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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 6384967" data-attributes="member: 2525">Session 33 and 34August 14, 2014 AND August 21, 2014Present for 14th: John, Noah, MaxPresent for 21st: John, Noah, Max, Matt AThe pack of six more drow wizards ended up being pretty tough. They tended to cast Hold Person, Magic Missile, and even a fireball again (which again burned up some treasure, much to the chagrin of Bear). This time, some Darkness was added to the mix as well, and the party discovered that the magical glasses that allow one to see in magical darkness have charges, and the charges seemed to be running low for the day...or perhaps were out entirely.Once the six were killed, a seventh was spotted to the north down a long passage. That guy was killed quickly as well, but not before he began to pound on the door he was next to that led to the east, alerting his allies to the presence of foes.After killing that guard, the party decided retreat was called for, as everyone was burnt, and wounded. Milo did cast detect magic on the way out, grabbing a magical dagger, two magical stones, and two magical potions.Back at the hidey-hole, Milo identified the Dagger as follows:+1 Dagger, dark blade with ancient human script on it in some forgotten dialect. The bearer is immune to the effects of temperatures from 0 degrees to 120 degrees (Fahrenheit). However, anyone wielding the dagger also feels constant low-level pain in the join of the arm holding the dagger. It's not enough pain to interfere with it's use, but it is noticeable.The potions were: healing, and disguise self.The stones are message stones. Each can send one short message to the other once a day, and receive one short message once a day.During the rest, Milo finally perfected the Fireball spell he'd seen the drow cast, while Slink finally grew into his magical powers, becoming adept at Magic Missile, Color Spray, Silent Image, and a number of cantrips. (Note: Everyone is fifth level now. The fighters got multiple attacks, everyone's proficiency bonus is now +3, hit points were increased (Bear rolled a 1, for 2 total additional hit points), etc.).On returning to the drow lair the next day, the bodies of the drow were gone, and the hallway door remained closed.Slink inspected a door to the south, and found it radiated heat. It also bore an inscription in the Primordial language, one of the rare languages he does not speak nor read, but which he and Milo knew was spoken by creatures such as elementals. Slink deduced that perhaps the Mad King prison testing area was to the south, given it's proximity to the western door from the Medusa lair and the information previously gathered from a revived ancient prisoner from that lair.The party moved north, opening the door. A drow was on guard at the same door that the prior one had been pounding on (though this time the door was open a bit). Father Rivers cast bless, as the party moved in. Slink let loose with magic missile, as Hollin and Bear attacked, and the drow dropped before he could react. Arriving at his door, the party found a very large room full of more drow wizards.In that room there was a large pool of water, many tables with a variety of books and arcane implements, a small secondary pool to the north, a raised area, some small fires and crucibles, and a variety of other arcane paraphernalia. And, there were five drow wizards, aware of the party, and clearly preparing spells to cast.Rivers started things off with a Silence spell, cancelling his Bless spell to try and take out some of the wizards ability to fireball the party. Luther moved in to attack one to the north, as Milo fireballed four of the five drow wizards.BOOM! Massive damage was caused to the four, though two were able to dodge some of the effects.Meanwhile Slink presented the head of the Medusa, "Here guys look what I found!" Heads turned, but most (though not all) were able to avert their gaze in time.One of the drow ran out of the Silence area, and retaliated with his own fireball! BOOM! The entire party became crispy. Hollin, Luther and Father Rivers all took the blast full in the face, as Bear, Milo, and Slink dodged some of the blast in a mad scramble to escape the heat. That was followed by a Hold Person spell on bear, and a magic missile to each of Bear, Luther, Hollin, and Slink. Things were looking grim, but at least one of the drow seemed well on his way to turning to stone from the Medusa head.Luther, deciding that he didn't care what cooler heads might think about retreat being the better part of valor, decided a good offense was the best offense. So he attacked, wounding the drow wizard to the north mightily. Hollin moved in to finish that one off (the only one who had entirely been outside Milo's fireball spell). Father Rivers added some much-needed healing to the mix as well, as Slink moved mumbling a new spell under his breath.Milo then decided screw this, time to end it. So, he fireballed again! BOOM!That did it. Some drow were left as nothing but steaming boots, while others were merely really quite dead. Tables were on fire, steam was pouring from the pool of water in the center of the room, arcane devices clattered to the ground with some metallic thuds and shattered glass, the room was a mess."Hey guys, I found a secret door!" said Hollin, outlining a shape on the northern wall.[Everyone things they are available next week]</blockquote>

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