p><p>End of session 501.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jasper, post: 9273634, member: 277"] Shattered Obelisk Session 20 Chapter 8 Big Brains Day 76 0800 to Day 79 0800 Hammer 16 to Hammer 19 PC Killed 11 Monsters Killed 315 Villains Captured 15 Villains Escaped 44 Begin Time 631 End time 1008 Take 10 downtime days. Take A level. Magic Items Staff of Defense, Cape of Enlargement I had a strong party of six. Charlotte Bard 7 Barbarian 3 Half elf. Volt Hex blade Warlock 10 Tabaxi. Cailfiel Evocation Wizard 10 Wood Elf. Droo Barbarian 10. Norkin Battlesmith Artificer 10. Moxxie Knolastname Battlemaster Fighter 10 Harengon. Cailfiel, “I tell you it takes no brains to figure this out. We do the ritual, go through the gate. Kill the bad mind flayers. Win.” Droo opens the door. Glasstaff, “WELCOME TO THE CLEANING CREW. Magic Missile to Droo.” Gulguush, “Hey didn’t I eat you brain just yesterday. Hey Left over DIBS!” Qunbraxel, “Hey no hogging the diet snacks. Hmm. Perhaps I should do take out!” He drags Droo’s body through the rift. Moxxie, “Who are these villains. Charge!” 2 rounds later. DM, “End of session. Party retreats out of rift and calls the Adventure League Services. Droo dead to massive damage.” ALS, “Um fortunately your barbarian is still under warranty. True Resurrection.” Hammer 17 0800 the party enters the rift. Cailfiel and Moxxie attune to the brain. However, the shadows of Droo, Norkin, and Volt detach themselves. During combat the shadows will return to do mischief. Dex save of PC or spell focus goes missing for one round. Cailfiel, “Strangely It is like I am in my own mind. I know where the magical rods are. I will take you straight to the them. Take a right here.” Volt, “You did say anything about fire skulls. Banishment.” Norkin, “Scattered that is four fireballs coming on line. Scatter. What do mean they resistant to fire!” 32 seconds later the fire skull starts to return. Cailfiel, “Lighting bolt” Charolotte, “Cutting Words” Volt, “Sick Radiant.” DM, “Me and your shadows. Me and your shadows have stolen your spell focuses. Next!” Sharpshooter, “Machine Gun Moxxie does 54 hits.” Moxxie has a reskinned long bow and sharpshooter. Cailfiel, “Hook a hard left. Do a u turn at the brain cancer. A hard left at the ear worm. Hey at Githyanki silver great sword. Cool beans.” After taking a hard left at the ear worm. Varakkta, “Cool Beans. You brought me my sword. Thank you. We will let Droo pull the level in exchange. We will secure your ritual site.” Cailfiel and company back track and go to the left hemisphere of the brain. Avoid some cobwebs, they get close to center of the brain. Droo thinks the door open. Norkin, “Why are there 95 hash marks on the door?” Mublinesh, “because 96 I am four more kills to make this my lair. EYE BEAM ACTIVATE. Why are you running. Hey 96 quit moving. Eye beam. Eye beam. Eye beam. Eye Beam. Now who will be lucky number 97?” Moxxie falls back nearly off the map. Not noticing the monster slowly creeping up on her. Droo and Charolotte throw arrows at Mublinesh. Norkin, “Hey One EYE. YOU cheated. ONLY Three beams.” Mublinesh, “Are you talking to me 96? I thought you were dead. Fine. Roll a d10!” Norkin, “Why do I need to roll a d10?” Mublinesh, “Just roll the die!” Norkin, “Zero!” Mublinesh, “NOW DIE TO MY DEATH RAY AND LEGENDARY ACTIONS! Charlotte come her. Hey no running underneath me. Where is 97? EYE BEAM. EYE BEAM. EYE BEAM. You are dust Volt. Hey quit shooting me Moxxie. Oh, Charlotte and Droo and throwing tooth picks at me. Legendary actions. Die 98 formerly known as Charlotte. 99 why are you outside my big ray? WHO SAID YOU COULD CAST THAT! Look behind you.” With the party distracted and the loud battle commentary an encephalon cluster and babies encephalon gemmules slowly attack the party. DM, “End of session. Party retreats out of rift and calls the Adventure League Services.” ALS, “We were here just yesterday. It is not even 10 o’clock!” Hammer 18 0800 the party enters the rift. They avoid and sneak by some things. Talking nicely to both Ashripask a nice foxy lady and Lowarnizel the nice gem dragon, they activate the rods and need one more set of rods to open the brain drain. Summoning an earth elemental, the group activates the last set of rods. Cailfiel, “Just a six-mile swim down the spine column. One mile. TAPE WORM. OUCH!” DM, “Nat 20. How many hit points do you have left Cailfiel? Ouch Death from Massive damage and the tape worm swims away. Mile 2 athletics or sneak. Mile 3 athletics or sneak give the worm back 50 hit points. Mile 4 athletics or sneak. Mile 5 athletics or sneak. Mile 6 athletics or sneak. You arrive at the Endless Void. See some of you next week. Sign the map tonight.” DM Note. Since Cailfiel is an aberration due to body horror he has been tapping into the various aberrations’ brains. They can tap into his brain too. So, he was able to tap into the big brain, and get a map to try to do a speed run through this level. I or the players randomly roll the beholder’s eye ray. I then decide the order and target. And lots of 9 and 0 were rolled. 12 pages to go and six small maps. End of session 501. [/QUOTE]
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