D&D 5E (2014) [OOC] Uller's Out of the Abyss

[SunGold]

Doing lightning damage with punches is so metal.

 

[Uller]

 

[DMAesh]

What do you guys think? I think that realistically, after seeing that, I'm not in a rush to get back on the water, though if we could get in quick, maybe we can get a head start while that thing is destroying the village...

 

[SunGold]

Surana & I have no input since she's busy staring blankly.

 

[Uller]

meh. OOC thread is just like sitting at the table. A few comments about preferences in direction are not out of line...as long as you're not engaging in detailed planning.

I'm a pretty casual DM about those sort of things.


I have to say, I greatly enjoyed the entire Sloobludop scenario.

We got a lot of traction out of about 6 pages of source material! (and it's not completely over yet). I think it is one of those iconic D&D scenes like the entrance to Tomb of Horrors, the first view of the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief or the first time a Draconian turns to stone or blows up.

My table group is playing the Ravenloft chapter of Curse of Strahd...they stepped into the "elevator trap" right at the end of the last session. That was a fun one too! (I laugh every time I think about it).

 

[DMAesh]

Whew, this has been a crazy one! It's one of those, heavy-breathing, heart-pounding instances for me...

 

[Uller]

If Blopp had beaten Ploop in init it could have gone very badly...one hold person spell cast at 4th or 5th level at you and Ploop. You're only hope might have been naturally stabilizing after both sides finished killing each other. I don't think the Deep Father faction would have had time for coup de grace before 'Father' showed up.


You wake up 1d4 hours later with 1 hp...everyone is dead. The village is destroyed. You have a vague memory of something horrible walking out of the lake.

 

[DMAesh]

That would have been bad too. I was blown away that her passive Perception was 19! That was crazy, and it was then that I thought we were way out of our league...

 

[Uller]

Me too. I was at work and couldn't check but I thought a 17 would be more than enough...nope.

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[SunGold]

Sloobludop was a great time. This has been a consistently fun game, but for me it's been at its best since the "Lloyd" encounter. Gettin' weird & dangerous...

I love that all three of our characters walked away with completely different understandings of the same important event. Ez blaming himself though he shouldn't, Erevan not blaming himself though he should*, and Surana blaming a totally innocent party.

*His train of thought about this was so good:

Erevan was panicking.

This was his doing. It happened again, and once more he got someone killed. First his cousin Raevion, then YukYuk, and now...

No! Remember what Sarith said? The kuo toa invent their gods, the definition of madness.

The noble elf rises, and turns to his companions.

"Stop this," he says with the quiet confidence of someone who is used to being obeyed.

Becoming more certain with every moment, Erevan turns to Shuushar, asking, "Please translate my words, friend..."

So close to a moment of self-awareness and growth...but swing & a miss. Whenever I see rationalization of this caliber, I think of this scene from the Futurama episode where Bender started dating the Planet Express ship:

Planet Express Ship: Bender, don't lie. I saw you at Elzar's with those two ladies of the evening. Explain that!
Bender: Well, I love a challenge. Um... no... I've got it. I'm gonna be completely honest with you, Planet Express ship. Those women you saw me with were my accountants.
Planet Express Ship: Your accountants? Oh, I would dearly love to believe that were true, so I do.